"Quickly call the imperial physician!" Concubine Gao shouted, "The Empress is overworked!"
The Queen Mother looked at the chaos in the palace and was so angry that she slammed her jade Buddhist beads onto the sandalwood table.
How could she not see that he was pretending to faint? But in front of everyone...
"What are you all standing there for?" the Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said, "Help the Queen to the side hall to rest!"
As soon as she entered the side hall, Sheng Xiyan immediately "woke up".
Defei helped her up and asked, "Are you okay, Your Majesty?" Sheng Xiyan smiled and shook her head.
Concubine Shu handed over the teacup and chuckled softly, "Your Majesty, this is a brilliant move."
Sheng Xiyan took a sip of tea, a hint of inquiry flashing in her eyes. Since being promoted to noble concubine, Concubine Shu has become quite sensible.
"Your Majesty, please do not be surprised why I have changed. In fact, I have never changed. I have always been loyal to the Emperor. I am the same as A Yan..."
Sheng Xiyan nodded and smiled slightly.
It seemed that Concubine Shu had done her best in everything Xuan Ling entrusted her to do.
Concubine De lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that what happened today was instigated by those two people, the Empress Dowager."
Aren’t they just Concubine Liang and Concubine Jia?
In the main hall, Concubine Liang said, "Aunt, the Queen just said she has caught a cold. Are you using this as an excuse to ask for a prince to come and take care of her?"
The Queen Mother nodded, and Concubine Jia said, "Yes, Auntie, Lewen is a princess after all, so we still need a prince here."
Before he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the palace, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Xuan Ling strode into the side hall, his dragon robe still stained with morning dew.
"Yan Yan!" He quickly walked to the bedside and picked her up. "I heard you fainted as soon as I left the court?"
Sheng Xiyan nestled in his arms, pouting aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I have made my mother angry..."
Xuan Ling's face darkened suddenly. He turned to the Queen Mother who had come in and said, "Mother, Yanyan is weak. Why are you..."
The Queen Mother sneered, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask your good Queen how she contradicted me in the main hall just now? That's not the point. Since the Queen has caught a cold and is feeling unwell, send Yu Chen here for me to take care of."
Sheng Xiyan suddenly tugged at Xuan Ling's sleeve, tears welling in her eyes as she said, "Your Majesty, I haven't caught a cold. I'm just tired after coming out of confinement..."
Concubine Jia said, "Your Majesty, that's not what you said just now! You clearly said you had caught a cold. Sisters, do you agree?"
She turned around and asked the concubines, but no one dared to respond. Even Concubine Liang glanced at Xuan Ling's expression and didn't dare to say a word.
The Queen Mother sneered, "Queen, are you worthy of being the mother of a country with such a two-faced style?"
Sheng Xiyan nestled in Xuan Ling's arms and blinked her watery eyes. "Old lady, you are allowed to make a big deal out of things, but I am not allowed to be two-faced?"
Xuan Ling held Sheng Xiyan horizontally and said without question, "Mother, the Queen gave birth to three children at once, and her body is weak. She should have a double confinement period."
The Empress Dowager's face turned pale and blue - how could she be punished like this? If she punished her badly, the Emperor would fight her to the death!
Before leaving, Xuan Ling gave the Queen Mother a meaningful look and said, "I will take the Queen back to the palace to recuperate! As for the greetings, please excuse me for now."
The Queen Mother was so angry that her chest felt tight. The other concubines all said in unison: "Your humble concubine | Your humble concubine will take your leave."
When she was the former queen, she never dared to make her so angry. She always served the Empress Dowager carefully.
Concubine Jia said, "Don't be angry, Auntie. You can always find faults with the Queen in the future and snatch Yuchen away from her."
Back in the Yangxin Palace, Sheng Xiyan had just been placed on the dragon couch when Xuan Ling asked in a deep voice, "Are you really dizzy?"
She smiled slyly and pouted, "Isn't it all because of you last night? I'm still sore now..."
Xuan Ling was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, leaning over to bite her ear: "Why don't you attack her again? Maybe it won't be so uncomfortable?"
Sheng Xiyan hugged his neck, a look of depression in her eyes. "Hey, after the enthronement ceremony, we have to visit our parents every morning and evening. Can I not accept the Phoenix Seal? Is that okay?"
Outside the window, the spring sun was shining brightly, making the golden thread on the phoenix robe sparkle.
Xuan Ling kissed the tip of her nose. "Just to sleep in, you don't even want the Phoenix Seal? You're such a fool.
"I'm not very successful to begin with, huh..."
Xuan Ling leaned over and covered her lips, gently comforting her.
He rubbed her earlobe with his fingertips. "Why can't you think straight? Can't you postpone the time of the palace greetings to later, for example, until you can wake up, then...?"
Sheng Xiyan suddenly realized, "Yes, how come I became dumber after giving birth to a child? I am the queen, and I make the palace rules. I can even change the daily greetings to every few days. Hehe, Xuanlang, you are so smart."
She reached out to hook the jade belt, but Xuan Ling held her hand and deliberately asked, "What is the Queen going to do in broad daylight?"
Sheng Xiyan's eyes were as charming as silk, biting her lip, "I want..."
Xuan Ling's heart sank. This was the first time she had taken the initiative to say she wanted it during the day. He should have agreed immediately, but he had no choice but to listen to several reports at that moment.
"Yanyan, take a nap first and get some rest. I'll go take care of some things and then take good care of you..."
"Hmm." After saying that, she really felt a little sleepy. Sheng Xiyan yawned, closed her eyes and stretched out her arms. Xuan Ling took off her outer clothes and skirt, and stuffed the delicate girl into the brocade quilt.
He was already used to serving her. Whenever he stretched out his arms, it meant she was going to take off her clothes, or of course, it could also mean she was going to put on her clothes...
He placed a kiss on her forehead and said, "Be good, go to sleep."
That night, the spring rain knocked on the window, and Su Yunfu, holding a silk lantern, walked quietly through the corridor.
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