"Grandmother is still in good health. You used to visit her often, but you won't have the time to visit her in the future. The palace is lonely and cold, so let Little Fourteen accompany Grandmother." Xiao Huayong thought that he would be gone soon, so he gave the empress dowager some comfort.
Shen Xihe also thought of this. Since her marriage to Xiao Huayong, she often went to accompany the empress dowager. But after taking over the palace affairs, she did not have so much time to accompany her.
As for Song Zhaoyi, Shufei had already made a plan. She did not frame Song Zhaoyi. It was all due to Song Zhaoyi's selfishness. The loss of custody was irreversible. Since the Fourteenth Prince was destined not to be raised by his biological mother, if the Queen Mother took the initiative to speak, His Majesty would not be able to go against the Queen Mother's wishes. No matter how favored Shufei was, she was destined to be a favor to others.
Shen Xihe strongly agreed with this method. She didn't want to plot against the young child. Since Song Zhaoyi couldn't raise the child herself, it would be easy for her to stop Concubine Shu from succeeding. But she couldn't destroy a child just to warn Concubine Shu.
The Fourteenth Prince was handed over to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was able to educate a smart man like Xiao Huayong, so naturally she would not delay the Fourteenth Prince. And with the Queen Mother here, the other concubines would not take the opportunity to cause trouble and plot against such a child again.
The couple naturally went to the Queen Mother's place together. The Queen Mother spent the whole day tending to flowers and plants. The palace, like the East Palace, was filled with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. Xiao Huayong would not forget to give the Queen Mother a share of them.
"It's rare for you two to come and accompany me together." When the Queen Mother saw Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe, she smiled and quickly ordered her personal female official to ask the dining room to prepare some of Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe's favorite dishes. "Today, please accompany me for dinner."
"How dare I disobey my grandmother's order? I have been thinking about her small kitchen for a long time." Xiao Huayong coaxed the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother smiled happily, and pointed at Xiao Huayong with her finger in the air: "You keep trying to coax me with words, but I didn't know that Youyou not only has a skillful hand, but also has a gluttonous little girl by her side. Your mouth has long been spoiled."
Shen Xi would send a portion of whatever he cooked to the Queen Mother on weekdays. Occasionally, when the Queen Mother suddenly wanted to eat something, she would send someone to ask Zi Yu to cook it.
"It's all thanks to grandma's good eyesight that she picked such a good granddaughter-in-law." Xiao Huayong was very sweet.
The Queen Mother laughed: "You mean to say that you have good eyesight!"
The Queen Mother held one of them by the hand and said, "Come on, sit inside the house."
As long as Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong came, the Queen Mother would be happy for the whole day. After chatting for a long time, Xiao Huayong seemed to remember the important matter: "I came here today to do something else. I need to trouble you, Grandmother."
"Look, look, isn't this a sign of something being exposed?" The Queen Mother pointed at Xiao Huayong and said to Shen Xihe, "You said you came to accompany me, but I think you came to ask for help, so you thought of an old woman like me."
"How could that be? Beichen talks to me about you, grandma, every day." Shen Xihe naturally turned to Xiao Huayong.
"I can see that you two are just breathing out of the same horn." The Queen Mother joked, then turned to ask Xiao Huayong, "Tell me quickly, what brings you to me for help?"
"We asked grandma to raise Little Fourteen..." Xiao Huayong briefly recounted the matter.
The Queen Mother was silent for a long while after hearing this: "Qilang, I am an old man..."