Chapter 4: The Prince Consort is Really Next Door
Princess Chaoyang's face darkened. "How is it against the rules? I'm already married to my husband, and I have my own residence. I'm not in the palace."

Since the princess had said so, the nanny could not insist any longer and replied respectfully, "It was the old servant who said too much."

Then he looked at the wet nurse and the midwife and said, "You all go down."

Although the wet nurse and the midwife were unwilling, they dared not go against Princess Chaoyang's wishes, so they had to retreat with ulterior motives.

They received a lot of money from the concubine and the prince consort. If they fail to get things done, I'm afraid the money will be taken back.

Xu Yaoyao was delighted when she saw that the wet nurse and the midwife were driven out.

The princess' mother feeds the baby herself? No need to worry about the baby being taken away and replaced by the wet nurse for the time being?
[This is definitely my mother. She even dares to break the royal rules for me! ]

【Long live the princess mother! 】

【Long live the princess mother! 】

When Princess Chaoyang heard Xu Yaoyao's thoughts, her hands trembled and she almost threw Xu Yaoyao onto the bed.

Since ancient times, only emperors could be called "Long live the emperor". She was just a princess, how could she deserve the words "Long live the emperor".

Fortunately, she was the only one who heard her youngest daughter's thoughts, otherwise if it got to her brother's ears, it would be a serious crime.

Princess Chaoyang looked helplessly at her daughter in her arms and found that her eyelids were drooping. Knowing that she could not hold on any longer, she quickly undressed and fed her daughter.

Xu Yaoyao was still in a daze when she felt something stuffed into her mouth. She opened her eyes wide and her face turned red instantly.

She is a god who is as old as the heaven and the earth, but she is actually drinking someone else's milk. How shameful!
But it was the nature of a baby. Even if she resisted in her heart, her little mouth had already started sucking hard without her being able to control it. Soon she was full and closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Princess Chaoyang saw her little daughter fall asleep, so she looked at the nanny beside her and said, "Mammy, take the second young lady inside to rest."

"Yes, princess."

Seeing that the nanny was about to take the child, Princess Chaoyang continued to instruct: "Mammy, you must watch the child yourself and don't allow anyone to get close."

Although Mammy was puzzled, she said nothing. She had lived in the palace for half her life and had long since developed the habit of keeping silent.

Thinking of her youngest daughter's thoughts, Princess Chaoyang began to feel anxious.

Whether it was true or false, she had to confirm it.

She called out, "Yingyi."

A secret guard suddenly appeared in her room, knelt down behind the screen and waited for orders.

"Go to the house next door and see if the prince consort is there. Don't disturb anyone." Every word Princess Chaoyang said seemed to be spoken with some difficulty.

Until now, she was unwilling to believe it.

"Yes, Princess." As soon as the words fell, Yingyi's figure disappeared in the room.

She has secret guards like every royal family member has. She has a total of ten secret guards named Shadow One to Ten.

Princess Chaoyang pinched the quilt with mixed feelings.

She didn't want to doubt her husband, but she also felt that her little daughter's voice was not groundless. After all, she had already determined that her little daughter was an extraordinary person.

Yuan Xiang and Ju Xiang looked at each other, confused.

Isn't the prince consort in the Ministry of Works? Why is he in the next courtyard? Is the princess too tired from giving birth and her mind is a little confused?
Thinking of this, the two of them looked at Princess Chaoyang together.

Yuan Xiang was always attentive and noticed that Princess Chaoyang was shivering slightly. She thought the princess was cold, so she took out a gold-thread heater and handed it to the princess.

Princess Chaoyang took the stove and held it in her arms without saying anything. Yingyi was very good at martial arts, especially Qinggong, so he came back in less than half an incense stick of time.

But as cold as he was, he stuttered at this moment, "Princess, Prince Consort, Prince Consort is indeed in the house next door, holding a baby in his arms."

"I heard that a woman who had just given birth in the house called her husband 'husband'."

With a loud bang, the golden-thread heater in Princess Chaoyang's hand fell to the ground, and the furnace materials in the heater scattered all over the floor.

Yuan Xiang was the first to react and quickly squatted down to clean up.

Kikuka hasn't recovered from Yingyi's words yet.

The prince consort has a mistress?
And she had a child with her mistress?

She looked at Princess Chaoyang in disbelief, only to find that the princess's face was pale, even paler than when she had just given birth.

Juxiang couldn't help but clench her hands. How could the prince consort treat the princess like this!

For him, the princess disobeyed the emperor's order and broke off the engagement, which angered the emperor, hurt the queen mother, and damaged her own reputation.

After marriage, she even put aside her status as a princess and acted like an ordinary woman, helping her to bear children, respecting her mother-in-law, and managing the entire household. She regarded her husband as more important than herself. How could her husband have a mistress behind the princess's back!
The room was extremely quiet, so quiet that even the sound of breathing could not be heard.

"Yingyi, please look carefully and make sure that man is the prince consort." After a long time, Princess Chaoyang spoke softly, with a slight tremor in her voice.

"Princess, I saw it clearly. That man was indeed the prince consort. He was wearing his official uniform." Ying Yi knew the truth was cruel, but he did not dare to deceive Princess Chaoyang.

Princess Chaoyang gritted her teeth tightly, feeling cold all over and her heart aching as if it were being cut by a knife.

It turned out that the younger daughter's words were true. The prince consort actually had a mistress behind her back and even had a child with her.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and leaned against the headboard.

Why is this so? If the prince consort got tired of her and wanted to take a concubine, she would not stop him. After all, they had been in love for many years, and she didn't want him to be disappointed in the slightest.

But why did the prince consort secretly keep a mistress behind her back? Was she really not worthy of the prince consort's trust?
Thinking of this, big tears actually flowed from Princess Chaoyang's tightly closed eyes. Yuanxiang and Juxiang felt very distressed but didn't know how to persuade her.

Suddenly, Princess Chaoyang seemed to think of something and suddenly opened her eyes.

Since it was true that the prince consort had a mistress, then it was also true that he tampered with her food to cause her to go into labor early, and that he wanted to swap her child with the mistress's?

Is the prince consort really so heartless? This is his legitimate daughter!

She had to make sure that she didn't let her little daughter take any risk.

"Yingyi, you, go down first." Princess Chaoyang's voice trembled even more violently.

"Yes, Princess." Yingyi's figure disappeared in an instant.

As soon as Yingyi left, Juxiang said angrily, "How could the prince consort treat the princess like this!!"

Princess Chaoyang looked at Yuanxiang and said, "Yuanxiang, you are always attentive. Do you still remember the food that the Prince Consort's Mansion had these past two days?"

Yuan Xiang looked at the princess worriedly and replied respectfully, "I still remember the food from the past few days. There is still some left from today's lunch."

Princess Chaoyang nodded and said, "Take some of the remaining food from today and find a trusted doctor to take a look."

Yuan Xiang was shocked when she heard this, and looked at Princess Chaoyang in disbelief. Did the princess suspect that there was something wrong with her diet? …

(End of this chapter)