The two children were tired of playing outside and entered the pavilion as dull as eggplants beaten by frost. They did not sit down and just stood and grabbed something to eat and stuffed it into their mouths without any politeness.
"You two! Do you understand the rules?"
Suddenly there was a low shout, and Xia Guang and Wei Liang were stunned for a moment. When they looked up, they saw their mother's stern eyes.
The two children still didn't understand, because they were like this at home. Although they knew they lacked some propriety, their mother never blamed them.
It was different today. The two children were severely scolded by their mother before they could even finish a bite of the food. This made the two children a little confused.
The two children stayed on the spot without making any move. Qin Huairou stood up more sternly, walked up to the two children, and stabbed them hard on the forehead.
This was not a gentle move, it made the two children take two steps back, and then whispered: "There are no rules! Didn't you see the Queen is here?"
The Queen Empress does not know what she represents in the hearts of the two children, so she naturally does not understand what the rules are. But the mother's anger frightened the two children. From birth to now, the two children have never seen their mother so scary.
Tears of grievance quickly came out, and when she wanted to speak out, Qin Huairou's scolding kept them back in her stomach.
Qin Huairou knelt in front of the Queen and said in a low voice: "A commoner woman has no way to teach her children. She lost her etiquette in front of the Queen. Please forgive me."
The Empress smiled and said unconcernedly: "Mrs.
"No, the Queen is a rich woman, how can she be so unbecoming in front of the Queen?"
Qin Huairou said seriously, but rarely showed such a serious expression.
On the side, Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyebrows moved slightly. She felt that there seemed to be a deep meaning in her sister's actions. She understood immediately and quickly got up and went to the two children: "Can I take you out to play?"
The two children were extremely aggrieved. When they saw the little girl coming over, they immediately found someone to cry to. Each of them held their arms and started crying.
The child was crying loudly, so Liu Ruyan took advantage of the situation and said: "I'm afraid these two children will disturb the Queen, so I'd better take them out to play."
After saying that, he winked at the other people under the pavilion, and everyone else followed Liu Ruyan and left the pavilion.
Qin Huairou smiled at the empress: "The empress is laughing. It's because the family dotes on these two children that they are so difficult to deal with now."
"Where are you from Mrs. Xia? When it comes to being a parent, Mrs. Xia has been here before. I came here today because I have many things I would like to ask you for advice."
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. There are many old women and maids in the palace, and they are very familiar with the methods of childbirth. Your Majesty only needs to rest quietly and wait for the birth of the prince."
"Hey, that's wrong. You have to worry more about your own worries, and you won't be able to rest assured if you leave it to others. Besides, giving birth to a child in the palace is not as simple as it is outside. How can you tell outsiders about the dangers involved?
Mrs. Xia, don't refuse, is it possible that Mrs. Xia is stingy and unwilling to impart her experience?"
"Your Majesty's words are serious. My Majesty only asks questions. Every common woman should tell you everything she knows within her power."
The Queen nodded with satisfaction, then winked at the maids beside her, and they also left the pavilion.
After that, only the queen and Qin Huairou were left in the small pavilion. Qin Huairou's face was filled with sorrow. Qin Huairou had already guessed what Liu Ruyan had thought before, but she didn't know what the queen's purpose was.
, since the other party came to see me with a big belly, it must be a troublesome thing.
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Outside the small pavilion, a group of women from the Xia family walked a little further with their two children. At the edge of a small pool, Liu Ruyan handed the two children to the maid, and pulled Li Xiaoxin aside alone with a bad expression.
: "What happened today?"
"What's going on?"
"It was you who suggested coming to the palace today. Why did the queen happen to know about it?"
Li Xiaoxin frowned: "The affairs of the palace are all under the control of the queen. Our group is so special. How can the queen not know when we come to the palace? What do you mean? Do you suspect that the queen and I have colluded and have ulterior motives for this trip?"
"Are there any ulterior motives that you can't tell yourself?" Liu Ruyan rarely put on an angry face, looking directly at Li Xiaoxin without giving in at all.
Li Xiaoxin also did not give in, staring at Liu Ruyan and saying: "I really don't know what happened today, let alone what the queen's purpose is. As the saying goes, those who are clean will be clean themselves."
, I'm too lazy to explain to you, it has nothing to do with me whether you believe it or not, and I don't care either."
"you!"
"If you still doubt me, you can tell your husband what you saw and heard today and see what he thinks."
"Don't use your husband to pressure me, tell you the truth. I don't like you. Even if you are a woman given by the emperor, it is not easy to enter our Xia family. It's too early for us to believe you."
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Li Xiaoxin smiled coldly: "Instead of demonstrating to me now, why don't you think more about why the Queen is here? Don't you care about the information about the Queen that I, the palace people, know?"
"This is exactly what I want to ask you! In any case, the more information you can know, the better. Since it is a matter between us women, it should be resolved by us women. My husband is already worried enough. I can't let him know.
Just try not to let him know about it."
"Things between women?" Li Xiaoxin smiled contemptuously, "I heard that the concubine of the Xia family is very smart, but she is just like this when I see her today."
"What do you mean?"
"How can you be sure that the queen came today to us women? Have you forgotten that my husband should also be among us?"
After this reminder, Liu Ruyan immediately understood.
If Xia Shang hadn't been invited away by Liao Baican before entering the palace, then there would have been Xia Shang among their group.
Thinking about it this way, could it be that the Queen's real purpose is to come to Xia and Shang?
The corners of Li Xiaoxin's lips raised: "Think about that belly. The queen's main purpose is not to show it in front of us women and children, but to show it to our husband-in-law!"
"Why? Why did she do that?"
"I often exchange news with the palace, but I have never heard of the queen's pregnancy. If you look at all the maids and eunuchs we received today, as long as you have a little understanding, you should know that everyone here is the queen's confidant. So.
He said that the Queen's pregnancy is still a secret, but today it is revealed in front of you and me. It is made clear that we all know it, so that our husband can know it. A woman tries every means to let a man know that she is pregnant. The purpose of this is not necessary.
I said you understand, right?"
Liu Ruyan's mouth suddenly opened up, and she was so shocked that she broke into a cold sweat: "This is impossible!"