Yinzhen left the mansion in a state of distress. Nan Yi's condition was unclear, and now the Eighth Brother had been dragged into it. The Fourth Brother's implication was that Nan Yi's sudden change was caused by the Eighth Brother.
Absolutely not. Ba Ge... they both know what Nan Yi is thinking.
Just like himself, he couldn't bear to hurt Nan Yi.
When the fourth brother mentioned the eighth brother, he refused to say more, so he could only go and find the eighth brother.
The Eighth Brother's residence was just across from the Fourth Brother's residence, only a few steps away. He hurriedly pulled the Eighth Brother into the study and immediately questioned him, "Eighth Brother, what exactly did you do to Nan Yi? Do you know what she has become?"
"Ninth Brother, what are you saying? I don't understand." The Eighth Prince was baffled by his question.
"You didn't know?" Yin Tang was taken aback, then frowned. "That's not right. Fourth Brother said it was you who caused it."
"Ninth Brother, what exactly are you trying to say? What happened to Nan Yi?" The Eighth Prince was confused by him.
Yinzhen picked up his teacup, poured himself a cup of tea, lifted his robe and sat down, and told him about visiting Nan Yi after hearing that he was ill.
"Eighth Brother, Nan Yi is not doing well right now. She has even forgotten about me. She looks like a six or seven-year-old child. Fourth Brother said that only you know the inside story. We all know Fourth Brother's character. When it comes to Nan Yi, he wouldn't make things up without reason."
At this point, he stood up with a heavy heart. "The day before, Fourth Brother took Nan Yi into the palace. He heard from the people in the palace that the Imperial Concubine had summoned her, but for some reason she did not go. She only stayed in the palace for a while before hurriedly returning home."
Yinzhen looked at the Eighth Prince, "Eighth Brother, do you think something happened to Nan Yi in the palace?"
"The palace?" A thought flashed through the Eighth Prince's mind, but it disappeared too quickly for him to grasp.
What happened to Nan Yi after she entered the palace?
He suddenly stood up. "Ninth Brother, go and investigate immediately what happened after Nan Yi entered the palace. See if you can find any clues."
"Oh, little brother almost forgot." Yin Tang clenched his fists, stood up, and walked away.
He left in such a hurry that he almost bumped into the Eighth Prince's wife who came to the study to bring tea and snacks. "Ninth Brother, what's the rush? Why don't you sit a little longer?"
Yin Tang waved his hands repeatedly, looking anxious, "No, Eighth Sister-in-law, I have important matters to attend to, farewell."
He was in a hurry to go to the palace, and the Eighth Prince's wife laughed and teased him from behind, "You're in such a rush, I wonder what important matter you have to attend to."
"Jinzhi?" The Eighth Prince came out.
"Master, Ninth Brother looks like he's in a hurry, has something happened?" Eighth Princess Consort asked with a smile.
The Eighth Prince was about to say it was nothing, but then he suddenly remembered that his wife had gone to the palace to pay her respects to their mother the day before. He casually said, "Jinzhi, how did your conversation with your mother go the day before yesterday? If she said anything, don't take it to heart. Be understanding. She was just worried about us."
He had been married for many years but had no children. His father, the Emperor, had repeatedly reprimanded him, and his mother had given him many pointers. Despite the pressure, he refused to let any young women enter his household and did not take any concubines. The four maids in his household were merely for show.
Now, I feel I can no longer be willful.
The Eighth Prince thought that tonight, he might as well let a concubine serve him in bed. If she could get pregnant, it would put an end to a worry he had with his mother.
The Eighth Prince's wife didn't notice his absent-mindedness; she was feeling guilty because her conversation with her mother hadn't been pleasant.
She had the master's future in her grasp and hinted to her mother to avenge her, but she didn't know if her mother would help her.
The Eighth Prince's wife felt both hatred and inexplicable unease.
The couple were each lost in their own thoughts. After a long while, the Eighth Prince suddenly said, "Jinzhi, I'm resting in the Ziwei Pavilion tonight. If there's nothing else, you can go back now. You don't need to wait for me for dinner."
Before she could recover from her guilty conscience, she was greatly shocked by what the prince said next, and the Eighth Prince's wife looked deeply shocked.
“Master, you…” The Eighth Prince’s wife was pale and her eyes were filled with sorrow. What went wrong? Why did the master suddenly make this decision, without even considering her feelings?
Could it be because of Tong Yilan again?
The Eighth Prince seemed oblivious to the reluctance on his wife's face, and steeled himself to finish his sentence, "From now on, I will spend many days each month resting in the Ziwei Pavilion. Please take good care of yourself, my wife. Li Fu will take care of me."
"Master~" the Eighth Prince's wife called out softly, forcing a faint smile, which was full of bitterness. "Does Master think that I am not serving you well enough?"
The Eighth Prince shook his head with an indifferent face and said, "The Princess Consort has served you very well, but Your Highness, you cannot remain childless and empty-handed. As a prince, you cannot disappoint your father, your mother, or your subjects. The Princess Consort is reasonable and should understand Your Highness's predicament."
The Eighth Prince's wife clutched her aching chest; the ground beneath her palm was icy cold. Her husband's words were like daggers piercing her heart.
She longed for her child, but fate played a cruel trick on her, preventing her from having her wish fulfilled.
The study door was tightly closed. The Eighth Prince's wife staggered, looking dazed as if she was about to leave.
Her husband was her husband, and she didn't want him to go to those concubines, but the child... The Eighth Prince Consort comforted herself, thinking that things would be better once the concubines got pregnant, and her husband wouldn't be criticized anymore. But the thought of her husband going to other women made her heart ache and her soul burn.
"Madam, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Let me help you back to rest. I'll ask the imperial physician to come and examine you in a bit." Ning Cui helped the Eighth Madam back to her courtyard.
The Eighth Prince's wife turned around and glanced at the study. The room was silent. The prince had made up his mind, and this time, she couldn't stop him.
"Let's go back, I want to lie down," the Eighth Prince's wife said listlessly.
When the Eighth Prince's wife returned to her courtyard, her personal maid immediately went to fetch the imperial physician. The physician examined her pulse and prescribed medicine. The Prince's wife's courtyard was in an uproar all night, and the lights were never turned off.
The Eighth Prince seemed determined, only instructing his servants to take good care of her, without mentioning that he wanted to visit his wife in person.
At this point, the atmosphere between the two suddenly turned cold.
The Ninth Prince discovered that after Nan Yi entered the palace, he had met with Consort Liang and then hurriedly returned to his residence. Yin Tang couldn't help but wonder if Consort Liang had done something to Nan Yi, which seemed unlikely.
He didn't have the courage to ask Consort Liang in person, but after receiving the news, he came to find Eighth Brother early in the morning. It's always easier to talk to a biological mother and son.
In the Eighth Prince's study, "As expected, Nan Yi has met with his mother?"
The Ninth Prince nodded heavily, "It's absolutely true. It was clearly the Imperial Concubine who summoned Nan Yi to the palace, but Nan Yi went to Songyanzhai first. Isn't that strange?"
“No wonder, no wonder…” The Eighth Prince was furious and annoyed. He slammed his hand on the table, stood up angrily, and rushed towards the Eighth Prince’s wife’s courtyard like a gust of wind.
"Hey, Eighth Prince, what's wrong with you? Explain yourself!" Ninth Prince called from behind, but Eighth Prince ignored him.
In the main courtyard, the Eighth Prince's wife was lying beside the bed, and Ning Cui was feeding her medicine when the door suddenly slammed shut. The Eighth Prince stormed in, swept the bowl out of Ning Cui's hand, and yelled at her, "Get out!"
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