She couldn't even try to be nice to him.
The Queen Mother helped Concubine Li up again. "Okay, I'll go see if the Emperor is willing. However, I think if the child is born and given to someone else to raise, the Emperor will surely agree. However, I hope you don't make any trouble because you can't bear to let go. If you do that, even if I have ten necklaces, I won't see you again."
Concubine Li immediately stopped crying and started crying with joy. Now that the Queen Mother said so, she was so happy. As long as she could get pregnant with the dragon fetus, everything was possible.
"Madame Qian, where is the emperor? I want to go and see him."
After saying this, without waiting for Nanny Qian, who had just returned, to speak, the empress dowager thought for a moment and then continued.
"At this time, the emperor is probably going to the Pepper Palace again. Let's go."
Nanny Qian opened her mouth, wanting to persuade them, as the two might be doing something unspeakable at the moment, but when she saw the empress dowager's resolute look, she closed her mouth and said nothing.
The night is perfect, and the cool evening breeze blowing on my face is very comfortable.
The Queen Mother walked all the way to the Pepper Room Palace. As soon as the announcement sounded, Zhou Beichen came out first and stood at the door, followed by Shen Nian'an, then Zhou Zeyun and Zhou Zhaonuan.
Nanny Qian wiped her eyes. Why at this moment, the four people in front of her looked so much like a family of four? Then she looked at the empress dowager beside her, and thought about what she was going to say soon. Nanny Qian felt that her conscience was a little against the empress dowager. It seemed that the empress dowager was here to break up the couple.
Subconsciously, she did not want the emperor to favor Concubine Li. He could favor anyone except Concubine Li. Ever since the princess and Prince Yan came out, Concubine Li had been busy doing bad things, and she had lost all her former gentleness and virtue.
Zhou Zhaonuan and Zhou Zeyun looked at each other, and the two little people leaned forward slightly.
"Grandson meets the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum. Looking at the two little people in front of her, she liked them from the bottom of her heart.
"Hurry, you two, get up quickly. If the emperor is willing, I will definitely let you two stay with me tonight so that you can keep me, an old and lonely widower, company."
Shen Nian'an's heart skipped a beat. How could it be possible for two children to live with the Queen Mother? She saluted and was about to speak when Zhou Beichen stepped forward and pushed her behind him.
Zhou Beichen laughed heartily.
"My son has seen the Queen Mother. I wonder why you are here so late at night?"
The Queen Mother glared at him, and thinking about the facts she was about to tell, she felt quite guilty. She straightened her expression and tried hard to maintain her dignity as the Queen Mother.
Zhou Beichen's gentle yet unquestionable words came from above his head.
"It's enough to have the two children pay their respects and stay with you for a while every day. You're so old, and you can't let Nuannuan and Hanhan bother you anymore. After all, these two children are too troublesome. I'm really afraid they'll make you sick."
"Yes, yes, Queen Mother, these two children are really troublesome. Today, they have angered the Emperor again. I am also afraid that if they go over and really make you angry again, it will not be worth it."
Zhou Beichen and Shen Nian's safety seemed to be thinking about the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother was overjoyed when she heard it.
On second thought, she felt that what Concubine Li wanted was feasible. It was such a small matter, and her good son would definitely agree to her request.
The Queen Mother cleared her throat and spoke.
"I came here today for no particular reason. First, I came to see my two grandsons. Second, I do have something to worry about. Your Majesty, you know I'm old and may not live for more than a few years."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
There is something fishy going on. His mother is too easily influenced. Has she listened to someone's gossip again?
"What does the Queen Mother want to do?"
Zhou Beichen's face darkened slightly, but the Queen Mother pretended not to notice and continued speaking in the most kind and loving tone.
"I didn't intend to do anything. I just thought that you are already so old, and there are only two children in the palace, Nuannuan and Hanhan."
"My Queen Mother thinks I have too few children. Isn't that the fault of the previous good queen?"
When Zhou Beichen mentioned this, he became angry and heartbroken, and his internal organs felt uncomfortable. That woman, for her own selfish desires, almost made him childless.
The Queen Mother: “…”
He glanced at Zhou Beichen and said, "Bad luck, why are you bringing this up for no reason? Bad luck, I'm talking about serious matters."
The Queen Mother looked at Shen Nian'an and then said.
"I know that Noble Consort Hui gave birth to a son and a daughter for you, and you are attracted to her and you are moved by her. But my son, we are in the royal family. Your being moved by her is one thing, but staying in the Pepper Room every night is another. The harem and the imperial court are closely connected. In my opinion, even if you are deeply moved by Noble Consort Hui, you cannot stay in the Pepper Room every night. At the very least, you should pretend to be fair to the ministers and let them know that you treat everyone equally."
"Otherwise, you are not pampering Concubine Hui, you are harming Concubine Hui."
"In this deep palace, being favored is a sin!"
Zhou Beichen: “…”
A frown crossed his face. Those unpleasant words were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't bring himself to direct them at his loving old mother.
He suppressed his anger and smiled awkwardly at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother's tense heart finally relaxed, and she breathed a long sigh of relief. If there was no one around, she would have patted her heart. The feeling of freedom of speech was really good.
In fact, since Zhou Beichen was eight years old, the Queen Mother could no longer argue with Zhou Beichen. The main reason was that everything he said made sense, and his attempt to convince people with reason could choke her to death, just like his dead tyrant father.
"What my mother said is true. Tomorrow, I have to turn over the cards and go to see the virtuous concubine."
The Queen Mother: “…”
She rolled her eyes at Zhou Beichen, staring at him with a death stare, "What is the identity of Concubine Xian? She is now the elder sister of Concubine Hui."
Zhou Beichen frowned, "Well, if it really doesn't work, Yingpin?"
The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction. "Yingpin is fine, but, my son."
The Queen Mother thought about it several times before she spoke carefully.
"Mother knows that you hate Concubine Li because of the evil she did, but you must have had feelings for each other for the past ten years. Mother thinks that now that the childlessness crisis has subsided, you should summon Concubine Li when you have time."
Seeing Zhou Beichen's face turning dark and his mouth about to speak, the Queen Mother hurriedly spoke.
"If Concubine Li happens to have a child, I can raise it for fun."
The hall fell into silence again.
Nuannuan sneaked up to her brother and whispered softly.
"This Queen Mother is really unreliable. Brother, from now on we must follow Daddy and Mom closely and never fall into the hands of the Queen Mother."
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