Chapter 25: The Main Son Has Been Born
Yao Mowan was standing in a corner, supported by Liu Xing. This really had been good timing. She had come right in time to see Li Qingqing give birth.
“Waaah…” A clear cry came from inside the room. Before Yao Zhenting could eventreact, a midwife had already opened the door.
“Congratulations, Master! It’s a little sir!” After hearing the good news that the midwife brought, Yao Zhenting rushed into the room while laughing happily.
“Your Highness, should we go in as well?” asked Liu Xing in a low voice.
“Of course. This consort is that child’s aunt after all.” Yao Mowan’s lips hooked slightly. Inside the room, Yao Zhenting was hugging the infant with tender affection and grinning so wide that his smile stretched to his ears.
On the bed, Li Qingqing was being helped up into a sitting position by the midwife.
“Boan looks so much like you, Master!” said Li Qingqing weakly, her eyes filled with motherly love. Yao Mowan suddenly recalled the scene in which Yao Suluan took saffron in order to frame Huan Caier. If it weren’t for the fact that she harbored extreme hatred, how could she have possibly killed her own child?
“Boan?” Yao Zhenting looked towards Li Qingqing in confusion.
“Did Master forget? This was the name Scholar Wu came up with for the child. This wife has asked Master about it before,” reminded Li Qingqing.
“Oh, that’s right. Boan is good. My little Boan ah!” Yao Zhenting nodded in realization. He approved of this name quite a lot. Yao Moxin silently laughed. Li Qingqing really had guts! Not only did she have a bastard child with Wu Zicheng, she had actually dared to brazenly allow Wu Zicheng to come up with a name for the child. They truly dared to treat a tiger as a sick cat!
“Master, then what about my brother’s matter?” Li Jian had been sending meaningful looks to his sister this entire time.
“Let’s talk about this later. Yao Tu, arrange a place for him to stay for now.” Yao Zhenting didn’t even look at Li Qingqing as he said this.
“But…” Li Qingqing was unwilling to accept this, but Yao Zhenting stopped her.
“You just gave birth, so you should rest. Ju Er, attend to your master well. Boan ah, are you hungry? Father will bring you to your room now so that you can eat your fill!” Nearly right after Li Qingqing became pregnant, Yao Zhenting had people rebuild the wing on the left side of the main room, then hired four wet nurses to be on standby. At this time, he was preparing to head over with the infant.
“Master! Don’t go! Master…” No matter how Li Qingqing called, Yao Zhenting didn’t turn back even once. Yao Mowan couldn’t help but sigh when she saw this. Could it be that Li Qingqing didn’t know? Since she’s already given birth, Yao Zhenting had already removed her from the pedestal. Killing the donkey once the grinding is done has always been Father’s way.
After leaving the residence, Yao Mowan called Liu Xing over.
“Liu Xing, take a thousand taels to bribe the Zhao family and have them go directly to Huan Heng’s residence to complain. A disgraceful bastard like Li Jian deserves to die way more than a thousand times over!”
“This servant will go right now!” Liu Xing could guess the reasons without asking. Due to what happened with Huan Caier, Huan Residence and Yao Residence were completely at odds. Even if the Zhao family was bypassing ranks by doing this, Huan Heng would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to get revenge if he found out that this matter was related to Yao Residence.
On the way back to the palace, Yao Mowan leaned into the sedan chair languidly. She couldn’t wait to see Yao Zhenting’s expression when he found out that Yao Boan wasn’t his biological son. It would definitely be a beautiful scene. If only Mother had been able to see this…
As Yao Mowan got off the sedan chair, Ting Yue who had been waiting at the palace doors ran over.
“Ting Yue, why are you here? Does your chest still hurt?” Yao Mowan looked towards Ting Yue worriedly.
“This servant is fine. Your Highness, Consort Li is waiting inside for you.” When Yao Mowan heard this, she lifted her brows and looked towards Liu Xing.
“Do you know where she went today?”
“She visited the imperial study. When she came out, her eyes were red like she had cried.” This was the information Ting Yue had heard.
