Chapter 613 Extra 7
After this incident, Tang Mo put away his overflowing fatherly love, and slowly learned to hide his love in his heart, but he would still play with his two sons, take them to try things that they would never dare to try before, and take them horseback riding, but he would not rush to help them up or knock on the floor when they fell, and he would not compromise just because they cried. He was trying hard to learn how to be a principled father.
I thought the two sons would become distant from him, afraid of him, and no longer love him as much as before, but the fact was that the two brothers respected their father even more and were proud of him.
Xin An was very pleased when he noticed this. He secretly told Tang Mo about it and said, "You will become the most respected and great father in their hearts."
Tang Mo stood with his hands behind his back. After becoming a marquis, he gradually gained authority. He turned his head and smiled at Xin An, "I can not only be a father that my children admire, but also a husband that they can trust and rely on."
Xin An chuckled, "You already are."
Now she no longer needs to worry about things outside, and no longer needs to think about which family to visit to build relationships. She lives a dignified and comfortable life, and half of this is the result of Tang Mo's hard work.
In the sixth month of pregnancy, Xin An finally stopped vomiting. Both her appetite and complexion improved a lot. Her cheeks, which had been thin and sunken before, also gained flesh. She submitted a letter of greeting to the palace. It was time for her to pay her respects to the queen.
In the palace, the current queen has long lost the cautiousness she had when she was in the Second Prince's house. She is now graceful and elegant, and her bulging belly makes her complexion even softer. When she saw Xin An, she smiled warmly.
"You are heavy, no need to be polite, just sit down."
"Thank you, Queen."
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. They had been avoiding suspicion before, and later they had to take care of their pregnancies. After she sat down, the queen asked, "Why didn't you bring your two boys with you?"
"Those two are too naughty. I've invited a teacher to come back to teach them the rules these days. Once they've learned the rules, I'll bring them to the palace to pay their respects to the Empress."
The queen smiled and said, "There are few children in the palace, and the princess often feels bored. It's a pity that your two are boys, otherwise they could come to the palace often to keep you company."
Xin An said, "If I had a girl this time, I would only hope that she would be quiet and well-behaved. Your Majesty doesn't know that when those two boys get naughty, I would want to close my eyes and beat them up."
His eyes fell on the queen's belly, "Is your pregnancy going well?"
"Good, he is someone who knows how to love his mother."
The queen caressed her belly lovingly, "I have never suffered from the time I became pregnant until now."
"It was the same when I was pregnant with those two boys."
Xin An knew what the queen wanted to hear, and said that when she was pregnant with the two brothers, her appetite and complexion were good, "The only bad thing was that her body changed a little bit later in the pregnancy."
"What changes?"
The queen felt that what Xin An said was quite similar to what she said. Xin An said helplessly that her body began to turn darker, "especially the neck and armpits. It only faded half a year after giving birth."
She said that the Queen had also noticed these things, and the imperial physician also diagnosed that she was giving birth to a son, so she felt more at ease. She asked Xin An many more questions, and Xin An answered according to her wishes. In the end, the Queen's eyes smiled a lot more, and she changed the subject and talked about Qianjin Hall.
Qianjintang belonged to the previous empress. Because of the incident of deposing the crown prince, the empress did not have a good ending. Although the retired emperor did not depose the empress, the relationship between the couple had long been in name only. The new emperor did not name her empress dowager when he ascended the throne. When the retired emperor left the palace, he did not take her with him, but locked her up in a Buddhist temple in the harem to worship Buddha.
People are alive, but there is no difference between them and being dead.
This makes it a problem what to call her.
"Qianjintang is doing things that benefit the people. It would be a pity if it were shelved. I asked her, and she hopes that I can take over this matter and keep Qianjintang."
"The Emperor has also agreed to this, but I am too heavy and lack energy. I heard that you were arranging herbs for Qianjintang before?"
Xin An stood up and bowed slightly, "Replying to the Queen, my father sends a shipload of medicine to Qianjintang every year, and I also donate some money. I really don't know what's going on inside, it was the second young lady of the Qinghou Mansion who told me."
The Queen naturally knew Lin Yao, and also knew that Xin An was familiar with her. "Don't you want to handle this matter yourself?"
"With your ability, a small Qianjin Hall can't be a problem for you."
Xin An smiled and said, "If it's business and accounting, I will take the lead. After all, it's a skill I learned since I was young. But Qianjintang is doing good deeds. I'm afraid that if I get involved, I will try to make money from it. It will ruin my reputation."
The queen seemed helpless, "You are not short of money, so you want to make money so badly?"
Xin An was also helpless. "I have been using an abacus since I was three years old. Making money is ingrained in me. It is not deliberate, but I just can't help thinking that way. I have tried my best to change it."
"Like Qianjintang, if there is a need for me, I will do my best to help, whether it's herbs or money, but if you want me to take the lead, I..."
“I just don’t trust myself.”
The queen laughed and said, "Forget it, I won't embarrass you."
How could she not know what Xin An was thinking? Could she really not manage such a small Qianjintang? She was just thinking of Lin Yao, which was considered to be a kind and righteous act, which was rare in the big melting pot of the capital.
After Xin An left the palace, the queen told the new emperor about this matter, and sighed, "I thought that this couple could make it to where they are today in the Marquis' Mansion, and that they were people who saw the benefits in everything, but I was wrong."
The new emperor said: "This couple both know how to behave, which is a good thing. Since she declined, let's give it to the one from Qinghou Mansion."
"It will also help to calm those people down."
Just like that, Lin Yao was summoned to the palace the next day. She was quite surprised to learn that the Qianjin Hall matter would be handed over to her. Her family was close to the previous queen, and she was even closer. But after those things happened later, she suddenly became embarrassed, and many people were laughing at her.
Even her sister-in-law made some veiled remarks.
The Queen liked the gift Lin Yao gave her very much, so she naturally said something good for her, "You can come to the palace anytime if you are undecided. The wife of Marquis Weiyuan said that you are the most familiar with Qianjin Hall, so I am relieved to leave this matter to you."
Lin Yao was a smart person. She understood the Queen's meaning instantly. After leaving the palace, she went directly to the Marquis' Mansion. At this time, the two brothers in the Marquis' Mansion were showing off the rules they had learned.
The two brothers bowed and said, "Son greets mother, may mother be well."
Xin An nodded with a smile, "It really looks good. It seems that you are studying hard."
Bao Wa smiled slyly and bowed again, "Mother, I'm hungry, can I have a snack?"
"No, you've already eaten three today."
His mother rejected him mercilessly, "Who said he had a toothache?"
(End of this chapter)
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