Chapter 1082 - 1084 Waiting to Catch You (4)
Always talking about heirs, Cai Wei was truly getting a headache. She was only fourteen years old, and having children at such a young age would certainly drain her primordial qi, which would also be a disservice to the heavens and the profound love they had bestowed upon her young and tender body.
Although there were a hundred kinds of resistance in her heart, her lips still gently and obediently agreed, saying, "Yes, I shall heed the Imperial Mother’s teachings!"
Empress Mo, seeing that Cai Wei’s attitude was still respectful, felt somewhat pleased and said, "Get up now, you haven’t yet gone to the Empress Dowager, hurry and kowtow to her!"
Having just said "Get up" when Nangong Yi had already come over, he personally helped Cai Wei to her feet and straightened her skirt. After hearing the Empress Dowager tell them to go see the Empress Dowager, they performed a courtesy and took Cai Wei out.
No sooner had they left, than Consort Li laughed and said, "Tsk, tsk, our Empress really has a body that is worth its weight in gold; a single coronation ceremony was enough to exhaust her and make her rest awhile. Such a frail woman, how could she give birth to a robust little emperor?"
Empress Dowager Mo coolly said, "Affairs of the imperial heir do not concern a mere concubine like you. You have been speaking too much lately; it seems the last time you copied Buddhist scriptures was too few to clear your mind."
Consort Li said, "The Empress Dowager wrongs your servant. It is merely caring that brings chaos. This morning, I heard that our Emperor had decreed that he would take no more concubines in the harem. Your servant wondered, with the Empress’s weak constitution, if there are no other concubines in the harem, how could the Emperor spread his lineage? It’s truly baffling what the Emperor was thinking when he issued such a shocking decree."
Consort Yao laughed and said, "What’s so shocking about it? It’s merely our Emperor being loyal and devoted, genuinely caring for our Empress!"