Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 184 Couple

"Your Majesty, I have another difficult matter. This morning, Aunt Xinyun, the head of the Empress Dowager Ci'an Palace, came to report that Concubine Zhen's sister wanted to see her off. I don't know how to reply to her."

Shen Ningyue leaned against Qin Zhi's side and spoke softly.

The Empress Dowager had just passed away, and Lu Xinyin asked Xinyun from Ci'an Palace to come and convey the message. If she refused outright, the charge of being unfilial might be put on her head, and she didn't want to be easily criticized.

Of course, she could not act on her own and ignore His Majesty's orders and directly agree to it, which would be disrespectful and go against His Majesty.

She couldn't choose between being unfilial to the Queen Mother and being disrespectful to His Majesty, so she had to help Lu Xinyin pass the message to His Majesty.

"Isn't she still in confinement?" Qin Zhi said casually.

"I know she is still in confinement after childbirth, and Sister Zhenfei knows it better than anyone else. If she couldn't get up, she wouldn't have asked this question.

After all, Zhenfei's sister was the blood aunt of the queen mother. On the day the queen mother passed away, she was still outside the Chongde Hall, thinking about Zhenfei's sister who was giving birth to a child.

All the items in my younger sister Zhenfei's new residence, Chongde Hall, were purchased by my mother. They were all collections from my mother's Ci'an Palace. There were so many treasures that I couldn't help but envy and admire them.

Before my mother passed away, apart from Your Majesty and the three siblings of Princess Zheng and Princess Xu, the closest person to her was probably my sister Concubine Zhen!

If I refuse the request of Concubine Zhen's sister to come and see my mother off, I am afraid that my mother's spirit in heaven will blame me.

If I let Concubine Zhen come out, I would be worried about her health.

After all, it was still chilly, and she was still in confinement and couldn't stand the cold. If she got tired or was exposed to the cold wind during confinement and damaged her body, how would she be able to take care of the newly born Sixth Prince and let him grow up healthily in the future?"

When speaking in the palace, being decent is the first priority.

Shen Ningyue did not mention that Lu Xinyin was confined to Chongde Hall by Qin Zhi. She just said that it was inconvenient for her to move during the confinement period.

Lu Xinyin risked her life to leave Chongde Hall. Despite the biting spring cold, she insisted on seeing the empress dowager off even during her confinement.

This can show filial piety, secondly it can announce to the outside world that she is not silent and there is still a chance for her to make a comeback. Thirdly, could it be because of "the three-year mourning period"?

But the last one is talking about wife, and Lu Xiyin is not your Majesty's wife.

Could it be that Lu Xinyin is so arrogant as to regard herself as your Majesty's wife?

Shen Ningyue continued to speak softly:

"Your Majesty has not yet met the Sixth Prince, Your Majesty, are you impatient with me?"

"I haven't said anything yet, but Seventeen has put the blame on me. Since Concubine Zhen wants to see my mother off, then let her do it." Qin Zhi smiled.

"I don't want to preach to Your Majesty and make you annoyed." Shen Ningyue turned her head.

"Yes, yes, I was wrong!"

"Your Majesty, what's wrong? It's obviously me who sat in the wrong seat. After becoming your Majesty's queen, I will not only ask for a title for the princess, but also persuade your Majesty to see the sons of other concubines."

"Seventeen is full of resentment, and you keep teasing me. I will go to see the Sixth Prince, and the Queen is pregnant with our little prince! Don't get angry, if you keep being petty, I will issue an order to reprimand the Queen for being disrespectful to me, making trouble, and being arrogant because of my favor."

"Your Majesty is so unreasonable. You threaten me like this and issue such a shameful decree. Am I the only one who will lose face? How childish!"

"I'll go tomorrow." Qin Zhi compromised with a smile.

"Your Majesty, please don't forget. Well, I'll ask Zhang Deli to remember this. Zhang Deli, tomorrow your Majesty will go to Chongde Hall to visit the Sixth Prince. Please remember this for your Majesty. If your Majesty forgets, you must remind him."

Zhang Deli secretly glanced at Qin Zhi's expression and felt that they were flirting.

He replied hastily:

"Your servant Zhang Deli respectfully obeys the Empress's order. I will definitely remember to remind Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, look, Zhang Deli directly said he would remind you, without even thinking about the possibility that you would remember this matter. He is indeed a loyal servant who grew up with Your Majesty. He knows you much better than I do."

Qin Zhi directly distorted Shen Ningyue's meaning and said jokingly:

"Shiqi really can't tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes. Why is he jealous of Zhang Deli?"

Shen Ningyue was speechless and stunned for a moment. She stared with a pair of clear eyes. She raised her foot and kicked Qin Zhi lightly, but was grabbed by Qin Zhi on the calf.

"Your Majesty, you were too harsh. It hurts me a little." Tears welled up in Shen Ningyue's eyes, creating ripples.

It's not pain, but I'm touched. Why is Your Majesty like this?

"Where does it hurt? My heart hurts? I'm holding your heart?"

Qin Zhi gently massaged Shen Ningyue for a while, then put her down and changed her leg. He touched her calf muscles and found they were relaxed a little before he slowly put her down.

"Before I came, I heard from the imperial physician that the queen's legs might be a little swollen and she would sleep uneasily at night. When I touched them, they were indeed swollen like the white radishes that Lu Shanggong planted in Linguang Palace last year."

"There are female doctors in my palace who can massage my legs. How can Your Majesty do it yourself? What virtue and ability do I have?" Tears gathered in Shen Ningyue's Ruifeng eyes. She turned her head and wiped them secretly when Qin Zhi wasn't paying attention.

"I grew up under the care of my royal grandfather and grandmother, and my royal grandfather treated my grandmother the same way. Seventeen is my wife, so whether it is proper or not is a matter between the boudoir and has nothing to do with others."

Although Qin Zhi didn't understand why the royal grandfather always liked to go out hunting for food, the friendship between the royal grandfather and the royal grandmother was indeed real.

Emperor Taizu of Dayong, a dignified emperor, wanted to sleep with a woman and even hid it from the empress. Qin Zhi couldn't understand it and began to sympathize with the unfortunate uncle King Wu.

After unearthing an old story about his grandfather going out to hunt for food and then passing the buck, Qin Zhi's object of pity is expanded to include Qin Miaoyin, the eldest princess of Qi, who is his fake sister but actually his real aunt.

Thinking of his uncle Prince Wu, his sixth prince must not follow in his uncle Prince Wu's footsteps.

He still has to recognize his own son. Qin Zhi is not his henpecked grandfather, Emperor Taizu of the Yong Dynasty, and he will not let his own son stay in the cold palace and grow up wildly. If there is no teacher to teach him, what will happen if the Sixth Prince grows up to be a waste with only ambitions like his uncle, the King of Wu?

The prince can be ambitious and should be ambitious, but it cannot be just ambition, he must have a clear mindset.

Shen Ningyue buried her head in Qin Zhi's chest and sobbed.

"Your Majesty, I miss my father and mother."

"I will order my mother-in-law to come to the palace to accompany you tomorrow until you give birth to a baby boy on the 17th."

"Your Majesty, you will spoil me."

"When a concubine gives birth, there is a rule that her mother must enter the palace to accompany her. This is not a rule I set up just for Seventeen. It's just that the time is a little longer. Doesn't the Empress deserve it?"

"Your Majesty! Thank you so much." Shen Ningyue sobbed softly.