Chapter 165 - 163: Loving and Doting on Her
Empress Dowager Li calmly burned incense: "She is merely an orphan, with no one to rely on. If she doesn’t listen to what I say, who else can she listen to? Once she bears a child, I will hand her over to you for care. You always complain that Jingwei doesn’t come close to you. Once we have a child, he will surely visit Cining Palace often, and by then, there will naturally be endless conversations between you two."
The young girl was delighted and shyly bowed: "Thank you, Imperial Grandmother!"
Empress Dowager Li watched the curl of incense smoke rise, and a glimmer of intrigue shone in her cloudy old eyes: "Our Li Family must produce another Empress."
Shen Yinning quietly returned to Shen Garden by carriage.
That night, Gui Quan came to deliver a message saying that the Crown Prince would visit tonight.
As Shen Yinning bathed and changed clothes, Haitang dismissed the maids and quietly took out contraceptive medicine, testing her: "Empress Dowager cares for you so much, do you still need to take this medicine?"
Shen Yinning did not hesitate, emptied a pill into her throat.
"Hide the bottle well, don’t let anyone find it." She buttoned her inner garment one by one, "Although Empress Dowager Li is a close friend of my grandmother, she has been navigating palace life for decades and may not still have her original intentions. Her caring for me is one thing, but whether she uses me is another. I must keep my child by my side to be at ease."
Haitang solemnly nodded and put the bottle away.
Shen Yinning dried her hair and entered the sleeping chamber, where Lu Ying had just arrived, taking off his fox fur cloak brushed with snow.