"Mother, Yu'er is my sister, and it is my duty to protect her. If it happens again, I will protect my sister without hesitation."
Xiao Ruyu was somewhat touched. Her eldest brother really had a simple mind. She would have to help him more in the future.
[Big Brother is the best, Yu'er likes Big Brother the most! ]
[But my brother, the Queen Mother has helped you catch the spy arranged by Concubine Li, that is Baozhu. She is Concubine Li's person. The Queen Mother has arranged her to another palace, so no one will harm you! ]
【Your destiny has been rewritten! 】
Xiao Ru'an felt warmed when he heard the little princess's complaints. His sister couldn't speak yet, but when she could walk in the future, the palace would definitely be very lively.
Xiao Ru'an felt a little warm in his heart, thinking of Baozhu's usual attentiveness. Sometimes she deliberately mentioned that Concubine De was not nice to him.
He didn't care about it at first, but now he started to analyze it from Xiao Ruyu's words.
Baozhu had been planning this from the very beginning, and he had always been a pawn. Fortunately, he broke through.
He must protect his sister well in the future. He is the little princess’s guardian angel!
The queen ordered people to prepare a light lunch and ate it with the eldest prince.
The eldest prince could not leave his bed, and Queen Duan was worried about disturbing his meditation, so she only stayed for a while before leaving.
When she left, she said to Xiao Ru'an, "You don't have to worry about your studies in the next two days. I will ask the Imperial Academy Scholar to come to the palace to give you private lessons. Just take good care of your injuries, understand?"
Xiao Ru'an said very obediently, "I understand, thank you mother."
After Queen Duan took the little princess away, Concubine De returned to the palace. She placed the phoenix crown left by the Queen in front of Xiao Ru'an, as well as the ginseng and blood swallow supplements, leaving only the snail blue.
"The Phoenix Coronet will be kept for the future eldest prince's consort. Mother will have someone make you a blood swallow soup later. Good boy, take good care of your body."
Concubine De spoke earnestly, without any trace of greed in her eyes as she had when facing Empress Duan.
It’s not that she didn’t trust Queen Duan, but the palace was secretive and she could only consider the eldest prince a little more.
She had no biological children, and she raised the eldest prince herself, so naturally she valued him.
However, in the harem, if the relationship between mother and son is too deep, it is inevitable that jealousy will arise.
Therefore, Concubine De showed to the outside world that she did not like Xiao Ru'an very much and treated him as a burden.
However, the eldest prince was seriously injured and dying this time, and she almost fainted when she heard the news.
"Yes, the child knows."
The mother and son snuggled together, and there was a bit more forbearance in Concubine De's eyes.
"This time you saved the little princess, and the queen is grateful to you. But An'er, there are rumors everywhere in the palace. Someone spreads the rumor that the little princess is a disaster star. In my opinion, this matter has something to do with Concubine Li!"
The imperial palace is so huge with countless concubines. Defei only appears to be wise and foolish on the surface, but she is actually very smart.
Xiao Ru'an's face changed slightly, and he said unhappily, "What does this have to do with my sister? She is just a baby, what can she do? Besides, I was injured because my martial arts skills are too poor and I am not as skilled as others. It has nothing to do with my sister!"
The eldest prince was a little angry because his martial arts skills were too poor and he failed to protect his sister, causing his sister to be labeled a disaster star. He felt that his sister was the most innocent person.
Therefore, Xiao Ru'an had a lofty goal in his heart. No matter how much hardship he had to endure, he would practice martial arts well and protect his sister.
His younger sister is his lucky star and the person who loves him the most in the palace besides his mother. He doesn't allow anyone to say anything bad about his younger sister.
Xiao Ru'an looked at Concubine De pleadingly, "Mother, I'm afraid I need to rest for a while. If you have time, I wonder if you can go visit Yu'er for me. Mother is the leader of the four concubines. If you are close to the little princess, I'm sure no one will dare to say anything bad about her!"
