Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 710: : The Queen Mother Returns to Beijing
Bronze Sparrow Tower.

In Princess Zhaoqing Chu Ran's room.

Xu Ying was wearing a gorgeous bright yellow palace skirt and a waistcoat, sitting on the edge of the bed, with a brazier not far from her feet. Looking at the beautiful woman with bright eyes, white teeth, and a delicate figure sitting on the bed, covered with a thin blanket, she could not hide her envy in her eyes.

She held Chu Ran's hand, a faint smile on her face, and said, "Your Highness has finally gotten what you deserved this time. You are pregnant with the King of Wei's child. You will no longer be a concubine without a name or status. If it is a boy, Your Highness will be honored as a mother with a child."

Hearing this, Chu Ran's eyes curved like crescent moons, and she stroked her belly. She was very happy in her heart, but she said calmly on the surface: "It's too early for the Queen to say this. Everything is just speculation, and there is no certainty."

Xu Ying snorted softly, "I can guarantee this. If you are pregnant with a child for the King of Wei, the people in the King of Wei's mansion will definitely invite you to their mansion. Maybe the King of Wei will come in person and grant you a status. Just wait and see."

Xu Ying just didn't believe that with Chen Mo's current status and position, he would let his child become an illegitimate child.

Chu Ran lowered his eyes and said in a very "Versailles" way: "I don't care about these, as long as the child can be born safely."

Xu Ying: "..."

"Your Highness, it's fine if you just told me this, but if other people in the garden heard it, they would definitely say that Your Highness was faking it."

As she spoke, Xu Ying sighed and said, "Your Highness, I and you received the nectar together that day, so how come only you got pregnant in the end?"

Everyone has vanity, and Chu Ran is no exception. She could hear the envy and jealousy in Xu Ying's tone, and she felt happy for some reason. She said, "Maybe I'm lucky. Your Majesty will definitely get pregnant next time."

"hope"

Xu Ying is still looking forward to it.

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door, and Chu Ran's servant's voice rang out: "Your Highness, the prince is here."

Inside the house, Chu Ran's heart skipped a beat and her face turned slightly red. It had only been a short time since her maid left. It was obvious that the King of Wei had heard the news and rushed over as soon as possible. This showed that the King of Wei valued her. Chu Ran felt warm in her heart and was about to get up to greet him.

Xu Ying, who was standing by, also said enviously, "Your Highness, what did I say?"

As he said that, he took Chu Ran's hand and helped her off the bed.

At this time, the door opened and Chen Mo walked in first, saying hurriedly, "Your Highness, please sit down. Please sit down."

As he said that, he quickly walked to the bed, pressed Chu Ran to lie down again, and then said: "This is the imperial physician I found from the palace for Your Highness to treat Your Highness's body."

Having said this, he turned around and gave the imperial physician a knowing look.

Chen Mo certainly couldn't just say that he wanted to ask the imperial physician to come over to confirm that you were really pregnant. That would be too hurtful.

Chu Ran understood it in his heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Highness. It just so happens that I have been feeling a little dizzy recently."

"Then let the imperial physician take a look at it together." Chen Mo said with a smile.

After the imperial physician took Chu Ran's pulse and inquired about her condition, he bowed to Chen Mo and said, "Your Highness is in good health. You must have caught a cold recently. Just keep warm."

Chen Mo nodded and asked the imperial physician to leave.

Chu Ran's servant also left tactfully and closed the door.

Chen Mo sat down beside the bed, holding Chu Ran's jade hand, and said softly: "I have been busy recently, and I have neglected Your Highness a little, and Your Highness has been wronged."

Chu Ran smiled and shook his head: "Now the country is all on the shoulders of the prince. How can the love between children compare to the affairs of the state?"

Chen Mo stroked the back of Chu Ran's hand and said, "State affairs are important, and so is Your Highness. Besides, Your Highness is pregnant with my child now. For the convenience of care, Your Highness should move to the Prince of Wei's mansion in the future."

Chu Ran's face turned redder, and he said softly, "Listen to the prince."

"Your Highness is truly the envy of others." Looking at the two of them being so affectionate, Xu Ying, who was pushed aside, said softly.

Chu Ran, who was thin-skinned, suddenly blushed.

Chen Mo looked at Xu Ying and said with a smile, "I'm really envious of you. When your Majesty is pregnant, I will bring you to my house."

"It's a pity that I don't have the good fortune that Your Highness has. My belly is still not moving."

Having said that, Xu Ying boldly sat down next to Chen Mo, put her arms around his neck, and then looked up at him.

