Looking at the dark sky outside, Qian Shengyan then looked at Qingxue and asked, "What time is it now?"
"It's 3:45 AM, Princess," Qingxue said.
Qian Shengyan: ? ? ?
She calculated for a long time but still wasn't sure. Wasn't this past 3 a.m.? Why would they wake her up at this hour?
"His Highness has already entered the palace, Princess, you should get up too," Qingxue advised.
Qian Shengyan: ...
I feel sorry for Yinzhen for a minute, but she won't get up; she still needs to sleep.
She pushed Qingxue's hand away, saying "Okay, I'll get up right away," but then slumped back onto the bed, hugging Yuanshou's small body and falling asleep again.
When she opened her eyes again, it was just beginning to get light outside. She yawned and sat up. Hearing her movement, a maid came in to attend to her: "Has Your Highness woken up?"
"Hmm." Qian Shengyan was still thinking about paying her respects to the Fujin in the morning. She glanced at the person who came and recognized her as her maid, Lüyan, so she asked, "What time is it?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, it's 3:45 AM," said Green Smoke. "The main courtyard has sent word that you're tired from your journey and don't need to pay your respects today."
It was only a little past six o'clock, and Qian Shengyan was about to lie back down on the bed when she heard this, but Lüyan stopped her: "Good princess, it's time to get up. The master will be back soon. What if he wants to see the fourth prince when he comes back? Princess, get up."
Qian Shengyan: ...
Why!
She reluctantly got up, and Yuan Shou was also woken up. He cried out, but stopped crying when she picked him up. His big, dark eyes looked around, and he was extremely cute.
Green Smoke praised, "Fourth Prince is so well-behaved, he doesn't cause any trouble at all."
Qian Shengyan also felt this way, and she couldn't help but lower her head and kiss her son. One kiss wasn't enough, so she kissed him again.
"Princess, Master is here." Qingxue's voice rang out from outside the door. Qian Shengyan didn't react for a moment, but Lüyan quickly squatted down and gave a deep curtsy. At the door, Yinzhen strode in, his eyes sweeping over the room and he couldn't help but smile: "Not up yet?"
"Get up, get up." Qian Shengyan was a little embarrassed. Oh dear, why did he come so early!
"How is Yuan Shou?" Yinzhen didn't mind that she didn't bow to him. He lifted his robe and sat on the edge of the bed, wanting to hug Yuan Shou.
Yuan Shou did not reject his closeness, so Qian Shengyan handed the child to him and subtly pulled the blanket up a little: "The fever has not returned, so he should be fine."
"Hmm." Yinzhen glanced at the bed. "The eunuchs who will be serving Yuanshou will arrive today. Once he recovers in a couple of days, he can move to the west side hall."
Qian Shengyan: "Huh?"
She didn't understand, but Yinzhen didn't explain much. He just glanced at Qingxue, who immediately curtsied and said, "This servant obeys."
Qian Shengyan: Wait, wait a minute!
Before she could react, Su Peisheng stood at the door and said, "Master, Physician Li has arrived."
Yinzhen glanced at Qian Shengyan, then at Yuanshou, who was dressed fairly neatly in his arms, chuckled, and went out with the child in his arms.
...Qian Shengyan felt like she was being mocked.
Green Willow and Green Smoke helped her dress and wash, but it was too late. When she came out, Physician Li was no longer there, while Yinzhen was squeezing Yuan Shou's waving little fist with a look of satisfaction.
She raised an eyebrow slightly, and Qingxue came to her side and whispered, "Imperial Physician Li has taken the Fourth Prince's pulse and said that he is recovering very well. He also said that the Princess took good care of him when she was pregnant with the Fourth Prince, and that the Fourth Prince has a good constitution and is very healthy."
Qian Shengyan was happy that the baby was fine, but she didn't really believe that she had been well cared for during her pregnancy.
Given the original owner's family's abject poverty—no rice in the jars, no fire in the stove—she didn't have a good time during her pregnancy.
It seems Qianlong really was a chosen one, able to give birth healthy under such difficult circumstances—and if she hadn't transmigrated, the original owner would have died, but Qianlong was still alive and well…
This is truly the Son of Heaven.
Qian Shengyan smiled sweetly as she stared at the baby. Yinzhen glanced at her a few times, a smile also appearing on his lips. He handed Yuanshou to the wet nurse and asked Qian Shengyan, "Haven't you had breakfast yet? What have you prepared? Serve the meal."
The next sentence was addressed to Qingxue, who slightly bent her knees and went out to serve breakfast.
Because Yinzhen was eating at Dongyou Courtyard, his breakfast was particularly lavish. Qian Shengyan sat at one side of the long table, facing Yinzhen, looking at the table full of bowls and plates, holding her chopsticks but not knowing where to start eating.
Meanwhile, the eunuchs serving Yinzhen's meals had already finished, so Qingxue quickly went to Qian Shengyan's side and helped her pick up food one by one.
Qian Shengyan: 0A0 is too troublesome...
After finally finishing her meal and seeing off the formidable Yinzhen, Qian Shengyan felt sleepy again. Eating is supposed to be a relaxing activity, and only someone like Yinzhen could turn a breakfast into a performance of court music.
She leaned back on the cushions, wanting to doze off for a while, just as Yuan Shou finished playing and went to sleep after nursing. But as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard a noise outside. A moment later, Qing Xue came in and gave her a slight curtsy: "Princess, the Consort requests that you and the Fourth Prince come over to see her." She smiled, but her tone was somewhat nonchalant, "It is said that the Third Prince found out he has a younger brother and is insisting on playing with him."
Qian Shengyan: ? ?
What can a baby who is only 100 days old play? Just stare at each other?
Before she could say anything, Qingxue said, "It's a pity that the Fourth Prince's cold has not yet healed. I'm afraid that if it were given to another young master, I would like to take the liberty of refusing on behalf of the princess."
Qian Shengyan breathed a sigh of relief; Qingxue had really guts.
"However...shouldn't you go and pay your respects to the concubine?" Qingxue continued.
Qian Shengyan thought for a moment, then sat up helplessly: "Go ahead."
If someone invites her and she doesn't go, that's one thing, but she can't just be so presumptuous as to not even show her face.
After getting ready, Qian Shengyan, supported by Qingxue, Lüyan, and Lüliu, walked towards the side consort's courtyard. Along the way, she observed the entire Yong Prince's Mansion. Generally speaking, it wasn't much different from the Yonghe Temple in later generations. The main gate and the main courtyard were in a straight line, with the main courtyard where Yinzhen resided serving as the boundary between the front and back courtyards. In the center of the back courtyard was a large garden, complete with artificial hills and ponds, which was very beautiful.
To the left and right are rows of small courtyards. The concubine lived in the largest courtyard on the west side, which was far from the main courtyard, while the other princesses lived in the same courtyard on the east side, closer to the main courtyard.
It was only when she came out and looked around that Qian Shengyan was surprised to find that the Dongyou Courtyard where she lived was actually the closest courtyard to the front courtyard, almost just around the corner. To the west of the central axis of the Dongyou Courtyard was the Zhuocheng Courtyard prepared by Yinzhen, which, according to Qingxue, had been where the First and Second Princes had lived before.
But it's empty now.
Qian Shengyan sighed inwardly, but before she could even get close to Consort Li's courtyard, she heard footsteps and the laughter of children. Qian Shengyan paused and turned to look at Qingxue.
Qingxue smiled and said, "It must be the Third Prince playing." She paused for a moment and then said, "Although the Third Prince is already seven years old, he is innocent, lively, and very cute."
Qian Shengyan: ...Are you sure you're not insulting him?
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