Huang Taiji was extremely worried about his son's poisoning. He repeatedly instructed doctors to treat him properly and even spent a lot of money to hire many doctors to stay in the mansion to treat the Third Prince at any time.
Ulanara, the woman in the main courtyard, began to have doubts again, and she couldn't figure it out no matter what she thought about.
Something's not right. I stopped poisoning him after he was discovered to have been poisoned last time. How come his condition is so bad now? I've already stopped, he shouldn't be like this.
Could it be that someone else has made a move as well?
With her doubts still lingering, she went to the front yard, hoping to take the opportunity to inquire about the situation.
Huang Taiji did not see her, but only ordered his servants to send her back.
This action convinced Ulanara that the Third Prince's condition was indeed not good.
Her mood, which had been somewhat depressed because of her previous attempt to harm Yunyi, improved again, she thought to herself.
Haha, as expected, Niohuru's son is just unlucky. Even after I stopped, someone still tried to harm him. It would be best if he could disappear this time, so I wouldn't have to get involved.
When Qiqige brought the news of the Third Prince's serious illness, Yunyi was puzzled.
This poisoning was done by Ulanara, but she stopped after Huang Taiji intervened. It's impossible for her to do it again under Huang Taiji's nose now.
Ulanara didn't have the guts. She could only harm the concubines in her own backyard; she wouldn't dare do anything in front of Huang Taiji.
That would make things very problematic regarding the Third Prince.
After straightening her clothes, Yunyi took Qiqige to the front yard to see what was going on.
But like Ulanara, Huang Taiji did not let her in and persuaded her to go back.
Yunyi lingered at the door for a while, faintly smelling the medicinal scent wafting from the courtyard. She didn't linger and took Qiqige back to her own courtyard.
On the way back, Yunyi felt increasingly uneasy, sensing something was amiss.
The next day, while dealing with things in the kitchen, she discovered something was wrong again.
Yunyi smelled the medicine in the Third Prince's courtyard yesterday. After returning home, she analyzed it carefully and confirmed that it was indeed a prescription for detoxification.
However, one of the ingredients in his medicine clashes with the dishes on today's menu. Furthermore, the Third Prince, being seriously ill, cannot eat so many highly nourishing dishes.
Unless, he didn't take the medicine at all, and he wasn't sick, and it was all a lie.
After figuring all this out, Yunyi seemed to understand something. Huang Taiji must have deliberately spread false information to do something.
Slowly closing the ledger on the table, Yunyi instructed Qiqige to put things away. Her task for the day was complete; the rest would be left to the maids and nannies.
Generally, the mistress of the house manages the household, which means making decisions on major matters and checking the accounts for any problems. The remaining minor details are handled by the servants.
Otherwise, managing such a large household would exhaust the master.
After figuring things out, Yunyi did nothing but wait quietly to see what Huang Taiji would do next.
A few days later, news came again from the front courtyard that the Third Prince was likely to...
Huang Taiji was furious and dismissed many imperial physicians. Perhaps in desperation, he set up a prayer room in the front courtyard and knelt down to pray to all the gods and Buddhas to protect his child.
Since the male head of the household did this, the wives and concubines in the backyard couldn't sit still any longer and came to the front yard to pray for blessings.
Although Ulanara disagreed and even hoped that Lobo would not fare well, she still had to put on a show of politeness.
As the primary consort, she was the most proactive, spending three or four hours a day praying for blessings inside. Yunyi was not to be outdone, spending about the same amount of time as her.
Just as Ulanara was feeling smug about how well she had done, news arrived that she didn't want to hear.
"What? Where did you hear this, Your Highness? How can this method cure illness?" Ulanara asked in disbelief, picking up and putting down her teacup.
"Madam, the news is true, Prince does indeed have this intention."
"How could you do this? Bloodletting therapy? That's more like the blood of that little brat! Why would you want to draw our blood? This is absurd!"
It's no wonder that Ulanara said that; it turns out that Huang Taiji heard it from some wandering Taoist priest.
The blood of mothers who have given birth must be used to make a medicine called "Mother's Love Pill," which can cure the Third Prince's poison and restore his body to its previous state.
Huang Taiji believed it to be true and decided to try the method, just in case it worked.
Ulanara scoffed. Not to mention that Lobo was not her child, even if he were, she would not accept it. One of them was a Taoist priest worshipped by the Han people, and his words could not be trusted.
Therefore, Ulanara was unwilling to do so after hearing this, but as the Grand Consort, if she did not take action, the image she had previously established would collapse.
This put her in a dilemma.
The next day, Huang Taiji summoned all his wives and concubines in the harem and told them about his idea. Those who had never given birth breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that it was none of their business.
In the backyard, only the Grand Consort Ulanara, the Secondary Consort Yunyi, and two concubines of low status whose children died young.
These two concubines were not favored and had little presence, so they were not considered by Huang Taiji. Therefore, he turned his attention to his wife in the middle, Ulanara.
Normally, if her husband looked at her with such trusting eyes, Ulanara would be very excited, but now, she wished that Huang Taiji would not look at her.
Just as Ulanara's gaze was shifting, Yunyi stepped forward.
"My lord, Sister Ge Dai has so many things to manage in the inner quarters. Let me do this. I'd be happy to help the Third Prince."
Someone stepped forward, giving Huang Taiji a way out. He smiled slightly and said, "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you."
While the two were exchanging tender words, Ulanara looked somewhat forlorn. She took the initiative to speak up: "My lord, rest assured, since Sister Zhe Zhe has taken care of this matter, I will handle the rest properly."
Since Ulanara had said so, Huang Taiji took the opportunity to instruct on another matter: "The Taoist priest said that in addition to making the elixir, another person is needed to pray for blessings all night long. You are the Grand Consort, so you should take the lead in praying for blessings. You should arrange the person carefully, and the prayers must be held for eight consecutive days."
The relaxed smile on her face froze. Ulanara hadn't done anything earlier, so she naturally couldn't refuse now and could only reluctantly accept the task.
After speaking, Yunyi was led into the front yard by Huang Taiji. He did indeed take ten drops of blood from her fingertip and take them away, but it was unclear whether they actually used them to make pills.
As night fell, Zhe Zhe also chose two of his concubines who usually depended on him to begin praying for blessings.
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