"Your Majesty, this servant truly does not understand. Consort Ning has done so many bad things, and even instigated Consort Liu to poison you. Why doesn't His Majesty understand?"

Geng Youran didn't speak, but she knew in her heart that the current emperor was no longer the spirited Yinzhen she loved back then.

A few days later, the sixth prince, Aisin-Gioro Hongzhan, was born.

This is also the only prince to be born safely in recent years.

To show his favor, Yinzhen immediately promoted the prince's birth mother to the rank of Consort Qian.

Upon learning this news, Hongzhou was worried that his mother would be upset, so he specially brought Yongying to the palace to visit her.

"Your son greets his mother."

"Grandma Empress".

Geng Youran is currently drinking tea on the couch.

To surprise his mother, Hongzhou deliberately didn't have anyone announce his arrival, but instead sent his son Yongying inside first.

"Oh my, my little darling."

Geng Youran pulled Yongying into his arms:

"Does Yongying miss Grandma?"

"I want to~"

"Good child, Grandma will make you something delicious later."

"Hmm~"

The fair-skinned little bean sprout spoke to Geng Youran in a sweet, childlike voice, which made Hongzhou happy.

At this moment, Geng Youran remembered something and looked up:

"Did the lady of the manor know that you sent Yongying here?"

"Mother, don't worry. It was your daughter-in-law who took the initiative to discuss it with your son. Besides, she is currently busy taking care of Yongbi and the pregnant concubine, so she is indeed a bit overwhelmed."

Geng Youran nodded:

"That's good. This child still needs to be closer to his father and mother. By the way, the other day, His Majesty had two Korean ginseng roots bestowed upon me, but I couldn't bear to eat them. Take them back and give them to the First and Second Consorts to help them recover."

Hongzhou dared not accept it and quickly declined:

"Mother, your health has been fluctuating in recent years, so you should keep it for yourself."

"You silly child, what did your mother tell you before? You must know how to cherish your wife. I told you to take it, so take it."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Hongzhou had no choice but to accept it.

Having official duties to attend to, Hongzhou took his leave, while Yongying was allowed to stay temporarily at Chengqian Palace.

"Would Yongying like to live with Grandma Huang?"

"I'm willing~"

Why?

"Grandma, it's delicious."

The child's speech is not fluent yet, but he can still say basic words.

The little guy's innocent remarks amused all the adults present.

"Qianxue, take some people to clean up Yongying's room, and have Xiao Anzi find a few suitable people to follow Yongying."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

At this moment, Yongying took Geng Youran's hand and shook it:

"Grandma, it's delicious!"

"Oh, my darling. Grandma will make it for you right away."

Then Geng Youran took Yongying's hand and led her to the small kitchen, where Xiao Anzi was asked to protect her.

In the evening, after Yongying finished his meal, he played with several servants in the courtyard for a while. Geng Youran personally helped him wash up and then coaxed him to sleep.

Finally, he returned to his own room.

"Oh dear, I'm really getting old. I can hardly carry Yongying anymore."

“Prince Yongying is quite sturdy, so it’s normal that Your Majesty can’t carry him.”

Although taking care of her grandson was tiring, Geng Youran was happy.

“Hongzhou has made some progress now. In the past few years, there has only been one primary wife and one secondary wife in the mansion.”

As Qianxue massaged Geng Youran's shoulders, she responded:

"Yes, although the Emperor has bestowed several princesses upon the prince, he doesn't seem to favor them much. I've heard that other members of the imperial family envy the Fifth Prince's wife."

Geng Youran nodded in satisfaction:

"At least all that effort back then wasn't wasted. Alright, you may leave and get some rest. I'm going to sleep too."

"yes."

The next day, Geng Youran got up early to prepare food for Yongying. Yongying's nanny tidied him up and brought him to Geng Youran.

"Come here, Yongying, let Grandma feed you."

No, I'll eat it myself.

Geng Youran paused for a moment, then handed the spoon to Yongying.

Yongying said while eating:

“Ama said that Yongying will become a Baturu in the future and will not let others feed her.”

Geng Youran smiled lovingly, growing even more fond of her grandson.

The two were enjoying themselves when Xiao Anzi suddenly came in and leaned close to Geng Youran, saying:

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has fainted."

"What happened?"

"I heard that last night the Emperor was at Consort Ning's place, and for some reason, he developed a fever in the middle of the night and was unconscious this morning."

"Didn't Consort Ning summon the imperial physician in the middle of the night?"

"Yes, I heard that nothing serious happened at that time."

Geng Youran turned her head and saw Yongying looking at her:

"Yongying, be good, eat quickly. After you finish eating, let Eunuch An take you to the Imperial Garden to catch butterflies, okay?"

"good!"

"I understand. Keep a close eye on Yongying. I'll go to Yongshou Palace to check on her later."

"Yes, sir."

After breakfast, Xiao Anzi called a few people to take Yongying to the Imperial Garden. Geng Youran was worried, so she called a few more guards to follow.

He then went to Yongshou Palace with Qianxue.

"Wanru".

"Sister, you've finally arrived!"

Geng Youran frowned; she noticed that Wanru's eyes were still red.

"What happened? Have you found out?"

Wanru nodded, and then had Huangli and Qianxue leave first.

"His Majesty seemed to have gone a bit crazy at Consort Ning's place last night. He took an extra pill and developed a fever in the middle of the night but didn't take it seriously, so he fainted this morning."

"Was it Consort Ning who instigated this?"

Wanru shook her head:

"No. And..."

She bit her lip, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.

"What's wrong?"

“My sister had someone ask around carefully. Last night, besides Consort Ning, there were two other concubines at Consort Ning’s place.”

Geng Youran was silent for a moment, then called someone in:

"Qianxue, take a few people and deal with those two concubines who stayed with Consort Ning last night. Remember, don't let a word of this leak out."

"yes."

Qianxue has been by Geng Youran's side for many years and has handled everything, big and small, very well.

Such a thing is naturally no problem.

Of course, Consort Ning was also feeling uneasy while staying in her palace.

Last night's events were all the idea of ​​those two concubines, and she knew that the Emperor had indeed gone a bit crazy this time.

It has nothing to do with her.

"Wanru, Consort Ning, there's no need to keep them any longer."

"Sister, you mean?"

Consort Xi, Wanru, turned her head and looked at Geng Youran in surprise. She rarely had any thoughts of killing.

"Over this long period of time, I have collected a lot of evidence: poisoning, miscarriage, and even the things that happened to Hongzhou back then. She was the mastermind behind it all. Now that the Emperor is unconscious because of her, there is no need to keep her around any longer."

"But shouldn't we wait until the Emperor wakes up and let him make the decision himself?"

After all, Consort Ning was no ordinary Lady-in-Waiting, and the Emperor favored her, so this matter still needed to be reported to the Emperor.