"Yes, Princess Xiaoyu and Princess Xiaoan were not born to me. They were born to one of my palace maids. But I gave birth to a prince! He didn't even open his eyes to look at me before he passed away."
Meng prostrated himself on the ground and wept bitterly.
When she discovered that the palace maid was pregnant, she hid her away. She was determined to give birth to a prince for His Majesty, to be the mother of the nation, and to become the Empress Dowager!
With her belly plus the palace maid's belly, she could surely give birth to a prince.
Finally, the day of childbirth arrived. When she was in abdominal pain, she also gave the palace maid a labor-inducing drug.
After a day and two nights of labor pains, she gave birth to a prince, but he was already dead! The palace maid gave birth to twin princesses, but died from postpartum hemorrhage.
Even without a living prince, a princess is still good; His Majesty will surely dote on her.
She had a normal pulse every time she was pregnant, and it was always for one child. It was impossible for her to give birth to twins, so she had to get rid of one of them.
So Princess Xiao'an was sent out of the palace. Unexpectedly, the old woman who gave her the child saw how pitiful the child was and gave her to a family without children, so that she could live in anonymity.
Unexpectedly, she came back! And her return was perfectly timed; Xiaoyu's life was hanging by a thread, and the only way for her to survive was through a soul-transferring technique, transferring Xiaoyu's soul into Xiaoan's body...
"Grandmother, Mother, what are you doing?" Xiao'an entered the hall and saw Meng Shi slumped on the ground. He hurriedly tried to help her up.
The Empress Dowager looked at Xiao'an and said, "She is not your biological mother."
Xiao'an said, "The kindness of raising is greater than the kindness of giving birth. I only recognize my mother as my mother."
"Fool! She's the murderer who killed your mother!" the Empress Dowager scolded.
“I have no birth mother, must I also lose my adoptive mother?” Xiao’an still protected Meng Shi.
"Fine, what ungrateful bastards! You'd better watch yourselves!" The Empress Dowager was too lazy to bother with them anymore.
After wiping the blood off her nose, Madam Meng said to Xiao'an, "Your mother's good child, I haven't spoiled you for nothing."
On the dragon bed, Emperor Xiaozhi's eyelids twitched, but he did not open them.
...
Fu Yunchen went to the morning court session.
I got up before dawn.
Mu Run was reluctant to get up, but if she didn't go back soon, Qiao Yu and the others would find out that she wasn't sleeping in the dormitory.
So I got out of bed too.
Fu Yunchen dressed himself in his official robes and hat, came to the bedside, and seeing that she was still sleepy and could not open her eyes at all, he said, "Sleep a little longer."
Mu Run shook her head. "I can't sleep anymore. Even if I have to continue sleeping, it has to be over there."
"Why bother with all this trouble? I'll just transfer you to my place."
"No, I'm doing fine in the servants' quarters. I have two or three friends to work with, and I'm also teaching them to read."
“Teaching words is fine. But don’t easily trust others,” Fu Yunchen cautioned, “especially those in the Grand Commandant’s mansion.”
Mu Run nodded, "I know clearly what should and shouldn't be said."
"It doesn't matter what you say, just take good care of yourself."
"I know, you should go to court now."
"No rush." Fu Yunchen's slender fingers hooked her beautiful oval chin, and he lowered his head to give her a deep kiss.
Mu Run stood on tiptoe to receive the weight, a hint of allure emanating from her eyes and brows.
After a long while, Fu Yunchen finally let her go, his voice lower and more husky, "How can you take back the three-year term?"
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