After Concubine Chu finished speaking, she looked around, frowned and asked, "Where is the little prince? Why didn't you see him?"
Everyone in the palace wants the little prince, so why not Concubine Chu.
She even felt that she was one step closer than others.
Chu Yunning saw through her little thoughts at a glance and stopped her, with a hint of warning in his eyes: "Yesterday's grace was something you got with great difficulty. Don't fall short of what you have accomplished. It's not worth the loss!"
The smile on Concubine Chu's face suddenly disappeared: "Sister, I just pity the little prince for losing his biological mother at such a young age. You don't have to guard against me."
Chu Yunning must have wanted to take it as her own, so she stopped her, Chu Bin thought to herself.
"The little prince is too young and is afraid of making noise. You were tired from bedtime last night. Go back and have a rest."
Chu Yunning was too lazy to talk nonsense with Chu Concubine, and directly ordered the people to be driven away. There was no need to be merciful to such people, they would only push for the next step.
"You dare to chase me away?" Chu Bin couldn't believe her ears.
"Chu Concubine, don't be angry. Chu Shang Palace is very busy every day. I will definitely invite you to visit the little prince when I am free for a while."
Concubine Yuan Gui couldn't stand it anymore. She really didn't know how long Concubine Chu's brains could survive in the palace. No wonder Chu Yunning didn't want to be seen, and dared to open a dyeing workshop even if she was given some color. Such a brain would kill her sooner or later.
Concubine Chu curled her lips: "It would be great if she was half as knowledgeable as you."
Chu Yunning squinted at Concubine Chu, her eyes filled with coldness: "Why, is the injury to your lower back healed?"
Hearing this, Concubine Chu's pupils shrank and her expression changed.
This morning, while Emperor Mingwen was in a good mood, she mentioned the matter of being beaten, in an attempt to get Emperor Mingwen to treat Chu Yunning. It would be best if she could be beaten to death with a stick.
But in the end, Emperor Wen of Ming Dynasty said bluntly: "Chu Shanggong is a fair person and will never bend the law for personal gain. Otherwise, how could I give the Phoenix Seal to her?"
Concubine Chu looked at Emperor Mingwen's half-smiling and somewhat cold eyes, and immediately changed her words wisely: "Of course I know that the eldest sister is selfless, otherwise she would not be partial to me."
Then Concubine Chu said some nice words, which made Emperor Mingwen's expression soften.
She would be out of breath under the pressure of the emperor's wrath, and her back would be covered with a layer of fine sweat.
Concubine Chu looked at the confidence in Chu Yunning's eyes,
He swallowed nervously.
"You are not the only concubine in the palace. If you don't cherish her, there will be many more waiting for you!"
Chu Yunning really wanted to open Chu Bing's head to see what was inside, but she started to get carried away after gaining some power.
"Sister, I have no other intention. I just want to see the little prince. Since it is inconvenient, I won't watch it."
Chu Concubine put down her dignity aggrievedly and acted coquettishly towards Chu Yunning.
"It's getting late, go back and have a rest. The emperor may summon you even after he goes to court."
When Concubine Chu heard this, she immediately grinned, holding the hairpin on her temples and hurried away.
"Your concubine is laughing." Chu Yunning was a little embarrassed.
Concubine Yuan Gui shook her head: "Concubine Chu is innocent and innocent. In addition, she is young, so it doesn't matter if she has a bad temper."
Look, they are all said differently by people of the same age.
She felt ashamed for Concubine Chu.
"Chu Shanggong just said that the young prince should not meet outsiders.
Did something happen?" Concubine Yuan asked with concern.
"The little prince is fragile and cannot tolerate noise. Everything is fine for now."
Concubine Yuan Gui nodded and looked at the time: "Beibei is about to finish school. Go and do whatever Chu Shang Palace wants to do. I'll wait for Beibei."
Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows. She didn't quite understand why Concubine Yuan Gui was so enthusiastic about Bei Bei. She persisted every day from the time she entered the palace to now.
No matter how much I like Bei Bei, there is still a big age gap between the two of them. How come they have so much to talk about every day?
"Concubine Yuan Gui, you seem to like Beibei very much?"
Concubine Yuan nodded without hesitation: "There are intrigues in the palace. The most difficult thing to guess is the human heart. I am not good at talking to people. Beibei is innocent and innocent. I regard him as a close friend."
The reason was so reasonable that she couldn't even fault it.
"Does the Queen also allow you to come every day?"
The queen hated her so much, how could she allow her own sister to get close to Qingluan Palace.
"Eldest sister, she has always been used to being strong. Leng Buding suffered a big loss and became a little impatient. Now that she calms down, she feels a lot relieved."
