Zhongcui Palace.
After Defei came back, she drank some hot tea first.
She was not feeling well at this time and was still a little tired from managing the palace affairs.
"Why did your Majesty suddenly say such things in Qixiang Palace today? The eldest prince has been weak since he was born. Why did your Majesty bother to care about him? You have exhausted the Imperial Hospital for nothing. Wouldn't that make the Imperial Hospital dissatisfied with your Majesty?"
Rosary said as she brought a soft pillow to put on the bed.
Concubine Jingde smiled indifferently.
"How can I be dissatisfied? Don't you see that Doctor Shen is very happy?"
"Imperial Doctor Shen is close to Concubine Ming. Could it be that Concubine Ming wants to do something to Qixiang Palace?" The rosary in his hand paused.
"No." Concubine Jingde shook her head. "Why would Concubine Ming do this? Wan Xiuyuan and the eldest prince can't threaten them at all. I guess Concubine Ming has also discovered something and is secretly investigating it."
Tan Xiang, who was standing by, immediately caught the hint in her master's words and asked, "What did the queen notice?"
Concubine Jingde lowered her eyes and put down the cup in her hand.
"When Qin gave birth that day, while everyone was looking at the baby, Wan Xiuyuan looked at her a few more times. I thought she was just thinking about her lost child, but after a closer look, I felt that there was too much calculation in her eyes. Later, the eldest prince suddenly fell ill, and it was so serious, so I started to suspect something."
Tan Xiang's face turned cold, and she looked a little bit unbelieving. "Your Majesty, what you mean is that Wan Xiuyuan wants to raise the fifth prince, so she wants the eldest prince to die of illness?"
"The Wan family of Shenzhou is one of the most prestigious families of counselors in Nanqi. They have served as officials for generations and even sent their legitimate daughter to the palace. Doesn't the Wan family have any thoughts about that position?" Concubine Jingde said.
In her opinion, there is no woman in the harem who does not want to become the empress dowager.
Especially for a woman like Wan, who was born in a big family, she had a glorious time when she first entered the palace. Could she be willing to be a foil in the palace for the rest of her life
"But we have no evidence." Rosary whispered.
"What evidence do you need? The lives of Wan Shi and the eldest prince have nothing to do with me." Concubine Jingde's eyes were cold, "Ming Zhaoyuan and the fourth prince are the real threats."
Tan Xiang said seriously, "Then what should the servants do?"
Concubine Jingde took the teacup and took a sip without haste, then she called the two maids over and whispered a few words to them.
At that time, in Zhaochunxuan.
As soon as Ning Chen arrived, he saw the Fourth Prince and Nian Gao running out together.
He picked up his youngest son.
"Where are we going?"
"Let's go see the flowers." The fourth prince smiled and added, "Sister likes flowers."
The sister mentioned here naturally refers to the second princess. After all, they are not very close to the other two, the eldest princess and the third princess.
In fact, in the Second Prince's current cognition, only the Second Princess is his sister.
Looking at the lively and healthy Fourth Prince, Ning Chen's gloom was relieved a lot.
Smiling, he patted his son's head and put him down, "Go play, go find your sister."
The Fourth Prince got down from the ground, spent some time with Ye Jun, and then went outside.
The two watched the child walk out.
Suddenly, the Fourth Prince stumbled and fell forward.
Ye Jun and Ning Chen were both shocked, but the next second, Nian Gao, who was standing next to the Fourth Prince, was the first to lie down and act as a meat cushion.
Although the Fourth Prince stumbled, he fell on Nian Gao and was not hurt at all.
Ning Chen was about to go forward to see the child, and the servants were about to go over, but they were stopped by Ye Jun.
He just shouted to the front, "Jing'er, does it hurt? Can you stand up by yourself?"
The Fourth Prince was feeling aggrieved at first, but when he turned around and saw his mother smiling gently and brightly, he was no longer sad for a moment.
He helped himself up with the help of Nian Gao, "It doesn't hurt!"
"Jing'er is so great, go and play. But you can't run anymore, be careful not to fall again." Ye Jun said with a faint smile.
Infected by such emotions, the Fourth Prince completely forgot about the little accident and happily set off again.
Ning Chen spoke only after the Fourth Prince had gone far away.
"You are so careless that you are not afraid that he might get hurt."
"How can he be so delicate? Boys can't be raised to be too delicate." Ye Jun held Ning Chen's hand, "Your Majesty has also seen that Jing'er is tough. Your Majesty can rest assured. He is my own son, how can I harm him?"
That's true. The three-year-old Fourth Prince has been eating by himself for a long time and often goes out to play. He really looks stronger than other children.
Especially since he was born, he has never been sick and is indeed in good health.
Thinking about it this way, I do agree with Ye Jun's "rough and simple" way of raising children.
One of Ning Chen’s greatest strengths is that he doesn’t make random comments and he won’t interrupt people if he doesn’t understand something.
This is also something that Ye Jun likes very much.
After all, there were other children in the palace who were still breastfeeding at the age of three or four, but the Fourth Prince stopped when he was less than one and a half years old.
There were many other differences as well. If Ning Chen hadn't tacitly agreed, I'm afraid many people in the palace would have gossiped about it.
After entering the room and sitting down, Ye Jun took the initiative to talk to Ning Chen about something.
"My mother wrote to me saying that the eldest son of Duke Ying has found a confidante and is now very interested in Miss Li. He has bought a house outside to hide her away. However, his wife seems to have discovered it. Miss Li seems to be pregnant. After all, she is the emperor's cousin. After thinking it over, I think it is safer to tell the emperor."
Ning Chen had been keeping an eye on the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion for some time, so naturally he knew something about the fact that Chen Xianwen had a mistress.
People were sent to investigate. The woman was named Li Zhirui. She was a new celebrity in Zuiqing Tower. She was redeemed by Chen Xianwen and was kept outside the mansion.
Now it seems that it is closely related to the beautiful lady in front of him.
"Why is Your Majesty looking at me like this?" Ye Jun raised her eyebrows slightly and glared at him, "I spent a lot of effort to pick a good chess piece for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don't you want to thank me?"
"You are really not afraid of me suspecting you." Ning Chen shook his head helplessly.
Ye Jun's eyes curled slightly, looking like a fox, "If the emperor had suspected me, he would not have told me so many secrets in the first place."
After that, she poured Ning Chen a cup of tea and said, "But this sword needs someone who can use it. For more things, I can't help the emperor."
"Spooky!" Ning Chen finally couldn't help but smile and reached out to pinch Ye Jun's nose.
He had earlier sent people to check the background of this Li Zhirui, and he found that he was indeed a good candidate. He wanted to use some tricks to recruit him for his own use, but he didn't expect that it was arranged by this woman.
Of course, I once again felt that Ye Jun really knew how to restrain himself, and would never get involved in more things, and would hand over power in a timely manner.
How can a smart and sensible woman not be liked
In short, Ning Chen is becoming more and more rare.
Over the next few days, everything seemed to be getting better.
After the eldest prince's medicine was prepared by the Imperial Hospital, his condition stabilized a lot. Although he did not get better, he no longer had a high fever.
Outside the palace, when Mei sent people to get rid of her husband's mistress, not only did the plan fail, but it also angered Chen Xianwen, who took the person back to the Duke of Yingzhou's mansion.