Chapter 19 If I hadn’t replaced the child
The autumn sunlight was gentle, but it stung her eyes as she had been cooped up in the house all year round.
"Young lady, what's going on today?"
Qi called him respectfully, as she had now been demoted to a commoner without any rank, the lowest-ranking palace maid, and a junior servant of the ninth rank.
The maid was puzzled: "You can't even remember the date of your own daughter's full moon. You are too..."
Qi just remembered that she had been in the cold palace for a month.
If she had not done something like replacing the baby, she would have just finished her confinement and was enjoying the happiness of family life with her own little princess.
But now all the excitement and joy had nothing to do with her. She murmured, "If I could do it again..."
Qi's eyes became firm. If she had to do it again, she would plan it more carefully.
Just let the little girl die in the womb and burn her to death so that the emperor won't find out anything unusual.
What’s the use of a princess? When she grows up, she can only get married. Only when a prince comes, she can become the queen or the queen mother!
When the banquet was about to start, the emperor went to the two ceremony halls, and everyone bowed and took their seats.
Prince Lu didn't realize there was anything wrong with his drink. After drinking a few glasses, he felt dizzy and thought it was because he had drunk too much alcohol today.
After a while, he raised his glass and said, "I congratulate your majesty on the birth of your first child. I thought I could have enjoyed my nephew's full-month celebration last year, but I finally got to enjoy it after a year."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent, and no one dared to speak.
We didn’t have a full-moon banquet last year because both of your majesty’s princes died young. Prince Lu was literally pulling teeth out of a tiger’s mouth.
Even if he is the emperor's younger brother, he wouldn't dare to do this!
The noble concubine and the ordinary concubine were about to throw their chopsticks.
The veins on the emperor's hands were bulging, showing his anger, but his face remained motionless.
"So I thank God for being so kind and leaving me a princess."
"Ha ha ha ha."
King Lu smiled and said, "It's not that I feel sorry for her, but a little girl can't get in the way, so I didn't do it."
He proudly took another sip of the wine, picked up several slices of roast duck with his chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth, looking like a very generous drunk.
"Master!" The noble concubine could not hold up her body and fell off the throne. The palace maid behind her hurriedly supported her.
But she collapsed completely, unable to hold herself up, and her beautiful eyes were filled with poison as she stared at Prince Lu, as if she wanted to stare through him.
No one else at the banquet thought anything was wrong. The imperial concubine was the mother of one of the princes who died in infancy. It was normal for her to be upset when she heard Prince Lu's outrageous words.
The emperor gave Eunuch Jiang a look, and Eunuch Jiang immediately shouted: "Where are the imperial guards? Quickly capture Prince Lu!"
The armor and combat boots made a clanging sound when they stepped on the floor. The imperial guards on duty outside the Liangyi Hall came in and captured King Lu.
"How dare you! I am a prince of the Yue Dynasty, and you guys let go of your dirty hands!"
The drugs in his wine were taking effect, and he was not aware of the situation yet.
After the people were taken away, the hall fell silent. The sounds of singing, dancing and music also stopped. The musicians and dancers all stood quietly in the corner, not daring to perform anymore.
The Minister of the Central Secretariat whispered to his wife, "Your Majesty may not be in the mood to continue the banquet. We can go back and sneak a peek later to see if the children are doing their homework seriously."
The wife of the Minister of the Central Secretariat nodded.
Then the emperor's deep but powerful voice came from the dragon chair: "Today is the princess's full moon day. You are so happy. Don't let this shameless villain spoil your fun."
He clapped his hands: "Keep playing, keep dancing!"
Zhongshu Ling: Can you still eat this?
Bei Jingchu in Xuanshi Hall welcomed the happiest moment of the day, as the nanny read out the gift list to her.
What kind of agate pillow was sent by the Zhongshuling family?
The ice silkworm silk sent by Concubine Xian’s family.
There is also a twelve-hour dial given by her biological father.
Bei Jingchu counted her increasingly abundant little treasury and smiled with her pink gums showing.
The nanny smiled lovingly: "The little princess is so smart! She can understand good things even though she is so young."
After taking good care of the child for more than half a month, the nanny liked the child more and more.
[Of course not! I am the smartest! ]
Mammy:? Who is talking?
[What are you daydreaming about! Keep reading! I still want to hear about my gifts and what else? ]
The nanny discovered that she could hear the little princess's thoughts, and then the emperor walked in.
She controlled herself and bowed without showing any abnormality.
There was a child in their village who was burned to death because of his weirdness. If other people knew about the magical powers of the little princess, it would be hard to say whether it would be a blessing or a curse.
She didn't dare to gamble and could only try her best to keep it secret.
The nanny continued to read: "The Imperial Master gave me a peace locket."
"Oh? A gift from the imperial teacher?" The emperor, who had come in to hug Bei Jingchu, turned around, walked to the pile of gifts, picked out the peace locket, and held it in front of Bei Jingchu.
A red string is connected to a transparent white jade peace locket.
It looks high quality, smooth and smooth.
But Bei Jingchu has seen a lot of good things since she traveled through time. This kind of jade is just a small gadget that can be seen everywhere in the palace.
However, the emperor solemnly tied a red rope to the head of her bed.
"The gift from the Imperial Master is not an ordinary thing. It may really be able to keep Chu Chu safe."
National Master?
It took Bei Jingchu a while to remember that there was such a person.
His presence in the original novel was too weak. Apart from the one time when he dissuaded the emperor from taking the elixir, he never appeared again after that.
[Is the Imperial Master some powerful figure? Why was he of no use at all when the Yue Dynasty was destroyed? ]
Emperor: ...Let’s not talk about the country’s demise. We are still good father and daughter.
After hearing this, the nanny could no longer maintain her expression. The country is destroyed?
So she couldn't send all the money back home from today onwards. She had to save some for herself for the trip so that she could take the little princess away with her.
Bei Jingchu clicked on the favorability column and saw one more person.
Ah Yu
Status: Mother of the Grand Princess of the Yue Dynasty (Sixth Rank)
Favorability: 40
Good fellow, this is worthy of being a royal palace, even the wet nurse is an official.
No wonder there is an old saying that the seventh-rank official is the prime minister’s door!
Everyone who appears on the system page has a favorability of 40 or above. If others' favorability towards her reaches 40, she will appear here.
While Bei Jingchu was awake, the emperor carried her to the inner prison.
A basin of water splashed on Prince Lu's face. He opened his eyes in confusion, then seemed to see the scene in front of him clearly and became sober instantly.
"Brother! Brother! I was talking nonsense before. I am your only brother!" He said as he tried to crawl over and hug the emperor's thighs, but was kicked away by the guard.
"Tie him up."
With just two simple words, King Lu was tied to a pillar, unable to move at all.
He once again realized in an extremely profound way what kind of imperial power he longed for.
[So handsome! He is worthy of being my dad. The villain was caught before he could even use his strength. He is the villain who gets colder the fastest.]
The emperor was in a very good mood and patted the baby in his arms.
"Brother, I was possessed by evil spirits just now and that's why I was talking nonsense. Please forgive me for not reporting the truth. In fact, Concubine Li was the one who killed my two nephews.
I turned a blind eye because I was afraid of getting involved in the court disputes."
It was Concubine Li who did it in the first place. When the emperor investigates Concubine Li, he will be cleared of suspicion. The final punishment is nothing more than being confined to his house for a few days for offending the dead prince.