After hearing this, Qiao Ran subconsciously hugged his waist a little anxiously, but still looked at him with soft eyes: "But the queen mother said that she wants me to bring Xiaozhou into the palace to see her today. How about we punish her?"
"No, it's raining too much outside. I will go to the palace in person and explain to my mother. I will wait until you feel better before entering the palace."
Sheng Bianmo's attitude was too tough. Qiao Ran had no choice but to slowly put down his two little hands and slowly lowered his head.
Seeing that his little wife was lost, Shengbian Mo sat down on the bedside and took her into his arms. His tone gradually softened and he lowered his head to coax: "My mother will understand, don't think too much about it." .”
"I didn't think much about it." Qiao Ran was held in his arms, still lowering his head.
Sheng Bianmo looked down at her, his red lips pursed slightly, obviously a little disappointed. He stretched out his fingers and pinched her lips gently, "You still said no."
Qiao Ran was teased by him, but she couldn't help but hold his finger, bit her lip slightly, and finally couldn't help but whispered: "I know your mother will be considerate, but Your Highness has already been wronged for marrying me. , although His Highness has never told Qiao Ran, but I know that there are always people in the government and the public making fun of His Highness for marrying an actor as his concubine. I am afraid that if I don’t do my duty as a Crown Princess, I will cause His Highness to be criticized again. point."
Although Qiao Ran was already married to Shengbian Mo Wei, her original identity was there, and she had to be a good princess.
She was afraid that if she didn't do well, her Highness would be implicated.
Therefore, even if she knew that His Highness the Crown Prince loved her so much, she still did not dare to act recklessly.
Shengbian didn't expect Qiao Ran to say such words. He immediately frowned tightly, as if he was brewing some emotion.
Qiao Ran waited for a long time and didn't get a reply from Sheng Bian Mo, so she couldn't help but raise her head slightly, and saw Sheng Bian Mo looking at her coldly and saying, "I married Ran Ran because If you like Ran Ran, you don’t want to marry someone else.”
Qiao Ran looked at Sheng Bianmo, his eyes rolled slightly and his nose felt a little sour, as if he wanted to say something.
"Ran Ran is now my crown prince. I love you so much that I wish I could spoil you. Who told you to follow the rules and be afraid of this and that?"
"Your Highness..." Qiao Ran blushed slightly when she heard what he said next. She stretched out her little hand and pressed his lips to prevent him from saying any more, but Sheng Bian Mo bit her finger, which hurt Qiao Ran. She made a sound and wanted to take her little hand back, but Sheng Bian Mo caught her and refused to let her take it back. Sheng Bian Mo looked directly into Qiao Ran's eyes and continued: "Anyway, if you dare to think wildly again, I will severely punish you." Punish your sins.”
Qiao Ran was worried at first, but when she heard Sheng Bianmo's last words, she bit her mouth hard and couldn't help it. She lowered her head and smiled secretly.
But His Highness the Crown Prince was so perceptive that he suddenly picked up her chin and looked at her: "What are you laughing at?"
Qiao Ran blinked innocently and wanted to shake his head.
His Highness the Crown Prince had no intention of letting her go. He snorted and said, "Be honest."
"...I said, Your Highness is not allowed to be angry with me." Qiao Ran said with a wink.
Sheng Bianmo nodded.
"I just feel that... every time His Highness says he wants to punish me, it's very shameless..." After Qiao Ran finished speaking, he closed his eyes tightly, not daring to look at Sheng Bianmo's expression at this moment.
And Sheng Bianmo paused for a long time, lowered his head, his hot breath gradually came closer to her cheek, and his voice became low, "Why are you so shameless?"
Qiao Ran snorted softly and raised her hand to push his hand away, but was hugged by Sheng Bianmo.
"You made me angry, I couldn't bear to scold you, why don't you allow me to kiss you?" Sheng Bianmo said, biting her lips literally as punishment.
Qiao Ran's originally humble heart felt filled with sweetness after being coaxed by His Highness the Crown Prince, as if he was no longer afraid or worried about anything.
The next day, the rain stopped, but the sky was still gray, as if it was going to rain at any time.
Qiao Ran begged again and again, and finally the Crown Prince relented and allowed her to enter the palace. But His Highness the Prince also said that he would have to come back within an hour. After all, it was cloudy and sunny outside, and he didn't know when it would rain again.
Qiao Ran obediently agreed to Sheng Bianmo, and after having breakfast, he took Baby Xiaozhou into the palace.
The emperor and the empress liked Xiaozhou very much. Every time they saw Xiaozhou, they would compete to hold it. Qiao Ran sat aside and watched the emperor and empress bickering with each other like children. Every time the empress was said to, she paused. With just one look, the emperor immediately shut up and did not dare to speak.
Qiao Ran couldn't say what he felt, but he just felt that the emperor and empress were really good and they were very happy.
Qiao Ran thought of His Highness the Crown Prince and felt that in a few years, maybe they would be like the Empress...
Therefore, when taking Xiaozhou back, Qiao Ran suddenly had an idea and wanted to go out to buy some ingredients and go back to cook a delicious lunch for His Royal Highness when he came back.
