Chapter 290: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 19
Chapter 290: Guar Jia Wen Yuan 19
But Lu Yingfeng was a cheerful and generous person. He just briefly mentioned this matter and soon returned to his original state.
It was so quick that it seemed as if he had nothing to do with it, but they all knew the helplessness and sadness behind it.
Lu Yingfeng is also a proud woman. Since she doesn't want to mention it, there is no need for them to bring the matter up.
But tonight, Yinzhen came to Chuxiu Palace, and as soon as he entered the room, he was attracted by the mother and son playing on the kang.
Wen Yuan carefully lowered her head and gave Hongyu a gentle kiss on his chubby face, like the gentle breeze blowing in spring, so warm and touching.
It blew straight into Yinzhen's heart.
The mother and son laughed together, and Yinzhen, who was standing at the door, felt warm in his heart, and even his coldest heart softened.
"what are you doing?"
Wen Yuan turned around in surprise, and seeing him coming over, she shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty! You're here?!"
"Your Majesty, why didn't you let someone know so that I could go and greet you?"
Wen Yuan walked up to him and knelt down to salute, but Yinzhen stopped her and pulled her forward.
"Hongyu has grown up so fast. He looks completely different after not seeing him for two days."
Wen Yuan looked at Hongyu from the side, unable to hide the kindness on her face.
"The wet nurse took good care of him, and Hongyu has been nursed back to health by the imperial physician. He is now no different from an ordinary child."
Yinzhen nodded, "Yeah, not bad."
After holding the child and teasing him for a while, he nodded his head and felt sleepy. The wet nurse and the nanny quickly took the prince away. Wen Yuan smiled and said, "The emperor is really kind."
"Hongyu looks like you, fair and tender. I like him just by looking at him."
Wen Yuan lowered her head, sat beside him and talked about Lu Yingfeng.
"I met Sister Xin today. We were originally talking in the palace, but we happened to talk about children. Then I learned that Sister Xin had a princess. But Sister Xin said that the princess left her when she was three years old and lived in Wusuo."
Yinzhen turned his head and looked at her: "Did Concubine Xin tell you that?"
"It's nothing. I was just talking with Sister Xin and Sister Jingfei. We happened to talk about children. Sister Xin was worried about her daughter. Thinking that Shuke is already six years old, Sister Xin just sighed and I asked a few more questions."
Wen Yuan leaned on his arm, frowning slightly with a look of worry: "Sister Xin has always felt indebted to me for so many years. I just feel that although Sister Xin has a loving mother's heart, she can do nothing about it."
"The emperor is very busy, and Sister Xin doesn't want to make things difficult for him."
Yinzhen nodded slightly, looked at Wen Yuan and whispered, "It's hard for you to plead for her like this. I ascended the throne in a hurry, and there were not many children in the harem. I was also worried, so I took her to the care of the prince. Shuke... that's all. You can tell Xin Guiren that I allow her to visit often and also ask her to bring the princess back to stay for a while."
Wen Yuan stood up with joy, her eyes seemed to be filled with stars, shining brightly.
"Then I will go tell Sister Xin tomorrow, and then I can ask Princess Shuke to stay in Chuxiu Palace for a while. I have never met Princess Shuke, and I don't know what she likes..."
Her rosy little mouth kept talking, but at this moment Yinzhen could no longer remember what she was saying, and he just lowered his head as if he was bewitched.
The chattering sound suddenly disappeared, and the whimpering sound was mixed with the delicate crying.
After a long while, Yinzhen looked at the tearful little girl in front of him, and couldn't help but chuckle. He touched her shoulder and whispered, "How come you are still so delicate even though you are my mother?"
"I am just a spoiled concubine. If Your Majesty doesn't like me, please don't bother me."
She pouted in dissatisfaction, and Yinzhen chuckled, "How could I bear to do that?"
Although she was tormented for a long time, Wen Yuan still happily went to Lu Yingfeng's palace the next day and told him about this matter.
Lu Yingfeng was extremely excited. She was so happy that she cried when she saw Wen Yuan smiling in front of her. She knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you very much, Your Majesty..."
Wen Yuan quickly helped her up, looked at her and said with a smile: "Sister, why are you still standing there? Go and get the princess. I haven't seen her yet."
"Yes Yes!"
Lu Yingfeng's feet were as fast as the wind, and he hurriedly left Chuxiu Palace with Song Yun.
After all, he had promised Wen Yuan, and Yinzhen had long ago instructed Su Peisheng to pass on the matter, so Lu Yingfeng had a smooth journey to the courtyard where the princess lived.
