Upon seeing Yinzhen approach, after bowing, he asked, "Why did Your Highness suddenly decide to send Hongshi to be raised by Consort Geng?"
"Mrs. Li is ill and needs treatment. Let her rest and recover!"
"That's fine too."
"The master has arranged for Geng to go to Shangchun Courtyard. The eldest princess is not young anymore. Li has done something wrong, and the eldest princess should learn how to manage the household. I will have to trouble the Fujin to take care of her."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will take care of raising the eldest princess."
"Thank you for your trouble, Madam."
"It's all something a concubine should do."
After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other in silence. Yinzhen drank a cup of tea, got up and left.
Returning to Princess Geng, Princess Niohuru came to visit after Yinzhen left.
Looking at Hongshi, and then at the wet nurse and the young eunuch, Princess Niohuru looked at Princess Geng with a complicated expression: "Sister Geng, is the master entrusting the Third Prince to you for upbringing?"
Geng Gege: "The concubine is ill. The master asked my sister to take care of the third prince for a while. In order to make it easier for the third prince to see the concubine, the master also arranged for the third prince to live in Shangchun Courtyard. I will also go there. I'm afraid I won't be able to spend every day with my sister anymore."
Princess Niohuru smiled, but her smile seemed a little forced: "I congratulate you on being able to raise the emperor's grandson. When I have time, I will definitely come to visit you. Please don't find me annoying then."
With a prince by her side, the master would always have to look after the child and the foster mother to some extent. She would often visit and be considerate and caring towards Hongshi, and she might not be unable to gain some favor. She never believed in exclusive favor.
Niohuru Gege felt that, given Geng Gege's personality, she would certainly not refuse if she said that.
But she miscalculated.
Geng Gege looked troubled: "Master said that the Third Prince is afraid of strangers, so he can't welcome you to come over often, Sister."
In short, they're refusing to let you come to their door.
Niohuru Gege's face darkened, but she couldn't afford to break ties with Geng Gege, so she went back with that sullen expression.
"Princess, won't saying this offend Princess Niohuru?"
"Master clearly doesn't like her. What's the use of her being smart or having ideas? We don't need to pay attention to her. No one in the backyard can cause any trouble."
She realized that although their master seemed indifferent to the inner quarters, he actually controlled them very strictly, and any underhanded methods would be useless.
The two used to stick together for warmth, but now that she has a son, they are sisters again. How could Princess Niohuru treat her with the same care as before?
She can't please both sides, nor can she avoid offending either side.
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