It is said that when a child is raised a hundred years old, he will worry ninety-nine.
Pei shi was such a mother. Even though her daughter had become the Empress, she was still worried. "… You are alone in the palace. Although the Empress Dowager has left, the palace is a place that eats people. You can only survive if you rely on the Emperor's favor. What if one day the Emperor … what should you do?"
Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat. She knew that Pei Shi would not say these words for no reason. She must have heard some rumors. "Mother, are there rumors about me outside?"
"No, no!" Pei Shi hurriedly said, her expression unnatural. "I'm just saying!"
Why did he suddenly say this! Ye Zhen saw that she wanted to cover up. Something must have happened outside, otherwise, Pei Shi would not have said these words. "Niang, I have just returned to the palace. Many things have to start anew. I can't grasp the outside news at once. If I hide it from you, who can I count on to help me in the future?"
Pei shi looked at her with a pained expression. "It's just some gossip outside. You don't have to pay attention to it, lest it pollutes your ears!"
Oh, so there really are people out there gossiping about her.
Ye Rou raised her eyes to look at Hong Ying and saw that she was also at a loss. It looked like someone didn't want to enter the palace, so even the people around her didn't know.
"What did they say about me?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile. "Didn't they say that I am jealous and domineering over the emperor to prevent him from favoring other women, or … that the origin of the child in my belly is unknown?"
Pei-shi almost jumped up and hurriedly covered her mouth. "How dare you speak such nonsense!"
Ye Rou pulled down Pei shi's hand, her heart already clear. She had a reputation for being jealous for a long time. During the consort selection last year, Mo Rongzhan did not confer any titles, nor did he choose any for himself. Those people had secretly scolded her, saying that she had bewitched the Emperor, dominating him and not letting him get close to other women. She did not care at all about being scolded like that. In any case, if she didn't let him go, then she didn't let him go. Mo Rongzhan's body and heart were both hers, others should not even think about snatching it from her. Now that they had discovered that the name of being jealous couldn't hurt her, they aimed the spearhead at her stomach.
These people are so vicious!
She was taken away by Qi Ruoshui when she was just pregnant. These people now began to spread rumors that her child's origin was unknown. They wanted to alienate Mo Rongzhan's feelings for her and attack her child. For their own selfish desires, they wanted to kill her.
No wonder Mo Rongzhan said that he would use two people to shield her today. He already knew that there were people outside who wanted to hurt her with malicious words!
Ye Rou was so angry that her whole body was trembling. She had a kind of anger that made her want to grind those people to ashes.
When Pei shi saw her daughter like this, her heart ached so much that tears fell. She hugged her tightly in her arms, "I already said I wouldn't tell you, but you insisted on listening. What's there to care about such words? It's just other people who are jealous of you. They can't bear to see you and the Emperor loving each other. If something happens to you due to anger, then that's what they'll get!"
"Yes …" Ye Zhen seemed to use all her strength to spit out a word. She slowly calmed down, her face a little pale. "If something happens to me due to anger, then I'll let them get away with it. I'm not angry, I'm not angry!"
Pei Shi stroked Ye Zhen's back gently until she stopped trembling. "The people who said these things are only the womenfolk. They dare not say it outside, but they talk about it in private. If it weren't for someone I know, I wouldn't have heard it." Pei Shi stroked Ye Zhen's back gently.
"It's enough to talk about it in private!" Ye Zhen said coldly. Private talk would cause disaster sooner or later. They wanted to spread it to Mo Rongzhan's ears and make her a stain on the royal family. Since ancient times, it was easy for the emperor to abandon a woman. As long as a fresh color appeared, it was enough, not to mention that she had such a reputation for shaming the royal family.
Pei shi said, "The emperor will not believe them!"
Ye Zhen knew that Mo Rongzhan would not believe it. Otherwise, he would not have said those words to her today. "Niang, I know about this. Don't be angry, don't ask who is spreading it. Don't beat the grass and alert the snake."
"I know. I won't go out during this time, so as not to be asked about it." Pei shi said.
"Well." Ye Zhen nodded gently. She thought about whether to let someone check it out, but since Mo Rongzhan knew about it, he should not sit back and watch. If she also got involved, would it ruin his business? It would be better to wait for him to come and ask.
Pei shi smiled and talked about Lu Xiangzhi's marriage. "… Because of you, we didn't have the heart to do it. Now that you are back, it's just the right time to keep an eye on my eldest brother. If I don't settle his marriage, I'll be worried until my hair turns white."
Ye Zhen chuckled when she heard this. Thinking about Lu Xiangzhi's age, he was indeed at the age to get married. "Then I will inquire about it. If there is a suitable one, I will settle it for my eldest brother."
"Actually … I have a fancy for a girl, but I don't know if the other party is willing." Pei shi whispered, "She is the eldest daughter of the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Su. She is fifteen years old this year. I saw her at Hu Guo Temple. She looks like a pretty girl from a humble family.
"Assistant Minister of Revenue!" Ye Zhen wrote it down. "I will inquire about it when the time comes. The most important thing is that my eldest brother likes her."
Pei shi nodded. "Of course, he will like her."
The mother and daughter kept talking until it was almost dark. Pei shi was shocked to realize that time had passed so quickly. "I'm going out of the palace. I will hand in the token in two days. You … rest assured. Don't let yourself be wronged."
"Niang, I will be fine." Ye Zhen said with a smile and personally sent Pei shi to the palace gate.
Ye Zhen watched Pei shi's figure gradually disappear, and the smile on her face faded. "Go and see where the emperor is."
She turned and went back to the palace. After a while, Mo Rongzhan returned.
"Has Madam Lu gone back?" Mo Rongzhan asked as he came in.
Ye Zhen nodded softly, walked over and went directly into his arms, hugging his strong narrow waist tightly.
Mo Rongzhan could not walk under her embrace. He reached out and hugged her with a smile. "What's wrong? Can't you leave my side? It's only been a while!"
"I just want to hug you!" She wanted to dominate him, and no one could take him away from her!
Feeling her mood strange, Mo Rongzhan carried her horizontally and walked to the big kang by the window. "Tell me, what happened?"
Ye Rou leaned against his warm and broad chest. Listening to his gentle voice, the raging fire in her heart was extinguished. No matter what the outside world said about her, it was fine as long as he was still here.
"Give me Wu Chong and Xue Lin again!" Ye Zhen whispered.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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