Chapter 1548: Will the Princess Still Love Me When She Comes Back?
After the last Mulan Festival incident, Fu Zheng had been trying to ease the relationship between him and the Son of God. When he heard that he wanted to go out for a walk, he not only did not refuse, but even readily agreed.
Of course, the only requirement is that the red-robed attendant must follow him and not go alone.
The Son of God had expected this to happen and was not surprised. He changed into ordinary people's clothes and quietly walked out of the palace.
He also wanted to see the fireworks of ordinary people.
In the winter of the same year, Empress Yu Chao gave birth to a son and a daughter. After Princess Shi Li, Yu Chao finally welcomed a little princess and the first prince.
The family of three became a family of five, with the emperor and Shi Li staying by the queen's side. The two newborn babies lay in the cradles, and the candlelight made the palace warm and cozy.
After a while, the Tenth Prince also hurried over and thoughtfully prepared golden locks for his two nephews.
Everyone stayed for a while, and in order not to disturb the queen's rest, only the emperor was left to accompany her. Shi Li and the Tenth Prince walked out of Fengyi Palace together.
On the way, the Tenth Prince saw that there was no one around, so he grabbed Shi Li very seriously and said to her softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely stand by you."
Shi Li: ...
It took her a while to realize what the Tenth Prince was saying.
Ever since the Queen announced her pregnancy, many people in the imperial harem have been fanning the flames, thinking that as long as the Queen gave birth to a prince, Shi Li's status and position would be in jeopardy.
Although the Yu Dynasty had a history of female emperors succeeding to the throne, most people still subconsciously looked forward to the crown prince rather than the crown princess.
The people around the emperor and the empress also conveyed and instigated the rumors in subtle ways.
Unfortunately, the three of them treated it as a joke and didn't take it seriously at all. Not to mention the gender of the child, how could an unborn child compare to a princess who was carefully taught by the emperor and empress and had outstanding abilities?
But the Tenth Prince knew nothing. He just sided with Shi Li as they spent time together. He had heard a lot of analysis and comments from others over the past few days, and when he learned that the Queen had really given birth to a prince, he hurried to make his position clear to Shi Li.
Although the Tenth Prince's words were a bit childish, Shi Li still felt warm in her heart and replied with a smile: "Okay, then I will rely on you in the future."
"Of course, I am your uncle." The child, who was only eight years old, made promises like a little adult and thought he was the elder. In fact, he was more like a younger brother of Shi Li. Concubine Jing had complained to Shi Li countless times behind his back.
With such a big happy event happening in Fengyi Palace, the Queen's maternal family naturally had to come to the palace to congratulate. Shi Li's maternal grandfather and grandmother came to the palace together to visit the Queen and even met Shi Li.
These two are both representatives of being pedantic. The implicit meaning of their words during this meeting was to ask Shi Li to be more humble to his younger brother in the future, and to put his younger brother first when necessary.
Shi Li: Although my family does have a throne to inherit, I can inherit the throne myself, why should I give in to a furry kid who hasn't even grown teeth? How funny!
She was too lazy to argue with her grandparents and just nodded in agreement. She thought it was better to have less trouble than more and it was no big deal to agree with them verbally.
However, it was unexpected that the emperor's love for the queen made his relatives have other thoughts.
When the grandmother saw Shi Li's good attitude, she thought she was no different from an ordinary princess, so she started to plan her marriage.
"Lili, come over to grandma so I can take a good look at you."
Grandmother smiled, took Shi Li's hand and stood beside her, looking at her affectionately, "Are you bored staying in the palace? Otherwise, how about coming back with us to stay for a few days? It's a good opportunity to meet your cousin."
Tsk tsk, with this excuse, how could Shi Li not know what her grandmother was planning?
He really didn't treat her as a human being, but just as a rare commodity.
"Okay, I'll report to my father tomorrow and go back to stay for a while." Shi Li still did not refuse and agreed with a smile.
Then he waited for his grandfather's family to leave the palace, and then turned around and complained to the emperor and empress.
"You are treating me as a mascot." Shi Li was not angry, but just found it funny. It turned out that the emperor's attitude towards her for more than half a year still did not let others understand what her identity was.
After filing the complaint, Shi Li wrote another letter to Ming Shi, in which he included the incident as a joke.