【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 178 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 24

You reap what you sow.

Yun Xi took out a pen and paper and wrote down the matter of the palace promotion and restructuring.

"Xiu'er, what do you think about me staying in the Royal Garden for a few days?"

"Master, the autumn heat is getting hotter. If you can't stand it, it would be a good idea to go to the royal garden to escape the heat."

It just so happened that the palace was in chaos and people were in panic.

"Then go find the Queen and ask her to send Chen'er to me. I'll take him to the Royal Gardens." Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "Just tell her that the Royal Gardens have good air, a comfortable temperature, and a good atmosphere, which is suitable for children to grow up in."

"Yes."

The next day, Yun Xi took her three children and people from Renshou Palace to the royal garden outside the city.

This garden covers a very large area. It is August now, and the garden is full of colorful flowers and shady trees. The rippling blue lake surrounds the royal garden. Pavilions and towers are scattered around, and magnificent palaces are hidden among them, showing the royal style.

It is twice as large as another royal garden open to ordinary people. It usually only receives members of the royal family. If you want to come here, you just need to apply to the emperor. Most of the time, no one comes here and it is very empty.

Yun Xi lives alone and it is very quiet.

Arriving at the imperial garden, Xiu'er, the housekeeper, arranged everything in perfect order. "Quick, Qingyun, take the eunuchs to clean the house first. Jinzhi, take the palace maids to put the master's things away. We should still live in Fushou Palace."

"Who is in charge of the Royal Gardens?"

"My Lord, it is managed by Lord Tao Qingquan, the Supervisor of Shanglin Garden."

"Well, tell him to keep it simple, no need for luxury. Also, I like quietness, so I don't want to be disturbed."

"Ai!"

This time when Yun Xi left the palace, she did not bring her concubines with her, so her life became less lively and more peaceful.

In the morning and evening, Yun Xi would start writing plans. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Reform must be done step by step and divided into several stages. She did this behind the back of everyone in the palace.

She exercises in the morning and goes fishing in the afternoon. The three children lie down and play on the side. Occasionally, when she is in the mood, Yun Xi will pick up a paintbrush and draw some sketches for the children to be sent to the palace and the princess's mansion.

After a few days of leisurely strolling in the royal garden, the two eldest princesses came looking for him, following the scent.

"Mother, you are so cool here alone, why don't you ask us to join you?"

Zhaoyang still took it for granted.

Zhaoyue felt better and went straight to pick up her son and kiss him.

"Come on, you two monkeys are making a lot of noise. Why did I call you over here? You're not noisy enough."

Yun Xi was disgusted.

"Ah, mother, we know you've been working so hard, and we didn't dare to bother you for no reason, so we brought you a gift."

Zhao Yue held her son and Lian Chen in each hand, "Qing He, bring the things here."

Yun Xi was very curious, "Oh, the second child has grown up and knows how to give gifts to the Queen Mother?"

Qinghe, the maidservant beside Zhaoyue, asked a few eunuchs to bring up something.

"Mother, please look at this. The gambling stone shop has been very popular recently. I went to buy one and it turned out to be imperial green. I quickly sent it to you as a gift." Zhao Yue introduced proudly.

Yun Xi took a closer look and found it quite good. "The water head is quite good. The key is that it is large. It can be cut into two sets of jewelry, and there is still some left."

"Of course. I only spent a thousand taels on this stone. I didn't expect to be so lucky. Mother, you can do whatever you want with it."

After saying that, the mischievous Zhaoyue glanced at Zhaoyang smugly.

Zhaoyang realized it later and picked up his daughter to play with her. Seeing his sister like this, he wondered in his heart, when did the second child become so lucky.

"Mother, I don't have any imperial green to give you, but the thought is great. I just got a fist-sized piece of ambergris. It's not worth much, so you can use it."

"Hey, where did you get this, sister? Fist-sized ambergris is so rare, one or two ounces is worth a thousand gold."

Zhao Yang rolled his eyes at her, unwilling to be outdone, and said, "I bought it by accident."

"Okay, since you two still have a conscience, just stay here for a few days. I won't drive you away." Yun Xi smiled helplessly.

After playing here for a day, at the dinner table, Zhaoyang tentatively asked, "Mother, wouldn't such a large garden be too lonely if it were empty?"

Yun Xi looked at her, "What are you planning?"

Zhao Yue coughed lightly and said casually, "Hey, this year, the Queen Mother's birthday hasn't come yet, and we two sisters have nothing to do anyway, so we can invite someone to liven things up."

Yun Xi didn't believe it, "Is that all?"

Zhao Yang: "It's a good opportunity to organize a meeting for some men and women who need it."

Zhao Yue, "I can also accept gifts."

Yun Xi glanced at them and said, "The most important thing is to make connections. You also said you would behave yourself."

"No no."

"No, no."

"Nothing."

The two denied it repeatedly.

"Although these two children are on the royal jade disc, they have no right of inheritance. You two should stop those evil thoughts. As for your plan to organize a party, just do it in your princess mansion. This is the royal family's property and not open to the public." Yun Xi was speechless. "You two are criticized by the censors for your work style every day. You should pay attention. What if the children grow up and find out about your behavior and follow your example?"

"Mother, what else can we do if we have a child out of wedlock? There's no point in finding a prince consort. Who knows if he will treat Hu Lun well? Besides, I can't live alone. In the end, it doesn't make any difference whether we get married or not. It's better to be free and easy like this." Zhao Yue said dissatisfiedly.

Zhao Yang, "That's right, it's so uncomfortable. If we were men, it would be great. No one would tell anyone how many concubines we have. Now, I only have five male lovers, and they are all voluntary. The pedantic old censor reports me every day."

"That's right. I only have five concubines. I asked each of them whether they were willing to be bought out. They receive monthly wages and rewards. They are no different from concubines of ordinary families. How can this be considered an overstepping of the bounds?" Zhaoyang complained.

Yun Xi waved her hands, "Come on, come on, I'll say one thing and you'll have countless things to say to me. Since you don't care, why should I be a bad guy? Just let you do what you want."

You still want to be a boy? Twin baby boys born in the royal family don’t have a good ending.

The two of them played in the royal garden for half a month before leaving with reluctance. Yun Xi spent the Mid-Autumn Festival here alone and had no intention of returning to the palace, because Yun Xi began to make private visits, thinking about what it would be like to be an ordinary person in the capital.

After many years, Xiu'er came to the capital again, feeling very emotional. She originally thought that following the young lady into the palace was a good opportunity, but she didn't expect that such a beautiful young lady would not receive much favor and was often bullied.

Fortunately, the young lady was lucky and gave birth to many children. The young master also became the emperor, which allowed him to turn his life around. Otherwise, she and the young lady would probably be buried with the late emperor after his death. After all, Concubine Li had always disliked the young lady for some reason.