While Yinzhen was still upset about this matter, Consort De was already trying to send someone to contact him.
There's no way I can afford to be in a hurry. Just like Peach Blossom said, hesitation only leads to more trouble. Since I've already decided that I can't go out, I have to find a way to contact the Fourth Prince and ask him to talk to the Emperor. If I stay in prison for too long, my father's life might be in danger!
The higher the better.
After all, Yinzhen is the emperor's biological son, so it's more reasonable for him to bring this up!
Moreover, even for the sake of Yinzhen, we can't give him a guilty maternal grandfather.
I hope that His Majesty can forgive Father this time, out of consideration for Yinzhen!
Consort De didn't know how high the chances of this matter were, nor did she know what role her father played in it. Ever since she entered the palace and was chosen as a consort, she had been busy with her own palace affairs, managing her power in the palace, and being careful of Consort Tongjia's schemes. She had no time to care about her father's affairs.
However, the nanny beside Mingyue was personally selected by her, and no one was allowed to tamper with her...
Therefore, those selected without any manipulation by the Imperial Household Department were the purest and most virtuous. However, she didn't know what the girls in other palaces were like.
From childhood to adulthood, her father was an omnipotent figure in her heart. He was adept at handling relationships and always managed to manage all the connections well.
Her father had high hopes for her. She was beautiful from a young age, and even though she came from a family of bondservants, her father still wanted to send her to the palace to try and gain wealth and status. She lived up to expectations and gained a foothold in the palace. She won the favor of Consort Tongjia and was used as a pawn by Consort Tongjia, thus rising to a high position herself.
Anyway, De Guiren thought about these things in a lot of random ways.
After careful consideration, Consort De promptly sent a palace maid to contact him.
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Yinzhen usually preferred to be alone, especially after that incident—he couldn't speak to his mother or the people around him, because they were all sent by his mother.
In fact, Consort Tongjia wanted to raise him to be more lively, but that was just his personality. He would act cheerful in front of Consort Tongjia, but when he came out, he would be silent again, which made Consort Tongjia very helpless.
If anything happens, he will definitely report it to his mother. It's not that he feels estranged from his mother, but he doesn't know how to face her about this matter. He's actually very afraid that his mother's attitude towards him will change after she finds out about this.
After that, he preferred to be alone.
Fortunately, this is his usual temperament, so it doesn't seem unusual.
However, those around Yinzhen noticed that the Fourth Prince had become increasingly silent and rarely approached him. Unless Yinzhen called out to them, they would silently follow behind him and never say a word.
That day, he had just turned into the Imperial Garden when he saw a suspicious palace maid. Her face was familiar to him, because recently he had been waking up in a fright, and the words of this palace maid were echoing in his ears.
"Fourth Prince..." the palace maid called out to him, then looked around—she was worried about being seen. When the mistress gave her the task, she said that it must be kept secret and that Consort Tongjia's people must not see it.
Yinzhen looked over. He knew nothing about the German, and after learning about his own background, he had secretly inquired about it as well.
He felt a great sense of loss after learning that he was not his mother's child, but he did not harbor any resentment towards Consort De.
He was completely at a loss, not knowing what his biological mother was like, or what his feelings for her were...
A secret expectation also began to stir in his heart—he had never before had a proper, open, and aboveboard meeting with her.
But when he came to his senses, he would despise himself for the expectation in his heart. Why did he have such thoughts? His mother raised him with great difficulty. He was with his mother. Why would he suddenly miss his own mother?
Yinzhen's feelings were very complicated.
He both hoped that what he was seeing was fake, but the facts were right in front of him, leaving no room for denial, and he didn't know how to face the people around him, including the people in front of Consort De.
"Fourth Prince, the Empress has been preoccupied with many matters lately and has been unable to spare the time, so she sent me over first..." Actually, Consort De was afraid that Consort Tongjia would discover her actions and alert the Empress, revealing that she was the one who had orchestrated it, which was why she dared not show herself.
Yinzhen nodded in understanding, but felt somewhat saddened inside.
Actually, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even he himself didn't know how to face Consort De, but he still couldn't help feeling disappointed about this matter.
"Oh dear, hearing that you're willing to acknowledge her, my lady, I haven't been able to sleep for several nights. If it weren't for being so busy right now, and looking so haggard, I would definitely have come to see the prince in person!" The palace maid began to plead for help, her heart filled with turmoil and bitterness. She didn't know why she had taken on this task, wanting to ask the prince for help, yet having to be tactful and skillful—it was all too difficult for her!
Yinzhen moved his lips, but he never actually showed any attitude, including whether he accepted or not.
If it is one's own mother, one has no choice or option to refuse her.
Yinzhen fell silent, especially after hearing from a former palace maid about Consort De's current predicament.
He found the palace maid in front of him to be incredibly talkative, rambling on and on, making it impossible for Yinzhen to find the main point.
The Fourth Prince was unusually silent, which made the palace maid feel uneasy.
However, remembering her master's instructions, she still forced herself to continue speaking, even though the Fourth Prince in front of her did not respond.
"Fourth Prince, you are unaware of this. It was the incident a while ago where the maid and servant bullied the princess that dragged your maternal grandfather into it. Your maternal grandfather... you may not know him well... he is Lord Uya of the Imperial Household Department!"
Yinzhen frowned... He regretted stopping here when he saw this palace maid, wondering what use it would be to listen to her say all this.
"Lord Uya is your maternal grandfather. He's always thought of you since you were born, but he's only been concerned for Consort Tongjia..." The palace maid glanced at Yinzhen, subtly trying to sow discord among Consort Tongjia's eyes. "Now that Lord Uya is in trouble, Your Highness is terrified, unable to eat or sleep properly. She's been going for days, and just now she even summoned the imperial physician for a consultation..."
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