Chapter 59: The old emperor didn't let her have a baby
The Seventh Princess told what she had heard from Tong Tong, and also told how they had left the palace yesterday to go to the escort agency to entrust money to the Third Princess.
The more the queen listened, the gloomier her face became. When she heard that the third princess was trampled to death by a mad horse, her heart suddenly tightened.
The imperial concubine was so angry that she slammed the table and cursed: "What a jerk! I thought he was a good person, but I didn't expect him to be such a jerk."
The queen suppressed her emotions and held out her hand: "Where is the letter from your third sister?"
The Seventh Princess took out the letter and handed it to the Queen. The Third Sister had repeatedly warned them not to tell anyone in the letter, but now that human lives were at stake, it was not something that the two girls could handle, so they dared not keep it a secret any longer.
As the queen read on, her nose started to sore and tears started to fall. She choked up and said, "Your third sister has always been very proud. I don't know how difficult it must have been for her to write this letter."
The Seventh Princess was also very upset. She wiped her eyes and said, "Xiao Ba and I originally thought that the Third Sister had a salary and a fiefdom, and that she might be short of money at the moment, so she asked us for money. We never thought it would be like this."
The Imperial Concubine advised the Empress: "Sister, now is not the time to be sad. What are you going to do about this matter? You should tell His Majesty and let him make the decision."
The Queen thought for a moment and said, "This is just a family matter. Your Majesty has been upset these days. We can talk to him about it in a few days."
The Imperial Concubine nodded, "So what do you plan to do with this, sister?"
The Seventh Princess sat down next to the Queen, hugged her arm, and asked anxiously, "Mother, what should we do? The summer rice in Linjiang County is about to ripen."
The queen was silent for a moment, then she said loudly, "Madame Zheng."
Madam Zheng came in and said, "Your Majesty."
The Queen ordered solemnly, "Madame Zheng, take my token and go to Linjiang County in person to bring the Third Princess, her husband, and their children back to the capital. Go and come back quickly without delay."
This order came too suddenly. Nanny Zheng was stunned, but she didn't ask any more questions. Too many big things had happened in the palace in the past few days, and this matter was not a big deal. She responded and hurried out and went back to the house to pack her bags.
The queen looked at the Seventh Princess again and said, "Little Seven, go to your eldest brother's house and explain the situation to him. Ask him to send a team of people to accompany Madam Zheng."
The Imperial Concubine suggested, "Sister, the Third Princess is stubborn. If only Madam Zheng goes, she may not be able to bring herself to go back. Why not ask Little Six to go with her? That child is the best at being shameless and throwing tantrums. He will definitely bring his Third Sister back."
The Queen glared at her and said, "How dare you talk about your own son like that? If Xiaoliu heard this, he would really roll around in front of you."
Several people in the room couldn't help laughing, and the heavy atmosphere relaxed a little.
The Queen nodded and said, "But what you said makes sense. Let Xiaoliu take the trouble to go there. But if Xiaoliu wants to leave the capital, he must inform His Majesty. There is no time to waste. I will go now."
The Seventh Princess said, "Mother, Mother, I will leave the palace later. After I finish my business, I will accompany my eldest sister-in-law."
The two nodded in agreement.
The Seventh Princess said, "But what about Xiaojiu? She just told Tongtong that she wanted to find a way to remind the Third Sister. When I came out, she was frowning and looking worried."
The Imperial Concubine said, "Don't worry, you go on your way. I will go over there and find a reason to tell Xiaojiu about this matter, so that Xiaojiu won't keep thinking about it. It's a little kid, and he has so many things in his mind in the first day. Don't tire himself out."
That being said, the three of them took their own actions.
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In Mingzhu Palace, Ji Jinyou sat on the couch, absentmindedly fiddling with the pile of small items that the seventh and eighth princesses had brought her from outside the palace, and she was thinking about how to remind the third princess.
This matter is much more difficult than the last time the Fourth Prince was assassinated. She will definitely not be able to solve it by simply painting a picture.
She racked her brains for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution. She was so worried that she wanted to pull her hair out.
When the Eighth Princess saw the little girl's tense face, she knew that she was still thinking about how to remind her third sister. Just as she was about to speak to divert her attention, the Royal Concubine arrived.
As soon as the imperial concubine entered the room, she saw the chubby girl sitting on the couch and smiled: "What is Xiaojiu playing?"
