Tang Baozhu found his silliness rather endearing. "How could the baby in your belly possibly understand what you're saying? She's only a few months old. It will be at least another year before she can understand you."
Zhou Hongsheng was well aware of this meaning, but he simply had extremely high expectations.
Especially when he sees the girl pregnant now, he is reminded of the time when the two of them were hunters in the mountains. Although they didn't have much money back then, it was enough.
That was the happiest time for him, but now that his daughter is back by his side, he feels happy every day.
However, he was too busy with court affairs and had too much time to spend with his maid, which made him somewhat dissatisfied.
Zhou Hongsheng thought about his son, who was already eight years old. He saw that his son was quite good at studying and practicing martial arts, and he figured that it wouldn't be long before he was able to take on important responsibilities.
That way, he and the maid could leave the palace and live a carefree life together.
The more I thought about it, the better I felt about the idea. I couldn't wait for my son to turn 20.
"Girl, when Xiaobao is old enough to shoulder important responsibilities, let's leave here and go back to the place where we first met. What do you think?"
Tang Baozhu looked at Zhou Hongsheng's expectant face and nodded, "I'll listen to you, Uncle. Wherever you say we're going, we'll go. I'll go with you no matter where you go."
Zhou Hongsheng was deeply moved by what he said. "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise. I will go with you when Xiaobao is a little older."
"Uncle, I made two sets of clothes for you. Go try them on and see if they fit and if you like the style."
Although I was quite happy that my daughter made clothes for me, I felt a pang of heartache thinking about how she was pregnant and still made clothes for me.
"I have clothes to wear, so don't tire yourself out. Leave those things to the palace servants."
Tang Baozhu nodded. If the task were given to someone else instead of the emperor, even if no one said anything, the emperor would definitely feel resentful.
Before he could finish speaking, he happily went to try on his new clothes, his smile so obvious that it was clear his words were a bit exaggerated.
Although he felt sorry for Baozhu, and he really did feel sorry for her, he was still very happy when he actually made clothes for her.
Without needing Leonardo DiCaprio's help, Zhou Hongsheng took the clothes and started trying them on himself. After putting them on, he walked up to Tang Baozhu and asked if they looked good.
Tang Baozhu would definitely say it looked good, after all, her aesthetic sense was quite good, and the needlework was quite delicate. Over so many lifetimes, her skills were already better than ever.
As for Xiao Bao's two sets of clothes, the palace maids who were serving him were simply ordered to take them and give them to Xiao Bao, so that he wouldn't have to make the trip alone.
She also instructed a palace maid to bring two of his favorite dishes over, since it was almost lunchtime anyway. Even if he didn't have time to come over, she wanted Xiao Bao to feel that his mother was still thinking of him.
The days passed slowly, and soon it was Tang Baozhu's due date. Zhou Hongsheng took care of everything and arranged things in an orderly manner.
In reality, he only needed to give instructions and make arrangements; in fact, it was Steward Li who carried out all the work.
Everyone entering the factory was checked before being allowed inside.
Because the pregnancy began during the morning court session, the ministers generally knew that the empress was about to give birth.
Most of them had stopped causing trouble, but the emperor's birth mother, Lady Fenggong, couldn't wait to enter the palace when she heard that the empress was about to give birth.
He brought a pretty girl of about sixteen or seventeen with him when he arrived. As soon as they reached the door of the delivery room, she said she wanted to go in and see what was going on inside.
Fortunately, Tang Baozhu had warned them in advance not to come in casually, because many unseen bacteria could be brought in from outside, which would be harmful to the mothers and babies inside.
Therefore, since Lady Fenggong didn't know many people, she certainly wouldn't be allowed into the delivery room.
Not to mention that he wasn't genuinely there to visit the Empress, which infuriated Zhou Hongsheng, especially since the young girl he brought along was clueless and kept calling him "cousin, cousin."
Thinking that his own daughter was still giving birth inside, he wondered if she had heard that girl calling him cousin. If she had, she would definitely be angry.
Worried that Baozhu might get sick from anger, he immediately called to the head steward Li, "Little Li, the Empress's childbirth is too chaotic. In order not to offend Lady Fenggong, why don't you hurry up and send her out of the palace? Make sure she is safely delivered to Lady Fenggong's residence, do you hear me?"
"Your servant obeys the decree."
"Cousin, cousin, I'm not leaving. I want to stay with you. What's so great about that old woman inside? I'm much younger than her. Look at me, cousin."
The young girl rarely gets to enter the palace, and this is the first time she has seen the emperor so closely. How could she bear to leave?
But Zhou Hongsheng felt disgusted and wanted to vomit after hearing this. "Little Li, you are making up stories and showing great disrespect to me. Suppress this and give him 20 lashes. After you're done, send him back."
"Cousin, spare me!"
"30 large boards."
The little girl was so frightened that she immediately stopped talking, worried that if she begged for mercy again, she would be punished with more than 30 strokes.
Lady Fenggong found it hard to believe that her son could be so heartless. "Son, she's still your cousin. How could you be so cruel?"
Zhou Hongsheng only felt respect for his mother out of politeness; otherwise, he wouldn't have bestowed upon her the title of Empress Dowager. He wasn't particularly bothered when she said she was very free.
Because he was indifferent to everyone except Baozhu and his son.
"I have always been like this. Is this the first time Lady Fenggong has heard of this? Not just anyone is qualified to claim kinship with me, let alone someone who has disrespected the Empress. The fact that I did not have her beaten to death is already a sign of respect for Lady Fenggong. I hope Lady Fenggong will not push her luck."
When Chief Steward Li saw that the Emperor had rendered Lady Fenggong speechless, he knew that the young girl was bound to get a beating today.
It's also his fault for speaking recklessly and offending the Emperor. He might have been spared this time out of respect for Lady Fenggong, but he foolishly offended the Empress.
Then you can't blame the emperor.
The Emperor was already extremely worried when the Empress was giving birth inside, and the little girl just happened to be there, so she could only blame her bad luck.
Chief Steward Li waved directly to the guards standing outside, ordering them to quickly pull him away.
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