He kissed Chen Mosuo directly.
Chen Mo let go of Chu Ran's jade hand, stroked Xu Ying's plump waist, held her in his arms, pinched the beauty's smooth and round chin, and said, "The Queen is getting more and more moisturized."

"This is all thanks to the prince." Xu Ying blew a breath of fragrance directly on Chen Mo's face and said seductively, "Since the prince is here, can I ask the prince to favor me for a while?"

"But Her Royal Highness the Princess is still here."

"Your Highness won't mind." Xu Ying's heart moved slightly, and she said with a burning gaze, "Besides, Your Highness misses the prince very much."

As he said that, he grabbed Chen Mo's hand and placed it on himself...

Chen Mo gently built a snowman and looked at Chu Ran with a smile.

Chu Ran's face suddenly turned hot, which was considered as his agreement.

Next, without Chen Mo saying anything, Xu Ying stood up by herself, took off her guard, and held the couch with both hands.
Chen Mo's Adam's apple rolled up and down.

This demon queen is getting better and better.

He stood up and held Xu Ying in his arms.

At this moment, he didn't say much, his eyes couldn't help but look towards the windowsill. Although the window was closed, he seemed to see the trees in the yard outside the window rustling, and his eyes couldn't help but become absent-minded.

After staying in the Tongque Tower for more than an hour, Chen Mo took Chu Ran and got on the carriage back to the palace.

This made the women in Tongque Tower very envious, but it also gave them hope.

As long as they get pregnant, they can escape from the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

Mid-February.

Such a thing suddenly spread in the capital.

The origin of the Chen family, that is, King Wei, that is, Chen Mo's lineage, can be traced back to the State of Chen more than a thousand years ago.

It is said that the King of Wei has the blood of the royal family of the State of Chen and is a descendant of Chen Yin, the founding emperor of the State of Chen.

When Chen Mo heard this rumor, he laughed.

His Chen family had been poor peasants for three generations.

There is not even a family tree.

It can be traced back to more than a thousand years ago.

Chen Mo just listened to it for fun and didn't take it seriously.

……

Time flies.

Soon it was March.

The weather is getting warmer and everything is coming back to life.

But it doesn't make people feel good.

Because what follows is the continuous spring rain, which makes people irritable.

A caravan of merchants, escorted by many escort agencies, entered Tianchuan City and stopped at the Linhuai Money House in the city.

Luo Yong brought a team of soldiers from his personal guard camp to the Linhuai Money House.

Finally, he escorted a carriage into the Prince of Wei's palace.

Sitting in the carriage was Chen Qin, the son born to Empress Dowager Liang Ji, and a wet nurse who was accompanying him.

Chen Qin temporarily lived with Xiao Yunxi, but because Xiao Yunxi's belly was getting bigger and bigger, it became a little inconvenient for her to take care of him, so he was handed over to Xiao Ya to take care of him.

Five days after Chen Qin arrived at the palace, the empress dowager, who had left the capital to visit her relatives, also returned.

On that day, he moved into Kangshou Palace. …

On the other side, Pingting County, Qingzhou.

Fukuzawa Village.

As the birthplace of Wei King Chen Mo, this small village, which was previously unknown, is now famous throughout the country and has even become a national "holy place".

In just a few years, a large number of people were attracted to settle in Pingting County.

Fukuzawa Village has also developed rapidly.

The small village at that time was now no different from a bustling city.

And it is still expanding and constructing.

The closer the house is to the ancestral home of King Wei, the higher the price. Moreover, it is priceless and cannot be bought with money.

Even the small river in front of Fuze Village is being widened, with the intention of turning it into a canal that can connect to the Huai River in the south.

It's not raining in Qingzhou.

It's when the weather warms up.

Work on the creek began.

This project was not funded by the imperial court.

Instead, it was undertaken by the Linhuai Chamber of Commerce, so it did not involve any waste of money or labor, and no corvee labor was levied.

But they are paid workers.

That afternoon, something big happened on the river.

Thousands of workers gathered to watch.

No one died.

Instead, someone dug out a yellow dragon-shaped stone in the river.

The word "dragon" has been used to refer to the emperor since a long time ago.

Now, a dragon-shaped stone has been dug out in the river channel in Fuze Village, which is bound to cause a sensation.

I feel that this place will produce someone who will become an emperor.

Gradually, some people thought of the King of Wei.

As a result, more and more people learned that dragon-shaped stones had been dug out in the river.

This matter soon alarmed the local county magistrate Song Qing.

Song Qing personally brought people to check it out, then collected and protected the dragon-shaped stone, reported it and transported it to the capital.