“I got it. Just wait here and don’t let anyone in,” said Yao Mowan coldly. She then stepped into Guan Osprey Palace’s doors.
The sky had cleared after the rain, so the warm midsummer wind contained the scent of fresh earth. On the left side, inside the pear garden, the swing was swaying slightly as a purple-red garment drifted in the air.
“Wan er seems to remember His Majesty saying that you’re not allowed to casually enter Guan Osprey Palace without his permission.” Yao Mowan leisurely walked to the swing and shook it a little.
“Isn’t this thanks to you? If it weren’t for the fact that you had made this consort jump into Jade Lake, this consort really wouldn’t know when there’d be a chance to ‘wake up’ and wouldn’t have been able to resolve past issues with His Majesty. If it weren’t for the fact that His Majesty told this consort to come keep you company, this consort wouldn’t have come!” Yao Suluan gave a cold humph as she looked towards Yao Mowan and got down from the swing.
“Then congratulations! Second Older Sister finally doesn’t have to act dumb anymore! Today is truly filled with happy events! That Madame Li in Yao Residence has given birth to a son for Father. If only you had been there to see how happy Father was. Wan er was even getting a little jealous from seeing that.” Yao Mowan slowly sat down on the swing and lightly tapped the ground with her toes to push herself as she glanced over at Yao Suluan.
“So now you know. In Father’s eyes, you’re no different from me. We’re only tools for him to stabilize his career!” Whenever Yao Suluan recalled how heartless he had been towards Mother and how indifferent he had been towards her, she’d feel her heart fill with rage and hatred.
“Even with tools, there’s good tools and bad tools. As for you… Didn’t Father already abandon you?” said Yao Mowan lightly.
“This consort will make him learn how to write the word regret!” said Yao Suluan between gritted teeth.
“Let’s get back to the main point. There’s no way you’re that obedient towards His Majesty and came here just to see me, right? If that turns out to be the case, you’ve already seen me, so you can go now.” She didn’t have anything else she wanted to say to Yao Suluan anymore. The only thing she wanted to do was slowly torment her, like a cat would do once it caught a mouse.
“Regardless of how you found out about the truth of Yao Moxin’s death, this consort will warn you, you’re playing with fire! There’s no way you’ll ever be able to get revenge based on your abilities because your enemy is the grand emperor! As soon as His Majesty finds out your motive in approaching him and all those things that you’ve done, you’ll die in a way even worse than Yao Moxin!” Yao Suluan walked to Yao Mowan’s side and leaned over by her ear to say these threats slowly.
She was probing Yao Mowan. She needed to figure out how much Yao Mowan knew and how she had found out about those things. Once she got this information, she’d be able to expose Yao Mowan’s scheme in front of Ye Hongyi. At that time, no matter how much Ye Hongyi loved Yao Mowan, he wouldn’t allow her to continue living.
“Second Older Sister, in reality, you are intelligent. However, you’re trying to be a little too clever now. Wan er remembered that you’ve once said the only possible way for anyone to know about how Eldest Sister died was if she came back to life. So how would I know how she died? Do you think it’s possible for Eldest Sister to come back to life?” Yao Mowan stopped swinging on the swing and slowly got up. Her black eyes were deep like black holes. Yao Suluan felt disoriented as she looked at them. She really wanted to shift her gaze away, but found that she couldn’t.
“That’s not possible!” Yao Suluan shook her head. She had personally checked the corpse after Yao Moxin died and set fire to the cold palace herself. There was no miracle in this world. Even if there was, it wouldn’t happen to Yao Moxin.
“So, Second Older Sister, you’re seriously overthinking things. Mowan’s only enemy is you, because your mother used the most despicable means to kill my mother.” Yao Mowan laughed softly. That eerie sound caused Yao Suluan’s hair to rise on end.
“Then why did you scheme against His Majesty and ruin his relationship with Xie Zhong and Huan Heng? There’s also Yu Qing and Yu Funing’s disappearance. Do you dare to say that these things have nothing to do with you?” Yao Suluan suppressed her urge to run away and demanded this sternly.
