Chapter 479: One Step Behind



Dongfang Lin began to cry. His nose was blocked and bubbles came out when he cried. Shen Zhiyun asked Huang Ying'er to wipe the child clean. Huang Ying'er took out a handkerchief without saying a word, dipped it in water, and came over, her hands moving very carefully.

But it seemed that Shen Zhiyun's gaze was too sharp. She actually trembled, as if she had hurt Dongfang Lin, and he cried even louder.

Shen Zhiyun pushed Huang Ying'er and said, "What else can you do? How can you be a wet nurse? I wonder if you've had enough of that."

Huang Ying'er didn't say anything and took a step back. Dongfang Ye came in just in time and took in everything. He had a calm expression and it was impossible to tell what his mood was.

Shen Zhiyun immediately picked up the child and came forward: "Your Majesty, the child has a fever. It's really heartbreaking."

Dongfang Ye still had a sullen face. Just then the doctor came in and began to treat Dongfang Lin. After a while, he said that he did have a fever and needed to take medicine.

Shen Zhiyun wiped away tears: "Poor child, he has to take medicine just after learning to drink milk..."

"Alright." Dongfang Ye patted her shoulder, then turned to Huang Ying'er and said, "Take the child back and take good care of him. If the condition gets worse, you will be held responsible."

The sound is harsh.

Shen Zhiyun felt very happy.

However, she did not have time to be happy for long. The child's fever was gone, but he started to have rashes again. He then cried every night, and even Huang Ying'er could not comfort him. At this time, a Feng Shui master came to the mansion.

He pointed at Shen Zhiyun's yard and said that the feng shui was bad, and also said that Shen Zhiyun and the child were incompatible.

Shen Zhiyun was very dissatisfied.

But this is the famous half-immortal iron mouth in the capital, and no one disbelieves what he says.

Dongfang Ye also believed it, so he took the child away from Shen Zhiyun and asked An Ranyue to take care of him.

It was strange that when the child came to An Ranyue's side, those problems disappeared and he slept soundly at night.

As the child grew up, his face changed from that of an old man to a fair and cute one. Dongfang Ye seemed to have developed feelings for the child. He went to An Ranyue's yard more and more often. Coupled with Huang Ying'er's performance, he hadn't seen Shen Zhiyun for ten days.

Shen Zhiyun sat in the room and started to throw things around. All the utensils on the table were pushed to the ground. There was a cold look in her eyes. She thought that all the efforts she had put in before were in vain. Not to mention that she couldn't raise the child by herself, she couldn't even see the prince. Her body was not good enough. It had been so long, but there was no reaction at all. She saw that the imperial concubine loved this grandson very much and sent people to send rewards in dissatisfaction. Moreover, she came to see her grandson every now and then.

This made Shen Zhiyun even more uncomfortable.

She felt that this matter was not that simple, and perhaps the half-immortal was deliberately arranged by someone else.

So, she met Shen Zhihua and asked him to find out the truth about the matter for her.

Shen Zhihua certainly cares about everything in Prince Kang's Mansion.

If not for his sister, he has to be positive for his own future.

Shen Zhihua has been living a very comfortable life recently.

Qiaojie was pregnant, her belly was big, and her temper got worse. She didn't want to go back to the general's mansion, and she was drinking and having fun outside. There was no one to watch over her, and she was surrounded by girls. People in the capital soon knew that Shen Zhihua was a romantic man, and he gathered a group of like-minded people around him, so they were quick to investigate.

The half-immortal didn't say a word after seeing the silver, but confessed everything after being punched a few times. It turned out that it was indeed arranged by someone in the palace. He didn't know who the person behind it was, but it was just a little maid who contacted him. After he said those words, he got two hundred taels of silver.

After Shen Zhiyun heard the news about his brother, he was so angry that he sat there for a long time without saying a word. Although it was only a little maid who contacted him, he knew without thinking that there was only one woman left in Prince Kang's mansion. If she didn't do it, it would be weird.

Shen Zhiyun packed up quickly and got up early to greet An Ranyue. An Ranyue was sitting there holding Dongfang Lin, smiling and looking very happy.

Seeing her coming, he said, "Come and have a look. Lin'er smiled a little while he was sleeping."

Shen Zhiyun came closer and smiled: "Yes, he looks a bit like my sister when he smiles."

"Really?" An Ranyue's eyes lit up, and then she looked down at Dongfang Lin, "Tell me, am I destined to be with this child? These past few days, he cried when he was with the nanny, but he stopped crying when I hugged him."

Shen Zhiyun smiled again, flicked her handkerchief and sat down beside him: "Didn't mother praise you for taking good care of him yesterday? But if you take such good care of him, why don't you just let you be Lin'er's mother?"

An Ranyue's face changed for a moment, but then she raised her eyebrows: "The child is so young. Besides, my mother is probably worried about me. The child has been crying at your place. Although he doesn't cry now, he is her grandson. She loves him dearly and is afraid that something might happen to him. I think this may be the most important reason."

