Several wet nurses were kept under close watch, and even their families were closely monitored.
"Yes, Patriarch."
He looked back at the sleeping child and then left the room. Seeing that it was almost time, he woke up Wang Shiyu who had slept all afternoon.
"Xiaoyu, wake up, it's time for dinner, Xiaoyu, Xiaoyu."
When Wang Shiyu was woken up from her sleep, she was dazed and looked at Yu Xiuming who was calling her in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"Get up and eat before you go back to sleep. You only had a bowl of soup at noon, so you must be hungry by now. Get up and wake up first. It's time for dinner soon. Today we have your favorite chestnut chicken and soup."
Wang Shiyu was very sleepy and didn't want to think much. Although she was awake, her soul was not. So when Yu Xiuming finished speaking, she fell asleep again, almost instantly.
Yu Xiuming was trying to get Wang Shiyu to wake up, but in the blink of an eye, she fell asleep again. It was ridiculous. Seeing her fall asleep again, there was really nothing he could do. He had to ask the kitchen staff to warm the food first and let Wang Shiyu eat after she woke up. Her sleeping schedule was really reversed, which was not good for her health.
Sure enough, when Wang Shiyu woke up from hunger, it was already midnight. She ate a quick meal and went back to sleep. Although she couldn't sleep, she still forced herself to sleep. After all, Yu Xiuming was still working very hard.
Time passed quickly, and Wang Shiyu was soon discharged from the confinement period. She even took better care of herself during the confinement period, so she didn't need a double confinement period. The court doctor couldn't tell that she was in poor health. Her pulse was strong, and she was even healthier than a girl who hadn't given birth yet.
She was approved to leave the confinement period, and the first thing she did after leaving was to arrange for someone to prepare a bathtub for her so that she could have a good soak. She had only dared to take a shower these days and had never dared to take a bath. Now that she could finally take a bath, she had to have a good soak. It was winter now, so she didn't add flower petals or anything, and used the medicinal bath prescribed by the court doctor to strengthen the body and detoxify.
By the time she finished her work and went out, it was almost noon. Yu Xiuming had already left home to go to the shipping company to take care of some business. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to come back for lunch.
When Zhou Qingyun in Jinling City saw the letter sent by Yu Xiuming, he was confused. After all, he had no reason to attack Yu Xiuming and Wang Shiyu. They were even cooperating very well now. Even if he was a little coveting the steelmaking formula, it was not impossible for them to cooperate. Why should he attack Wang Shiyu, who was pregnant?
He was not stupid. Even the secret thoughts in his heart had been lingering in his mind. How could he possibly harm her? So after receiving the letter, he came directly to the Queen in the Central Palace. Looking at the still beautiful face of Queen An, he really couldn't imagine that the Queen's mind was so cruel and vicious.
If Yu Xiuming had not already found out everything, including his intention to use the Queen's hand to directly attack Lan Fei's sister-in-law, he would have no choice but to believe it. Even looking at Queen An's usual kind face, he would always be in a trance.
When he was still the grandson of the emperor, she never left him. Even when he gradually gained power in the palace, he treated his wife very well, because he knew that in his position, it would be a joke for a couple to live together for the rest of their lives. Even Queen An knew it a long time ago.
He had even thought about having a legitimate son before, but unfortunately the Duke of Anguo was too powerful and scared him, so he had been using contraception. He was worried that if he was not careful, the women in the harem might get pregnant, which would be the beginning of a disaster.
Therefore, he always avoided the women in the harem like the plague, and even never spent the night in the harem. Even the high-ranking concubines who served him in bed were only Concubine Lan from the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and Concubine Chen who came from a noble family. The rest were concubines of low status.
He gave An the full honor of being the queen, and even if high-ranking concubines came to sleep with him, he would not let them stay overnight, except when they were with the queen, when he would give her face and let them stay overnight.
But it's a pity that his deep affection was thrown away after he ascended the throne. Even when Queen An started to plot against him for the sake of her family, she kept scheming so that her nephews and nieces could get high positions. It was not at all like the way she was when she first got married.
It seems that everyone has changed, and the queen has changed the most. She has gone from a gentle and graceful person to what she is now.
Zhou Qingyun came to Queen An's residence with the letter. Looking at the red walls and green tiles, he felt really tired. Even though he was the ruler of the world, there were too many things he could not control. There were few of his own people in the court, and even fewer in the military camp. They even ignored his orders.
He was like a clown, ordering people to push open the palace gate, but no one was sent to pass the message. He even did not allow the palace maids and eunuchs who were paying their respects to speak.
At this time, Queen An was talking to her personal female attendant, and she was even saying some scheming words, which was not what Zhou Qingyun wanted to know at all. He even heard a lot of things that he didn't know before.
"Your Majesty, there's news from Duke Anguo. It's said that Concubine Chen's family seems to have sent some secret medicine that can help her conceive. It seems to be the kind that will ensure a boy, but it's very damaging to the body. I don't know if Concubine Chen can bear to do that to herself."
Queen An looked at the Buddhist scriptures in her hand and just smiled coldly after hearing the words. She had no way to deal with the family of Concubine Chen, but it was easy to deal with a woman who wanted to get pregnant using secret medicine.
"Don't worry about her. The emperor will never give her a child. No matter if it's me, Concubine Lan, or Concubine Chen, the three of us are now in charge of the prime minister's mansion behind Concubine Lan. We control all the students, which is equivalent to controlling the civil officials. Concubine Lan will only be Concubine Lan for the rest of her life.
Behind Concubine Chen are those aristocratic families. The emperor didn't want people from aristocratic families to be involved in the imperial power, so Concubine Chen should just give up on this idea, unless she wants to have an affair directly. However, the palace rules are strict and she doesn't have that opportunity.
Behind me is the Duke of Anguo, who represents the military faction. What I have done recently has angered the emperor, and it is natural that the Yellow Emperor will not give more support to the military faction. So I, like those two poor creatures, will never be able to have my own children in this life, so I can only wait for a concubine of lower rank to give birth to a child, and then raise the child under my knees.
This is the best possible outcome, so it is impossible for the three of us to have children of our own."
Queen An did not regret helping her father before. After all, she was a daughter of the An family, and it was okay for her to make some sacrifices for the An family. However, although she knew what kind of person Zhou Qingyun was, this man had too little power. She had no choice. She had to have someone to rely on, so her own family was the best choice.
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