AWB Chapter 121: Concubine Shu throws her child, the Queen Mother wants to raise a prince
Chapter 121: Concubine Shu throws her child, the Queen Mother wants to raise a prince
Yanwan and Chunchan were walking on the palace road. When they looked up, they could see a large group of people following Ruyi and Hailan, including the midwife and the people who were taking care of the baby.
When this group of people passed by Yan Wan, Yan Wan met Grandma Tian and said nothing.
After the group left, Yan Wan asked about Shu Fei's condition and asked for her well-being, as Shu Fei did not come today, which was rare.
"Shu Fei hasn't done anything wrong, she just can't save face."
"The Queen said that about Shu Fei. Even if the Queen Mother came to her rescue, it would be in vain for Shu Fei to feel bad about it."
"Girls from aristocratic families are all treated as precious. Shu Fei is naturally precious and will continue to be precious."
Just as Yan Wan finished her words, she suddenly saw Jinzhong coming from a distance, followed by Doctor Bao.
When he saw Yanwan, Jinzhong greeted her with a smile.
"Congratulations to the Master."
Yan Wan glanced at Doctor Bao behind him and said without hesitation:
"But something happened to Shu Fei?"
Jinzhong also glanced at Doctor Bao who was standing obediently behind him.
"That's right. Ever since Imperial Concubine Jia recommended Imperial Doctor Bao, Imperial Concubine Shu has been accustomed to using him. And now Imperial Doctor Bao has a bright future."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Bao immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yan Wan.
"I am where I am today thanks to the help of Empress Lingfei and the eunuch. Otherwise, let alone the Shufei's bloodline, even if it was the concubines or the noble ladies, it would not be possible for someone like me who has no family background to have a bloodline."
Yan Wan didn't care much about the thanks and flattery from Concubine Bao, she took the thick stack of banknotes from Chunchan and stuffed it into the hands of Doctor Bao.
"Doctor Bao, remember clearly that you were picked out of the Imperial Hospital by Concubine Jia to diagnose Concubine Shu's pulse, and you will be like this until you die."
The thick stack of banknotes made Doctor Bao very happy, and whatever Yan Wan said was good enough.
Jinzhong continued to talk to Yanwan about what happened in Chuxiu Palace.
"Shu Fei was so distracted that the Tenth Prince fell off the bed and hit his head."
"We need to ask Doctor Bao to check him carefully. There can't be any mistakes with Xiangrui's son."
Yan Wan was shocked, but then she became resolute and gave Doctor Bao instructions.
"Doctor Bao, the Tenth Prince is the son of auspiciousness. Don't let anything go wrong in your hands."
Doctor Bao knew this very well and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is right. The Tenth Prince is only a few months old. Even if something happens, it will be hard to confirm for a while.
The son of auspiciousness must be safe and sound. He will be blessed with great fortune. "
Yanwan nodded.
Jinzhong whispered to Yanwan again:
"When something happened to Concubine Shu, the Queen Mother sent Li Yu over.
The Queen Mother finally thought about raising the Tenth Prince. She was probably afraid that Concubine Shu might really make the Tenth Prince die."
"Well, I have nothing to do, so I will go to Chuxiu Palace to see the Tenth Prince."
Yanwan and Jinzhong had such a tacit understanding that they could answer each other's questions without further thinking. Jinzhong helped Yanwan to go to Chuxiu Palace.
In Chuxiu Palace, Imperial Physician Bao followed the agreement and did not find anything wrong with the Tenth Prince, only saying that he was frightened.
Yan Wan sat for a while and then said that she would tell the emperor on behalf of Shu Fei, asking him to feel at ease.
When Yan Wan arrived at the Yangxin Palace, the emperor had just finished his morning court session and Li Yu was waiting inside.
Because of Yan Wan's sudden arrival, what Li Yu wanted to say had to be temporarily delayed, and Yan Wan spoke first.
“Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince is indeed a son of good fortune. After falling down like that, I was worried that something might happen to him.
Fortunately, our Tenth Prince is blessed by God, he is just frightened."
After all, the Tenth Prince was the emperor's son, so it was impossible for him not to be concerned. Hearing that the Tenth Prince was fine, the emperor smiled.
