Did Wusu have no selfish motives?
He Yue believed that she also had feelings for Qiu Ling, but knowing it was wrong, she chose to seduce Shisan. After failing, she even tried to use the child to protect her position, not hesitating to take advantage of Qiu Ling's loyalty to her.
When the truth came out, she believed that Qiu Ling had betrayed her, and without hesitation, she sold out Qiu Ling, who had once been devoted to her.
How can a relationship built on selfishness, exploitation, and reservation last? Even they themselves can't convince themselves of that.
Heyue had no intention of executing them; she only wanted to know that Thirteen had not had relations with Wusu.
As for what the Thirteenth Prince will do, we'll have to wait until he returns. But I imagine he won't let him off easily, since it concerns the dignity of the royal family.
Even if they don't die, they will be stuck in this little courtyard for the rest of their lives.
Heyue left with her people, instructing them to keep a close watch on the courtyard and not allow any of them to leave.
Back in the room, the eldest princess's fever had subsided somewhat, and the little girl, oblivious to everything, was sleeping soundly.
Heyue couldn't help but think of her little princess. After all, she was just a child. How pitiful she would be if she lost her birth mother.
Since becoming a mother, Heyue has always been easily softened when it comes to her children.
Granny Wang appeared beside her: "What are your plans, Madam?"
He Yue smiled and stroked the eldest princess's rosy little face: "Let's raise her by my side, to keep Tongxuan company. I suppose Thirteen doesn't want to name her, so let's call her Tong Hui from now on."
Granny Wang nodded: "If that's the case, then so be it." She glanced at Tong Hui and smiled slightly: "Fortunately, it's just a girl."
"Granny, how did Mother accept Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, and Guanzhu back then?" Heyue could accept a daughter who was not related to Thirteen by blood, but Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, and Guanzhu were all Father's biological children. How did Mother accept the children Father had with other women?
Granny Wang's expression darkened: "Although Madam is usually a bit domineering and forbids Master from going to other women, she didn't have a legitimate son back then, so she couldn't really stand up to the law. She couldn't let Master die without an heir. Later, when the Fourth and Fifth Princesses were born, although Madam was heartbroken, she still didn't want to put Master in a difficult position."
It wasn't until the lady of the house cared for them and gradually developed feelings for them, that she slowly let go of her resentment for the sake of family harmony. Fortunately, after the eldest son was born, the master of the house never visited any other concubines again. The lady of the house said, "We've come this far, we're old now, why bother with those things? It only makes us unhappy and affects our relationship."
It turns out that Mother was the one who withdrew.
Ultimately, it was because they cared too much.
He Yue thought that if it were her, no matter how much she cared, she would never wrong herself.
Can a relationship still be beautiful if someone else interferes?
Once that uniqueness is lost, the relationship becomes meaningless.
The next morning, Hailan was combing Heyue's hair when Chunya rushed in to report: "Madam, something happened in Haitang Courtyard last night."
He Yue was taken aback: "What's wrong?"
"I heard that Qiuling committed suicide out of fear of punishment, and Wusu Gege went mad."
He Yue remained silent for a long time, then sighed: "Give Qiu Ling a proper burial. As for the Wu Su family, have someone take good care of her and make sure no one wrongs her."
"Yes." Chun Ya went down to give the order.
Are they crazy? Whether this madness is real or not, what's the point?
It's fine to just stay crazy like this for the rest of my life.
He Yue thought of Thirteen's concubines. Nara was dead, Wusu had gone mad, and Guarjia seemed to have quieted down as well, rarely visiting except to pay their respects.
Only Shi Jia and Jiangnan's two concubines were still in good condition, but they were behaving themselves and dared not make any moves.
Having too many women is indeed troublesome. Hopefully, Kangxi won't send any more women into the mansion in the future; she doesn't want to cause any more trouble.
She's too busy raising her children to have any interest in fighting with them.
Wusu had gone mad, and her father, Jinbao, needed an explanation. So Heyue had someone secretly send Qiuling's body over and explained the situation, figuring that Jinbao wouldn't have the face to appeal to the emperor.
The money for Qiu Ling's burial was provided by He Yue. Qiu Ling's family lived in Jin Bao's residence, so they were responsible for the burial.
As for Awang, he always thought that the woman he was meeting in secret was Qiuling, and he didn't know about the switch. Heyue wasn't afraid that he would tell anyone, but she just kicked him out of the mansion.
That's the end of it.
Tonghui's illness gradually improved, and Heyue put her, Tongxuan, and Hongchang together. Tonghui's two previous wet nurses also came over, making a total of six wet nurses, with two wet nurses for each person.
Each child is cared for by a wet nurse on a regular basis, and another wet nurse is only brought in to take over when one of them has a problem.
To avoid the children making noise, they were placed in a side room on one side of the main house at night, close enough to avoid disturbing Heyue's rest. During the day, they stayed in the main house, and Heyue took care of them personally.
At the end of March, the emperor's entourage returned to the palace.
That afternoon, Heyue was resting on a chaise longue with a round fan on her face when she suddenly realized that her nose was blocked and she couldn't breathe.
Forced to open her eyes, she immediately saw a familiar person pinching her nose, grinning smugly.
She glared at him fiercely before Thirteen released his grip on her nose and picked her up in his arms.
Heyue wrapped her arms around his neck, looked up at his dark eyes that couldn't hide his joy, and reached out to touch his still handsome face, with his thick, dark eyebrows, straight nose, and lips that were just the right thickness.
She watched as he walked to the bedside, placed her on the bed, took off his shoes, followed him up, and lay down with his arms around her slender waist.
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