Since she married him, he has always been reluctant to let her enter the dining room, so Qiao Ran thought carefully and realized that she had not cooked for a long time.
After getting off the Luan car, Qiao Ran took Xiaozhou's baby to the maid and walked to the market himself.
The people below did not dare to neglect and quickly followed him.
Unfortunately, Qiao Ran met several powerful women during this rare trip.
When those women all dressed in gorgeous clothes came to salute her, Qiao Ran still looked confused until the maid behind her reminded her in a low voice, saying that these women were all the concubines and concubines of King Xu.
Although Qiao Ran didn't know King Xu, he also knew that the person who made him king had a noble status, so he did not lose his etiquette and nodded slightly towards them.
"Is this a rare trip for the Crown Princess?" Concubine Xu asked with a smile.
Qiao Ran smiled and said "hmm".
"Look at your highness, you look so cute." One of the concubines looked at the baby Xiaozhou in the maid's arms with a smile and praised.
"Thanks."
"Princess, you don't mind if we go together, right?"
Qiao Ran originally had a cold temperament and did not want to get close to others, but now that she has become a princess, she also knows that some human relationships are unavoidable, so she did not say anything, just nodded and agreed.
However, the few of them were having a good chat, but the topic somehow came up with concubines, and one of the concubines couldn't help but envy: "If you ask me, I still envy the princess the most. Princes from other families can't live without her. He wanted three wives and six concubines, and as the crown prince of the Northern Kingdom, His Highness the Crown Prince married the crown prince and one official concubine."
"There are rumors from the outside that the Crown Princess used some kind of charm trick on His Highness, so that His Highness only treats the Crown Princess..."
Before she finished speaking, another concubine interrupted her in a low voice: "We can just talk about this in private. Yingyu, you are crazy to say this in front of the princess..."
Yingyu shrugged her eyebrows indifferently and said, "Originally, if the Crown Princess has any good tricks, it would be great to share them with us... After all, I heard that the Crown Princess hooked up with His Highness from a lowly actor. …”
Probably because of Qiao Ran's original low status, Yingyu didn't think Qiao Ran was any better than herself. On the contrary, she was very jealous of people like Qiao Ran.
"Shut up." Concubine Xu turned around and glared at Yingyu, "Who allowed you to say such a thing?"
"It's okay." Qiao Ran said calmly.
Seeing Qiao Ran being so weak, Yingyu was about to sigh in relief and sneer at him, but the next moment she heard Qiao Ran calmly order, "Take her down."
As soon as Qiao Ran finished speaking, several guards stepped forward to take down Yingyu.
"What are you doing?!"
Qiao Ran said calmly: "Slap twenty times."
The subordinate said "yes" and then shot Yingyu's face mercilessly from left to right. Yingyu screamed and struggled, "You dare to hit me? I am King Xu's man!"
Several other concubines secretly pulled Concubine Xu's hand, as if they couldn't bear the sisters being treated like this, but Concubine Xu stood there motionless and allowed Yingyu to be punished.
After the twenty slaps were finished, Yingyu was speechless. She just covered her face, trembling lips, and looked at Qiao Ran in disbelief.
But Qiao Ran remained indifferent and calm: "If you feel aggrieved, you can go back and complain to King Xu. It is best for King Xu to complain to His Highness, so that I can tell His Highness what you said."
"you… "
"Okay." Concubine Xu glanced at Yingyu coldly and said, "Your Majesty will be embarrassed by you! What nonsense do you want to talk about?!"
After Concubine Xu scolded her, she turned around and apologized to Qiao Ran and saluted, "I was not strict in my discipline. Please forgive me, Princess."
Qiao Ran nodded: "I'm not angry."
She wouldn't be so angry with herself for such a few words.
Concubine Xu looked at Qiao Ran, gave her a very shallow smile, and said to the sisters behind her: "You should take Yingyu back first."
After they left, Concubine Xu did her best to accompany Qiao Ran for a while and help her choose things.
"Princess, don't take Yingyu's words to heart."
Qiao Ran said "Yeah" without any change in expression, and she didn't take it to heart at all.
Concubine Xu helped Qiao Ran look at a piece of high-quality brocade and showed it to her. She said softly: "It's just that you know that if you marry into a powerful family, you can't stay out of it. If His Highness the Crown Prince favors you, you will become the target of public criticism and be watched by others." ,even… "
Concubine Xu suddenly paused and did not say any more.
But Qiao Ran still looked calmly, stroking the soft brocade in his hand with his eyes lowered, and asked casually: "What even?"
"This may even become a reason for the party and government to criticize His Highness the Crown Prince." Concubine Xu lowered her head and finished the rest of the sentence.
Qiao Ran's fingers touching the brocade paused slightly, raised his eyes to look at her for a moment, then looked back lightly, said "Oh" and said nothing more.
Concubine Xu probably didn't expect that all she had to say went so far, but Qiao Ran remained indifferent. However, since Qiao Ran didn't say anything, she naturally wouldn't say anything more.
(End of chapter)