Chapter 658 Making the Empress Happy
"The Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager framed the Empress in this way in their power struggle. They couldn't stand the Emperor's favor towards the Empress. Who would have thought that the Emperor's favor would become a burden for the Empress, with so many unpleasant things behind the scenes causing her distress?"
The longer they stayed in the palace, the more they understood why the Empress never vied for the Emperor's favor before she lost her memory. At that time, the Emperor's favor was distributed evenly among all the people, and no one had anything to say.
At this moment, all that remained for Lianye was to sigh.
Lin Feng said, "Of course we have to tell the Emperor. He caused trouble, and the Empress's anger hasn't subsided yet. There's nothing we can do. The only thing we can do is protect the Emperor and the Empress's safety."
Lianye smiled slightly, "Lord Lin is absolutely right."
Seeing how obedient she was, Lin Feng started making demands again, "When will you be willing to marry me?"
"I promised Your Majesty that I would take good care of the little princess and the little prince. Your Majesty has many things to worry about. With me here, at least I can take good care of them and let Your Majesty have no worries. Princess Yan cannot do without me."
Lin Feng was a little disappointed. "If the princess doesn't grow up, I won't be able to get a wife."
Lianye suddenly kissed his cheek and then said coquettishly, "As long as Lord Lin doesn't find me annoying, I'll be Lord Lin's person for life. I'll cook for you, okay?"
Lin Feng was easy to coax, "Then let me kiss you."
Lianye blushed and offered her a kiss. Lin Feng, having tasted the sweetness, was not about to stop. He pulled Lianye onto his lap and sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion, kissing the woman in his arms.
Just then, Aoxue returned and saw the two of them embracing in the pavilion. She blushed with embarrassment and just wanted to escape as soon as possible to avoid the awkward situation.
Immediately afterward, Night Shadow's voice suddenly rang out behind her, "Aoxue, why are you only coming back now? Where have you been?"
Aoxue originally left the palace to protect the Empress. When she saw Yeying appear, she quickly held up her ten fingers to tell him to be quiet.
Lianye and Lin Feng were also interrupted by the sound. Lianye quickly jumped off him and stammered, "I'm leaving."
Lin Feng grabbed her arm, saying, "I haven't had dinner yet."
"I'll go to the small kitchen and make you something to eat."
Aoxue also said, "Sister Lianye, I haven't had dinner either."
Lianye blushed even more. "I'll make it for you. You wait here."
Ao Xue said, "Let's go together!"
The two walked away one after the other, and Lin Feng and Ye Ying followed.
Xie Shang, hiding in the shadows, finally understood why Jiang Fenghua was angry. He found a set of his pajamas in the closet, put on a cloak, and quietly came out.
Only after the others left did he quietly return to the main bedroom.
Jiang Fenghua was holding Xie Lingyue in her arms. The wet nurse said, "The little princess always sleeps restlessly when she's in my arms, but she sleeps soundly as soon as Your Highness holds her. The little princess has recognized Your Highness as her mother! She only feels safe in Your Highness's arms."
Jiang Fenghua looked at the well-behaved and adorable Third Princess and said, "She and I are destined to be together."
Another wet nurse said, "Your Highness has been holding her for a while now. Please hand the Third Princess over to me, and I will take her to bed."
Jiang Fenghua said, "I will carry him over."
Strangely, she started crying as soon as she put the third princess down on the bed, but stopped crying when she picked her up again.
Jiang Fenghua tried several times with the same result. She said, "The Third Princess is usually quite troublesome. What do you do?"
Although she has had three children, she really doesn't know how to handle such a young baby.
Xie Hongyou and Xie Ziyan were reading and painting on the side, being very sensible. Xie Ziyan said, "When I sleep with her, she doesn't cry. She likes Yan'er to be her older sister."
