Spoiled Wife

When the empress dowager saw this scene, she could no longer hold it in. Frowning, she ordered the common mama, "Bring him in.    

    

The common mama replied and brought the person in. When the palace maid entered, she immediately knelt down to pay her respects.    

    

The Empress Dowager looked at the palace maid. "Raise your head and tell This Dowager which palace you are from."    

    

The palace maid shrank back, then raised her head, trembling. She didn't dare look at the empress dowager and wanted to reply. "To reply the empress dowager's words, this servant served within the palace previously."    

    

"What happened to the Fifth Prince?" There was neither joy nor anger in the empress dowager's words. The palace maid didn't dare to relax as she nervously replied, "The Fifth Prince isn't willing to drink the medicine and is crying for the matriarch." These words were said with a trembling voice.    

    

Who would have known that the Shen Fei had become a taboo in front of the empress dowager? The empress dowager hated her to death, and if it wasn't for the fact that she wouldn't have lost her child, she wouldn't have ended up suffering and giving up on herself to do impulsive things, much less enter the cold palace?    

    

Leaving Shen Fei alive was because of the Fifth Prince and her family. At this time, they had no plans to let them go.    

    

Fortunately, the princess did not ask Jing Ze to plead on behalf of the Shen Fei. It was precisely because of this that the empress dowager's impression of Shen Qi had greatly improved.    

    

It would be strange if the empress dowager was in a good mood when a palace maid had so blatantly schemed against her.    

    

He looked at the palace maid in disgust, gave the common mama a look, and waved his hand, "Take him away." common mama knew what the empress dowager meant, so she decided to stay and deal with it.    

    

Because she was afraid that Shen Qi would carry her body, the empress dowager did not attack on the spot.    

    

The palace maid clearly knew what would happen if she was brought down there. Just as she wanted to shout for help, common mama quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth with her hands, and then two of the rough women came forward to take over. One of them covered her mouth and the other two brought her out together.    

    

Looking at this scene, Shen Qi couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She couldn't say anything, and if she did, the situation would be even worse. No matter what, these few things were all caused by the Shen Fei, and no matter how unwilling she was, she was still the Shen Fei's younger sister.    

    

So no matter what her position was, it would be misunderstood, especially by the Empress Dowager.    

    

At this moment, she didn't want to stay any longer, and when she heard the news of the Fifth Prince's illness, she was still slightly worried in her heart. That child was her nephew.    

    

Thus, she got up and said, "Imperial Mother, your daughter-in-law wants to go see the Fifth Prince."    

    

The empress dowager was a bit hesitant. "Logically speaking, you're the fifth prince's concubine, so you should go see him. Any case of him getting infected now, just in case you get infected again in the past." You can't do it with your body.    

    

Shen Qi smiled slightly, "Thank you mother, but your daughter-in-law knows what to do. She can only look at you from afar. "It'll be fine."    

    

Hearing her words, the empress dowager did not stop her anymore, but she still worriedly told common mama to follow her. She was afraid that Shen Qi would go in and touch the Five Ring High Tower too much, at that time, the common mama would also be able to dissuade him.    

    

Shen Qi knew that the empress dowager was still worried about her body, so she thanked her gratefully.    

    

This was also the first time Shen Qi had seen the Fifth Prince since the Shen Fei had been beaten into the cold palace.    

    

The Fifth Prince was currently residing in the side hall of the Tzu Ning Palace, and upon entering, Shen Qi could smell a medicinal smell. Because the Fifth Prince's body was not well, it ate medicine whenever it ate, so his palace was always filled with the smell of medicine.    

    

In fact, Shen Qi could understand Shen Fei's feelings. Seeing her son being wronged like this, and thinking back to how he could have been fine and healthy like the other children and not have to eat medicine all the time, how could she feel comfortable?    

    

The Emperor probably knows about this as well, which was why he didn't say anything at all when the Wan-fei was still a small child. The worst thing was the previous Xiang Fei and now that the Imperial Consort was in trouble, he could only blame the Shen Fei for provoking someone he shouldn't offend and ending up like this.    

    

It was just that he suffered a bit because this child was still young after all. Furthermore, he had never left the Shen Fei since he was young, so it was natural that he wouldn't be used to it at this time.    

    

When she walked in, the palace maids and eunuchs immediately bowed in greeting. Shen Qi waved her hand and asked, "How is the Fifth Prince?"    

    

When one of the big palace maids heard Shen Qi's question, she replied respectfully, "In reply to the wangfei, the Fifth Prince's body is unwell. The imperial physician said that he had caught a cold by chance, and this servant has already helped the Fifth Prince take the medicine."    

    

Shen Qi could not help but glance at the palace maid again. The answers were clear, the information was comprehensive, and as expected of the palace maid, she asked the humble palace maid again: "Is the Fifth Prince awake yet?"    

