Chapter 180 Report to the Emperor
Xu Lanshan smiled and said, "The Emperor will be here for dinner tonight. Please ask the kitchen to make two of your signature sweet soups."
"yes."
Two days ago, the Fu family had a shocking incident, and in the past two days, Emperor Yuan Yong came to Lianyi Palace every day to have dinner with Xu Lanshan and stay overnight.
He said yesterday that he would come over for meals and stay overnight every day this month.
Of course Xu Lanshan would not refuse.
Even wishing it.
This way, she wouldn't have to bother trying to keep him.
Emperor Yuan Yong arrived quite early. "How is Lan'er today? Is the child making a fuss?"
Xu Lanshan smiled and said coquettishly, "How old is the child? How could he make a fuss? The child is very well-behaved. I am fine every day!"
"Well, that's good. It seems that this child is indeed a well-behaved and sensible one, and knows how to care for Lan'er."
Xu Lanshan blinked and smiled cheerfully, "I am truly blessed. I am loved by the Emperor and my children. I truly have no regrets in this life!"
Emperor Yuan Yong laughed loudly.
He couldn't help but imagine the joy after the birth of the baby in Xu Lanshan's belly. His heart softened, and he embraced Xu Lanshan and kissed her gently, saying softly: "My Lan'er will naturally be blessed!"
Although he had two children, the eldest prince and the eldest princess, the eldest princess was a girl after all, and the queen taught her very strictly. She was not close to him. Every time he went to Fengwu Palace to see her, he would just call her "Father" and greet her, and then there would be few words.
As for the eldest prince, Concubine Shu held him in high regard. She seemed to be always afraid that something might happen to him when he was not under her watch, that his subordinates would not take good care of him, or that he would be harmed. She would not allow him to leave Jingyuan Palace easily. Whenever the eldest prince left Jingyuan Palace, he would almost always be by her side.
Upon seeing this, Emperor Yuan Yong was too lazy to get close to her.
Concubine Shu may not realize that she is even wary of him...
Therefore, although he had two children, Emperor Yuan Yong saw the one in Xu Lanshan's belly as different. He had nearly harmed this child before he was even born due to a drug he had taken, and the thought of it often left him in a cold sweat. From the very beginning, his concern for this child was different from his concern for others.
The baby in Xu Lanshan's belly was so well-behaved that she didn't even feel any discomfort from morning sickness.
She eats well, sleeps well and has fun every day, but unfortunately the palace is not peaceful now, so she dare not go outside the Ripple Palace easily, and can only walk around in her own palace.
Although Emperor Yuan Yong had specially ordered the flower gardening bureau to send her many flowers and bonsai to cheer her up, rotating them every three days, and also kept two large tanks of fish for her to enjoy, it was still a bit monotonous. Xu Lanshan was particularly happy when Emperor Yuan Yong came over every day.
After the two talked for a while, Xu Lanshan ordered Nanny An to bring the mother-of-pearl and vermilion jewelry box that the Empress Dowager had given her, and opened it in person in front of Emperor Yuan Yong. Xu Lanshan personally took out the jeweled and kingfisher-inlaid ornament with a phoenix and peony, and said, "Your Majesty, this is a gift from the Empress Dowager. I vaguely heard that this was a gift from the late Emperor when he canonized the Empress Dowager as empress. How could I, how could I deserve such a good thing? The Empress Dowager said that I had served the Emperor and borne him a child, so she gave me this reward. But serving the Emperor is my duty, and it is what I long for. I am ashamed that the Empress Dowager gave me this reward, and I do not deserve it. As for bearing a child... it is my honor to bear a child for the Emperor, and it is a blessing that I have been longing for. I do not deserve any 'merit' or 'no'."
"The Empress Dowager has given me such a generous reward for this. I, my concubine, have thought about it over and over again, and I always feel guilty and uneasy. However, this is a gift from the Empress Dowager, and I can't just return it. Otherwise, not only will I be ungrateful, but I will also let down the Empress Dowager's kindness, so..."
Xu Lanshan gently hooked her slender fingers on Emperor Yuan Yong's sleeve, raised her eyes and looked at him with sparkling eyes, her eyes were clear and bright, and full of tenderness, "Your Majesty, could you please return this jewelry to the Empress Dowager on my behalf... And please, Your Majesty, please explain it to me properly, so that the Empress Dowager will not misunderstand!"
Xu Lanshan certainly liked good things, but even if she liked them, she had to be able to keep them. Truth cannot be hidden, and the Empress Dowager might be setting fire to something, and she wouldn't even bother covering it up.
If the concubines in the harem knew about this, they would unite to deal with her.
Although she is not afraid, why should she get involved for no reason?
It's fine if she can't avoid it, but she doesn't want anything that's added out of nowhere.
It would be fine for others, but what would the Queen think?
In fact, the queen had already learned about this and was so angry that she couldn't eat.
Who else but the queen deserved such jewelry? Xu Lanshan? What a joke!
Could it be that she thought that being pregnant gave her the capital to become the queen, and thus fostered such a huge ambition? How dare she!
She dared to accept such a thing when it was given to her by the Empress Dowager!
The Queen did not find it strange that the Empress Dowager gave the reward. After all, the Empress Dowager had to bow to the Emperor in this way. To put it bluntly, this was all done for the Fu family and in front of the Emperor. Who told that bitch to be the Emperor's favorite concubine and have the most attention?
The emperor would naturally be happy if he could please her.
But why does she dare to accept it?
"She really has forgotten who she is! Ha!"
Nanny Yan was even more dissatisfied: "This old servant has long felt that he is a traitor, greedy and ignorant. Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and she has deceived him. Your Majesty, don't be angry. This is just the beginning. She can't control such a thing. Sooner or later, she will suffer misfortune!"
"snort!"
The Queen was resentful, but she had no idea that Xu Lanshan was also acting in front of the Emperor.
After listening to her, Emperor Yuan Yong took a look at the luxurious and dazzling phoenix wearing a peony and green hairpin and sneered silently.
What good intentions could the Empress Dowager have in giving Lan'er the emerald hairpin that her father had bestowed upon her when she was crowned Empress?
If Lan'er hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about it. After all, there weren't many things in the harem that could concern him.
If the Queen Mother had only rewarded me with precious jewels, that would have been fine, but she had to reward me with something of such a history.
After a moment's silence, Emperor Yuan Yong smiled and said, "Since the Empress Dowager has bestowed such a precious headdress upon Lan'er, it means that Lan'er is worthy of it. Just accept it with peace of mind!"
"But--"
"Be good, if I say I can accept Lan'er, who dares to say no?"
Xu Lanshan was touched but also uneasy: "Your Majesty, this thing has an extraordinary origin. What if the Empress misunderstands? Your Majesty, I don't want the Empress to misunderstand and I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty!"
When Emperor Yuan Yong heard her say this so bluntly, he smiled and felt even more soft-hearted and distressed.
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