Chapter 30

You know, he had never seen His Majesty so doting that he wouldn't let anyone else hold him!

Sheng Yu withdrew his gaze, noticed the red marks on Ling Wu's face, and coldly ordered, "Go and call Yu Bai here."

Yu Bai is the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and has always only obeyed the orders of Sheng Yu and the Empress.

Hearing Sheng Yu say this, Zhang Delu agreed and turned to leave.

His Majesty is unwell; we must not delay!

Sheng Yu then got into the sedan chair, but as soon as he sat down, he frowned and got out of the chair, muttering to himself that if the sedan chair was unstable, it might bump into Jiao Jiao.

He walked back to his own Qianqing Palace.

The way she held her gradually stiffened from being so careful...

Fortunately, nothing happened. Just as they arrived at the Qianqing Palace, they ran into Yu Bai, who was carrying a huge medicine box and looked travel-worn. One of his arms was being pulled along by Zhang Delu, who was moving forward very quickly.

The moment they met, Zhang Delu suddenly wondered if the people carrying the sedan chair today had all eaten.

Otherwise, how come he went all the way to the Imperial Hospital, and His Majesty only just returned to the palace?

Before Yu Bai could even bow, Sheng Yu stopped him, saying, "No need for formalities! Let the princess see; a young lady's face must not be scarred."

Yu Bai paused and looked at Zhang Delu.

Isn't this for His Majesty's medical treatment?

Zhang Delu was somewhat embarrassed, but even more surprised.

His Majesty ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five, which is now ten years ago. In these ten years, he has only seen His Majesty hold the Fifth Princess a few times, and only for a short while.

He even once thought that His Majesty did not like children.

He gasped, only able to marvel at Consort Rou's good fortune.

The entire palace was filled with laughter and tears at the fact that Consort Rou was foolish and jealous, yet His Majesty couldn't understand why he favored her so much.

However, as time went on, he realized that His Majesty might dislike Consort Rou.

He could not know the reason why she doted on him despite her obvious dislike for him.

Moreover, he couldn't understand why Consort Rou hated so much that she was born a princess, since she was of commoner origin and had no powerful maternal clan to support her.

The eldest prince and the second prince were both born to the Empress, and their maternal grandfather was the General Who Guards the North.

The third prince was born to the virtuous concubine, and his maternal grandfather was the Grand Tutor of the court, whose students were found throughout the court and the country.

Although the fourth prince's birth mother was of lowly status, his adoptive mother was Consort De, so his maternal grandfather was the Prime Minister.

Therefore, even if Consort Rou gave birth to a prince, it would not be her son's turn to ascend to the throne.

It would be better to learn from Consort Shu, the mother of the Fifth Princess, who doted on the Fifth Princess like a treasure. In addition, she was the only daughter, which made her very popular with His Majesty.

Therefore, according to his observation, His Majesty actually prefers daughters.

but……

Zhang Delu glanced at Ling Wu, who was being carefully held by Sheng Yu.

Although His Majesty has deprived Consort Rou of her right to raise the Sixth Princess, Consort Rou is still the Sixth Princess's biological mother.

Judging from His Majesty's fondness for the Sixth Princess, it's possible that once Consort Rou regains her senses, her position will be secure.

However, the high-ranking concubines all had their own children, leaving only the low-ranking concubines. They couldn't possibly be entrusted with raising the children, could they?

But that's not something he needs to worry about yet.

Unaware that Zhang Delu could think of so much in just a few seconds, Sheng Yu was gently placing Ling Wu onto his dragon bed.

Even when Yu Bai stepped forward, Sheng Yu said somewhat cautiously, "Be gentle."

Yu Bai's brow twitched, but he didn't forget to reply, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will be very careful and will absolutely not harm the young prince in the slightest."

So, may you please move aside?

Sheng Yu then moved to the side, and Yu Bai raised an eyebrow, finally seeing the baby on the dragon bed.

She was petite and delicate, so beautiful that she seemed like an ordinary fairy who had come to earth to undergo tribulation.

Lingwu, sensing that she was in a different place, opened her eyes at that moment.

Their eyes, like glass, were clean and pure, yet devoid of any emotion.

She showed no fear or apprehension when meeting strangers, neither crying nor laughing.

Thinking of this, Yu Bai abandoned his soft heart and frowned.

Upon seeing this, Sheng Yu frowned almost imperceptibly. "Could it be that this scar will never disappear?"

Yu Bai:......

Yu Bai shook his head, then said, "The little prince's scar is not a problem. It will disappear in less than two days after applying Jade Skin Powder."

Before Sheng Yu could even breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Bai hesitated before speaking, "However... it seems that His Highness suffered a severe injury, therefore, he will not respond to outsiders..."

Sheng Yu frowned slightly.

From the moment he picked up Jiaojiao until now, Jiaojiao has neither cried nor laughed; she has simply stared at him intently with her fair and delicate face.

Sheng Yu felt a surge of frustration. "Is there a solution?"

Yu Baixin choked up, "As far as I know, although the little prince was born before full term, the imperial physicians are always cautious about imperial offspring. No matter what, he would not be so thin and weak two months after birth."

Even though Consort Rou had displeased the Emperor, there were very few people in the palace who would dare to deprive the princess of her allowance.

“Your Highness, I do not know what happened before, but we must be careful from now on and never frighten you. If I continue to take care of you every day, Your Highness will recover from this illness.”

"Daily conditioning?" Sheng Yu pursed his lips, his anger rising uncontrollably.

He wanted to know what his beloved Consort Rou had done to harm his princess so badly!

Yu Bai bowed and knelt down, "Yes! It must be treated every day!" When he got back, he would also think carefully about how to make the medicine taste like that of a swaddled baby.

Lingwu could hear her, but was unable to respond for the time being.

When a body is near death, in order to protect the soul within it from being harmed, it will forcibly shut down its ability to perceive emotions and feelings.

She will recover quickly, but the original Sheng Lingwu will not.

Therefore, ever since Bai Mihan almost smothered her to death, Sheng Lingwu has lost all joy, anger, sorrow and happiness.

Because she neither laughs nor cries, it makes it easier for Bai Mihan to abuse her.

Every time Emperor Sheng went to visit other concubines, Sheng Lingwu would be abused.

Bai Mihan would pinch places on her body that others couldn't see, and gradually it evolved into pricking her with needles, since needle pricks leave small wounds that are impossible to notice unless you look closely.

He nearly smothered Sheng Lingwu to death several times.

Even more so, when Sheng Lingwu grew a little older, she directly used the excuse that women should be slender and didn't allow her to eat for several days, which almost cost her her life.

Sheng Yu also couldn't bring himself to like this daughter. Every time he went to Bai Mihan's palace, Sheng Lingwu would stay far away. Once, when Sheng Yu tried to hug her, she struggled so fiercely that he was slapped in the face.

Sheng Yu didn't mind, but after that, he stopped trying to hug her even when she didn't respond.

But after Sheng Yu left, Bai Mihan went berserk and slapped Sheng Lingwu across the face repeatedly.

Fortunately, Lin Cui managed to appease Bai Mihan in time; otherwise, Sheng Lingwu might have been disfigured.

Gradually, Sheng Lingwu finally regained her ability to perceive the outside world.

After developing feelings for him, when she saw Bai Mihan's tender and caring manner towards her younger brother, Sheng Lingwu would hide away and cry secretly.