Poor children

Chapter 204 The Second Lady Enters the Palace and the Old Prince Treats Me

一
The next day, Tianxing asked Hongwen to go to the Regent's Palace in person to take the second lady into the palace. Naturally, Zhihui did not dare to say anything more.

The second lady teased Hong Yue, but she couldn't help but cast a few glances at Pao'er. She looked good, but there was a bit of gloom on her face. Although she talked to her with a smile, she couldn't tell that she was happy.
"My son." The second lady couldn't help it anymore. She handed Hong Yue to Chan Yu to hold, and she went to sit down next to the poor boy. "Are you feeling well now?"

"Don't worry, mother. The imperial physician in the palace has very good medical skills and has many nourishing foods. There is no disease that cannot be cured," the poor man said, holding the second lady's hand.
"But why do I always see a little displeasure on your face? Is there something on your mind?" The second lady patted the back of her hand and asked with concern.

"It's not a big deal." Paoer took the snack plate from the table and handed it to the second lady.

The second lady reached out to take it and put it back on the table. "Qiu Tao, Qiu Tao" the second lady shouted loudly.
"What did mother call her for?" Pao'er asked.

"I want to ask her what happened to you, did His Majesty neglect you?" The second lady asked
"No, no" Pao'er comforted her

"Husband, madam" Qiu Tao heard the second lady calling herself loudly, she thought she had done something wrong, and hurried to the main hall

"Is there something on your master's mind? But what wronged you?" The second lady asked
"Madam" Qiu Tao was about to speak, but she saw Pao'er winking at her again, "No... nothing happened..."

"You little hooves, how dare you not tell me the truth? Do you think that I can't control you now that you are in the palace?" The second lady became even more anxious when she saw her hesitating look.
"Oh! Mother, mother..." Pao'er interrupted quickly, "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that now that Zhihui is in charge, if it's a little stricter, I can't always go home. It's inevitable that I feel a little unhappy. It's not a big deal. Big deal”

"It's just like that?" The second lady looked like Qiutao again.

"Madam...it's..." Pao'er said whatever he said, so Qiu Tao naturally didn't dare to say anything.
"It's almost noon. Go and take a look at the prince's palace. If nothing happens, please invite the prince to come over and have lunch together." Pao'er told Qiutao.

Qiutao hurriedly accepted the order and went to invite Hongwen
"It's the same truth for deep palaces and big houses. I've lived in the house all my life. If the eldest lady hadn't had a son, if I hadn't had two sons, think about how sad this life would be." The second lady added
"Mother, why are you feeling emotional all of a sudden?" the poor boy asked.

"The palace over there is pregnant. If she gives birth to a princess, that's fine. If she gives birth to a prince, I'm afraid it will be very lively." The second lady has accumulated a lot of experience in the palace over the years.
"No matter how cruel she is, she will definitely not harm my two sons. She doesn't look at my face, but also looks at His Majesty's face. After all, they are all his flesh and blood," said Pao'er.

"What dignity does Your Majesty have? Silly girl, she is different from you. You have feelings for Your Majesty. She is only marrying for that throne. No matter who is sitting on it, if she gives birth to a prince, the only thing she wants is that throne." It's just a chair." The second lady said clearly

Pao'er also heard it in her heart, but even so, His Majesty's flesh and blood are Your Majesty's flesh and blood, and she would never harm a child in despicable ways.

two

At nightfall, the second lady returned to the Regent's Palace. When she entered her courtyard, she found the prince sitting in the lounge chair where poor children usually sit, drinking tea. When she saw him, she hurried over to say hello.
"How is my daughter?" The prince did not get up, but handed the teacup in his hand to the second lady, while he admired the stars in the sky.
"It doesn't look good to me." The second lady sat down on the chair next to the prince.
"What should I say?" The prince kept twisting the rosary beads in his right hand.
"Although she didn't say anything, her face didn't look very good. I only asked who was the current manager of Changle Palace. Even if she didn't say anything, I just thought that if the manager there would definitely make her angry." The second lady replied
"What do you think?" The prince asked again

"It's hard to say. We'll know what she can give birth to. Your silly daughter only picks the good ones because she has a kind heart and won't harm anyone." The second lady pondered for a while and then said, "It's just... if someone gives birth to a baby, The prince, coupled with her power in the court, my daughter's status will be in danger, so our family..."

Before the second lady could finish what she said, the prince suddenly sat up from the recliner and twirled the rosary beads in his hand a little anxiously.
"There are only two of them in the palace, and the poor girl is showing weakness and seeking stability. Naturally, it won't work if this continues. Then won't the harem belong to her alone?" the prince said to himself.

The second lady immediately understood what the prince meant, "It will be the birthdays of our two grandchildren in two days. Why don't we set up two tables and invite a few old people with whom we are close to come over to listen to the show? After a busy day, I will call Shaoqin went to invite Old Prime Minister Han. He has some friendship with Old Prime Minister Han, so he should be invited."

After hearing the words, the prince thought for a moment and felt that this matter was feasible, so he nodded, "I will leave this matter to you. I will take advantage of these two days to arrange other things." "Yes." The second lady agreed. , only to see the prince getting up to leave, he quickly stood up and sent the prince out of the courtyard.

three

"Today is the birthday of my two nephews, and it is inconvenient for me to go out. I asked Xiaodunzi to bring a few suitable people to deliver the gifts as soon as possible, and then take me to ask the prince and the second lady how they are doing." The poor man got up early in the morning , dressing up, still thinking about things at home

"Master, Xiao Dunzi has already left. It's almost time to come back." Qiu Huai said while helping the poor boy dress up.

"Xiao Dunzi is the safest way to handle things." Pao'er's mood has improved a lot since the second lady came that day.

"Master, Xiao Dunzi is back." Qiu Tao happened to come in to report.

"Master, this slave is back." Following Qiutao, Xiaodunzi also entered the dormitory.

"Xiao Dunzi, how are my two nephews?" asked the poor boy.

"Master, the two young masters have grown up a lot. They are full of energy and very popular," Xiao Dunzi said.
The pauper was very happy after hearing this. "Where is my father?"

"Your Majesty is looking very good today, his face is glowing red. The palace is entertaining guests, singing, and decorating with lanterns and colorful decorations. The slave even shamelessly asked for two glasses of wine, and Old Prime Minister Han even laughed at me for calling me a slave. It's just two glasses of wine."

"Huh? Old Prime Minister Han is also here." Pao'er thought this was a new thing. Since the founding of the new dynasty, Old Prime Minister Han rarely went out and didn't care much about these common things.

"Exactly," Xiao Dunzi replied, "The second lady asked the slave to bring some supplements to the master. She also told the master to take good care of himself and not to take anything else to heart. His mother's family is responsible for everything."

"Huh?" Although it was an ordinary question of concern, the poor boy heard a lot of meaning in it, "I heard from Hongwen that my father took leave a few days ago and didn't go to court. I don't know if he was sick or where he went... ..."

Pao'er thought about it and said to Xiao Dunzi, "Is General Huang going?"

"Go back to the master, General Huang has gone."

"Then you go again and send something over, just say you forgot to bring it." Poor Er turned to Chanyu again, "Go and prepare something, if you can say it."

Chanyu understood and hurriedly prepared

"Xiao Dunzi, you send something over. I'll allow you to have a rest there for a day. Come back after the show is over and listen to what the courtiers talked about. By the way, I have a message for General Huang, saying that I'm worried. Your Majesty, I want to know what he has done in recent days..."

(End of this chapter)