After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

The second prince has only two sons and two daughters.

The eldest son was born to the imperial concubine, but unfortunately, she became ill during childbirth and could no longer bear children.

Now, the eldest son has become mentally retarded. From now on, everything in the palace will depend on the second son, Xiao Tingyan.

The second prince thought about it and decided to raise his second son under the name of the princess.

When the Second Princess heard this, she became unhappy.

"It was because of Concubine Li's poisoning that Ye'er became what he is now. Your Highness wants me to raise the murderer's son?"

"He is also my son. You are my princess. You should be as generous as the mistress of the house."

"Grandiose? Your Highness, I didn't take his life, which is already magnanimous of me. Your Highness, please don't force me!"

When the second prince saw that the princess was not convinced, he also left in anger.

The Second Princess was so angry that she threw everything on the table to the ground.

What is the Second Prince thinking? Does she think she doesn't know?

It's simply that he feels that Ye'er cannot inherit the palace and will have to rely on that little bastard from now on.

Dream on, everything in the palace belongs to her son!

A hint of murderous intent flashed in the Second Princess' eyes.

Unable to convince the Second Royal Concubine, the Second Prince decided to teach Yang Er himself.

He took Xiao Tingyan to the study and handed him over to his staff.

"From today on, you will follow me. The teacher will teach you how to read and write. You must memorize your daily lessons by heart. If you don't understand something, ask the teacher."

Xiao Tingyan's eyes were full of admiration. He picked up the book carefully and began to study under the guidance of his staff.

The second prince was standing aside, dealing with official documents on the desk.

When the staff is free, he will talk to him about the things in the official documents.

After a few days, the second prince began to get busy.

The Xiongnu sent envoys to discuss with the imperial court the matter of opening up border trade.

Because the Hun envoy was a member of Princess Gaoli's clan, the emperor gave the task of receiving the envoy to the second prince.

After the aide finished his work with the second prince that day, he expressed his concerns.

"Your Highness, I think we should hire a teacher for the young master."

"The young master is very smart. I am afraid that I have delayed him because I am too busy to attend to him."

The second prince also understood that what his staff said was right.

These days, they were busy with official duties and neglected their second son.

This kind of intermittent study is not good for children.

"I'm afraid you've had a lot of trouble these past two days. I'll send someone to find you right away."

The staff cupped their hands and said that it would only be a few days, so it would not be a big deal.

When the Second Prince was busy, no one cared about Xiao Tingyan. They just sent someone to tell him to study hard in the study.

The second prince is a child after all, how could he sit still?

He read for a while and then ran to the garden to play.

He teased the ants for a while, then chased the butterfly for a while.

Suddenly I saw Xiao Tingye feeding fish alone by the pond.

He looked around, but there was no one there. The servant who served Xiao Tingye had disappeared.

He looked around, ran over quickly, and pushed Xiao Tingye into the pool.

With a "splash", Xiao Tingye fell into the water and shouted "Help!"

Xiao Tingyan ran away quickly and bumped into someone on the way.

He didn't dare to look up to see who it was. He got up from the ground, lowered his head and continued running.

Xiao Tingye died, having fallen into the pond and drowned.

With his stomach full of water, he floated on the water like a pufferfish.

The second imperial concubine fainted from crying.

All the servants were beaten to death.

When the second prince, who had just finished his official duties in the palace, rushed back to the palace upon receiving the news, everything was in chaos.

Because all the servants had been executed, a series of questions such as how Xiao Tingye got to the pool, how he fell into the water, and why no one saw him, remained unanswered.

The second prince only felt his temples throbbing.

He sat dejectedly in the chair, unable to understand why things had turned out like this.

It seems like he has been unlucky recently. First, his maternal grandfather's family was confiscated and exiled, then his mother was demoted, and now his eldest son has passed away.

"Someone come here." He shouted weakly.

A guard answered from outside the door. "How's the investigation going?" asked the second prince.

"To answer your question, it was noon and most people were taking a nap, so the eldest son sneaked to the pool."

"After the eldest son got into trouble, the second imperial concubine was so grief-stricken that she executed all the servants on the spot. There were traces of people trampling all over the area, so there was no way of knowing whether the eldest son fell into the water on his own or was pushed into the water."

"Idiot!" The second prince spat out two words from between his teeth.

The Second Princess did not believe that Xiao Tingye had drowned himself.

Xiao Tingye has gotten much better since taking Doctor Li's medicine.

Sometimes I am as clear-headed as ever and can recite the lessons I have learned by heart.

But, I’m not sober very often.

However, even when he was confused, Xiao Tingye would not go to the water.

Because the Second Princess warned him to stay away from the pool when he was young.

This is ingrained in him since childhood, there is no way he will forget it.

This day was the seventh day after Xiao Tingye's death. The child was too young to be buried in the ancestral tomb, so the second prince simply bought a piece of Feng Shui good land to bury him.

In the evening, the second imperial concubine took her maid to the pool to burn paper for the child.

From a distance, I saw a fire next to the pool, and a maid was burning and muttering something there.

The Second Princess's personal maid was about to ask who it was, but the Second Princess stopped her.

She wanted to see who was the person who, like her, was thinking of burning paper for Xiao Tingye.

The two of them took advantage of the flowers and trees nearby to quietly approach the pool.

I could only hear the maid burning paper while mumbling: "Master, don't blame the Second Master. He certainly didn't push you down on purpose."

"Don't blame His Highness for not avenging you. After all, he only has this son left."

"I am not being sincere in not telling the truth. The servants who served you were beaten to death. I am also afraid that I will suffer the same fate."

As she spoke, the maid knelt down and bowed, saying some auspicious words hoping that the eldest master would be reincarnated as soon as possible.

The Second Princess grabbed her collar tightly, and with her other hand she held the maid's hand tightly.

"Princess, do you want to stop that maid?" The maid saw the maid burning paper stand up and prepare to leave.

The Second Princess shook her head blankly.

It turned out that it was that little bastard who killed her son!

What's the point of stopping a maid? Her good son is already dead!

Moreover, even if His Highness knew who the murderer was, would He really avenge Ye'er?

No, she knew it wouldn't!

If we stop the maid and alert the enemy, His Highness will kill her to protect that bastard and leave her without any evidence.

"Let's go back." The Second Princess struggled to move her limp body.