Shu Ke wore shoes that didn't fit his feet and endured the pain as he slowly practiced calligraphy on paper. At such a young age, his regular script had already begun to take shape.
Shuke, who left her mother early, has become increasingly depressed these days.
Ever since her feet started to develop, the nanny often brought small shoes for her to wear, but her feet kept growing and now she felt excruciating pain every time she took a step.
But she has grown up now, and the nanny also said that her mother is not favored. If she makes a fuss, her mother will be embarrassed. What's worse, it would be bad if she was blamed by the emperor.
Alas, I don’t know when I will see my mother next time.
"Shu Ke! Shu Ke?"
It’s my mother!
Shuke was suddenly shocked. Why did his mother come here at this time?
She ignored the pain in her feet, pushed away the nanny who tried to stop her, ran to the door and saw Lu Yingfeng who came over anxiously.
Just one glance and Shu Ke burst into tears.
"Eniang!"
"my daughter!"
Lv Yingfeng hugged her, but Shuke kept falling down in pain. Lv Yingfeng was shocked and supported her: "Shuke, what's wrong with you?"
"Songyun!"
Song Yun hurriedly helped Shuke sit down. Shuke glanced at her feet, trying to cover up something, but Lu Yingfeng had already noticed it, and he became furious when he saw her shoes.
"How dare you, you servants, let the princess wear shoes like this! The princess is still a daughter of the royal family. How dare you act like this? I will definitely report it to the emperor and punish you severely!"
The old lady's surname was Zhang. She had a pair of droopy eyes, wrinkled skin, and was thin and small like an old witch, with a sarcastic look.
Nanny Zhang has always looked down on Concubine Xin. After so many years of struggling in the palace, she is just a noble lady!
So she perfunctorily bowed: "Please forgive me, Concubine Xin, but the princess' feet have grown too big. If no prince consort likes them in the future, it will be bad. This old servant has specially found this method. It is not the foot binding of the Han people, but just to make the princess' feet grow slower."
Lu Yingfeng was almost going crazy, and asked Song Yun to take Shuke to change into a normal pair of shoes.
She looked at the old slave in front of her and angrily said, "You slave, how can the royal family torture the princess like this? Prince Consort? If the prince consort really asks to marry the princess in the future, it will be our princess marrying. The prince consort is a slave in front of the princess! He must pay respects and salute respectfully every morning and evening!"
"You naughty slave, if I hadn't come here today you wouldn't have known this! Someone, come here!"
Lu Yingfeng wanted to call for help, but no one here moved. Nanny Zhang smiled arrogantly.
"Forgive me, my lord. I am following the emperor's orders. Only the emperor's orders can punish me."
Lu Yingfeng laughed in anger, "Well, you guys are really nice!"
All the servants in the room knelt down and kept silent, but since Nanny Zhang had always been the one in charge, they did not dare to take any action against her.
After all, what Nanny Zhang said was true. The Emperor and the Empress appointed her to take care of the princess, so...
Lu Yingfeng looked coldly at the eunuch at the door.
"You have all thought it through. The emperor values his offspring the most. Although the princess is not a prince, the emperor will not let his child be bullied to this extent!"
"Capture Nanny Zhang. I want to take her to see the Emperor!"
The two young eunuchs really didn't dare to disobey Lu Yingfeng's words. When she glared at them, they immediately stood up and pressed down Nanny Zhang.
After Shuke changed his shoes, Lu Yingfeng took people to the Yangxin Palace.
Although she was not favored by the emperor, she never caused trouble for him. She was too angry when she went there this time.
Yinzhen happened to have nothing to do, so he asked Su Peisheng to bring Lu Yingfeng in.
Unexpectedly, a group of people rushed into the Yangxin Palace, and Yinzhen was stunned for a moment when he saw the scene.
As soon as Lu Yingfeng came to him, she cried and complained, "Your Majesty, I learned from Concubine Qi this morning that Your Majesty has shown great favor, so I wanted to take the princess back immediately. Unexpectedly, I discovered that the servant beside her had bound the princess's feet."
"The princess left her mother when she was young, so it's normal for her to have a soft temper. She just thought it was better to have less trouble than more. It was just an ordinary thing. But that cunning servant actually used such a thing to make the princess angry. I feel really distressed when I see it!"
Before Yinzhen could respond, Lu Yingfeng continued, "Your Majesty, you appointed a nanny to take care of the princess. But this old servant has always claimed that he was appointed by the emperor, and that it is not excessive to teach the princess a lesson. The princess has been subjected to so much anger, both openly and secretly!"
