C158 Exception
C158 Exception
After sitting for a while, the atmosphere was really too strange, so the empress dowager told Yan Wan to go back. "Go back and take care of yourself, everything is fine with this one. I know you're a filial child, but you have to rest well before coming back for your filial piety."
Yan Wan was not angry after hearing the meaning behind the empress dowager's words. She smiled and turned to Shen Qi, nodding her head, "This son will take his leave." Then, he led her palace maids out of the Tzu Ning Palace.
After walking out, he looked up at the sky. The sky was still blue, and the sun was still shining. The world would not change because of your grief alone, and neither would this palace.
She was trapped in this part of the world. Why did she feel that she was different before? With a mocking smile, he turned around and left.
The atmosphere of the Tzu Ning Palace did not change after Yan Wan left. The empress dowager was clearly in a bad mood, and her face showed signs of fatigue.
Shen Qi went forward to hug Chu, "Mother, you have to take care of your body."
She handed it to her at the beginning and waved her hand. "Go back. I have nothing to do."
Shen Qi bowed towards the empress dowager and left while carrying Chu. It wasn't that the empress dowager didn't know of Yan Wan's abnormal behavior, but she probably had no other choice.
Actually, the empress dowager still had some true feelings towards Yan Wan. After all, she was her niece who had doted on her for so many years, and she later became the emperor's concubine by mistake. She also had high hopes for Yan Wan.
Yan Wan was probably disappointed that she was able to beat them into their true forms. The person who defended her all the time during her fall to the ground didn't show any sign of that, did he, your majesty? Heh, if someone really handed him over to the Emperor, he'd probably die without even knowing how he died.
When Shen Qi went back to tell Duke Xian about it, she was silent for a while before she said, "The Wan-fei is not the only one who loses children in the palace every year due to various reasons. If she really manages to become an ox, then it would only mean that she is not suitable to live in the palace." In that case, this kind of person would be eliminated sooner or later. There was nothing to be regretful about.
Shen Qi could hear the hidden meaning behind his words, and understood that in such a huge palace, there were so many concubines surrounding such a man.
"I feel that something will happen to the palace sooner or later." She shook her head and sighed.
King Xian furrowed his brows. "In the future, it's best we don't let the beginner enter the palace." He never dared to look down on any woman. With the precedent of the Consort De, he wouldn't be stupid enough to be deceived by a woman's weak appearance. He just thought that they were harmless.
Shen Qi nodded, she was actually feeling really bad about what she saw in the beginning today. A child's perception of the outside world was even more sensitive than an adult's, the moment she felt something was wrong, she would calm herself down and act obediently.
Shen Qi had thought that the palace would not be peaceful, but she never thought that there would be no more news about anything bad happening.
After the eighth year, the shops on the street had hung up big red lanterns. The people who had worked hard for a year all put down their work and went to the streets to buy New Year's wares. It was bustling with people coming and going.
This time last year's beginning was still too young, to the point of not daring to let her go out. This year, she could already hold onto her sugar-gourd and gnaw on it.
Xiao Mo and Situ Ye had already returned from the army camp, and immediately came to take a look at the beginning, because they would return once a week. At the beginning, they would still remember them, but looking at the candied fruits in their hands, they smiled happily, and spoke as if their mouths had been smeared with honey: "Uncle", "Brother".
Xiao Mo always felt that he was at a disadvantage at this point in time.
The arrival of Xiao Mo and Situ Ye had added a lot of joy to the Duke Palace, especially at the beginning of the competition. They were very happy to have so many people accompany her every day.
Now that the streets were bustling with noise and excitement, Situ Ye would frequently bring her shopping, and then casually visit Liu Qingfeng at noon to eat at his place.
It just so happened that Shen Qi was in the middle of weaning her, so he was willing to let her go out and play.
Right now, she could eat anything she wanted, the milk was already useless to her. If she did not see Shen Qi again, she would not think about it even for a day, but she would definitely eat it twice if she saw him.
Shen Qi had decided to give her up so that she could eat her meal properly. However, every time she saw her wronged face, she would feel her heart ache, and afterwards, she would persuade Shen Qi to let her eat again.
Since Situ Ye had returned and given her this opportunity, she had been out and out everyday these past few days to enjoy herself. He saw some fresh food on the streets, and there were all sorts of snacks for her to eat as she pleased.
Whenever she had a chance, Shen Qi would tease her and make her talk about what she saw on the streets and ate. On the other hand, she would excitedly tell them with her fingers, "Sugar Man, Sugar Man, mother, I will turn into a big tiger." As he spoke, he had a complacent look on his face.
Shen Qi kissed her cheeks, "You sure are impressive at the beginning!"
He was happy at the beginning, but his little head was not humble at all as he lowered it. "The most amazing thing at the beginning!"
Then, after coaxing her to say something else, she forgot about her original intentions. After all, she had played around for an entire day, and when she returned to her mother's side, she was already feeling sleepy. Shen Qi washed her and directly coaxed her to sleep.
