The Empress Dowager wasn't afraid of the Emperor's threats! She even kindly suggested, "Your Madam Fuling has served me for so many years and has never married for my sake. She has also protected you and brought you up. How about the Emperor punish Fuling first?"
"Mother..." The emperor called her mother in a somewhat exasperated manner.
In the end, the Queen Mother was afraid that she would push her son too far and insisted that she return to the palace. She could only use her past credibility to test her. "Okay, what did your mother promise you that you didn't do?"
As for whether she can do it, everyone says she is just a child. How credible can her words be!
Because the Queen Mother had always been very trustworthy, the Emperor actually believed her. However, he still wanted her to return to the palace. "Mother, why don't you just go back with me? Don't you miss your grandchildren?"
"I don't want to get involved in the troubles in your harem, and you shouldn't bother me with those things even if you have nothing to do. When the late Empress Dowager lived in the Royal Villa, I wanted to live in the Royal Villa.
Now that my dream has finally come true, please don't spoil my fun as my son."
It’s not that the Queen Mother doesn’t love her grandchildren, but when she develops feelings for one of them, she not only has to protect the grandchildren themselves, but also their mothers or consorts, which is a huge hassle.
The Queen Mother really doesn’t want to get involved in the affairs of the harem now. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, let them deal with it on their own!
The Empress Dowager had said so, and the Emperor could no longer persuade his mother to return to the palace. He could only compromise, "Alright, I will listen to you. I will go out and have Madam Fuling come in to help you get up. I will have lunch with you before I go back."
Although the emperor agreed, he was still thinking in his heart, "When I leave later, I must punish the people who serve my mother and not let her do whatever she wants."
The Queen Mother lived in the Royal Villa, and her dress was very casual, focusing mainly on comfort, so she cleaned up quickly.
The Emperor looked at his mother, who was dressed simply, with surprise in his eyes. "Mother, even though you are still in mourning for your father, you don't have to dress so plainly, right?"
This time, the Queen Mother slapped the Emperor's hand as he stretched it out to support her, and said unhappily, "Don't you think those hairpins aren't heavy to plug in?"
The emperor had indeed not thought about this reason, so he could only touch his nose in dismay and said flatteringly, "Mother, your son will support you."
"No need, my legs and feet are fine! Come on, I'll take you to see the vegetables I planted myself." After the Queen Mother said this, she took the lead and walked forward.
The emperor could only follow his mother's footsteps in big strides, but he was still happy in his heart because his mother was living the life she liked.
Zhou Qiongyue certainly didn't know that she had led the Empress Dowager astray. She was now living a leisurely life! Every day she ate, drank, and chatted with Princess Yongchun and others. She lived a very happy life.
Princess Yongchun lived in Zhou Qiongyue's farm. After spending more time with her, she also liked the little girl Yuan Yixuan very much.
One day, Princess Yongchun suddenly suggested, "What do you think about getting Xuan girl engaged to my eldest grandson?"
Zhou Qiongyue shook her head without hesitation, "No, it's not suitable."
Princess Yongchun was now anxious, "Why is it inappropriate? Your godson is now a prince, and Jie'er is his eldest son. He will still have a title in the future.
Our two families know each other well, and we will definitely not treat this little girl unfairly in the future."
Zhou Qiongyue had a good relationship with Princess Yongchun, so she spoke directly. "Your Highness's daughter-in-law is a real stickler, always saying rules. Xuan'er was raised by the prince and me to be undisciplined, so she's not suitable for having a mother-in-law like that."
Princess Yongchun thought about her daughter-in-law. She couldn't say with a clear conscience how easy she was to get along with. She could only let it go. "Alas, the importance of having a good daughter-in-law."
"Actually, Cheng'er's daughter-in-law is also very good, but she is not suitable for Xuan." Zhou Qiongyue said the truth. In this era, it is a good thing that the mother-in-law attaches importance to rules. At least there will be no situation in the mansion where the concubine is favored and the wife is neglected.
Princess Yongchun nodded disapprovingly. She still had some issues with her daughter-in-law. Especially in the Princess Mansion, where rules were followed day after day, Princess Yongchun found them annoying.
"So what kind of family do you and Kang'er plan to find for Miss Xuan in the future?" Princess Yongchun didn't have to ask this question, but it was just a casual chat!
"I don't have any ideas. Let's wait until Xuan'er grows up and decide! She's already a princess anyway. As long as she doesn't enter the royal family, she won't be the one who gets wronged."
Zhou Qiongyue is not worried about this girl now, because Xuan is not someone who can tolerate being bullied.
Princess Yongchun nodded in agreement. "I really like Xuan's personality. Alas, why isn't she your daughter, Shuxian?"
Zhou Qiongyue jokingly said, "Your Highness is afraid of pain during childbirth, and I am afraid of pain too."
The two smiled at each other, remembered the past, and chatted about the past for a long time.
When Zhou Qiongyue and Princess Yongchun separated and returned to the courtyard, they saw the prince sitting at the top of the table drinking tea with a grim expression on his face, while Yuan Chaokang sat next to him.
There was a little girl over five years old crying below. Zhou Qiongyue looked carefully and found that it was a concubine's daughter named Yuan Mirou from her youngest son's family.
As for why the name is different from Yuan Yixuan's, the prince does not allow illegitimate children to use the character "Yi". The illegitimate children and legitimate children of Prince Yi's Mansion are not in the same ranking, and they are all named by Yuan Chaokang himself.
Yuan Bohua is a blatant double standard.
Zhou Qiongyue just looked at it curiously for a few times and then stopped looking. She walked directly to the seat Yuan Chaokang had given her and sat down.
When Yuan Mirou saw her grandmother coming, she cried even harder.
Zhou Qiongyue felt a little soft-hearted when she saw this. "What's going on? How did you find yourself here?"
"Oh, this little girl said she missed her father and grandmother, so she asked her aunt to send her here under the pretext of going out to buy something."
Yuan Bohua disliked Tianran's tactics, and his tone was full of sarcasm. "You're still missing your grandmother? You've only met her a few times, so what's there to miss?"
She just wants Yue'er to ask for a title for her. What a nice thought.
Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. She would not vent her anger on this five-year-old child, but only wanted to vent her anger on her aunt. "Where is her aunt?"
"According to the doorman, she put Yuan Mirou down and left without even staying for a moment." It was Yuan Bohua who replied.
"Father, don't be angry. I will send the child back personally right now." Yuan Chaokang just thought that since the woman didn't want to raise her daughter, he would just find a concubine for Yuan Mirou.
There are so many women in his backyard who want to have a child! When he gets home, he'll ask the princess to choose a new adoptive mother for his daughter.
When Yuan Mirou heard that her father was going to send her back, she thought of what her aunt had told her and cried even harder.
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