Xie Shang walked up to Ye Susu and stared at her hypocritical face. The coldness in his eyes flashed by and then he smiled again. She was about to get up again, but he stopped her, "No need to get up. Ye Liang was implicated by Su Tingwan and had to live in the cold palace for several months. I didn't have time to take care of you. I heard that you had a difficult labor and almost didn't give birth to the child. I'm really sorry for making you suffer."

Ye Susu's eyes were red, and her plain face was full of grievance and forbearance. The next moment, tears dripped from her eyes and she cried silently, "I... I don't feel wronged. As long as I can give birth to an heir safely for Your Highness, I have no regrets. I..."

When Xie Shang heard this, he felt that her acting skills were superb. If he hadn't already known the truth, he would have been deceived by her again.

He just stood in front of her and waited for her to cry. He would speak only after she had cried enough.

The women behind him just felt embarrassed. Ye Liangqie was fine just now, why was she crying!

No one bullies her, she should be happy about giving birth to a child, but her tears just keep flowing. When will they stop? She is truly a beauty made of water!

Jiang Fenghua knew that Xie Shang did it on purpose. If someone plotted against him like this, he would definitely take revenge. She would be coaxed into behave herself if Xie Shang gave her a sweet treat.

The crying of the child broke the tranquility. The nurse came over with the child in her arms and said, "I don't know what's wrong with the young master. No matter how I coax him, it doesn't work."

Xie Shang walked to the wet nurse, with his hands behind his back and no intention of taking the child. Why was this weak and small child crying? His eyebrows and eyes really looked a bit like Su Xuan, equally annoying.

When the wet nurse saw him staring at the child, she was also frightened.

Xie Shang turned around and stared at Ye Susu again, his eyes full of coldness. He said in a deep voice, "If Ye Liangqie hasn't cried enough, hold your child and continue crying!"

Ye Susu's tears stopped instantly, and she said softly, "Your Highness."

"It's been half a month. Has Ye Liang ever held your child in your arms?" Xie Shang asked again.

Ye Susu said, "I have been staying in bed to recuperate."

At this time, Xie Shang suddenly took the child in his hands and handed it to Ye Susu personally, "I know it's very hard for you to give birth. You can't get out of bed for the past half month. Take care of the child more after you get better. How can such a thin child be separated from his mother!" From the time he came in until now, Ye Susu didn't even mention the child. Instead, she tried her best to show her grievance and pity.

Ye Susu was stunned, looking at the crying child in her arms. She was uneasy and didn't know how to coax him. Looking at him, she thought of Su Xuan's face, which made her feel a little nauseous, so she didn't want to hug him.

She thought: wait until she regains Xie Shang's favor and then has a child of their own with him. The person she loves in her heart will always be Xie Shang, and she was just forced by Su Xuan. She would feel better thinking this way.

Xie Shang's expression suddenly became gentle, "When you are out of confinement, I will ask for an imperial decree to confer you the title of Consort Ye, so just rest assured and take care of yourself."

Ye Susu was delighted and said quickly, "Thank you, Your Highness."

At this time, Tang Qianran also came to see the child. She mentioned unintentionally, "It turns out that a half-month-old child is so small! His face is not even as big as my palm!"

Song Jing said, "But I heard that children grow up in the wind after they are born. The little master is indeed too young."

Nanny Wang has been in the Zhongming Pavilion these days. She deliberately said, "The eldest son and the little princess born to the Crown Princess were stronger than the little son. They grew very fast after they were born. They grew a lot in half a month. But in the half month that I have been serving the little son, I found that he grew very slowly. He cried every day and was very difficult to take care of. I don't know why."

Jiang Fenghua explained, "I heard from Doctor Wang that he looked small because of malnutrition in the womb. The little master is weak and that's why he doesn't grow well. As long as we take good care of him, he will eventually grow up."

Ye Susu held the child in her arms, her face did not show the joy of being a mother. When she heard the child crying, she was just nervous and anxious. She did not dare to say a word. It was for these reasons that she did not like the child either.

The child was still crying in her arms. Gao Qingtong stepped forward to take a look and said, "His face is red. Is he in pain somewhere? Let's ask the imperial physician to come and take a look!"

"Maybe he is hungry. Let the wet nurse take the child away!" Nanny Wang quickly asked the wet nurse to take the child and coax him. The child stopped crying after the wet nurse held him in her arms. Doctor Wang had been treating the child all the time, just to save his life.

Ye Susu wished the wet nurse would take the baby away, for she was afraid they would notice something. Although all babies were the same and nothing could be seen, she still felt guilty.

The child's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating were all taken care of by the nanny and wet nurse, and the imperial physician also often consulted on the condition.

Because of her indifference and lack of concern, she didn't even know that her child was about to die.

-

Half a month later, it was New Year's Eve again. The palace was decorated with lights and was very lively.

In addition to the concubines and ladies of the Eastern Palace, the emperor also invited the Su family and important officials of the court to attend the New Year's Eve banquet.

Old Madam Su was a first-rank lady conferred by the late emperor. She was seen wearing gorgeous clothes and leading the younger generations of the Su family into the palace for the banquet. Su Dehai claimed to be sick at home, and it was said that he was really sick and could not even leave the house, so all the women of the Su family attended the banquet today.

The emperor also dragged his sick face and went to greet Old Madam Su with the empress. The emperor asked, "How many years has it been since the old lady came back to Shengjing to celebrate the New Year?"

"It's been many years. I have accompanied the old general to the border for dozens of years. At that time, the emperor was still the crown prince. Time flies, and I am old! The old general has been gone for many years."

"The old lady is still strong and healthy!" said the emperor. "I often think of the old general recently. He has made great contributions to our Great Zhou and has worked hard for the people of Great Zhou. I will be grateful to him all my life."

Old Madam Su glanced at Empress Cheng. If her daughter had not been born late, when would it have been her turn to be the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty? What was even more infuriating was that Qingqing only gave birth to a daughter, Ling'er, in her life, and had difficulty getting pregnant afterwards. Everyone said that she had injured her body, but she got pregnant after having sex with another man at once. There could only be one reason: the Emperor had favored Qingqing over the years and must have used some method to prevent the daughter of the Su family from having children again.

Even Wanwan was fed contraceptive soup by Queen Cheng. The royal family didn't want the Xie family's seed to come out of the Su family's woman's belly!

The royal family is also on guard against the Su family.

Madam Su added, "I came back to the capital this time just to ask the emperor to do me a favor."

"Madam, please speak."

Madam Su said, "I can't plead for my disappointing daughter anymore. She made the mistake first. What happened to her not only brought shame to the royal family, but also to my Su family. Even if the emperor executes her, I will have no complaints. But my granddaughter Wanwan has been married to the crown prince for almost two years. I wanted to see my granddaughter when I came back. I want to know if she is doing well."

When Queen Cheng heard this, she clenched her fingers. Su Tingwan had already been banished to the cold palace.

The emperor smiled and said, "Of course it's fine. Please take a seat, old lady. I will send someone to call her to come and greet her grandmother. Last time, Ling'er also said that she missed her grandmother. I will also send someone to call the Ninth Princess to chat with the old lady."

Queen Cheng smiled and said, "Old Madam, please have some tea."

Madam Su raised the tea bowl but didn't really drink it. "Your Majesty, please."

She took the initiative to ask me to execute Su Qingqing simply because she had already kicked Su Qingqing out of the palace.

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