Chapter 30: Concubine De's Beating
Although Third Prince Yihuan had only seen the baby a few times, she knew that it was a healthy child.

Children are not like adults who cannot bear headaches or fevers and will cry if things don’t go their way, so it is normal for them to be sick.

Even though Honghui was taken care of so carefully by Yihuan, he still fell seriously ill several times.

Mrs. Li was a little pretentious. She wanted to make a fuss about every little thing so that everyone in the palace would know about it. The Third Prince had indeed been sick twice during this period, both of which were due to milk engorgement, a common condition in children.

Therefore, when Yihuan heard the servant report that the Third Prince was sick again, she did not panic. She went to the East Courtyard and asked the eunuch who came to report the news.

The young eunuch was trained by Abao. He was not shy about speaking and told Yihua the whole cause and effect in just a few words.

"In reply to Madam Fu, the Third Prince used one more dish of dessert. The nurse was afraid that the Prince would have indigestion, so she tried to persuade him but was slapped in the face and dared not say anything. Perhaps he really used too much, and the Third Prince had unbearable abdominal pain, so the palace doctor prescribed a prescription to help him digest the food."

It is not the first day that Yihuan has experienced Li's stupidity. If she were to have a concubine in the mansion, she would rather have such a simple-minded Li.

Without any action herself, Li could completely destroy Yinzhen's favoritism.

After entering the East Courtyard, Yihuan could still hear the Third Prince whimpering like a kitten. He seemed to be tired of crying, and his brows were tightly furrowed to show that he was uncomfortable.

Li was guarding the Third Prince in a panic. The eldest princess sat quietly, watching the situation. The East Courtyard was much quieter than she had imagined. The wet nurse knelt at the door, not daring to make any sound to disturb her master.

The court physician replied to Yihuan that children's indigestion was not a serious problem, but good medicine tasted bitter. After feeding the Third Prince a few times, he moved violently. They could only roll the medicine into pills and swallow it with warm water.

Yihuan motioned the wet nurse to stand up: "Li, when raising a child in the royal family, every drink and every meal is fixed. It's always right to listen to the wet nurse more."

Li couldn't hold back her tears: "Fujin, that was a piece of flesh that fell from my body, could I possibly harm him?"

"There's nothing wrong with loving your son, but loving someone in the wrong way will only backfire." Yihuan decided to scare her so that the backyard would be quiet for a while. "If Third Prince is sick every other day like the eldest princess was when she was a child, be careful that I will be angry with you."

Li became even more panicked when she heard this. She looked at Yihuan with anger in her eyes: "Fujin, not only do you have a legitimate son, but you also want to snatch my son away?"

Yihuan almost spit out the tea in her mouth. She pointed at Li and suddenly felt deflated.

When did she say she wanted to snatch the child?
Forget it, why bother with such an idiot.

"Raise your child well." Yihuan really didn't want anything to happen to the Third Prince. There were only two males in the Fourth Prince's mansion now. Honghui, as the eldest son, was already the center of attention. His half-brother must be alive and well.

She watched the Third Prince swallow the pill and waited for a while. The little boy gradually fell asleep, and it seemed that he was much better now. Yihuan rewarded the court physician and the wet nurse who had given frank advice, and then she returned to the main courtyard.

The arithmetic textbook that Honghui studied last night was spread out on the table. Yihuan felt a little melancholy. She knew that children only had a few years to accompany their parents, but this incident happened too suddenly and quickly.

Without the sounds of Honghui reading and running, the main courtyard seemed too quiet.

After removing her makeup and changing into casual clothes, Yihua picked out a piece of beautiful book wrapping paper and cut it by hand to wrap the books that Honghui often read. Then she took the needle and thread and started learning embroidery from scratch.

Fortunately, as the youngest daughter, Ulanara had never seriously learned housework, so she did not arouse suspicion.

Embroider a schoolbag for the little one. Honghui will definitely like it.

Nanny Chen saw the trace of worry in her master's eyes and suddenly said, "Fujin, Prince Honghui is five years old now. We all hope that you can have another little prince or princess. Prince Honghui also needs his brothers to help him."

hiss~
Yihuan was distracted when she heard that, and the needle tip pierced into her fingertip, bringing out a few drops of donated blood. Yuxiao hurried forward to check, and Yihuan shook her head and said, "It's okay. If it's any later, the wound won't be visible."

"Fujin!" Nanny Chen still disapproved of her own Fujin's occasional recklessness, "Please think carefully about what I just said."

Have another child?
Yihuan gently touched her belly. To be honest, she had not been deliberately preparing for pregnancy in the past few years.

Maybe she subconsciously felt that she would never have another child, which affected her body. Or maybe she was injured when she gave birth to Honghui.

Yihuan was initially opposed to having a child, but she accepted a mother's life-saving entrustment and treated Honghui completely as her own child.

No, Honghui is her child, and she raised him up bit by bit.

Now, Yihuan has gradually adapted to the life here and has gained the respect and love of her husband. It is not impossible for her to have another child.

Thinking of this, Yihuan suddenly felt a little excited.

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Little did he know that today Yinzhen was also facing the pressure from Concubine De to give birth in the palace.

"You two have raised Honghui very well. Even the emperor is very satisfied. The eldest princess has been dignified and steady since she was young. Although I have never seen the third prince, I heard that he is also a healthy and good child." Empress Defei let Honghui eat a plate of snacks and said to Yinzhen who came to pick him up, "But Honghui is five years old now. Don't you and your wife plan to have another child?"

Being asked by his own mother, and with his eldest son curiously standing by, Yinzhen looked a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty is concerned about this, and your son has made a note of it."

Empress Defei signaled Zhou An to take Honghui out to play, and then continued: "Song made a mistake, Li became spoiled, and you ignored them. I don't care about the new Wu and Geng who came to the mansion?"

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen's expression suddenly calmed down, and his voice became less volatile as he replied, "The person chosen by your majesty is naturally excellent."

Looking at her son's cold face, Concubine De felt so upset that her lungs ached.

When Nanny Lu saw that Prince Honghui had left, the two masters in the room began to feel cold and sighed in their hearts, wondering why their masters had to come. It was not unreasonable for the Fourth Prince to value his legitimate son and live with his wife.

Yinzhen uttered a few more dry greetings and left with Honghui.

Nanny Lu brought a cup of hot tea to Concubine De and said, "Your Majesty, why did you have to spoil the fun by telling Prince Beile about these things?"

"What kind of shit are Wu and Geng? They are incompetent for not being able to capture the man's heart." Defei was obviously annoyed and spoke without mercy. "It's just that Honghui is now at the center of the storm. The fourth prince favors a woman, which is against the rules. Rather than being caught off guard by others' questions, I might as well give them a warning first!"

"Your Majesty has a kind heart. The Fourth Prince will understand what you mean sooner or later." Nanny Lu comforted.

De Fei relaxed her body, and the little maid massaged her legs: "If I don't play the villain, who will? The fourth prince still thinks too little."

"Your Majesty is thoughtful and it is thanks to you that Prince Honghui is not in such a critical situation in the palace..." Nanny Lu has been accompanying Concubine De for a long time and dares to speak her mind.

"Whoever dares to raise his hand, I will kill him myself!"

Empress Defei spoke softly, but her words were as cold and hard as a knife.

(End of this chapter)