Chapter 88 Chapter 88 When Xiao Yinzhen heard this, he was stunned...
Concubine Tong subconsciously wanted to nod.
Suddenly I realized that just talking was not enough, and it was too easy for those two bitches.
She pondered and said nothing.
Li Shuyao looked at her anxiously, "Your Highness, do you think my idea is bad?"
Otherwise, why don't you speak?
Concubine Tong came back to her senses and asked her softly, "Do you really think this punishment is enough?"
Li Shuyao was stunned when she heard this. Is this not enough?
Well, she couldn't think of any other way. She couldn't use the Ten Cruel Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, right?
I heard that in the real history of the Qing Dynasty, even a palace maid could not be punished casually, let alone a real palace concubine.
Why is it different in the novel?
Li Shuyao immediately put on an appearance of listening attentively and asked Concubine Tong sincerely.
"What does the Imperial Concubine mean?"
Concubine Tong thought for a moment and said, "They need to apologize to you first."
Li Shuyao: "Yeah, then what?"
"After the apology, it's natural to make amends."
Li Shuyao's eyes lit up immediately, it seemed possible!
Why hadn't she thought of it before?
Concubine Tong continued, "As for Yinzhen, they also need to apologize sincerely."
"Otherwise, if Yinzhen grows up and finds out, he might be very sad."
Yes, will you be sad?
Li Shuyao thought about what Concubine Tong said, and she couldn't imagine her fat baby looking so pitiful and sad.
He hesitated for a moment, "But Yinzhen, he's only a month old, how could he know so much?"
What about growing up...
Not to mention waiting for Yinzhen to grow up, it will probably only take another one, two or three years, and even she herself will completely forget about this matter.
She didn't mention it, and the people around her didn't remind him specifically, so Yinzhen had no way of knowing that someone had spread such malicious speculation and rumors about him when he was very young.
As for the little baby, just be happy.
It is better for them as adults to bear the responsibility for these dark matters.
Li Shuyao expressed her thoughts truthfully.
Concubine Tong glanced at her directly, and said with a hint of disappointment, "You said it yourself. He is so young, how can he understand what it means to apologize or not?"
"This move is just to slap those two bitches in the face in front of so many palace people!"
It would be best to leave some psychological shadows so that they will be afraid when they see Yinzhen in the future, and to directly cut off the possibility of them attacking Yinzhen in the future.
Li Shuyao's almond-shaped eyes turned around, and it took several breaths before she finally understood what Concubine Tong meant.
Then she raised her hand and touched her nose, showing a somewhat flattering smile to Concubine Tong, "Okay, I understand what you mean, Concubine."
After saying this, he thought for a moment, then stood up, placed his hands on his waist, and bowed solemnly to Concubine Tong. "I also want to thank you, Her Majesty, for planning so much for Yinzhen."
She had only completed half of her ceremony when Concubine Tong reached out to stop her.
Concubine Tong pulled her to sit on the chair again, and then gave her a stern look, "It's because Yinzhen and I are destined to be together. If it weren't for..."
She stopped talking here.
Li Shuyao tilted her head, a little curious. If not, what is it?
However, Imperial Concubine Tong had no intention of continuing the conversation, instead returning to the previous topic. "Besides the apology, there are also demotions and house arrests. But you don't have to worry about these. I will report to the Emperor later."
Li Shuyao's cheeks puffed slightly, and she nodded seriously: "Okay."
She didn't even ask "why" and looked extremely gentle and submissive from head to toe.
Seeing this, Concubine Tong couldn't help but let the smile on her lips deepen a little.
…
When I came out of the back hall of Chengqian Palace, most of the wives and ladies in the room had already left.
Only Huipin and a few others were still sitting there. Apart from them, there was a group of little brats led by the eldest prince. They were now surrounding Huipin, saying something to the baby in her arms.
Li Shuyao followed Concubine Tong and walked closer.
Then I heard the eldest prince muttering something like, "Warm in winter, cool in summer, mindful in the morning, calm in the evening..." [1]
This is the content of "The Rules of Disciples".
Why is the eldest prince suddenly reading this?
Li Shuyao was a little curious and her pace quickened involuntarily.
When Concubine Hui in the palace saw her coming, her eyes lit up instantly, as if she had seen a savior, "Sister, you are finally back!"
In her arms, little Yinzhen, whose face was red from crying and whose head was a little dizzy, was thinking, Mother, you are finally back!
At least, I can still see her, maybe even get a hug...
As little Yinzhen was thinking, he felt his body lighten, and the next moment he and his swaddling clothes were stuffed into an embrace filled with sweet fragrance.
