Chapter 422 I thought my mother didn’t love me anymore
When Concubine Yi first entered the palace, she was just a minor noble lady. She knew clearly how many times she had escaped assassination attempts to reach her current position as a noble concubine. Especially after Concubine Jing's accident, she knew even more clearly that in the harem, being able to survive is a victory.
Therefore, when she gave birth to Yuan Baoyu, she had only one wish, which was that the child would grow up healthy and happy and become a leisurely prince in the future.
This had always been her principle until the day she knew what her son was thinking. It turned out that her three-year-old son also aspired to that position.
At that time, Concubine Yi thought a lot. She wondered if she had been wrong all these years and had delayed Yuan Baoyu. Then she made up her mind to train Yuan Baoyu to be the second Yuan Huaihong.
For so many days, no matter how Yuan Baoyu cried, she scolded him cruelly and never dared to let Yuan Baoyu see that she was soft-hearted. She was afraid that she would not be able to hold on.
But I didn’t expect that now...did I do something wrong?
Concubine Yi could no longer bear it. If something happened to her Baoyu, what was the point of her living?
She turned and ran to the bedroom, threw herself on Yuan Baoyu's bed, and grabbed Yuan Baoyu's little hand.
"Baoyu, open your eyes and look at me. Look at me. I promise I will never force you again, okay? Baoyu, I was wrong."
Concubine Yi was in tears.
On the bed, Yuanbao Qu's condition improved a little. He heard Concubine Yi's voice and tried hard to open his eyes.
"Baoyu! Baoyu, are you awake?" Concubine Yi excitedly touched her son's still hot face and asked distressedly, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"Mother!" The little fat man spoke softly, his voice obviously weak, "Mother, I'm sorry!"
"Baoyu, why do you say that?" The tears that Concubine Yi had just held back burst out again, "You didn't do anything wrong to Mother, it was Mother..."
The little fat boy cried silently. He felt really bad. He didn't want to disappoint his mother. He wanted to learn those things, but they were so difficult. Those things were so difficult.
He said pitifully, "Mother, when I recover from my illness, I will study hard, don't be sad."
"Baoyu! My son!" Concubine Yi couldn't bear it anymore and hugged her son tightly. This was her most beloved son. What had she been doing for so many days?
She said while blaming herself, "Let's not study anymore, okay? From tomorrow on, Baoyu can do whatever he wants, okay?"
"But..." Yuan Baoyu blinked his big eyes, "But wouldn't mother like me to be like... the crown prince, and become... a child that makes you proud?"
"No, no." Imperial Concubine Yi shook her head vigorously. "My Baoyu has always been my pride. I allowed you to learn those things simply because..."
She didn't know what to say, "Mother is just afraid that you will regret it in the future, afraid that you will blame me for not teaching you well. Mother really doesn't think Baoyu is bad, not at all."
"Really?" Yuan Baoyu looked over pitifully and carefully confirmed again, "Mother... do you still love Baoyu?"
"Of course, how could I not love you?" Imperial Concubine Yi burst into tears. "My Baoyu will always be the one I love most in my heart, forever."
"Mother!" The poor little fat boy finally believed what Noble Concubine Yi said. He finally understood that he was always Mother's treasure. He burst into tears in grievance, "I thought Mother didn't love me anymore and would not want me in the future, wuwuwu..."
"Silly child, how could it be possible? Silly child!" Imperial Concubine Yi looked at the little guy with self-blame, feeling incredibly distressed. "Mother will always love you!"
"Wuwuwu..." Yuan Baoyu leaned in Concubine Yi's arms and cried aggrievedly.
At the door, Wen Yuanzhang and others also had tears in their eyes. Seeing that the mother and son were finally fine, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, old man, I'll go prescribe medicine for the fifth prince." Wen Yuanzhang was ready to go back. After all, he was an outsider, and it was night time, so it was not suitable for him to stay in the harem for too long.
Before leaving, he patted Li Suining's little head in appreciation and praised with a smile, "County Lady Suining has done another great deed."
Ever since Li Suining reminded him that Wei Ranzhu was pregnant, he felt that this little girl was magical, just like the legend said, she was a lucky star.
If it weren't for his trust in Li Suining, he would never have dared to tell such a beheading lie as the one he just told.
"Hehe, thank you, Grandpa Wen." The little dumpling squinted his eyes happily. "If it weren't for Grandpa Wen's help, I wouldn't be able to help my brother Baoyu. When my brother Baoyu recovers, I will ask him to go to the Imperial Hospital to thank Grandpa in person."
"No need." Wen Yuanzhang smiled lovingly, "Grandpa, I'm already very satisfied just to see you little guys grow up healthily."
Afterwards, Yuan Huaihong and Li Suining sent Wen Yuanzhang away together. When they came back, they saw Concubine Yi coming out.
"Baoyu he..." Yuan Huaihong asked tentatively.
"Baoyu just drank the medicine and went to sleep." Imperial Concubine Yi pulled the corner of her mouth awkwardly, "It's all my fault, these past few days..."
"Your Highness, there's no need to explain. We all understand." Yuan Huaihong smiled and nodded at Imperial Concubine Yi. "After all, it's all because we love Baoyu."
"Thank you!" Imperial Concubine Yi looked at Li Suining with gratitude and apology, "Xiao Suining, thank you. Are you... willing to forgive the Empress?"
Li Suining smiled, showing her cute little teeth, "I have never been angry with the Queen. I know that the Queen loves her brother Baoyu."
"Good child!" Imperial Concubine Yi squatted down and gently hugged Xiao Suining, "Thank you, thank you."
"Hey, hey..." Little Dumpling asked jokingly, "Can I come play with Brother Baoyu tomorrow?"
"Of course, if you wish," Noble Concubine Yi glanced at Yuan Huaihong tentatively, "you can stay in Yonghua Palace tonight."
"Not tonight." Yuan Huaihong immediately expressed his disagreement. He was going to ask why Xiaotuanzi knew about the Yonghua Palace in advance.
"No...?" Concubine Yi was a little disappointed. Just now when Yuan Baoyu was about to fall asleep, he was calling Xiao Suining's name in a daze. But seeing Yuan Huaihong's firm attitude, she didn't dare to insist on keeping Xiao Suining.
"Okay then, tomorrow morning, I'll ask Chunxiang to pick you up from the East Palace, okay?" she asked gently.
The little dumpling nodded immediately, "Okay!"
Imperial Concubine Yi personally escorted them out, and said apologetically, "It's so late, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
In fact, she was also a little curious about how Yuan Huaihong and Li Suining knew that Baoyu was sick, but she didn't ask too much, thinking that Yuan Huaihong might have asked someone to pay attention to the situation here.
"Xiao Suining, see you tomorrow!" She stood at the gate of Yonghua Palace and watched them leave.
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