Chapter 288 The Fifth Prince

Zi Su was watching nearby, and when she saw Concubine Rong's look, she quickly stepped forward and signaled the nanny to take the fifth prince back.

"My Lady, the Fifth Prince is still young. I will take him back first."

Concubine Rong looked at Zi Su who was protecting the Fifth Prince in her arms like a chick, and smiled faintly on her face.

He didn't show any strange expression: "It's windy here, you can carry him back."

Shisu breathed a sigh of relief instantly.

Concubine Rong took a look inside and saw that the Emperor was already waiting there.

If she went over at this time, she would probably be asking for trouble: "Concubine Shen has safely given birth to a baby. Everyone is tired after watching over her all night. Let's go back to the palace."

As soon as Concubine Rong finished speaking, everyone looked unhappy.

The arrival of the fifth prince is not a good thing for them.

Shen Fu is already favored enough on a normal day, and now that she has given birth to the fifth prince, it is like adding wings to a tiger.

His Majesty already dotes on her enough on normal days, and now she has the Fifth Prince by her side.

Wouldn’t this Hehuan Palace become the Emperor’s bedroom in the future? Isn't it that Shen Fu has the final say in the entire harem?

"Your Highness." Someone couldn't help but stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you need to seek justice for the concubines."

"I'm afraid your Majesty's heart has been seduced away by Concubine Shen."

It has been a long time since His Majesty has been to the harem. Even if he went, he went to someone else's harem.

The visitor clenched his sleeves with a jealous look on his face, "Now that Concubine Shen has given birth to the fifth prince, given how much His Majesty loves Concubine Shen, if the fifth prince is made the crown prince someday, I'm afraid Concubine Shen's status will rise along with it."

"My Lady, you need to think of a solution."

Concubine Rong lowered her eyes and stared at the person who came.

Chen Fu is now the noble concubine of a palace. At such a young age, she has already sat firmly on the throne that others have not been able to sit on for many years.

This is the main position of this palace, and it needs to be promoted? Promoted to concubine? Or be promoted to imperial concubine?

Concubine Rong sneered and stared at the visitor with her cold eyes: "You mean, Your Majesty wants to give my position as Concubine to Concubine Shen?"

The person who spoke was so scared that she quickly lowered her head, not daring to raise her eyes: "My Lady, My Lady, that is not what I meant."

"What do you mean by this? Just keep your mouth shut. If I hear your gossip again, I will definitely throw you into the Ministry of Punishment!"

With a 'bang', the person who spoke was so frightened that his knees went weak and he immediately knelt down.

Seeing her trembling like a sieve, Concubine Rong sneered and went out holding Nanny Qin's hand.

Concubine Rong held the nanny's hand all the way and walked very quickly. Only after he walked out of the Hehuan Palace did his expression gradually cool down: "Why do you think Chen Fu is so lucky?"

"She has won the favor of His Majesty, and now she has a son. It seems that all the best things in the world should belong to her."

She rubbed her temples with her fingertips, her eyes showing some confusion as she said this.

It's not that she hadn't thought about what she just said. Given His Majesty's fondness for Shen Fu, how could Concubine Rong not be afraid that her position as Concubine would be taken away by Shen Fu in the future?

Since entering the palace, Chen Fu has always been favored. Since His Majesty met her, he has treated others differently.

She had always thought that no matter how favored Shen Fu was, her status in the future would not be higher than hers.

I have always believed that the reason His Majesty indulged Shen Fu was mostly because she was pregnant.

But it wasn't until today that I saw the scene of Shen Fu giving birth.

Concubine Rong thought of the Emperor's eyes and the fleeting action he had just taken.

Only then did she realize that everything before was just self-deception.

His Majesty has always been concerned about Shen Fu herself, not because she is pregnant with a dragonborn.

What's more, in His Majesty's heart, Chen Fu is probably more important than the Dragonborn.

When Concubine Rong thought of this, she stretched out her fingertips and rubbed her brows fiercely a few times: "Mammy, what do you think I should do in the future?"

After Shu Guipin was overthrown, in came Shen Guipin.

Apart from the third prince, now there is the fifth prince.

It seemed as if the grace and favor of His Majesty had never been bestowed on her from beginning to end.

Concubine Rong's eyes were full of confusion. Nanny Qin stepped forward to help her straighten her cloak, and then said, "There is a way to deal with everything. No matter how favored Concubine Shen is, you are the only concubine in the harem."

"Besides, your majesty, you forgot that there is still the Empress Dowager in the harem. The Empress Dowager will definitely not let His Majesty do whatever he wants."

Concubine Rong's tightly closed eyes trembled slightly: "I hope so."