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Chapter 25: The Main Son Has Been Born
Yao Mowan was standing in a corner, supported by Liu Xing. This really had been good timing. She had come right in time to see Li Qingqing give birth.
“Waaah…” A clear cry came from inside the room. Before Yao Zhenting could eventreact, a midwife had already opened the door.
“Congratulations, Master! It’s a little sir!” After hearing the good news that the midwife brought, Yao Zhenting rushed into the room while laughing happily.
“Your Highness, should we go in as well?” asked Liu Xing in a low voice.
“Of course. This consort is that child’s aunt after all.” Yao Mowan’s lips hooked slightly. Inside the room, Yao Zhenting was hugging the infant with tender affection and grinning so wide that his smile stretched to his ears.
On the bed, Li Qingqing was being helped up into a sitting position by the midwife.
“Boan looks so much like you, Master!” said Li Qingqing weakly, her eyes filled with motherly love. Yao Mowan suddenly recalled the scene in which Yao Suluan took saffron in order to frame Huan Caier. If it weren’t for the fact that she harbored extreme hatred, how could she have possibly killed her own child?
“Boan?” Yao Zhenting looked towards Li Qingqing in confusion.
“Did Master forget? This was the name Scholar Wu came up with for the child. This wife has asked Master about it before,” reminded Li Qingqing.
“Oh, that’s right. Boan is good. My little Boan ah!” Yao Zhenting nodded in realization. He approved of this name quite a lot. Yao Moxin silently laughed. Li Qingqing really had guts! Not only did she have a bastard child with Wu Zicheng, she had actually dared to brazenly allow Wu Zicheng to come up with a name for the child. They truly dared to treat a tiger as a sick cat!
“Master, then what about my brother’s matter?” Li Jian had been sending meaningful looks to his sister this entire time.
“Let’s talk about this later. Yao Tu, arrange a place for him to stay for now.” Yao Zhenting didn’t even look at Li Qingqing as he said this.
“But…” Li Qingqing was unwilling to accept this, but Yao Zhenting stopped her.
“You just gave birth, so you should rest. Ju Er, attend to your master well. Boan ah, are you hungry? Father will bring you to your room now so that you can eat your fill!” Nearly right after Li Qingqing became pregnant, Yao Zhenting had people rebuild the wing on the left side of the main room, then hired four wet nurses to be on standby. At this time, he was preparing to head over with the infant.
“Master! Don’t go! Master…” No matter how Li Qingqing called, Yao Zhenting didn’t turn back even once. Yao Mowan couldn’t help but sigh when she saw this. Could it be that Li Qingqing didn’t know? Since she’s already given birth, Yao Zhenting had already removed her from the pedestal. Killing the donkey once the grinding is done has always been Father’s way.
After leaving the residence, Yao Mowan called Liu Xing over.
“Liu Xing, take a thousand taels to bribe the Zhao family and have them go directly to Huan Heng’s residence to complain. A disgraceful bastard like Li Jian deserves to die way more than a thousand times over!”
“This servant will go right now!” Liu Xing could guess the reasons without asking. Due to what happened with Huan Caier, Huan Residence and Yao Residence were completely at odds. Even if the Zhao family was bypassing ranks by doing this, Huan Heng would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to get revenge if he found out that this matter was related to Yao Residence.
On the way back to the palace, Yao Mowan leaned into the sedan chair languidly. She couldn’t wait to see Yao Zhenting’s expression when he found out that Yao Boan wasn’t his biological son. It would definitely be a beautiful scene. If only Mother had been able to see this…
As Yao Mowan got off the sedan chair, Ting Yue who had been waiting at the palace doors ran over.
“Ting Yue, why are you here? Does your chest still hurt?” Yao Mowan looked towards Ting Yue worriedly.
“This servant is fine. Your Highness, Consort Li is waiting inside for you.” When Yao Mowan heard this, she lifted her brows and looked towards Liu Xing.
“Do you know where she went today?”
“She visited the imperial study. When she came out, her eyes were red like she had cried.” This was the information Ting Yue had heard.
