Chapter 71 Honghui worships Buddha
Honghui drank too much sweet soup at night and got up in the middle of the night to relieve himself in a daze.

After relieving his urge to urinate, Honghui suddenly felt something was wrong. Normally, the house was dimly lit at this time, with only a few lanterns left in key places. But today, looking from afar, the front yard where my mother lived was brightly lit, and there seemed to be figures moving back and forth, and it seemed that no one in the yard was asleep.

After counting the days in his mind, Honghui immediately woke up from his sleepiness. His mother was about to give birth!

He casually put on the cloak and, ignoring the eunuch's attempt to stop him, immediately entered the inner courtyard.

The eunuch Su He who was guarding the gate knew what was going on as soon as he saw Honghui, but without Yinzhen's order, this door could not be opened at night, and no one, no matter who it was, was allowed to enter.

"Your servant pays his respects to the eldest prince. Please go back and have some rest at this hour. There will be good news tomorrow morning." Su He acknowledged Su Peisheng as his godfather and changed his last name. His life as the guardian of this gate was extremely comfortable.

"I'm going to see my mother, do you want to stop me?" Honghui was small, and he looked up at him without a smile on his face.

When Su He saw the face that was extremely similar to that of Master He, with the same intimidating expression, he wanted to kneel down and admit defeat immediately, but his reason told him that the door could not be opened.

The master would not be too harsh on the eldest prince because he was considerate of his filial piety, but he would show absolutely no mercy to himself.

"Big brother, please don't make it difficult for me. This door cannot be opened without the order of Lord Beile." Su He was not a pedantic person. He continued, "How about this, I will go to the main courtyard myself. Lord Beile is here too. With the master's instructions, you can go in or go back to rest. What do you think?"

"How is my mother?"

Su He didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only say vaguely: "Big brother, Fu Jin is blessed with great fortune and will definitely turn danger into safety. You don't have to worry too much."

"Danger? Where is the danger?" Honghui felt something was not good. It seemed that things were not going well for his mother.

"I said something wrong, please don't hold it against me." Su He slapped himself hard in the face and refused to say a word about the main courtyard anymore, nor did he let Honghui in.

Honghui turned his head and looked at the main courtyard for a while, then turned back and suddenly said, "I remember you."

Su He immediately bent down and smiled flatteringly: "It is my honor."

"You were with Eunuch Su last time."

"Eldest prince has a very good memory. I am honored to have Eunuch Su as my godfather. Now my surname is Su and my name is He." For eunuchs like them, being able to show up in front of the master and have the master remember their names is the most important thing.

"Okay." Honghui nodded and looked at Su He again, "I won't go over, and you don't have to be busy anymore."

Honghui turned around and went back to his yard, but instead of going to the bedroom, he came to the small Buddhist hall.

The jade Buddha enshrined here was originally in Yihuan's main courtyard, but she insisted on moving this small Buddhist temple to the room in Honghui's front courtyard. She argued with Yinzhen for a long time about this, but fortunately, Yinzhen gave in in the end because of Yihuan's big belly, but he was very confused as to why Yihuan wanted to do this.

Yihua explained this: "The jade Buddha was worshipped by Honghui when he was born. She and Honghui have a great affinity. Now that Honghui and I cannot live together, it is good to let the Buddha protect him for me."

When Yinzhen heard Yihuan talking about her parting with Honghui in a sad tone, he was moved but also found it funny. It was just that they lived farther away, but why did she talk about it as if it was a farewell of life and death?

This pregnant woman is a bit hypocritical. Honghui repeated the daily routine of the small Buddhist temple over the years, washing his hands, burning incense and kowtowing.

The young eunuchs who followed Honghui were guarding outside and had specially brought in a few stoves. It was cold in the mornings and evenings in spring. Not only was the concubine fine, but the eldest prince was sick, so those who were serving him would have no use in serving him.

After silently reciting a few verses of scriptures in his heart, Honghui looked up at the jade Buddha. A skinny figure emerged in his mind. The fleeting glimpse that day made him remember that person deeply in his heart.

Honghui had never told anyone about the bizarre dream he had after falling off his horse. Or maybe it wasn't a dream. At this moment, he inexplicably recalled the scene of that day.

"Mother, if you are still alive in heaven, please protect my mother." Honghui bowed devoutly and prayed silently, "I know you are also my mother. Although I don't know why, I know you are not her and she is not you. You are two people. Honghui is a blessed child, having two mothers."

"Although I have only seen you once, I have never forgotten you. The same goes for my mother. She never comes here but makes her son kowtow to her every day."

"I've already lost you, and I don't want to lose her again." Honghui tried hard to purse his lips, and tears fell silently. He knew that the situation on his mother's side might be very bad, because the people around her came in a panic and didn't even bother to say a word to him.

For this reason, Honghui gave up the idea of ​​returning to the front yard. He couldn't go back and cause trouble for his father and mother.

The eldest princess who also lived in the front yard was also woken up. She simply put on some clothes and learned from her nanny how dangerous Yihuan's childbirth was.

"Where is Honghui?" The eldest princess suddenly thought of this and asked.

The nanny didn't know either. The eldest princess put on her clothes, took the lantern and went out. She walked quickly towards Honghui's residence.

It was late at night and the dew was heavy. When the eldest princess arrived at Honghui's yard, her hands and feet had become cold. She had been in a hurry to leave without taking a hand warmer, and she didn't care about anything else at this moment. Seeing the servants gathered around the small Buddhist hall, she instantly understood where the servants were.

The eldest princess gently pushed the door open and went in, only to see Honghui kneeling on a cushion, his shoulders twitching as if he was crying softly. She motioned to the person at the door to move away and went in alone.

She also burned incense to the jade Buddha, knelt beside Honghui, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, Honghui, your mother is a lucky person, and God will definitely be able to bring you and your child together safely."

"Big sister, do you like my third brother?" Honghui stopped sobbing, wiped his cheek embarrassedly, and suddenly asked.

The eldest princess was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I heard from my mother that I actually had an older sister before me, but she didn't live to see the full age. Before you were born, I was the only child in the mansion, and my father came to see me and talk to me every day."

"Although I don't remember these things, I always feel that my mother is talking about other people's affairs."

"Honghui, there was a time when I didn't like you, nor did I like Hongyun, or even poor Honghui." The eldest princess laughed self-deprecatingly, "But my liking is the most meaningless thing. It's important that my mother likes it and my father likes it too."

"As much as I was looking forward to the child in my mother's belly, I hate him now." Honghui looked at the eldest princess, "Big sister, was it also so difficult for my mother to give birth to me?"

The eldest princess smiled and patted Honghui on the shoulder: "Don't scare yourself, maybe things are going well with the legitimate mother. Let's do what we can, such as praying to the gods."

Honghui bowed devoutly to the Buddha statue, silently saying in his heart: My son does not believe in Buddha, he only believes in you.

At this time, the midwife in the main courtyard suddenly showed a surprised expression and said in a trembling voice: "It's done! Now is the perfect time, quickly bring the ginseng soup to Fu Jin, and take advantage of this time to push, push harder!"