Chapter 177 The Little Prince's Full Moon, Banquet for All Officials
The old lady was relieved to see that she had figured it out.
She was quite afraid that the child would get stuck in a rut and sulk.
Shen Yuanwei added, "Mother, since the Queen had a miscarriage in order to save my child, I must bring some nourishing herbs to the palace to see her."
The old lady frowned.
"But how can your body withstand the bumps of a carriage? She faked pregnancy and miscarriage. She pretended to be sick, but the wound on your body is real. How can you, an injured person, go to see her? What if the wound breaks and bleeds?"
Shen Yuanwei sighed.
"But now she has lost her 'own son' who she had been carrying for more than nine months in order to take care of my child. If I don't show any appreciation, how will the world view me?"
The old lady couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Queen Wei.
The Queen has made a good plan, but has she considered Yuan Wei's situation?
If you are afraid that you can't raise the child well and don't want to raise him, it doesn't matter. There are many concubines in the harem who want to raise little princes. She raised Yuan Wei's child, and put Yuan Wei in the limelight for her own selfish reasons. How can a person be like this?
Shen Yuanwei shook the old lady's hand and said, "It's okay, mother. Let the carriage go slower. We should also walk slower on the way to the palace. We should rest more. The wound should not burst—"
The old lady felt very distressed. "Why don't you ask Ling Zhao to find someone to help him carry you into the palace? You will get sick from walking such a long distance from the palace gate to the Queen's bedroom!"
Shen Yuanwei didn't want to lie on the spring stool anymore.
That night she had no choice but to do so because of the situation. Besides, it was night and no one could see her, so she was not afraid of embarrassment. But today was different. There were people everywhere in the middle of the day. How embarrassing and awkward it would be to be carried around...
She smiled and shook her head at the old lady, then looked at Xiao Lingzhao, "Go get me some clothes, and ask the housekeeper to prepare some herbs, and then we'll go into the palace."
Xiao Lingzhao knew that she was now in a difficult situation and that she had no choice but to enter the palace.
If she doesn't go to the palace to see the queen, she will not be able to live as a human being in the future. Everyone will call her ungrateful and selfish.
Xiao Lingzhao stood up and went to help Shen Yuanwei get her coat.
The old lady had no choice but to find the housekeeper to prepare the herbs.
Shen Yuanwei changed her clothes and was supported by Xiao Lingzhao as she walked step by step to the gate of the general's mansion.
Just as he was about to go down the stairs, a carriage suddenly drove over from a distance and stopped in front of the general's mansion.
Shen Yuanwei raised her eyes and looked.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and the elderly Prime Minister Wei was helped out of the carriage.
The old prime minister walked to the gate of the general's mansion with red eyes, glanced at the people in the mansions on both sides who were secretly watching the excitement, and said loudly -
"Madam Xiao, are you planning to go to the palace to see the Queen?"
"No, you are still in confinement and the wound on your body has not healed yet. How can you enter the palace? What if the wound breaks open?"
"Don't worry about the Queen, she's fine now. She knows that you are a good person, Madam Xiao, and you will definitely come to the palace to visit her with your injuries, so she asked me to tell you to take good care of yourself in the mansion and don't make any trouble. If anything happens to you, she will probably die of guilt."
"Mrs. Xiao, please come in quickly. You can't be exposed to cold wind during this period of confinement. Please come in quickly!"
"General Xiao, quickly help your wife into the mansion. We can talk inside if we have anything to say."
Xiao Lingzhao and Shen Yuanwei looked at each other.
They both understood.
The Queen knew that what she did was not right, and out of guilt she deliberately asked Prime Minister Wei to stay here and watch, right?
Shen Yuanwei had a sad face. "Prime Minister, I have to go. The Queen lost her own little prince in order to take care of my child. How can I not go to see her? I have to go and see her, otherwise I will feel guilty——"
When Prime Minister Wei heard the words "uneasy conscience", his eyelids twitched.
He always felt that the former Concubine Zhao, now Madam Xiao, was mocking the Queen...
He bowed as a minister and said carefully, "Madam Xiao, please don't say that. This is the Queen's own fate. How can you be blamed? Those who poisoned her deserve to die. It has nothing to do with you. The Queen understands your feelings for her. Don't come into the palace with injuries. Go back home and rest, quickly-"
Shen Yuanwei didn't want to go through the trouble of entering the palace.
