If not abolished

Chapter 290 People in the Study (1)

As soon as she said she would go, Sun Ruoji thought about it and picked up her daughter and prepared to go. Fortunately, her daughter had just finished a nap and was full of energy.

Sun Ruoji first went to the front yard. After all, Zhu Zhanqi didn't have any official business to deal with during this period, so he didn't spend much time in the study.

"My Lady Concubine."

"Is Your Highness in there?" Sun Ruoji wiped his daughter's mouth with a handkerchief.

"Is His Highness here? His Highness is inside. I will go and inform him right away."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Sun Ruoji said with a smile.

After a while, the man came out and invited Sun Ruoji in, "Please, Concubine."

After entering, Sun Ruoji held the child by herself and asked everyone else to come out.

"Why did you bring the child here today?" Although Zhu Zhanqi was in a bad mood, he smiled when he saw his daughter.

"Your Highness, it's been a long time since you last visited me. Yaoyao misses you." As if to confirm her words, the child in Sun Ruoji's arms stretched out her hands and wanted to throw herself on him after seeing Zhu Zhanqi. Zhu Zhanqi had also walked to their side a long time ago, and seeing this, he naturally hugged his daughter.

"Yaoyao, you missed me, right? I miss Yaoyao too. It's just right, let's have dinner here later." Zhu Zhanqi said while teasing his daughter.

"Yes." Sun Ruoji was also happy to see that he was in a good mood.

Zhu Zhanqi played with the mother and daughter for an entire afternoon.

The residence of the Princess of the County in the main courtyard.

"Your Majesty, that girl is so restless every day. I don't know who gave her the idea. She took the child to His Majesty's place this afternoon. I heard that she hasn't come back yet? Really, she used the child to curry favor. If you hadn't persuaded His Majesty that the child should be taken care of by the biological mother and returned the child to her, she wouldn't be where she is today..." The maids around Wang Jundai were basically her dowry, so naturally they stood up for her everywhere.

"What you said is true. Sister Yao is the only child of His Highness and she needs her father's company. There is nothing wrong with her bringing the child to see His Highness. Besides, it is her duty to win His Highness' favor. As long as everything is peaceful, nothing else matters." Wang Jundai was not at all upset about this.

"My Lady, what about you? It is your duty to win the favor of His Highness. You have never taken the initiative towards His Highness. You have never seemed very happy when His Highness came. Last time, Madam even asked why you were pregnant for so long without any movement."

"Xianglin, why are you saying these things?" Xiangqin scolded.

"Next time mother wants to ask, let her ask me." Wang Jundai naturally knew that her family was worried, but...

"Don't tell the Empress about this kind of thing anymore. What does her situation have to do with our main courtyard?" Xiangqin said to several maids.

"Yes."

"You are just saying a few words. It's boring to stay in this yard every day. Now you don't let others gossip. Don't listen to her. Let others say whatever they want. It's okay." Wang Jundai still wants to listen to these things to relieve her boredom? Otherwise, this cage-like place will be too long for a lifetime.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you'll be sad after hearing this." Xiangqin has always felt that although their Majesty acts as if she doesn't care every day, she is actually feeling very uncomfortable.

"Ah, Xiangqin, you really misunderstood this. I, your queen, would never..." Wang Jundai stopped talking. It would be better not to say such things in front of so many people. It would be bad if Zhu Zhanqi accidentally heard them.

"Your Majesty, how can you not be sad? Your Madam was like this before. She said she was not sad, but she cried countless times behind her back." Xiangqin felt that her Majesty only said this, but she definitely didn't think so in her heart.

Wang Jundai simply didn't explain. After all, such a thing was difficult to explain, and they wouldn't believe it. After all, if she told them that she didn't like Zhu Zhanqi at all, everyone would probably think she was crazy.

After Sun Ruoji finished her meal in the front yard, Zhu Zhanqi took the mother and daughter for a walk in the garden. Yaoyao, a child alone, naturally could not handle it.