Concubine Yuan Guifei mentioned the queen's current condition in front of Chu Yunning without hesitation. This frankness was like speaking to a close friend.
On the contrary, it makes her look a little bit villainous.
"Don't your concubines care about favors?" Which woman in the palace doesn't want to be favored by the emperor?
Concubine Yuan Gui shook her head: "I came to the palace to accompany the eldest sister. There are some things that should be mine and I can't escape. There is no point in fighting about things that shouldn't be mine. The world is so big that there is not only one way to do it: grace."
This is a very strange idea. Could it be that Concubine Yuan also dislikes stallions, has been influenced by modern ideas, and only wants to have two people for the rest of her life?
"Your concubine Yuan has an alternative idea, which is very different from that of the empress." Chu Yunning curled her lips, then changed the topic and said: "Concubine Yuan doesn't look like a local. Have you been somewhere before?"
What he said was very obvious. Chu Yunning stared closely into Yuan Guibi's eyes.
Concubine Yuan Gui smiled at Chu Yuning without hiding: "No, I have never left the capital. It's just that my father once hired a teacher for me. He was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. He taught me a lot.
thing."
"Where is the teacher now?" Chu Yunning asked. Meeting Yuan Guibi's questioning eyes, Chu Yunning explained with a smile: "I'm just curious about what kind of teacher can teach such outstanding students.
I would like to ask for advice one day."
Concubine Yuan Gui smiled: "Master, she has traveled all over the world last year. I don't know where she is now. If I can find any trace, I will tell Chu Shang Palace as soon as possible."
After the people left, Chu Yunning was a little disappointed, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether Yuan Guibi's words were true or false.
If it is true, his master is a time traveler.
"Okay." Chu Yunning smiled slightly and did not continue to ask any more questions.
"Mom!" a childish voice said. Beibei had just returned from school. He suddenly saw Yuan Guifei and smiled brightly: "Yuan Guifei is here too."
"Yes, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Chu Yunning touched Beibei's forehead. With her own intuition, she could not feel the slightest bit of malice from Yuan Guibi. She even felt Yuan Guibi's kindness.
Chu Yunning couldn't figure it out for a while. She didn't ask for favor or fame or fortune. She came to stay with Beibei every day and taught him a lot of things. What was she doing?
She never believed that there would be good things for no reason in this world.
"You must be hungry. Your favorite food has been prepared in the small kitchen." Chu Yunning is not a strict person, and he never needs to worry about his homework.
"Mom, are you going to be busy again?" Beibei pouted and touched Chu Yunning's wide sleeves distressedly: "You have lost weight."
"Mom will accompany you later."
Beibei nodded obediently: "Don't worry, Mom, I will eat well."
Soon Beibei and Yuan Guifei entered the inner hall one after another. The little prince was in the east hall. Yuan Guifei never asked to go to the east hall to take a look, and she didn't seem to be interested.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is no conflict of interest between them at all. One is a minister and the other is a concubine. If the water in the well does not conflict with the river, why should they fight to the death?
If every concubine were like Concubine Yuan, a lot of trouble would be saved.
"Chu Shang Palace, Concubine Xia sent someone to ask you to go there as soon as possible. She said it's not good for the little princess."
Both children were born prematurely, so Chu Yunning wanted to go directly without saying anything.
Concubine Xia sat on the throne with frowning eyebrows. The palace maid held the infant princess and coaxed her softly, but the little princess didn't buy it at all and howled at the top of her lungs.
"Cry, cry, cry, you know how to cry all day long!" Concubine Xia was almost driven crazy. She also tried to coax the little princess, but the child seemed to have thorns all over her body and could not do anything except sleeping.
A quiet time.
"Chu Shanggong, you came at the right time. Take a look and see what happened to the child."
Concubine Xia immediately showed a very worried look: "I have never given birth before, so I don't know how hard it is to raise a child. Seeing the little princess like this, I wish I could take her place."
Chu Yunning did not expose Concubine Xia's lies and took the little princess from the hands of the palace maid.
In the hot summer, the little princess was still wearing a thin fur coat and was covered in red rashes. It was itchy and uncomfortable, but she was crying all the time.
"The little princess is suffering from heatstroke. It's not easy to cover her up and apply some anti-itching medicine."
Chu Yunning hugged the little princess and patted her to get rid of the gas in her stomach.
"Hiccup~" The little princess hiccupped, sobbed twice and then slowly stopped crying.
Concubine Xia raised her eyebrows: "No wonder the emperor wants to hand over the little prince to you. He really has a way of coaxing children."
"It's just the experience of people who have been there. The imperial concubine will also have experience in the future."
After Chu Yunning coaxed the little princess, she handed the swaddling clothes to the wet nurse.