There were still two big tears in his eyes, and his vision was a little blurry. He couldn't see who was holding him. He could only sniff his nose dazedly. After confirming that the sweet fragrance was a familiar one, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore and opened his mouth and cried.
"Brother, why are you crying even harder?"
The eldest prince stopped reciting, tilted his round little head, and asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was pulled back by Huipin.
Huipin put her hand over his mouth and whispered in his ear, "That's because your brother recognized your mother, so he's crying. Let's wait a little longer until he's cried enough."
The eldest prince shook his head, freeing his mouth from his mother's grip, then quickly took two steps back and continued to ask loudly, "But that's not right, mother. I already recognized you, why are you still crying?"
Shouldn't you laugh?
The eldest prince found it very puzzling.
He had been playing with several of his younger brothers and sisters in the side hall. When he saw the people in the main hall starting to retreat, he brought his younger brothers and sisters back to find their respective mothers.
Unexpectedly, their mothers were all obsessed with the new brother.
After asking, I found out that it was because my brother missed his mother since she was not around, so he kept crying out of grievance.
So he came up with a good idea, which was to use reciting to attract his brother's attention. After he finally recited until his brother's crying quieted down and he was about to burst into laughter, he didn't expect that when his mother came back, his efforts would be ruined!
The eldest prince felt a little unhappy.
So he walked a few steps towards Li Shuyao, raised his round little head and asked her, "Mother, is it because you treated your brother badly that your brother got scared when he saw you and is crying?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was immediately pulled to his side by the frightened Huipin, who then raised her hand and covered the impolite little mouth tightly.
Here, Li Shuyao was still patiently coaxing her baby, and actually didn't hear clearly what the eldest prince said.
She heard the baby's crying become quieter, then tilted her head to look at the eldest prince and asked curiously, "What did the eldest prince just say?"
Huipin smiled awkwardly: "No, he didn't say anything."
The eldest prince struggled hard in her hand: "Mmmmm!"
Yes, he said it!
At the side, the little prince blinked his big, round, black eyes, looked at Li Shuyao, then at his eldest brother, and suddenly spoke: "My eldest brother asked your mother if she was not good to me, so I was scared and cried."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nanny Ling behind him subconsciously knelt on the ground.
Then, with a drooping old face, she looked at the rosy little mouth of her Royal Highness the Crown Prince, then at Li Shuyao. She wanted to explain something, but didn't know how to start.
Li Shuyao was stunned. "What did His Royal Highness say? Me? I wasn't nice to Yinzhen?"
She was like being struck by thunder in broad daylight.
From his expression to his tone, he was filled with disbelief: "How could I be mean to him?"
The little prince himself couldn't explain it, so he simply pursed his lips and looked at his brother.
At this time, the eldest prince was still struggling in his mother's arms.
His head was covered with glistening sweat from his struggle, and it was obvious how much strength Huipin had used to hold him down.
Everyone present stopped in their tracks, and all eyes turned to Huipin and the eldest prince in her arms.
Huipin's cheeks flushed and she felt extremely embarrassed.
She wasn't paying attention and Baoqing actually slipped out of her arms.
The half-grown boy rolled and crawled to hide far away from her, looking at her vigilantly while shouting to Li Shuyao: "Because your brother cried when he saw your mother, oh, he doesn't cry now..."
He suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked towards Li Shuyao with some curiosity.
As soon as he looked up, he met the big black eyes of little Yinzhen in Li Shuyao's arms. His eyes were clear and clean, without any trace of tears from crying before.
The eldest prince became more and more confused.
So why was my brother crying before?
The scene in the hall suddenly became awkward.
Li Shuyao and the concubines present didn't understand what the eldest prince was thinking, and the eldest prince didn't understand how this new brother could control his emotions so freely.
The young prince looked at Li Shuyao, then at the eldest prince, and thought worriedly, if the two of them continued to quarrel like before, which one should he help?
As for Huipin, she just wanted to disappear quickly at this moment!
I don’t know how long it took, but Concubine Tong chuckled first.
She stretched out her hand towards Li Shuyao, and Li Shuyao spontaneously handed the swaddling clothes in her arms to her.
Concubine Tong acted as if nothing had happened before. She lowered her head and teased little Yinzhen for a while with a relaxed expression.
Although little Yinzhen was still a little sad, he also knew that the imperial decree had been issued and from today on, he could only follow his noble mother.
He suppressed the sadness in his heart and gave Concubine Tong a "toothless" smile.