Ji Jinyou stood up from the couch, bowed her little body, and said in a baby voice: "Youyou pays respects to the queen."
The imperial concubine stepped forward, picked up the little girl, and kissed her chubby little face: "No need to be polite."
The Eighth Princess also greeted him, and then used her eyes to inquire about the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine nodded slightly, indicating that it was all right, and then put Xiaojiu back on the couch, "Continue playing."
Ji Jinyou sat back in front of the pile of toys, fiddling with them while continuing to think.
The Imperial Concubine pulled the Eighth Princess to sit on the couch, winked at her, then sighed and said, "Your third sister wrote a letter to the Empress."
Third sister? Ji Jin pricked up her ears and listened carefully.
The Eighth Princess pretended to be puzzled: "It's good that the Third Sister wrote to me. Why are you so angry, Mother?"
The Imperial Concubine continued, "Your third sister wrote in a letter that your third brother-in-law has become addicted to gambling and has lost all the family wealth. He said he couldn't make ends meet anymore. The Empress has sent someone to pick him up. It just so happened that your sixth brother had nothing to do recently, so he went with him."
Ji Jinyou's eyes widened in surprise: [Boss, didn't you say that the third sister is the most proud and proud? Why did she take the initiative to write to the Empress to tell her about the third prince consort's gambling? ]
The system wanted to think: [I don’t know. According to the plot, she shouldn’t have sent the letter to the palace. Otherwise, His Majesty and the Queen would not have just sat there and watched.]
Ji Jinyou: [That’s weird.]
The system didn't think so: [Youzi, don't think too much. Anyway, the plot is getting worse and worse. Maybe it's the butterfly effect. ]
Ji Jinyou: [No matter what, it’s a good thing that the third sister took the initiative to deliver the letter. She won’t die again now.]
System: [Since the Queen and the Royal Concubine already know about this, they probably won’t do that.]
Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief: [That’s good. ]
What a good child, always thinking about others. The imperial concubine reached out and took the little girl into her arms, rubbed her, and kissed her.
Ji Jinyou was already accustomed to the royal concubine kneading her like a dough, and she responded by giggling foolishly.
The Imperial Concubine held the little girl in her arms and said to the Eighth Princess: "Your Third Sister thinks this is embarrassing, so only the Queen and I know about it. And then there are Xiaoqi and you. Don't tell anyone else."
The Eighth Princess immediately assured: "Don't worry, mother, I know."
When Ji Jinyou heard that the Royal Concubine didn't mention her, she raised her hand and said, "Youyou won't tell me, Madam."
The Imperial Concubine laughed out loud and patted the little girl's chubby legs: "That's right, how could you forget about our Xiaojiu."
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The Seventh Princess was ordered to leave the palace and went to the Sixth Prince's house to tell him what had happened. The Sixth Prince was so angry that he kicked a table leg and broke it, and scolded the Third Prince Consort.
After scolding, he ordered his personal attendants to pack their luggage immediately, and ordered the guards to organize the staff, take what they could, and then gather at the city gate. He then followed the Seventh Princess to the First Prince's Palace.
After hearing what the Seventh Princess said, the First Prince's wife was so angry that she rolled up her sleeves and wanted to hit someone. The First Prince quickly advised her not to get angry, then selected a team of people and handed them over to the Sixth Prince, and gave them some instructions.
The Sixth Prince did not delay and immediately rushed to the city gate to meet up with Nanny Zheng and the people in his own mansion. After leaving the city, he headed south all the way to Linjiang County.
The Seventh Princess stayed at the First Prince's residence for lunch. After lunch, the First Prince went to take care of some business, and the Seventh Princess chatted with the First Prince's wife to relieve her boredom.
The eldest prince's wife dismissed the servants and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Qi, did Xiao Jiu and Tong Tong say anything more about my matter?"
The Seventh Princess shook her head: "I never said that again."
The eldest princess nodded: "That means that person is not so quick to act."
The Seventh Princess said, "So far, Tong Tong can only reveal what happened that day. Sister-in-law, you should be careful and cautious."
The eldest prince's wife nodded and said, "Don't worry, Xiaoqi, your elder brother and my mother will take turns to look after me. Besides, your sister-in-law is not a pushover either."
The Seventh Princess asked, "Can you find any clues in the palace?"
The eldest prince's wife replied: "There are some clues, but it is not certain yet. Your eldest brother said to wait and see to avoid wrongly accusing anyone."
