The princess' heart skipped a beat.
This clear idea, like a wildfire, burned fiercely in my heart and could not be stopped.
"Master, you don't look well. Are you scared?" Nanny Liu's worried voice rang out, breaking the princess's thoughts.
The princess woke up as if from a dream.
The princess quickly turned the Buddhist beads in her hand, feeling very annoyed. She was the legal wife of Prince Yan, how could she have such a horrible thought? She actually hoped that King Yan would die?
Amitabha, what a sin, what a sin.
The princess suppressed the terrible thought and felt deeply annoyed. The Buddhist beads in her hand moved quickly on the ground, but her steps as she walked out of the yard slowed down unconsciously.
"Princess, do you want to inform the two young masters of the Imperial College about the assassination of the prince?" asked Matron Liu.
The princess moved her Buddhist beads and said, "No. Your Majesty is blessed by heaven and will be safe. Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen should focus on their studies and not be distracted."
The carriage had been harnessed, and the princess led her people to the Ministry of War to visit quickly. At least in front of the world, she had to play the role of a caring wife and maintain her good image as the legal wife of the royal palace.
...
The princess left through the main gate.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, Li Yao's crying voice came from behind him: "Mother! Mother, Yao'er also wants to go see father."
There is no wall that is impenetrable. The eight-year-old Li Yao naturally knew that the life and death of King Yan was uncertain. Li Yao was very worried and ran to the door holding up the hem of her skirt, just in time to meet the princess going out.
Li Yao wants to go with us.
The princess said impatiently: "Stay at home."
Li Yao's eyes were filled with tears: "But..."
The princess frowned unhappily: "Your elder brother and younger brother are studying hard in the Imperial College, and you go to your father and pretend to be filial. Who are you doing this for?"
Li Yao stayed where she was, her face blank.
She was just worried about her father's injury and wanted to go see him. Why does it become “pretending to be filial” in the mouth of the mother?
The princess ignored him and left.
Li Yao rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes. Although she was only eight years old, she had clearly sensed her mother's alienation and indifference since she had experienced food poisoning.
It seemed as if her mother didn't want her anymore.
Li Yao lowered her head in disappointment and slowly walked towards her boudoir. As they walked, Li Yao saw Shen Wei, Rong Mama and Cai Lian sitting down in the pavilion in the front yard. In the pavilion, Shen Wei was looking forward to it "anxiously", looking towards the door every once in a while.
Li Yao ran over with a grunt, raised her little head and asked, "Aunt Shen, are you waiting for father too?"
Shen Wei nodded: "Yes."
Li Yao's eyes were filled with tears. She sat down on the stone bench next to her and said to Ye: "Aunt Shen, Yao'er will wait with you. Yao'er will be relieved to see that father has returned safely."
The two of them waited in the front yard.
By the afternoon, King Yan had not yet shown up.
The princess is away, the prince's life or death is uncertain, and the entire palace is in a panic, with rumors spreading everywhere. This made the wealthy steward in the palace very tired. He sent people to maintain order in the palace, and at the same time asked people to prepare arrangements for the prince to return home to recuperate.
In theory, the preparatory work for the prince's recovery, including boiling medicine, cleaning the house, preparing clothes, purchasing medicinal materials, etc., were all supervised by the princess, the mother in charge. But before the princess left the palace, she did not leave any instructions.
Fugui had to take over the mess and was exhausted.
When Fugui passed by the pavilion in the front yard, he saw Chen Wei and Li Yao, and hurried over to pay his respects to his two masters. Seeing the hot sweat on Fugui's forehead, Shen Wei asked, "Butler Fugui, where are you going?"
Fugui wiped his sweat and said, "I am just about to send someone to the pharmacy to buy some medicine for removing toxins and nourishing the body. The Imperial Hospital just sent the prescription. Oh, I am really busy."
Shen Wei said, "Madame Rong in my courtyard is very experienced. Let Liuli Pavilion do the preparations for the prince's recovery. Is that okay?"
Rong Mama was quite good at handling things, and immediately took over the task: "General Manager Fugui, let me do this, you can focus on other things, don't worry. The prince was assassinated, and the rumors in the palace still need General Manager Fugui to suppress them."
Fugui certainly understood Rong Mama’s abilities, and thanked Shen Wei repeatedly: “Thank you, Master Shen!”
Fugui wiped his sweat and kindly reminded: “It’s hot outside, Master Shen is pregnant, and she should go back to the yard to rest.”
Shen Wei sighed and looked towards the entrance of the palace with a worried look: "I can't go to the Ministry of War to visit you, so I can only wait here for the prince to return. I won't feel relieved until I see that the prince is safe."
Fugui felt deeply moved, as the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. This time when Prince Yan was shot by an arrow, the concubines turned a blind eye and the princess was perfunctory about it. Only Chen Wei was devoted to him.
Fugui still had a lot of things to deal with, so he left quickly.
The weather was not too hot in the afternoon. Shen Wei shook her Luo fan, took a sip of tea, and then looked towards the door regularly.
The old nanny who served Li Yao looked around and finally found Li Yao in the pavilion in the front yard. The old nanny said with concern: "Sister Yao, it's hot outside, you should go back to the yard and wait."
Li Yao shook her head and said firmly: "I want to wait for my father to return with Aunt Shen."
The old lady looked at Shen Wei.
Shen Wei looked listless, with slightly swollen eyes, and it was obvious that she was as concerned about King Yan as Li Yao.
The old nanny was the one sent by the queen to take care of Li Yao. Seeing Shen Wei's actions, she was even more amazed. Although Chen Wei is a concubine, she is full of affection. It is a great blessing in King Yan's life to have such a good woman.
The old nanny felt relieved to leave Li Yao with Shen Wei, and turned to leave.
...
The Ministry of War meeting hall.
When Prince Yan and Prince Heng were assassinated, the council hall was temporarily used as a place for healing. Imperial doctors flocked to treat the injuries of the two noble princes.
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