Chapter 935 The Empress is the Best Person to Him
Jiang Fenghua thought that she was probably Xiao Shang's enemy in her past life. They had a blood feud, otherwise why would he oppose her in every way in this life? Because she really didn't know Xiao Shang in her past life, they were from different generations.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. Jiang Fenghua glanced at the sky and said, "Let's go to Yongle Palace to see Consort Gao."
Ao Xue said, "Your Majesty is worried that the Second Prince is not at ease sending to Consort Gao's palace."
"I believe that Consort Gao will not mistreat the Second Prince. However, the child has lived with his mother since he was a child. Now that he is suddenly being asked to live with Consort Gao, I'm afraid he will not be willing."
“This humble servant thinks it’s good for the Second Prince to be with Consort Gao. I don’t know what kind of person he would become if he were raised by Consort Song. Consort Gao is well-educated, kind, and gentle. The Second Princess has been raised so well by Consort Gao,” Ao Xue said.
Jiang Fenghua said, "But Song Qing is the Second Prince's birth mother. No matter how good Consort Gao is at teaching, she may not be able to teach other people's children well."
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of Yongle Palace, they heard the Second Prince crying. The rain was so heavy that there was no one guarding the palace gate. Aoxue had someone knock on the door for a long time before a eunuch finally opened it.
When the young eunuch saw that it was the Empress, he quickly opened the door to greet her, saying, "This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress."
Jiang Fenghua said, "Is it the Second Prince making a fuss? Isn't Consort Gao in the palace?"
The eunuch looked evasive and quickly replied, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is in her bedchamber. The rain was too heavy, and all of her clothes were soaked. She is changing into clean clothes in her bedchamber now."
"The Imperial Concubine just returned from the banquet." Jiang Fenghua thought that Gao Qingtong was also very busy, and she probably didn't have time to take care of the Second Prince.
The young eunuch said, "Yes, Her Majesty just returned. The guards left after seeing off the Second Prince, and we servants have no way to appease him."
Jiang Fenghua didn't ask any more questions and walked into the main hall, where she saw the Second Prince sitting on the ground crying and calling for his mother.
The wet nurse and palace maids who cared for the second prince stood guard to one side. Jiang Fenghua noticed that Xie Hongrui's clothes were also wet and his body was covered in mud.
She frowned but did not scold the wet nurse and the palace maid. Instead, she walked directly to Xie Hongrui, squatted down, and asked softly, "Why is the Second Prince sitting on the ground crying?"
When Xie Hongrui saw her arrive, he shoved Jiang Fenghua and said, "You're a bad person! Give me back my mother! I want my mother!"
Jiang Fenghua was speechless. She coldly glanced at the wet nurse and the palace maid, who were both looking down.
"Did you teach the Second Prince to say these things?" she directly exposed.
The wet nurse was startled and quickly knelt down to deny it: "Your Majesty, please spare me! I did not teach the Second Prince. It was...it was him who said it."
The palace maid serving the second prince lowered her head even further, her forehead almost touching the ground, and kept shaking her head.
Jiang Fenghua could easily see through their thoughts. They were all Song Qing's people, and Song Qing must have treated them well. Now that their mistress had been sent to the Eastern Palace, they were going to serve the Second Prince in Yongle Palace, and their lives would not be so easy anymore.
And they blamed it all on her.
Jiang Fenghua sneered, "Granny Yun and Madam Song have committed capital crimes and have already been executed. You are not suitable to take care of the Second Prince either. Guards, send them to the servants' quarters to do laundry work!"
The wet nurse and the palace maid were terrified when they heard this. The palace maid, named Ding Zhi, said repeatedly, "These are the words the wet nurse taught the Second Prince to say. She also said that Consort Shu was harmed by the Empress, which is why the Second Prince was sent to Consort Gao's side. Consort Gao will not treat the Second Prince well, and the Second Prince will not have the love of his biological mother in the future. The wet nurse also told the Second Prince to cry as much as possible so that Consort Gao would send the Second Prince to Consort Shu's side."
A cold glint flashed in Jiang Fenghua's eyes as she said in a deep voice, "Aoxue, give her a good slap in the face."
Ao Xue slapped the wet nurse across the mouth several times, causing blood to flow from the corner of her mouth. The wet nurse begged for mercy, "This servant knows her mistake, please forgive me, Your Majesty the Empress, this servant will never dare to do it again."
"I think you have a lot of ideas; there's nothing you wouldn't dare to do."
The wet nurse continued, "I still have a three-month-old baby at home. These are not things I wanted to say. It was Consort Shu who asked me to teach the Second Prince. Consort Shu also gave me fifty taels of silver, saying that only the Second Prince could save her life. Your Majesty the Empress, please have mercy!"
The wet nurses who entered the palace to serve the princes were all temporarily found outside the palace. Women only produce breast milk after giving birth, and she had her own children.
"Fine, pack your things and leave the palace! I don't want any news about what's happening in the palace to come out of your mouth, otherwise you and your family won't have a peaceful life, understand?"
The wet nurse quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude, "This servant will remember, thank you Your Majesty the Empress."
"No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank your child. It was your child who saved your life. In the future, do more to bring good fortune and virtue to your child in your actions and words! Too much talk leads to mistakes," Jiang Fenghua said gently.
The wet nurse was stunned for a moment. When her child was mentioned, a warm feeling suddenly flowed through her heart. She had left her husband and child to enter the palace to make money, but she was unwilling to do so if making more money would mean that her child would not have good fortune.
The wet nurse suddenly felt a pang of guilt. "This servant thanks Your Majesty for your guidance."
At this moment, Consort Gao also came out after changing her clothes. Seeing that the atmosphere in the living room was not good, she quickly said, "Why did Your Majesty come over in such heavy rain?"
Jiang Fenghua glanced at the Second Prince on the ground and said to the palace maid, "Your name is Ding Zhi, right?"
Ding Zhi was stunned. "Yes, Your Majesty."
She added, "The Second Prince has just arrived at the Consort's palace and there are many things he is not used to. You raised him, so you should stay and take good care of him. As for the other maids and nannies, we'll just have to wait for the Consort to make new arrangements. Now, take the Second Prince down to bathe and change his clothes, and take good care of him."
Ding Zhi quickly replied, "Yes."
Gao Qingtong was also perceptive and quickly said, "Granny Zhuang, quickly take Miss Dingzhi and the Second Prince to the side room and serve them carefully."
The second prince stopped crying, but he remained seated on the ground, refusing to leave, and kept shouting, "I want my mother."
Jiang Fenghua believed that he truly wanted his mother; what child wouldn't miss their mother?
She didn't scold him, but softened her voice and said gently, "If the Second Prince doesn't obediently go to take a bath and change his clothes, he will never see his mother again. Don't cry, I will take you to find your mother."
Xie Hongrui said, "Rui Rui, be a good girl and recite your lessons. Will Mother allow Rui Rui to see Mother Consort?"
Jiang Fenghua was stunned; she had never said such a thing.
Ding Zhi said, "In the past, Consort Shu often said that if the Second Prince obediently memorized his lessons, she would not leave him."
Jiang Fenghua understood instantly and smiled, "Yes, Rui Rui, if you obediently recite your lessons, your mother will not leave you."
Xie Hongrui's eyes lit up instantly, "Then Rui Rui will be good."
After that, he left with Ding Zhi, turning back every few steps as he left. The Second Prince knew in his heart that the Empress was not a bad person.
Apart from his mother, the Empress was the person who treated him the best.
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