“I got it. Just wait here and don’t let anyone in,” said Yao Mowan coldly. She then stepped into Guan Osprey Palace’s doors.
The sky had cleared after the rain, so the warm midsummer wind contained the scent of fresh earth. On the left side, inside the pear garden, the swing was swaying slightly as a purple-red garment drifted in the air.
“Wan er seems to remember His Majesty saying that you’re not allowed to casually enter Guan Osprey Palace without his permission.” Yao Mowan leisurely walked to the swing and shook it a little.
“Isn’t this thanks to you? If it weren’t for the fact that you had made this consort jump into Jade Lake, this consort really wouldn’t know when there’d be a chance to ‘wake up’ and wouldn’t have been able to resolve past issues with His Majesty. If it weren’t for the fact that His Majesty told this consort to come keep you company, this consort wouldn’t have come!” Yao Suluan gave a cold humph as she looked towards Yao Mowan and got down from the swing.
“Then congratulations! Second Older Sister finally doesn’t have to act dumb anymore! Today is truly filled with happy events! That Madame Li in Yao Residence has given birth to a son for Father. If only you had been there to see how happy Father was. Wan er was even getting a little jealous from seeing that.” Yao Mowan slowly sat down on the swing and lightly tapped the ground with her toes to push herself as she glanced over at Yao Suluan.
“So now you know. In Father’s eyes, you’re no different from me. We’re only tools for him to stabilize his career!” Whenever Yao Suluan recalled how heartless he had been towards Mother and how indifferent he had been towards her, she’d feel her heart fill with rage and hatred.
“Even with tools, there’s good tools and bad tools. As for you… Didn’t Father already abandon you?” said Yao Mowan lightly.
“This consort will make him learn how to write the word regret!” said Yao Suluan between gritted teeth.
“Let’s get back to the main point. There’s no way you’re that obedient towards His Majesty and came here just to see me, right? If that turns out to be the case, you’ve already seen me, so you can go now.” She didn’t have anything else she wanted to say to Yao Suluan anymore. The only thing she wanted to do was slowly torment her, like a cat would do once it caught a mouse.
“Regardless of how you found out about the truth of Yao Moxin’s death, this consort will warn you, you’re playing with fire! There’s no way you’ll ever be able to get revenge based on your abilities because your enemy is the grand emperor! As soon as His Majesty finds out your motive in approaching him and all those things that you’ve done, you’ll die in a way even worse than Yao Moxin!” Yao Suluan walked to Yao Mowan’s side and leaned over by her ear to say these threats slowly.
She was probing Yao Mowan. She needed to figure out how much Yao Mowan knew and how she had found out about those things. Once she got this information, she’d be able to expose Yao Mowan’s scheme in front of Ye Hongyi. At that time, no matter how much Ye Hongyi loved Yao Mowan, he wouldn’t allow her to continue living.
“Second Older Sister, in reality, you are intelligent. However, you’re trying to be a little too clever now. Wan er remembered that you’ve once said the only possible way for anyone to know about how Eldest Sister died was if she came back to life. So how would I know how she died? Do you think it’s possible for Eldest Sister to come back to life?” Yao Mowan stopped swinging on the swing and slowly got up. Her black eyes were deep like black holes. Yao Suluan felt disoriented as she looked at them. She really wanted to shift her gaze away, but found that she couldn’t.
“That’s not possible!” Yao Suluan shook her head. She had personally checked the corpse after Yao Moxin died and set fire to the cold palace herself. There was no miracle in this world. Even if there was, it wouldn’t happen to Yao Moxin.
“So, Second Older Sister, you’re seriously overthinking things. Mowan’s only enemy is you, because your mother used the most despicable means to kill my mother.” Yao Mowan laughed softly. That eerie sound caused Yao Suluan’s hair to rise on end.
“Then why did you scheme against His Majesty and ruin his relationship with Xie Zhong and Huan Heng? There’s also Yu Qing and Yu Funing’s disappearance. Do you dare to say that these things have nothing to do with you?” Yao Suluan suppressed her urge to run away and demanded this sternly.
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