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465: The Queen

Today is the first of the month. It is raining heavily outside again. I am only updating once. I have been too tired recently. My stomach hurts again after a long time. Although it has just stopped hurting, I am worried that it will hurt again soon. I will update tomorrow. Please forgive me. I put it here at the beginning of the chapter. I hope everyone can see it and don't wait for the next update.

After asking around, Old Man Lan found out where the lady who bought the purple clothes and shoes had gone with her family, which was hundreds of miles away from the capital. After discussing it, Old Man Lan and Aunt Lan decided to go there. If they could find out the result, perhaps this time Su Zhi would be able to solve the mystery of her life experience.

Because Su Zhi's pregnancy couldn't wait, after the emperor summoned her, she had to go back to Hebian Village, which was a good place to nurture the fetus and give birth, so Father Lan and the others packed up and set off.

The day after the Lan couple left, Ye Wenru brought news that the emperor asked them to enter the palace.

"The Emperor has specifically instructed you to take Xiaori and Yueyue with you, and my husband and I will also take Xing'er with us."

"Why do you have to bring a few dolls with you?"

Su Zhi asked. She actually didn't want to take the children to the palace. That kind of place would give people a sense of oppression. The last time she went there was enough, that was to broaden the children's horizons. But after that time, Xiaori slept uneasily. She thought it might be affected by the atmosphere in the palace. Even Yueyue said that she dreamed that someone in the palace wanted to beat them up. Of course, in the end she let Xiaobai and Xiaohei bite those people. Yueyue was still lively and cheerful, but Su Zhi still didn't want to take them there.

"Yes, the palace is not a good place. We have to bow and kneel at every turn. It's okay for adults like us, but children like to move around, and they can't stand it. Our Xing'er was wronged and got into trouble there. I really don't want him to go there again."

Madam Ye also said that she used to think her son was loved by the emperor and empress. It was a great blessing for him to enter the palace. But after that incident, she didn't want her son to go back to the palace at such a young age.

Ye Wenru said, "This time we are going to see the Emperor and Empress, and we will not see the Imperial Concubine and her son. Don't worry. As for why the Emperor specifically asked us to bring a few children, I think it's because he wanted to make the Empress happy. The Empress has been sad because of the eldest prince's affairs in recent years. It's rare that she likes Xing'er. She was also very worried about Xiaori's accident, and now she also wants to see Xing'er. Xiaori and Yueyue are very cute. If the Empress sees them, she will definitely like them very much."

Madam Ye showed sympathy on her face and said, "As the mother of a country, the Queen can't always have everything she wants. Then bring Xing'er into the palace."

After saying that, he looked at Su Zhi. Su Zhi naturally couldn't object. She could understand the pain of the queen. If the little ones got sick or had a disaster, she would be anxious as hell, not to mention that the queen had lost her only son.

Because they were going to enter the palace in the afternoon, Shen Zian and Su Zhi made hasty preparations. They only wore neat and simple clothes, but dressed the children very cutely.

The three dolls were all wearing clothes made by Su Zhi. Each one was as cute as a jade doll, but they all acted like little adults, which made them even cuter.

Four adults brought three children into the palace and were taken to the queen's palace.

"Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen, nice to see you again. You are more energetic than before. That Fuyuan is really a place for people to live."

A eunuch came over and greeted Shen Zian and Su Zhi with a smile.

Shen Zian and Su Zhi recognized him immediately. This man was the eunuch Shen who had delivered the imperial edict to them in Fuyuan. At that time, he was very kind to Shen Zian and Su Zhi. Su Zhi even gave him a lot of flower tea!

Eunuch Shen said quickly, "I am so happy to see you here! I knew you were so lucky. Sure enough, you will see the emperor. I just didn't expect that one of your three children is Lord Ye's son. This is really fate!"

Eunuch Shen greeted Ye Wenru and Madam Ye with a smile. The Ye couple were very polite. It seemed that Eunuch Shen now had some status in the palace.

Yueyue also greeted Eunuch Shen, who was very happy, thinking that the little girl recognized him! He couldn't have a baby in his lifetime, and he liked little babies like this the most.

Xiaori and Xing'er were also very polite, but Xiaori's expression started to look a little strange again, which made Su Zhi, who had been paying attention to him, a little worried.

After the greetings, the group went in.

This palace is larger and more magnificent than the palace where the imperial concubine lives, but it exudes a sense of solemnity. People say that a person's character can be seen from where he lives, and it is true. The imperial concubine's residence is luxurious and ostentatious, while the queen's residence is gorgeous yet solemn.

The Queen was indeed just as Su Zhi had imagined, a dignified and beautiful woman. She did not wear overly gorgeous formal attire to meet them, but only wore a bright red palace dress embroidered with a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and a phoenix hairpin on her head, which showed her dignified and majestic temperament, and her aura as the mother of the country was very impressive.

After the group exchanged greetings, they sat down.

The Queen spoke very gently to Shen Zian, Su Zhi, and did not forget about Xiao Ri and the other little kids. Her voice was soft and her eyes were gentle, which made people feel happy.

