novelaction Chapter 588 Let Her Be Honest First
Chapter 588 Let Her Be Honest First
Old Mrs. Yan immediately frowned and stared at her granddaughter, telling her not to talk nonsense.
There are the eldest princess and the second princess in the palace, how can you say that there is something wrong with the emperor.
If this news gets out, people will just think the queen is crazy.
Queen Yan smiled at her grandmother and asked, "What if he really has a problem?"
"It's true. There's nothing the royal family can't get, and nothing they can't accomplish. They can always recover." Old Lady Yan quickly brought the subject back. "Leave the prescription here for now, and remember to use it soon. Although the medicine is a bit strong, it's not very harmful to your health. Once you have children, we can slowly recuperate. Now that you have secured your position as Empress and a legitimate Crown Prince, even if a few more favored Imperial Consorts emerge in the palace, it won't be a big deal."
After hearing this, Queen Yan just continued to laugh.
Still don't believe what she said, and think that her body is not good enough and she can't get pregnant?
The strong and harmful prescription was handed to her personally by her grandmother, who always loved her.
Just to keep her in the position of queen and protect the prosperity of the family?
"My Lady, why... aren't you speaking?"
The old lady noticed the emotion behind Queen Yan's smile and cautiously changed back to her previous address.
This time Queen Yan did not remind her to change it.
After a moment of silence, he smiled and asked, "Old Madam, this time you come to the palace, it's just a visit to the sick, the main purpose is to give you a prescription, right?"
"Your Majesty, I miss you day and night. Please don't misunderstand... It's just that families like ours have to consider the size of our family, and Your Majesty should also think more about your future while in the palace. You've always had a bad temper, and now that you're the Queen, you have to endure many things, even if they make you unhappy. I've lived this way all my life, and your husband is the ruler of a country, so..."
"Old lady, stop talking. I don't want to hear it."
Queen Yan suddenly stopped smiling and her face darkened.
Old Mrs. Yan's eyes were red and she was holding back tears, but she wanted to open her mouth to persuade him again.
Empress Yan raised her lips in a sarcastic tone. "Let me guess what you want to say this time. Are you trying to persuade me to take medicine and have a child? If the medicine doesn't work, if my body is not in good condition, or if I am incompetent and out of favor, and there is no chance of having a child, then you can let Concubine Ling have a child. After all, she is a relative of our Yan family, and she has no family background to rely on, so she can only rely on the Duke's Mansion in the future. If we control her and support her son to become the crown prince, then the Duke's Mansion and the Yan family will still be an important family, and decades of prosperity and wealth will be guaranteed."
The old lady was stunned for a moment.
After a pause, and just as she was about to speak, Empress Yan said, "Old Madam, don't refute me. Gu Shu'er's entry into the palace was an accident, but after her promotion, the Duke's Mansion secretly supported her. Don't think I don't know! Otherwise, with her temper, how could she have survived two months in the palace? Your Majesty dotes on her, but not to the extent that he can guarantee her safety!"
Old Mrs. Yan lowered her eyes.
indeed.
The connections and manpower of the Duke's Mansion in the palace secretly helped Gu Shu'er many times to ensure that she did not get into big trouble or be plotted against.
"Your Majesty, although Shu'er is crazy now, judging by what she has done in the past two months, she is not a malicious person. Your Majesty is lonely in the palace, so it would be better to have her as a companion. Sometimes when you miss home, you can talk to her about the past of the Duke's Mansion, and she can talk more with you than with others, and..."
"Come here, escort the old lady out of the palace. Send her to the palace gate properly. I will bring all the rewards for the Duke's Mansion."
Queen Yan stood up to see the guests off.
Ignoring my grandmother's astonished look, I walked to the inner hall.
"Old lady, please."
Linglong brought the palace maid in, with a serious face, and signaled the old lady to leave.
Old Mrs. Yan had to leave.
After returning to the Duke's Mansion, the Duke of Zhenguo came to pay his respects quickly.
After sending the maid away, the mother and son discussed things in the room.
"She really said that?"
The Duke of Zhenguo frowned after hearing the old lady's retelling of Empress Yan's original words.
Old Mrs. Yan sighed deeply.
Yan said, "Your Highness has had a really hard time in the palace these past few years. With so many concubines and new favorites appearing frequently, we should feel sorry for her and not push her too hard. Now, at least she has the Concubine Ling. Let's hold her back for a while. When Your Highness has figured things out, it won't be too late to persuade her to have a child."
The Duke of Zhenguo shook his head.
Asking the old lady to go to the palace to deliver the prescription was not really to force Queen Yan to get pregnant immediately, but just a test.
What the old lady didn't know was that Queen Yan had been doing a lot of things secretly during this period of time.
She robbed the Duke's Mansion of its property.
She won over the connections of the Duke's Mansion.
She used many of the confidants, military generals, helpers, retainers, and assassins trained by the Duke's Mansion for her own use.
The Duke of Zhenguo asked Queen Yan several times directly or indirectly what she was going to do.
She gently said that if she wanted to secure her position as the empress, she would need money, power, and connections. If she secured her position, the Yan family would be secure, so she asked the Duke of Zhenguo not to mind.
How can I not mind?
A while ago, Queen Yan extended her hand to maritime trade!
Force the cousin who manages this business to hand over power and protect her people!
Most of the Duke's maritime trade had been robbed by the Emperor before, and there was very little left. The annual income of several million silver coins was simply not enough to support the current prosperity and wealth.
That's why the Duke of Zhenguo asked his mother to come to the palace to test Queen Yan's attitude in person.
Now it seems that Queen Yan is determined to make the Yan family her own.
Bullshit.
The Duke of Zhenguo made up his mind as soon as he came out of his mother's room.
I can't let my daughter continue to act like that.
Large families are most afraid of internal strife.
For the long term, let's calm down Queen Yan and make her behave herself for a while!
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"Why hasn't the Imperial Concubine come yet?"
Two days later, Fengming Palace.
Fei Wan's three days of accompanying the emperor were enough. Empress Yan had already sent someone to inform her to come here after leaving the imperial court to have lunch together.
Unexpectedly, it was time to clear the meal, but Fei Wan still hadn't arrived.
I clearly promised it.
Queen Yan frowned as she looked at the table full of cold dishes.
Linglong gently reminded, "We've already sent people to the Imperial Court twice to check, but the Imperial Concubine hasn't come out yet. Xiangyi, who's right beside her, said she'll come to our side as soon as the Imperial Concubine comes out. Your Majesty, don't frown, or you'll get wrinkles in the future."
"I'm unhappy and want to frown, so don't remind me of this all the time!"
Queen Yan was not happy.
Linglong dared not speak.
The Empress has been in a bad mood these past two days, and everyone serving her has been very cautious.
Feiwan's laughter came from outside the door.
"Sister, why are you unhappy? Tell me and make me happy!"
While he was talking, people had already come in.
The green lotus-patterned cloak swayed lightly with her steps, and the light cherry-colored skirt swirled open, floating into the hall like delicate petals on a branch in early spring.
As soon as Queen Yan saw her, for some reason, most of her annoyance disappeared.
But he still put on a stern face and snorted, "So, only when I'm unhappy can you be happy?"
"Yes, I'm already the Vice Empress, and I've even added another title to that. The unprecedentedly noble Imperial Noble Consort, isn't that a natural enemy of the Empress? The more unhappy the other is, the happier I am."
This was the first time Fei Wan and Queen Yan met privately after the birthday banquet.
She directly stated outsiders' speculations about the two of them.