SFS Chapter 21 Wen Yi's Foster Mother
Chapter 21 Wen Yi's Foster Mother
Chapter 21
"Yes, speaking of which, the affairs of the harem are still decided by the Empress."
An Lingrong thought of Xia Dongchun, who lived in the same palace with her. After she clung to the queen's thigh, she angered three housekeepers and left, but she was not punished. It can be seen that the queen still has the power in the palace.
"Well, you can use it now anyway. When you don't have it anymore, I'll let Caiyue bring it to you. I heard that Kang Luhai and his two apprentices in your palace were called by Lipin to serve. You are so kind. If it were me, I would definitely not let them go easily."
"Oh my, look at our beautiful Shen. She has become more and more imposing since she learned how to manage household affairs." Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was angry because of Kang Luhai's betrayal, Zhen Huan teased her to ease the atmosphere.
An Lingrong burst out laughing when she heard this.
Seeing that Zhen Huan didn't care, Shen Meizhuang gave up and rolled her eyes at Huan'er.
"It's useless to keep an unfaithful person. It's better to get rid of him and live in peace." Seeing that Shen Meizhuang was no longer angry, Zhen Huan expressed her opinion.
"That's true. It's more reassuring to know the people under your command well. Liuzhu and Huanbi, who are by your side, grew up with you. It shouldn't be a problem for them to serve you closely."
"Yes, come to think of it, Sister An didn't bring anyone into the palace. Are you used to the people assigned by the palace?"
When An Lingrong saw that Zhen Huan cared about her, she felt a little inferior and a little happy.
"Both Baojuan and Baoque are good, one is smart and the other is calm. On weekdays, when the Xia family comes to cause trouble, the two of them can protect me."
In this life, before An Lingrong entered the palace, Concubine Hua asked Zhou Ninghai to arrange the personnel carefully.
In her previous life, she was still somewhat suspicious of the fact that Zhen Huan had a miscarriage after smelling Huan Yi Xiang, so she paid more attention to the people around Zhen Huan.
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After Cao Qinmo left Yikun Palace, Concubine Hua specially ordered people to clean the west side hall of Yikun Palace and arranged for Wen Yi and the wet nurse who raised Wen Yi to live there.
In addition, two wet nurses were hired to take turns to take care of Wen Yi.
The wet nurse was extremely particular about her food, clothing and daily necessities. She ate light food to ensure the purity of her milk, and wore soft clothes for fear of rubbing Wen Yi's delicate skin.
The conditions of the wet nurse in Yiku Palace were much better than those in Qixiang Palace, so she felt at ease taking care of Wen Yi.
Cao Qinmo secretly sent people to ask Wen Yi several times whether she was being abused. The wet nurse thought that Concubine Cao was being suspicious, so she always told the people that the princess was fine.
Cao Qinmo didn't believe it, how could Wen Yi live well without her.
Cao Qinmo finally couldn't help it. After the slap marks on her face faded, she cooked a bowl of lotus seed soup and went to the Yangxin Palace to find the emperor, using the lotus seeds to hint that "her heart of pity for her son is very bitter."
Yongzheng was suspicious by nature, and he knew that Concubine Hua was arrogant and domineering, but he had not heard any news about her abuse of Wen Yi.
Yongzheng felt somewhat disgusted with Cao Qinmo's complaints. He knew in his heart that Cao Qinmo had achieved her current situation with the support of Concubine Hua.
Children born to concubines have always been sent to the princes to be raised. Cao Qinmo was able to raise Wen Yi since childhood because she received the favor of Concubine Hua. Now Concubine Hua just wants to raise Wen Yi for a while, but Cao Qinmo is like this. She really has no gratitude at all.
However, thinking of Huan Yixiang in Concubine Hua's palace, Yongzheng felt sorry for his daughter and planned to go to Yiku Palace to see the situation with his own eyes.
Yongzheng went directly to the Yikun Palace without asking anyone to inform him in advance.
When they arrived at the entrance of the main hall of the Yikun Palace, Yongzheng raised his hand to signal the palace servants to keep quiet.
