funbook-pk Chapter 425 Helping the Emperor
Chapter 425 Helping the Emperor
Upon hearing this, Prince Guo showed a hint of helplessness between his brows.
"Mother, the Emperor has not had many children, so it's probably inappropriate for me to rush over and announce the good news now."
He was not very happy about Ye Lanyi's pregnancy, and even felt a little embarrassed.
After Prince Guo rested a few times in Qiu Shui Courtyard, he asked someone to bring medicine to Ye Lan Yi.
This child was undoubtedly caused by a momentary negligence on the day of the birthday banquet.
What happened that day...let’s not talk about it!
If Aunt Fangyun had not acted decisively and led people to witness the ugly behavior of Prince Rong, the old man, drinking and having fun with young prostitutes in a brothel within the first two days of the rumor spreading, I am afraid that his son, Yunli, the most beloved by the late emperor, would have become the laughing stock of all the people in the capital.
If his mother asked him to go to the garden in person to announce the good news to the emperor, wouldn't that be equivalent to bringing up the old matter again and putting him in an awkward situation again?
Prince Guo was extremely resistant to this and even began to consider the possibility of getting rid of the child.
"Yunli, although the emperor cannot tolerate any injustice, if his brother acts in a biased way, it would be a good thing for him."
Concubine Shu patted his hand gently.
"He has always been very suspicious. If you reveal your scars in front of him, you might get a pleasant surprise."
"Yunli, your younger brothers have already received their assignments. Mother cannot bear to see you wandering outside the capital."
As she spoke, her eyes became slightly red and her voice became a little choked.
"You have only been able to stay in the capital for a short time during the New Year holidays these years. Even for a meeting between mother and son, someone would secretly report it to the emperor."
"Yunli, mother is getting older, and I don't know how much longer she can stay with you. Just listen to mother this time, okay?"
"Mother, I am an unfilial son. I have made you worry about me all the time when you should be enjoying your old age."
Prince Guo admitted his mistake in shame.
Concubine Shu patted her son's shoulder with relief, a dark light flashing in her eyes.
"Okay, Concubine He and Xi Yingying in the garden are both old acquaintances of yours. If you have the chance, go and catch up."
"Mother, my son..."
"Yunli, have you fallen for Zhen Shi on Lingyun Peak? Don't forget that the people we sent should have already arrived in Ningguta. If Zhen Shi knew that the people who went this time had other orders, do you think she would be furious and turn to the emperor's arms?"
Concubine Shu placed her hands on his shoulders and growled in a deep voice.
"Mother will never allow anyone to hinder our great plan, do you understand?"
Prince Guo pursed his lips and nodded slowly under the gaze of Concubine Shu.
"Yunli, mother knows that you are a good and obedient child."
"Mother knows all the hardships you've endured over the years. Once our great cause is accomplished, no matter what you want, Mother will not stop you."
Concubine Shu served Prince Guo a bowl of hot white cabbage shreds in broth and looked at him with loving eyes.
"Mother knows you like to drink this, so she ordered Aunt Jiyun to stew some large bones before dawn. You can use some to warm yourself up."
Having achieved her goal, Concubine Shu showed her rare gentle side and coaxed her son in a soft voice.
Prince Guo was very pleased with this. After two bowls of soup, the mother and son talked about their recent situations with a smile.
After a while, he asked in a low voice.
"Mother, what do you think about the Emperor raising the banner for Concubine Shu?"
"It's precisely because he's promoting Consort Shu that he's starting to panic. Time is unforgiving, and the Emperor is no exception. He has no other accomplished princes, so he can only pin his hopes on the Sixth Prince, a child like him."
Concubine Shu looked at Prince Guo meaningfully and continued speaking.
"The royal family values prosperity and growth. You married Ye Shi less than a year ago and it has already resulted in a happy event. Such a great event must be reported in person."
"The Farming Festival is approaching, and as his most beloved brother, you naturally have to help the Emperor."
