the next day.
Yinzhi touched his head and asked why he didn't have a headache.
He Zhuo looked at him and said, "Get up. When Master came back yesterday, Granny Shao made a hangover soup. This hangover soup is Granny Shao's secret recipe. Drinking it will prevent you from having a hangover headache."
Yinzhi was not fully awake yet, and had a somewhat dazed and cute appearance, more like a big cat (tiger), with the cheeks of his gentle nanny husband, Hezhuo.
Yinzhi thought about how he had gotten drunk the day before, and then what?
Thinking of the master, he asked, and He Zhuo told him that Liu Bajin and the others carried him back. Not only the master, but also the third master, the fourth master, and the fifth master were all like that. The crown prince was also drunk.
He Zhuo then told him that he and his servants had bathed him together, put him to bed, and put him to sleep. Now, he had let go of the time when he was forced to become a mother.
Yinzhi thought to himself, "Why did I have such a dream yesterday? I dreamt that my mother was coaxing me to sleep. When I was little, I would secretly cry in my blankets when I missed my mother. My biggest wish back then was for my mother to hold me and coax me to sleep. I was so envious of the wives of the ministers when they had children."
Later, after returning to the palace, I lived in the Prince's quarters and never slept with my mother for a single day. I hadn't had this childhood dream for a long time, so why did I suddenly dream about it?
Could it be that he's been thinking about his mother all day and dreaming about her? Yinzhi slapped his forehead and said, "Alright, I'll go see my mother in a bit."
"My lord, there's still time to go to the Ministry of War." He Zhuo brought over the clothes.
After getting dressed and having breakfast, Yinzhi went to work.
When he arrived at the Ministry of War, he found out that he was the only one who came to work. The third, fourth, and fifth brothers had all asked for leave. He should have asked for leave too, ordered a small token of his respect, and gone back to visit his mother, Consort Hui.
Consort Hui found it strange. She had heard that he had gotten drunk yesterday, so why had he come so early? He came, bowed, and didn't say anything, just kept looking at his mother.
It was Consort Hui who spoke first, asking if he had a headache or felt unwell, and whether he had vomited yesterday. Even though he was already a father, he still didn't know his place, rambling on and on. Yinzhi felt reassured listening to these words.
Suddenly, she grabbed her mother's hand and touched her moon-shaped head. Consort Hui asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Do you have a fever?"
Yinzhi chuckled foolishly, saying no, and added that his son had something to say, his expression somewhat evasive.
This piqued Consort Hui's curiosity. After dismissing the servants, Yinzhi told her about his childhood wish. Consort Hui listened in silence for a while, then cupped her son's face in her hands, tears streaming down her face like a waterfall. Yinzhi's eyes were also red.
"At that time, the children in the palace never grew up. Your imperial father felt it was an unlucky year, so he sent you and the third prince out of the palace to be raised by the ministers. Your mother missed you so much, she cried every night because of you. But she couldn't ask you to come back, because that would not only anger your imperial father, but your life in the palace would also be difficult to survive."
The imperial harem back then wasn't like it is now, with so much bloodshed and intrigue. Your mother was just a concubine, she couldn't protect you. Your mother misses you, her heart aches with longing for you every day.
The concubines couldn't leave the palace, so they longed for it every day! They hoped to catch a glimpse of you from afar during festivals. Back then, your mother didn't have a rank, so she couldn't even walk up to you to see you. Consort Hui was in tears.
After Huifei finished speaking, she wiped away her tears and pulled Yinzhi along, saying, "Lai Baoqing, lie down on this couch. Your mother will sit like this, yes, lie on your mother's lap. This is both my son's wish since childhood and my mother's regret."
Yinzhi didn't make a fuss. He lay down on the step, his head resting on Consort Hui's lap. Consort Hui sang him a lullaby and patted her son to sleep. Yinzhi closed his eyes, and a tear rolled down his cheek. Consort Hui also choked up as she cried.
Yinzhi stayed with Consort Hui for more than an hour before coming out. When he came out, his complexion had returned to normal, and Consort Hui personally applied a compress to his eyes.
When he went out, he ran into Yinzhi. The Eighth Prince could tell that his elder brother had a good relationship with him. After paying his respects, he asked his elder brother if he had a hangover or headache. Yinzhi exchanged a few pleasantries with him and then strode away.
Yinzhi found it strange. Although his elder brother did not lose his composure at yesterday's wedding banquet, he could tell that he was very sad and was drinking alone. Why does he seem to be in a good mood now? Is there some happy event?
He went in to pay his respects to Consort Hui, only to be told that she was feeling unwell. The Eighth Prince asked if he should call the imperial physician, but was told it was an old ailment. Considering his elder brother's demeanor earlier, he thought it didn't seem like he was sick. He decided to forget about it and go see his mother instead.
Because Emperor Kangxi was going to visit the imperial tombs, the Crown Prince's concubine, Consort Lin, returned to her parents' home three days later. After returning home, she immediately went with Emperor Kangxi to visit the tombs, accompanied by Princes Yinzhi, Yinzhi, and Yinzhen, who were on duty.
The Crown Prince brought two new princesses who had entered the household this year. Yinzhi sent Hezhuo instead, but after learning that the third and fourth princes had brought princesses, he felt it would be too conspicuous if he brought his own wife. In the end, he brought Xitala and Wuya.
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