Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 120 What's wrong, can't you?
During this period, when Wu Rou came to see her several times, she always said that the imperial concubine was causing trouble and would not allow His Majesty to see her. She also said that the Prince was causing trouble and would not allow the Emperor to care about her.

In short, she thought that the emperor himself must still be reluctant to let her go. After she gave birth to the child, if she went to him and said a few words, she could easily capture the emperor's heart again.

After all, the emperor was old and needed indulgence, and she firmly believed that her idea was right.

Every time she heard this, Wu Rou remained silent, not wanting to say anything that would irritate her.

Then he kept saying in his heart:
He is old and needs to indulge, and he will slack off from time to time, but it does not mean that he has lost his self-esteem.

A man's self-esteem will not be allowed to be played with by a woman.

What's more, he is still the emperor. He has risen to the occasion since he was young. He has been invincible along the way, conquering the world and becoming the co-lord of the world.

He has been proud and arrogant all his life, how could he tolerate others treating him like a monkey when things finally come to an end?

This is something Wu Rou figured out later.

At that time, the emperor looked at the memorial for interrogating Xia Yu and looked silent for a long time. What did it mean?

He didn't believe it, but he had to believe it, so he became confused.

The child's cry finally came from the room, the sound was weak, like a kitten humming.

Wu Rou then walked in and saw Xia Yu's face covered in sweat, like a water ghost that had just been fished out of the water. Her whole body was trembling slightly, and she was lying on the bed, looking at her with a bloodless face.

Wu Rou took the packed child over from the medical officer's hands and asked:

"Is it a boy or a girl?"

"It's a little prince." The medical officer said tiredly, "He was born prematurely. Fortunately, it was not early enough, otherwise the child would not be able to keep... Summer palace maid, I can't survive."

After that, the medical officer left.

Wu Rou hugged the child and glanced at Xia Yu in surprise.

Xia Zhen smiled at her like she was crazy and said hoarsely:
"You are happy... I have suffered and suffered, and the child belongs to you! Hahahaha... I look down on you, you are crueler than me!"

Wu Rou had a sullen face and said nothing.

The reason why Xia Yu gave birth prematurely was because she heard that His Majesty had promised her child to Wu Cairen, and Wu Rou often visited her. Combined with all the past events, she believed it.

After I believed it, my previous expectations were shattered, and I developed a rebellious heart. I wanted to kill my unborn child, and I knocked on the case, and ended up...killing myself.

It was snowing outside, there were several charcoal pots burning in the house, and the steaming smell of blood was everywhere.

Seeing that she was silent, Xia Yu continued to make amends for himself, as if talking to himself to comfort himself, and said:

"But, I am better than you! In this life, I have slept with the emperor, been favored, and given birth to children. You are just a lonely old maid, nothing... you just keep it... for the rest of your life."

She didn't have much strength to begin with, but as she spoke, her forced voice gradually became quieter, and her eyes became distracted.

Wu Rou looked at her for a while, with mixed feelings in her heart, and turned around and went out.

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Before the child was born, a wet nurse was arranged.

Such a small child cannot do without someone's care every day.Apart from taking a look and asking about the situation from time to time, Wu Rou could not actually play any big role.

Sometimes she would guard the cradle and look at the ugly appearance of the child, and she would have random thoughts.

This child doesn't look good-looking at all. He doesn't look like the emperor, nor does he look like Xia Yu, nor does he look like Princess Jinyang...

She has always dreamed of having a daughter who looks like Princess Jinyang and has the same personality.

She dreamed of it.

Because of this dream, she also imagined that she could have a relationship with Prince Li Shan.As long as their two children look less like her and more like Li Shan, there is a high probability that they will give birth to a little girl who looks like their aunt, right?
Unfortunately not if...

Now that her goal has been achieved, her panic has been somewhat relieved.

So every day, all my thoughts are on how to feed this child.

Although there was no explicit decree, the emperor had already given it, and the child was brought up by her.

As for the name, the emperor couldn't be bothered to name it.The imperial concubine said she should be called Fuzi, Li Fu.If he can be raised in the future, he will ask the Emperor Ming to change his name.

The key is to be able to raise them.

This child is so weak that he often closes his eyes, breathes shallowly, and his face often turns purple.

Wu Rou spent a lot of time looking at him, but she couldn't get enough of him, because she really saw the child disappearing one day.

Her instinct told her that if she invested too much emotion, she would be hurt later.

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In the 21st year of Zhenguan, Wu Rou was 23 years old and Prince Li Shan was 19 years old.

Xiao Fuzi finally got through the new year and saw that the situation had stabilized.

After several days of coldness, the sun finally came. Wu Rou asked the wet nurse to hold him while they all basked in the sun in the courtyard of Zhaoqing Hall.

Xu Chongrong had nothing to do and happened to come over to see the child, so they talked together.

She is a proud person. She has always wanted a child of her own, but she was unable to have one because of her poor health. Although she envied other people's children, she was never willing to show it.

In addition, this child was born to a woman named Xia Yu.

During the few days when Xia Yu was favored, Xu Chongrong became very angry and stayed in Zhaoqing Hall all day long, not wanting to see anyone.

So she looked at Xiao Fuzi and felt very conflicted. She wanted to see him but was disgusted at the same time.

He took the maid who was serving him and sat a little further away, always squinting here with the corners of his eyes.

She saw Wu Rou guarding the cradle, tucking the baby in from time to time and touching his forehead, so she taunted her and said:

"It's not like you gave birth to your own child. It seems like it was true. Do you like children that much?"

Wu Rou heard this and turned to Xu Chongrong with a smile and said:
"I don't like it at all, but I'm just following my responsibilities as an adult and doing what I need to do."

Xu Chongrong's dull eyebrows relaxed slightly, and he said sadly:

"Otherwise, the imperial concubine will always say that although I am talented, I am too small-minded. I am not even as good as you. I don't want other people's children at all. I only care about those who are irresponsible."

She glanced at Xiao Fuzi again and said with disgust:
"He is the son of that woman. He has no idea what his temper will be in the future, but you dare to ask for it."

When Wu Rou heard this, she sighed and said:

"Empress... I have no choice. Haven't you thought about what will happen in the future?... You are also so much younger than His Majesty."

When Xu Chongrong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then said:

"If that day comes, it doesn't matter how young you are. It's no longer interesting to live. You can just be buried with me."

Wu Rou looked at her in surprise, carefully observed her expression, and said doubtfully:
"Empress, you...are you serious?"

Xu Chongrong glanced at her arrogantly from the corner of his eyes and asked:
"What's wrong? Can't you?"

(End of this chapter)