"Mother knows you're in a hurry, so I won't say any more."
"Jiyun, send the prince out."
After Jiyun agreed, he sent Prince Guo all the way to the outside of Anqi Temple.
Seeing that the prince had never asked about the concubine's health from beginning to end, she whispered to him.
"Your Majesty, the Queen has not had a happy life these past few years, so it's inevitable that she's a little anxious. I hope you can bear with her."
The person Prince Guo saw the most when he was young was Jiyun. He didn't have much opinion about this aunt who just followed orders.
“Aunt Jiyun, Yunli knows everything you said.”
"My mother is not feeling well. Please take good care of her."
After he said that, he got on the carriage without looking back.
Prince Guo, who was sitting in the carriage, accidentally glanced at the lotus purse on his waist. He took it off lovingly and put it into the secret compartment of the carriage.
He thought about going to the garden to meet the emperor, so he gave the order in a deep voice.
"Ah Jin, the days of seclusion are too hard. Send someone to prepare two tonics, one each for Anqi Temple and Lingyun Peak."
"Yes, I understand."
A Jin felt that the prince cared too much about Madam Zhen, so he bravely made a proposal.
"Master, you are entering the garden to announce the good news to the Emperor. Do you need to prepare some supplements for Concubine Ye as well?"
Prince Guo was silent for a long time before he spoke.
"The fact that Ye is pregnant is a great joyous occasion for the royal family. Let's go back to the mansion to visit her before going to the garden."
"Ah Jin, don't let Lingyun Peak know that Ye is pregnant."
There was a rare harshness in his words.
Ah Jin was shocked and quickly agreed, promising not to let any news be passed back to Lingyun Peak.
When the master and servant rushed back to the palace, it was already dark.
Prince Guo, who had not yet rested, went straight to Qiu Shui Courtyard, with his housekeeper and servants behind him holding box after box of gifts.
After Prince Guo left, Dongmei congratulated her master with a smile.
"Fujin, the prince came to see you as soon as he returned home, which shows that he has you in his heart. If he gives birth to a little prince in the future, you will have great blessings in the future."
Ye Lanyi looked at her flat belly tenderly, chuckled softly and said nothing, but she was thinking in her heart whether the prince would take advantage of her pregnancy and inconvenience in serving her to bring Yuntongfang back from Qingliang Terrace?
Years ago, the prince was attacked by a vicious dog and the wound on his leg was extremely horrific.
Ye Lanyi once advised the prince to recuperate in the mansion, but he insisted on going to Anqi Temple to spend the New Year with Concubine Shu.
This reason is indeed convincing.
But Ye Lan Yi knew that spending the New Year with the Dowager Concubine was just a pretext, and the prince really wanted to see someone else.
"Dongmei, the prince likes to use soup, so ask the kitchen to add this."
After assigning Dongmei out, Ye Lanyi called an inconspicuous maid in the yard to her side and whispered a few words to her.
The next day, when Ye Lanyi heard that the boxes and baskets were being packed in the prince's yard, she was so distracted that she crushed the cake in her hand.
"Dongmei, quickly fetch some water."
When Ye Lanyi rushed to the front yard, Prince Guo's box had already been loaded onto the truck.
She approached with a smile, "Your Highness, you were exhausted from the journey yesterday. Why don't you rest a few more nights before continuing?"
"Lan Yi, spring plowing is coming, and I'm going to the garden to work. I didn't want to disturb your rest, so I was going to leave quietly. But I didn't expect you to come over anyway."
Prince Guo stepped forward and held her hand, then frowned again for a moment.
"Why are your hands so cold? Why didn't you put on your cloak?"
"Your Majesty, I..."
Prince Guo directly called the butler and gave orders in front of everyone.
"I remember that Concubine Jin prefers blue and green. Please ask the embroiderer in the palace to make two cloaks as soon as possible and send them to Qiushuiyuan."