When Yinreng returned to Yuqing Palace, he saw Bai Zhi, who had been waiting for a long time, rush over and kneel down on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.
"This servant begs Your Highness to go and see the princess, something bad has happened to her."
Yinreng was stunned for a moment, and He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "This is Baizhi, the head palace maid of Princess Niohuru."
Yinreng frowned, "What's wrong with your princess? Is she dying?"
Bai Zhi choked.
How was she supposed to answer that?
Shouldn't His Highness the Crown Prince be asking the Princess what happened and whether she needs to be summoned by the imperial physician?
Seeing Bai Zhi kneeling on the ground without saying a word, Yinreng impatiently walked past her toward the main hall.
Hongxi was right; the Niohuru clan was indeed using their family connections to cause trouble.
"Your Highness, the princess was frightened by the Crown Princess's punishment today and is now bedridden."
Yinreng stopped in his tracks.
"Was it the Crown Princess who punished him?"
Seeing Yinreng's reaction, Baizhi assumed he cared about her, so she immediately added fuel to the fire, saying, "Yes. After His Highness the Crown Prince left, the Crown Princess kept the princess behind to give her a lecture, saying that as a concubine, she should know the rules. Then she had Granny Gui teach the princess the rules at noon."
He Yuzhu glanced at his master subconsciously.
He had a good impression of the Crown Princess and knew that although the Crown Prince did not particularly like her, he still respected her.
The fact that Niohuru made such a fuss as soon as she entered Yuqing Palace suggests that she was challenging the status and authority of the Crown Princess.
Yinreng glanced at Wenying, who was walking towards him, and without even looking at Baizhi, said coldly, "If you're not feeling well, report to the Crown Princess and have a royal physician come and take a look. Do you think I can treat illnesses? Or is it that your Niohuru clan thinks you're so powerful that you're trying to establish your authority as soon as you enter Yuqing Palace?"
Wenying rushed over because she was afraid that Yinreng would misunderstand the Crown Princess after listening to Baizhi's nonsense.
But after hearing Yinreng's words, she felt that her trip was unnecessary.
"Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess heard that Your Highness had returned, so she asked me to come and invite Your Highness to dine in the main hall."
Seeing that Yinreng did not speak immediately, he added, "Prince Hongxi is also here."
Yinreng nodded, glanced at He Yuzhu, and instructed, "Go with this palace maid to see what's going on. If Niohuru is seriously ill, take my waist token to fetch the imperial physician."
After saying that, he ignored Bai Zhi and followed Wen Ying straight to the main hall.
Bai Zhi glanced at the angry Wen Ying and gritted her teeth inwardly. When she looked up and saw He Yuzhu with a half-smile, she felt that she had completely lost face.
Why isn't Father back yet? I'm starving.
Oh dear, the Niohuru clan is truly capable of causing trouble; she's really scared me to death!
[Grandma is so kind! I'm so happy to finally see her again.]
[Ahhh...when can I go to the Cining Palace to see my maternal grandmother again?]
Before Yinreng even stepped into the main hall, he heard his son's incessant chatter.
You scared me to death?
Cining Palace?
Guarjia held Hongxi and strolled around the palace gate. When she saw Yinreng walking over, she smiled and went up to greet him, "I saw the old ancestor today. The old ancestor has been talking about the Crown Prince for a long time since she heard that he has returned."
Yinreng picked up Hongxi and carried him inside, laughing as he said, "Why did you suddenly decide to pay your respects to the Ancestor?"
Guarjia smiled and followed, "It was Aunt Suma who came to deliver a message, saying that the old master wanted to see Hongxi, so I took the little prince with me to pay my respects."
Recalling the scene at Cining Palace that afternoon, Guarjia felt a sense of comfort.
The old matriarch held Hongxi and chatted about family matters. Before leaving, she specifically instructed her to manage the backyard of Yuqing Palace well and not to cause trouble for His Highness the Crown Prince.
Thinking of how Sumalagu personally taught Niohuru etiquette, she couldn't have been happier.
Hearing her say that, Yinreng's face also showed a coquettish smile.
"Our late mother loves children the most. Now that Father Emperor is not in the palace and I am busy dealing with the affairs of the court, you should take Hongxi to keep our late mother company more often."
Guarjia immediately agreed.
Before long, Wenying directed the palace servants to prepare the meal, while Hongxi's big eyes darted around.
Finally, we've eaten! I'm so hungry.
Yinreng secretly patted Hongxi's little bottom, then handed him to the wet nurse, "It's already this late, the little prince must be hungry, take him down and serve him."
The wet nurse immediately carried Hongxi to the side hall.
Guarjia then told Yinreng about Niohuru Yuhe. As she spoke, she observed Yinreng's expression and, finding that he was not angry, she was somewhat relieved.
Just then, He Yuzhu walked in from outside, greeted him, and reported: "Your Highness, I went to see Princess Niohuru and found that she is fine, only her face is a little pale."
What He Yuzhu didn't say was that Niohuru Yu started throwing a tantrum after discovering that Yinreng hadn't gone.
While blaming Bai Zhi for being useless, she asked Yinreng why he hadn't gone to visit her but instead went to the main hall.
After fussing around for a while, she seemed to realize her lapse in composure and hurriedly stuffed a large handful of silver notes into He Yuzhu's hand, hoping that he would keep quiet about what had happened that day.
He Yuzhu put away the silver notes with peace of mind, waiting to tell Yinreng in private about Niu Hulu's ugly behavior.
He was, after all, the Crown Prince's personal eunuch; how could he possibly be bribed by a mere princess?
"Your Highness, is Yuhe ill?" Guarjia asked, her gaze falling on Wenying. "Has Princess Niohuru sent anyone to fetch the imperial physician?"
Wenying shook her head. "No. I only learned from Baizhi when I went to greet His Highness the Crown Prince that Princess Niohuru's health seems to be not very good."
Upon hearing these words, Yinreng recalled the thoughts he had heard when he entered the room and suddenly asked, "Did Hongxi meet Niohuru today?"
Guarjia was taken aback at first, then recounted what had happened in the side hall, “I never expected that Niohuru’s servants would be so bold as to fight with the palace maids around Hongxi. That’s why I asked Granny Gui to teach her manners. But for some reason, the old matriarch found out about this, so she sent Aunt Su Ma to teach her together.”
Yinreng's face visibly darkened.
Turning to He Yuzhu, she said, "Please ask the imperial physician to examine Niohuru. Tell her that if she is sick, she should get proper treatment and rest in the courtyard for the next month without having to come out."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
When Guarjia saw He Yuzhu leave, she felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
A perfectly healthy princess fell ill as soon as she entered Yuqing Palace. Isn't this just bringing bad luck to His Highness the Crown Prince?
Once Emperor Kangxi finds out about this, who knows how he'll cause trouble for the Niohuru family.
Lady Guarjia was in a good mood, and seeing that Yinreng seemed to be in a good mood as well, she mustered up the courage to ask, "Your Highness, how is the matter of Prince Yong going?"
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