33 Chapter 33

◎Second update◎

The next morning, Huiyin dressed up before daybreak and went to pay her respects to Concubine Wu. She brought a large group of maids and servants with her, waking up Concubine Wu who had just fallen asleep.

Concubine Wu had a splitting headache: "What's going on? It's not even daybreak at this time, why are you here?"

Nanny Fan hurried out. She was also quite old and had a sore back after staying up all night, but she was a servant and had to go out. When she went out, she saw Huiyin, who was smiling.

"My little princess, I am so sleepy that I finally fell asleep. If you wake me up, I am afraid I won't be able to fall asleep again." Nanny Fan said.

Huiyin smiled and said, "It's my fault. I only thought about visiting grandma every morning and evening, but I didn't consider her daily routine. I will come later in the future, but when will I come?"

Nanny Fan was embarrassed: "I don't know either."

She had not been in the room to serve for a long time. She mostly took care of things for Concubine Wu, gave her advice, and chatted with her.

Huiyin glanced at Nanny Fan and nodded slightly: "Then please help me ask. I like to do things according to the rules. Otherwise, I come early every day and the concubine goes to bed. It's not good."

Nanny Fan had no choice but to agree.

Huiyin went back leisurely. Her return woke up Concubine Wu, who could not sleep at all, but she could not say anything. She couldn't exempt Huiyin from paying respects, no, that was impossible. It was the rule for the younger generation to visit their parents every morning and evening.

But didn’t Huiyin understand? She understood it very well.

Because Madam Xu had tortured Ji in this way before, Ji said that she had to be carefully taken care of when she was pregnant, and she even sent someone to send Wuheng to her side during the confinement period. Later, Madam Xu herself fell ill, and Ji asked for her son back. Therefore, she hated Madam Xu deeply.

When dealing with someone like Mrs. Wu, you have to fight poison with poison.

After she came back from the dowager concubine, she had breakfast and called the housekeeper over to ask, "Who is the current manager of our Huaiyin Palace?"

Soon several daughters-in-law came and knelt down to pay their respects.

"I called you here for no other reason than that the prince asked me to bring the prince back. The prince is still young, so you have to be careful. Otherwise, if I find out who neglects his duty, I will definitely not let him off lightly." Huiyin used to think that she stood out because of her height, but now that she is tall and strong, she can notice the fear on the faces of those wives when she stands up.

This is the Huaiyin Palace, and she is the Huaiyin Princess. Sooner or later, she will take back all the power here.

Please be patient for now.

Jing'er woke up and spit up a little today. Huiyin was in no mood to argue with Concubine Wu. If the child's spitting up was not prevented, he would easily cough or even have lung problems. Children are very fragile.

"Why did he spit up milk? Were you feeding him sideways, or was he eating too fast?" Huiyin asked the two wet nurses.

Wet Nurse Song quickly complained: "Yesterday in the carriage, the young master was in a hurry to eat, and the weather was hot, so..."

Huiyin sighed slightly: "There is nothing we can do about it. Her great-grandmother insisted on seeing him, so we, as her children and grandchildren, had no choice but to comply. However, the child is too young, so you have to worry about him. I will not go out today and will only take care of him."

After saying that, she took a piece of cotton cloth and wiped the spitted milk from Jing'er's neck and mouth.

No matter how good a wet nurse is, if her master is careless, she will be lazy and make mischief; if her master is careful and prudent, she will not dare to make mischief.

It is just like setting up supervisory officials in the imperial court. If there is no one to supervise, then officials will be corrupt, break the law, and do whatever they want without anyone knowing.

The emperor is weak and the empress is greedy. These people only care about grabbing power, not caring about people's livelihood, and not supervising officials. No wonder there are wars and chaos everywhere and the country is falling apart.

Wet Nurse Song and Wet Nurse Huang knew the little princess. They really understood children and took good care of them. Otherwise, Jing'er would be in good health despite all the travel and exhaustion. It was all because of her attentiveness.

However, it is said that Concubine Wu did not wake up until noon. After waking up, she heard that the young master was feeling uncomfortable due to spitting up milk due to fatigue from traveling, and Zheng was taking care of the child.

"Isn't she putting me in an unfair position?" Concubine Wu thought to herself, but she only thought about it for a moment. She still felt that Zheng was fooling around and didn't know how to take care of the child. Besides, children are prone to illness and disasters.

Madam Fan was also chilled for a moment. Her great-grandson was not feeling well, and the Concubine actually blamed Zheng. Zheng was a kind mother after all. Concubine Wu used to be able to put on a good front, but why was her thinking becoming more and more narrow now? She had lost all her humanity just to argue about who was right or wrong.

These masters always treat their servants like plants and trees, but in fact, all human beings have emotions and desires, and are flesh and blood.

It was also said that after Huiyin had taken care of the child for three days, Jing'er had recovered and many visiting invitations had been sent from various places. It was also said that people from the Jiang family had sent gifts, and Huiyin asked Jiang Bibo to come and talk.

When the two of them met again, Jiang Bibo's eyes were obviously more determined than before. She smiled and said, "I heard that you came to Jianye from Xuzhou. I wanted to come earlier, but I was afraid that you would need to rest after the long journey, so I came to thank you a few days later."

