"In reply to the prince and princess, Princess Chen has safely given birth to a son, and the Royal Consort has passed away. I heard that the second prince of Prince Chen's mansion has a rouge mole between his eyebrows, and the Royal Consort said it was a good sign." The little eunuch hurried to report.

Hearing that Yao Niang had successfully given birth to a son, Xu Qingrong could not help but hold her handkerchief tightly, but she could not show it in front of King Zhou, and smiled and said, "I know, I will go over and take a look. Also, King Chen is not at home, so the third-day bath ceremony will be more serious this time, you guys prepare the list for me first."

Seeing that Xu Qingrong had done his job well, King Zhou nodded secretly. He stood up and said, "You go and handle this first. I have something else to do."

Xu Qingrong saw King Zhou off with a smile on her face, but she was secretly filled with hatred in her heart.

Now she has only a little princess, and her concubine, Madam Li, has an eldest son, but he is of low status and cannot compete with Prince Chen, who has two legitimate sons.

But Xu Qingrong is different from Mu Wantong. She would not take the initiative to offer to treat King Zhou. If she did so, King Zhou would probably hate her for stabbing someone's scar and would not be dignified in front of her.

Although the King of Zhou was able to have sex now, her belly was not moving.

After returning to the room, she summoned Hong Shuyi. The two of them were afraid of getting into trouble when the emperor was investigating Concubine Yan. Fortunately, the people in the Ministry of Punishment were very sensible. Xu Qingrong had nightmares for several days in a row, but fortunately she escaped successfully.

"What should I do now? She has given birth to both children and they came out smoothly. I am afraid I have no place to stand in front of my mother."

They all knew that Yao Niang was not someone to be trifled with, so they wanted to take advantage of her pregnancy to deal with her. However, they did not expect that she would give birth successfully now. In another month, she would be able to come out again. Now that she had recovered her fighting strength, she would not be so easy to deal with.

Hong Shuyi also felt that her ability was too small. It was not easy to find a scapegoat now. The Fourth Prince's wife Mu Wantong was a weird person and not easy to get along with. They could not contact the concubines in the harem yet, so now they could only wait.

"Princess, even if a child is born, it doesn't necessarily mean that he will be raised."

When Xu Qingrong heard this, she glanced at her and shook her head: "This is too risky. If you harm your offspring in the palace, you will be doomed. Besides, I can't just interfere with the people in Prince Chen's Mansion if I want to."

The Prince Chen's Mansion is in great demand right now, who dares to offend?

Hong Shuyi smiled and said, "Who said we would harm our offspring? We are not Concubine Yan. You don't have to worry. Concubine Li is favored in the harem. She also gave birth to the Sixth Prince. I heard that she will become a noble concubine in the future. Prince Chen is in the limelight. But when the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits!"

Xu Qingrong frowned: "If Concubine Li is favored, she will hinder Mother in the future, which is not good."

She is different from Hong Shuyi. She is the wife of Prince Zhou and the son of Royal Consort Hong. If Royal Consort Hong becomes the empress in the future, Prince Zhou will be the eldest son. This status cannot be shaken by anyone.

Then it would be natural for her to become the queen.

As a result, the two were at a loss for what to do.

Compared to the two of them with sad faces, Mu Wantong came to congratulate sincerely. Now that Concubine Yan was dead and Yao Niang gave birth to a child smoothly, all the dark clouds hanging over her were gone.

She disliked her mother-in-law the most because she was stubborn, narrow-minded, selfish, and had always been mean to her.

Now that she is dead, it is great that the Emperor did not harm the Fourth Prince. She wanted to set off firecrackers.

Yao Niang, who was in confinement, heard Yu say that the Fourth Prince's wife showed no sadness at all, and she also felt that she was too naive: "Although the emperor said that the Fourth Prince would not be affected, it is impossible for the Fourth Prince to sit in that position. Otherwise, if he ascends the throne one day in the future, he will first honor Concubine Yan as the queen. How can the emperor tolerate it?"

Yu nodded: "That's it."

Yao Niang smiled at Yu and said, "Mother, you have been in the palace for several months. I wish you could accompany me every day, but father will come to the palace to snatch you away. How can I let you and your wife be separated?"

