Chapter 113
When the Queen Mother sent someone to inform Shen Jin to pack up, Shen Jin was obviously embarrassed and went to see the Queen Mother in person. Her reason was simple. The world was in chaos outside and who knew where the Prince of England's people were hiding. But the Queen Mother's reason was more convincing. In another month, the belly could no longer be hidden. What if Emperor Cheng summoned her?
In the end, Shen Jin packed up his things and followed the empress dowager out of the palace. No one knew what the empress dowager said to Emperor Cheng, but Emperor Cheng did not stop him and even rewarded Shen Jin with a lot of things. The empress did the same. Princess Ruyang even went to see Shen Jin off in person and apologized to him with guilt, saying that the empress had advised Emperor Cheng several times, but to no avail.
Since the matter has been settled, Shen Jin did not act like he did in the palace. Instead, he comforted Princess Ruyang, "The emperor's uncle has sent so many people to protect you, so I think there will be no problem."
Princess Ruyang had no doubts. Shen Jin was just like that. If Shen Jin was still pretending to be nice, it would probably make her suspicious. "I see that you look better these days."
"Because you've adapted to it." Shen Jin's belly was already showing, and it would be inappropriate to make her look thin at this time, so An Yi dressed Shen Jin up to make her look very healthy, as if she had gained some weight. Although Princess Ruyang felt that Shen Jin's waist had become much thicker, she didn't mention it when she thought about how she had gained a lot of weight when she had nothing to do in the border town.
Princess Ruyang asked the maid beside her to hand the food box to An Ning and said, "I asked the kitchen to make you some candied fruit cakes. Use them on your journey."
As expected, Shen Jin laughed, "That's great. Although I'm following the Queen Mother, she's always been a vegetarian, so I have to eat with her along the way. I even asked An Tao and the others to make some extra dried meat."
Princess Ruyang was amused, and seeing that the Queen Mother had already boarded the carriage, she said nothing more and sent Shen Jin to the carriage. In the carriage, An Ning breathed a sigh of relief and did not say anything, but just gently helped Shen Jin rub his legs. Because this time when she left the palace, she had to get up early in the morning and stand for a long time. She had just forced herself to talk to Princess Ruyang, but now without outsiders around, she could no longer hold on.
An Yi came in a short while later and made Shen Jin some medicinal tea for pregnancy maintenance. She had just opened the medicine bag and prepared it. Shen Jin took a few sips and drank some red dates water. Then he exhaled and said, "Much better."
An Ning had been serving Shen Jin for a long time, and felt particularly distressed at this moment. She said, "Madam, I will help you loosen your hair. Can you lie down and rest for a while?"
Although Emperor Cheng disliked Shen Jin, he would not treat Shen Jin unfairly in this regard. After all, he cared most about his face, and this was to be seen by the people of the world. Therefore, Shen Jin's carriage was very comfortable. It was not as luxurious as the empress dowager's, but it was not bad either. Not to mention lying down for a while, Shen Jin could even roll around in it.
Shen Jin heard this and said, "Okay."
An Yi said hesitantly, "Will the Queen Mother send someone to invite us?"
Shen Jin shook her head and said, "No, I'm afraid the Queen Mother will ask someone to send some medicine to help with the pregnancy."
After hearing this, An Yi said nothing more and helped An Ning to untie Shen Jin's hair and braid it into a loose braid. Then she changed out of the formal dress of the wife of Marquis Yongning and put on her usual clothes. Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief and her brows relaxed a lot.
As expected by Shen Jin, not long after she left the capital, the empress dowager asked the nanny beside her to give Shen Jin some pregnancy-preserving pills, saying only that the medicine was mild. Shen Jin ate one pill in front of the nanny, and asked An Ning to keep the rest. Seeing that there was nothing else, the nanny went back to the empress dowager.
Because the carriage was not going very fast and there were people to help people get on and off, it didn't cause any delay.
After the nanny left, An Yi quickly checked the pill and found nothing wrong, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing An Yi's look, Shen Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Royal Grandmother probably values this child more than I do now."
If I lose this child, no matter who I negotiate with, the situation will be worse.
An Yi smiled and said, "Yeah."
Shen Jin closed his eyes and calculated how long he had been away from Border Town. "I don't know if Dongdong will recognize me when I see him again."
An Ning took the quilt and covered Shen Jin with it, and said gently, "He will definitely get to know the Madam. The young master is very smart."
Upon hearing this, Shen Jin could only sigh, "Dongdong is so unlucky to be with parents like us." Since Dongdong was born, the time when his parents were around him was limited. Either Chu Xiuming was not around, or she was not around.
An Ning didn't know how to comfort Shen Jin. After a while, An Tao brought a casserole. The carriage was divided into two rooms, inner and outer. An Tao and the others were in the outer room at the moment. An Tao prepared the small stove and put the rice porridge that was almost cooked back on the small stove. There was not much rice porridge, and it was probably only enough for Shen Jin alone. Even with the window open, it would still feel a little hot to be guarding like this. An Tao wiped the sweat off her face from time to time. An Yuan came over and took turns with An Tao.
When it was ready, she sent it to Shen Jin. Shen Jin got up and ate some. Looking at their expressions, he said, "You guys should take a break too. You don't have to prepare anything for me separately."
