Chapter 271 Mother Cen came to persuade
After everyone left, Concubine Cen lingered at the back, looking up at the princess hesitantly.
"cousin……"
The princess had a stern face. Having made her decision, she only hoped that the other party would not involve her any further:
"Don't call me cousin anymore, I don't deserve it!"
Concubine Cen couldn't help but panic. She intuitively felt that something had changed: "Cousin, did I do something wrong?"
The princess looked at her coldly: "You did nothing wrong"
Concubine Cen heaved a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"I shouldn't have let you into the house."
If she hadn't entered the palace, there wouldn't be so many troubles, and the prince's attitude towards her had even changed.
Concubine Cen sneered at this remark, saying that her cousin could not give birth to a son and she was still pregnant.
Didn’t you see that even after such a fuss, the prince didn’t punish her?
After that, all she had to do was to coax her cousin.
This thought remained in her mind until Concubine Cen was sent back to the courtyard and she could never get out of it.
The maid who sent her here was very polite, but in fact it was house arrest:
"Concubine Cen, the princess has instructed that you should not move around too much during this period of pregnancy. It would be bad if you get hurt by bumps and bruises."
If she is not allowed to move around, how can she plan for the fetus in her womb?
How can I get my cousin to protect and educate her child wholeheartedly on the premise that I agree to let her raise the child herself?
My cousin is so willful.
He doesn't even care about his children.
Concubine Cen was very angry: "What do you mean? I am pregnant! Believe it or not, I will tell the prince."
A trace of disdain flashed in the maid's eyes. Don't you know what the prince's attitude is?
She advised more conscientiously: "My concubine should not work too hard while she is pregnant. Princess, this is for the good of my concubine Cen."
"The baby in your belly is getting bigger day by day. There are many people outside, and if there is a baby... wouldn't it make me sad and the princess disappointed?"
When Concubine Jian was pregnant, she was very careful and attentive every day. Even after she moved into the princess's courtyard, she never caused the princess too much trouble.
When Concubine Jian gave birth to a girl, the princess was disappointed but she never made things difficult for her and often took good care of her.
This is nothing like this. Not only did she fail to win favor during her pregnancy, she also deliberately caused trouble for others.
Didn’t the prince just stay here for a short while after inviting the favor and then went to Concubine He’s yard to spend the night?
After the maid finished persuading Concubine Cen, she saw that she was still calm and left.
As soon as she left, Qian Erni, wearing a second-class maid uniform, stepped forward cautiously and said, "Master, please go back to your room first. It's cold outside."
Concubine Cen pushed her away and looked at her angrily: "Stay away from me, it's all your fault, you unlucky star.
If you were not so incompetent and failed to seduce the prince, how could the prince treat me like this?
Even if I give you a chance, you can't do anything about it!"
This sentence made Qian Erni even more nervous.
"Master, I have already said that the prince does not like me."
Qian Erni complained secretly in her heart. She thought her luck had really turned and she could use this opportunity to get close to the prince.
I didn't expect that Concubine Cen was not very respectable.
After so many days of reflection, Qian Erni had already regretted it. It would have been great if she could marry the prince.
Without the prince, where can she go to see her Master Ji?
As for Concubine Cen's mention of giving her a chance, it actually meant that when the prince came that day, she specifically asked Qian Erni to come forward and serve tea.
The result was... the prince didn't even look at her.
Not only that, the prince chatted with Concubine Cen for a few minutes and expressed concern for her health, then left.
When the Cen family heard the information, Mr. Cen's face darkened immediately.
"It's all your fault for doting on that rebellious girl. Look what you've taught her!"
Mother Cen was also very dissatisfied when she heard this: "What do you mean by spoiling her? Master, don't you spoil her?"
The couple quarreled for a while, and finally Father Cen frowned and said: "Now our family still depends on the eldest brother's family. You go to the palace to see that rebellious girl, and make sure she listens to the princess and endures it."
"As for that child..."
Father Cen pondered for a moment and finally made a decision: "The original purpose was to let our daughter give birth to a child for the princess.
This child will be given to the princess to raise, and she can call her Tingyu and give birth to another one." Tingyu was the name of Concubine Cen.
The elder brother that Father Cen was referring to was not his biological brother from the same mother, but his elder brother from the same clan, that is, the father of Princess Zhao.
At that time, the princess wanted a woman of marriageable age to come into the palace to bear a child for her, and Cen's father actively offered his own beautiful daughter who was only 28 years old.
A lot of benefits have been gained from this.
And now that the princess is unhappy, he is under a lot of pressure.
Upon hearing Mr. Cen’s decision, Mother Cen’s first reaction was to oppose it, but in the end she agreed with a heartache.
For the sake of the master, I have to let my daughter suffer for now.
The next day, Cen's mother came to the palace. Since the princess had made up her mind, she didn't even meet her. She directly asked someone to bring Cen's mother to the Qiu Shui Courtyard of Cen's concubine.
Hearing this, Mother Cen's heart sank. It seemed that Princess Zhao's attitude towards her daughter was extremely cold.
Following the maid, Mother Cen saw a courtyard.
The gate to the courtyard was tightly closed and there were two maids guarding it.
She curiously asked the maid who led the way: "What's going on in this yard? Is there someone guarding it?"
The little maid replied actively: "Madam Cen, this is the courtyard of Concubine Ji. Concubine Ji made a mistake and was confined to her house."
It seems her daughter is not the only one who is grounded.
Hearing that there was someone in a similar situation, Mother Cen felt much more at ease.
Look, her daughter isn't the only one grounded.
Besides, even if her daughter was under house arrest, she was still pregnant.
No matter how long you wait until the baby is born, you will be allowed to go out.
When we arrived at my daughter's yard, there were also two old women guarding the door.
When Mother Cen saw her daughter, both mother and daughter couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Daughter," Mother Cen stroked her daughter's cheek with one hand and said distressedly, "You've lost weight!"
"Mother," Concubine Cen also buried her head in Mother Cen's arms and began to cry.
When the mother and daughter were in a better mood, Concubine Cen stopped crying and said, "Mother, can you ask father to beg for mercy and let me go?"
"My daughter, when the child is born, you should take the initiative to give the child to the princess."
"no!"
Concubine Cen resolutely refused.
"This child is mine, I can't let go!"
Concubine Cen resolutely refused.
This child will be the emperor in the future. If she gives up, wouldn't she be handing over the position of empress dowager to someone else?
Seeing her daughter's attitude, Mother Cen patiently explained: "It's just one child. After this child is sent away, you can take good care of your body. It will be the same if we have another one."
How can it be the same?
Concubine Cen thought to herself, the emperor only has this one, and she would never give him away.
"Mother, I can do anything else, but I will never let go of this child!"