She heaved a sigh of relief. Let alone the fact that the prince wasn't willing, how could she be willing to part with him?
Every time she saw the wronged look on her face, she would wish she could present everything to her. How could she bear to blame him?
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. The empress dowager had already sent someone to receive her at the beginning, and Shen Qi had given her a set of red clothes, her short hair was tied up with a red ribbon and tied with a butterfly knot. She had also worn a longevity lock, and a ruby bracelet on her wrist.
He couldn't stand looking at himself in the mirror. While he was looking, he was shaking his head and laughing to himself. It was very beautiful!
Shen Qi shook her head at the side. When King Duanren entered, he saw his daughter smelly and beautiful, so she walked over and carried her up. Her face was filled with happiness at the start, and she didn't even need the mirror anymore.
King Xian couldn't help but smile. "Alright, let's raise it high."
As she said this, she reached out and lifted her up. She wasn't afraid, so she giggled. "I want more!"
After she was satisfied, he held her in his arms for a few more moments. "The beginning of the day was really beautiful today!"
The first part of his life had been filled with happiness, but the smile was like a flower. "Yes, it's good. It's good. Daddy is good. Mommy is good too."
Shen Qi went over to pinch her face, "This little mouth of yours will make people drunk with it."
Only then did he look at King Xian. "Let's go now?"
King Xian picked up Chu Feng and hugged him. "Are you done packing?" he asked. "Alright, we can set off now."
Shen Qi nodded. The initial set of clothes, such as the cloak, the little snack, and then the clothes for both her and Duke Xian contained two bags, but the both of them were not as big as the bag on the first person. They were all taken by the wet nurse and the servant girl.
After checking for a while, he smiled and said, "Let's go. Don't let mother wait in a hurry." After all, the empress dowager had come early to notify them.
The family of three was escorted by a group of people as they majestically left the palace. They got on a horse carriage and headed towards the imperial palace.
This was her first New Year in the capital. She was still young last year, and moreover, she was in Guanbei, so she naturally did not have an impression of the New Year.
He had seen many big red lanterns on the streets. Now that he was in the imperial palace, it was bustling with noise and excitement. He was overjoyed at first. How beautiful!
Even the trees were decorated with red silk. Needless to say, the rest of the trees were also decorated with red silk.
Those who had come to see the Empress still eagerly told her what they had seen on the street, what was beautiful there, what was delicious, they counted with their fingers.
The empress dowager was in a good mood, hence when she saw her young granddaughter like this, she was even happier. She accompanied her in chatting and laughing and did not feel that time passed slowly.
This year's palace feast was no different from the previous years, even Yan Wan had been well-behaved, Shen Qi had thought that something bad would happen from Yan Wan's abnormal appearance, in the end, however, it was beyond her expectations. It was peaceful today, and had caused Shen Qi to suspect that she had thought too badly of her.
As a result, this year passed by in a very calm manner, to the point that it was even more peaceful than in the past. Previously, there had been a few concubines who had come out to play, but this year, there wasn't a single one.
This year, the main thing was to collect red packets as soon as they went out. Every time, Shen Qi would sigh with emotion, it was really a shortcut to earn money by giving birth to a child!
He had even specially given him a day of leave to go back and reunite with his nephew. Liu Qingfeng could be considered as having come back in a new year, but Situ Ye did not want to be left out in the Duke Palace, so he went over to Senior Brother to enjoy the new year with them.
Taking advantage of people walking around, Xiao Mo's mother started to look at the girls for him again. Xiao Mo really wanted to admire his mother, he truly had perseverance!
He couldn't be considered young anymore, and at this time the Grand Princess was also worried. Anyone who could accept this grandson would wish they could bring him up, this clearly showed how worrying Xiao Mo's usual behavior was.
When he had the time to come over, no one sympathized with him, and Situ Ye hadn't even forgotten to ridicule him. On the other hand, if he wasn't in front of his parents, they had no way to force him, or else they would be the same as Xiao Mo.
Eunuch Liu had always felt guilty in his heart, having made the Old Liu Family disappear. Now that he saw his nephew, he started to think about how he could quickly leave the Old Liu Family. Thus, he started to worry about Liu Qingfeng's marriage.
It wasn't easy for him to come out of the palace, so he went to ask for the princess' help. After all, it was only when he was in the palace that the ladies had a chance to see the ladies.
Shen Qi promised with all her heart, causing the Eunuch Liu to be even more grateful towards her.
The days passed by extremely quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the Spring Lantern Festival.
Duke Yuan finally fulfilled his promise, but now that there were three of them, he didn't dare to stay on the street for too long even if he followed them at the beginning. After playing for a while, he brought Chu Yu to the private box and stood upstairs watching the fireworks.
She had shown great joy at the beginning of the new year. She liked such a holiday!
After the new year, King Duanren returned to the imperial court, and Shen Qi was busy with her own matters at home. She had not even left the palace when something happened.
When Shen Qi heard about it at that time, she had a feeling that it was indeed true, but she did not expect that it was actually the Xiang Fei that was in trouble.