"My dear~" Yinzhen said coquettishly, tugging at Wanyi's hand.
"Mother is alright. It's getting late, time to sleep!" Wanyi stroked his hair and then lowered her head to kiss his forehead.
"Hmm!" Yinzhen responded awkwardly from time to time.
"Furong, take the Fourth Prince back. I have something to say to Her Majesty!" Granny Kong said to Furong, who was standing to the side.
"Yes!" Furong agreed only after seeing Wanyi nod, and then carried the unusually well-behaved Yinzhen back to sleep.
Yinzhen was also worried that he would lose his mother again, so he wanted to see her to put his mind at ease. After learning that his mother was injured, he hated himself for being so young and unable to protect her. He had thought that if he didn't become emperor in this life, he would be a carefree prince. But now he didn't think that way anymore. He wanted to protect the people he wanted to protect, so he had to ascend to that position. As for his previous life, he only wanted to survive.
"What is it, Granny? Speak!" Wanyi thought that Granny Kong must have something very important to say since she had sent them all away.
"I don't know how to put it, but I always feel that the Fourth Prince is a bit too intelligent!"
Even the maid Kong, who served him closely, noticed Yinzhen's unusual behavior. At first, she thought it was just her imagination, but as time went on, it became clear that it was strange.
"Too intelligent?" Wanyi asked doubtfully, recalling her own thought, though she had thought it impossible at the time. If Yinzhen had truly been reborn, would he still acknowledge her as his mother? After all, in her previous life, she had grown up by the side of the Imperial Noble Consort and Lady Uya, while she was a muddle-headed person.
"Sometimes I think he's like an adult, with his own set of rules for doing things. He seems to have found out a lot about the Cold Palace's commoner Wuya and the Imperial Noble Consort." If it weren't for her serving him all along, Granny Kong would have thought that the Fourth Prince had been replaced.
"Did you tell him?" Wanyi asked, confirming her suspicions, though she was a little nervous.
"No, neither the servants nor the wet nurses who serve him answered, and they rarely even spoke about matters concerning the harem."
Ever since she learned about this, Granny Kong has been uneasy and dared not tell Wanyi. Only now, seeing that the Fourth Prince is still worried about Wanyi, does she dare to speak up.
"Take good care of him as usual. As for matters concerning the harem, tell him everything! Since he's so eager to find out, he'll know sooner or later. He's been different from ordinary people since birth. For the sake of the Fourth Prince's safety, please keep a close eye on the people below and make sure they don't say anything they shouldn't." Wanyi sighed. She would have to find some time to talk to Yinzhen tomorrow.
"Yes, Your Highness!" She would do anything that was good for the Empress, but she was afraid that the Fourth Prince was not a good person. Now that she had heard Wanyi's words, she was relieved and could get a good night's sleep.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?" Wanyi asked, puzzled, seeing that Granny Kong hadn't left after agreeing and seemed hesitant to speak.
"Lord Bayar just sent a message that he wants to see Her Majesty!" Granny Kong whispered.
"Hasn't he been sick for a long time?" He hasn't even been able to go to work, so you can imagine how serious his illness must be.
"I heard he's recovered and wants to see Her Majesty when he returns to his post. I suppose he's worried about Her Majesty!"
Granny Kong had no choice but to tell Wanyi the news. If she could make the decision, she would definitely refuse. The less she did, the less mistakes she made; if she did nothing, she would make no mistakes. However, the mere thought of it gave her a terrible headache. She couldn't go against her master's wishes, not even in her thoughts.
"Tell him, let's talk about it when we have time! Just say I'm fine, and tell him to take good care of himself so he doesn't develop any health problems!"
Wanyi loved neither Emperor Kangxi nor Bayarhaojie; she only understood that she should love herself first before loving others.
As for Yinzhen, she loved him, after all, it was a regret and resentment from her past life.
"Yes, I understand!" Granny Kong replied and left, leaving Wanyi there alone, seemingly lost in thought.
"Consort Chen is so lucky, she managed to dodge both of these!" Granny Qiu said cautiously. After all, she had already messed up many things, which showed her lack of ability, and she was feeling uneasy.
"This is not your fault. How could an ordinary person possibly outwit her!" This was within her expectations. The Empress Dowager also thought that in such a hurry, Consort Chen would overlook it, but it turned out to be her own doing.
"Should we still make any moves at Yongshou Palace?" Granny Qiu asked uncertainly. Although Yongshou Palace was surrounded like an iron barrel, it seemed that the food and supplies still had to be sent in by the Imperial Household Department.
"No rush, we have plenty of time!" Let's take our time and enjoy ourselves.
"yes!"
The next day, after Wanyi and the others had breakfast, they had Granny Kong carry Yinzhen to the bedroom and sent everyone else out.
"Yinzhen, tell me honestly, did you reincarnate, or..." Wanyi wanted to say that she had traveled through time, but she didn't say it. Yinzhen's shocked expression confirmed Wanyi's guess.
"You don't need to be surprised. Your mother is also reborn. In my previous life, I was trapped in Yonghe Palace by Uya and became a lowly concubine. Do you know that? You are my child. Uya swapped you for a stillborn child. No matter who you are, you are my good child. Now, just act like a child and don't give yourself away. Your mother is here for the rest!" Wanyi didn't wait for Yinzhen to say anything before rattling off a long string of words.
Yinzhen was truly shocked, his mouth agape. Just as he came to his senses, Wanyi's next child shocked him even more. He hadn't expected that she wasn't Wuya's child. No wonder he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when he occasionally saw her in his previous life, and he thought it was just his imagination.
"Mother~" Yinzhen blushed and this time called out to Wanyi from the bottom of his heart.
"Hey! If you want to cry, just cry it out, it'll make you feel better!" Wanyi didn't care who was in her heart, anyway, the current Yinzhen was someone she had carried for ten months and given birth to.
"Mother, I am the Yinzhen from my previous life!" He spoke fluently, though Yinzhen could already speak, though his voice was still somewhat immature. He had previously mispronounced words to cover up his identity.
"It's you!" Wanyi burst into tears and hugged Yinzhen tightly, afraid that he would run away again.
"Mother, don't cry, you still have a younger brother!" Yinzhen was at a loss, touching Wanyi's back, when he suddenly remembered that his mother was pregnant!
"Mother is fine, this is just an illusion!" It was just a minor miscarriage, and after a few cups of spring water, she was already fine!
"Didn't Mother fall down?" This sounds so convincing, it could even be faked, Yinzhen thought, and Wanyi was still comforting him.
“It’s true. Your mother isn’t that fragile. I just sat down. You think they really pushed me down? Too many people were plotting against your mother back then, even the Empress Dowager. So I just went along with it.”
Wanyi did not want to tell Yinzhen about the space, even though Yinzhen was her son. This was her last trump card, after all, the imperial family was the most ruthless.
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