The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 37 How Hard He Lived
After receiving the young prince, the queen naturally couldn't let him go. Fearing that he would catch a cold, she ordered everyone to return to the palace to continue the banquet.

A group of female relatives followed slowly, and Jiang Shiwan also wanted to follow, but Meng Tingzhou gently closed the door.

He looked at her and asked, "Are you planning to leave like this?"

Jiang Shiwan looked down following his gaze and saw that the other side of his replacement clothes was already wet due to Ah You's sucking, and he felt embarrassed instantly.

"I...I'll change my clothes right now." She turned her back and went sideways behind the screen. "Do you want to go over and see Ah You?"

"The Queen is hosting a warm and cold party, and the people attending the party are all female relatives, so I won't go in to join in the fun. Don't worry, Yunshang and Xueying have already gone."

Meng Tingzhou looked at the graceful figure behind the screen, with unclear emotions churning in his eyes. He was actually a little displeased when he saw Ah You sucking milk greedily.

God knows how hard it is for him to endure.

He swallowed and said, "Before entering the palace today, you had already guessed that something would happen, so you left a message for me to bring Ah You into the palace?"

Jiang Shiwan didn't intend to hide it from him: "Brother Song asked his confidant Cen Shuang to bring the news, saying that Lin Nianshen would enter the palace and told me to be careful."

Song Huaizhi is now in charge of the imperial guards, so he naturally knows who enters and leaves the palace.

"What if I don't come?"

"If something goes wrong, you will be the one who will be embarrassed."

"What are you embarrassed about? If I didn't come, would Song Huaizhi be the one watching you change clothes here?"

I thought she would be angry, but she just said calmly: "I have other ways without you. But I will not tolerate the Lin brothers and sisters anymore."

"Someone in the court has already reported that Lin Nianshen took private goods from the inner court and sold them for silver. Neither he nor Lin Niansyi can escape."

The implication is that even if Song Huaizhi was not around, he would not sit idly by and watch the Lin brothers and sisters.

"You have your methods, and I have my strategies. Lin Nianyi almost killed two people, and even for Ah You, I can't let her go."

The daughter of a general, her cold eyes conceal a ruthless and murderous heart.

Although she has a dazzling appearance, she is crueler than men at heart.

How can one not be attached to such a woman?
A hand held the belt of Jiang Shiwan's newly put-on shirt. He put his arms around her waist from behind and buried his head between her collarbones, breathing heavier: "It smells so good, no wonder Ah You only likes to drink breast milk."

"This is the palace, please respect yourself." Jiang Shiwan gently pushed him away, "It's getting late, take Ah You back first."

Meng Tingzhou frowned: "When did I become your slave who comes when you call and goes when you dismiss?"

Women are so confusing.

He was once afraid that she would ignore Ayou, but now he is worried that her heart and eyes are full of Ayou.

Jiang Shiwan paused and said, "You said you would be Ayou's father and I would be Ayou's mother. It's not that I think highly of you, but you are now a father, so naturally you have to work harder."

He grabbed the coat in her hand and said, "The emperor is thoughtful and the queen is hypocritical. You should be careful when walking in the palace. Even if it's for Ah You."

"For Ah You, I will definitely bring down those who once targeted the Jiang family and restore the prestige of the Jiang family."

"Meimei, you should know that the imperial court is just an empty shell. Even if the emperor is ambitious to support the country, the ice is not formed in a day. Moreover, he is very suspicious. It is difficult to win the hearts of the people if he employs people with suspicion."

Meng Tingzhou thought about it again and again, and finally did not tell her that the emperor had stripped her of her military power. He just reminded her: "Don't offend the dragon in anything. You must remember this."

Jiang Shiwan pursed his lips, swallowed the words in his mouth, nodded slightly, and pushed the door open. On the palace road, Pei Qing was holding a huge oil-paper umbrella, and Meng Tingzhou was wearing a cloak and wrapped Ah You tightly inside.

After getting on the carriage, Meng Tingzhou carefully placed him on the cushion, then sniffed and frowned, "What's that smell?"

Yunshang and Xueying looked at each other, blushing and smiling, "The young master has gone to the bathroom."

……

The emperor was furious when the censor reported in the court that the imperial concubine's brother had taken private belongings out of the palace.

Although he felt it was strange at first that the royal family was praising him in this way, he then entered the palace without permission at the Nuanhan Conference and almost framed Commander Song for having an affair with the governor's wife.

His Majesty can immediately order Lin Nianshen to be imprisoned in the Dali Temple, demote the imperial concubine to a good lady, and move her to Qujin Palace.

The once high and mighty Lin family fell into hell overnight.

The eldest princess had always disliked the imperial concubine, and she said coquettishly when chatting with the queen: "With Lin Nianyi's downfall, the emperor's sister-in-law can be said to have gotten rid of a major worry."

Thinking back to when Lin Nianyi was quite favored and arrogant, the princess despised him very much.

The queen threw some bait into the pond and smiled: "This is all thanks to the governor's wife. If it weren't for her, how could the governor have fallen out with the Lin family so quickly?"

In the past, Lin Nianyi relied on Meng Tingzhou as her backer and looked down on everyone.

The princess sneered: "That woman surnamed Jiang is quite capable."

The Queen said casually, "It's all because the Concubine overestimated her own abilities. His Majesty tolerated her because he considered that the Governor was her cousin, but she didn't even look down on the Governor. How could His Majesty allow her to do whatever she wanted?"

"Sometimes women tend to think they are special, but in fact men are only special to you because of the complicated relationship behind you."

Hearing what the queen said, the eldest princess was silent for a moment.

The Queen looked her over and teased, "Since when has our Princess become distracted by a man?"

"But is it because of that...Song Huaichu?"

The eldest princess gave a look, and then all the palace maids on both sides stepped back.

"Sister-in-law, I want to ask for your opinion on something." The eldest princess' eyes flashed, "I want to choose him as my son-in-law. Do you think my brother will agree?"

The queen immediately thought of the elegant and clear-minded minister and shook her head: "No, he won't."

She turned her head and looked at the eldest princess: "Jinxi, he is different from the male favorites you had in the past. He will not be willing to be just a prince consort with an empty title."

Hearing the queen's words, the eldest princess seemed unconvinced: "I made him the only consort in the world. Isn't that honorable enough? This is what many men dream of."

"It's because of him that he disdains it." The Queen affirmed, "Jinxi, if you really like him, let him fight hard in the court, and the matter of the prince consort can be discussed later."

Seeing the Queen's earnest teachings, the eldest princess could only bite her lip and nod silently.

But he vaguely felt that the main reason why Song Huaizhi was unwilling to be his consort was because of that woman Jiang Shiwan.

Although he had never mentioned it, out of a woman's intuition, she knew that the woman had a certain weight in Song Huaichu's eyes.

(End of this chapter)