If it were in the past, if Concubine De dared to be so entangled, the Queen Mother would definitely scold her, but now she is pregnant, carrying her grandson in her belly, the Queen Mother endured it again and again, and gave Nanny Pei a With a look, she asked her to call all the maids serving in the room to stand guard outside the palace, then she helped Concubine De and said softly: "It is the emperor's wish to make Meng Shu the queen. It is not easy for the Ai family to stop it. As I told you, the emperor is at the end of his life and will return to the west in three to five months at most. Meng Shu and the emperor's wedding is scheduled for three months later. She might become a widow before she even gets married into the palace. What are you jealous of?"
"But even so, she is still a legitimate queen. Even if the emperor is gone, she is still the former queen and can live in the palace to take care of herself. I am still the emperor's concubine. I am born to be a head shorter than her, the queen. Jing Yun can’t swallow this breath.”
The Queen Mother felt that Concubine De was becoming more and more pretentious since becoming pregnant.
"You have the Ai family to support you, and you have given birth to the eldest son of King Wei. What does Meng Shu have? Even if you both live in the palace in the future, it would be good if you don't bully her. How dare she still be so presumptuous in front of you?"
The Queen Mother patiently said: "You take good care of yourself and give birth to this child safely, which is your greatest blessing. The Ai family can promise you that the child in your belly will be the crown prince in the future, even Princess Wei The legitimate son born is not as important as this child in the hearts of the Ai family. He has the blood of our Xie family, so he is naturally different from others. "
After hearing what she said, Concubine De finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, Meng Shu, who is destined to be a widow, does not deserve this. Go back to the palace to wash your face and have a good rest."
The Queen Mother looked at Concubine De's slightly swollen belly and said softly: "This child is already over a month old. It would be better for you to go out less often. After the Chinese New Year, you will complain that you are sick. You can go out again after giving birth to the child, Jing Yun." , even if the Ai family protects you, the emperor will turn a blind eye, but he is afraid that those who are not discerning will make a fuss about this matter. Although your aunt is the queen mother, she must abide by the laws of the ancestral family. You can’t cover the sky with one hand.”
"I know, thank you aunt!" Although Concubine De still felt a little unwilling, she said no more.
At this moment, someone outside reported that the King of Wei wanted to see him.
The Queen Mother frowned tightly when she heard this: "If he doesn't go to court at this hour, why would he come to Ai's house?"
There is a court meeting today, and as a prince with real power, King Wei will attend.
What on earth is more important than him going to court?
It is a serious crime to be absent from court without excuse.
Even with the emperor and her protecting her, she could not avoid being impeached by the officials.
Fortunately, Lu Guangren, the imperial censor, took a leave of absence because of his last stroke.
His son Lu Jingyi was also ordered by the Queen Mother to stay in the palace to take care of Lu Guangren, asking him to take good care of his illness. After Lu Guangren recovered from his illness, the father and son would come to court together.
On the surface, this was a kindness from the Queen Mother, but in fact, the Queen Mother was annoying the father and son.
In the past two or three months, Lu Guangren and his son have not gone to court. The censors at the censorship station are very well-behaved. As long as the Queen Mother looks at them, they dare not say anything.
"Mother!" King Wei hurried in and said: "Why did you marry Meng Shu to the emperor's brother? You promised your son that you would keep an eye on her marriage and force her to be your son's concubine."
The Queen Mother looked at King Wei and then at Concubine De beside her. She felt that these two were just sticks, and they were here to collect debts.
"That is the imperial edict issued by your imperial brother himself, and it is not the intention of the Ai family. What? You are the only one who is allowed to fall in love with her. Don't the others have eyes? Then Meng Shu came from a famous family, was both civilized and military, and looked like an immortal. , completely different from those ordinary rouge powders.”
"Even you, a little bastard who enjoys himself among women all day long, thinks she is different. You even told me that as long as you let her be your concubine, you will never do anything wrong from now on. She will be you. Isn’t it reasonable for your royal brother to fall in love with the woman who was finally brought into the house? "
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the King of Wei burst into tears: "Brother, you are really too much. You know that I love Meng Shu, but you still want to steal someone from me!"
Seeing that he was just howling without tears, the Queen Mother couldn't help but push him away: "Okay, it's getting late, hurry up and go to court. It shouldn't be a big deal if you rush to Qian'an Palace at this time." Late."
"I won't go, I don't want to see the emperor!" King Wei said angrily.
Knowing that he likes Meng Shu, still competing with him is too much.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she wanted to scold him a few words, but she heard Concubine De say: "Your Majesty, isn't it right for Meng Shu to marry the Emperor? She will live in the palace from now on. When the Prince succeeds to the throne, it will be the first to get the moon. , What kind of woman won’t be able to get you when you become the Supreme Being?”
King Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly got up and bowed to the Queen Mother: "Mother, the son will go to court."
After he finished speaking, he hurriedly ran out for fear that the Queen Mother would scold him.
The Queen Mother turned her head and looked at Concubine De, with a dissatisfied look on her face and said: "You just want to mess around with him, and you want to instigate him to get involved with your imperial sister-in-law. What are your intentions?"
"Aren't I and the concubines in the palace the emperor's women? Aren't we the prince's sister-in-law?" Concubine De said and laughed: "I think so, but they are just concubines. How can they be qualified to be the prince's sister-in-law? !”
"Aunt, Jingyun, please leave!" Concubine De was angry. After she finished speaking, she held the maid's hand and went out.
The Queen Mother looked at her retreating back and frowned tightly.
Her niece is really getting more and more sinister.
Such a person cannot stay with her son and lead him to evil.
The Queen Mother has decided to send Concubine De to the palace after King Wei becomes emperor.
The unknowing Concubine De was holding the hand of the palace maid and walking along the palace road.
Although Meng Shu and the emperor's wedding was three months later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already sent people to clean up Fengyi Palace.
Fengyi Palace is the residence of queens of all dynasties.
After the Queen Mother moved out of Fengyi Palace, this bedroom dedicated to the Queen became vacant.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs also dispatched rough eunuchs and maids to guard Fengyi Palace on weekdays and be responsible for sweeping.
This palace is about to welcome its new owner, so of course it needs to be properly organized and decorated.
Concubine De felt particularly jealous as she watched the servants coming in and out to move things to Fengyi Palace.
She had liked the emperor since she was young. It would have been fine if the emperor had not married another woman, but he fell in love with Meng Shu and wanted to make her his queen.
Concubine De Jian was filled with hatred. She hated the emperor for being so ruthless to her, and she hated Meng Shu for taking away the love in her heart.
She didn't like King Wei, and she was only with King Wei for profit, but even such a bastard was seduced by Meng Shu.