……

Let’s get back to Tianchuan City.

The Queen Mother returns to the palace.

Chen Mo did not go to see her immediately.

Instead, he entered the palace a day later.

But just one day later, he was blamed by Queen Mother Liang Ji.

"Humph, you have no conscience, and you still come here."

Liang Ji was wearing a black gilded dress and had a beautiful bun on her head. She was sitting on the couch. When she saw Chen Mo come in, she pouted her lips and her eyes were full of blame.

Chen Mo didn't do any greetings. He dismissed the maids who were serving him and walked over quickly. He looked at the white and tender face and sat down beside the couch. He sighed and said, "Shouldn't you avoid suspicion? You just came back to the palace and I came to look for you. This is a bit too conspicuous."

"Avoid suspicion?" Liang Ji, who had just given birth and had no "lover" to accompany her, was in the most emotional state. She did not listen to Chen Mo's explanation and kept blaming him, "Why didn't you avoid suspicion when you bullied me? Why didn't you avoid suspicion when you came to see me every now and then? Why didn't you avoid suspicion when you stayed overnight in Shoukang Palace? Now you are thinking about avoiding suspicion. The whole capital is your people. What are you worried about?
You, the King of Wei, just feel that you have had enough of playing with me, and tricked me into giving birth to a son for you. You think that I am no longer useful and a nuisance, so you want to get rid of me."

As she said this, she slapped away Chen Mo's hand that was trying to hug her waist.

This barrage of words made Chen Mo feel as if he had done something unforgivable. He firmly grasped Liang Ji's slender hand, pulled her body close to his, and said, "What are you talking about? You are so beautiful, and you are a great contributor to my Chen family. How could I not want you? Although everyone in the capital is my people, I still want to avoid unnecessary troubles.

And you don’t know how much I missed you during the time you were away from the capital.”

It would have been better if Chen Mo hadn't said the last sentence. Once he said it, Liang Ji got anxious again. She pushed Chen Mo away and pulled out her hand. She said unhappily, "Miss me? If you miss me, you should come to Liang's house to see me. I heard that you went back to Beijing in November. It's been more than four months now, and you haven't come to see me once."

Chen Mo: "..."

"Isn't this inconvenient for me? And haven't I also written you a letter?" Chen Mo said.

"It's inconvenient, how inconvenient is it? I don't think you value me at all. Yes, I am the queen mother and I have been married before, but when you provoked me, didn't you show any disdain?"

Chen Mo: "..."

She was getting more and more angry as she spoke.

Chen Mo knew that it was impossible to explain it clearly.

I can only continue chatting when she is dazed.

Chen Mo stretched out his hand and embraced Liang Ji's shoulder. Then, without saying anything, he moved his hand to her slightly pink and moist lips, and took them greedily.

At the beginning, Liang Ji was quite resistant and patted Chen Mo's shoulder.

But not long after, her eyelashes drooped, and her two slender hands gently embraced Chen Mo's neck, enjoying the intimacy of the young man in the python robe.

Then, the two of them fell on the couch, hugging each other, and the clothes between them became less and less.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Liang Ji leaned her plump and soft body against Chen Mo's arms, her voice soft and tender, numb, something Chen Mo had never heard before: "This time, I will forgive you for the time being."

Chen Mo didn't say anything, but responded by kissing her forehead.

Liang Ji snorted and said, "How will I meet Qin'er in the future? I don't want to be separated from him for too long, or our relationship as mother and son will become distant."

"I have a plan in mind. Yunxi is about to give birth next month. I will tell everyone that she has given birth to two children. Then you can adopt Qin'er as your godson. With this relationship, you can meet often. The same goes for us." Chen Mo said.

"Godson? Qin'er is my biological son, why should I adopt a godson?" Liang Ji was obviously dissatisfied.

"It's just temporary."

"Then when do you plan to become emperor?" For Chen Qin's sake, Liang Ji wished that Chen Mo would usurp the throne right now.

Chen Mo: "..."

"Almost there," was all he could say.

Liang Ji was a little satisfied, and then said: "Recently, there has been a storm of public opinion in the capital, saying that you are a descendant of the royal family of the Chen Kingdom more than a thousand years ago, and you are preparing to become emperor."

Chen Mo shook his head: "I'm not sure about this either."

Liang Ji smiled slightly: "It's best if you don't know about this matter. It's something that the subordinates should do."

Chen Mo felt the conscience in his palm, and his mind drifted away for a moment.

To become an emperor, are you mentally prepared for this?

ps: Start making preparations for becoming emperor.

(End of this chapter)