A year later, on this day, there was a huge commotion in the front yard.
The woman's cries were earth-shaking. Princess E hurried into the main house and saw the Crown Prince's wife with disheveled hair and the Crown Prince standing beside her with his fists clenched.
"It's just a new concubine. Why are you making such a fuss? If you weren't infertile, why would my son have taken in concubines?"
The Crown Prince's Consort jumped up and shouted, "Mother-in-law, you keep saying I can't have children, but it's not my fault at all, it's your son who is infertile!"
Princess E was extremely shocked and was about to ask something when the prince stood up and left.
"How can you say such nonsense? There is absolutely nothing wrong with my son!"
"I've long suspected it was his fault. Otherwise, why haven't the seven or eight concubines in the backyard had any problems with their bellies these past few years? The prince has been coughing for the past few days, so I asked a skilled doctor to take his pulse. He clearly said it was the prince's problem!"
Princess E slumped in the soft chair. In fact, she had doubts about this issue.
The Crown Princess cried, "Mother-in-law, don't forget that the succession to the title belongs to a son!"
Princess E glanced at her, saw through her intentions, and asked in a fake tone, "What do you think?"
The Crown Prince's wife stopped crying and said, "Mother, good things should be kept within the family. The adopted son from the clan is not close to us, and is not as close as our own child."
"You mean the general?"
The Crown Princess nodded quickly.
Princess E said in embarrassment: "If it was easy in the past, but now she has an imperial decree, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
"Mother-in-law, it's good for Jiang Jiang to be married to the Crown Prince. He will be the Crown Prince in the future. Why should Sheng Xiyan be unhappy?"
"That being said, please don't say anything. I need to discuss this matter with the prince."
The Crown Prince's Consort sneered. She understood that with the profit-seeking nature of Prince E and the Princess, how could they not agree with her idea?
Sheng Xiyan, your good days will soon be over! The son you give birth to will be mine in the future!
In the Yunxi Courtyard, there is a row of green bamboos planted in the courtyard.
The woman, wearing a dress the color of a sunny day after rain, had black hair like clouds and skin as white as snow. In the sunlight, she shone with a faint luster, like top-grade mutton-fat jade.
Her eyes are deep and bright, revealing endless tenderness.
Red lips and white fingers are evenly distributed, and pink sweat and red cotton are everywhere.
She has a slim figure and a slender waist.
She is a natural beauty with graceful figure and perfect body.
She was pulling the little boy to play around the green bamboo.
"General, come and catch mother!"
Jiang Jiang, who had just turned one year old, had a bun on her head, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a round face with a happy smile. She was wearing a small blue dress. She had just learned to walk and she ran towards Sheng Xiyan and threw herself into her arms.
"Jiang Jiang, call me father..."
The little girl babbled some unstandard words, and her chubby hands played with the white hairpin in her bun.
"Jiang Jiang, do these green bamboos look good?"
"Your father once told mother that the character of a green bamboo is perseverance, humility, integrity, and fearlessness of difficulties. Would you like to be a man of steel like your father in the future?"
"OK….."
This sentence is quite standard.
Mother Sheng came to accompany her daughter and grandson during this period. She came over with a plate in her hand and said with a smile: "Jiang Jiang, come quickly, grandma will feed you meat soup."
On the stone table in the yard, Sheng Xiyan helped Jiang Jiang stand on the stone bench, and Sheng's mother fed him meat soup with a spoon.
"Spring is the time for growth. We will eat the meat soup to grow taller."
Seeing Sheng Xiyan's eyes redden, Mother Sheng knew that she was thinking about Qi Yan again, so she consoled her, "Yan'er, your uncle is a good man. His spirit in heaven also hopes that you can let go of the past and live a happy life."
Sheng Xiyan held back her tears and forced a smile, saying, "I understand, mother."
Mother Sheng stared at Sheng Xiyan in a daze. This daughter was bright and beautiful, and it was really a loss to be her daughter.
If I hadn't picked up Sheng Xiyan on the street fifteen years ago, I wouldn't have had such a filial daughter.
I wonder what kind of family can give birth to such a talented and beautiful daughter.
The maid Hua Xia ran in and said, "Madam, they are so hateful. They just spread rumors."
Sheng Xiyan said calmly: "What did you say? What made you so angry?"
Hua Xia stammered, "It's better for Madam not to know... If I don't tell you, you'll be worried. I better tell you... They say Madam is unlucky for her husband and children."
Qi Yan died in battle, and Sheng Xiyan was accused of being a jinx to her husband. Now she was also accused of being a jinx to her son. She had a bad feeling in her heart and hugged her son tightly.
What you fear will come to pass. Suddenly, the Crown Prince's wife rushed into Yunxi Courtyard with a few people.
"Go and snatch the young master away!"
Sheng's mother and Hua Xia blocked Sheng Xiyan and Jiang Jiang, but were pulled apart by several servants.
Sheng Xiyan angrily shouted, "What are you doing, Princess?"
The Crown Prince's Consort said sarcastically, "You are a disaster. You killed your husband, how can you take care of the child? Do you still want to kill him?"
"What are you standing there for? Grab the child!"
Seeing the child being snatched away, Jiang Jiang burst into tears. Sheng Xiyan thought of something and shouted, "Princess, I will go to the palace to participate in the silkworm ceremony tomorrow and meet the emperor. Do you want to die?"
"Humph, who do you think you are? How can you even see His Majesty?"
"Don't forget that I'm a second-rank imperial consort personally appointed by the Emperor!"
The Crown Princess was obviously a little scared, but she still tried to hold on. The nanny advised her, "Crown Princess, she has a point. The Second Master has been the Emperor's study companion since childhood and a favorite of the Emperor."
"Okay, Sheng Xiyan, I'll let you go for now. I don't believe you can enter the palace every day!"
The Crown Prince's concubine, Zhang, who lived in the next courtyard, came over quietly and said, "Second Madam, do you know why the Crown Prince's wife is trying to snatch the young master away? Because the Crown Prince is infertile, Second Madam, please be careful."
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