After the divorce, I became the Lord of the Six Houses

The day when she was formally conferred the title of Empress Dowager every year was set on April [-]th, and it was still some time ago.

Su Jingyan sighed seeing Nian Nian's little light head that hadn't grown out after several days, and only hoped that Nian Nian could grow some hair on the big day when Nian Nian was canonized.

Xiao Yi said to Su Jing, "Isn't it interesting to have no hair every year?"

In Su Jingyan's arms, Niannian said, "Mother, Yuyu, Yuyu is playing with balls."

Su Jingyan was surprised that Niannian could say five words in a row, "Do you want to play catch fish? Or play ball?"

"Yuyu is playing with balls." Niannian said.

Su Jingyan didn't quite understand what Niannian meant, "But you want to catch fish and play with balls?"

Niannian said: "Play ball with Yuyu."

Xiao Yi said to Su Jing: "The Yuyu that Niannian is talking about should be Gu Nan's nephew, Gu Yu, why don't you call him into the palace to play with Niannian?"

Su Jing said: "He is in poor health, last time he went to the palace to play for half a day, he fell ill after hearing what Cheng Li told him to go back, it's a pity that such a well-behaved child has heart disease from his mother's womb, he is really jealous of talents. "

Seeing that Niannian was really lost, Su Jingyan said, "Mother will take you to Aunt Chengli's house to find Yuyu to play with, okay?"

Niannian's eyes lit up after he understood.

Xiao Yi said: "Shall I go with you?"

Su Jing said: "You still have work to do, I'll take it with you every year, you often go out of the palace, then my father and elder brother will not blame you but me."

Xiao Yi smiled, "Then you bring Nian Nian back earlier."

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The Gu family had many residences in Luoyang, and after Gu Nan came back, he lived in the Gu family's mansion on Shanglin Street.

The Gu family's mansion is hundreds of years old. Once inside, there are two pines and a lush courtyard.

Compared with the colorful colors favored by the nobles of the Luoyang family, this Gu family has its own style of cleanliness.

When Cheng Li heard that Su Jingyan was coming, he even went out to greet him, "Ayan, Niannian, why are you here?"

Cheng Li smiled and clapped his hands to hug Niannian, Niannian put his arms around Cheng Li's neck obediently, and said, "Auntie!"

Gu Qiyao, who was on the side, walked up to Su Jingyan, obediently and sensiblely performing the standard court ceremony, "See empress empress."

Su Jingyan also hugged Gu Qiyao, this Gu Qiyao is more like Gu Nan, Cheng Li was not as dignified and courteous as Gu Qiyao when he was a child.

"Qi Yao doesn't need to be too polite."

Seeing Su Jingyan hugging Gu Qiyao, the empress drooped her head, crying with tears in her eyes: "Mother, kiss."

Su Jingyan put Gu Qiyao down again and again, and hugged her for the New Year, "Your jealous nature really followed your father."

Cheng Li smiled and said: "Children are like this. Qi Yao only became sensible after returning to Luoyang. She didn't allow me to hold other children in Lingnan, so I didn't dare to have a second one these years, but Qi Yao is sensible now. I can also give birth to her a brother or sister with peace of mind."

Su Jing said: "I also want to give birth to a younger brother and sister for Niannian, but she is so jealous, I think I should wait another two years."

After all, it wasn't Niannian that prevented her from having another child, but Xiao Yi.

"Yuyu." Nian Nian said in Su Jingyan's arms.

Su Jing said: "Ah Li, I want to play with Gu Yu every year, how is his body now?"

Cheng Li said: "It has improved a lot. No matter how smart Gu Yu is, he is still a five-year-old child. He just got better, so he doesn't want to take medicine anymore. I just coaxed him to take medicine this morning."

Su Jingyan and Niannian went to Gu Yu's courtyard, Gu Yu's face was very pale, and the maid beside him was holding a medicine bowl.

When Gu Yu saw Su Jingyan approaching, she bowed obediently and said, "Your Majesty."

When Gu Yu saw Cheng Li, with tears in his eyes, he said, "Auntie, my heart disease is already cured, and I don't want to take this bitter medicine anymore."

Seeing Gu Yu's little tears, Cheng Li also felt distressed, "But the imperial doctor said, you still have to take medicine."

Nian Nian came down from Su Jingyan's arms and walked to Gu Yu's side, pulled the koi on Gu Yu's clothes and said, "Yuyu, hello Nian Nian."

Seeing the little Niannian, Gu Yu wiped away his tears with the back of his hand.

Every year, I have to step on my feet to hold the medicine bowl in the hands of the servant girl. The servant girl is afraid that it will be scalded to Her Royal Highness, so how dare she give it to her.

Su Jingyan told the servant girl, "Put the medicine bowl aside, and give the spoon to Niannian."

Xiao Yi had been fed medicine every year on the big boat back to Beijing, so this time she handed the spoon containing the medicine to Gu Yu with ease.

Little Gu Yu looked at Nian Nian who was younger than him, so he had to take the medicine that Nian Nian handed over to him.

The medicine that was always bitter, this time little Gu Yu never complained of bitterness.

Su Jing said: "Gu Yu, Niannian wants to play with you, so you can play with her for a while."

"Yes, ma'am."

Cheng Li also asked Gu Qiyao to play with them, while she and Su Jingyan went to a pavilion to chat.

Cheng Li said: "Seeing that Nian Nian is so attached to Gu Yu, if Gu Yu doesn't have heart disease, maybe he can't be cultivated as Nian Nian's husband."

Su Jing said: "Ah Li, every year is less than two years old, is it necessary to plan for a husband so early?"

"Of course." Cheng Li said, "There are very few good men in this world, so you have to pick them from an early age. It's not that you haven't experienced the difficulty of marriage."

Su Jingyan saw it very openly: "Compared to these, I believe in fate more. If you told me three years ago that I would marry the little emperor, I would only take it as a joke."

Cheng Li smiled and said: "You're right, you don't have to worry about being the empress dowager every year, and when she grows up, she can do whatever she wants."

Su Jing said: "But it's not okay to just look at her heart. If she has bad eyesight and insists on marrying a dude or a man with ulterior motives, then that's not okay either."

Cheng Li said: "That's right, just like Qi Yue in the eldest princess's family was willing to die because of a servant, it's also fortunate that the eldest princess has only his son, and he compromised.

If there is one more, Qi Yue can be kicked out of the house. "

Su Jingyan smiled: "Qi Yue doesn't want to have another brother, and if he has another brother, he won't be unable to marry the person he loves.

This is the reason why I want to have another child. I don't want my life to be imprisoned by the throne every year. "

It would be best if Niannian could be a good emperor, but what if she doesn't want to be troubled by the throne?
Although the emperor responded to everything, he still had a lot to sacrifice. He was appointed as the empress dowager when she was too young, but what if she didn't want power and wanted to be a free princess in the future?

Cheng Li said: "As a queen, the more royal heirs you have, the better. Why do you look like someone is stopping you from giving birth? You are jealous every year, just be more sensible."

Su Jingyan sighed: "I have tested His Majesty several times, and he doesn't want to have another one."

Cheng Li said: "Why does Your Majesty think so? Isn't the more royal blood the better?"

Su Jing said: "Concubine Wen died of dystocia back then, and Nian Nian was not small at full term. Previously, the imperial doctor said that I would suffer if Nian Nian was at full term."

Cheng Li said: "So that's the case, it can be seen that His Majesty really has you on top of his heart."