Chapter 36
The Queen Mother Listens to the Heart Concubine Rou spoke slowly, and her fingers touched Abao's little face from time to time. Her movements were very light and gentle, but her expression was a little crazy when she spoke.
Concubine De said: "Maybe it's because Abao is likable that the emperor pays extra attention to her."
"Hehe, other concubines are eager to give birth to princes to consolidate their status and please the emperor. Concubine De is so lucky. She gave birth to a little princess and controlled the emperor."
Concubine De felt a little strange when she heard this and frowned, "The emperor is the king of a country, how can he be controlled by a child."
[Concubine Rou is missing her son. 】
【Speaking of Concubine Rou, she is also a woman with a hard life. Although she has the help of her maternal clan, she is an unpopular concubine in the family. If she had not seized the opportunity back then and tried her best to dance in front of her scumbag father and win his favor, she would not have been able to enter the palace and change her destiny. 】
【It’s not easy to give birth to a fifth emperor brother, but he’s not living up to expectations】
【Since her son was demoted, Concubine Rou has acted like a monster in various ways, and later became a madman】
Concubine De thought, is Concubine Rou so miserable?
"Sister De Concubine, do you think the Emperor will still like you if the Tenth Princess is gone?"
Concubine De had a bad premonition.
Beside, Concubine Hui suddenly shouted, "Sister Concubine Rou, no!"
Concubine De glanced over and saw Concubine Rou putting her hand on A Bao's neck, trying to pinch her!
Defei was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat. Almost subconsciously, she went to Concubine Rou's arms and grabbed Abao from her, "Concubine Rou, you..."
Defei quickly lowered her head to check if Abao was injured.
Abao's face was puffy, and he waved his little hand at Defei and grinned.
[Mom, I'm fine, Concubine Rou didn't pinch me just now]
[But it was Huipin's shout that scared me]
[It's really mom, the reaction is so quick]
Defei breathed a sigh of relief. I'm glad
Abao is okay.
Concubine Rou was stunned for a moment, her eyes a little stiff, but she came back to her senses in an instant. She saw that Defei was staring at her, and her brain was a little slow to react, "What happened to me just now?"
She was just holding the Tenth Princess, and then she heard Huipin shouting, and her brain is still a little confused.
Concubine De obviously noticed that Concubine Rou was a little different from usual.
She thought of what Abao had just said that Concubine Rou would become crazy.
Could it be that Concubine Rou has a sign now?
"Sister Defei, you are a little too used to the Tenth Princess, I just hugged her, look how nervous you are." Concubine Rou sighed.
Concubine De was really sure that Concubine Rou had a problem with her brain.
After a short while, Concubine Rou became energetic.
[Strange]
Abao looked at Concubine Rou, and started to nibble on her little hand out of boredom.
Concubine De was startled.
What's strange?
[Why is there an evil aura about Concubine Rou? ]
[The palace is an important place, surrounded by the aura of the emperor, where does this evil aura come from?]
The evil aura was looming above Concubine Rou's head.
After Concubine Rou became more energetic, the evil aura disappeared.
"Sister Defei, what gift did you prepare for the Empress Dowager on her birthday?" Concubine Rou asked curiously.
'Pah!'
A crisp sound came from behind the people.
"I'm sorry, Concubine Hui, I didn't mean it." Zhilan apologized quickly. She was standing well just now, but she didn't notice and bumped into Concubine Hui.
The small wooden box in Zhilan's hand fell to the ground, and the Buddhist beads inside fell out.
Concubine Hui kept saying it was okay.
Concubine Rou took a look and was very surprised, "Hey, is that string of Buddhist beads the birthday gift that Sister Defei prepared for the Empress Dowager? It's really unique, but why do they look a little familiar?"
Concubine Rou was closest to the string of Buddhist beads and picked them up.
This Buddhist bead bracelet is made of 108 small red sandalwood leaf beads. At one end of the bracelet, there is a blood-red bead, only one, very dazzling.
"Is this the string of Buddhist beads in the hands of the old abbot of Huguo Temple?"
I remember that one year the old abbot of Huguo Temple went to the palace to preside over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens, and he had such a string of Buddhist beads in his hand at that time.
"I accidentally asked for this more than a year ago when I left the palace. Now I have no other gifts. The Empress Dowager believes in Buddhism and is compassionate, so I gave this Buddhist bead to her as a gift." Defei spoke slowly.
In fact, she had this Buddhist bead a long time ago, but she had been banished to the cold palace for more than a year, and she had never had the opportunity to take it out.
Now it is very good to let it be used as a talisman for the Empress Dowager.
Concubine Rou's eyes lit up as if she had seen a treasure, "Sister Defei, you are so thoughtful."
Several people talked together and soon arrived at Cining Palace. The Queen Mother has been
in poor health recently. She likes to be quiet and doesn't like to show off.
Originally, she didn't want to hold a birthday banquet, but she couldn't bear the emperor's filial piety.
So this birthday banquet was as low-key as possible. Only the
concubines in the harem were invited.
No outsiders were invited.
It can be regarded as a small family banquet. The Queen
Mother sat in the first seat, and her complexion was a little pale.
Seeing that the room was full of people, she said, "Everyone, don't be restrained today, be casual."
As she said this, the stiff atmosphere in the hall eased a little.
"Grandmother." As soon as Emperor Zi'an entered the door, he first bowed, and then came forward happily.
The empress dowager glanced at Emperor Zi'an, "Are you the seventh prince?"
Emperor Zi'an nodded obediently, "Yes, yes." The
empress dowager's already pale face drooped a little, "I now remember that one year I also held a birthday banquet, and all the princes were there, but you were not. Now, you are willing to come?"
Emperor Zi'an lowered his head secretly.
The group of concubines in the palace and the third and fourth princes who were present all looked at Emperor Zi'an as if they were watching a good show.
Serves him right!
Who made the seventh brother the most unlucky? Hahaha.
[Grandma, this can't be blamed on my seventh brother. Who made my brother have bad luck? Good things never come to him, but bad things always come to him]
[Speaking of which, my brother is also very miserable]
"Ahem." The Queen
Mother covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed. If it weren't for her poor legs and feet recently, she almost stood up from the chair.
"Mother, are you okay?" It was Concubine Rou who spoke.
Concubine Hui also worriedly said, "Mother, the weather has been getting colder recently. You must take care of your health."
Then the other concubines began to greet and care for each other.
Concubine De couldn't get a word in.
The Queen Mother's head was buzzing, and she had no time to listen to what the concubines said.
She was still in shock.
She seemed to have heard... the voice of a baby?
A baby...
The Queen Mother's eyes first found Concubine De among the concubines, "Concubine De, is that Little Ten in your arms?"
Concubine De bowed, "Yes, mother."
"Bring Princess Ten here for me to see. I haven't seen her since Little Ten was born after I returned to the palace. She is three months old now.
It is said that she can roll over at the age of three, sit up at the age of six, and crawl at the age of seven. I believe Little Ten is about to learn to roll over."
Concubine De replied, "Yes, Abao is naughty and mischievous. She can never lie down, so she learns big movements faster."
The Queen Mother took Abao from Concubine De's hands. Abao was chewing her little hands.
Alas, there is no way, as a baby, she can't control some of her baby's nature.
The Queen Mother was surprised when she saw the cute appearance of Abao Yuxue.
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