"Your Highness is kind-hearted. Even though the Fujin treats you so well, you're still worried about her child." Seeing Yin Qingyi's attitude, Granny Qi was both happy and worried. In the past year, she had seen clearly that her mistress was of pure heart. It seemed that she would have to keep a closer eye on her mistress in the future, so as not to let the wolves and tigers in the backyard bully her.
"Granny, I'm not as kind-hearted as you think. It's just that the eldest prince is the master's child, and I only love him because of him." Yin Qingyi's face showed a hint of longing at the right moment.
"Master has been away for over a month, almost two months now. I suppose he'll be back soon." Seeing this, Granny Qi thought that Consort Yin missed Yinzhen and that he would be back soon.
"Hmm." Yin Qingyi simply nodded and said nothing more. Did she miss Yinzhen? She did miss him somewhat, after all, the Prince's Mansion without Yinzhen was very dangerous for her.
At that moment, Yinzhen, who was far away in the border region, suddenly sneezed.
After rubbing his nose, Yinzhen opened the letter sent by Su Xiaobao. His good mood vanished immediately upon seeing the contents of the letter.
The letter succinctly described in just a few words what had happened in the household during this period and what was about to happen.
On the day he left, Lady Li was forced to kneel by the Fujin (the wife of the emperor). A few days later, Honghui suffered from food poisoning. Yinzhen absolutely did not believe that there was no connection between them. When Yinzhen saw this, he was only worried about Honghui. As for the Fujin and Lady Li, Yinzhen had already lost faith in them.
Then there was the matter of Consort Yin calling Physician Li twice. The first time it was just a minor ailment, but the second time her heart condition flared up and almost cost her her life! (Consort Yin: Fine, fine! Is that how you spread rumors about me?) And this happened in the Prince Consort's courtyard. The Prince Consort not only did nothing but also let Consort Yin walk back by herself! Although she brought an apology afterwards, Yinzhen was still extremely angry! He had clearly warned the Prince Consort before leaving, but obviously the Prince Consort did not take his warning seriously.
Yinzhen walked to his desk, picked up a pen, and wrote a reply.
The first thing is to bring Honghui back to the front courtyard. Honghui is not allowed to return to the main courtyard until he does. The second thing is that no matter what happens, no one is allowed to take anyone from Luoxuexuan away! He will investigate when he returns.
The second thing, of course, is the last thing Su Xiaobao mentioned in his letter: the Princess Consort wanted to use the fact that the First Prince was sick as an excuse to invite a Taoist priest into the mansion to perform a ritual, but the ritual was probably just a pretext to cause trouble! Of course, Su Xiaobao wrote it very subtly in his letter and did not point it out directly.
After writing this, Yinzhen ordered it to be sent back by fast horse. As for the matter mentioned in the letter, where Yin Qingyi embarrassed Li Shi during the greeting, leading to the Fujin confining Li Shi to her quarters, Yinzhen automatically concluded that Li Shi must have angered this little woman, otherwise she wouldn't have made things difficult for her.
Although Xinson had left, Yinzhen was still somewhat uneasy. He shouldn't have left that little woman alone in the manor. Among his brothers, besides the Prince Zhi, he had at least one woman in his harem. But that didn't mean there was less trouble. Compared to his brothers with many women in their harems, the trouble was just as bad! They were only a handful, but their ability to cause trouble was amazing! One was worth three of theirs!
Fortunately, he had placed Granny Naqi in Luoxue Pavilion long ago. With Granny Naqi and the people he had secretly sent to protect her, nothing should happen. That was what he thought, but Yinzhen already had the idea of going back. However, going back was not something he could do on a whim. His father had said a few days ago that he would be making a southern tour after the weather cooled down. It would take at least three or four months to go back.
No matter how worried Yinzhen was, a Taoist priest still arrived at the Prince's residence in the capital today.
"Master Wang, please be sure to exorcise the evil spirits from the eldest prince. If he recovers, the princess will surely present him with a great gift." Granny Li said to the Taoist priest walking in front of them, her eyes revealing a clear threat.
"I will do my best." Wang Daoshi's expression remained unchanged, but the anger in his eyes was clearly revealed, which made Li Mama even more satisfied. As long as the people in the Taoist temple were in her hands, this Taoist priest would have no choice but to obey her orders.
"Please follow me, Taoist priest." Granny Li led the way. Since this group of Taoist priests were all men, it was impossible for them to go to the backyard, so the princess brought Honghui to the front yard early in the morning.
When they arrived at the place, Master Wang went into the room and saw Honghui, who was said to be possessed, sitting in the room with a rosy complexion. His complexion looked perfectly healthy, and there was no sign of being possessed. This princess really doesn't even bother to pretend.
"This must be Master Wang, right?" The Fujin smiled as she looked at Master Wang who had walked in.
"This humble Taoist greets Your Highness." Taoist Master Wang performed a Taoist salute.
"No need for such formalities, Daoist Master. It's so kind of you to come all this way. My son is counting on you." After saying this, the Fujin got up and tried to leave, but Honghui grabbed the hem of her clothes.
"What's wrong with Honghui?" The Fujin stopped and looked at Honghui, asking gently.
"Mother, I'm all better now." Honghui pursed his lips and spoke softly, his appearance bearing a striking resemblance to Yinzhen.
“Honghui, be good. After this Taoist priest performs the ritual for you, you will be truly cured. Now, sit here obediently, okay? Your mother will be waiting outside.” The Fujin patiently coaxed Honghui.
"But I'm already better!" Honghui was still quite young and didn't understand why his mother insisted on having someone exorcise the evil spirits from him. He had clearly recovered long ago and had stopped taking medicine a long time ago, so why was she saying he wasn't better today?
"Honghui!" The Fujin looked at Honghui with a stern face.
"..." Honghui was startled by his mother's shout. In his memory, his mother had always been gentle to him. When had she ever been like this? Honghui's eyes involuntarily reddened.
"Honghui, be good. Mother didn't mean to yell at you. It's just that you're still sick and I'm worried about you." The Fujin immediately snapped out of her anger when she saw Honghui's reddened eyes, squatted down, hugged him, and gently coaxed him.
"Mother, don't be angry. Honghui will be good," Honghui replied, his voice choked with emotion.
"My son Honghui is the best." When the Fujin heard Honghui say this, a smile returned to her face. After saying that, she let go of Honghui and left the room.
Honghui watched the door slowly close, and the tears he had been holding back finally spilled over. He felt that his mother was a stranger today.
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