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The news that Shen Fu had given birth to the fifth prince soon spread to everyone in the harem.

Even though they knew that Chen Fu's baby could be a boy or a girl, the concubines still felt jealous after they confirmed that the baby was a prince.

In a short while, no one knew how many porcelain pieces in the harem were broken.

Chen Fu's life is so good that it makes people too jealous.

As for these, Shen Fu still doesn't know them for now.

Shen Fu's childbirth was a life-threatening experience. She was very weak and remained in a coma until the next day.

Beside the bed, Shen Fu had just moved, and the people in the room noticed the movement: "Shen Fu?"

His Majesty was sitting beside the bed, his eyes were red from staying up late. At this moment, he was standing at the head of Shen Fu's bed, and said softly to her:

"Chen Fu, it's me." He placed his palm in front of Shen Fu's eyes: "Wake up quickly."

"Your Majesty?" Shen Fu's half-closed eyes slowly opened.

After her eyes met His Majesty's, her dark pupils gradually began to light up: "My concubine... My concubine, my child..."

Before Shen Fu fainted, she knew that she had given birth to a prince. She breathed her last, made sure the child was healthy, and then fainted with relief.

But now, facing the Emperor, she couldn't help but put on an act.

After all, this man does not understand the hardships of women, and cannot empathize with the pain of pregnancy and childbirth.

If you want him to know the danger and difficulty involved, you have to let him know how much you have suffered for it.

After all, things that come easily are always more precious. On the contrary, if something is obtained too easily, how many people will cherish it?

Shen Fu deliberately turned her head away, revealing her pale face without a trace of blood.

The blood color was drained from the pale jade face, and the black hair stuck to the face. Instead of looking messy, it made the person look delicate and weak.

Wearing a clean white nightgown, Shen Fu, who had just given birth, not only did not look disheveled at all, but she looked even more lovable and pitiful.

Xiao Yu couldn't help but reach out his hand and gently brushed the long hair on Shen Fu's temples behind her ears: "You have suffered."

"Your Majesty, please don't look at me like that." Chen Fu quickly lowered her head and deliberately avoided His Majesty's gaze.

"I don't look good in this state." Chen Fu deliberately tidied her hair, with timidity in her eyes.

She had deliberately tidied herself up before she fainted, and she said this deliberately just to gain the Emperor's pity.

Sure enough, Xiao Yu sighed deeply when facing Chen Fu. A hint of heartache could not be suppressed and flashed across those eyes that usually had no expression.

"You are always beautiful in my heart."

Although it was hard to tell whether His Majesty's words were true or not, Shen Fu felt happy about it.

No matter what His Majesty was thinking at this moment, at least he felt sorry for her.

Chen Fu turned around and coughed, then lowered her head timidly: "Your Majesty always deceives me."

Her voice was soft, but her tone was full of joy.

Xiao Yu held Chen Fu's palm, and felt his heart calm down a little bit at that moment.

"Chen Fu." His Majesty sat beside the bed and held Chen Fu's hand.

Shen Fu's palms stiffened for a moment, and she realized that His Majesty was about to say something.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, His Majesty suddenly became silent, as if he was thinking of something.

"Chen Fu, my third prince is gone."

From the accident of the third prince to now.

Xiao Yu has always been strong and resolute, as if he is indestructible.

But at this moment, facing Shen Fu, he revealed his vulnerable side.

He held Shen Fu's palm, his voice full of confusion and heartache: "I just lost a child."

Your Majesty's voice was so confused that even Shen Fu, with a heart of stone, could hear the pain in it.

She couldn't help it and reached out her hand and placed it on His Majesty's head.

The emperor's head should have never been touched by anyone, and Shen Fu's palm just fell on it. The straight back then stiffened.

Chen Fu kept a watchful eye on him, and seeing that His Majesty hadn't made any movement for a long while, she mustered up the courage to rub his head hard.

With her other hand, she hugged Your Majesty and held him in her arms: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am here."

Chen Fu's voice was as gentle as water. She had just risked her life to give birth to a child for His Majesty. The emperor, who had just lost his third prince, was at his weakest at this moment.

She bound the Emperor and herself tightly together.

In the future, even if she is old and ugly, even if Chen Fu falls out of favor.

But with this rare moment of opening her heart today, she might have an extra trump card in her hand: "My concubine and the child will always be by your side, guarding you."

His Majesty did not speak, nor did he remove Shen Fu's hand from his head.

He just lowered his head and let it fall into Shen Fu's arms.

Chen Fu only felt that the body of the person in her arms gradually became soft, and even her breathing gradually slowed down with her eyes closed.

The room was quiet, and His Majesty stayed with Shen Fu for a long time.