"From now on, you are not allowed to apply powder on your body. The child did not need to be held horizontally until three months ago. When feeding, she should be fed once every hour for a quarter of an hour. Take her to bask in the sun at ordinary times, either in the morning or in the evening.
The time of a stick of incense.”
Chu Yunning discovered that the little princess's skin was yellow, indicating that she had some jaundice. This world did not emit blue light, so she could only bask in the sun.
"Chu Shanggong, can such a young child bask in the sun?" the nanny asked boldly. She has been a nanny for half her life and has never heard of such a strange way of raising a child."
"According to Chu Shang Palace's accuracy!" Concubine Xia said solemnly. She had never questioned Chu Yunning's medical skills.
The wet nurse was very worried and said yes.
"Remember, if the little princess's complexion is still so yellow after three days, she must come to me without delay." Chu Yunning warned.
She looked at the young princess's face, feeling a little uncomfortable, and secretly prayed that it would not be pathological jaundice.
She didn't have the equipment to determine whether it was physiological or pathological.
I have seen too many children whose lives are ruined due to cerebral palsy caused by pathological jaundice.
"Yes!" The nanny nodded tremblingly.
Chu Yunning thought for a while, gave some instructions, and prescribed a few more medicines: "Let the wet nurse take this medicine three times a day. I will come back for a review after three days."
Concubine Xia looked at Chu Yunning's arrangements and waved her hand: "Everyone, please step aside."
"yes."
The maids all retreated, and Chu Yunning raised her eyebrows: "What does the noble concubine want to say?"
Concubine Xia looked at Chu Yunning mysteriously and expectantly, stretched out her wrist: "I haven't seen the sunflower water this month, please take a look."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunning took a step forward and checked Concubine Xia's pulse.
Her pulse was stable, but not only was she not pregnant, but she was given a drug that would prevent her from conceiving for life, which hurt her body and led to Kuishui disorder.
"How?" Concubine Xia asked impatiently.
Chu Yunning shook her head: "My dear concubine, don't be too anxious. Take good care of your body. There will always be opportunities in the future."
Concubine Xia was very disappointed and suddenly asked: "How is the little prince doing now? I heard that the queen's sister, Concubine Yuan Gui, visits him every day. Is the queen also plotting against the little prince?"
She cannot get the little prince, and she must not let the little prince fall into the hands of the queen.
"My Lady, don't worry. Concubine Yuan has only met the little prince once. She has never been close to him and has never mentioned half a word about adopting him."
Concubine Xia didn't believe this at all, so she kindly suggested:
"Chu Shanggong, I would like to remind you that the queen is not a kind and generous person. Once she gains power, she will never spare you and me. I do not expect to adopt the little prince, but my only request is that I hope that the little prince can be adopted."
The prince must not fall into the hands of the queen."
Chu Yunning nodded in approval: "The emperor dislikes the dominance of his relatives the most. The queen is from a prominent family. I can guarantee that the little prince will never fall into the hands of the queen."
Even if the emperor wanted to, she would stop him. The empress is despicable, insidious, aggressive, and will not tolerate others at all.
After hearing this, Concubine Xia showed a slight smile on her face.
Leaving Concubine Xia's palace, Chu Yunning looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. Concubine Xia didn't know when she had been tricked. The child she longed for would never be born again in this life. This truth meant to her
It's too cruel to say.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, which was as deep as the sea, Chu Yunning suddenly got tired of this kind of fearful life, and he was plotted by someone if he wasn't careful.
After thinking about it for a while, he told Emperor Mingwen about it.
Emperor Mingwen looked very calm: "There are endless tricks in the palace. The imperial concubine already has a little princess under her knees. All she needs to do is take good care of her."
In this era, who would want a daughter if they can have a son?
The daughter might have to get married and never see her again in the next life, but the son would be different and could inherit the title.
Chu Yunning couldn't help but feel that if she could have a baby, she would definitely want a pink daughter.
"Then do we need to inform Concubine Xia herself about this matter?"
Concubine Xia will definitely collapse when she knows the truth, and may even cause trouble.
Emperor Mingwen said lightly: "Yeah."
"The Emperor doesn't care about Concubine Xia at all?" Chu Yunning asked boldly. She is a woman who has been doting on her for several years. Doesn't she have no feelings at all?
Emperor Mingwen squinted at Chu Yunning: "There is no good in this world for no reason, and there is no malicious suppression for no reason."
Without making it clear, Chu Yunning didn't dare to ask anymore. Before leaving, Eunuch Mo said a few thoughtful words: "When the emperor was still a prince, he made a mistake and was punished by the late emperor. Concubine Xia's family came to ask the late emperor to terminate the engagement.
, the emperor agreed angrily and married the prime minister's daughter instead. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Xia's family sent Concubine Xia to the palace because of their past love."