Chapter 411: Pinching the Waist
Song Ci looked at him and said, "Don't the imperial concubine and the crown prince have the final say in the court now?"
Pei Ji pondered, "The Emperor was afraid that this day would come and such a situation would occur, so he made arrangements for the Fifth Prince."
"The Fifth Prince?"
"Yes, he is the Emperor's youngest son, born to Concubine Ying. He has been clever since he was young, but his age has put him at a disadvantage."
"Could it be that the Emperor is optimistic about him?"
"Ever since the former Crown Prince disappeared, the Imperial Concubine and the Crown Prince have never given up. They want to wipe out the entire clan. But the Emperor doesn't want to do that. Although the Emperor despises the former Crown Prince, he also wants to keep him alive. And the Imperial Concubine and the Crown Prince are too murderous."
Song Ci understood what he meant. The emperor didn't want his son to be in danger after his death, so he set his sights on the fifth prince.
The fifth prince's biological mother is Yingpin. Both of them have kind personalities. In addition, the fifth prince is intelligent and has the ability to inherit the throne.
The emperor was naturally satisfied with such a smart person who had no murderous intention.
only..........
"The prince will not agree."
Pei Ji hummed softly, pinched Song Ci's waist, and let her sit on his lap.
"The Crown Prince values power, so naturally he won't give it up. This is the third time poison has been discovered in Yingpin's palace this month."
Song Ci gasped, this was so blatant.
The imperial concubine and the prince are so arrogant.
No wonder the emperor regretted his decision at the end of the day.
"What are you thinking about?" He pinched Song Ci's face and asked.
"I was thinking, the fifth prince and Yingpin, mother and son, are so innocent." After all, she became a pawn of the emperor.
Pei Ji seemed to understand Song Ci's implication and said with a smile, "My Song Ci thinks that the emperor is ruthless?"
Song Ci lowered her eyes, "I dare not."
I didn’t dare, but I didn’t say no.
Pei Ji hugged her tighter, "The royal family is ruthless, Yingpin and her son are innocent, but for the Great Zhou Dynasty, this is really a good thing."
That's true, but Song Ci has always disagreed with the idea of sacrificing one person for the benefit of the world?
Everyone’s life is important. Sacrificing one person is too cruel.
"I really can't agree with this." She pursed her lips stubbornly in silent resistance.
"My little Ci is so kind." Pei Ji hugged her tightly and stroked her soft hair. "I will protect you and your kindness."
Song Ci lowered his head silently, his heart no longer knowing where to go.
There was a thunder in the middle of the night. Hu Zi woke up and yelled for his mother. Song Ci put on casual clothes and held him to comfort him. The little child cried so hard that his eyes were red and tears hung on his eyelashes. He looked so pitiful.
"Mother is here."
"Brew, brew!"
He could speak now, and the first word he could say was "niang". His voice was unclear, but it was enough for Song Ci to hear clearly what the child was calling.
Her eyes immediately turned red and she hugged her son and kissed him again and again.
"Call it again."
But Hu Zi refused to bark anymore no matter what. He pursed his lips tightly, and looked as stubborn as Song Ci.
Song Ci was helpless, "This child, I don't know who he inherited this personality from."
Wanxiang and Tian'er looked at each other and smiled.
Who else could he take after? Besides being a young master, Hu Zi's appearance and personality are exactly like his wife's.
"I think he looks like his father, not me. He's not cute at all. Speaking of which, Song Tang came to sit in my room a few days ago. She was a well-behaved girl and even called me 'Auntie'. She was also cute. Why can't Hu Zi be a girl?"
Song Ci looked at Hu Zi with helplessness on his face.
Poor Hu Zi blinked his eyes, completely unaware that he had been rejected by his own mother.
After coaxing her for a while, Song Ci turned around and lay down. Within a few minutes, the wet nurse stood at the door again with a nervous look on her face.
This time it was Pei Ji. He looked coldly at the wet nurse and Hu Zi in her arms.
"Master, the young master won't sleep... He's clamoring for his wife."
"If he doesn't sleep, you guys just coax him."
Did they not want to coax him? They had been coaxing him for two hours, but the little ancestor didn't seem tired at all. He just kept yelling for wine, for wine...
They were also afraid that this little ancestor would be stubborn and his voice would become hoarse, and they wouldn't know how to tell the lady.
"Hu Zi? Bring the child to me."
Finally, it was Song Ci who spoke, and the wet nurse hurriedly carried the child inside under Pei Ji's murderous gaze.
"Hu Zi, what's wrong? Why don't you go to sleep?"
Holding his chubby son in his arms, Song Ci's voice was filled with sleepiness.
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid...it's going to brew..."
"Hu Zi, are you scared now?" Song Ci laughed and touched his son's head.
"After coaxing her for a while, let the wet nurse take her back. She's disturbing your sleep." Pei Ji said mercilessly.
"Let the child rest here today." Song Ci coaxed the child, looking at Pei Ji without blinking.
"Okay, tonight."
Pei Ji wanted to refute, but when he met Song Ci's gaze, he couldn't say anything to refute. In the end, he could only blame all the mistakes on his son.
This brat, relying on his young age, has taken possession of my wife.
When he grows up a little, I will throw him far away, whether it is to a distant academy or a distant military camp, in short, out of sight, out of mind.
Thinking of this, Pei Ji instantly calmed down and lay down next to Song Ci to sleep.
Hu Zi slept very comfortably that night.
The next day, when she woke up, she didn't make a noise, but just lay there quietly, playing with her fingers. When she got tired of playing with her fingers, she started playing with her toes. This was what Song Ci saw when she woke up.
"This child." Song Ci patted his chubby butt, picked up his son and handed him to the wet nurse to feed.
"I will be back late today, so you don't have to wait for me for dinner. If you feel bored, go and have dinner with your sister-in-law and mother-in-law." Pei Ji got dressed, gave instructions, kissed Song Ci on the forehead, and turned to leave.
"Have the wet nurse feed Hu Zi, send him back, and ask the kitchen to make some meat porridge for the child to eat."
"yes."
Hu Zi can already eat some complementary food. Song Ci, who studied medicine, naturally knows that this child cannot rely on milk alone. Rich families only know that milk is good, but they don’t know that when children grow up, they need more nutrition, which is far beyond what milk can provide.
Therefore, many children of wealthy families are raised with care, but they are sickly and do not grow well, and are not even as strong as children of farmers.
Hu Zi ate complementary food very well as soon as he started. He was just testing it at first, but when he tasted it, his eyes lit up. He didn't need Song Ci to urge him. He started eating with big mouthfuls as soon as the spoon was handed to his mouth.
The lean meat porridge is cooked until it is very soft and can be swallowed without chewing teeth.
It was just half a bowl, and it was finished very quickly.
"It seems that brother likes it very much." Wanxiang said with a smile.
"Yes." She suddenly remembered, "That Nanny Qin, she didn't come to cause trouble, did she?"
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