Indeed, in the eyes of the Fujin, besides herself, the two most important things to her were the glory of the entire Ulanara clan and her second son, Honghui.
Only if her second son grows up safely and inherits the title will the glory of the Ulanara clan continue.
If the Second Prince suffered even the slightest injury, the servants attending to him would inevitably receive a severe scolding from the Princess Consort.
What's more, in a situation like today, the Fujin couldn't help but feel heartbroken and shed tears when she saw the small rashes on the Second Prince's arm.
Fortunately, the Second Prince stopped vomiting by evening, and the Princess Consort finally breathed a sigh of relief. After personally feeding the Second Prince his medicine, she was able to attend to other matters.
"Where is the Fourth Prince?" The Fujin sat in front of the soft couch, raising her hand to press her eyebrows, looking exhausted.
When she fed the Second Prince his medicine, the Fourth Prince was nowhere to be seen.
Yu Ru lowered her head and slumped over, resting her legs on the ground: "Right now, His Majesty is outside questioning the imperial physician. His Majesty has always been most concerned about the Second Prince... but the way you punished Consort Liu today was really a bit..."
Upon hearing this, the Princess Consort glared at Yu Ru: "I know perfectly well what Consort Liu is up to. If I had known this would happen, I would never have allowed the Second Prince to see anything sent in from outside!"
The princess said those words with a vicious edge.
Yu Ru immediately dared not say anything more. She lowered her head and said, "Yes, this servant has remembered."
In fact, Liu Gege sent it many times. On several occasions, the Second Prince did not eat it, so the Fujin (wife) had the maids divide it up. Even Yu Ru ate it a few times.
She herself found it a bit strange. Liu Gege's bewildered look when she was summoned didn't seem fake, and she didn't quite believe that Liu Gege would have such audacity.
They still resort to such low-level methods.
Finally, there was no problem with the milk cake; Yu Ru was probably a traitor within the main courtyard.
However, since the Fujin's heart was preoccupied with the Second Prince, Yu Ru naturally couldn't speak up. She could only secretly check the entire main courtyard with Granny Qian, but in the end, they didn't find anything suspicious.
Just as the Fujin recovered and prepared to go outside to look for the Fourth Prince, she was told by the maid that the Fourth Prince had already returned to the front courtyard after asking the imperial physician.
The princess was so angry that she had a heart attack. She inevitably thought that the fourth prince was avoiding her, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"How is the Second Prince?"
She was truly confused at this moment. She had just come from the Second Prince's place, yet she was asking about him again.
Yu Ru quickly comforted the Fujin: "You haven't slept for most of the day, why don't you go rest in the inner room for a while? The Second Prince has servants and Granny Qian watching over him. The calming pillow was just aired out these past two days. You haven't been sleeping well these past two days, so you need to take care of yourself."
The calming pillow that the Fujin used to use these past few days was taken away to be washed and replaced with a new pillow core. It was only aired out these last two days, so the Fujin hasn't been sleeping well these past two days. Clearly, the calming pillow that Wang Jinzhong brought over is indeed somewhat useful.
The princess finally went to rest, after all, she had indeed been guarding the second prince for most of the day, and her energy was not very high at the moment.
After seeing the Fujin off to rest, Yu Ru turned to look at the Second Prince.
...
The Fourth Master left the main courtyard and returned to the front courtyard. He summoned Granny Zhong to give him an answer.
Today, Granny Zhong also went to the main courtyard. On his way to the main courtyard after receiving the news, Fourth Master immediately asked Fulu to invite Granny Zhong to come to the main courtyard with him.
Granny Zhong quickly came in from outside to report. Unlike the vague answers from the imperial physicians, she spoke fluently and clearly: "There's nothing wrong with that box of milk cakes. Eunuch Su also went to the kitchen in the back courtyard to inquire. This isn't the first time Consort Liu has had them make milk cakes; the milk cakes are made with fresh goat milk that just arrived in the kitchen today. The servants around the Second Prince have also checked, and so far, they haven't found anything unusual."
"Temporarily?" Fourth Master grasped the key point.
Granny Zhong's expression also seemed somewhat puzzled: "There is nothing around the Second Prince, but this servant suspects something around the Fujin."
The coldness in Fourth Master's eyes hardened: "Investigate!"
Granny Zhong bowed and replied, "Yes."
In March, such a commotion occurred in the mansion, and for a time, everything handled by the kitchen had to be handled with extreme caution, and everything had to be inspected before it could enter the various courtyards in the backyard.
The Princess Consort was very concerned about the Second Prince's health. The Second Prince stopped vomiting and having diarrhea the next day, but the rash on his body took several days to heal, and his spleen and stomach were indeed much weaker.
By the time the Princess Consort had some free time, it was almost April, but the Empress had not yet summoned her to the palace to discuss the upcoming selection of new concubines for the household.
In the end, the Princess Consort couldn't sit still any longer and took the initiative to submit her nameplate and enter the palace before April arrived.
It's also a good opportunity to talk to Consort De about the Second Prince.
She went to the palace and spent half a day in Yonghe Palace with Consort De. She also had lunch in Yonghe Palace. However, the expression on the Fujin's face when she came out of Yonghe Palace was somewhat inexplicable.
He seemed somewhat pleased, yet also somewhat strange and suspicious.
When the Fujin went into the inner palace to talk to the Consort De, she couldn't bring anyone with her. When the Fujin came out of Yonghe Palace, Granny Qian and Yu Ru supported her on either side.
"Let's go back to the manor first," the princess said, waving her hand.
After leaving the Forbidden City and getting into the carriage, the Princess Consort finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Her Majesty told me that there probably won't be any new ladies entering the household this year during the imperial concubine selection."
Compared to Granny Qian, Yu Ru was less composed: "How could that be?"
The princess consort seemed somewhat puzzled as well: "Your Highness said that was His Majesty's intention. Could it be that what happened in our inner quarters has reached Father Emperor's ears?" Her tone finally carried a hint of lingering fear.
People who have done many bad things will involuntarily feel guilty and assume that everything is their fault when they encounter any trouble.
That's how the Fujin was at that moment.
Even Lian Yuru hesitated upon hearing the words of the Fujin, but still subconsciously reassured her: "Fujin is overthinking it. Perhaps His Majesty has other plans."
Even Yu Ru herself didn't quite believe what she was saying.
Granny Qian's voice was much calmer: "How was Your Highness's expression when you spoke with the Princess Consort?"
The Fujin rubbed her wrists; serving the food to Consort De at lunch had exhausted her. "It was no different from usual. That old hag even laughed twice while she was talking, as if she, as the mother, was quite happy that the Fourth Prince's harem wasn't welcoming any new concubines."
After hearing this, Granny Qian pondered for a moment: "In that case, for the Fujin, it doesn't really matter whether or not new women enter the household."
The princess rubbed her wrist: "But those few in the back courtyard got a huge advantage. They're all timid and can't even take a step."
Granny Qian lowered her eyes: "What the Princess Consort says is true. It is good to use someone else to kill someone, but it is not as effective as taking the knife yourself and controlling life and death."
The princess remained silent for a while: "Now everything is calm... and the knife is getting dull."
Granny Qian smiled and said, "Princess, there's no rush. It's not time to test the knife yet."
Yes, nowadays, the Fourth Prince's harem naturally doesn't need the Princess Consort to take care of things.
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