Why did she suddenly come to my house today?
I saw Princess Liu coming with her adopted son.
"I hope Concubine Yun won't blame me for bothering you today."
Before Zhao Yunzhu could speak, Princess Liu smiled and said, "You should have sent the invitation earlier."
Zhao Yunzhu ordered the maid to bring some cakes to Young Master Du and exchanged a few polite words.
"What's the matter with you visiting me today?"
"My aunt mentioned it, and I just now learned that Concubine Yun is pregnant. Coincidentally, I just got a pearl of hundred-year-old ginseng, but it seems to be wasted somewhere else, so I thought of giving it to you. I hope Concubine Yun won't dislike it."
Princess Liu turned around and took the box of ginseng from the maid, opened it and pushed it in front of Zhao Yunzhu.
She only took a quick glance and saw that the century-old ginseng was of excellent quality.
It is not common in the market, and even in the warehouse of Prince An’s Mansion, there is no such good thing.
"It's so precious, it's obvious that Princess Liu put a lot of thought into it."
Zhao Yunzhu casually picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
Princess Liu came to visit today, probably not just to give gifts.
Princess Liu smiled awkwardly and just spoke, "Concubine Yun, I came here today because I really have a difficult matter to ask you. But—"
She turned around and looked at Zhao Yunzhu intently, "I don't know how to open my mouth."
"Prince Liu, just speak frankly."
"Then I will shamelessly speak to Concubine Yun."
Princess Liu took Yangzi by the hand and walked to Zhong Yunzhu, "I want this child to recognize Concubine Yun as his godmother."
Zhao Yunzhu's pupils shrank.
"Prince Liu's Consort, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. The prince told me before that he only wants his own child and doesn't want to be a godfather to someone else."
Now that Prince An is not around, she simply puts everything on him.
"Concubine Yun, raising this child is not easy, and I am not blessed with much. I hope this child can benefit from Concubine Yun's influence. Maybe in the future, he will have some good fortune and be able to repay Concubine Yun."
Princess Liu spoke with sincerity and she pushed the adopted son in her hand.
The child blinked his bright eyes and looked at Zhao Yunzhu, revealing the childish innocence and kindness of a child. He knelt in front of Zhao Yunzhu, raised his head, and his eyes were full of determination. "I beg Concubine Yun to accept me."
"Concubine Yun, please accept me."
The child was about to kowtow after saying this, and Zhao Yunzhu quickly reached out to stop him.
But the child was so strong that he almost pulled her off the chair.
Fortunately, Linglong was quick to support her.
Aunt Hua was watching with horror, and her expression changed immediately. She walked forward with a stern look and forcibly pulled the young master of the Du family up from the ground.
There was also a hint of complaint in her tone, "Prince Liu's Concubine also knows that my Concubine Yun is in a serious condition and cannot afford any mishaps. If a child doesn't take the situation seriously, it's inevitable that he will accidentally injure my Concubine Yun."
She stuffed the child into the hands of Consort Liu and continued, "Consort Liu, please take care of Young Master Du and stay safe. Don't torment Consort Yun like this anymore. It's frightening just to watch."
When Princess Liu heard Nanny Hua's scolding, her face showed a bit of displeasure. She looked up and saw that Zhao Yunzhu's face looked a little unhappy.
He swallowed the words of reprimand that were about to come out of his mouth.
Today's goal has not been achieved yet, so she cannot turn against Concubine Yun.
After taking her adopted son to a seat again and settling him down, Princess Liu smiled apologetically and explained, "Concubine Yun, I'm so sorry. I was inconsiderate just now. Please don't hold it against me."
Zhao Yunzhu picked up the teacup again, lowered her eyes and sipped the tea, with no intention of responding.
Even so, Princess Liu had no intention of leaving.
"Concubine Yun, I'm so sorry."
Princess Liu kept apologizing and showed no intention of leaving.
Zhao Yunzhu raised her eyes and placed the teacup heavily on the table.
"Princess Liu, I don't take it to heart."
"That's good, that's good."
Princess Liu was obviously relieved and turned around to continue talking about what had just happened, "Concubine Yun, can you please hand over my son——"
"Princess Liu, I have no intention of adopting a child, and I will never have that intention in the future." This time, she spoke absolutely, leaving no room for any illusions for Princess Liu.
Princess Liu's face froze.
Now that things have come to this, how can she still be so shameless as to approach him?
"Concubine Yun, I'm sorry to bother you today."
Princess Liu said goodbye while holding her adopted son's hand.
Zhao Yunzhu watched Princess Liu leave. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the century-old ginseng on the table. She looked at Linglong and ordered, "Return it. I don't need such a precious thing right now."
"yes."
Linglong picked up the ginseng on the table and quickly chased after him.
When she came back again, she was sweating profusely, and the box in her hand was nowhere to be found.
"Miss, I'm finally back. Didn't you see that Princess Liu's face is almost as black as the bottom of a pot?"
Linglong was breathing heavily, and Xia Yue quickly poured her a cup of tea and asked her to rinse her mouth.
"Just send it back."
"But, Miss, why do you think Princess Liu insisted on having you become the godmother of her adopted son?"
Linglong took a big gulp of tea, and before she could put the teacup in her hand on the table, she asked Princess Liu the purpose of her visit today.
Zhao Yunzhu couldn't guess why for a moment, so she shook her head and said, "I can't guess either, but there must be something fishy going on. Now that Princess Liu hasn't achieved her goal, I think she'll come again. We just have to wait patiently."
But Zhao Yunzhu didn't expect it to come so soon.
Empress Dowager Liu invited her into the palace and mentioned that the adopted son of Crown Prince Liu's wife had recognized her as his godmother.
"That sounds good to me. If that child inherits the title in the future, it will be a great honor for you."
Empress Dowager Liu looked at Zhao Yunzhu's slightly bulging belly and sighed, "You are so lucky. This time, I think it's a boy."
"My niece isn't as blessed as you after all. That's why I thought, if she could borrow your blessing, she might be able to achieve more in the future."
Empress Dowager Liu reached out and held Zhao Yunzhu's hand. "Good child, my niece has a bad fate. Please, for my sake, have pity on her."
Zhao Yunzhu didn't expect that Queen Liu would do this to her.
Of course she didn't want to, and just when she didn't know how to refuse.
The emperor sent someone to invite her over for a talk.
"Since the emperor has asked you to come over, then go ahead."
Empress Dowager Liu did not stop her, and Zhao Yunzhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After saying goodbye to the Empress Dowager, she followed the eunuch to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
After leaving the Empress Dowager's bedroom, the eunuch bent over and said to her with a smile, "Concubine Yun, the Emperor has ordered you to return directly from the Li Palace to Prince An's Mansion."
Zhao Yunzhu was stunned when he heard this.
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