"He is indeed a good boy."
Li Yu came to talk about the Tenth Prince, and took advantage of the emperor's good mood to speak.
"Congratulations to His Majesty.
When the Queen Mother heard that something had happened to the Tenth Prince, she was terrified and hurriedly burned incense and prayed for the Tenth Prince's health.
The emperor could only smile politely when hearing such words.
The emperor had a guess as to what Li Yu was doing for the empress dowager.
Li Yu continued speaking reluctantly.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked me to come to the Yangxin Palace as soon as possible to wait for news. She wanted to make sure that the Tenth Prince was healthy, and she also wanted me to tell Your Majesty."
"The Empress Shufei has been wronged these days and has been unable to take care of herself. The Empress Dowager is worried that the Empress Shufei will not be able to take good care of the Tenth Prince."
"The Queen Mother said that the Emperor was busy with government affairs in the previous dynasty, and now he has to take care of the selection. If it is not possible, the Queen Mother can take care of the Tenth Prince."
Li Yu knew that many of the things he said were taboo to the emperor.
He also knew that his standing here would make the emperor unhappy.
But this was the reason why the empress dowager kept him around, to remind the emperor at all times and to threaten him.
If it was a trivial matter, the emperor might not really care.
But it was not a trivial matter for the Empress Dowager to raise an imperial heir, let alone the Tenth Prince.
It would be fine if the tenth prince was a little stupid, but he was neither stupid nor dumb, and was the son of auspiciousness. He was born into the Yehenala and Aisin-Gioro families.
The fact that the emperor did not mention this matter does not mean that he does not care.
The emperor also knew that the empress dowager was dissatisfied.
The emperor was very afraid that some people from unknown places would appear in this selection, and he also saw that the empress dowager was trying every means to force people into the selection.
Therefore, the emperor's selection conditions were quite targeted at the empress dowager, and it was within the emperor's expectation that the empress dowager would want Li Yu to compete for the tenth prince.
The only tricky thing is that Shu Fei actually threw the Tenth Prince down. With such an opportunity and reason, the emperor couldn't refuse it.
"I understand. Go back and tell the Empress Dowager that I need to see the Tenth Prince first. The Tenth Prince is Shu Fei's child, so I have to ask Shu Fei's opinion."
Li Yu was just a messenger, and he was worried about how to get out. When the emperor said this, Li Yu had a reason to leave.
Li Yu walked out, and the emperor stared at Li Yu's back with a cold look.
I almost forgot that Yan Wan was still by my side.
"The Emperor just came back from his morning court session, and he's reviewing some memorials right now. He must be tired."
"I just saw Shu Fei. I also met Wan Fei. I talked to Wan Fei for a few words.
Your Majesty, you don’t know how interesting Concubine Wan is. Even I, a concubine, have never seen anyone in the palace who is the same as Concubine Wan’s.”
What Yanwan said aroused the emperor's curiosity.
"What's wrong with Wanpin? I haven't seen her for a while. Every time she comes over, she is always timid and seems to be afraid of me."
Yanwan laughed.
"Wanpin has never been afraid of the emperor. Wanpin is busy right now. Your Majesty, why don't you go and take a look at her."
The emperor was feeling irritated, but he also wanted to think about Concubine Wan's gentleness.
But after a while, the emperor came to Zhongcui Palace and saw Concubine Wan.
What Concubine Wan was doing was indeed interesting. She was quietly painting a portrait of the emperor.
At first glance, Wanpin's bedroom was surrounded by portraits of the emperor from different periods.
"I knew you were good at painting, but I never knew you had done so many paintings."
The emperor's arrival was extremely unexpected. Concubine Wan was so flustered that she didn't even know how to pay her respects. After a long while, she staggered to pay her respects to the emperor.
It was just because she was too nervous that she fell into the emperor's arms.
In an instant, Wanpin's face turned red.
"You're so nervous. Are you afraid of me?"
Wanpin stammered and didn't know what to say. The emperor smiled.
"Don't be nervous. I came to see you because I have something to ask you."
"Do you know about the Tenth Prince's affairs?"