"Your Majesty, don't be too sad. The eldest prince still needs your care. If you are too sad, what will happen to the eldest prince?" Bai Lu comforted softly.
Thinking of her child, Concubine Wende's expression eased a little. She went back to the inner room and stood by the crib, watching her son sleep.
The servants brought her lunch, but she didn't want to eat it and took it away as it was.
Bai Shuang made up his mind and knelt down.
"Your Highness, I know I shouldn't say such unlucky words at this time, but the eldest prince is too weak, the queen hasn't given birth yet, and the other two princes are both healthy. Unless there is only the eldest prince, why would the emperor let him inherit the throne? Just look at Prince Kang now, and you will know. But no matter which prince takes the throne, our eldest prince can't stand the torture. Only if Your Highness gives birth to another healthy prince, the eldest prince can have a blessing."
Concubine Wende remained silent. She really wanted to have another child and was determined to do so, but now the emperor seemed to be much colder towards her.
I stayed overnight, but did nothing.
Looking at the child on the sickbed, Concubine Wende couldn't help crying, "Even if I want to, the Emperor may not let me give birth."
"Your Majesty, there is always a way, as long as the Emperor comes to you again." Bai Shuang lowered her voice.
No one knew what the master and servant said to each other, but after an incense stick of time, the two girls retreated outside.
Bai Lu couldn't help it and pulled Bai Shuang.
"You and I both know that your Majesty's body is not suitable for childbearing. Why are you still saying such things?"
"Good sister, the emperor is now indifferent to our queen. If we don't take the risk, let alone what will happen when the new concubines enter the palace next year, even now, people like Yi Xiuyuan and Ming Jieyu are not easy to deal with. Our queen is not a concubine. She doesn't have the support of her natal family!" Bai Shuang said in a deep voice.
Every word he said struck Bai Lu hard.
After all, these two girls had not been serving Concubine Wende since they were young. They were all assigned to them when Concubine Wende entered the palace as a concubine. Although they were loyal, they also valued their own interests.
When their masters are in or out of favor, the treatment of servants like them will be very different.
Concubine Wende had enjoyed glory for many years, and they had followed her in glory, so naturally they did not want to go back to the days when they were looked down upon.
Encouraging Concubine Wende to find ways to consolidate her favor was also a way to consolidate the status of these servants.
On the other side, Ye Jun had finished his lunch and was wandering around Jiaotang Garden.
I have to say that this courtyard is several times more exquisite than the previous Zhaixing Pavilion.
From all the furnishings in the house to the flowers and plants in the courtyard, everything is of great value.
In particular, there is a crabapple tree in the yard, which is lush and full of flowers, making the whole yard fragrant.
"Don't crabapples bloom from March to May? How come they are still blooming so abundantly in June?"
Ye Jun walked around the tree, picked a flower, and sniffed it.
"To answer your question, this crabapple is called the Four Seasons Begonia. Although it can't really bloom all year round, the flowering period is exceptionally long. Especially since it's much cooler here than other places, it feels like June is almost the same as May, so it's still blooming."
The person who spoke was a round-faced young eunuch who looked young and very smart.
"You know it very clearly, which shows that you are always careful in your work. Nan Zhi, give him some money." Ye Jun curled his lips and smiled.
Nan Zhi responded and stuffed two taels of silver into the box.
The young eunuch kowtowed hurriedly to express his gratitude.
Ye Jun waved his hand to ask him to get up, and then said to everyone in the yard.
"I am not a good-tempered master, but I am reasonable and will not do anything to beat or scold you. As long as you serve me wholeheartedly, I will not miss any reward. I will live in Jiaotang Garden for a few months, and I will not tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes. You serve me and be alert. If you don't understand, just ask. Huiyue, Nanzhi, Luzhi, Baishu, they are all the elders around me, and they know what to do."
"Of course, they are not as familiar with the things in the garden as you are. If they don't understand something, they will have to ask you for help."
This is setting rules.
The first time she entered the garden, she was still a nobody, but this time was different. She was considered to be one of the most favored concubines. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind.
There won’t be any problems with the people brought from the palace, but I’m not sure about the people in the garden. We always have to be on guard.
The servants became more alert and more diligent, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
After walking around the yard, he went back to the house to rest.
This time I brought rice cakes as well.
Dogs need to be let out for exercise too.
It was cool in the garden, and Nian Gao really liked it, but it obviously preferred sleeping.
At this moment, he was sleeping on his stomach, lying next to the ice basin.
Ye Jun felt sleepy himself when he saw it sleeping.
He simply took off his shoes and socks and rolled onto the couch.
Outside the house, the cleaning maids gathered together to talk. Among them there was a pretty girl named Hanyan who was being teased.
"I think your appearance is not much worse than these queens. I heard that your father was a scholar. You can read and write, right? If you become a queen, don't forget us!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm waiting to leave the palace and become a legal wife when I reach the age." Han Yan raised her chin proudly.
Although the palace is rich, she has never seen what the emperor looks like. It is better for her to leave the palace and marry into a good family.
Seeing that she was not getting the point, everyone left in disappointment.
Hanyan entered the garden last year and was sold to her by her mother.
Her father was a scholar. He opened a school and made a living by teaching in a private school. He married a wife and a concubine and lived a good life.
But he died of an acute illness the year before last.
Hanyan was born to a concubine. As soon as her father died, her stepmother sold her aunt and also sold her to Lingxi Garden as a slave.
Fortunately, she could read and write, and was pretty and smart, so the housekeeper adopted her as her goddaughter and sent her this year to serve the favored Concubine Ming.
Having seen how humble her aunt was as a concubine, Han Yan did not want to be like her aunt.
Of course, these were just her thoughts before she met Ning Chen.
Let’s not talk about these for now. Now that the eldest prince is ill, the emperor only goes to the Magnolia Garden every day, which makes the concubines anxious.
But Concubine Wende was also anxious.
Because she found that the emperor only came to see the children or have meals, and did not stay overnight.
Although it is true that the child is sick and has no mood to do anything, it is still okay to just keep him overnight.
In her opinion, Ning Chen's actions meant that she had fallen out of favor.
Thinking about Concubine Shu, if I become like her, what hope is there for me
However, Concubine Wende also knew that such things could not be forced, so she could only worry about it all day long.
After enduring this way, the eldest prince's illness was cured, but Concubine Wende herself fell ill.
Everyone went to see her.
The imperial physician came to see him and said that it was caused by stagnation of heart energy and excessive worry.
The mother and son fell ill one after another, as if something had happened since they came to Lingxi Garden.
Then Concubine Shu suddenly had a clever idea and suggested that maybe Lingxi Garden was too cool, with too much water and trees, so the humidity was heavy, and the eldest prince and Concubine Wende were too weak to bear it, so they both fell ill.
The meaning is very clear, let the emperor send Concubine Wende and her son back to the palace to be raised.