Yonghe Palace had been quiet for several days. Every time Mingyue returned from outside at noon, she felt incredibly depressed. She even thought it would be better to stay in the study, because the atmosphere in the palace was just too oppressive, and her mother was in a very bad mood...
However, she couldn't stay in the study forever. If she did, the other princesses would definitely ask questions. Someone as proud as her wouldn't share her troubles with outsiders, especially since they already harbored resentment towards her.
So she was troubled like this. When she was studying in the study, she would often be distracted thinking about things in the palace. Every time she returned to Yonghe Palace, she felt that the days were like years. She didn't know how to comfort her mother. Her mother seemed to be immersed in her own world and wouldn't listen to anyone else.
She certainly felt very sorry for her mother, but she didn't want to stay in such a depressing environment, which put a lot of psychological burden on her.
The little girl already has worries in her heart, and there are many things she resists.
Because she only recently learned that her brother would no longer be her brother, which might sound a bit convoluted.
However, the nanny told her that her brother's official register had been completely changed to be under another concubine's name, and he would never be her brother again...
She felt a little sad when she first heard the news.
She was stunned for a moment, feeling as if something was missing. Her mother had always told her that she had a biological older brother, and she had met him and knew that he treated her mother very badly.
She disliked her brother somewhat because of this, but she never imagined that she would actually not have him...
Jingrou has several older brothers. I heard that all of her cousins are strong and powerful. Not only that, she also has a fifth cousin. Mingyue feels a little unfamiliar with the fifth cousin because, although they are siblings, they don't get along as well as cousins.
Wenying also has an older brother... I heard that her brother performed quite well when she played polo last time. She was so excited that her face turned red, and she chattered on and on in the study for several days, making a lot of noise!
Even Minghui…who lost her mother at a young age, was treated better by the princes in the palace than by her own brothers.
What Mingyue didn't know was that the princes above were simply closer to Jingrou and the others. In addition, Yinreng was close to Jingrou, so naturally they had closer interactions. After all, it was rare for a princess and a prince of their age to have a particularly good relationship, unless they shared the same biological mother.
She felt angry and embarrassed...
How could this be? Why is my brother so cold-blooded and heartless? Did Empress Tongjia treat her so well that she didn't want to acknowledge her as her mother?
She has an older brother, but now she acts as if she doesn't have one. How can she accept that?
"Has Mother had her meal?" Mingyue walked in. It was very quiet inside, and the palace maids seemed not to dare to breathe.
But no one answered her for a long time. The palace was very deserted, as if there was no human presence at all, but she knew very well that her mother was inside…
Yonghe Palace is usually very lively now, as the Khan often comes to visit his mother, and she can even act cute in front of him... However, she hasn't been able to see her Khan up close for several months now.
"Princess..." the palace maid said hesitantly, "Consort De has already eaten and is resting now. Princess, please allow me to serve you your meal..."
Mingyue nodded blankly.
I'm eating alone again.
She could have comforted her mother, but her mother wanted to avoid the matter. She ate her tasteless meal, feeling increasingly sad. She didn't know what to do to make her mother feel better.
"Granny...is there really no chance to save her? How can we make Mother better?" She held up her chopsticks. Even though the servants were serving the meal quickly, and Mingyue had barely eaten anything that morning, she didn't feel hungry at all.
The old woman sighed, shook her head, and didn't say anything more. She knew that the princess was asking about the chance to make amends regarding the Fourth Prince, but the imperial genealogy had already been altered and the emperor's decree had been issued.
Do you really expect the emperor to overturn his previous edicts and slap himself in the face?
That's impossible!
Perhaps the only chance is for Consort De to gain favor soon and conceive another prince so that she can support the princess and help her mother recover!
At this moment, she couldn't help but sigh, "If only the Sixth Prince were still here!"
She was considered one of the older members of the palace.
When the Sixth Prince was born, she had just been sent to serve Princess Mingyue. At that time, she was very jealous of the palace maids who were sent to serve the Sixth Prince, after all, serving a princess and serving a prince were two completely different futures!
If a nanny serves a prince well, she will be able to leave the palace with the princes and live a life of luxury outside the palace. Furthermore, her family members may even be given important positions by the prince.
When the Sixth Prince was just born and turned one year old, he was given such a wonderful name by the Emperor. He was already a highly sought-after figure in the palace. At that time, being able to serve as a nanny by his side was something that everyone wanted but could not obtain!
That includes her, of course.
However, Consort De was assigned to Princess Mingyue, which naturally made her feel frustrated, but she tried her best to calm herself down.
However, this happy period did not last long. With the death of the Sixth Prince, some of the palace maids and nannies who had served by his side were executed because the Emperor had ordered their deaths. The remaining lowly servants, who had served the Sixth Prince, were disliked by Consort De and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.
No one knew better than the old nanny what fate awaited those who fell out of favor with their masters in the palace…
So the fate of those palace maids was predictable. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he was serving a princess and not a dangerous prince...
In the blink of an eye... several years have passed, and she has now become the most valued nanny by Princess Mingyue's side, while some of her old friends have turned into dust.
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