With his eyes tightly closed, he hugged Shen Fu's body, not knowing whether he was asleep or awake.

But when he stood up, his face regained its previous emotions: "I still have things to deal with."

His Majesty's eyes and brows regained their former coldness.

Shen Fu saw the Emperor's expression and guessed that he was going to deal with the Third Prince's affairs.

I couldn't help but raise my head: "Your Highness."

Xiao Yu paused while adjusting the dragon robe, and his palm fell on Shen Fu's cheek. Then he leaned over and covered Shen Fu with the blanket: "Take good care of yourself, I will come to see you another day."

As soon as His Majesty left, the servants from the Hehuan Palace came in.

"My Lady, My Lady, you are awake."

Zi Su, who came in holding the medicine bowl, shouted happily and quickly put the medicine in her hand back on the table.

"My lady, you are finally awake."

Shen Fu withdrew her gaze from the door, and when her eyes fell on her lower abdomen, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Just now in front of His Majesty, Shen Fu had never shown it. But at this moment, she was a little confused, as she really had given birth to a child.

Seeing the young lady's eyes, Zi Su immediately seemed to know something and said quickly: "Don't worry, Madam, the Fifth Prince is drinking milk from the wet nurse."

"Fifth Prince..." Chen Fu looked dazed for a moment when she heard this.

In her previous life, she also gave birth to a prince.

His Majesty has few children, and the concubines in the palace have never been able to get pregnant. Back then, Shen Qingru relied on this point to climb up little by little by getting pregnant and having children.

In the previous life, before Shen Fu was born, I vaguely heard that concubines were not allowed to get pregnant.

Thinking about it this way, the child born in the previous life should have been the fifth prince.

After all the twists and turns, this child is destined to be hers.

Shen Fu closed her eyes tightly, and all the events of her past life flashed before her eyes. She couldn't help but smile.

What belongs to you will eventually be yours.

"Madam?" Zi Su didn't know what was going on. Seeing Chen Fu smiling, she couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." Shen Fu shook her head. No matter who you told this cycle of cause and effect, others would not understand.

"I haven't seen the Fifth Prince yet."

Shen Fu couldn't help but feel expectant in her words.

Naturally, she wanted to see her child, and she had seen him since he was born.

"Bring the fifth prince to me."

Zi Su went out happily, and soon brought back the fifth prince.

Shen Fu lifted the quilt and took a look.

The baby in the cradle has just opened his eyes, a pair of bright black eyes that make people's hearts melt.

"You guys take good care of the Fifth Prince, and I will reward you when the time comes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty." The wet nurses were smiling from ear to ear.

His Majesty has just given a generous reward, and now Concubine Shen has given an even greater reward.

Such a great thing is rare in the harem.

The Hehuan Palace was filled with joy, and Chen Fu's heart softened as she looked at the child.

She asked the wet nurse to go to the inner room to feed the baby: "Put the Fifth Prince's things in the inner room, and don't go to the side hall anymore."

The wet nurses didn't know what the queen meant, but seeing Chen Fu's expression they didn't dare to say anything.

The fifth prince moved to the inner room, separated from Chen Fu's bed by only a screen.

Shen Fu felt a little relieved.

Only then did he find time to ask, "The third prince is gone?"

When Zi Su heard this, her face changed, but Xiao Guizi beside her stepped forward and said, "My queen, the third prince has passed away."

"The body is still in Changchun Palace. Xiang... Xiang Guipin has been holding the body of the Third Prince and not allowing anyone to get close..."

Even though she had known it for a long time, Shen Fu's heart still tightened after she confirmed it.

Thinking of the Emperor's expression just now, Shen Fu couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "How come everything is gone?"

Although Chen Fu had only met the Third Prince a few times, he was cute and adorable, and was indeed a good boy.

Such a good child, now lost his life so quietly.

Shen Fu had just become a mother, and she couldn't bear it after seeing it.

She thought about how she had seen the Third Prince a few times before, and the last time she saw him was in Changqiu Palace. Concubine Xiang happily went to take the Third Prince back.

But he didn’t expect that it would be his last meeting: “Such a young child died in the heartless harem.”

"Can you find out why?"

"It's not clear yet. Concubine Xiang doesn't let anyone get close to her." Xiao Guizi shook her head.

The entire harem is now paying close attention to the news in Changchun Palace. If there is any movement, it will be known early in the morning.

"Send someone to watch over it." Chen Fu closed her eyes.

She rubbed her brows and said, "If there is any news, send someone to tell me then."

The death of the Third Prince was such a big deal that it couldn't be concealed even if one wanted to.

If anything were to be discovered, the harem would probably be in chaos again.