Sun Ruoji looked at his daughter who was about to fall asleep and said, "Your Highness, Yaoyao looks like she's about to fall asleep. It's getting late. Shall I take her back to rest first?"

"Just let the wet nurse take you back to rest. You can rest in the front yard today." Zhu Zhanqi made the decision directly.

"This... wouldn't be too bad? If the princess knew about this, she would say that I don't know the rules." Sun Ruoji was already secretly delighted in her heart, but she had to pretend to be reluctant on the surface.

"What are you afraid of with me here? The Princess is not someone who would care so much."

"Yes." Sun Ruoji naturally did not refuse.

After Xiangqin and the others knew about this, they whispered outside: "I knew that the Concubine's move today was just for this evening..."

"What can we do? They have children who can attract favors. Our queen, ah..."

"No, our queen has to take action too. We don't have children, so can't we find a way to deliver food or something?"

"That's right. It seems that His Highness is not in as bad a mood as before. Your Majesty should also take the initiative to move around."

The other party involved, Wang Jundai, fell asleep early and had no idea what they were discussing.

The next morning, Sun Ruoji came to pay her respects to Wang Jundai with a radiant look on her face. As there were not many people in the mansion and Wang Jundai was too lazy to see her every day, she only required her to pay her respects once every five days.

Wang Jundai didn't sleep well yesterday and kept dreaming, so she looked a little lacking in energy when she woke up. It was very obvious when compared with Sun Ruoji. Sun Ruoji was so happy when he saw her listless look.

"Greetings to Her Majesty." Sun Ruoji made a false salute.

"Empress Concubine, aren't you being too perfunctory in your ceremony?" Before Wang Jundai could say anything, Xianglin at the side spoke up.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I really am a little..." Sun Ruoji said while holding her waist, afraid that someone would not know what she meant.

"Sister, you have worked hard in serving His Highness. In this case, please sit down and have a rest." Wang Jundai really didn't want to say anything more.

Xianglin and the others were so angry when they saw her like this. What was she showing off? Really. Their queen must be even sadder. She was already sad and didn't sleep well. Now she woke up and...

If Wang Jundai knew what they were thinking, she would probably be speechless.

The two of them didn't have much to say, so without saying a few words, Wang Jundai let her go.

After everyone left, Xianglin immediately said, "Your Majesty, look at her smug face. I get angry just looking at her."

"Why are you so angry? Come on, you're just a good girl. If you get angry every day, it won't look good." Wang Jundai thought she was a little cute.

"Miss."

"Okay, it's nothing. I had a dream last night and didn't sleep well. I'm going to catch up on some sleep now."

Xianglin wanted to say something but was stopped by Xiangqin, who then shook his head at her.

On the way back, Sun Ruoji was so happy that she almost laughed out loud. "Did you see that? Wang Jundai looked like she hadn't slept all night. I think she's just jealous of me because I'm favored."

"My lady, please be more steady. We haven't even left the main courtyard yet."

Sun Ruoji immediately calmed down after hearing this, "That's right, this is a good start. I will try to get pregnant during this period, so that my position will be more stable."

"Your Highness, it's good that you think so. Think about it, the Crown Prince is gone, and the position of Crown Prince will definitely belong to our Highness in the future. If you give birth to a little prince by then, he will be your eldest son. The Princess of the County doesn't look like a blessed person, so you should work hard."

"That's right." Sun Ruoji was extremely happy all the way back.

However, she didn't expect that after she returned, a piece of news made her feel bad again.

As soon as Sun Ruoji walked into the door, one of her maids ran over and whispered in her ear: "Madam Concubine, I just heard something."

"What's the matter?" Sun Ruoji looked at her puzzledly.

"My Lady Concubine, about this matter..." The maid looked around.

Sun Ruoji immediately said, "You all go down."

"Yes."

After everyone left, the maid spoke again.