Second day

Even though Song Qingwan was reluctant, she still got up early and prepared to go to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects.

Song Qingwan was still asleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, yawned and said, "Haitang, remember to dress me up plainly, so that I won't be too grand and gorgeous and cause trouble."

Haitang nodded and said, "Don't worry, young lady, I know everything!"

Just like that, Haitang combed a simple and unique bun for Song Qingwan, and inserted two green jade hairpins on her head. The earrings were also roughly the same as the hairpins.

The makeup was just a light layer of rouge, and she didn't dare to be too delicate in any way, for fear that people would find fault with her.

Haitang picked out a green dress from the closet and asked, "My lady, how about wearing this green dress? It's the same color as the headdress, and they look perfect together!"

Song Qingwan looked back and said, "Well! Okay, it's very good. Let's take this one!"

After Song Qingwan changed her clothes, she stood in front of Haitang and asked, "How is it? Is it okay?"

Haitang looked at it carefully and said, "Yes! It's OK, my lady. I see your belly is getting bigger and bigger."

Song Qingwan looked down at her belly and said, "Yes, it's getting late, so how can my belly not be big!"

Haitang said, "My lord, you are right!"

After dinner, Haitang went to Shoukang Palace with Song Qingwan.

Shoukang Palace

Song Qingwan's belly was already very big, but she still bent over and respectfully saluted the Queen Mother. "I am the concubine Song Qingwan, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother! I wish the Queen Mother good health, longevity, and good luck."

"Good luck and happiness?" The Queen Mother looked at Song Qingwan and said

"This harem is full of favors, and everyone complains about it. How can I be happy?"

Song Qingwan probably understood in her heart that the empress dowager must feel that the emperor came to her place too often, but she didn't have anyone from the Jingshifang, so how could she know how many times the emperor went to which palace in a month?

"Speak, Concubine Yu?" The Queen Mother said to Song Qingwan, who lowered her head in silence.

Song Qingwan raised her head and said, "Replying to the Queen Mother, the exclusive favor in the harem will inevitably cause the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people. Everyone is conceited, which makes the Queen Mother worried."

The Queen Mother looked at Song Qingwan's beautiful face from a close distance. She had seen Song Qingwan several times before, and she looked pretty from a distance. After a closer look today, she realized that she was indeed a beauty. No wonder the Emperor liked her so much!

But she was just using her beauty to please the man, and the Queen Mother did not have any more favorable impression of Song Qing.

"Then, noble lady Yu, what should we do?"

Song Qingwan replied, "I know that I am of humble status and dare not speak nonsense, but I know that the harem must be treated equally in order to maintain peace."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother thought to herself that this person was quite smart as he knew what to say and what not to say, unlike those who panicked when being questioned.

"Alright, get up, and quickly give Concubine Yu a seat, or else the Emperor will find out and say that I have treated her concubine harshly."

"Thank you, Queen Mother! I came here this time and brought something for you." Song Qingwan said

At this moment, the Queen Mother was not very interested and said, "It's enough for you to come. Shoukang Palace has everything."

Song Qingwan said, "I heard that the Queen Mother is kind-hearted and likes to burn incense and worship Buddha, so I copied the Buddhist scriptures myself and wanted to present them to the Queen Mother."

As she spoke, Haitang took out a large volume of Buddhist scriptures copied by Song Qingwan herself. If you look closely, you can see that the ink at the bottom has not yet dried.

When the Queen Mother heard that it was a Buddhist scripture, she quickly held it in her hands to examine it, and praised, "The handwriting is beautiful. Did you copy all these?" The Queen Mother weighed it in her hand and felt that it was not light!

Song Qingwan said, "Replying to the Queen Mother, it is my concubine."

"Okay, okay, you are so thoughtful. I will take it to the Buddhist temple later!" The Queen Mother couldn't let go of the Buddhist scriptures in her hand.

"My handwriting is so shabby that the Queen Mother must have laughed at me." Song Qingwan said self-deprecatingly

"Noble Lady Yu is too modest. Isn't it written very clearly?" The Queen Mother put down the Buddhist scriptures and looked at Song Qingwan's belly.

"Your belly is getting pretty big. In a few months, I'll be having a grandchild again!"

Song Qingwan smiled and said, "This child is very naughty. I hope the Queen Mother doesn't mind the hard work~"

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "Really? It would be better if the child is more lively! I remember that the Emperor was a naughty boy when he was young!"

Song Qingwan couldn't help but cover her mouth to hide her laughter, "The emperor is now so resolute and majestic, I didn't realize it! The little guy in the belly is really the same as his father~"

Speaking of this, the Queen Mother gradually let down her guard towards the person in front of her and chatted with great interest.

After Song Qingwan left, the Queen Mother said to the nanny beside her, "What time did you send someone to Yufangzhai yesterday?"

The maid replied, "My Queen Mother, at the hour of You."

The Queen Mother said, holding her Buddhist beads, "It seems that she didn't sleep much tonight. She is really willing to work hard!"

"I have also seen Concubine Yu, and she is not as charming as the rumors say. Will the Queen Mother still arrange for the Emperor to sleep with her?" asked the nanny.

The Queen Mother said without hesitation, "Of course. The Emperor has few children, so he should arrange for more young concubines to sleep with him."

"The daughter of the General of the Cavalry, Zhao, looks good to me, she is a calm and steady person."

The maid immediately understood what he meant. "I understand."

Xiwu Palace

When Concubine Shen heard that she was to sleep with him that night, she was shocked and said, "What! Let me sleep with you? Or was it arranged by the Queen Mother?"

Pearl covered her mouth and laughed, "Look at you, young lady, you are so happy that you can't even speak."

"Wait, wait, let me slow down..." Shen Guiren said while rubbing his temple.

Shen Guiren still vividly remembers the last time she served that dog emperor. That stinky man only cared about his own comfort and totally ignored her feelings. She didn't want to serve him!

"My lady, the master is urging me to come! You finally have the chance to sleep with him, you must seize it and try to give birth to a big fat son like Concubine Kang!" Zhenzhu thought happily.

"Pearl! I've heard you say this hundreds of times, and my ears are almost callused!" Concubine Shen said with annoyance.

Pearl continued to ramble, "But what I said is the truth. If you can have a child this time, you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life~"

Shen Guiren was speechless. "Even if I don't have children in this life, I won't have to worry about food and clothing, okay?"

Pearl continued, "That being said, a child is a guarantee after all! If you and the emperor have a child, there will be a bond between the two of you. Even if the emperor only comes to see the child in the future, he will come to Xiwu Palace more often..."

"And the master's letters have been urging you to hurry up and get pregnant with the emperor's child! You must take this to heart..."

The noble man was thinking

Children? What if she didn't want to have a child with the emperor?

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