He himself heard from outside the hall that it was very lively inside the main hall.
There was the voice of Concubine Hua instructing Songzhi to make the mat thicker, the sound of Wen Yi babbling, and the laughter of Concubine Jing and Noble Lady Shen as they entertained Wen Yi.
Yongzheng was attracted by the harmonious atmosphere in the hall. He could not help but walk into the hall and saw that the soft couch was surrounded by thick cushions to create a space for Wen Yi to turn over.
Shen Meizhuang was holding a rattle next to the couch to attract Wen Yi to turn over.
Jingpin stared at Wen Yi without blinking, fearing that Wen Yi would fall.
Concubine Hua sat beside the couch, taking off her armor, rings and other jewelry. She looked after Wen Yi and fed her spoonfuls of cooled milk paste.
It was Songzhi who first noticed the emperor standing at the door and bowed to greet him. Only then did Jingpin and Shen Meizhuang turn around and notice that the emperor had arrived.
Concubine Hua also walked down from the couch and bowed to the emperor, and reprimanded Zhou Ninghai: "The emperor is here, but you didn't even inform him. You are not doing your job at all."
"Don't blame the servants. I didn't let anyone know because I wanted to come in and give you a surprise. I didn't expect to see you all so happy and harmonious."
Hua Fei smiled, walked forward, put her arm around Yongzheng's arm and walked to the couch.
"Your Majesty, the wet nurse said that Wen Yi can learn to roll over. Thanks to Jingpin's carefulness, she came up with this idea to teach Wen Yi to roll over."
When Jingpin heard Concubine Hua mention her, she felt grateful. This idea was obviously Concubine Hua's own, but she took the credit for it.
"I usually see you as dignified and generous, and you couldn't be more reserved. I didn't expect that you would have so many clever ideas when taking care of children."
Yongzheng looked at Jingpin with approval.
Jingpin took the opportunity to thank the emperor for his praise, and even said that they were just some tricks that she could not show off and that she had made a fool of herself in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, please hug Princess Wen Yi. She has gained a lot of weight recently."
Shen Meizhuang took Wen Yi out from the couch and handed her to Yongzheng's arms.
Yongzheng reached out to take it, weighed Wen Yi's weight, and found that it was indeed a little heavier.
Wen Yi's little face became visibly rounder.
On weekdays, Cao Qinmo only took Wen Yi to Qixiang Palace and rarely went out to other palaces. Wen Yi rarely met strangers, and Concubine Li did not like children.
Therefore, Wen Yi has been afraid of strangers since she was a child, and it took her a while to adapt to seeing Yongzheng before she stopped crying.
Now she didn't cry or make a fuss, and even giggled at Yongzheng.
Yongzheng's heart was filled with warmth.
Concubine Hua really treated Wen Yi well, and Yongzheng felt that Cao Qinmo's actions were really unnecessary.
However, when he smelled the endless fragrance of joy in the Yikun Palace, Yongzheng also felt uneasy.
If Wen Yi grew up smelling this scent, she would be infertile for life.
Hua Fei carefully observed Yongzheng's facial expression, which changed from relaxed to slightly tense, and she understood what he was thinking.
Seeing that the time had come, she knelt down in front of Yongzheng and said, "Your Majesty, I have a humble opinion that concerns Wen Yi's future, so I have to tell you."
"Just as you say." Yongzheng was a little nervous. If Concubine Hua proposed to raise Wen Yi under her wing, he would have no reason to refuse.
"I think that although Concubine Cao is Wen Yi's biological mother, her family is weak. If Wen Yi grows up in the future, it will be difficult for her to find a husband with such a maternal family."
"That makes sense." Yongzheng could not refute it. What Hua Fei said was true.
"Therefore, I think we should find a noble foster mother for Princess Wen Yi." Concubine Hua slowly expressed her thoughts. She noticed that Yongzheng's hand froze for a moment. "Parents who love their children will make long-term plans for them. I think Concubine Cao is willing to do so for the sake of Wen Yi's future."