freenovelworld Chapter 628: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (35)
Chapter 628: The Foolish Woman Who Fakes Her Death for a Man (35)
Back in the harem, I was so uncomfortable with Shuangshuang.
Shuangshuang held her hand and comforted her softly, "Mother, don't worry.
We have already arranged for a doctor and a nurse to take good care of her."
"But my heart is always in turmoil and I can't calm down."
"If you're still worried, we can send a few more skilled gynecologists and medicinal herbs over."
"But are they willing to go thousands of miles?"
"A big reward will always bring out brave men!
We don't let them stay there permanently. As long as the princess's child is born safely, we can let them come back.
If you promise great benefits, I don’t believe no one will be willing to go.”
"Okay, then do you think I should prepare a midwife and a wet nurse as well?"
"A midwife is fine. She can go there earlier and take better care of her.
There's no need for a wet nurse. If you find one now, I'm afraid she'll have no milk left by the time the baby is born."
The Queen Mother was also worried and confused, but when she calmed down, she realized that what Shuangshuang said was right.
To be on the safe side, Shuangshuang also asked Xiaojuzi, "How is Changning's pregnancy? It should be fine, right?"
"It's okay. The people we sent before protected her very well."
"That's fine. Just keep an eye on that side and don't let anyone take advantage of you."
This time the caravan stayed there after it passed by.
He did not return to the capital until Princess Changning gave birth to the little prince safely.
He also brought back handwritten letters from two imperial physicians.
They volunteered to stay in Beiyun to serve Princess Changning and the little prince.
We only pray that the Emperor will show mercy and allow their families to go with them.
This made the Queen Mother overjoyed, and she found out after asking the people in the caravan.
It turned out that the medical skills in Beiyun Country had never been well developed, but suddenly a few powerful ones went there.
King Beiyun gave them the greatest courtesy, freedom and wealth.
Therefore, they feel that they can better demonstrate their value there.
The Queen Mother did not say a word and sent the families of the two men over the next time the caravan passed by.
In a blink of an eye, the prince grew to be six years old, and he no longer dozed off during court sessions.
The little man sat upright, his eyes bright and lively.
I would listen carefully to what the Queen Mother said to the court officials and the decisions she made.
When they return to the harem, Shuangshuang will review the matter with him.
Why did the Queen Mother and others do this? What impact did this have on the court and the people?
The little guy has a very flexible mind and can often draw inferences from one instance.
When the child was 10 years old, Li Xiangyu could no longer stay in the palace.
He could not wait to write the edict of abdication and gave the throne to the young prince.
No one in the court opposed it.
After all, the little prince has performed remarkably well over the years.
At the beginning, everyone thought that the prince was young and easy to fool, and wanted to get away with some things.
But for some reason, after I fooled him this time, he seemed to have gotten the idea and couldn't be fooled again the next time.
Gradually, everyone realized that the prince was not someone they could control, and they became more and more loyal.
Shuangshuang had no objection to Li Xiangyu's abdication, as this was the position of empress dowager she had planned for when she married Li Xiangyu.
It’s a pity that Li Xiangze’s entire lineage has died out, otherwise they would have seen how the person who they would rather die than look down upon in the past could have pried away their roots.
The Queen Mother, however, felt somewhat empty inside, and she sat in her palace sighing to Sulan.
"Sulan, do you think I'm getting old?"
"Your Majesty, why do you say that?"
"Thinking back on my life, I was also very ambitious, but unfortunately, things didn't go as planned!"
The years of ruling the country from behind the scenes had originally given her some ambitions.
However, every time she wanted to make a decision that was unfavorable to the prince, or wanted to undermine the prince.
For some unknown reason, she felt powerless.
After several times, she began to suspect that it was Shuangshuang's doing.
But every time the secret guards were sent to investigate, Shuangshuang and Li Xiangyu were having fun, and it seemed that there was no chance to take action at all.
But this matter still became a thorn in her heart, and her relationship with Shuangshuang has not been as good as before in the past two days.
Su Lan pondered for a long time before replying, "Your Majesty, you originally cooperated with Princess Chang'an only to avenge the two princes. And that wish has long been fulfilled, hasn't it?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a long time before she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, I am obsessed!
This kingdom will be returned to the children sooner or later! What's the point of me being so entangled?"
Later, one night she caught a cold because she wanted to stay cool.
The little emperor attended court alone and performed remarkably well.
The Empress Dowager is not so persistent now.
When her child was twelve years old, she formally proposed that she would no longer appear in the court.
The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
They were really worried that the Queen Mother would occupy this position and not let anyone else do so.
Now the emperor is growing in power. There can be no two suns in the sky and no two rulers in a country.
If the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a disagreement, who should they listen to?
Shuangshuang also breathed a sigh of relief. If possible, she really didn't want to take action against the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager officially stayed in the Cining Palace and no longer went out. Her health actually got better day by day.
It made her even more convinced of her guess.
On this day, the border was expedited for 800 miles.
"Report, the Beiyun Kingdom has arbitrarily torn up the alliance, suddenly sent troops, and occupied three of our cities!"
Suddenly the entire court was in an uproar!
Next, there was a dispute between civil and military generals.
One please and!
A request for battle!
Both sides' exchanges seemed very reasonable and well-founded.
The civil officials felt that "war would cause talented people to be displaced and the people to suffer.
The military officer immediately jumped up and retorted, "You want to be cowards again!
The last time, it was because of the sacrifice of Princess Changning that the border was barely peaceful for a few years!
Who do you want to sacrifice this time?
Can you let your daughter go?"
Naturally, they disagreed with letting their daughter go. The emperor saw that she was old enough to be selected for the imperial concubines, and they still wanted their daughter to enter the palace and become rich and powerful.
So someone suggested, "Princess Yongfu is already fourteen years old, it's time for her to contribute to the country!"
This immediately angered the young emperor, who gave an immediate order.
"I receive a salary from the court every day, sitting in my empty position and eating my meals, but I don't care about helping the emperor, and I only want to take these crooked and evil ways!
Where are the Imperial Guards? Drag him away and give him fifty lashes!"
Now everyone knows the emperor's attitude. You can quarrel as much as you want, but you can't make fun of the emperor's only sister, Princess Yongfu.
After this incident of killing the chicken to scare the monkey, they all shut up and dared not talk about using the princess to seek peace ceremony again.
The military officers gained confidence and volunteered to go into battle!
Shuangshuang and Li Xiangyu used to go fishing, admiring the lotus, or riding horses and hunting at the farm, but they immediately returned to the palace after hearing the news.
The emperor always respected his mother, with whom he rarely spent time.
When no one was around, he wanted to ask Shuangshuang as he did when he was little, "Mother, what do you think we should do about this?"
“That depends on your own thinking.
You want to follow your father's example and sacrifice a daughter in exchange for an unknown period of stability.
It is better to defeat them once and for all, so that they will not dare to challenge our country again in the next 20 or 30 years!"