After Lanqin's repeated requests, Fourth Master finally agreed to let the wet nurses take their young children to care for them together. The two wet nurses each had a child under one year old.
Now, the South Courtyard was much livelier than before. Suddenly, there were three children in the courtyard. Lanqin specially arranged for the two wet nurses' children to sleep and play with Wuxiha just like them, except that Wuxiha didn't drink the wet nurses' milk, but was breastfed by Lanqin herself.
The wet nurses didn't have much to do; they simply played with and put the three children to sleep. The three maids assigned to serve Wuxiha were responsible for collecting the children's clothes and toys. Lanqin, Nianxue, and others were responsible for feeding Wuxiha. It was a clear division of labor, with each person fulfilling their duties.
The wet nurse was naturally very grateful to Lanqin because her own child had been brought in to be raised. She treated all three children equally and naturally wouldn't neglect Wuxiha either.
Lanqin used this reason to persuade the Fourth Master that Wuxiha should have playmates from a young age, and that interacting with other children would help her become stronger.
A month passed quickly; Wuxiha was a month old, and Lanqin's postpartum confinement was over. During this month, Fourth Master had learned how to change Wuxiha's diapers.
Faced with the Fourth Prince's unequal treatment, Yan Yu's resentment grew stronger. Her twins were only six months old, yet the Fourth Prince rarely visited them. Now that Lan Qin had given birth to a daughter, it would be even more difficult for her child to see the Fourth Prince.
Jealousy often makes women lose their rationality, especially when their rationality is clouded.
Yan Yu knew that Wuxiha was a month old, and she secretly plotted how to use this opportunity to get rid of the person she desperately wanted to get rid of without anyone noticing.
That day, Yan Yu, accompanied by her maid, arrived at Madam Yin's room in the west courtyard. She initially held Madam Yin in contempt, but this time she couldn't find a suitable person to help her complete her plan. Therefore, Yan Yu brought her personal maid, Jinzhi, to Madam Yin's room.
She deliberately chose a time when the Third Prince had not yet returned. When Madam Yin saw Yan Yu arrive, she was surprised, but she also respectfully invited her into the house.
“Sister, Princess Niu’s baby Wuxiha is one month old. I wonder what you plan to send over?” Yan Yuxian said with a casual, conversational expression.
“I’m also worried about this. We already sent it during the baby’s third-day celebration, and it wouldn’t be good to send it again at the full moon celebration.” Madam Yin didn’t know what Yan Yu’s intentions were in suddenly coming to talk to her about this matter. In any case, it was definitely not because she came here to rest and chat.
“I think so too. When I was with my mother, I heard that people usually bring food to babies who are a month old. Why don’t we make something to eat and send it over?” Yan Yu said with a smile.
"Food?" Madam Yin pondered the idea, a slight worry creeping into her heart: food is prone to problems, and if something goes wrong, someone might tamper with it, making it impossible to explain herself later.
“I heard that Ushiha has a sweet tooth, so why don’t we send some red date cakes made with blood-nourishing ingredients to the shop?” Yan Yu said.
“How could a baby like her possibly eat at a cake shop?” Madam Yin suppressed her doubts and continued to speak to Yan Yu.
"It's just a formality. She's so small; she can't really eat anything except breast milk. I asked you to send it over not because the little princess has to eat the jujube cake. The adults standing there also have mouths to eat." Yan Yu smiled sweetly; she had already figured out a way to deal with Lan Qin and her son. As the saying goes, once food is delivered, the host feels embarrassed to leave it uneaten. Saying it's for the little princess is more like saying it's for the adults.
Madam Yin thought Yan Yu's idea sounded risk-free; it was just red date cakes.
"What does my sister plan to give me?" Madam Yin asked, looking up.
“I also plan to send some food; I’ve decided on a barley and lily porridge. Everyone can try it then,” Yan Yu said.
"Oh. Thank you for the suggestion, sister. I'll go ask the kitchen for some red dates and pastries. Making some red date cakes myself would be really nice."
Yan Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'll head back now, so I won't disturb your rest any longer, little sister."
After seeing Yan Yu off, Ye Ying stood behind Madam Yin and said worriedly, "What wind blew her here today? I have a feeling her ideas aren't very good, Your Highness, please be careful."
"Hmph, I only know that red dates can replenish blood and qi, but I don't know what's wrong with barley and lily porridge." Although Madam Yin was also suspicious, she couldn't think of what she would do if she could never go back.
"Princess, don't overthink it. You're just scaring yourself." Since Princess Yan Yu says so, we'll do as she says. If anything goes wrong, it won't be your responsibility. Besides, what problems could possibly arise with red date cake?
"Go prepare some red dates. Making some food yourself would be a nice gift. Everyone gives gold and jewels, which is rather meaningless," Madam Yin said with a faint smile. "I'll just give some food; that would be quite unique, wouldn't it?"
Ye Ying bowed and then went out to prepare those things for Madam Yin.
As Madam Yin leaned against the doorway, gazing at the golden clouds on the horizon, she felt an immense sense of peace and contentment.
The Fujin's people kept urging her to take action, but she needed to have a plan.
That kind of loyalty that would cost her own life—Yin Shi was no longer willing to be someone else's scapegoat.
Meanwhile, Yan Yu was helping Jin Zhi walk back, pondering as they went.
"Jinzhi, do you think Madam Yin will go back and make that jujube cake?" Yan Yu asked.
“I’m sure Lady Yin will be able to do it. We also need to prepare the barley cakes we’ve made. It’s certain that the people you hate will suffer, maybe even die. Now that Lady Yin has taken the bait, our plan will be more than half successful,” Jinzhi said carefully as she served her.
"Hmm. I also think she'll agree. As for giving her gold, silver, or jewels, she doesn't really have anything good to offer. Besides, she's only using her allowance as a princess, so there aren't many things she can actually give away," Yan Yu said.
“What you say is very true, Princess. Once Princess Yin’s jujube cake is ready, I will have someone send our barley cake over as well,” Jinzhi said, glancing cautiously at Lanqin.
"Come on, a good show is about to begin. I can't wait to see her suffer from stomach pain," Yan Yu said with a smug smile.
At this moment, in the south courtyard, Lanqin was playing with Wuxiha and the children of the two wet nurses. She then had a fine Persian blanket laid out on the ground.
"Come on, come and play. You come too." Seeing that the two children looked a little shy, Lanqin reached out to hug them.
“Master, how could we trouble you with their help? Please, Master, do not be so kind as to ask us to do this,” the wet nurse said, trembling with fear.
“Children, you don’t need to be so nervous. The two children are the same as Ushiha when they come in. Don’t let them feel that their status is mysterious or that they are treated differently,” Lanqin said.
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