The wet nurse said, "At night, Princess Yan and Miss Lianye take care of the two princesses while I sleep on the soft couch next to them. When the little princess needs to be breastfed at night, Lianye will hold the little princess in my arms to nurse. After she is full, she will go to sleep with Princess Yan. The little princess is really strange. She doesn't cry when Princess Yan is next to her. It's as if she really recognizes people."
"Can Lianye take care of such a young child?"
“Yes, she can. She’s even better at raising them than I am. She said she raised Princess Yan and the Fourth Prince.” The wet nurse continued, “We used to joke with her that once she and Lord Lin get married and have children, she’ll definitely raise them well. But Miss Lianye says she’s not in a hurry to get married. I think Miss Lianye is already twenty! I wonder if I’ll be able to attend her wedding.”
The ancestors of the Xie family set a rule for their descendants: children must be weaned at the age of one, and imperial heirs would never be allowed to continue to be breastfed by wet nurses when they were older. During this period, the wet nurse would be changed once.
The wet nurses who breastfed the princes and princesses were hired temporarily and had to be replaced every six months. This was because they were afraid that the wet nurses' milk would not be nutritious enough, and they were also afraid that the children would recognize the wet nurses as their mothers. So the wet nurse for the fourth prince had already been replaced once, and she had just started breastfeeding the third princess. She would leave the palace after the third princess turned six months old.
Hongxiu, who was also helping to look after Xie Hongyuan, chimed in, "The wet nurse probably won't get to attend Lianye's wedding. She's not in a hurry to get married, but Lord Lin seems to be in a pretty rush."
Mentioning Lianye and Lin Feng's marriage, Jiang Fenghua also thought of Hongxiu and Steward Cheng's close relationship. She said, "They are in love and there's no rush. What about you and Steward Cheng? You like him, don't you?"
Hongxiu's face flushed red. "What are you saying, Your Highness? I don't like him at all. I want to follow Your Highness for the rest of my life."
"Go and get married, I won't kick you out."
Granny Wang had a palace maid bring in the food and said, "You all go and get married, so I will take care of Her Highness. It won't interfere with anything."
Everyone laughed at this, and the wet nurse joked, "Granny Wang is still so young, she can find a companion."
The wet nurse came to the palace to earn money. She had a husband and children at home, and her own children were also raised by others, who were carefully selected by Granny Wang from respectable families.
Granny Wang pretended to glare at the wet nurse, "Madam Man is talking nonsense. I've long since seen through men in my life, I don't care for them."
In her youth, she suffered heartbreak, so she was determined to make a name for herself in the palace and prove herself.
Seeing the smiles on their faces, Jiang Fenghua couldn't help but smile too.
"What delicious food is the Empress eating? I can smell the aroma from far away."
Xie Shang's voice entered the hall, and everyone inside rose to pay their respects.
Before Xie Shang could say "no need for formalities," everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw his clothes. Even Jiang Fenghua was shocked. Even if there wasn't a complete set of clothes for him in the main hall, there should at least be a set of pajamas!
Xie Shang put on a pink dress. He was tall and broad-shouldered, the kind of person who looked slim in clothes but muscular when undressed. Years of martial arts training had given him a great chest. He would look fine in men's clothes, but suddenly putting on women's clothes made him look ridiculous.
Jiang Fenghua is very thin, and all her clothes are custom-made. Xie Shang even chose one that really accentuated her figure. Fortunately, Jiang Fenghua is tall enough, so the clothes were made with plenty of fabric.
Seeing Jiang Fenghua's smiling face, Xie Shang smiled too, "Is Ruan Ruan happier now?"
Jiang Fenghua suppressed a laugh and said in a deep voice, "What's there to be happy about? There's nothing that makes me happy."
"Then I'll go change into another outfit, until the Empress is happy. I'm determined to make the Empress happy tonight." Xie Shang was impatient and didn't act like an emperor at all.
He pretended to leave, but Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "Come back." There were quite a few people gathered outside.
Xie Shang then walked in from outside. Now, not only Hongxiu and the others were laughing, but Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou also laughed. "Father looks better in Mother's clothes than in Mother's clothes."
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