Xing Nong felt that it was unlikely that the concubines in the harem would dare to attack Shen Ruoxi, but she had to be on guard against others, so she taught her to be more careful about food, clothing, spices, and some commonly used items, and not to use things sent by others without checking them.
Shen Ruoxi didn't expect that she would have to guard against others from so many details: "This is too tiring! I want to go back to Taohua Village! I feel that staying in the palace is more unsafe than rushing back!"
Xing Nong shook her head in amusement. "I'm just asking you to be careful. Don't trust people so easily, but don't be so paranoid. You're the queen, and you're protected by father. Your brothers are good too, and no one will dare to hurt you! I'm just worried about you, and I want to remind you to be careful. Even if no one will hurt others, you still have to be careful, don't you? But father will arrange an experienced nanny to take care of you, so you just need to rest assured and take care of your baby! Father will support you in everything!"
Shen Ruoxi thought about it and realized that she had nothing to fear. The King of Jin was more thoughtful than she was. If she told him about her concerns, he would make arrangements!
The King of Jin was indeed good at making arrangements. In addition to asking the doctors of the Imperial Hospital to study the recipe, he also asked his own wet nurse to return to the palace to take care of Shen Ruoxi. In addition, he also went to Concubine Li to tell her to take good care of the harem. If anyone dared to murder the heir to the throne, whether they succeeded or not, they would be executed immediately!
Of course, he also gave Concubine Li a reassurance: "Prince, I am very satisfied."
Not only the crown prince, but every prince has been personally taught by the king of Jin since he was two years old. Those children have their own strengths and good brotherly relationships, and he is very satisfied with each of them.
After the King of Jin left, Concubine Li couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but say to the senior palace maid beside her, "The Emperor said the prince, I am very satisfied!"
The palace maid was also very happy to hear this, "Now the Imperial Concubine can rest assured!"
Concubine Li was indeed relieved!
The emperor's words were to reassure her. She understood that as long as she didn't make any mistakes, the throne would definitely be given to her son.
Concubine Li couldn't help but cheer up: "Send Li Dezhong over, I have something to tell him! Tomorrow is the day when Princess Xingnong is getting married, everything must be arranged, there must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!" the maid answered and ran out immediately.
As soon as the maid went out, she met the prince. She bowed and said, "This servant greets His Royal Highness the Prince."
Shen Hancheng nodded and walked in.
When Concubine Li saw him coming, she said happily, "Why is the prince here? Don't you have to be busy in the front court?"
Shen Hancheng thought that his mother would be unhappy, but unexpectedly, she seemed to be in a good mood.
He was worried that his mother would be unhappy, so he came to comfort her and remind her not to do anything stupid.
"What good thing happened to mother that makes her so happy?"
Concubine Li smiled and said, "The Queen is pregnant, and Princess Xingnong is getting married. It's a double happiness, so mother is naturally happy!"
Shen Hancheng raised his eyebrows. He always knew that his mother valued his position as the crown prince the most. If the queen was pregnant, it meant that there might be a legitimate son born. Why would she be so happy
But when he saw the tea bowls on the table that had not been put away yet, he realized that his father had been there!
The emperor should have given mother some reassurance.
This way, he wouldn't have to worry about his mother doing something that would get him into trouble.
"I am relieved that your Majesty Mother thinks so!"
Concubine Li glared at him and said, "What are you worried about?"
Shen Hancheng knew what kind of person his mother was, especially when it came to his own interests, he would be extra calculating and didn't want to suffer any loss or grievance. This was actually a manifestation of maternal love. He could understand, but he didn't agree with her thoughts sometimes.
I don’t understand why she worries about losing her position as crown prince all day long!
God knows how much he wants his position as crown prince to be lost!
The Crown Princess was in poor health and would have difficulty having children, so he did not want to take a concubine. Moreover, he had always wanted to go out of the palace to play like his other brothers since he was a child. He also wanted to take the Crown Princess to see this beautiful country and travel around.
"I'm worried that my mother will think too much if my mother is pregnant. My father values family affection. Although he seems to love my sister and mother more, he also values us brothers very much. You can see that my father has personally brought each prince to teach us since he was two years old. Not to mention that he is the emperor, he has to deal with so many state affairs every day. Even among ordinary fathers, there are not many fathers who can be as responsible as him. My sister has suffered so much and is about to marry into another family. It is understandable that my father favors her more now. Although the queen is pregnant, as long as my mother and I don't make any mistakes, the position of the prince will be permanent, and my mother's status will not change! But if anyone dares to make a move on the royal heir, my father will probably kill all nine clans."
Concubine Li glanced at him and said, "That's exactly what your father said! Well, I didn't think of anything! You are already the crown prince, how stupid would you be to dig your own grave? Just the two of you think so badly of me!"
Shen Hancheng smiled and said, "I know that my mother is always kind and intelligent!"
Concubine Li rolled her eyes and said, "Get lost! There are still many things waiting for me to do in the harem!"
Upon seeing this, Shen Hancheng stood up and left.
Not only did Shen Hancheng come to find his mother, but other princes also went to find their mothers and told them not to do anything stupid!
If their mother acted stupidly, they, as princes, would be fine. But their mother and their maternal grandfather's family would be in trouble!
They know their father too well!
The emperor hates those evil people who kill the people. If any minister's wife or concubine causes a scandal of harming his offspring, he will definitely demote him, punish him, and even call him a vicious woman, not to mention harming his own offspring!
Now the Empress is pregnant. The Empress and the Imperial Sister have suffered so much. Father feels guilty and no amount of compensation will be enough! If anyone dares to harm the Empress, he will kill all of their clans and make an example of them. Father will definitely do it!
Tyranny doesn’t come for nothing!
My father's methods have always been fierce and powerful, but they always work once.
Therefore, there was not even a thief in the capital of Jin State!
There is no other reason, because once a thief is caught, he will never be thrown into jail. He will be given food and drink and will not have to do anything. He will be released after a few days. Instead, he will be punished by working in a quarry to earn money to return to the owner, or he will have to compensate a hundred times the loss of the stolen goods.
Working in the quarry could earn one penny a day. If you stole one penny, you had to pay back one hundred pennies, which meant you had to work hard in the quarry for one hundred days to pay back the penny you stole!
If the stolen items are worth more than one hundred taels, if you get caught, you will have to spend the rest of your life in the quarry!
How hard would that be
There are still many big thieves in the quarry who steal hundreds or even dozens of taels of silver.
Therefore, many thieves have suffered and dare not commit crimes again after being released! They just find a job to earn money!
After all, they had done the hard labor of mining stones in the quarry to earn a penny a day. After leaving, what kind of work would be easier to earn that penny than working in the quarry? Who would be stupid enough to steal
Xing Nong didn't know that her royal brothers had all gone to warn their mother not to do anything stupid. After she left Kunning Palace, she went to sleep. When she woke up and ate something, she began to bathe and dress up in preparation for her marriage.