Chapter 2 Slapping Concubine Xie

"Xia Shuyi, that bitch, seduced the emperor right after giving birth." Xie Ruizhu was furious.

The palace ladies who were watching were trembling with fear, and the Imperial Concubine was getting more and more angry.

"Go, ask the emperor to come over and tell him that I am not feeling well." She could not tolerate Xia Shuyi taking away her favor, so she immediately ordered someone to ask Lu Yanshi to come over.

Who would have thought that the trick of pretending to be sick, which had always worked before, failed this time.

Lu Yanshi did not come, he chose to stay in Yuxiu Palace.

"The Emperor held the Ninth Princess in his arms and refused to let go. It seemed that he doted on her very much." The palace maid Xuancao came back trembling with fear and reported.

She failed to invite anyone, and that was the end of her. The imperial concubine would definitely take it out on her.

Sure enough, a slap hit her in the face.

"Waste, it must be because you didn't explain clearly that the emperor didn't come to visit me."

Xie Ruizhu hasn't been so angry for a long time.

In her opinion, what's so rare about a princess? The emperor already has eight. How could he stay in Yuxiu Palace just for the ninth princess?

The emperor must be doing this for Xia Shuyi.

After all, their beauty is considered the most beautiful in the harem.

Looking at the entire harem, the only one who could pose a threat to her with her appearance was Xia Shuyi.

So the emperor's two consecutive visits to Yuxiu Palace made her very uneasy.

Little did she know that this time she guessed wrong. Lu Yanshi stayed in Yuxiu Palace just for the newborn baby.

But Lu Yanshi did not get what he wished for.

He came here specially to hear what the little girl was mumbling in her heart, but he heard nothing.

After the little guy finished eating, he cursed "the way of heaven". When he was tired of cursing, he wanted to drink milk. After drinking milk, he fell asleep again without saying anything.

He could only return home disappointed.

"I will come to visit Li'er again tomorrow."

After leaving these words, Lu Yanshi left.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have finally made it." Xia Shuyi's two personal maids cried with joy, and were very happy for her.

But Xia Shuyi felt a little uneasy.

Why did she think the emperor was so abnormal?

Even when she was most favored, the emperor was not so diligent in visiting her.

That night, many people in the harem couldn't sleep, but Lu Li knew nothing. She slept when she was full and ate when she woke up. She slept very soundly.

Early the next morning, when Xia Shuyi had just woken up, she heard the palace maid coming to report: The royal concubine has arrived with the third prince.

Xia Shuyi was startled and quickly got up to change her clothes.

"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty. My queen is changing clothes and will be here soon." Lu Ran tried to stop them from outside, but was slapped away by Xuan Lu, the maid of Your Majesty.

"Who are you? How dare you stop our queen?"

Xie Ruizhu broke into Xia Shuyi's bedroom.

Seeing Xia Shuyi still looking as beautiful as ever after giving birth, Xie Ruizhu was going crazy with jealousy.

She remembered that after giving birth, she was in such a state that she couldn't even see anyone. But now Xia Shuyi was still as beautiful as ever, even more charming than before giving birth. No wonder she was able to keep the emperor.

She subconsciously touched the corners of her eyes where wrinkles had already appeared, and her mood became even worse.

"Your concubine pays homage to Her Majesty the Concubine." Xia Shuyi endured the discomfort and bowed to her.

When Lu Li, who was in the wet nurse's arms, heard the words "Royal Concubine", her conditioned reflex was immediately triggered and she screamed in fear.

[Ahhh, why is this bad woman here? Shouldn't she come out to make things difficult for my mother after I'm one month old?]

[It's over. I hope my mother won't be given a slash of red in advance. 】

Xia Shuyi felt a shudder in her heart, because it turned out that the person she had offended was the imperial concubine.

But she didn't do anything, so how did she offend this person?

Xia Shuyi secretly groaned in his heart.

The third prince Lu Heng, who was standing by, was startled and cried out subconsciously.

"Who? Who's talking?"

Xia Shuyi looked at her daughter subconsciously, feeling nervous and sad.

Ah Heng must have heard his daughter's thoughts. As siblings, they are naturally connected by heart.

It’s a pity that her child couldn’t call her mother.

"No one else is talking, so stop making a fuss. Why don't you quickly congratulate Concubine Xia on the birth of a princess? You now have a younger sister." Xie Ruizhu didn't hear Lu Li's thoughts, so she had no idea what was going on.

Lu Heng wanted to retort, but seeing the frightening look in his mother's eyes, he could only pout and reluctantly said, "Congratulations, Madam Concubine."

Hearing this title, Xia Shuyi felt a pain in his heart.

When she gave birth to Lu Heng, she was just a small fifth-rank beauty. Only concubines of the third rank and above in the palace could raise children by themselves.

So as soon as her child was born, the Imperial Concubine took him away.

Now that her own son was in front of her, he couldn't call her mother, but had to call her Concubine Jieyi in a distant way. How could her heart not ache?

Seeing the painful look on Xia Shuyi's face, Xie Ruizhu felt much better.

"What's there to celebrate about having another sister? I already have several sisters." Lu Heng muttered softly.

Lu Li had very sharp ears, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but curse him in her heart.

[The third prince? Lu Heng? Oh, it's my stupid brother.]

Lu Heng:?

He heard someone talking again, calling him stupid.

[You were taken away by a bad woman as her son. She deliberately made you useless and sowed discord between you and your mother. You thought she was treating you well. I have never seen anyone so stupid.]

Lu Heng looked around and found that no one else's expressions changed, and he immediately understood.

It seems that he is the only one who can hear what Ninth Sister is saying.

But, what does it mean to be adopted as a son by a bad woman?

Lu Li looked at her silly brother with some disgust and worry.

[At the age of six, he couldn't even recite the Three Character Classic. No wonder no one cared when he was pushed into a pond and drowned.]

Will he be pushed into the pool and drown?

Lu Heng was startled.

Xia Shuyi couldn't help but start to worry as well.

Her own life was hanging by a thread, how come her son also had such a bad fate?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help wiping away tears.

"Who are you showing this to? Are you doing this on purpose so that others will see me and think that I am bullying you by taking advantage of my power?" Xie Ruizhu looked at her with dissatisfaction, taking the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Xia Shuyi said hurriedly: "That's not what I meant."

Seeing Xie Ruizhu bullying her own mother, Lu Li became angry.

[Bad woman! Bullying! Ahhhh, where is the magic power I cultivated? Come, water, drown her.]

"Blah."

As she finished her words, there was a sudden thunder outside the house. In broad daylight, thunder roared, a beam of white light struck down, and lifted the roof of Yuxiu Palace, and heavy rain poured down.

It poured accurately onto Xie Ruizhu.

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

What is happening?

"Ah!" Xie Ruizhu screamed sharply and ran out in panic. Unexpectedly, the rain seemed to be attached to her, and followed her wherever she ran.

"Hehehe." Lu Li in the cradle couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Xie Ruizhu's wild look.