Chapter 351 Zhao Hede 12
"No one can be seen anymore, let's go."
Liu Ao waved his hand in front of Hede's eyes and led the distraught Hede back to Zhaoyang Palace. Seeing that she had just returned, she sat by the window, holding her pink cheeks with a melancholy look. He couldn't help but walk over and pinched Hede's nose. She glared at him fiercely, and he felt relieved.
"What is your majesty doing?"
Hede's nose was pinched, and her voice became muffled. She shook her head to shake off the other person's hand, but Liu Ao became even more excited and refused to let go. He even went further and pinched Hede's chin with his other hand to prevent her from moving.
"Your Majesty, please let go...it's uncomfortable."
Hede tried to pull his big hand away, but unfortunately he didn't have enough strength. The more he did, the angrier he became. He suddenly raised his hand and pounced on the emperor, pinching Liu Ao's nose.
"How dare you pinch me?"
Having his nose pinched, the tone of his voice became strange. Liu Ao, who originally wanted to scare Hede, looked at the other party with frustration as he laughed so hard that he fell backwards. However, he was unconsciously infected by the other party's unrestrained smile and laughed along with him.
"Now, you have become more and more presumptuous because of my pampering."
Liu Ao lay on the couch holding Hede, who was tired of laughing. He looked at her leaning on his heart lovingly. He reached out his hand and gently stroked her head, and they snuggled together quietly.
"Your Majesty, where do you think my sister and the others should go now?" Hede's voice became gentle. "My sister is pregnant, and I don't know if she can endure the journey."
"With Kangdi taking care of her, your sister will be fine."
Liu Ao couldn't help but sigh at the fate of the world when he said this: "I never thought that among so many famous ladies in this world, Brother Kang and I would fall in love with you sisters."
"My sister and I were homeless when we were young. We couldn't even survive back then, let alone imagine we'd have today. Not only have we each found a home, but they're both the best men in the world. My sister and I are both very grateful... but..."
Hede's tone was filled with sorrow as she spoke of this: "I am not as good as you, sister. I haven't had any pregnancy news yet. I feel really ashamed of your majesty."
"You're such a fool! You're still young, yet you're so anxious to bear me children? Besides, if you get pregnant, how can you accompany me on my travels?"
Liu Ao deliberately laughed at her and easily diverted her attention: "Tomorrow I will take you to Shanglin Garden. There are not as many rules there as in the palace. I'm sure you will like it."
Seeing that Hede's worry had turned into joy, Liu Ao finally breathed a sigh of relief and talked to her about what clothes to bring to Shanglin Garden tomorrow.
In places that Hede didn't notice, his eyes gradually became more profound.
The thought of an heir had become a thorn in his heart. As he had said, Hede was lively and innocent, still a child at heart. He could easily divert the topic with just a few words. She was always so gullible. At only eighteen years old, she could be considered young by anyone in the harem.
However, at his age, he could not really be considered to be in the prime of life. Although he felt that he was in the prime of life, the fact that he was over thirty and still had no children was a source of worry for him.
He had favored many women in the past, but only the queen had ever become pregnant, and the baby was stillborn. Now that he only favored Hede, he was afraid that having children would be even more difficult.
Liu Ao looked at Hede's peaceful sleeping face and smiled gently unconsciously. Even the troubles became insignificant.
"My Hede..."
Liu Ao rested his chin on Hede's head, holding her tightly in his arms. He sighed comfortably and fell into a deep sleep.
Finally, he slept with his baby again. All his efforts to help Kangdi and the others were worth it. He finally got rid of the Princess Zhao who had occupied Hede.
The next morning, Liu Ao, who was about to take Hede to Shanglin Garden, was stopped by someone sent by the Queen Mother, who insisted that the Queen Mother had important matters to discuss with His Majesty.
Liu Ao had already guessed that the Empress Dowager was looking for him about Prince Gong. Although he was reluctant, he had to go, so he had to let Hede wait in Zhaoyang Palace for a while:
"I'll come pick you up after I finish these things."
"I am not in a hurry. If the Empress Dowager really has something important to attend to, Your Majesty should prioritize state affairs. I am willing to accompany Your Majesty to Shanglin Garden at any time."
"I know what's going on," Liu Ao pinched Hede's face and sat on the imperial carriage. "Come in quickly, it's going to be hot soon."
After Hede finished his ceremony, he waited until Liu Ao's carriage disappeared from his sight before turning back.
"All of you go down. Yu Gong Ren stays here. I have something to tell you."
Palace maid Fan glanced at Yu Kezi, who was young but inexplicably as highly valued as she was, and left with the other palace maids unwillingly.
Yu Kezi made sure that no one was in the hall before he slowly walked over to Hede's feet and knelt down. "Zhaoyi, my mother sent a message saying that she might have been suspected by the Empress Dowager Dingtao."
Hede picked up the scissors from the bamboo basket and carefully trimmed the roses in the vase. He couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Isn't this something we expected a long time ago? It's actually quite remarkable that she's only starting now."
"I'm afraid he knew my sister was pregnant and couldn't wait to save the mother and the child, so he couldn't tolerate having a traitorous palace maid like your mother around him."
Yu Kezi's expression remained distant, and he showed no reaction even when his own mother was being criticized in this way. "That's true. My mother was always by the side of the Queen Mother Dingtao, and she was deeply afraid of her tyranny. If Zhaoyi hadn't been so clever, I'm afraid she wouldn't have betrayed the Queen Mother Dingtao even if someone held a knife to her neck."
"Women always like to belittle themselves. Even though she is deeply trusted and valued by the Queen Mother and is a court lady fawned over by everyone in Dingtao Palace, she is still willing to rely on a man who is good for nothing except gambling and domestic violence. It's as if she can't live without being a man's dog."
Hede took out a rose with a slightly curled edge and threw it aside without hesitation. He took the handkerchief handed to him by the guest and carefully wiped the bamboo scissors in his hand:
"Maybe good women in this world are born to save men. To pay off her first husband's debt, she brought you to marry this one. And to pay off this husband's gambling debts and medical treatment, she even dared to kill people. Hahahaha, I'm so moved."
Hede laughed so hard that tears came out. She fell on the guest's lap, raised her hand to touch her dull eyebrows and eyes, and said with a smile: "Based on your looks, I'm afraid you can't serve a man well. Alas... It's a pity that you can't be a good woman like your mother, nor can you be a bad woman like me."
"Zhaoyi is right."
Yu Kezi remained motionless, still agreeing with all of Zhao Hede's words from the bottom of his heart.
"Tsk, your brain isn't working well, let alone pleasing men, hahahaha. But this is a quality only good women have. The Empress Dowager, the Empress, Ban Jieyu... and thousands of other good women praised by men, aren't they all disliked by their men~"
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