Inside the Empress's palace.
The little prince, less than half a month old, lay in his wet nurse's arms, crying loudly, his little face flushed red.
No matter how she tried to soothe the child, she couldn't calm him down. Cold sweat beaded on the wet nurse's forehead, and she dared not look at the Empress sitting not far away.
"Your Highness, don't cry anymore..."
The Empress remained unmoved by her own son's screams and cries, leaning against the headboard and trimming the ends of her hair with small scissors.
After a while, the child was finally coaxed to sleep.
The wet nurse stood on tiptoe and carried the baby down.
The Empress raised her head, looked at her personal maid standing to one side, and asked softly, "Has His Majesty returned?"
The maid's heart skipped a beat, and she carefully replied, "Your Majesty, they say it's still two days' journey, and we should arrive around noon tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the Empress lost her grip on the scissors and cut off the last three centimeters of her hair.
The maid exclaimed, and the Empress gave her a cold look.
The maid realized her mistake and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
It has only been half a year since the Emperor left the palace, and the once gentle and wise Empress has changed.
Admittedly, it's normal for women to be a little irritable during pregnancy.
However, it is rare for someone like the Empress to undergo such a drastic change in temperament.
Logically speaking, the empress should be very happy to have given birth to a prince.
After all, bearing children for the royal family would make the empress's position more secure.
There are no children in the harem now, and the emperor dismissed the harem last year. This child might be made crown prince and become the heir apparent.
In this context, the Empress should serve the young prince wholeheartedly.
But it seemed she had a grudge against the prince; from the moment the child was born and left her womb, she didn't even glance at it.
This is really not the kind of reaction a mother should have.
Everyone says that the Empress developed a heart ailment because the Emperor wasn't by her side when she gave birth.
Now that the Emperor is returning, the Empress's personality should gradually adjust back to normal.
After all, it must be lonely for a woman to guard such a large harem and live alone in an empty room.
The caravan entered the capital, and Yi Mu, without taking a break, rode in a palace carriage and entered the palace.
When Yi Mu entered the Empress's palace, he found that all the palace servants were in the courtyard, dressed neatly. When they saw him, they all knelt down in the courtyard.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
There wasn't a trace of a smile on Yi Mu's face.
He still can't believe that the Empress has really given birth to a child.
The empress in my memory is a gentle, charming, well-educated, and courteous woman who never oversteps the bounds of propriety.
He couldn't believe that such a woman would have an affair behind her husband's back and even have a child with another man.
Now that she is the only one in the harem, even if Yi Mu doesn't love her, he still gives her enough respect, and the servants dare not neglect her.
As long as he remains in power, she will always be the Empress. Once Bei Menlin ascends the throne, she will become the Empress Dowager.
What exactly is she asking for?
As Yi Mu entered the palace, he had only taken two steps when he heard the child crying incessantly.
It is said that after a woman gives birth, she needs to rest in bed for a full month.
If modern women still adhere to this old custom, then women in ancient times certainly did as well.
The Empress, however, wore elaborate imperial robes with long skirts that trailed three feet on the ground, a heavy phoenix crown on her head, and her makeup was exquisite, without a single flaw.
She was holding a child in her arms, standing at the door. When she saw him, she came to greet him.
Having taken care of children before, Yi Mu could tell at a glance that her posture was not standard.
The child's neck was choked, and his face turned purple.
Yi Mu quickly stepped forward, took the child from the Queen's arms, and gently patted him on the back to help him breathe.
The crying child stopped screaming almost immediately after being in his hands, looking at him with big, watery eyes filled with tears.
The Empress swallowed the word "Your Majesty" and fixed her beautiful eyes on the baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, a sharp glint in them.
An annoying child.
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