"You look puzzled as to why I would put Yan Yu in danger, don't you?" The princess lifted her tortoiseshell and gem-encrusted armor and touched Yin's shoulder.

Ms. Yin felt as if she were carrying a thousand-pound burden on her shoulders, so heavy that she could hardly breathe.

"I am foolish and ignorant, please enlighten me, Your Highness," Lady Yin said softly, concealing her doubts.

“You’re not stupid, that’s right. I want Yan Yu to take the blame for this. I’m going to put righteousness above family ties and expose her with you. Only in this way will the master not suspect you, and only in this way will he be free from his suspicions about me.” The princess’s voice was right next to Yin’s ear, but she felt as if it were echoing from a very distant place.

Seeing the slightly stiff expression on Madam Yin's face, the Fujin smiled faintly and said, "Do you think I'm too ruthless, that I would even betray my own sister?"

Madam Yin quickly lowered her head and whispered, "This concubine dares not. What you did was for the peace of the inner quarters. Consort Yu acted on her own and deserves the blame. What does it have to do with you, Madam? You exposed her so that the prince's offspring would not suffer such cruelty again."

The smile on the Fujin's face widened. She took Yin's hand and pressed her down into a chair.

“I was right. Sister Yin is intelligent and can tell the situation clearly.” The princess walked behind Yin and placed her elegant hand on Yin’s back.

"I have always respected you, Madam. But what if Consort Yu goes back on her word and says she was instructed by me?" Madam Yin asked worriedly. Her concern was not unfounded. If Consort Yu were to go back on her word and say she was instructed by her, then she would truly have no way to defend herself.

"You don't need to worry about that. Since I've told you this, I naturally won't let things develop to that point. You just need to do as I say," the princess said, her smile fading.

Meanwhile, in the South Courtyard, the three children had already been given a detoxifying soup, but they were almost all unconscious, and they couldn't be fed much.

Lanqin stayed by Wuxiha's side the whole time. Fourth Master knew she was in pain, so he stayed with her. He didn't have time to investigate. He had to help Wuxiha get through this first.

Lanqin had been running around all day and was now incredibly tired, but she dared not go to sleep. She was afraid that if she woke up, Wuxiha would never open his eyes again.

"Qin'er, I'll stay with her. You go and get some sleep," Fourth Master advised.

"My lord, I'm so scared, so scared that Wuxiha won't make it through. I can't lose her, my lord." Lanqin had lost all reason at this moment. Her own child was in such a state, what was the point of being rational?

"No, Ushiha is very strong. Her birth was difficult, but she still arrived safely. Her breathing doesn't seem as heavy as before, which should be a sign of improvement," Fourth Master comforted her. In fact, the three children still showed no signs of waking up, and everyone in the room silently kept watch, praying that the three children would pull through safely.

Time was slowly consumed by the silence. No one went to sleep, and the entire South Courtyard remained brightly lit until late at night, when suddenly a piercing cry broke the stillness of the night.

The one-year-old girl had stopped breathing. The wet nurse, holding her child, couldn't hold back her tears and cried loudly. Lanqin looked at the child's tiny face, now devoid of any life, and felt a despair as cold as ashes in her heart.

Ussiya's breathing was still wheezing like a broken bellows, as if something was stuffed into her lungs, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"Master, let her take the child back and give her a proper burial. We will definitely give the child an explanation afterward," Lanqin said to Fourth Master. The wet nurse came to take care of the child, and this is what happened.

Fourth Master instructed Su Peisheng to take the wet nurse, whose child had just died, away to make proper arrangements. Naturally, someone prepared a carriage to send her back that very night. It was also considered unlucky for a dead child to remain there.

When the other wet nurse saw that the child had died, she became even more worried that her son, who was not yet a year old, might suffer the same fate.

Outside, the autumn wind began to rise, carrying with it the resolute will of autumn, blowing the leaves that had flourished all summer to the ground. Overnight, those yellow leaves covered every corner of the Fourth Prince's mansion.

The next morning, Ushiha woke up, and the other child woke up too. This meant that the two of them had survived, but the child who hadn't made it through the night was gone forever, never to play with them again.

Upon seeing that Wuxiha had woken up, Lanqin's tense nerves immediately relaxed. Fourth Master instructed Nianxue and the others to continue brewing the detoxifying medicine for Physician Yang, while he himself took Lanqin to sleep. He had stayed by Wuxiha's side all night, worried that the child might leave at any moment.

Now that the child has woken up, he can rest for a while. Fourth Prince was originally going to the palace today, but seeing Lanqin's condition, he couldn't rest easy, so he instructed Li Wei to find Thirteen and ask for leave.

Lanqin and Fourth Master didn't wake up until noon, because they were hungry. As soon as Lanqin opened her eyes, she saw Fourth Master lying next to her, and she felt a strange warmth in her heart.

"Nianxue!" Lanqin called softly. She was worried about Wuxiha and wanted to get up to check on him, but she didn't want to wake the Fourth Master.

The maids outside the house took turns serving the child; they too hadn't slept all night.

"Consort, Sister Nianxue has gone to rest. Let me help you change your clothes," Si Hua said as she entered the tent.

When Lanqin arrived at Wuxiha's house, the little one was already well and was drinking milk in the wet nurse's arms. The wet nurse's child had also improved, but obviously not as quickly as Wuxiha's.

"Give Ushiha to me, you should go and take care of your child," Lanqin said to the wet nurse.

“My child is alright. Consort, you just got up and haven’t eaten yet. I will take good care of the little princess, please rest assured.” The wet nurse knew that this was an “accident,” but she was grateful that Lanqin and the Fourth Prince did not blame them at all. If it had been someone else, she and her child would probably have died.

Regardless of whether it was poisoning or not, the fact remains that the young master was not properly cared for. How many times have servants been beaten to death in a fit of anger?

“Go and rest. You haven’t slept all night. If you don’t rest now, you won’t be able to stay up. I, your wife, will personally nurse Wuxiha,” Lanqin said.