The sky was already turning pale, and the people waiting under the eaves were either sitting or standing. Some were too sleepy to open their eyes, so they hugged the pillars and squinted their eyes. When they heard the sharp cry of a baby, they were all awakened from their sleep.
The close nanny who served Princess Zheng was so surprised that she didn't know what to do. She clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" continuously.
The second and third wives were extremely happy. When the midwife cleaned up the child, they hurriedly took it and put it in Princess Zheng's arms and asked her to take a look: "Princess, please take a look! It's the little prince!"
Princess Zheng's face turned as pale as if an imperial decree had been issued. She took the child and took just one look at him before she couldn't help but burst into tears.
When the Second Lady saw her crying, she tried to persuade her: "Princess, please don't cry. If you cry during the confinement period, you will hurt your eyes... Now the little prince has been born safely, which is a great thing. Why are you still crying?"
The midwife had already wiped her hands and came over, with a smile on her face, and she kept congratulating Princess Zheng: "My Lady Princess, the little prince cries loudly, and look at his forehead, he will be a smart boy in the future..."
Everyone loves to hear auspicious words, especially mothers, who usually have no resistance to such compliments. Princess Zheng slept on her side, hugged her child, and gently kissed her son on the forehead. Then she smiled and glanced at Wei An, and said to the midwife: "Mammy, you have worked hard. Order everyone in the mansion to double their monthly salary this month, and give everyone an extra 200 yuan."
The midwife also received an extra red envelope for delivering the baby. She smiled with wrinkles all over her face as she held the silver in her hand.
The child kept struggling in her arms. Princess Zheng was a little panicked. She turned back to the Third and Second Madams at a loss and said, "He seems to be hungry..."
"Indeed, he is hungry." The Third Lady smiled as soon as she saw him. She reached out to take the child and handed him to the nurse who had been waiting on the side. "Take him away and take good care of him. Bring him back when the princess wants to see him later."
Princess Zheng was so exhausted from giving birth to this child that she almost died. As soon as the child was born, she ran out of energy and fell asleep soon after.
She didn't have the time to ask what happened outside - if she looked into what Wei An had said to her before, there were many questions to ask.
The third and second wives watched the servants clean the room and take out the changed bedding before they left.
The little girls under the eaves were all very happy. Their faces were all red after receiving the rewards. They were very happy. The third wife couldn't help but turn her head to look at the second wife and whispered: "It was a mess last night, and everyone lost their composure. Now everyone is so happy... What a difference..."
The Second Madam also looked over at her, coughed and shook her head: "Don't you just want to say that the emperor was so angry that millions of people were killed?"
"That's exactly what you said. Look, since the incident with Concubine De, so many things have happened... How many families who used to be familiar with each other are now in trouble. Not to mention the men, but all those who are related to her are either beheaded or exiled. Not to mention those spoiled girls, they are all sent to the Jiaofangsi..." The Third Madam rubbed her sore neck and frowned at the Second Madam: "Although An An kept telling the princess that everything was fine, we all know that she was just lying to her. If everything was fine, why would so many Jinyiwei come? This is the Zheng Palace. If there was no real problem, how could those people be so bold? They dare to leave the Third Young Master Lin and come to the Zheng Palace?!"
Yes, the one who led the team yesterday was not Young Master Lin, but Ying Kai.
Thinking of this, the two sisters-in-law couldn't help but sigh and frowned in worry - they had been here since yesterday evening and had been delayed until today. They didn't even have time to ask a question, and they didn't know what was going on at home.
"I don't know what An An did when she went out?" The second wife couldn't help but sigh: "Why is there no movement after being gone for so long?"
As she said, Lan He came in from the gate of the courtyard. As soon as she entered, she quickly walked to the Third Madam and the Second Madam, bowed and said, "Second Madam, Third Madam, the Royal Guards are here again. The princess said that you two and the princess have worked hard until now. Have a good rest first. She will take care of anything that comes up. You two don't have to worry."
Jinyiwei is here again?!
This is the second time!
Why on earth were they coming so frequently? Yesterday, they almost affected Princess Zheng's delivery.
The atmosphere was a little tense for a moment. The Third and Second Madams frowned, and after a long while they asked Lan He, "Did something happen?"
Lan He's expression remained unchanged. Wei An had already reminded her before she came here. Now that the Third and Second Madams had asked, she simply repeated what Wei An had said before: "The princess said that some things did happen, but these things will not affect anything. Please rest assured. When the princess has dealt with these things, she will come in and explain to you in person. Now that the princess has just given birth to a child, her body is weak and cannot withstand stimulation, so please be more tolerant and take good care of the princess. Wait until this matter is resolved before returning home."
The importance of Wei An's words and her authority in the family are self-evident. After hearing her say this, the Second and Third Madams, no matter how worried they were, immediately agreed: "Go to the front and tell the princess to rest assured and let her go and deal with the outside affairs. Don't worry about the family affairs. We will definitely take care of it."
Lan He's tone became more cheerful, and after bowing, she added, "If the Jinyiwei people come in later, please keep the people in the inner courtyard in check and don't let them walk around to avoid any collisions."
There are also Jinyiwei entering the backyard? !
What on earth happened? !
The Third Madam was a little confused. She stared at Lan He with wide eyes. Her mentality, which had just been stable with great difficulty, changed in an instant and she almost fell down.
How did you get into the inner courtyard
Logically speaking, at this time, the princess of a mansion had just given birth to a child, and the palace would not have given her any reward, but how could it be possible that the Jinyiwei would come to her house again and again, and even break into the inner courtyard!
In this way, where exactly does this put the Princess Zheng?! How will the King Zheng survive in the future?!
This is really too much. What happened? Why did His Majesty treat Prince Zheng, Wei An, and even the Wei family like this? Is it because Censor Chen went too far? (To be continued)