Shen Zhiyun looked at An Ranyue who was sitting there with a smug look on her face. She knew in her heart that although she said this, she must have been very confident in her heart, so she didn't say anything.

The next day, Dongfang Lin suddenly started crying, vomiting and having diarrhea. The little guy soon became unrecognizable. After the doctor examined him, he could not tell the cause. The imperial physician from the palace also came over and said that the child seemed to have been bitten by a poisonous insect.

Huang Ying'er was also driven away because of this incident, and then she started looking for a wet nurse. Shu Guifei's impression of An Ranyue also became bad, and she scolded her. This time she did not immediately hand the child over to Shen Zhiyun to raise, but she said in her words that Shen Zhiyun took good care of the child at that time.

The Kang Palace was in turmoil because of Dongfang Lin's matter. Dongfang Ye was troubled by this child. He felt distressed and helpless. He always felt that something was wrong. Maybe these two women were behind it?

It doesn’t look like that.

In the end, he simply didn't come back.

Shen Zhiyun sat in the room, putting on her flower ornaments in front of the mirror. She raised her index finger and picked up the box of flower ornaments, put them down again, and finally chose the golden peony, smiling charmingly.

Dongfang Ye walked in and stood behind her, his eyes full of approval, and he gently stroked her black hair: "Zhenbaozhai has designed some new designs recently. If you like any of them, I'll have someone send them to you tomorrow."

Shen Zhiyun smiled sadly. The joy on her face just now disappeared without a trace. Tears slowly rolled out of her eyes. Dongfang Ye's recent loss over Huang Ying'er's departure made him feel that Shen Zhiyun was charming again. So, he thought her tears were her complaints about himself these days, so he sternly held her shoulders and said, "Okay, stop being angry."

"Your Highness, I..." Shen Zhiyun hesitated and then sighed softly.

"Huh? What's the matter? Tell me, I'll take care of it for you." Dongfang Ye saw that she didn't look angry with him, so he became generous.

"Your Highness, Concubine Yue... I didn't expect Concubine Yue to treat me like this. I think it's because Your Highness usually stays in my room too much, which made her angry. So, Your Highness, please leave now."

"Concubine Yue? What happened to Concubine Yue? Did she bully you?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember that Iron-mouthed Immortal? He said that Lin'er and I are incompatible with each other. And Huang Ying'er, they were all found by Concubine Yue..."

"What?" Dongfang Ye stared at her in disbelief. "What did you say? Huang Ying'er?"

"I have brought the person here, and I have been hesitating whether to tell Your Highness. We are sisters. If I really tell Your Highness, then I am afraid we will never be able to meet again. What should I do?" Shen Zhiyun's eyes rolled down, and she looked aggrieved and pitiful.

Dongfang Ye's heart tightened, not only was he distressed, but he was also angry: "Okay, now let them in, and I will listen to what is going on."

After the half-immortal came in, he quickly confessed everything about a little maid who took out silver for him to tell. Although the half-immortal did not point out who sent the little maid, he also thought that Shen Zhiyun's suspicion was not unreasonable.

Then it was Huang Ying'er. When she came in, there was a bruise on her forehead. She told Dongfang Ye that she was able to stay because of the arrangement of Concubine Yue, who gave her an extra 500 taels of silver to seduce Dongfang Ye while secretly making the child cry in the middle of the night so that people would think that the child was indeed incompatible with Madam Yun.

After hearing this, Dongfang Ye's face had become murderously gloomy, but fortunately he still had his reason, and he immediately said: "Come here, tell the housekeeper to gather all the maids immediately. There will be a big banquet in two days. Assign them tasks." Dongfang Ye was very cautious, and he had to implement the words of Tiezui Banxian.

When Shen Zhiyun heard this, he sat there with a blank expression on his face, but his heart was filled with joy like a boiling pot.

Soon, all the maids gathered in the courtyard. Dongfang Ye took a special look at the people around Concubine Yue, and found that Xiao Nuo did not come, so he asked someone to call her again.

As expected, when Xiao Nuo arrived, Tiezui recognized her immediately. Dongfang Ye brought Xiao Nuo up, and Xiao Nuo confessed everything in a few seconds. It was indeed Concubine Yue who asked her to arrange all this in order to obtain the custody of Dongfang Lin. Concubine Yue was speechless in the face of the accusations of Tiezui Banxian and Huang Ying'er. In the end, she just cried and pulled Dongfang Ye's clothes: "Your Majesty, I am not as pleasing to you as Shen Zhiyun, so I think it's just to gain a foothold in the palace. Besides, I really like Lin'er. Shen Zhiyun can accompany you happily, so let me help you take care of Lin'er, so as not to make you upset staying there..."

An Ranyue was crying like a pear blossom in the rain. At this moment, she looked much prettier than usual. Dongfang Ye's original intention to punish her was weakened a little: "You gave Huang Ying'er money so that she could seduce me?"

"I think the prince is in a bad mood recently..."

"So, you just shove a random woman into my arms?"

"Your Highness, I was wrong. I thought Huang Ying'er served you well. At most, you could keep her in your mansion. She can still take care of Lin'er even if she has no mother..."

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