When Granny Li arrived at Madam Yin's room, Madam Yin was feeding fish to the little black cat.
"Greetings, Granny. It's been so long since I've seen you. I've really missed you." Madam Yin knew that she was the Fujin's confidante. Although she was just a maid, she was in charge of all the affairs in the main courtyard.
"The princess is still as beautiful as ever. It's such a pity that she's confined here all day," said Granny Li frankly.
Granny Li had a strange feeling that Madam Yin's gaze was as melancholy and cold as that of a black cat, and even someone of her age couldn't help but feel her hair stand on end.
After being confined for more than half a year, the changes in Madam Yin made even Granny Li feel that this woman was no longer the Madam Yin who had just entered the mansion.
Cough cough cough!!!
Madam Yin suddenly coughed a few times, and the already quiet room seemed even more desolate because of her coughing.
"Has the princess caught a cold? It's already June." Granny Li said, looking at her slightly pale face.
“Gege has been ill since last winter because of a lack of charcoal. And we can’t go to see a doctor…” Ye Ying interjected.
"Shut up! Who gives you the right to say such things to the old nanny? I'm a princess who's been confined to my quarters. I'm only alive now because of the Fujin's tolerance and kindness," Madam Yin scolded.
Li Mama said, "Your Highness has suffered. Your rations during your confinement have been reduced. But Your Highness is ill. Why didn't you inform the Princess Consort?"
Madam Yin said softly, "This lowly concubine deserves to die a thousand deaths. I have only survived by chance. How dare I bother you again, my lady?"
Granny Li smiled slightly and said, "This old servant will go and inform the Princess Consort immediately, and ask Doctor Wu to come and take the Princess's pulse. Although the Master has confined the Princess to her quarters, he did not say that she cannot summon a doctor if she is ill. The Princess is so kind-hearted."
Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Madam Yin no longer needed to play coy and said, "Does the Princess Consort want the child in the South Courtyard's womb to miscarry?"
Granny Li didn't answer, but just smiled slightly. Madam Yin naturally understood, thinking to herself: Humph, she wants to do bad things, but she's never willing to get involved herself.
“You’ve made the princess suffer for the past six months. Doesn’t the princess want her to suffer the same pain?” said Granny Li.
Madam Yin smiled calmly and said, "I am currently imprisoned and cannot even step out of the door. What can I do?"
Li Mama said, "The Princess Consort really thought of a way to get the Princess out, which is why she sent me to discuss it with her."
Madam Yin's faint smile faded as she asked, "If the Princess Consort is willing to let me go, will Master agree?"
Li Mama said, "The Princess Consort has a solution; the Princess Consort just needs to wait. When the time comes, this old servant will come to congratulate the Princess Consort."
The matter has been discussed to this point, and both sides understand the meaning.
After seeing off Granny Li, Ye Ying returned to find that the cat beside Madam Yin was missing.
"Princess, after that incident last time, the Fujin didn't come to our rescue. Do you still believe her now?" Ye Ying had endured the past six months with Madam Yin. They had figured out what had happened back then and naturally knew that they had been used as pawns by the Fujin.
“I know that cooperating with her is like asking a tiger for its skin. But if we don’t cooperate, we won’t even be able to leave this house. Ye Ying, what kind of life have we been living these past few days? Rather than waiting to die here, we might as well take a gamble.” Madam Yin held a comb in her hand and handed it to Ye Ying.
Ye Ying took the comb and began to comb Yin's hair.
"With such a beautiful face, how did you end up like this?" Ye Ying grew up with Madam Yin and always spoke her mind.
“There will be opportunities to make a man fall for a woman, no matter what kind of attraction he may have. As long as there is even the slightest attraction, there is still a chance,” Madam Yin murmured.
"Let's wait and see how the Princess Consort manages to rescue the Princess first," Ye Ying said.
Meanwhile, Granny Li replied to what the Fujin had said to Madam Yin.
"How is she?" The Fujin was holding Hongshi in her arms, personally guiding his little hand to trace large characters.
“This old servant thinks that Madam Yin has improved. Perhaps she has also understood what happened last time. We must also be wary of her,” said Granny Li.
"Oh? She's learned her lesson. She probably understands that without the support of the main courtyard, it's impossible for her to remember," the Fujin said.
“That’s right, but it will probably take some effort to get her back into the master’s sights,” said Granny Li, looking at the Fujin.
“Let’s wait and see what opportunities arise. My birthday is coming soon, so how about we set up a feast at Bixin Lake and let everyone have a ride on that newly built pleasure boat?” the Fujin said.
“She’s pregnant right now, I’m afraid the master won’t let her come,” said Granny Li.
"It's already past March, so they must have arrived. Granny, go and make the arrangements. Arrange for Madam Yin to serve the dishes; sometimes, when a woman is in such a miserable state, one can't help but feel pity and compassion." The Fujin gave Granny Li a meaningful look.
As for Yan Yu, who lived next to the Fujin, although she had given birth to two children, the Fourth Prince didn't seem to have changed his attitude towards her. He would only occasionally come to see the children and still wouldn't let them stay overnight.
"Fangyun, what should we do now? Fourth Master is there all day long!" Yan Yu never expected things to turn out this way, despite all her careful planning. She had given birth but was not promoted, and had even offended the Fujin (principal wife).
"Princess, why don't you go and get closer to the Fujin (princess's wife)? After all, they are sisters." Fangyun had just received instructions from the Ninth Prince to have Yanyu help her find out what the Fourth Prince had been busy with lately and if there was anything unusual about the mansion.
These words were all very vague, and Fangyun didn't know what Ninth Master meant by asking these questions. She just told her and Yanyu to be careful.
“Sigh, I thought I could rely on the child, but it turned out like this. Even if I rely on her, she can’t see the master herself. In the end, I still have to rely on myself.” Yan Yu said, “Isn’t the one in the South Courtyard pregnant? She can’t serve him at this time, can she? She can’t just keep the master around.”
“What you say is true, Princess. Nowadays, the Master still visits the young prince and the princess often. If you can show the Master that you love your son dearly, he might treat you differently,” Fangyun said.
Since the Fourth Prince said that last time, wasn't he criticizing Yan Yu for not taking care of the two children, which led to the wet nurse being too sleepy and the little prince almost suffocating from the milk?
The saying goes, "If you fall down, you get up from the same spot."
At this moment, the Fourth Prince was sitting in his study, looking at the letter sent by carrier pigeon from Fan Zhongqi. Even the Fourth Prince was shocked by what he read.
Who dares to be so audacious as to forcibly seize men in broad daylight? Where were these men taken, and what are they doing?
Fourth Master quickly wrote back to Fan Zhongqi, instructing him to continue the investigation and, no matter what he encountered, to send a message by carrier pigeon. If necessary, he could send someone to find him.
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