Chapter 185: The Naughty Child Chengqing
Chapter 185: The Naughty Child Chengqing
Yuan Xu assured, "Don't worry, I won't let Chengrui get into trouble. But if you're so worried, why did you agree to it?"
[First, it was to rescue the Queen Mother, and second, it was to bring Cheng Rui back into everyone's attention.
You also know that with the nourishment of the spiritual fluid, Chengrui's condition is much better than everyone expected. He may recover in the future, but at most he will be weaker than an ordinary person. If someone finds out about this, Chengrui will be in great danger.
But he can't be trapped in Zhongcui Palace for the rest of his life, so I want Chengrui to slowly appear in the eyes of outsiders, and subtly let everyone realize that Chengrui is getting better little by little.
The banquet at Shoukang Palace was a good opportunity. When the Queen and Chengrui were present at the same time, their attention would be focused on the entanglement between the two, and they would sympathize with Chengrui's experience, thus downplaying the fact of Chengrui's physical condition. 】
Of course, what Ji Nai didn't say was that the Queen would never do something useless in such a situation, and she might do something unpredictable, but this time the target was definitely not Cheng Rui, the "useless man", and with Yuan Xu and the spiritual liquid, Ji Nai dared to take the risk.
On this day, Shoukang Palace was more lively than ever before. All the children in the palace gathered together, sitting on the lap of their children. The Empress Dowager was smiling from ear to ear, looking at this and touching that.
When all the children are together, it is easy to see the differences: the two little princesses are too thin and always smell of medicine; Chenghu is a little silent, but he has the demeanor of an older brother and always takes care of his two sisters.
In comparison, Chengqing was a bit overbearing. He either looked down upon the medicinal smell of the two princesses and ran away with his nose covered in an exaggerated manner, or he would snatch the toys he liked, but would get bored of them after a while and snatch the toys that others were playing with.
The palace maids around Chenghu seemed to be arrogant, so they would naturally not watch a concubine's child bully their own prince. However, they did not dare to disrespect the young master in Shoukang Palace, so they just separated them.
But unexpectedly, Chengqing had always been the boss in the Yanxi Palace and would be granted whatever he wanted. How could he be willing to be stopped by a few servants? He started crying and making a fuss immediately.
It was like a devil's voice piercing one's ears, making one's brain hurt. Even the Empress Dowager, who always liked children, was a little unhappy. However, Concubine Hui, the child's biological mother, not only did not think Chengqing's behavior was inappropriate, but even felt a little distressed.
So to everyone's surprise, Concubine Hui no longer considered the occasion and went straight up to slap the palace maid who made Chengqing cry, and then hugged Chengqing to comfort him.
This scene shocked everyone. Yuan Xu sighed, "Sure enough, behind every naughty child there is a naughty parent." Ji Nai nodded in agreement. The Nara clan was really too rampant.
"Concubine Hui, you are so insolent!" In this situation, the queen, as the master of the harem, naturally needed to come out and control the situation. She scolded: "What have you done to a good prince!"
Concubine Hui retorted: "Chengqing is His Majesty's prince, the most noble person in the Qing Dynasty. It is not excessive to pamper him."
"You also know that he is a prince of the Qing Dynasty? The Qing Dynasty conquered the world on horseback. All the men of the Aisin-Gioro family should be the bravest Baturu, not the rude and unreasonable ones."
"I am indeed not as good at raising children as the Empress, and I cannot raise a gentle man who is as gentle as a willow in the wind. But how do I see it? Compared with Prince Chenghu, Chengqing is more like Baturu?"
Hearing Concubine Hui being sarcastic to the Queen in public, and even implicating Prince Chenghu, everyone present felt that Concubine Hui was going too far. However, when the Queen heard Nara's evil words, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Ji Nai watched this farce, and because his attention was always on the Queen and Concubine Hui, he did not miss the curve of her mouth. It seemed that his guess was correct.
The atmosphere at the scene became very awkward. There was a queen and a favorite concubine, and when the two of them confronted each other, no one else dared to say anything. Now that the two of them were silent, they dared not speak even more.
As for the Empress Dowager, who was the only one who had the right to stop this farce, she didn't understand what they were saying at all. And the palace servant who was translating didn't dare to translate the words of the two masters to the Empress Dowager.
The two princes were mentioned in the conversation and she was still criticizing the princes. The Queen and Concubine Hui dared to say anything, but she didn't.
Therefore, no matter how the Empress Dowager looked at him blankly, the palace maid could only lower her head and pretend to be a quail. Anyway, the Empress Dowager was kind-hearted and would not punish him severely for his dereliction of duty. At most, he would just deduct his monthly salary.
"Oh, I forgot. It's time for Chengrui to take his medicine." Ji Nai actually didn't want to step out in such a situation, but since she was sure that the queen was going to do something, she naturally didn't dare to let Chengrui stay here any longer.
Ji Nai's voice broke the awkward atmosphere, and even Concubine Hui was relieved. She also knew that it was okay to be disrespectful to the queen, because the emperor would protect her anyway, but she should not implicate Chenghu.
If the Empress Dowager knew about this, she would never let her go, and even His Majesty might not stand on her side. She used to think that His Majesty loved her, so no matter what she did, he would pamper her and protect her.
But later she discovered that His Majesty was an emperor and a wise ruler. He had his own bottom line and would never lose his reason and become foolish because of his emotions.
It is not something Kangxi could do to risk his life for a beautiful woman.
But in the harem, the royal heir and interfering in government affairs are the bottom line of His Majesty.
Seeing Ji Nai speak, Dong also plucked up the courage to say, "It's time for the second princess to drink milk." She really didn't dare to let her daughter stay here any longer.
Seeing how overbearing and rude Brother Chengqing was, she didn't dare to let them stay together. Brother Chengqing was spoiled, and her daughter was still young. If something really happened, it would probably be her daughter who would suffer.
After all, a prince and a princess, who is more important? Moreover, the other party has a mother who is deeply loved by the emperor. No matter what, they will not get any good results, so they might as well avoid it as soon as possible.
Dong was not a scheming person. Although she said that the Second Princess wanted to drink milk, everyone could see that she avoided Prince Chengqing like the plague.
Concubine Hui's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot at that time. Now even the mother of a little princess dared to dislike her own child. But she also understood that Shoukang Palace was not a place where she could show off her power.
Concubine Hui originally thought that she would seek justice for her son after returning. However, she did not expect that by that time, she would not be able to care about Dong's mother and daughter.
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