Mrs. Yu blushed: "You little girl, you are becoming more and more disrespectful. You even dare to tease your mother."

"My daughter is not lying. Mother, I'm in confinement here and have nothing to do. You might as well go back home first." She knew that her mother missed her father, too. Besides, Jinghao was at home, and Jinghao was also going to get married at this age.

As the mistress, her mother could put aside so many things and accompany her alone, which touched Yao Niang.

Seeing her daughter say this, Yu couldn't help but say, "Okay, I'll be going home now, but you can't take it lightly."

Speaking of which, Yu was reluctant to give up Chengyun. In fact, Yu knew why Chengyun was so smart. Innate intelligence was only one aspect. The most important thing was the teaching of Yao Niang. She would talk to him and tell him stories every day. Therefore, this child knew a lot.

There is also the little grandson Chengze, whose name was given by Yao Niang. According to royal rules, children can only be given a name after they grow up, and they all choose their own nicknames.

"Have you noticed that Chengze looks a lot like your father?" Yu suddenly asked.

This hasn't been discovered yet, but as soon as Yao Niang saw Chengze, she imagined how the child grew up in his previous life. He really looked like his father, but his personality was not quite the same.

If Chengyun grows up to be the kind of person who can't tell whether what he says is true or false, and is extremely powerful in doing things, Chengze will be filial and sweet-talking, and his personality will be quite different from his father.

Daddy's words can choke people to death, and he doesn't care about anyone in the world. He is the same as Gao Xuance in public. But Gao Xuance is humble and submissive to her, which is different.

After Yu returned from the palace, the couple met each other. Yu found that Luo had not changed much, but Luo found that she looked more moisturized and younger. She used to be full of sorrow at home, but now she looked much lighter.

The first thing Yu did was not to speak her mind, but to say to Luo Zhizheng: "Master, do you know that the little boy born to Yao Niang has a rouge mole between his eyebrows. He actually looks a lot like you. His eyebrows and eyes are really similar to yours."

Luo Zhizheng heard this and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is it true?"

He had seen Cheng Yun before. He looked very much like Yao Niang, with a boy's appearance. That boy would definitely have a great future. But if this little one looked like him, he suddenly had a brilliant idea: "Why not let the second child come to our house?"

Mrs. Yu had no idea that Luo Zhizheng was so imaginative. She found it incredible: "Master, what are you talking about?"

Luo Zhizheng also felt that he had spoken out his inner thoughts, so he calmly changed the subject: "Are you willing to come back? I thought you were unwilling to come back from now on."

"Master, I am indeed very relaxed and happy with Yao Niang, but I still miss you." Yu said these words with some embarrassment.

But she didn't hear Luo Zhizheng speak for a long time. When she raised her eyes again, she saw that Luo Zhizheng's ears were slightly red.

"What is this?" Yao Niang was looking at a mahogany box and was wondering what Gao Xuance would give her.

This box was delivered when the product was produced, but she didn't have time to open it at that time. Now that she is in a better mood, she is a little curious.

After opening it, she found that it was a green jade pendant. Yao Niang thought that it was given to me when I was giving birth, probably to wish me a safe delivery. But when she carefully read the words on the jade pendant, she suddenly smiled happily.

It turns out that the words written on this jade pendant are "Beauty's Pendant".

There was another letter below. There were not many words written on it. It just said that this jade pendant was made of a piece of jade he found. It was not very valuable, but it felt very smooth in his hand, so he took the time to carve it himself.

Such thoughtfulness and praise for her beauty made Yao Niang, who had been reluctant to look in the mirror for the past few days, suddenly feel relieved.

"Chengyun, do you know what this is? This is the jade pendant your father gave me." Yao Niang was particularly happy. It was rare for her to tell her son about it. "Your father said that this can only be worn by beauties, and he gave it to your mother specially."

Cheng Yun pouted: "There's no gift for me?"

Yao Niang took the initiative to explain for Gao Xuance: "He is very busy at the front line, how can he have the time to choose a gift for you? Maybe when he comes back, he will definitely bring you a gift."

"Then how come you have it?" Cheng Yun was unhappy.

Even Yao Niang, who is usually more talkative, didn't know what to say.

