mesbooks Chapter 148 Request
Chapter 148 Request
"Chunchan, quickly go and serve the emperor a bowl of calming soup."
Seeing the emperor's agreement, Yan Wan called out to Chun Chan, who was waiting outside the door, and then turned back to ask about the emperor's recent situation: "Your Majesty hasn't been to Yongshou Palace for a long time. What's wrong with you today? Why do you look so worried?"
"The Fifth Princess died young, and the Queen was grief-stricken. She gave birth prematurely after seven months of pregnancy. I know her difficulties and cannot bear to blame her, but she is now the Queen and cannot make all decisions. She is too confused this time. Since the Fifth Princess has passed away, she should have taken care of the surviving children first. Now that the Thirteenth Prince was born prematurely and is born weak, I really don't understand why she is always so confused..."
Seeing Yan Wan asking proactively, the emperor revealed all his dissatisfaction like pouring beans from a bamboo tube.
After knowing the reason, Yan Wan pretended to be virtuous and carefully helped to explain: "The Empress is devoted to the Emperor. As a mother, I know that it is not easy for the Empress. And the Emperor is the Son of Heaven, so he naturally cannot rely on these children's love all day long. The Empress is just depressed now, and she will figure it out one day..."
"You understand all of this, so why can't the Queen see through it? The Queen is supposed to be intelligent and knowledgeable when she was a concubine, but she became confused after becoming Queen."
Seeing that Yan Wan could understand what he was thinking and what he needed at the moment, while Ruyi was completely immersed in herself, the emperor became even more furious.
"The Emperor and the Empress are husband and wife. Right now, the Emperor needs a virtuous Empress who can manage the harem well, while the Empress needs a husband who can comfort her grief over the loss of her son. The two are vastly different, and the Empress is not a saint, so how can she bridge the gap? The Emperor should simply give the Empress some time. With her intelligence, she'll figure things out over time..."
Yan Wan said this, but silently prayed for the emperor in her heart.
Given Ruyi's stupidity, it's unlikely that the emperor will ever have a virtuous queen.
The emperor sighed and nodded, agreeing with her.
If the queen could be like Concubine Ling, he wouldn't have to spend so much time on the harem.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he missed the time when Empress Xiaoxian was still around, when the harem was in perfect order and he only had to take care of the front court and didn't have to worry about anything in the harem.
"I hope so. I hope she can figure it out and set a good example for the other six palaces. If everyone is like Empress Xiaoxian, or like you, I won't have to worry about all the affairs in the harem."
Listening to Yan Wan's words, the emperor sighed deeply and could only hope that time would pass and the queen would slowly figure it out.
"Thank you for your compliments, Your Majesty. I'm not that kind, I'm just thinking of Your Majesty. Your Majesty is very busy with affairs of state, so he's naturally different from ordinary men. Your Majesty will figure it out sooner or later. Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently and hasn't been to the harem for a long time. I see that you've lost weight. Is it because the people in the Yangxin Palace haven't served you well?"
"It's all good. I've just been busy with state affairs lately. You're almost four months pregnant now, so you need to take good care of your pregnancy. I saw the tiger-head hat you just embroidered. It's really nice. Isn't this your first child? How did you embroider the tiger head so skillfully?"
Listening to Yan Wan's consolation, the emperor's tense body relaxed. He picked up a small tiger-head pillow that had been embroidered in her embroidery basket and started playing with it.
The tiger head embroidered on this pillow is vivid and very cute.
I thought that since it was her first child, she would be unfamiliar with everything as a first-time mother, but I didn't expect her to be so skilled at doing these children's things.
Hearing the emperor mention this, Yan Wan naturally told the reason: "When Sister Shu Fei was pregnant with the Tenth Prince, I learned to make it and gave it to the Tenth Prince. Now practice makes perfect. Sister Shu Fei praised my work a few days ago as being no worse than the ones in the palace embroidery workshop."
When she mentioned Shu Fei, a trace of embarrassment flashed across the emperor's face.
It would be a lie to say that the emperor had no feelings for Shu Fei over the years. It was just that this little affection in his heart was not as important as the power in his hands and the country of the Qing Dynasty.
"Is she doing well these days?" The emperor asked with rare concern.
"Sister Shufei has come to terms with it. Your Majesty, don't worry. I know Your Majesty has many difficulties. Sister Shufei has always been insightful. Sooner or later, she will understand Your Majesty's painstaking efforts."
Seeing that the emperor took the initiative to mention Shu Fei, Yan Wan had been worrying about how to tell the emperor that she would adopt Yi Huan as the adoptive mother of the child in her belly. Now, she felt sleepy and someone handed her a pillow.
"It would be great if she could come to her senses. I heard you had severe morning sickness a few days ago. Are you feeling better now?"
Hearing Yan Wan say this, the emperor felt a little uncomfortable and turned the topic to the fetus in her belly.
Seeing the emperor mention the child, Yan Wan looked down at her belly with a happy expression: "Thanks to the emperor's dragon energy, I'm almost fully recovered now. Your Majesty, do you think the child in my belly is a princess or a prince?"
"Princess and prince are both good. As long as they are safe and sound, I like them all."
Although princes are precious, there are only a few princesses in the palace today, and they are not as prosperous as the princes. Although the royal family is prosperous, few princes can survive to adulthood. In just twenty years, countless children died.
Therefore, regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl, the emperor only hopes that the child can grow up safely and has no other extravagant hopes.
"Speaking of which, Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a favor for the heir in my belly."
Seeing that the time was almost right, Yan Wan stood up and knelt down solemnly, making a sincere request to the emperor.