As there was still uncertainty, the Seventh Princess tactfully did not ask any questions. She chatted for a while longer before saying goodbye and returning to the palace.
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Ji Jinyou was taken to Furong Palace by the Royal Concubine. After having lunch there, she said she wanted to go back to Miaoyunxuan to take a nap.
The Royal Concubine thought that she had a lot of things to do and couldn't stay with him all the time, so she asked Qingshuang to send him back.
As soon as they returned to Miaoyunxuan, they saw things everywhere inside and outside the house. Jin Xing led the palace maids and eunuchs to run around bringing things back and forth. They were busy but all looked very happy.
Seeing Ji Jinyou coming back, everyone greeted him with a smile.
"No need to be polite." Ji Jinyou raised her little hands in a proper manner and walked over with her short legs. "Xingxing, where is my mother?"
Jin Xing squatted down and replied, "Young Master, Empress Rufei is inside. A few people came to congratulate her earlier. The Empress is tired and has just finished her meal, so she is resting now."
Ji Jinyou ran in and said, "Mother, Youyou is back."
Hearing the little girl's cheerful voice, Ru Fei smiled and stood up from the couch. She opened her arms and reached out to hug the chubby little girl who ran over to her. "Is it time to eat?"
Ji Jinyou hugged Concubine Ru's neck and nudged in her arms: "Youyou has eaten. She ate at the Imperial Concubine's place. Youyou ate a big chicken leg."
Ru Fei smiled and reached out to touch her forehead: "You only eat meat again, have you eaten some vegetables?"
Ji Jinyou giggled, stretched out a fat little finger and shook it, then bent the finger and said: "Youyou ate half a cabbage."
Ru Fei couldn't help laughing: "You naughty boy."
The mother and daughter hugged each other and talked and laughed for a while, then Youyou felt sleepy, yawned a few times, and fell asleep soon. Ru Fei found it funny, kissed the little girl on the round face, and fell asleep too.
When the two woke up and had just eaten some snacks and fruits, Concubine Yue and Concubine Fang came to visit them. Before they could say a few words, Concubine Zhen also came with Concubine Ning.
Concubine Ru was a little annoyed, but since these people had brought gifts to congratulate her and they all had smiles on their faces, she couldn't refuse them and invited them all in to sit down.
Ji Jinyou had just woken up and was still a little lethargic, so he nestled in Ru Fei's arms and listened quietly to the conversation of several people.
After listening to all these insincere compliments for a while, she felt bored and started chatting with the system in her mind: [Empress, did Concubine Zhen have no children in the end? ]
Concubine Zhen was talking nonstop and dominating the whole place. When she heard this, she was stunned. She looked at the little girl sitting in Concubine Ru's arms in confusion, wondering why this child, Xiaojiu, had poked her sore spot in front of her. However, she usually liked Xiaojiu and was not angry.
Concubine Ning was in a daze, her eyes were always on Xiaojiu, but she saw that Xiaojiu didn't open his mouth, and a look of shock appeared on her face.
System: [Let me see. Yes, she didn’t have any children in the end.]
Concubine Zhen stood up suddenly. Ji Jinyou curled up in Concubine Ru's arms and didn't notice her. Concubine Ru frowned slightly and looked at Concubine Zhen in confusion, wondering why she stood up so suddenly.
Yue Guiren and Fang Guiren were considered seniors when it came to listening to Tong Tong's conversation. They also knew that Concubine Ru couldn't hear them. Seeing this, they hurriedly stood up and supported Concubine Zhen on both sides: "Sister Zhen, what's wrong with you?"
The two blocked Concubine Ru's sight and winked at Concubine Zhen. Seeing that they were making strange faces, Concubine Zhen did not ask them on the spot, but sat down under the force of the two.
Seeing that Concubine Ru was still looking at her, she forced a smile and made up an excuse: "I just suddenly remembered something."
Concubine Ru followed suit and said, "If you have something to do, go and do it."
Concubine Zhen waved her hands quickly and said, "It's okay, it's just a small matter." She didn't even understand what was going on, so how could she be willing to leave?
Ru Fei didn't have anything urgent to do at the moment, so she didn't chase them away directly. She just held Youyou in her arms and continued to listen to them.
Seeing that everyone had started chatting again, Ji Jinyou continued to ask: [Tongzhe, do you know why Concubine Zhen has never had a child? ]
System: [It was the old emperor who didn’t allow her to have children.]