    

"It's a coincidence that the wangfei came. The Fifth Prince just woke up."    

    

Shen Qi nodded, "Lead the way, I will go see him."    

    

The palace maid respectfully replied, "Esteemed wangfei, please follow me."    

    

When Shen Qi went in, the Fifth Prince was lying on the bed with his eyes wide open. His face was a little sickly white, small and thin.    

    

The Fifth Prince was only a few months younger than Shen Jianing's Heng-ge, but he looked much younger.    

    

When he heard the voice, the Fifth Prince's eyes twitched, and he looked towards the door. When he realized that it was not matriarch who was coming over, his eyes flashed with disappointment and sadness, but he did not cry.    

    

Shen Qi quickly walked to the front of his bed and waved to the palace maids who were about to greet him, and directly sat down on the bed.    

    

She smiled and looked at the Fifth Prince. "Little Wu, I'm your aunt."    

    

The Fifth Prince looked at her and blinked his eyes, then softly called her aunt under the encouragement of Shen Qi's smile.    

    

Shen Qi felt her heart ache, and rubbed his head, "Are you still feeling bad?"    

    

Maybe it was because he felt that her attitude was friendly, or perhaps she was tied to him by blood, but the Fifth Prince did not dislike Shen Qi at all. Instead, he somewhat liked this Aunt who smiled very warmly, so he did not avoid her when Shen Qi touched him.    

    

He shook his head slightly when he heard her question, "Take some medicine, it's not uncomfortable." This meant that he wouldn't feel uncomfortable after taking the medicine.    

    

Shen Qi's eyes suddenly started to tear up. This child was so obedient, it caused people's heart to ache for him. No matter how many evil deeds her matriarch did, he was still innocent.    

    

"Are you hungry? Have you eaten? "    

    

The Fifth Prince nodded. "I ate congee."    

    

Shen Qi smiled and nodded. If sshe was sick, he should eat something good, and the porridge was good.    

    

He raised his head to look at Shen Qi, perhaps thinking that she was not as strict as the others, he asked softly: "Where is my matriarch? Did she not want me? Is it because I'm not obedient? " There was a wounded emotion in his eyes as he spoke.    

    

Then, he reached out and grabbed Shen Qi's hand, "Tell her that I'll be good in the future, and I'll obediently drink the medicine so that she can come see me, okay?"    

    

"No, the Fifth Prince is very obedient. Your matriarch likes you the most, and she can't come to see you right now because she has something important to do. After she finishes doing it, she will come to the Fifth Prince."    

    

Right now, she could only deceive him like this. Although she really didn't want to do it, she really couldn't bear to see the disappointment in his eyes.    

    

Sure enough, the child's eyes immediately lit up, and excitedly grabbed Shen Qi's hand, "Really?"    

    

Shen Qi nodded her head, and said with a smile: "Mn, it's true, but the Fifth Prince needs to obediently eat, quickly get better, and then grow strong. At that time, matriarch will definitely be very pleasantly surprised."    

    

The Fifth Prince nodded vigorously as he promised with a smile. "I must eat a lot in the future. I'm not sick."    

    

Shen Qi patted his head, "The Fifth Prince is so obedient!"    

    

The little child's sparkling eyes looked at Shen Qi, causing Shen Qi to have the impulse to run away. Don't look at me like that, I feel guilty for lying to you.    

    

Seeing that he was a little tired, Shen Qi decided to leave. The Fifth Prince opened his eyes wide and when he saw that Shen Qi was about to leave, he suddenly grabbed onto her sleeves and asked, "Are you still coming to see me?" Her eyes were filled with hope.    

    

Shen Qi immediately nodded, "Yes, next time I will bring your little sister to see you, alright?"    

    

He nodded happily and finally couldn't hold it in anymore and fell asleep.    

    

The moment Shen Qi left the Fifth Prince's quarters, her expression darkened. She turned to the palace maids and eunuchs and coldly asked: "Who was the one who spoke nonsense in front of the Fifth Prince?" Otherwise, how could he show such emotions?    

    

After Shen Qi returned to her residence, she felt a little down. Although she found a few palace maids that were gossiping in front of the Fifth Prince, the Fifth Prince had probably felt a shadow in his heart due to the injuries he had suffered.    

    

Shen Qi did not punish those palace maids. After all, this was the Tzu Ning Palace and this was the territory of the empress dowager.    

    

He believed that the common mama would definitely report it to the empress dowager, and the empress dowager wouldn't sit idly by. No matter what attitude she had towards the Shen Fei, the empress dowager still doted on her grandson.    

    

Perhaps it was because she had her own child and was now pregnant that she became more emotional, so even so, her heart was still in pain.    