When Concubine Tong saw it, she was pleasantly surprised. "Look, my dear sister, I knew this child was meant for me."
Li Shuyao was still immersed in the feeling of being "inexplicably wronged by the eldest prince" and her reaction was a little slow. After a while, she nodded and said, "Yes, Yinzhen is indeed destined to be with the imperial concubine..."
After replying to Concubine Tong's words, he thought about it, but couldn't help turning his head to look at the little carrot head not far away again, "Big Brother just..."
Huipin came over at this time, holding Li Shuyao's arm, and apologized on behalf of her careless son: "Sister, I'm really sorry. Baoqing is still young, and what he said just now was unintentional."
Li Shuyao nodded blankly. Of course she knew it was unintentional.
But I still don’t understand why the eldest prince would have such an idea?
The eldest prince had already walked towards her. After a while, he also realized that he had just wronged your mother. The little expression on Baozi's face was a little guilty, and he said to Li Shuyao sincerely: "I'm sorry, your mother, I just wronged you."
Li Shuyao shook her head, bravely reached out her hand, touched the eldest prince's head, and said with a faint smile: "It's okay, eldest prince."
"But I'm a little curious. Big Brother, have you ever seen a mother who was very mean to her baby?"
Otherwise it is impossible to explain.
Li Shuyao was thinking when she saw the eldest prince nodded. "Yes, I have seen it. I saw it before when I was still outside the palace. There was a lady named so-and-so. She was very mean to the baby. The baby was only a little older than my brother. I don't know how much older, but he couldn't even walk anyway."
"Oh yeah, it's the head. It's a bit bigger than my brother's. Well, it's very small anyway."
"Then I saw that lady pinching him with her nails, squeezing him in circles, and bullying the baby until he cried loudly. I get scared every time I see her."
"I also heard from others that the baby wasn't actually born by that lady, and that lady was married in later. Anyway, she was a very bad lady."
As the eldest prince spoke, he clenched his fists angrily, and his already chubby cheeks suddenly became even more puffy.
The concubines present were all stunned. They had never expected that the eldest prince had actually witnessed such a thing during the time he was being raised outside the palace.
Huipin's face also darkened, and she asked him, "Did you see it at the home of the family that raised you?"
The eldest prince shook his head and said, "No, I saw it when I sneaked out. It wasn't far away, maybe in the house next door."
The eldest prince asked again, "Mother, after hearing this, are you also very angry and want to vent your anger on behalf of that little baby?"
Huipin didn't speak for a moment.
It was Concubine Tong who spoke up. She said, "If what the eldest prince said is true, I can send someone out of the palace to inquire about the situation."
Shortly after the eldest prince was born, the emperor ordered him to be taken out of the palace and raised in the home of Garu, the Minister of the Imperial Household Department.
And if she remembered correctly, the wife of the Garu chieftain was from the Tong clan...
As soon as she finished speaking, Huipin came back to her senses, and then walked to the side of Concubine Tong in small steps and whispered a few words to her.
It was probably about the situation at the home of Minister Galu, so that Concubine Tong could send someone out of the palace to inquire later.
However, at this time, Li Shuyao suddenly remembered another thing.
They are Tong Guifei's younger brother Longkodo and Li Si'er, a famous vicious woman in history.
——“The first wife is like a human pig.”
It's scary just to hear it.
Li Shuyao was thinking that Concubine Tong was so angry after hearing a few words from the eldest prince that she wanted to send someone out of the palace to take charge of the baby born to the original wife.
Then...if she had successfully lived to the later years of Kangxi's reign and witnessed with her own eyes how her brother Longkodo did so many absurd and horrifying things for a vicious woman, wouldn't she have been so angry that she would have rushed out of the palace with a whip and beaten them to death?
Not to mention, she herself wanted to see that scene.
Li Shuyao pursed her lips and laughed silently for a while.
On the other side, Concubine Tong was busy talking to Concubine Hui and was not paying much attention to the little Yinzhen in her arms.
Little Yinzhen let out two "ah" sounds in frustration. Seeing that his noble mother ignored him, he had no choice but to blow bubbles and play with them in frustration.
Li Shuyao vaguely heard a few slight snoring sounds and knew that it was probably little Yinzhen blowing bubbles again.
She walked over speechlessly and took her baby back from the absent-minded Concubine Tong.
Then he reached out and poked a few shallow dimples on little Yinzhen's chubby cheek, still scolding him, "All day long, you're either crying or drooling. Are you made of water?"
When little Yinzhen heard this, he was stunned.
I don't understand why he was taken away and why he had to listen to his mother dislike him...
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