Cheng Yun complained to Concubine Hong. Although he was a precocious child, he did not receive any gift from his father. He said to Concubine Hong, "Grandmother, my father gave my mother a jade pendant with the words 'Beauty's Pendant' written on it. Why didn't he give Ji Er a jade pendant as well?"

Although Concubine Hong had already seen how Gao Xuance risked his life for Yao Niang, and now after hearing about these matters concerning the concubines, it was clear that they had nothing to do with her at all, she felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"Ji'er, Grandmother has many jade pendants here. I'll have someone bring them to you to see. You can take whichever one you like, okay?" After saying that, she called Xing'er, "Xing'er, go get it."

After calling out once, Xing'er didn't move. Concubine Hong frowned and called out again, "Xing'er..."

At this time, Xing Er said, "I will go now."

Xing Er brought over a few jade pendants. Concubine Hong knew that her daughter-in-law was in confinement and was afraid that it would be inconvenient to tie the knot, so she asked Xing Er to do it. However, Cheng Yun did not want her to do it. Instead, he said to Concubine Hong: "Grandmother, I have to ask you first if I can accept it. You taught me not to accept expensive items casually."

"Good boy, this is given to you by your grandmother. Your mother will definitely not say anything." Concubine Hong smiled.

Only then will the carrier accept it.

Just as Cheng Yun left, Concubine Hong's sister-in-law came into the palace, bringing with her two daughters of the Hong family. One was very lively and the other was very charming, each with her own merits.

If Hong Shuyi was sent to the palace to be a female official at that time, and she was just a niece of the clan, then these two were the biological nieces of Concubine Hong. How could Concubine Hong not understand the thoughts of her natal family?

But King Chen of Zhou already had a principal wife, so how could he marry a daughter of the Hong family? A daughter of the Hong family could not be a concubine.

"Sister-in-law, I know very well why you are here. I have repeatedly refused to mention it, but you should know that Xuan Ce has already married--" said Concubine Hong.

Concubine Hong's sister-in-law's surname was Dongfang. She was a woman with great foresight. When she first married into the Hong family, the Hong family was just an ordinary family with a thousand households, and Hong was just the daughter of a sixth-rank official. But when Dongfang came in, she asked Mrs. Hong to train her and teach her how to read, write, do needlework, and cook. Dongfang's father was the commander of the guards, and she was from a family of military generals. When she entered the Hong family, she was told on the first day that Ah Yun must be the most promising person in the Hong family.

Now the person my sister-in-law likes is Xuan Ce.

Dongfang smiled and said, "My Lady Imperial Concubine, your niece is still young. I am not ignorant of her. On the contrary, I particularly like the Princess of Chen. Not only is she beautiful enough to overthrow the throne, she is also well-educated, docile, and comes from a prominent family. She also gave birth to the Prince of Chen and the little prince. Even my Tang'er and Xia'er are still young. I just want to wait until the day when the Prince of Chen ascends to the throne, so that they can have a place as well."

Being a prince's concubine was nothing, but being an emperor's concubine was different.

Concubine Hong looked at Dongfang and smiled: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? If it weren't for you, I would never be who I am today."

Dongfang apologized again: "My Lady Royal Concubine, I am not talking about merits, but you know your brother. He is not outstanding. If the Prince of Chen ascends to the throne one day, and the Queen's surname is Luo, the Prince will definitely be close to the Luo family. What should we do about our Hong family? Besides, if you have Tang'er or Xia'er to accompany you in the palace, they are our family after all."

"In my village, it is common for aunts, uncles and cousins ​​to marry each other. This is a custom. Since my sister-in-law said so, I will agree." Concubine Hong did not refuse.

Dongfang heaved a sigh of relief and walked away knowing when to proceed.

However, Lady Mo came out from behind the curtain and said to Consort Hong: "Mrs. Hong's suggestion is certainly correct, but given Prince Chen's temperament, I'm afraid it may not be possible..."

It was rare for Concubine Hong to laugh so heartily: "I only said I would agree, but what's the point of me agreeing? I am not the Prince of Chen, so it's useless if the Prince of Chen doesn't agree. As the saying goes, a grown-up son is no longer under the control of his mother!"

Ms. Mo was stunned when she heard this. How could it be like this?