The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

On October 21, the winter solstice, Lu Lingxi could not wait to get up at dawn. She was thinking that after packing up, she would go to the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion to visit Gu Yan'er and her cute little nephew. Since Gu Yan'er started her confinement, Lu Lingxi basically went to visit them every one or two days. Their friendship was very deep.

However, today, before Lu Lingxi had finished packing, she saw Liu Lu rushing in from outside. She was running all the way, panting, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead. As soon as she entered the door, Liu Lu shouted loudly: "My queen, there is good news, it is really great news!"

Seeing this, Lu Lingxi smiled and waved to Liu Lu to wait and take a breath. After Liu Lu calmed down a little, Lu Lingxi asked with interest: "What kind of good news can make you so excited? Tell me quickly."

Liu Lu's face flushed, and she was so excited that her voice trembled as she said, "Master Yu Gang is back! He arrived at the Zhenguo Marquis' Mansion last night! Hearing that the north had just announced a ceasefire, Master Yu Gang applied to the court to return to the capital without hesitation. It was a difficult journey with wind and snow, but Master Yu Gang was eager to return home, and he traveled day and night, even killing two horses! He arrived four or five days earlier than those who returned to the capital with him!"

After hearing this, Lu Lingxi nodded slightly and said, "Brother is concerned about my sister-in-law and nephew, so it is natural for him to be so anxious. As long as he can return safely, it will be the best. I just don't know if Dad can come back before the New Year this year?"

Liu Lu answered honestly, "Miss, you also know that the master rarely spends the New Year in the capital in previous years. The climate in the west has little effect on the enemy's actions. They may launch an attack at any time and anywhere. As the commander of an army, the master has a heavy responsibility and it is really difficult to get away."

Lu Lingxi couldn't help but reveal a bit of disappointment on her face, but she quickly pulled herself together and forced a smile, saying, "I just asked casually. In my heart, I know that Daddy probably won't be back."

Seeing that Lu Lingxi was in a low mood, Liu Lu was afraid that she would be immersed in sadness and unable to extricate herself, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Oh, Miss, I have good news to tell you! It is said that Master Yu Gang has now been conferred the title of General Dingyuan of the fifth rank!"

When Lu Lingxi heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she shouted ecstatically: "Really? My brother got promoted again! Then I have to prepare a good gift for him!" As she spoke, she began to think about what kind of gift she should give to express her congratulations to her brother.

Liu Lu hurriedly said, "My lady, in my opinion, it is far from enough to prepare only one gift. We need to carefully prepare at least two."

Lu Lingxi couldn't help but look puzzled, and asked softly: "Oh? Why do you need to prepare two? Who do you need to prepare it for?"

Liu Lu bowed slightly and answered respectfully, "To answer your Majesty, of course, it is to prepare for you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Ninth Prince. Just now, news came that the Imperial Concubine Guo in the palace successfully gave birth to a little prince at midnight last night."

After hearing this, Lu Lingxi nodded her head to show that she understood the reason: "I see, then we should prepare a generous gift carefully. Oh! It's quite strange to say that all the children born this month are boys without exception."

Liu Lu blinked her round eyes and answered naively, "Maybe it was because the goddess of childbirth, Guanyin, happened to deliver all the babies. However, although both of them gave birth, Concubine Guo's birth experience was much more thrilling than that of the Crown Prince's wife and Madam Qin!"

Lu Lingxi was fiddling with the things at hand out of boredom. When he heard this, he immediately perked up, his ears stood up like a little rabbit, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Hey, what's going on? Tell me in detail."

When Liu Lu talked about this gossip, her expression instantly became serious and solemn, as if she had witnessed the whole process with her own eyes, making people believe what she said involuntarily. She said slowly: "This time when Concubine Guo gave birth, she was in pain for four or five days! During this period, she fainted several times and had no strength left. The experienced midwives also found this situation very strange. Logically speaking, this was not Concubine Guo's first child, and the interval between the previous birth was not long, and the birth canal had not yet completely closed. Logically speaking, the birth should have been fast and smooth. Think about the births of the seventh prince and the eighth princess. Fortunately, in the end, although Concubine Guo and the ninth prince suffered some hardships, they were finally safe and sound, and both mother and child were safe."

Lu Lingxi felt sorry for the little child who had suffered so much, so he patted his chest and said, "As long as he's safe, as long as he's safe, that's good."

Liu Lu took a deep breath and continued with a serious expression, "My queen, you really don't know how dangerous the situation was at that time! When the Ninth Prince was just born, his cry was as loud as thunder, and his crisp cry echoed throughout the palace. However, as time passed, the originally loud cry gradually became weaker, and in the end it was almost inaudible.

Concubine Guo was exhausted at this time, and her beautiful eyes were difficult to open because of extreme fatigue. But at this moment, she suddenly heard an unusual noise coming from the child. She was startled and forced herself to cheer up. She shouted with all her strength: "Hurry up and bring the ninth prince to me!"

The midwife who was holding the Ninth Prince did not respond for a long time, as if she was stunned. Concubine Guo was extremely anxious and shouted again: "What are you doing? Hurry up and bring the child over for me to see!"

It was not until this time that the other maids and midwives who were busy cleaning up the blood-stained bedding for Concubine Guo realized that something was wrong. They stopped what they were doing and walked quickly forward to check the situation. It would have been fine if they hadn't looked, but once they had looked, they were all horrified - they saw that the midwives had actually covered the Ninth Prince's mouth and nose tightly, obviously trying to stop him from breathing!

In a flash, the maids and midwives nearby rushed to snatch the Ninth Prince from the evil woman's hands and quickly handed him to Concubine Guo. Then, they worked together to pin the midwife who was trying to suffocate the Ninth Prince to the ground.

Concubine Guo anxiously took the Ninth Prince and looked at him carefully. Her heart was broken and tears could not stop flowing out of her eyes. It turned out that the poor Ninth Prince's cute little face had been bruised by being pinched. It was very distressing to see. Concubine Guo glared at the midwife in grief and asked in a trembling voice: "You vicious woman, why did you do this to my child?"