"Can I not be anxious? As long as I get pregnant, our lives will be much better. Don't you want to enjoy boundless glory and wealth? Don't you want Mu Rendong to marry a daughter from a noble family?" Mu Xingrou knew very well about Kong's ambition, so she didn't hesitate to grasp her weakness.
Hearing Mu Xingrou's words, Kong rolled her eyes. Glory and wealth? Of course she wanted them. And Rendong was already so old but still unmarried. As the saying goes, there are three forms of unfilial piety, and the greatest is to have no descendants.
If one day she passed away and Rendong still hadn't gotten married, wouldn't she be sorry for the ancestors of the Mu family? No, no. Rendong must get married, and he should marry the most noble woman, which would be worthy of her Rendong.
There seemed to be princesses in the palace. At that time, she would let Rendong choose one. If not, he could just take them all. After all, it was normal for a man to have a few wives and concubines.
No one knew about Kong's thoughts. If someone did, they would surely be laughed to death. She didn't even look at what kind of person her son was. How could he be so bold as to marry a princess? Did he deserve it?
"Trust me. I'm your mother. Would I lie to you? I guarantee that after you drink the medicine for another three days, you'll surely get pregnant." Back then, she had drunk the medicine for half a month before she got pregnant. Mu Xingrou was her daughter, so it would be the same for her.
After hearing Kong's guarantee, Mu Xingrou calmed down. She knew that Kong was a selfish and self - serving person. As long as she told her about the future benefits, Kong wouldn't lie to her. Instead, she would be eager to help.
"Better be so. I'm counting on my child to be the crown prince." In the future, she would become the queen of the country. By then, everyone in the world would kneel at her feet. Just thinking about that scene made Mu Xingrou excited.
"By the way, where's Mu Rendong?" Since they came back from the gambling house, she had only seen Mu Rendong once. He couldn't have gone gambling again, could he? She didn't have any money to save him this time.
"How would I know? Maybe he's staying somewhere in the palace. Don't worry. Rendong didn't leave the palace this time." Kong gave Mu Xingrou a disdainful look and said calmly.
"Better be so. Otherwise, I don't have any money to save Mu Rendong. The money I used to save him last time was borrowed from someone else." Mu Xingrou got angry just thinking about it.
"Got it, got it." Kong said carelessly. What was the big deal? It was just a few hundred taels of silver. They could just borrow some more. She was always making a fuss. It was really embarrassing.
Mu Xingrou was furious at Kong's attitude, but she didn't dare to say anything. She could only swallow her anger forcefully.
Knowing that Mu Rendong was still in the palace, Mu Xingrou felt relieved. But what she didn't know was that the trouble Mu Rendong caused this time almost cost her her life.
Since Mu Rendong came back from the gambling house, he had been wandering around the palace boredly. Suddenly, he saw a delicate beauty with an extremely good temperament. Her smile completely fascinated Mu Rendong.
In the palace, Mu Rendong was dressed in a eunuch's uniform. So no one said anything when he followed that woman. They just thought he was a new eunuch.
Mu Rendong followed that woman to a magnificent palace.
"Your Majesty, the Lady Shufei."
"Um."
It turned out that the woman Mu Rendong had been following was the Lady Shufei. And Mu Rendong also heard the servants' address to her. For a moment, he hesitated. She was the emperor's woman. If he offended her, would he be beheaded?
For a moment, Mu Rendong was a bit hesitant. On one hand, there was beauty; on the other hand, he was afraid that the emperor would cause him trouble.
After much hesitation, Mu Rendong decided to stay and take a look first. If the emperor didn't come to the Lady Shufei's place, then this woman would be his. After all, the emperor had so many women. He might not even remember this Lady Shufei.
Moreover, his sister was the emperor's woman. He was also the emperor's brother - in - law. What was wrong with the emperor giving him a woman? Thinking like this, Mu Rendong stayed in the Lady Shufei's palace. Every day, he did some very simple work and remembered the Lady Shufei's daily habits.
Except for that one time when the Lady Jingfei came, no one else had come since then. It seemed that she was out of favor. Mu Rendong decided to take action in a few days. He calculated that the best day to act would be the Mid - Autumn Festival. Well, it was a day for family reunion. By then, this woman would also be his.
Thinking like this, Mu Rendong began to plan his actions for that day.
Three days later, the Mid - Autumn Festival arrived. The palace held a grand banquet this time. The emperor entertained his ministers in the main hall in the front, while Mu Rendong secretly drugged the Lady Shufei.
Mu Rendong looked at the unconscious Lady Shufei and showed a greedy smile. This woman was good - looking, but she must not be a virgin anymore. However, he wouldn't mind. As long as this woman served him well in the future.
"Although I don't know your name, usually they call you the Lady Shufei. I know you're the emperor's woman, but who asked me to take a fancy to you? Don't worry. As long as you stay by my side obediently in the future, I won't make things difficult for you." Saying this, Mu Rendong had already taken off his outer robe.
Just as Mu Rendong was about to take action, a group of people rushed in from outside and surrounded him. Mu Rendong was immediately stunned. How could this happen? He was sure that they were all busy at this time.
Why were there still so many people?
However, Mu Rendong didn't panic. Looking at the people who rushed in, he shouted angrily, "How dare you! Do you know where this is? How dare you break in? If you disturb the Lady's rest, do you believe that the Lady will have your heads cut off?"
But no one in the room paid any attention to him. The head maid who usually stayed by the Lady Shufei's side walked over, woke up the Lady Shufei, and then stared fixedly at Mu Rendong.
"How dare you try to harm this palace!" The Lady Shufei's current appearance was completely different from her usual one. She was extremely fierce.
Looking at the awakened Lady Shufei, Mu Rendong panicked immediately. Why was this happening? He shouldn't have failed. Mu Rendong looked at the Lady Shufei with a pale face.
Actually, at first, the Lady Shufei didn't know about Mu Rendong. The people in her palace were usually managed by the maid beside her. But after the Lady Jingfei came that time, she told the Lady Shufei that there was a "dog" in her palace.
The Lady Jingfei quietly pointed at Mu Rendong outside and explained to her that this person was the younger brother of the Lady Mu, oh no, now the Lady Mu, the Constant Attendant.
After hearing the Lady Jingfei's words, the Lady Shufei narrowed her eyes. A plan took root and germinated in her mind...