Chapter 29
Bai Mihan pouted, "It's not like I haven't seen it before. It's all wrinkled and ugly, like a monkey."
“That was when the little princess was just born,” Lin Cui continued. “How many newborns can be beautiful? But now the little princess has grown up quite a bit, and in my opinion, she looks like a little celestial child under the tutelage of Guanyin. Would Your Majesty like to take a look?”
Hearing Lin Cui praise her so highly, Bai Mihan glanced at her suspiciously, "I'll only take one look at her, and I certainly won't hug her!"
Bai Mihan lowered her eyes after speaking.
Lin Cui felt a huge weight lifted from her heart. Anyone who saw the young prince would probably no longer harbor any dislike for her.
only--
Bai Mihan stared at the little prince, who looked like a porcelain doll, for a long time before suddenly asking, "Is this really the child I gave birth to?"
How could someone be so beautiful? It made her a little nervous and unsure of what to do…
Lin Cuixin felt a chill. Did she think that she was carrying a prince?
Not only did she think this way, but the bright yellow figure outside also thought the same thing.
Sheng Yu's initial pity vanished, leaving only coldness.
Having not seen her for two months, he thought she might have developed some maternal feelings, but now it seems he completely misunderstands his Consort Rou.
The Empress plotted against her? How laughable.
Including the princess born to Bai Mihan, he has a total of four sons and two daughters. The birth mothers and adoptive mothers of the four sons are all of noble status and powerful maternal families.
The Empress would never scheme against a Consort Rou who poses no threat and has no background whatsoever.
Lin Cui's breath hitched. She was about to continue persuading him when she caught sight of Sheng Yu. She quickly winked at Bai Mihan, then knelt down and bowed loudly.
"This servant greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
Bai Mihan, however, was still staring at Ling Wu, seemingly ignoring Lin Cui's reminder. He even reached out to touch the red marks on Ling Wu's fair face.
Seeing this, Sheng Yu strode forward and grabbed Bai Mihan's arm.
"Your Majesty?" Bai Mihan exclaimed, then smiled, looking innocent and kind.
"You've come! Look at my..."
But Sheng Yu felt that the person in front of him was unfamiliar and vicious. He shook off Bai Mihan's arm and spoke in an extremely cold tone!
Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs.
Only then did Bai Mihan realize that Sheng Yu had misunderstood her, and she quickly explained, "No, Your Majesty, I just... just wanted to hug you..."
Then he remembered Bai Mihan, who had not yet named Lingwu, and was momentarily stunned.
Sheng Yu's heart had turned completely cold. At this moment, she didn't spare a single glance for Bai Mihan, but instead looked down at Ling Wu.
He gave her two months to reflect on her actions, only to realize that he had never even seen his youngest daughter before.
Looking at this soft, pitiful little thing now, his heart softened for no reason.
Seeing that Sheng Yu ignored her and was only staring intently at the sleeping baby in his arms, Bai Mihan knew that her actions had angered Sheng Yu.
But she wasn't what he thought...
Panicked and at a loss, she said, "Your Majesty, please let me explain."
Sheng Yu then reached out and picked up Ling Wu, who was lying in the cradle.
The baby in her arms was fragrant and soft, and his image was reflected in his clean and beautiful eyes.
However, there were several red scratches on her pale face, which were clearly caused by someone. Judging from the size of the scratches, it was impossible that she had scratched them herself.
His paternal love had just begun to rise when it was overshadowed by anger, and his voice grew increasingly calm:
"Listen to your explanation? I'd like to hear your explanation."
Bai Mihan's eyes were filled with tears, her face delicate and beautiful, a look that had once made her most proud.
At this moment, Sheng Yu's handsome face was filled with indifference, making Bai Mihan feel like a stranger. For a moment, she could only look at Lin Cui blankly.
Lin Cui took a deep breath, then knelt down and took all the blame upon herself. "Your Majesty, it is all my fault. I failed to serve His Highness properly. The Empress was unaware of the situation. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
She knew why His Majesty was so angry.
The red marks on the little princess's face were from the Empress's fingernails, which she had made before the princess returned yesterday.
A baby's skin is delicate, not to mention the little princess's even more delicate skin, which is why the marks were left.
But if she hadn't been absent yesterday, the Empress would not have had the chance to meet the little princess.
Ultimately, she was also partly to blame.
"So you claim to know nothing about it?" Sheng Yu laughed angrily, staring coldly at the distraught Bai Mi below.
"As a servant who failed to properly supervise the princess, resulting in her injury, there is no need for me to remain." His voice was calm and indifferent.
Lin Cui didn't speak, but Bai Mihan was stunned. She never expected the consequences to be so great.
She choked back tears, as if remembering something, "You haven't been here for two months, and the people in the palace are always so good at catering to different tastes. If it weren't for the wet nurse, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to get out of bed. The little princess was born prematurely, and if it weren't for the wet nurse's meticulous care..."
She didn't say anything more, she just kept wiping away her tears.
Lin Cui had taught her these words long ago, just to prevent this day from happening.
Seeing her weak and helpless appearance, Sheng Yu showed no kindness whatsoever.
He glanced down at Ling Wu in his arms, who showed no curiosity whatsoever about the commotion, and inexplicably felt a pang of tenderness for the little darling in his arms.
Are you blaming me for this?
"I didn't..." she said helplessly, wiping away her tears.
Sheng Yu gently patted Ling Wu.
If he could, he would like to punish Bai Mihan as well, but she is Jiaojiao's birth mother after all. If she loses her birth mother in the future, he is afraid that the people in the palace will not know how to talk about her.
"He may be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape punishment. This dog of a servant shall receive thirty strokes of the cane. As for Consort Rou..."
Lin Cui closed her eyes. After thirty strokes of the cane, she feared that her old life wouldn't last much longer.
Bai Mihan bit her lip, tears welling up in her eyes, and remained silent with her face downcast.
"You are confined to your quarters for two years and stripped of your parentage rights as the Sixth Princess. Since you are not fit to be the princess's mother, there is someone else in the palace who is."
After he finished speaking, he didn't even glance at Bai Mihan, and walked outside with Ling Wu in his arms.
As she walked to Bai Mihan's side, the emperor's robe was grabbed by her. "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong, I..."
A two-year ban? Who will even remember her after two years?
But Sheng Yu interrupted indifferently, his voice sarcastic: "Does Consort Rou think this punishment is too lenient?"
After saying that, Bai Mihan let go of his hand and collapsed to the ground, staring at Sheng Yu's back with tears in her eyes.
She cried softly, "That's the child I gave birth to at the cost of my life. It was a premature child, and I almost lost my life for it!"
Sheng Yu, who had just stepped out of Consort Rou's bedchamber, paid no attention to the crying and commotion behind him, and kept holding Ling Wu in his arms.
The chief steward Zhang Delu hurriedly reached out to take it, but Sheng Yu dodged him, a hint of hostility in his eyes.
Zhang Delu was so surprised that he was momentarily stunned. "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
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