"Your Majesty, I am bullying you because I am too powerful. I am just taking advantage of the fact that I am not favored by Your Majesty and I think that the princess is not liked by Your Majesty either. But Your Majesty's love for your children is evident to all. I really cannot bear to see your wisdom damaged!"
Lu Yingfeng kept saying that this servant was hypocritical and praised Yinzhen for his fatherly heart, which made Yinzhen feel uncomfortable.
Looking at the old slave who was pinned to the ground, Yinzhen frowned fiercely, "Forget it, such a slave is really hateful, Su Peisheng."
"The slave is here."
"The maid who failed to serve the princess well and bullied her will be dragged down and beaten to death. The servants who served the princess and were close to her will be punished with thirty lashes of the cane and demoted to the Xinzheku as slaves. The rest will be punished with twenty lashes of the cane and sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for instruction. The princess will be given someone else to serve her."
Then he looked at Lu Yingfeng, who quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of Shuke."
Seeing Shuke, who was looking thin and pitiful, Yinzhen waved his hand.
Shu Ke walked up to him and bowed slightly: "Greetings, Father Emperor."
"Don't be afraid, dear child."
Yinzhen touched her head. After all, she was his child. Although he had not seen her much, how could his princess be bullied by a servant?
Seeing that Yinzhen was not as cold as usual, Shuke mustered up the courage to say to Yinzhen: "Father, can you please let Sister Qingyu go? Sister Qingyu has been protecting her daughter and has been punished by the nanny."
Yinzhen looked at her and nodded slightly: "Okay, then I'll give her twenty fewer strokes. When she gets better, she'll come to serve you."
"Thank you, Father Huang."
Afterwards, Yinzhen comforted Lu Yingfeng for a while before asking her to take Shuke back.
Yinzhen watched the mother and daughter leave and said to Su Peisheng, "You know what to do."
"Come on, I obey your order."
Except for Qingyu, whom Shuke named, all the people who were not able to serve the princess effectively died of fever after being beaten, and Shuke would never see the rest of them again.
After returning to Chuxiu Palace, Lu Yingfeng took Shuke to pay his respects to Wen Yuan.
She whispered, "Shu Ke, don't be afraid. Your Madam Qi is a very good person. She will like you."
"Really? My daughter has not met Empress Qi yet."
"Yes, this time it was your Madam Qi who helped me, so I was able to see you."
Otherwise, I wouldn't have known that my daughter had been living like this.
After entering the main hall, Lu Yingfeng and Shu Ke knelt down and said, "Greetings to Concubine Qi."
"Greetings to Madam Qi."
Wen Yuan looked at her and quickly helped her up, "Sister, what are you doing? Are we still so distant from each other?"
With tears in his eyes, Lu Yingfeng explained everything that had just happened. Then he said with tears of gratitude, "If it weren't for your plea, I would never have known that Shu Ke had been bullied by that servant."
If the situation is more serious, I'm afraid she won't even know how her child died in the future.
After hearing this, Wen Yuan angrily slammed the table and said, "What a bold slave!"
Not to mention Shuke, even Lu Yingfeng was frightened by her, but when he saw the anger on her face, he immediately felt that Wen Yuan was also a person of temperament.
Look, it really hurts to see her standing up for her child like this.
Wen Yuan looked at her worriedly and said, "What about me? Has the emperor ordered a punishment?"
"Yes, the emperor was also furious and beat the old nanny to death. It was because I was useless that my child had to be controlled by others."
Lu Yingfeng couldn't help but blame himself. Wen Yuan turned around and looked at the cute little girl beside her. Although she was a little thin, she didn't grow crooked at all. She was well-behaved and cute. Wen Yuan stretched out her hand and said, "Good boy Shuke, can you hold me, Madam Qi?"
Shu Ke walked up to her, Wen Yuan held her in her arms, touched her head distressedly, turned to Lu Yingfeng and said, "Tell Shu Ke to rest well in Chuxiu Palace for the time being. I think she is too thin."
"Yes, that's what I was thinking. The Emperor said that the servants need to be carefully selected. There's no rush. I'll ask Shu Ke to stay with me this month."
Lu Yingfeng couldn't help but smile a little while talking. She had to take good care of Shuke during this period. She used to think that he was just growing up fast, but it turned out that he became like this because he was bullied by others.
Wen Yuan invited her to have dinner. After she returned, Shu Ke said to Lu Yingfeng, "Mother, Madam Qi is so beautiful. My daughter likes her."
"If you like it, go and pay your respects to your Madam Qi more often. She likes you very much, too."
"Ok!"
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