Xie Wu said, "Your Majesty, you are wronged! I only want to share your worries. Your Majesty, please do not agree to let me into the harem."
Shen Miao was almost amused by him, so she asked, “I’ve never heard of a son taking charge of his father’s backyard.”
"But we are a royal family. If those strange women enter the palace, I won't worry about you, Queen Mother. You are so powerful that those women are no match for you. But what if those women use some means to get my son and then develop improper thoughts in the future, what if they have evil intentions towards you and try to frame you? Queen Mother also knows that you are an upright person and disdain these shady plots. If you suffer a loss at that time, it will be no small matter."
Xie Shu was extremely helpless, "Second brother, stop talking nonsense."
Xie Wu, the younger brother, was teaching Xie Shu a lesson seriously at this moment. If you didn't know, you would think he was the elder brother.
"You are thinking long-term for your elder brother." Shen Miao smiled and said, "Shu'er herself hasn't said anything yet."
"Mother," Xie Shu said, "although my second brother is talking nonsense, I also think that if possible, we should not allow anyone to enter the palace. This is not for our own sake. Mother, you have suffered so much in order to stay with my father. My father also promised you that we would be together for life. If someone else were to interfere, wouldn't that be a violation of that oath? I don't want you to be sad."
Shen Miao looked at her two sons, who already had the spirit of handsome young men, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic. After giving birth to Xie Shu and Xie Wu, she fell into a deep sleep for a year. Perhaps because of this, after growing up, Xie Shu and Xie Wu became closer to her. No matter what happened, they always stood by her side.
"I know, I will take care of this matter." Shen Miao smiled, "You don't have to worry, everything will be fine soon."
"But Father hasn't clearly stated that he doesn't want to take someone in." Xie Wu asked, "Mother, aren't you worried at all?"
“Wu’er, since you don’t trust your father so much, I will tell your father.” Shen Miao replied with a smile.
Xie Wu coughed lightly twice, "Well... your son naturally believes in father. Mother, your son and I will not disturb you anymore... Please sit down... If you have any difficult problems, please call your sons." Xie Wu pulled Xie Shu and ran away.
Shen Miao looked at their backs and pressed her forehead. She herself didn't really care about this matter, but others were worried about her. In the past few days, Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan, Feng Anning, Luo Tan, and even Ji Yushu had come to her and told her seriously that this matter could not be tolerated. God knows, she didn't bother to care about these things. If Xie Jingxing really wanted to bring a beauty into the palace, how could she stop him? Of course, although she couldn't stop it, she wouldn't let it go unchecked.
At night, Shen Miao was sitting in Kunning Palace reading. The autumn weather was very cool. As she was reading, she felt someone standing behind her. Without turning around, Shen Miao knew who was coming. Sure enough, the next moment, Xie Jingxing's voice rang out from her ears, "Chen Jiaojiao, it's so late, what are you still reading?"
Shen Miao turned around.
Under the light, he had a handsome face and wore a purple and gold robe. When they were alone, the imperial aura on him disappeared completely, as if he was still the romantic young man of the past, with a mischievous smile on his face.
"I heard you said today that if I were to take beauties into the palace, how many concubines would I keep?"
Shen Miao raised an eyebrow: “Who told you?”
"Gao Zicheng."
Shen Miao was silent. Gao Yang's son really wanted to cause chaos in the world. When Feng An Ning and Luo Tan were talking today, he must have been hiding somewhere to eavesdrop. He even complained behind their backs.
“He’s not right,” Shen Miao said.
Xie Jingxing was satisfied and said, "I said..."
"I've thought about it, and I think a few lovers might not be enough to appease my anger. I'd better choose ten more, so that I don't get bored with the same few people coming and going."
The smile on Xie Jingxing’s face disappeared. He looked at Shen Miao fiercely and said, “Chen Jiaojiao!”
Shen Miao looked at him calmly: "What's going on?"
"You've really grown in skill!" He replied through gritted teeth. The idea of keeping a concubine brought back a distant memory. Back then, when Shen Miao was drunk, she had treated him as her concubine. He still remembered how picky Shen Miao had been about him. Could it be that she had been harboring a dream of having a concubine, eager to reveal it when the time came? A flicker of alarm flashed through Xie Jingxing's mind.
He pulled Shen Miao over and lowered his head to kiss her lips.
This kiss was filled with anger, displeasure and punishment, but in the end, it became lingering and gentle.
After the kiss, he let go of Shen Miao and said, “Don’t even think about keeping a concubine.”
“What is this?” Shen Miao deliberately said with a stern face, “The governor is allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps?”
"Don't worry, starting tomorrow, no court official will mention the selection anymore."
At this point, Shen Miao actually became curious and asked, “Why?”
"I told them that I would soon appoint a crown prince. With a simple family structure and a strong order of seniority, there wouldn't be any disputes over the throne. When the eldest and second sons come of age, I'd abdicate and let someone more capable take over. Instead of wasting time on me, why not look for the eldest son? Find a beautiful young lady from a wealthy family and raise her to be his wife? Why bother being a concubine?"
"After listening to what I said, the old men thought it made sense and immediately went back to pick their granddaughters."
He spoke so nonchalantly that Shen Miao was stunned. This man could think of ways to shift the blame. She said, "Shu'er is only ten years old!"
"So what? What's wrong with making a sacrifice for his parents? It's better than you going to find a lover!" He returned to the original topic.
No matter how this person looks on the outside, the evil and dishonest nature in his bones cannot be changed at any time. He has been as cunning as ever for ten years.
Shen Miao was simply speechless. It was inevitable that Xie Wu would always complain about Xie Jingxing in front of her. How could a father cheat his son like this? And yet he did it so smoothly.
"Rogue," she said.
He may have been a scoundrel, but Xie Jingxing's plan was truly effective. Since that day, the ministers had indeed stopped talking about adding new concubines to the harem, and Shen Miao felt much more at peace. However, the unlucky one was Xie Shu. For unknown reasons, he was surrounded by young girls everywhere. The prime minister's granddaughter, the general's young wife, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor... you name it. Xie Shu was inconsolable, yet she had no idea what was going on. Knowing the truth, Shen Miao couldn't bear to tell Xie Shu the name of the culprit. Otherwise, Xie Shu would be furious if she knew it was her own father who had been working so hard to trick her.
The heavy responsibility of how to deal with these malicious "granddaughters" fell on Xie Wu, but that is a story for later.
This extra chapter is a special chapter of the Thai version of The Poisonous Queen of the General's Family. It was first released in Thailand, but the first release period has passed, so I took advantage of the Chinese Valentine's Day to release it on domestic websites~
Happy holidays everyone! I hope every story has a happy ending, and I hope you can all find your own youth.
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