Concubine De was surprised that although An'er was filial on weekdays, she would be mad at reading and suddenly he became smart.
He sees through things and knows how to solve the problems, which is a good thing for him.
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you want. But you're not in good health, so don't worry about these things. Everything is up to mother. They are just rumors and will be broken sooner or later."
The mother and son smiled at each other, and acted in surprisingly tacit understanding.
*
Rumors arose in the palace one after another, although the momentum was controlled by Empress Duan and Concubine De, who secretly punished many palace people.
However, there was quite a commotion in the capital. After the little princess was said to be a disaster star, as if to make this statement come true, Shou'an Hall, a place that took in orphans in the capital, was burned down.
Overnight, many children became homeless and Shou'an Hall suffered a lot of financial losses.
Although some people have investigated how the water was leaked, it has never been fully determined.
Later, some people with bad intentions associated this incident with the rumor that the little princess was a disaster.
As a result, the news became more and more outrageous, and in the end, it was impossible to make people keep their mouths shut.
When Lord Duan knew about this, he almost smashed the wooden table in the hall, and said with a gloomy face.
"The little princess is so cute and she is a lucky girl. Who is so vicious to keep clinging to her reputation?"
Duan Yiling gritted his teeth and said, "We must protect our sister and not let others slander her!"
Duan Yiheng is the eldest son after all, and he had some thoughts in his mind at this moment, and he spoke calmly.
"Father, why don't we first rebuild Shou'an Hall in the name of my aunt, and donate clothes to those homeless orphans, or send them to private schools. This way, perhaps we can quell the rumors in the capital."
Duan Yiling thought his brother was right and quickly agreed.
"Dad, I agree with what my eldest brother said."
After hearing this, everyone discussed it and then took action.
The old marquis contacted craftsmen in the capital and began to rebuild Shou'an Hall, and also reported the matter to the court.
After a busy period, the Duan family finally got the job done, and the original rumors finally stopped.
*
Empress Duan soon found out about her father and brother's affairs outside the palace. She was surprised to learn that it was her nephew who came up with the idea.
After all, he is my brother's child, and he is indeed very intelligent.
Under Queen Duan's thundering tactics, all the palace people who wanted to make up stories chose to shut up.
However, Concubine De would come to Fengyi Palace when she had some free time recently. Sometimes she would chat with Empress Duan, and sometimes she would personally embroider a purse for the little princess.
That would have been fine, but the concubines in the harem who were not close to Queen Duan also came to Fengyi Palace to visit the little princess.
Although she has not yet gotten rid of the reputation of a disaster star, Xiao Ruyu doesn't know that she has won the love of many concubines with her soft and cute appearance.
Concubine Wen said timidly, "Your Majesty, may I hold the little princess in my arms? If my child is born, it should be as cute as the little princess."
Empress Duan also knew that Concubine Wen had been in a gloomy mood recently. She had not left the palace for a long time and even refused to be visited by the Emperor.
It seems that the miscarriage was too much of a blow to her.
However, people have to continue living and naturally have to face many things.
"Hold me, Yu'er will like you."
Concubine Wen hugged the little princess's soft body and moved her cheek close to the little princess. She actually came over and kissed her.
The little princess's eyes and eyebrows opened a little, and she looked a bit like the queen.
The soft little princess gradually dispelled the gloom in Concubine Wen's heart, and she actually felt somewhat cheerful.
Concubine Wen secretly said in her heart, "Good times will come after bad times. It will definitely happen."
Xiao Ruyu was held in Concubine Wen's arms, and at this moment, Xiao Ruyu felt the transparent ring in her hand was slightly hot.
She was slightly stunned, wondering what was going on, so she closed her eyes and used her consciousness to explore the space, and found that she could vaguely see the mountain behind.
And just now, what touched the ring seemed to be Concubine Wen's attitude towards herself.
Could it be that by gaining the favor of others, one could open up the space in the back mountain of Medicine King Valley?