It was just that the Queen's action put her in trouble, so she had to do this.
Since the old prime minister came to convey the queen's decree, telling her not to bother anymore, she went back home.
The old prime minister also followed him into the palace silently.
Because they had to tell a secret that could not be revealed to anyone, Shen Yuanwei and Xiao Lingzhao took the old prime minister back to their courtyard.
Shen Yuanwei carefully sat down on Xiao Lingzhao's cushioned chair, looking up at the old Prime Minister Wei with a half-smile.
"Did the Queen plan today's event herself, or did you, the Prime Minister, teach her?"
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The old Prime Minister Wei stood in front of Shen Yuanwei and bowed deeply with great shame.
He bent over and refused to get up.
"Madam Xiao, this is something our Wei family is not doing right. We are sorry for you."
"You are willing to give the little prince you gave birth to at great risk of death to the queen to raise. We, the Wei family, should be grateful, but we set up a trap like this, causing your two little princes to bear the pressure of a life. We are really ashamed of you..."
"I am here today to apologize to Madam Xiao. I proposed this idea to the Queen. Please understand the pressure on me. Our Wei family will devote all our strength to support your little prince in the future. Naturally, we have to have a strong relationship with the little prince. We cannot afford the result that the little prince will turn against the Wei family when he grows up. That will overthrow the entire Wei family—"
"I asked the Queen to do this for the sake of the whole clan."
"But then again, no matter what my reasons are, I have failed Madam Xiao's kindness. I deserve to be punished. I know Madam Xiao is angry. I accept the punishment and have no complaints."
Shen Yuanwei looked at the old man with gray hair.
She had never blamed the Queen in the first place, and now that her old father had come to apologize to her in such a humble manner, what else could she blame?
She looked at Xiao Lingzhao.
Xiao Lingzhao stepped forward and helped the old prime minister to stand up.
Shen Yuanwei said, "Prime Minister, you don't have to do this. In fact, I don't blame the Queen too much. I can understand her anxiety about raising someone else's child. I can understand your Wei family's fear of the future. As long as the Queen doesn't harm the little prince, I can cooperate with you and not expose this matter."
Prime Minister Wei looked at Shen Yuanwei with surprise.
The old prime minister was used to seeing Concubine Zhao dare to confront even the emperor, but he was suddenly let off so easily by her. He was a little flattered.
Shen Yuanwei said again.
"Also, I hope that your Wei family will not use this matter to pressure the little prince at every turn in the future. Don't always say that the queen lost her child to protect them. They should be filial to the queen and do their best for your Wei family—"
"I don't want you to put too much pressure on those two kids."
"The Queen wants to show them kindness. They are sensible and they know what's going on. There's no need for you to remind them all day long."
"If you put too much pressure on my children, making them bear a heavy yoke and unhappy, then I am not afraid of exposing the Queen's fake pregnancy—"
Prime Minister Wei immediately looked serious.
He promised, "Don't worry, Madam Xiao, no one in the Wei family dares to put pressure on the little prince. You will not let the Wei family go, and the emperor will do the same. If the Wei family makes his two little princes live a heavy and unhappy life, the emperor will first punish our Wei family severely!"
He stared into Shen Yuanwei's eyes and said, "Madam Xiao, from now on the little prince is the hope of our Wei family. We hope more than anyone else that the little prince can grow up healthy and happy."
Shen Yuanwei nodded, "Okay, then let's just let this matter go. Don't worry about it, Queen Sister. I'll go to the palace to see her when the little prince's full moon banquet is held."
Prime Minister Wei’s brows relaxed.
He could finally feel relieved that Concubine Zhao was so understanding.
The old man knew that Shen Yuanwei needed to stay in bed and rest now, so he didn't dare to delay any longer. After bowing several times, he said goodbye and left.
After the old man left, Shen Yuanwei looked up and smiled at Xiao Lingzhao.
"I really hope time goes by faster. I can't wait to know which of the two children is the blood of your Xiao family."
Xiao Lingzhao held her shoulders tightly.
He wants to know too.
He also wanted to hug his own son.
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The days of confinement were leisurely and comfortable, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the little prince's full moon banquet.
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