Chapter 74 Peony
In Ci'an Palace, Empress Dowager Li smiled sincerely.
She asked the queen and the second princess as usual. But she also asked the eldest princess, the second prince, and the third prince.
However, she was not like Empress Dowager Feng, who deliberately ignored Concubine Feng.
"I heard that your mother has not slept well these days? Is there something wrong?" asked the Queen.
"Thank you, Ayun, for thinking of me. It's nothing serious. I just had a few dreams. These days are the anniversary of the death of the sixth son. It's inevitable that Concubine Yang feels a little uncomfortable."
This means that Concubine Yang has been restless recently.
The queen smiled knowingly, "In theory, she is also pitiful. I have an idea. Why not ask Concubine Yang to live in Cheng'an Temple for a while. First, to escape the summer heat, and second, to pray for the King of Hua."
Back then, Prince Hua was only one step away from becoming the crown prince.
If he hadn't died in an accident while riding a horse in the street, he might have been the emperor today.
Concubine Yang is also the current empress dowager.
But fate was such that Prince Hua was not destined to have such a fate, and Concubine Yang could only let herself be tortured.
As glorious as she was in the past, she feels so miserable now.
At the beginning, she used her great favor to force the empress and other concubines to breathe. At one point, the expenses of the empress in the harem were not as much as those of her, a single concubine.
Now she herself doesn't have the ability to be the queen mother, and she will fall into the hands of the queen mothers, how can it be good? It's just that when Prince Hua was alive, he was favored by the late emperor, and he had expressed several times that he wanted to make him the crown prince.
For the sake of the emperor's reputation and the empress dowagers' reputation, Concubine Yang cannot be made too uncomfortable.
But now it's different. It's been five years since the Emperor ascended the throne. What can't he do? Concubine Yang has suffered enough in the palace in the past few years. It's time for her to go out and suffer.
The rule of the Dayi Dynasty was that as long as the women in the harem had given birth, they did not have to leave the palace after the death of the previous emperor, regardless of whether the children were alive or not.
This means that if you have the merit of giving birth, you can live in the palace in your old age. Of course, some women who have not given birth but are already concubines or nine concubines can also stay, depending on what the new emperor says.
Otherwise, those who were infertile and of low status would all be sent to Cheng'an Temple to become monks.
Now that the Queen had said this, she didn't ask Empress Dowager Yang to become a nun, but it just meant she could decide whether to shave her head or not.
What else can be good about going to Cheng'an Temple?
There's no way I can come back after leaving.
Empress Dowager Li was embarrassed: "That's fine, but... according to the rules, she can't be asked to go to Cheng'an Temple."
"You have good intentions, Empress Dowager, but Empress Dowager Yang may not want to go." Lady Li smiled and said, "To pray for the King of Hua, Empress Dowager Yang must have wanted to go a long time ago. Besides, she can come back in the future. Otherwise, wouldn't it be uncomfortable for Empress Dowager Yang to live in the palace and think about His Royal Highness the King of Hua all the time?"
"You are right, kid." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Oh, pitiful, I will discuss this with the Emperor later. Let's not talk about this. Yi Chongyuan didn't come, how is she?"
The Queen thought that the Queen Mother just wanted her to express her stance on the matter of Concubine Yang, and she was not stupid, so she couldn't stop her.
"To answer my mother, she is just waiting to give birth now. I am afraid she will give birth prematurely. But the period is coming up, so she should be fine."
"Alas, if it weren't for Concubine Jing, this wouldn't have happened." Concubine Jin suddenly spoke.
"Empress Jin, I have been in the palace for two years. During these two years, I have seen that the Empress Dowagers are kind and the Empress is merciful. The sisters in the palaces have their own merits. But I have never seen anyone like Empress Jin. You speak up for everyone like this, which really opens my eyes."
Shen Chuliu was openly calling her a troublemaker.
Those who understood laughed, but they also kept their heads down.
The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "This mischievous girl, the daughter of the Shen family? When I was still in the boudoir, I met girls from your family. They were all good at speaking."
"The Empress Dowager has laughed at us." Shen Chuliu said.
"Well, Concubine Jin, you are the same. The palace is most taboo about these gossips. It would be bad if your words were misunderstood. You should know that the emperor gave you the title of 'Jin'. Don't let the eldest princess learn your bad habits."
Concubine Jin blushed: "Yes, your majesty."
"As for Yi Chongyuan, the Queen still needs to worry more. The child has always been in good health, why has she been having so many troubles since she became pregnant? I always think that it was because I was sick at that time, and she was tired?"
"How does this matter have anything to do with the Empress Dowager? I am not saying anything bad about Empress Chongyuan. It's just that she ate a lot of cold things before. Even if the women in the palace are not pregnant, they are not allowed to eat so many cold things. Now that it's like this, I just hope that the little prince in her belly is fine." said Lady Li.
"Well, never mind. I'll ask someone to send her some tonic." The Queen Mother sighed.
"Don't worry, mother. Yi Chongyuan will give birth to a royal heir safely," said the queen.
The Queen Mother nodded. She was actually a little worried.
As the old saying goes, seven lives are good and eight lives are bad.
Either give birth in July, or...oh, it would be really weird to give birth in August.
But now it has been eight months.
I just hope she can hold on.
Coming out of Ci'an Palace, Concubine Feng Shu asked, "Is Yi Chongyuan really that bad?"
The Queen ignored her until she got on the sedan chair, then she looked down at her and said, "If Concubine Feng is worried, go and have a look."
"Your Majesty, you are joking. How can I disturb Sister Yi from her pregnancy? I will go back first."
Who would dare to go and take a look at it at this time? If something goes wrong, they won't be able to take it out.
The queen walked in front, and everyone else dispersed behind her.
Lady Li held Yutao's hand and said, "Lady Jing, the weather is so nice, do you want to go and enjoy the flowers? The peonies in the Imperial Garden are all in bloom. If it's a few days later, they will have bloomed too."
"Beautiful lady Li has an appointment, so of course I have to go." Shen Chuliu smiled: "Appreciating flowers and beauties is a joy in the world."
"Okay, then let's look at each other." The beautiful lady smiled.
Both of them went to the Imperial Garden with only one servant.
Fortunately, the beauty has no sedan chair to do anything.
Shen Chuliu thought that taking a walk every day would help him to exercise his body.
It is a good time in the Imperial Garden. The climate here is suitable, and flowers are in full bloom most of the time throughout the year.
The palace also specially grows flowers and plants, and there is space for them in the entire imperial garden.
Even now there are still many peach and apricot blossoms.
Anyway, it looks very nice.
Several people walked outside the peony garden.
There are colorful flowers everywhere, and the peonies are in full bloom.
Although most of the flowers planted here are not famous varieties, they are all extremely beautiful when they bloom.
Because there are many flowers in bloom, there are colorful butterflies dancing on them. It is very attractive.
"No wonder people say that the peony is the most precious flower in the world. No other flower can produce such a magnificent sight when it blooms." Shen Chuliu said.
"Ha, that's right. I just love this beautiful flower." The beautiful lady smiled and said, "It's a pity that I can't wear this flower, otherwise I would wear it every day."
Li Meiren: I just love this peony! Shen Chuliu: Isn’t this a coincidence?
[I'm fine, but the cat is sick. It's better if I'm sick! I'm so worried!]
(End of this chapter)
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