"Reporting to Madam, our Princess is too tired and has fainted..." The maid, who must have been serving Madam Geng, hurriedly took credit for her mistress.
Ulanara smiled, and Qian Shengyan asked in a friendly manner, "Gege Geng didn't have much bleeding during childbirth, did she?"
"So much! The princess's childbirth was so difficult!" the maid cried dramatically. "Our princess has always been in poor health, and she's become even thinner lately. She finally gave birth to the little prince after all her hard work, but unfortunately, her body has been severely damaged. Our poor princess..."
"Since that's the case, we can't let Sister Geng worry any more." Ulanara smiled with satisfaction, and her gaze towards Qian Shengyan became much warmer.
Qian Shengyan curtsied slightly: "As the principal wife in charge of the inner court and the legitimate mother of all the children, it is natural that she should take care of Princess Geng and the young prince. I think... the principal wife is kind and loving, and the prince will not object."
"I think so too." Ulanara laughed heartily, tilting her head slightly to indicate, "Grandma Wu, be careful to escort the Fifth Prince to the main courtyard. If even a single hair on his head is lost, I will not forgive you!"
Grandma Wu was taken aback, then happily agreed and went into the house with the wet nurse prepared for Madam Geng to hold the child. The maid who had come to announce her arrival seemed to be stunned, kneeling on the ground for a long time without being able to say a word.
"What?!" Li, who had been listening in a daze, finally reacted. She shouted angrily, "What do you mean? Why move the Fifth Prince to the main courtyard? Geng had already told me that she would entrust this child to me..."
“Consort,” Qian Shengyan interrupted her, speaking gently, “The Third Prince needs someone to take care of him right now, and the Fifth Prince has just been born. If you have to put in so much effort, wouldn’t that be too much of a burden for you?”
Li opened her mouth, wanting to say that it wouldn't be tiring with wet nurses and eunuchs serving him, but when she thought of the time when Yinzhen mentioned Hongshi, saying that he didn't trust the servants' care and that it would be more appropriate for his mother to take care of him personally, she couldn't say anything. After a long while, she said, "It would be better if Consort Geng took care of the little prince herself."
"Geng Gege's health wasn't very good during her pregnancy, didn't you just say that, Consort?" Qian Shengyan covered her mouth and said in surprise, "I'm quite strong, and I still find it difficult to take care of Yuanshou. Where does Geng Gege get her energy?"
“As the Fifth Prince’s legal mother, I will naturally take good care of him. Geng will be looked after by the concubine so she can recover quickly and bear children for the Prince.” Ulanara made the final decision. Having gotten what she wanted, she feared things might change, so she didn’t linger. She simply beckoned to Qian Shengyan, “You shouldn’t stand here either. Go back and inform the Prince. I’ll go check on the young prince first, then I won’t go to the front courtyard.”
"You've had a hard time, Madam! I'm seeing you off!" Qian Shengyan curtsied and watched Ulanara leave quickly, a smile on her face as she stood up.
She looked at the house where Geng had given birth, and finally felt a great weight lifted from her heart.
That day, Geng used such methods to make Yuanshou sick, so this is just a small way of repaying her. Please accept it with a smile, Geng Gege.
"Qian! How dare you!" Li belatedly realized the charade that Ulanara and Qian Shengyan had just put on, and was immediately furious. "How the princes and princesses behave in the inner courtyard is none of your business, you mere servant!"
"Who do you think you are! Daring to point fingers here!" Li laughed angrily. "A whore who climbed into my bed, so presumptuous in front of me, you've got some nerve!"
Before Lady Li could finish her angry rebuke, Yinzhen strode in. He didn't hear the child crying, only Lady Li's shrill voice, so he frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Your Highness, sob sob sob..." Li Shi's anger vanished, and tears welled up in her eyes. She covered her eyes with a handkerchief and tried to throw herself into Yinzhen's arms, but Yinzhen dodged to the side, raised his hand to support her arm and help her stand up, and continued to frown and ask, "What are you doing? Where is the Fujin? Didn't they say that Geng Shi gave birth to a prince?"
“Your Highness…” Qian Shengyan lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly, “Gege is too weak after childbirth to take care of the young prince, so the Fujin took the young prince to the main courtyard to take care of him… But, but this servant doesn’t know where she offended the Fujin, that she would insult her like this…”
"Hmm." Yinzhen nodded, then pushed away Li Shi, who was trying to lean closer, and scolded with a frown, "You are also of this age, how can you not watch your words? I usually see you getting along well with Consort Geng, but behind her back you behave like this?"
Li was dumbfounded: "Your Highness..."
Although both Geng Shi and Qian Shengyan are princesses, they are completely different! Geng Shi is her person, so she naturally takes care of her. But Qian Shengyan always sides with the Fujin and opposes her. How can she give her a good face?
But Yinzhen didn't care about any of that. He stepped forward, put his arm around Qian Shengyan's shoulder, and glanced at Li Shi: "In recent years, you've become more and more impatient. Go back to your courtyard and copy a few volumes of scriptures. When the Golden Festival is held, bring them to the palace and offer them to the Empress to be placed before the Buddha."
This meant confining Li to the courtyard until the Golden Festival in mid-October, when she would be allowed to leave.
Qian Shengyan lowered her head, leaning weakly against Yinzhen, occasionally trembling slightly, as if she were extremely heartbroken.
Lady Li was utterly shocked, furious, and incredulous: "Your Highness! You don't even ask what this wretched...this woman did before you judge me like this!"
"Oh? Then tell me, what did she do?" Yinzhen was getting impatient.
Li was speechless, unable to say anything. What could she say? That Qian Shengyan had helped the Fujin (Prince Consort) by stealing Geng's child? But when Yinzhen arrived, Qian Shengyan had already made it clear that Geng was weak after childbirth and the Fujin was taking care of her, which the Prince had obviously agreed to. What else could she say?
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