Since Mingyu gave birth to the prince, the mansion has become lively. The masters are happy, the servants receive rewards, and even if they make mistakes, they are not punished, which makes them very happy.
Three days later, it was time for the prince's third-day bath.
On this day, the palace maids arrived at the mansion early to take care of the day's preparations for Mingyu. After a flurry of activity, the grand third-day celebration began, and the mansion was filled with relatives from both Hongli and Mingyu's sides, including Hongli's brothers and cousins.
When Hongzhou saw Hongli, he gently punched him and sincerely congratulated him.
The other brothers also gathered around. Hongli and the other men drank in the front hall, while the women went to the main courtyard where Mingyu was to see her new mother.
Mingyu's room was surrounded by her sisters-in-law and aunts. Madam Gao, Madam Su, and Xueying sat beside her according to their rank. Mingyu was still unable to get out of bed. She wore a long, bright red robe embroidered with peonies in gold thread. Although her face was pale, she was charming and beautiful, and her clothes were gorgeous. She did not look inferior to the carefully dressed guests.
Immediately, someone said enviously, "Sister Mingyu is so beautiful. I wish I could be as pretty as Sister Mingyu in the future."
Xueying looked at the person who spoke; it was an unmarried girl from the Fucha family, her face still showing signs of childishness. Mingyu affectionately called the girl over, and Xueying, with a faint smile, stepped aside to make room for the girl.
Before Mingyu could exchange more than a few words with the young lady, several more women arrived, and the room was immediately filled with congratulatory remarks.
"Congratulations, Princess Consort, on the birth of your son."
Mingyu thanked them one by one, her face beaming with a joyful smile.
"By the way, where's the prince? Let everyone see him." Someone suggested.
Mingyu smiled and shook her head, saying, "It's not that I don't want you to see the prince, but he's with the nanny right now."
"Ladies, I suppose you don't know this yet, but the Empress Dowager is worried about our First Princess Consort's weak health, so she specially sent several nannies from the palace to take care of her during her postpartum period," Madam Gao explained, taking over the conversation at just the right moment.
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and then praised Mingyu extensively, taking advantage of Lanqin's kindness.
Mingyu smiled along, her lips twitching slightly from the laughter.
Xueying was initially in the middle of the crowd, but as more and more people entered the house, she was pushed to the outer edge. However, she didn't care about that and stood outside, lost in thought.
Just then, Lady Gao suddenly said, "It was fortunate that the concubine went in that day. Even now, I am still filled with fear when I think about it."
Her words piqued everyone's interest in what had happened that day, and they began to inquire about it from Madam Gao.
Madam Gao looked at Mingyu, and seeing that she did not stop her, she went through the whole story again. After Xueying went in and turned the tide, allowing Mingyu to successfully give birth to the prince, everyone stared at Xueying on the side. Some busybodies asked directly, "Sister Xueying, what did you do that day?"
Mingyu recalled Xueying's words by her pillow that day, and a shadow crossed her face. She had been very happy today, after all, she had given birth to Linzi, and would no longer feel like she had been beaten to a pulp by a concubine.
Xueying certainly couldn't say what she had said to Mingyu that day under such circumstances. When she looked at Mingyu, she found that the latter was also waiting for her answer. Sure enough, she knew that Xueying couldn't come out at this time.
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