When Consort De, of the Uya clan, heard the news, she was filled with disbelief, and then flew into a rage.
She dismissed all the servants around her, and even the fourteenth prince, who was still yelling, was no longer of concern to her.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, chased everyone out and reached for a porcelain vase beside her. She then thought that everyone in the harem was now watching her Yonghe Palace, and the Emperor himself might be no exception.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, with a terrifying look in her eyes, picked up a soft pillow from the kang (a heated brick bed) and began to pound it fiercely, controlling her voice as she cursed wildly.
"Your Majesty, how could you do this? It must be that debt collector who did something!"
"Otherwise, His Majesty would not have agreed to change the imperial genealogy before that vile woman, Lady Tongjia, died."
"How could it be that for no reason, they changed that little bastard's imperial genealogy?"
"If His Majesty does this, how will she ever be able to live her life in the harem again?"
Consort De, of the Uya clan, had a completely red palm with several broken fingernails. She looked like she was in pain, her eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze was malevolent.
"Why change the jade disc? It would be better if this illness took him away; he shouldn't have lived in this world."
Consort De, of the Uya clan, may not have realized that her face now resembled that of a demon, with dark, ominous eyes that inspired fear in those who looked at her.
He kept muttering to himself.
"He should have died sooner. He should have died during the smallpox outbreak."
"Why would you still want to harm her now?"
"Why wasn't it him who died back then?"
Consort De, of the Uya clan, was filled with resentment. She threw all the soft pillows on the kang (a heated brick bed) onto the floor, making her hair a little messy.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, slumped on the carpet, staring nervously at a certain spot.
"Your Majesty would never treat me like this, it's impossible."
"...and the Fourteenth Prince, and Little Fourteenth Prince..."
Consort De, of the Uya clan, suddenly shouted as if she had just realized something, startling the servants guarding the door.
"Bring the Fourteenth Prince to me."
"Bring it here."
The old woman, Wuya, who was guarding outside the door, went to another room without delay and asked the wet nurse to report the Fourteenth Prince to Consort De.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, held the still-crying Fourteenth Prince tightly in her arms. Her eyes slowly focused as she looked at her darling who was crying in her arms, her heart filled with tenderness.
"My precious child, you are all I have now."
"You must make your mother proud and not let that bastard be so arrogant."
"Mother believes that my Fourteenth Prince is definitely the best."
The fourteenth prince smelled the familiar scent in her arms, and with the gentle comforting words of Consort De, Uya, he slowly stopped crying and reached out his chubby little hand to grab Consort De's collar.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, was not angry; she simply let the little baby in her arms do as she pleased.
Granny Wuya carefully helped Consort De, Wuya, to a soft couch nearby. The maidservant who served her quickly took the things off the floor and put new ones on the kang (heated brick bed).
The whole room was tidied up in just a few blinks of an eye.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, had no interest in distributing gifts to the servants; her entire attention was focused on the little baby in her arms.
For the rest of her life, she could only rely on this son.
Thinking of this, Consort De, of the Uya clan, still felt resentful and indignant.
However, this did not bother her; she looked tenderly at the only lifeline in her arms.
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Chengqian Palace
It was already dark outside, and the cicadas on the branches had been chirping for a while, growing louder as evening approached.
Duofu had been woken up by the cicadas outside long ago. Perhaps he had been sleeping all day and was now a light sleeper, so he was woken up very quickly.
He never had this problem before, but now he can only hide under the bed and can't go anywhere; he can only doze off.
Duofu's ears twitched. He sensed that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, who was lying on his bed, had made some movement. The bed seemed to have made a sound just now.
Duofu was excited and wanted to run out to see what was going on, but the past few days of hiding had made him realize that he had to be kept from being discovered by a third person until his identity was cleared up.
Otherwise, the dog's life, which had been saved with great difficulty, might have been given away for nothing.
Duofu, who was under the bed, could sense it all. Su Peisheng, who had been serving the Fourth Prince Yinzhen, also did not miss the Fourth Prince's actions on the bed.
Su Peisheng glanced at the sky; the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, had woken up earlier than in the past few days.
Su Peisheng, of course, did not know that the incense that the wet nurse changed contained some of the bitter medicine that the Fourth Prince Yinzhen drank, which had a synergistic effect. Once exposed to the incense, one would become drowsy and unable to wake up.
Only when night fell, and the incense had completely burned out, and the palace maids had not replaced it in time, did the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, groggily wake up from his sleep.
After eating some food and drinking bitter medicine, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen hadn't even had a chance to comfort and pat Duofu a few more times before he was overcome by drowsiness and slowly closed his eyes.
After all, he had been trying to stay awake all day, and after struggling all day, his already ill body didn't have much energy to keep the Fourth Prince Yinzhen conscious by night.
Now that the spices have been replaced with the original ones, they naturally no longer correspond to the Fourth Prince's Chinese medicine. As a result, the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, naturally woke up from his dream from which he could not wake up.
Fourth Prince Yinzhen opened his eyelids, which had been fighting for a long time, and tried to prop himself up, but his whole body was limp and he couldn't muster any strength at all.
Su Peisheng, being very perceptive, immediately stepped forward and carefully helped the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, to his feet, while also placing two soft pillows behind him.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, spoke in a hoarse voice after a long silence.
"water."
The voice was low, but it was still the same voice. When Duofu heard it under the bed, his tail wagged excitedly, his big eyes filled with tears, and his two round ears stood up quickly.
Duofu wanted to run out immediately, leap onto the bed, and tell the Fourth Prince Yinzhen about the grievances he had suffered during this time.
However, he managed to control himself. Duofu didn't want to cause any more trouble for the Fourth Prince. If someone accidentally came in now and discovered him, it would be another big problem.
After drinking the water, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen moistened his dry throat. His eyes swept across the room, but he didn't see any familiar figures. His voice became anxious.
"Su Peisheng, my good fortune is with you."
"I remember, Duofu is here."
Before Su Peisheng could speak, Duofu, under the bed, couldn't help but start howling as quietly as possible.
With a smile on his face, Su Peisheng quickly tapped the bed board three times, and Duofu immediately ran out.
After Duofu regained his ability to walk, Su Peisheng would knock on the bed board three times each time to indicate that it was safe outside and he could come out.
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