The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

As a secret guard secretly arranged by the emperor to protect the Eleventh Princess, Qinglian actually always felt that his identity had probably been exposed to the young prince long ago.

However, the young prince did not point it out directly. Instead, he cooperated with Qinglian's work and took Qinglian with him whenever he left the palace, which made it convenient for Qinglian to act.

But Qinglian did not expect that the Eleventh Princess would not leave the palace today, but suddenly run to the Imperial Hospital and capture a pediatrician and throw her out, and also send her out as well.

Obviously, for such a matter as delivering the message, one could just assign a reliable palace servant to do it.

But Qinglian would not refuse Li Qingyi's arrangement. After all, on the surface, she was just a little palace maid.

When thinking about this, Qinglian looked a little dull, and when facing Wang Xuan he lowered his head slightly, looking like the most submissive person.

In fact, Qinglian was also silently observing Wang Xuan's reaction in her own way - the Eleventh Princess did not say the reason for this incident today. She was sure that she and the people around her had not heard the sound of the Eleventh Princess communicating with the system today, but this did not mean that they had no communication.

Well, the sudden arrangement might mean that something happened to Wang Xuan and she needed the help of Doctor Yuan.

As expected, after hearing Qinglian's words, Wang Xuan was stunned for a short moment before she suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand."

"This must be Doctor Yuan, right?" After Wang Xuan reacted, she quickly adjusted her state, put on a businesslike smile, and began to chat with the still somewhat confused Doctor Yuan, while also leading people into the mansion.

After asking about the area of ​​expertise of Imperial Physician Yuan, Wang Xuan was also certain about the idea. She personally took a few people to sit in the reception hall, then turned around and told the little girl who had followed her out of Beijing this time: "Yixin, go and ask Aunt Wang to bring the child over."

The little girl named Yi Xin sighed, took a quick look at the people in the room, and then trotted away.

After she left, Wang Xuan half explained and half relieved the embarrassment by saying, "To be honest, my fiancé and I returned home to take care of some things, and I saved a child on the way."

"It is said that the child was less than one year old when his mother died during childbirth, and his father got drunk and fell into a pit in the middle of the night at the beginning of winter. No one noticed him, and he died the next day."

"This child lived with her grandparents for a while, but unfortunately she was a girl, and her grandparents favored boys over girls. Seeing that she had no father or mother, although she could nominally inherit the inheritance left by her parents, but..."

Speaking of this, Wang Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly.

For various reasons, daughters in the Daning Dynasty also had the right to inherit their parents' estate.

Although the inheritance right is placed behind the son, it is better than the dynasty rules where the family property becomes someone else's family when the man is gone.

But the baby girl was too young. She had lost both her mother and her father, and she was born only a short time ago, so there was nothing she could do.

And if she died young, then her parents' property would naturally pass into the hands of her grandparents, who would then distribute it to their other children, which would be reasonable.

However, the Daning Dynasty now attaches great importance to population. In particular, Daning does not despise girls. Therefore, whether it is a baby boy or a baby girl, there are strict regulations in the Daning laws that do not allow anyone to deliberately drown a baby for any purpose.

Once caught or confirmed after being reported, the offender will be forced to do hard labor at the very least, or be executed at the worst.

In fact, it is difficult to change some people's ideas with just laws and regulations, especially in times of frequent disasters. When people can't even get enough to eat, how can they afford to raise children?

When resources are limited, many people will subconsciously choose the option that maximizes benefits, that is, the rewards that baby boys will get when they grow up will be greater than those of baby girls.

The funny thing is that the bride price sometimes becomes the reason for some baby girls to survive - when the girls grow up, they can be sold for a good price when they are married off.

Wang Xuan almost encountered such a thing, and now she has been able to completely break away from her stepmother. The hardships involved cannot be simply explained in one sentence.

Due to various factors, the atmosphere in the capital is more open than in most other places and people don't buy into that.

If Wang Xuan was still trapped in that small place in her hometown instead of gritting her teeth and moving to the capital, then even if she had a way to earn money to support herself, her life would probably be difficult.

It is precisely because of her own experiences that Wang Xuan is so proactive in wanting to do something to help other women.

Similarly, when Wang Xuan accidentally heard passers-by sighing about the pitiful plight of the baby girl, she did not hesitate and chose to take action.

If she had been born a little later, the baby girl might have either "accidentally died of illness" or been sent by her grandparents or uncles to a wealthy family nearby to be a slave in the name of letting her enjoy a good life.

For many people living in poverty, sometimes the identity of a hungry and honest citizen is not as useful as the identity of a well-fed maid or servant.

But in fact, once a slave becomes a servant, even if the law stipulates that the master and the servant cannot beat or kill each other at will, there are actually huge loopholes in this, and the master can beat the servant without the people reporting it and the officials will not investigate it.

If there is no evidence when it is a public complaint, responsible officials will investigate it, but those who are more perfunctory will simply ignore it.

However, Wang Xuan felt that this was not a good thing. Besides, she had already set up an institution similar to an orphanage, so it would be okay for her to pick up a child and bring him home to raise.

In addition, Chen Qicong also agreed with her choice, so after Wang Xuan found out what happened to the baby girl and confirmed that her grandparents had not done anything unscrupulous before, she simply spent two taels of silver to buy the baby girl and severed her relationship with her relatives.

After taking care of the baby girl for a while, Wang Xuan and Chen Qicong discussed it several times on their way back to Beijing and decided to adopt the child and make her their adopted daughter.

After hearing the whole story, Doctor Yuan, who had come to his senses, stroked his beard and sighed, "You are kind-hearted, and this little girl is also blessed. Don't worry, Miss Wang, I will do my best to take care of her."

While Wang Xuan was speaking, a middle-aged woman called Wang Ma came in holding a child. At her signal, she handed the baby in the cradle to Doctor Yuan.

Just by looking at the kid's complexion, Imperial Physician Yuan knew without even taking his pulse that the kid had suffered.

Wang Xuan explained: "We were on the road at the time, and everything was not very convenient. We did not expect to encounter such a thing. The accompanying doctor could have treated typhoid fever and cold, but the child was too young, so he did not dare to use medicine casually."

"I thought that no matter what, I would have no problem getting enough to eat, so I found a wet nurse to feed him. Now he looks a little fatter than when he started."

When she first saw the baby girl, Wang Xuan almost thought she was facing a famine.