Lanqin was stunned; she had never expected that Kangxi would summon them to the palace at this moment.
Seeing Lanqin's stunned expression, the Fourth Prince assumed she was reluctant to part with her children and immediately said, "Father Emperor has agreed to let you and Hongli enter the palace together, and you'll stay in Mother's palace. If you're worried about Wuxiha and Bechuk, I'll send them in as well, but..."
"Let Sister Song look after Ushiha and Bechuk for a while. I will go to the palace with Hongli. It's best not to disobey Father's decree," Lanqin interrupted the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince hadn't expected Lanqin to agree so readily. After all, the plan was for them, mother and son, to stay in the palace for a few days, but the exact number was uncertain. Kangxi's thoughts were unfathomable; the Fourth Prince couldn't very well ask him about it later!
"My lord, would you like to have dinner? If not, I'm going to check on Hongli. I tell him stories every day at this time," Lanqin said, getting up.
Fourth Master watched as Lanqin drifted past him, speechless. He had argued with Lanqin before, but he could always put on a stern face and scare her. Now, however, he could clearly feel the coldness emanating from Lanqin.
Lanqin went outside and saw that Cui Niang was still there, so she said, "Cui Niang, you should go home now. You don't need to serve us here anymore."
Cui Niang refused and went over to support Lan Qin's arm, saying, "Let me help you go see the Sixth Prince."
Lanqin knew what Cui Niang was going to say, so she let her follow and walked towards Hongli on her flowerpot-soled shoes.
“Master, this servant thinks that Master intends to reconcile with you?” Cui Niang said.
"So, I should happily run up to him and thank him for his mercy in not holding me accountable for my cruelty in plotting against him and Wuya's child? Isn't that terrifying?" Lanqin's thinking was now entirely that of a modern person, and she angrily uttered these words to Cui Niang. For Cui Niang, these words were unacceptable to women of her generation.
“Master, your anger will only give some people an opportunity to take advantage of you!” Cui Niang said, following behind Lan Qin.
"Whoever wants to take this opportunity, I'll offer it to them with both hands!" After saying this, Lanqin hurried over to Hongli.
The Fourth Prince stood alone in Lanqin's room for a long time, but in the end, he didn't eat and silently walked out of the South Courtyard. However, before he left, he told Sihua that Lanqin should pack her things as soon as possible and enter the palace in three days.
Meanwhile, Lady Wuya waited and waited for the Fourth Prince, but he never came, and she began to feel uneasy. Although she had lost the child, she was still in her postpartum confinement period.
"Master!" Cuiyun walked into the room and saw that Wuya's soup had not been touched.
"How is it? Has the master returned? Where did he go?" Wuya asked hurriedly, sitting up.
"Master, has the master returned? Or has he gone to the South Courtyard?" Cuiyun whispered.
Click!
Uya's face immediately contorted with rage, and she slammed the soup bowl beside her to the ground. It contained her ginseng chicken soup.
"Why! It was clearly her who caused me to become like this, who caused me to lose my child, why does Master still want to go see her!" Uya Shi seemed to have no more restraint and screamed.
“Master, perhaps His Majesty is investigating. His Majesty’s matter has not been fully investigated yet, and His Majesty will not let it go so easily,” Cuiyun said.
"Really? But why is he still going to the South Courtyard? Why?" Uya couldn't accept this fact at all. She had gone to great lengths to cause her own child to fall out, hoping to increase the Fourth Prince's guilt and frame Lanqin. But now, the Fourth Prince hadn't gone to punish Niohuru, but instead went to her place.
"Your Majesty, please don't get agitated. You're still in your postpartum period; you mustn't get excited," Cuiyun quickly said.
“Cuiyun, although that child was destined to be harmed and unable to be born, I, this princess, personally bumped into her. How can I watch Niohuru get away with it all?” Uya’s eyes were almost bleeding. These past few days, she had been having the same dream every night, a dream of a small figure crying. Each time, Uya would wake up terrified by this dream.
In order to frame Lanqin, she personally killed her own flesh and blood. This fact will forever remain buried in her heart, preventing her from finding peace.
"Master, please calm down. Please calm down. The Master will definitely seek justice for you. Our little princess cannot have died in vain," Cuiyun said.
"Yes, it can't be lost in vain. It can't be!" Uya said, almost as if she were in a madman.
"Master, Consort Nian has arrived!" Zhui'er, who was outside, walked to the door of the room and said to Wuya Shi inside.
"What's wrong with my sister?" Madam Nian had already reached the door. She was wearing a rose-red cheongsam and her hair was adorned with emerald green pearls and jade.
Uya looked at Nian, her heart filled with hatred for her. She knew that Nian was the one who had harmed her. However, she had no choice but to make a deal with this woman.
"What happened to the plan that Consort Niohuru promised? Now Niohuru is still living peacefully in the South Courtyard, without even losing a single hair." Consort Wuya suppressed her hatred and said with a stern face.
"Hehe, sister, the suspicion surrounding Nan Xiaoyuan hasn't been cleared yet. It's impossible for the master not to have any doubts about her. The rift between them will definitely widen because of this. Although we haven't immediately seen Niohuru being disliked by the master, we've already sown the seeds of discord between them. With just a little nurturing, those rifts will grow like weeds," said Nian Shi. Actually, she hadn't been in a good mood these past few days either. Zhao Mingcai's suicide had caught her completely off guard. She had used his younger brother's gambling debts to pressure his mother, thus controlling Zhao Mingcai. It was through this servant that Nian Shi had managed to administer so much appetite-stimulating medicine to Wuya Shi for so long.
"While what you say is true, the South Courtyard remains as secure as ever. Right now, the Master is with her. Consort Nian, I'm afraid all our efforts will be in vain," said Lady Wuya sarcastically.
“Sister, there’s no need to be so anxious. I’ve heard some news, which is why I’ve come to share it with you. Don’t you want to hear it?” said Lady Nian.
"What news?" asked Uya.
"A few days later, Lady Niohuru and the Sixth Prince entered the palace together. It is said that the Emperor summoned them to live in the palace," Lady Nian said.
“The Sixth Prince has always been highly regarded by the Emperor, which is not good news for us,” said Lady Uya.
"Think about it, where will Fourth Master go if the mistress of the South Courtyard is gone?" Madam Nian said with a smile.
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