Chapter 501: The Queen's Kindness
"Cotton is in short supply in Los Angeles this year, so I can only use it to make a few sets of clothes and a few winter quilts for my masters."
Mother Zhao straightened Su Ying's collar and said casually.
"Cotton from Los Angeles?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, you don't know that the small portion of Luocheng's carefully selected cotton is the tribute, which is sent directly to the palace. In previous years, more cotton of lower quality would be sent, but this year, due to the drought in Luocheng, the cotton production has dropped sharply. In addition to the tribute, the rest can only be replaced by cotton from other places."
Luocheng is rich in cotton. Su Ying had heard people mention it when she was in Luocheng, but she didn't think much about it.
"How much cotton is produced in Los Angeles this year?"
Mother Zhao shook her head. "I don't know about this. I only know that there is very little. Because of this, the price of cotton has increased several times this year. If it is a cold winter this year, I am afraid that many people will freeze to death again. Alas."
Bai Shuang heard that Mother Zhao was in a bad mood, so she quickly said, "Don't worry, Mother Zhao, the court will find a way to resettle those lonely people."
Mother Zhao finally came to her senses. She shouldn't have said such discouraging words in front of Su Ying. "Bai Shuang is right. The queen is just too thin. She obviously eats a lot, so why can't she gain weight..."
Mother Zhao talked to Bai Shuang about the patterns and colors of winter clothes, but did not mention cotton again.
After the embroiderers took their measurements and left, Su Ying took the two treasures to the inner hall to take a nap.
Su Ying didn’t have the habit of taking a nap, but she was indeed a little tired today, and she fell asleep after lying on the bed with her two children for just a few moments.
When I woke up, the sun was about to set outside and the two kids had already gone to school.
Su Ying stretched and felt completely alive.
She stretched her arms and legs and let Zhou Qing in.
After washing up, Su Ying went to Lin Zhuyu's room. As soon as she entered, she saw her sitting on the bed, eating melon seeds and talking to the sleepy Bai Shuang.
Hearing the noise, Lin Zhuyu looked up and saw that it was Su Ying who came into the room. She threw away the melon seeds in her hand and was about to get up.
"Okay, stop moving and just sit still."
Bai Shuang woke up with a start and stood up to salute, "Your Majesty has woken up."
Su Ying nodded and walked to Lin Zhuyu to take her pulse.
Seeing this, Lin Zhuyu leaned weakly on the soft pillow with her eyes open, looking as if she was still very weak.
"The fetus is gradually stabilizing, and the fetal heartbeat is very obvious. I'll ask Jiang Yang to come and pick you up in a while."
Lin Zhuyu opened her eyes wide and said reluctantly, "My lady, can I refuse?"
"No, you can't."
Lin Zhuyu hung her head in frustration. She didn't want to go back.
"If you don't go back, aren't you afraid that Jiang Yang will become a wife-waiting stone? The emperor said that he comes to the palace too frequently now, and it's to find opportunities to inquire about you. If you feel bored, let Bai Shuang go out of the palace to accompany you for a while, and let her come back when you get tired of chatting."
Bai Shuang almost jumped up, "I still have to serve Her Majesty in the palace." Lin Zhuyu's taste has changed recently. She has become obsessed with some storybooks about mountain ghosts and monsters. When she has nothing to do, she likes to tell her some stories. God knows she is not interested at all and even feels a little scared!
She absolutely didn't want to listen anymore and asked Jiang Yang to take her away immediately.
Lin Zhuyu looked at Su Ying aggrievedly, but was ignored.
According to Mother Zhao, Jiang Yang had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time.
Su Ying asked the eunuch to prepare a sedan chair to send Lin Zhuyu out of the palace, and before leaving, she gave her some calming and invigorating medicine.
"Give birth to the child first, then think about entering the palace."
Lin Zhuyu nodded resignedly, "Yes, Madam."
"Go ahead."
Jiang Yang stood outside the palace gate and waited for an unknown amount of time before he saw a sedan chair being carried out by eunuchs.
For stability, Su Ying let the imperial guards carry the sedan chair.
Before the sedan stopped, Jiang Yang couldn't wait to go forward and wait.
After the sedan stopped and Bai Shuang helped Lin Zhuyu out, Jiang Yang stepped forward and took the person from Bai Shuang.
Jiang Yang saw that Lin Zhuyu looked much better than before she entered the palace, and his heart finally settled down.
"This is Madam Jiang's medicine. Madam Jiang said that if she takes it on time, she will definitely give birth to a big fat baby. But don't take too much, or it will be difficult to give birth."
Jiang Yang accepted the bag and said, "Thank you so much, Madam."
"Go back, and don't go into the palace again." Bai Shuang glanced at Lin Zhuyu before leaving. In fact, she was worried that she would hurt her body by going through so much trouble.
Jiang Yang had someone prepare a carriage early and helped Lin Zhuyu into the carriage. Before he sat down, Lin Zhuyu's face changed and she grabbed his ear.
"Hey!" Jiang Yang cried out softly, but he didn't dare to shout too loudly for fear of being heard by his subordinates and being embarrassed!
"Be gentle, be gentle, it hurts!"
Only after her ears were pulled red did Lin Zhuyu let go angrily, "It's all your fault. You secretly replaced my medicine and made me pregnant. I can't even enter the palace to serve the queen!"
When Lin Zhuyu got married, she asked Su Ying for contraceptive pills. She didn't want to have a baby so soon and wanted to stay with Su Ying for two more years. Who knew that Jiang Yang secretly replaced her contraceptive pills!
Jiang Yang admitted his mistake with a begging look on his face, "I was wrong, I was wrong, Madam, please don't be angry, be careful not to upset the fetus."
In fact, Jiang Yang didn't intend to force Lin Zhuyu to give birth to a child at this time. The main reason was that Su Ying's whereabouts were unknown during that period. Lin Zhuyu seemed to have been drained of her energy by a demon. She didn't eat or sleep. She seemed to be in a nightmare, and all she talked about was Su Ying.
He was worried at the time, concerned that Lin Zhuyu would be in serious harm to her health if she continued like this, so he thought that if she became pregnant, her attention would be diverted and perhaps she would be better off.
But he really underestimated Su Ying's position in her heart. Even when she was pregnant, she still didn't look happy at all. Jiang Yang had no doubt at all that he was definitely not as important as Su Ying in her heart!
Seeing that Lin Zhuyu was still angry, Jiang Yang coaxed her softly, "I saw that you missed the queen too much, and I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I wanted to use the child to distract you."
Lin Zhuyu wasn't really angry with him, but she felt really sad when she thought about the time when Su Ying's life and death were unknown.
"You don't understand. If it weren't for the queen, I would have died long ago. The queen not only saved me, but also let me get revenge with my own hands, and even let me get married in a bright red wedding dress. Jiang Yang, I am where I am today because of the queen's kindness. I feel that even if I die for the queen, I can never repay this kindness."
She was an unfavored concubine in the mansion, and no one had ever been so kind to her. The queen always looked very fierce, but she would always stand in front of them when there was danger.
"Yes, it's strange to say, looking back, the Queen seems to have become a different person."
(End of this chapter)
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