The regent's spoiled princess wakes up

Chapter 278
King Yu has long heard that the emperor and empress love each other deeply, but he doesn't understand the pros and cons. After all, how can an emperor not accept his concubine?
"It's a pity that the emperor made an agreement with me back then that I will only be allowed to be alone in this life." Zhao Shuang put down the wine cup and gently shook Ah Chen's cradle, "I'm afraid I will fail my cousin's good intentions."

King Yu glanced at Yang Xuan, saw him make a gesture, and ordered him to back down, thinking that he was afraid to accept a concubine because of Zhao Shuang's prestige as the eldest princess, so he said to Zhao Shuang, "The empress's words are wrong. , when you were the honorable eldest princess, the emperor still had a few concubines. Now that he is the ninth-five-year-old, how can... the harem be empty? Even if the former queen was honorable back then, she never stopped the first emperor from accepting her concubine. Concubine!"

"Prince Yu, step back." Yang Xuan frowned.

"Yes." King Yu then retreated to his seat, still a little unsatisfied.

Ming Jing, who was sitting below, looked up at Zhao Shuang, and then exchanged glances with Mao Hu.

Since what happened last time, Ming Jing was afraid of causing Yang Xuan's displeasure, so he didn't dare to speak for Zhao Shuang anymore, whenever he needed to speak for her, Mao Hu and Linghu Kong did it for him.

"King Yu, what are you talking about about the matter between husband and wife?" Mao Hu blushed after drinking, "Could it be that you have selfish intentions and want to stuff your daughter into the emperor's harem?"

The few women surnamed Zhao mentioned by King Yu in the memorial indeed had his own young daughter. Mao Hu exposed this matter, and the old man was ashamed and annoyed.

"Mao Hu!" King Yu blushed immediately, and said, "So what if it is! My daughter is twenty-eight years old and looks dignified, why not?"

"Stop arguing! In front of the children," Yang Xuan's face darkened, and he said to the fat old man with a flushed face, "Prince Yu, I won't accept a concubine. You should keep that daughter for yourself."

"Your Majesty..." King Yu wanted to say more, but seeing Yang Xuan's disgusted expression, he pouted and retreated unwillingly.

Halfway through the banquet, Zhao Shuang asked Ming Jing and Mao Hu about news about Zhang Ruixue and Zhang Shi'er. Since neither of them came today, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Ming Jing smiled and replied that Zhang Ruixue's fetal phase was stable, but she was used to going to bed early, so she didn't come tonight, so Zhao Shuang felt relieved, and asked Mao Hu, "Where is Mrs. Mao?"

"Back to the empress," Mao Hu proudly stood up, held up the wine cup and said, "The last general...will be a father too."

Zhao Shuang was stunned for a moment and didn't realize it. Zhang Shi'er was already over [-] years old, and there were rumors that she was infertile. Why did Mao Hu say that he was going to be a father?
"You... Take a concubine?" She frowned displeased.

"No, it's Shi'er who...has a happy pulse." No wonder Mao Hu was full of joy today, and drank a lot at the banquet. "Thanks to the empress, this morning... the doctor just diagnosed it!"

"Oh? That's really gratifying." Zhao Shuang smiled slightly, then turned her head to look at Yang Xuan, "I have no preparations today, and I'll send some rewards to the mansion another day."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are welcome." People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Mao continued to say happily, "Shi'er is in good health, and I wanted to come to the palace to see you today, but I stopped her. After all, she is pregnant, so be careful." good."

"That's right, then you have to take good care of Mrs. Mao." Zhao Shuang said happily.

"Congratulations!" Ming Jing and Linghu Kong heard the news for the first time, and toasted to Mao Hu.

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Mao Hu happily opened the flowers while holding a wine cup.

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On the second day, Zhao Shuang personally brought the reward to Zhang's house.

Mao Hu can be regarded as a married man, and has lived in General Zhang's mansion since he married Zhang Shi'er.

Zhang Shi'er was sitting on a soft couch, teasing the cat with a straw, when she saw her coming, she quickly got up and saluted, "The empress is here, why don't you let someone tell you?"

"Excuse me, you don't need to be restrained if you are inconvenient." Zhao Shuang glanced at her, then at the tabby cat next to her, and almost didn't recognize her, "You...how did your cat look like this?"

Zhang Shi'er used to practice martial arts, but she has gained weight recently, and she looks broad and round. I don't know what happened to "Mao Hu" recently. The longer and rounder she is, she doesn't look like she used to be able to climb up the lampstand lightly. tabby cat.

"Oh, it's all my fault. Maohu usually doesn't have time to take care of this cat. I saw it was thin and weak, so I fed it. Who knows that it has grown like this in just a few months! Now I hug the cat. Don't move it." Zhang Shi'er was still holding a piece of pancake of unknown origin in her hand, and she had just half eaten it for the tabby cat, and the room was filled with a fishy smell.

Seeing that they disliked him for being fat, "Mao Hu" hiccupped and shrank into a corner resentfully.

Zhao Shuang sat across from Zhang Shi'er, and the servant girl served tea. She held up the cup of tea helplessly and said, "Everything needs to be done in moderation. How can there be any reason to keep feeding it?"

"What the empress said," Zhang Shi'er quickly winked at "Mao Hu", and hid the unfinished cakes in a celadon jar, "Hurry up and leave? Don't eat!"

"Mao Hu" let out a cry unwillingly, and dragged his fat body slowly to the courtyard to bask in the sun.

"What did you feed it? It smells so fishy!" Seeing that "Mao Hu" had left, Zhao Shuang took out the handkerchief and shook it by his nose, feeling sick again.

"It's nothing, just... fish and tortillas," Zhang Shi'er smiled shyly, "I thought I would never have children in this life, so I raised this tabby cat as my own and gave it to me." I ordered some delicious food...who knew...unintentionally, I'm...pregnant again..."

It was actually a cake made of fish meat!At present, ordinary people rarely even eat fish, so Zhang Shi'er really raised this tabby cat as her own!
Zhao Shuang retched twice, and then glanced at the back of the cat in the courtyard, "Eat less, look at it, it used to be strong, but now it's almost turning into a ball!"

"Empress," Zhang Shi'er hastily handed her a wet handkerchief to wipe her mouth, then suddenly opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth and asked in surprise, "You... you look like this...you have it again?"

"Bah, bah, bah!" Zhao Shuang shook her head vigorously and waved her hands, "Don't talk nonsense! I just choked on the smell of the fish cake. By the way, are you free now? How about we go to Liufang Garden to enjoy the red leaves?"

"Good, good, but why did the Empress suddenly think of admiring the red leaves?" Zhang Shi'er wondered.

"I just suddenly want to go for a walk in Liufang Garden." Zhao Shuang glanced at the door and said slowly, "The weather is fine today, so I want to ask you to go out for a walk together."

"Yes, I can't wait for this concubine!" Zhang Shi'er hurriedly tidied up, led a personal servant girl to follow, and they took a carriage to Liufang Garden.

In late autumn, the Liufang Garden is full of crimson trees, and it is in a depression, and there are not many people visiting the garden.

Zhao Shuang took Zhang Shi'er and walked a few steps, and found the familiar teahouse, the two of them lifted the curtain and entered the teahouse, and went to buy some hot tea and pastries for themselves.

Walking to this familiar place, Zhao Shuang looked around and couldn't help recalling memories.

(End of this chapter)