Huiyin said, "Come whenever you want in the future, and don't bring any more gifts. I didn't stop you before because I wanted others to know that we were in contact. Now I can just come and talk to you from time to time."

"These are not worth much. Since you acknowledged me and wrote a personal letter to the King of Wei, even if Huo Qi was extremely angry, he would not dare to come to you easily." Jiang Bibo had no idea that the little princess was so powerful.

Huiyin waved her hands: "There's no need to talk about these. Anyway, as long as I'm here, I will definitely protect you."

Seeing Huiyin say this, Jiang Bibo was very moved, because Huiyin gave her two sets of brand new brocade clothes in return to show her closeness. People are not greedy for your money, they will help you if they can.

Jiang Bibo became even more intimate and talked about all the taverns, bookshops, and cloth shops in Jianye. She also told me about the war in Qingzhou and how a silver shop in her family was destroyed.

"Hey, you guys are the most well-informed. What's happening in Qingzhou?" Huiyin asked.

Jiang Bibo may not tell these secrets to others, but she glanced around at Huiyin first. After Huiyin dismissed the servants, she said, "The King of Wei may be defeated. The people led by the Crown Prince are coming in force, and Qingzhou is in the north after all, and the big families are all leaning towards the capital."

"Then I understand." This trend was the same as in his previous life. After Li Heng's victory this time, he remembered to be better to himself. It was also because of the temporary suppression of the chaos in Qingzhou that the Battle of Xuzhou took place two years later.

But she didn't know what happened to Xie Jiuyi.

Jiang Bibo sat for a while before saying goodbye.

Huiyin looked through the posts again and found one celebrating Old Lady Huo's family birthday. She thought about it and took the post to ask Concubine Wu for advice.

Concubine Wu was reciting scriptures when she heard Huiyin coming. She closed the book and came out holding the hand of her maid.

"The granddaughter-in-law pays her respects to grandmother. Jing'er is doing well today. Thank you for sending someone to inquire about him." Huiyin bowed and greeted. She thought about how Concubine Wu seemed to have been blaming her for not taking good care of the child during the days when the child vomited milk. She never thought that it was she who insisted on her and her son returning, but she endured all of this for the time being, as if she had no grudges.

Concubine Wu smiled and said, "As long as the child is safe, I am glad. You don't know how worried I have been these past few days. I have been fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures every day. It seems that the Buddha has blessed the child."

It's really interesting. I took good care of him, but now that he's better, it's her credit.

But Huiyin still smiled and said, "Yes, I am sorry for that."

After hearing this, Concubine Wu's mood improved. She had a plan in mind and asked Nanny Fan to bring the bracelet she had prepared long ago to give to Huiyin.

Huiyin was also surprised. When she opened the box, she saw that the bracelets were really valuable.

"Grandma, this... is too expensive. I can't accept it." Huiyin quickly declined.

Concubine Wu thought that she could not catch the wolf without sacrificing the child, so she urged Huiyin to accept it, saying, "This was given to me by the late emperor when I was pregnant with your father-in-law. He said it was a tribute from the Kingdom of Annan. Now I give it to you. You are the daughter-in-law of Cheng'er and the mother of the future prince."

Then Huiyin said, "Then I, your grandson's wife, thank you very much."

After collecting the gift, she started talking about business again: "The Huo family sent me an invitation, saying that it's their old lady's birthday. I wonder if my grandmother would like us to go?"

Concubine Wu lived in the deep palace for a long time and rarely socialized. At most, she would chat with Concubine Wei, play cards and listen to operas with others. Concubine Wei could also play with her grandson. The Prince of Wei was filial and obedient, so her life was much better than hers.

Now that the grandson's daughter-in-law is here, the Huo family posted a message. Concubine Wu glanced at Huiyin and said, "Send someone to deliver something."

"Grandma, that old lady Huo is not just anyone else, she is the biological mother of Prince Wei." Huiyin reminded.

How could Concubine Wu not know that it was the King of Wei and the King of Wu who had occupied the south of the Yangtze River together. After the death of the King of Wu, his grandson became a subject like Xie Jiuyi and others. It is really a pity to think about it.

It just so happened that what Huiyin said was right, and Concubine Wu felt even more unhappy, but she thought that it was not her who had to please the Huo family anyway, so she felt relieved when she thought about it.

"Then go ahead."

Seeing that Concubine Wu had no objection, Huiyin felt relieved. Seeing that Concubine Wu had no intention of asking her to leave, she asked, "I heard from my foster sister today that Madam Xie was planning to go to Qingzhou. In such a chaotic situation, she still needs the King of Wei to send someone to escort her there. I wonder if the King of Wei will allow it?"

When Concubine Wu mentioned this, she thought of her own plan and immediately said, "She is thoughtful. General Xie is not feeling well outside, and with his wife personally taking care of him, he will definitely get better faster."

She thought so because she wanted Huiyin to follow suit. Who knew Huiyin said, "This is what she did wrong. Not to mention that women cannot enter the military camp at will, this is a taboo. General Xie must be worried about his parents and children when he is away. The mistress of the house must take care of the elder children so that he can get better faster without distractions. What's more, Madam Xie is not a miracle doctor. If she goes by herself, it will be bad if she is caught and threatens General Xie."

Concubine Wu choked again. She regretted it. If she had known earlier, she should not have given such an expensive bracelet. That was her gold bracelet inlaid with jewels!