    

When King Xian returned, he discovered that the imperial concubine wasn't in a very good mood. He thought something had happened and nervously went forward to ask, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong? "    

    

Shen Qi was a little weak at this time. She stepped forward and held Duke Xian's waist, carefully allowing her to hug him. With her chin on her head, she gently asked, "What's wrong?"    

    

It was unknown if it was because Shen Qi had buried her head in his chest, or because of some other reason, but her voice seemed a little muffled, and then she told him about her meeting with the Fifth Prince in the palace.    

    

After a moment of silence, King Xian replied, "You don't have to worry too much. Imperial brother will definitely not treat him unfairly."    

    

Shen Qi nodded her head. She knew this logic, but looking at the Fifth Prince's obedient and cautious look, she felt especially sad. He was still a child.    

    

Shen Fei might not be a good person, but his heart for the Fifth Prince was definitely not something other people could compare to.    

    

The Emperor was first a sovereign and then the father of a child. However, he had such a large country to worry about, and when he had some time, with so many concubines and princesses waiting for him, how many would be given to the Fifth Prince?    

    

No matter how much better the empress dowager's treatment was, it would only allow him to live in a side hall of the Tzu Ning Palace, where it would be easier to look after him. Who could make up for the emptiness of the soul?    

    

After feeling a bit sad for a while, she felt a bit mentally weak. Now that she was pregnant, she was especially tired. Duke Duanren carefully picked her up and put her on the bed, then helped her adjust into a comfortable position and covered her with a blanket.    

    

"Go to sleep. Just wake up." He lowered his voice and said softly.    

    

Shen Qi closed her eyes, and fell asleep not long after.    

    

Only when he saw that she was sleeping soundly did he stand up and leave. He then instructed Zi Zhu to take good care of the wangfei while he directly entered the palace.    

    

When Shen Qi slept, her mood was a lot better. Adding to that, with the fact that she was accompanied by Tong Yan and Tong Yu at the beginning, she had completely forgotten about the bad things that happened in the past.    

    

And when the Prince came back at night, he had told her a piece of information about the Fifth Prince from the palace.    

    

"Royal Brother decided to keep the Fifth Prince by the Tender Consort's side. The Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince are the closest in age, so we can have a companion together." He looked at Shen Qi's shocked expression and explained, "The Queen Mother is old after all, and lacks mental strength. Sometimes, it's hard to take care of her."    

    

However, Shen Qi smiled at him, "Thank you, Your Highness. I thank the Duke on behalf of the Fifth Prince."    

    

He must have done something. Otherwise, how could she have told him in the afternoon that the emperor had decided to keep the Fifth Prince by Tender Consort's side at night?    

    

She did not believe in such a coincidence.    

    

If one were to talk about the concubines in the palace, it was definitely the best choice to keep them by Tender Consort's side. The first Tender Consort had an indifferent personality, but he was the one who understood best and saw the clearest, and even though she had completely ignored everything, she did not neglect to take care of the fourth prince. On the other hand, none of the princes and princesses in the palace were as happy as the fourth prince.    

    

Moreover, the most important thing was that he and the Fifth Prince's ages were similar. Since the two children could talk about each other, only children could understand the world of children, maybe they really could find a good partner for the Fifth Prince.    

    

Shen Qi only thanked King Duanren because she knew about this. It was impossible for her to raise a Fifth Prince herself, much less if the palace was unwilling or not, even if the empress dowager allowed her to, she wouldn't have the energy to do so now.    

    

A mere beginning with the addition of the child in her stomach was already enough to exhaust her, but at this time, the Fifth Prince absolutely needed more than just a place to live in peace. What he needed more was psychological comfort, and Shen Qi didn't have that much energy to take it into account.    

    

If he brought someone to his side and couldn't take good care of her, he might as well leave her as she was before, at least she wouldn't be harmed twice.    

    

Hearing her words of thanks, King Xian felt a little unnatural. He turned his head and asked, "Why are you thanking this duke?" This King did nothing. "    

    

Shen Qi thought it was funny, but she had to endure it. She had never seen the noble side of a duke like this, it was pretty fresh!    

    

Embarrassed by Shen Qi, Duke Xiang said fiercely, "This duke still has things to do, take care of yourself." After saying that, he turned around and left, feeling like he had been forced to flee.    

    

Shen Qi laughed unkindly from behind, and then said to the confused Chu Mu. "Your father is shy."    

    

Chu Yu, who was still feeling wronged and ignoring her after his father came back, looked at her innocently when he heard his mother's words. "Shy?"    

    

Shen Qi nodded, "Shy!"    

    

Chu Feng clapped his hands and smiled, "Daddy is shy!" He probably felt that it was quite fresh.    

    

Fortunately, King Xian didn't know about their interactions after he left. Otherwise, who knew what kind of expression he would make.