Su Zhijue's queen looked at her twice more, but she didn't care. Ever since she used the spiritual spring, she has become more energetic, especially her skin has become exceptionally fair. Both men and women like to look at her twice more, and she is used to it.

Su Zhi looked at the tender look in the queen's eyes as she looked at Xiaori and the three little kids, and discovered that there was a hint of sadness in those eyes. She thought that the queen really had not forgotten the deceased eldest prince. What a poor mother she was.

After chatting for a while, Ye Wenru and Shen Zian stayed to talk to the emperor, while the queen took Madam Ye Su Zhi and three little kids to the back hall.

After arriving at the back hall, we walked further back and came to a pavilion. This pavilion was very large. The weather was not too cold at this time, and it was the afternoon when the sun was the brightest. It was a good time to sit in it.

There are many flowers and plants around the pavilion. Especially now that it is autumn, chrysanthemums of various colors are exuding fragrance, and there are several butterflies flying around, the scenery is extremely beautiful.

Yueyue watched the butterflies fluttering around. She loved catching butterflies the most. When she was at home, there were many flowers planted in the garden, and the flowers were in full bloom. They attracted many butterflies, and she would always catch them to play with. She had not caught butterflies for a long time since she had been away from home. Now that she saw them, she really wanted to play with them.

But Yueyue knew that today was not the time to play, and that she needed to be very obedient to the auntie who had a beautiful smile in front of her, and not be naughty, so she was very obedient. She just glanced at her for a few times and then turned her eyes back.

The palace maids had already laid out embroidered cushions on the white marble pier, and had placed fruits and snacks, as well as brewed fragrant tea. Then they stood respectfully to the side.

The Queen looked at Su Zhi and said, "I don't know why, but when I look at Madam Shen, I feel like I've seen her somewhere before."

Su Zhi was sweating inwardly, thinking that it was a good thing that the queen was a woman, otherwise she would have thought that this was the most uncreative way of picking up someone.

"I look very ordinary, and it's normal for the Queen to think that I've seen this before."

The queen smiled and thought to herself, "That's right. The girl she had seen before was just a little bit similar to the woman in front of her. She was not as pretty as the woman in front of her, nor did she have the spirit of the woman in front of her. She was just a slightly cowardly little girl, while the woman in front of her was a wonderful woman who could get the protection of the holy beast, make it rain, and enter the palace as a peasant woman and still be graceful and elegant.

When the Queen thought about it, she didn't say anything else. After all, the woman was already dead. It was not good to say that Madam Shen looked like a dead person. There was still a little life in her belly! The Queen focused her attention on Su Zhi's belly again, and her eyes revealed envy.

"Mrs. Shen, how many months has the baby in your belly been? Is it still well behaved?"

"My dear, he is four months old now. He is a very good kid. He doesn't bother me much usually, but he will move his hands and feet occasionally."

As soon as Su Zhi talked about her child, a gentle smile appeared on her face. Her already gentle face immediately became radiant, and the radiance of motherhood made people around her unable to take their eyes off her.

The queen was even more envious when she saw this. She thought that she was also so happy when she was pregnant with the prince. It was a pity that she was separated from the prince forever. Her eyes turned red slightly, and she tried hard not to cry. She smiled and turned her eyes to Xiaori and the other babies.

"Xing'er, these are your brother and sister? They are called Xiaori and Yueyue, right? They are both nice names. Do you want your mother to give you a brother or a sister?"

Yueyue said crisply: "Brother!"

Xiaori looked at the queen and said softly, "Brother."

Xing'er also said, "I want a younger brother, too."

The queen loved talking to children and said with a smile, "Why do you want a younger brother? Isn't a younger sister good enough?"

Yueyue said: "I already have an older brother, but no younger brother. I will have a younger sister later."

Xing'er also nodded.

Xiao Ri said, "I want a younger brother, I want to be the top scholar, Xing'er wants to be the top scholar, and my younger brother also wants to be the top scholar. Then there will be three top scholars in the family."

The Queen clapped her hands and said, "What a great ambition!"

Mrs. Ye and Su Zhi also laughed when they heard this. They naturally wanted their children to be successful.

The queen touched Yueyue's head and said, "See you just looked at those butterflies. Go and play. Let your two brothers go with you."

Yueyue looked at Su Zhi, and when she nodded, she stood up, holding Xiaori and Xing'er's hands and walked out of the pavilion.

The queen looked at the three little kids running around in the flowers with a gentle look in her eyes. She said to Su Zhi, "Madam Shen, these three children are so adorable. I heard that you rescued them from kidnappers? You really have a kind heart. You are also smart and have excellent medical skills. You are really the best among women."

Su Zhi quickly said, "Thank you, Queen, for the compliment. I don't deserve it."

The queen waved her hands and said, "Why shouldn't I be ashamed? You deserve such praise. I... uh..."

As the queen was speaking, she suddenly put her hand to her forehead and frowned slightly.

When Madam Ye and Su Zhi saw this, they both became nervous and stood up. The palace maids beside them also came over and surrounded the queen in the middle.

(Lishu Literature)