Chapter 97 The Child Was Taken Away
Yan Shishu was born a princess. With the Queen Mother around, although the Queen was not favored, her position as Queen was still as secure as a rock.
She was capable and not only favored by the empress dowager, but also liked by the emperor.
Even after getting married, her marriage is happy, her husband loves her and her son is sensible.
Moreover, Yan Shishu had one thing that all the women in Dayan envied: her husband did not take a concubine.
In Dayan, even the husbands of princesses and county ladies would have concubines in their backyards.
She only has a husband and no concubines.
She is truly a winner in life.
But now, the eyes of this winner in life looked at Wen Lier with an increasingly unfriendly look, which was completely different from the way she looked at her children.
Yan Shishu looked into Wen Li'er's eyes and said coldly, "I want to take the child to the Cining Palace."
Wen Li'er didn't think it was a big deal: "The Queen Mother wants to see Xiao Xiao, so just carry him over."
Yan Shishu smiled slightly and lowered her head to tease the child.
"If Wen Liangdi wants to see the child in the future, she can ask the Crown Princess for permission. Zhen Rong is kind and will take you to the Cining Palace to see the child."
Wen Li'er was stunned.
In the future? She has to go to the Cining Palace to see the child?
Yan Shishu looked at her stunned expression and felt a little pleased.
Back then, when Yang Guifei gave birth to a child, the Empress Dowager originally wanted to take the child to the Cining Palace to raise, but Yang Guifei refused.
The emperor loved Yang Guifei so much that he couldn't bear her crying and took the child back to her.
But her momentary weakness gave rise to Yang Guifei's ambition!
Now, not only did the Empress Dowager not want to see the same thing happen, she also did not want to see it again.
So, what if she becomes the villain?
Moreover, Wen Li'er was a concubine, and her child should have been given to the childless Crown Princess to raise, but it is said that the Crown Prince's younger brother stopped it.
Now that I'm taking him to be raised by the Empress Dowager, how can they refuse?
Wen Li'er finally came back to her senses.
She thought of countermeasures quickly in her mind, but soon calmed down.
The prince will not allow it.
For no reason, she firmly believed that the prince would not allow Xiaoxiao to be taken to the Empress Dowager's palace to be raised.
He promised her that he would take good care of their child.
Children are safest when they are with their mother.
Moreover, even if he wanted to hold her, he would only take her to the Crown Princess.
Since Princess Taiping directly skipped the Crown Princess and said she wanted to take the baby to the Cining Palace, it meant that there was no possibility of taking the baby to the Crown Princess.
Why not? The prince must have done something!
Wen Li'er smiled. "Your Highness, whether I need to go to the Cining Palace to see Xiaoxiao is a matter for the Crown Prince to decide. How about you go and discuss this with Your Highness?"
Yan Shishu's face froze and she walked out with the child in her arms.
Wen Li'er hurriedly called out to the person, "Princess, wait a minute."
Yan Changshu turned to look at her, a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.
"You want to stop me?"
Wen Li'er shook her head. Even if she wanted to stop it, she couldn't.
She simply reminded him, "Princess, it's not as warm outside as it is in the palace. Please ask the nurse to wrap Xiaoxiao in swaddling clothes first to prevent him from being blown by the wind."
Yan Shishu pursed her lips and handed the child to He first.
After making sure that the child would not catch a cold, she carried the child away.
Qingmei was so anxious that she wanted to rush forward to grab it, but was stopped by Nanny Qin.
Nanny Qin shook her head at Qingmei, signaling her not to be impulsive.
Qingmei endured it and could only watch Princess Taiping take the child away.
After everyone left, all the palace people in Qionghua Palace became extremely anxious.
They carefully looked at Wen Li'er's expression, fearing that she was too sad.
Women who are in confinement should avoid emotional fluctuations.
Wen Li'er smiled and comforted them in return.
"Don't worry too much, His Highness will definitely bring Xiaoxiao back."
Nanny Qin was surprised to see how calm she was.
She used to think that her master was just a silly girl, without any scheming or plotting, and without the desire to compete with other women. If she wasn't lucky, it would be really hard for her to gain favor.
Today she realized that her master was not stupid at all, but was actually a wise man who appeared foolish.
She also nodded, turned to look at the anxious palace maids, her face showing majesty.
"All of you, cheer up! Are you still making the Master worry about you? Princess Taiping has a very good relationship with His Highness. She would never harm the child. I'm just taking the child to the Cining Palace for the Empress Dowager to see. She'll be back soon."
After hearing what their master and Nanny Qin said, the palace maids finally felt relieved.
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Princess Taiping came to the Cining Palace carrying her child.
The Queen Mother was shocked when she saw the child in her arms.
"What are you doing? I just said a few words, why did you run to the East Palace to bring the child here? What if the child catches a cold?"
As she spoke, she told Xiuping to call the imperial physician to take a look.
Princess Taiping had completely lost her cold and arrogant look.
She smiled and said, "Don't worry, Grandmother, the child won't catch a cold. He's wrapped up tightly."
The Queen Mother asked her to hold the child in front of her, touched Xiaoxiao's little hands and face, and felt relieved after confirming that the body temperature was normal.
"Don't be so reckless next time."
"I understand, Grandmother."
The queen also came to see the child, and her usually cold face now showed a bit more kindness.
"This child is really good-looking, well-behaved, and loves to laugh."
The Queen Mother nodded in agreement: "He looks like his father, but his eyes are more like Wen Liangdi's."
Hearing her mention Wen Li'er, Yan Shishu couldn't help but bring up what they had discussed earlier.
"Grandmother, the child really can't be raised by Wen Liangdi. If another Yang Guifei appears, there will be endless troubles. I say, just take the child directly to Zhen Rong. She has always been kind, how could she be so mean to her son? Besides, Zhen Rong doesn't have any children yet, and those old-fashioned people in the court will start to complain again."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" The queen rarely scolded her daughter.
"Mother, I'm not talking nonsense. Wen Liangdi shouldn't have raised a child!"
The Queen disagreed: "How is taking someone else's child any different from killing their parents? You already have two children. If someone comes to take your child away, will you agree?"
Yan Shishu frowned, "Mother, why are you comparing a mere concubine to me? She's just a concubine, and her child can be adopted under the mistress's name. She should be secretly happy. In our dynasty, any mistress has the right to adopt a concubine's child."
The Queen still insisted: "The Crown Princess will have her own children in the future. I know that you have a good relationship with the Crown Princess since childhood, but this is not a reason for you to help her take someone else's child. You..."
The Queen Mother listened from the side, her brows furrowed. "That's enough. What's all this fussing about?"
The Queen and Yan Shishu shut up at the same time.
The Queen Mother's gaze swept across the two men's faces, then she glared at the Queen.
Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, the Queen Mother fell into deep thought.
After a long while, she said to Yan Shishu, "Shu'er, let's put this matter aside for now. The Crown Princess is still young and may have her own child soon. Adopting one too early will not be a good thing for her future child."
Seeing that the Empress Dowager had said this, Yan Shishu finally nodded.
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