"Yes." An Tao said with a smile, "It's just that I got up early today, and it seems that Madam didn't eat much."
Shen Jin responded, "Turn off the stove. You don't have to stay by my side. Take turns to rest in the carriage behind."
"Yes." An Tao responded respectfully.
The most comfortable room in this carriage is the inner room where Shen Jin is lying. The outer room is small, only enough for one person to sit, and it would not be comfortable even for resting.
An Yi said, "Madam, let An Ning stay here to serve you from now on. We will take turns waiting outside. If you have anything, just ask An Ning to call you."
Shen Jin nodded, "You guys make your own arrangements."
An Yi did not refuse. After sharing some time with An Tao and the others, An Yuan and An Tao went to rest first.
Shen Jin ate a bowl of sticky rice porridge and felt better. He sat in the carriage leaning against the cushion and chatted with An Ning. An Ning saw that Shen Jin was thinking about something, so he talked about some unimportant things. At this time, Shen Jin was calculating when the news from the Prince of England would reach Emperor Cheng's ears. No... In addition to the news from the Prince of England, there was another thing. Shen Xuan was about to lead his troops to clash with the Prince of England in the name of revenge for his father. If Emperor Cheng knew this news...
Thinking of this, Shen Jin's face darkened. She had to find a way to let the Queen Mother know the news, but it couldn't come from her side. For a moment, she felt a little anxious, but then she thought, if the news really reached Emperor Cheng's ears, and Emperor Cheng asked the Queen Mother to send her back to the capital, the Queen Mother would probably not agree. At that time, it would be a matter between the Queen Mother and Emperor Cheng. Thinking of this, Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief. An Ning poured Shen Jin a cup of red date soup, asked Shen Jin to hold it and drink it slowly, and asked, "Madam, are you worried?"
Shen Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know if Yue Wen has found a good place."
"I think we've found one." An Ning said with a smile, "Yue Wen always does things properly."
Shen Jin narrowed his eyes and looked at An Ning and said, "I remember Yue Wen has not married yet..."
An Ning's face suddenly turned red and she bit her lip and said, "Whether he has a wife or not has nothing to do with me."
Shen Jin chuckled but didn't say anything else. Yue Wen was a good man and would be a good match for An Ning. She could just return An Ning's indenture contract to her when the time comes. She just didn't know if Yue Wen was interested in An Ning, so she would ask him when the time comes.
The Queen Mother was already quite old, so she walked slowly on the road and often stopped to rest for a while. Shen Jin rarely got off the car, but An Yi and the others would get off and walk around. After all, it was the Queen Mother's trip, so it was bound to be more impressive. Unexpectedly, in the evening, the Queen Mother suddenly asked someone to invite Shen Jin over and ordered, "Tell the maid to pack your belongings for the next two days. We will go separately from the ceremonial guard."
Shen Jin looked at the Queen Mother with some doubts. The Queen Mother smiled and said, "The older you get, the more you cherish your life. Naturally, I am also afraid of the Prince of England."
"I understand." Shen Jin said, "Don't worry, Grandmother."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Don't worry, I have arranged everything."
Shen Jin agreed and asked, "By the way, Grandmother, do you still have the pills for keeping the baby safe?"
"What's wrong?" The Queen Mother looked at Shen Jin in confusion. Today she had someone send a bottle with ten pills in it, which was enough for Shen Jin to use for a few days.
Shen Jin stroked her belly and said, "I've been feeling a little uncomfortable lately."
"When you're done, let the maid tell me." The Queen Mother would not give in easily, as she also needed something to control Shen Jin.
Shen Jin heard this and said, "But I'm worried if you don't leave the things with me."
"Are you still unsure about the Royal Grandmother?" The Queen Mother did not expect Shen Jin to put it so clearly.
Shen Jin just smiled and said nothing. The Queen Mother said, "Okay, but don't use too much medicine."
"Yes." Shen Jin agreed.
The Queen Mother asked the attendants to bring two more bottles to Shen Jin. Shen Jin put them away and said, "Thank you, Grandmother."
After a few more words, Shen Jin said goodbye. The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, but the nanny beside her said, "Queen Mother, just give her the things like this..."
"She is a smart person." The Queen Mother said, "It's okay." Such direct words made the Queen Mother feel relieved. If Shen Jin had other plans, he would never say such words to make her alert.
After Shen Jin returned to the house, he handed the medicine bottle to An Yi. An Yi pinched a little bit of each pill and tasted it carefully. After confirming that there was no problem, she carefully put the pills away and said in a low voice, "I have knocked on the mark left by Yue Wen and the others today."
An Ning said excitedly, "How did Madam guess that the Queen Mother would definitely separate from the ceremonial guard?"
Shen Jin narrowed his eyes and said, "Because Emperor Cheng was brought up by the Queen Mother."
An Ning was stunned for a moment, and Shen Jin said, "Emperor Cheng is so suspicious. The Queen Mother is Emperor Cheng's biological mother. What do you think she will do? I'm afraid that because of the previous incidents, the Queen Mother doesn't even trust Emperor Cheng." Therefore, the more people Emperor Cheng arranges to protect the Queen Mother, the less the Queen Mother will trust Emperor Cheng, and only by going separately can she ensure that Shen Jin is completely under her control.
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