Cining Palace.
"I am the wife of Duke of Lai, Zhao, and I am here to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager." Lady Zhao, the wife of Duke of Lai, bowed respectfully to the Empress Dowager.
The wife of Duke Lai was only in her twenties and was the second wife of her husband, Duke Lai. Of course, Duke Lai had just passed away not because of his old age, but because he had been weak and sickly since childhood.
Duke Lai's first wife disliked his poor health, so they divorced quickly two years after their marriage.
Zhao married the Duke of Lai because the people in the Zhao family wanted to establish a relationship with him, so they married her off as his second wife.
The wife of Duke Lai gave birth to a son a year and a half after she married into the Duke Lai's mansion. Now she gave birth to her second son, but her husband died of illness.
The empress dowager looked at the woman in front of her. She was obviously the same age as Concubine Shu, but she looked calmer than Concubine Shu, and her temperament was more mature.
Of course, looking at the other person's face, he looked much more haggard, but the Queen Mother was only thinking about the fact that the wife of the Duke of Lai had married a sickly man for several years and had given birth to two sons.
With such a fertile physique, she should not have married Duke Lai in the first place. She should have been allowed to enter the palace instead of Zhao Yin.
If it was the wife of the Duke of Lai who entered the palace at the beginning, perhaps the emperor would have had children long ago, and Zhao would have had the eldest son.
"Poor Rou'er..." The Queen Mother took the hand of Lady Laiguo and said, "You have suffered so much over the years..."
Lady Zhao Rou, wife of the Duke of Lai, looked at the man holding her hand, lowered her eyes and said nothing.
She lived a good life. She was the mistress in the Duke of Lai's Mansion. After all, her husband inherited the title early, and she became the mistress in charge after she married into the mansion.
Because her husband was frail and sickly, everyone in the Duke of Lai's Mansion listened to her.
Especially because her husband was weak, he had few children. Even his original wife did not leave behind any legitimate sons or daughters. The child she gave birth to was the eldest legitimate son of the Duke of Lai.
So Zhao Rou really lived well in the Duke of Lai's Mansion, at least she lived better than Zhao Yin.
Zhao Rou felt relieved when she thought of this.
Perhaps she had some complaints when Zhao married her to Duke Lai and let Zhao Yin enter the harem.
It was obvious that she was smarter than Zhao Yin, and she was more scheming and could get along well in the harem. But because Zhao Yin was more beautiful and the empress dowager liked her more, she allowed Zhao Yin to enter the palace and become a concubine.
She was indignant at that time.
After all, Emperor Qin Mu was young, tall and handsome. It was impossible for Zhao Rou to say that she didn't like him.
And what about Duke Lai?
Because he is weak and sickly, he is thin and lacks strength. He is also a remarried man who has a former wife.
How could Zhao Rou be willing?
But after a few years, she looked at Zhao Yin in the palace and felt that her life was pretty good now.
As for the fact that she became a widow at the age of twenty, what would happen if she didn't have a man in the future?
So what does it matter?
The Qin Dynasty did not restrict widows from remarrying.
Of course, Zhao Rou had never thought about remarrying. She was the wife of Duke Lai. After her son inherited the title of Duke, she would be the old lady.
The huge Duke of Lai’s Mansion has to listen to her.
Even if she gets lonely in the future and wants to keep a few male favorites, would the branch of the Duke of Lai's Mansion dare to point fingers at her?
So, she is living a good life now.
"You don't know how worried I am about His Majesty... He's already twenty-seven and still childless... Unlike you, Rou'er, who already has two sons..."
As the Queen Mother spoke, there seemed to be something else in her words, as if she wanted to urge Zhao Rou to enter the palace and become Qin Mu's woman, and give birth to a child for Qin Mu.
After all, with such a fertile physique, she really should give birth to a child for the emperor.
If she had a child of their Zhao family's blood, she would be able to support him to become emperor in the future.
By then, the Zhao family's glory can continue for another hundred years.
Zhao Rou pretended not to understand what the Queen Mother said.
Why does she want to enter the palace as a concubine instead of being the wife of Duke Lai?
Even she, a woman who has been married and has children, may not necessarily be able to sit in a high position. After all, Zhao's other daughter still firmly occupies the position of Shufei.
If she entered the palace, would she become the woman who gave birth to Zhao Yin's child?
She doesn't want it.
It is impossible for her and Zhao Yin to live in harmony, and she will not enter the palace to "help" Zhao Yin give birth to a child. She is now in control of the entire Laiguo Mansion and is living a carefree life. She will not be too ambitious.
The Queen Mother spoke until her mouth was dry and dry, but Zhao Rou pretended not to understand, which made the Queen Mother very dissatisfied.
She believed that Zhao Rou could definitely understand what she meant, but Zhao Rou pretended not to understand.
It was obvious that she didn't want to enter the palace at all.
She doesn't care about the glory of the Zhao family at all. How can this be possible?
"Rou'er," the Queen Mother said with a serious expression, "You and I are both daughters of the Zhao family. Our success is shared, and our failure is shared..."
Zhao Rou smiled and said, "Your Highness, you're joking. You are the Queen Mother of the Great Qin, and I am the wife of the Duke of Lai..."
"What does the glory of the Zhao family have to do with us?" Zhao Rou said.
"Zhao Rou!" The Queen Mother shouted in dissatisfaction upon hearing her words, "How can you say such things? Have you forgotten the training Zhao has given you?"
Zhao Rou didn't say anything.
Of course, she would never forget Zhao's cultivation of her, and she also knew very well that if it were not for Zhao, she would not have been able to live a good life.
It was because she knew that the Zhao family had cultivated her and that she had enjoyed the family's resources for many years that she was so obedient when she married the Duke of Lai.
But she had already repaid Zhao, and now she was not willing to sell herself again for Zhao.
"Zhao Rou, His Majesty is wise, brave, young and strong. What are you dissatisfied with?" The Queen Mother asked unhappily.
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