Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Mother Zhou, it's the Madam who's here." Chan Yi replied hurriedly.

"Madam." Mother Zhou held An'er in her arms. An'er had just woken up. He held a small rattle tightly in both hands, shaking it and giggling at it.

He was wearing a light green jacket, and his arms were segmented like lotus roots. Mrs. Wang looked at such a lovely An'er, and her heart was filled with joy and sadness.

She stood up and clapped her hands towards An'er, with tears in her eyes.

An'er was attracted by the clapping sound. He turned around, threw the rattle in his hand to the ground with a "bang", and shouted "oh oh" at Mrs. Wang.

"An'er, are you asking your grandmother to help you pick them up?" Mrs. Wang asked with a smile.

"Madam, please ignore him. These days he has been throwing things away and asking people to pick them up for him. He throws them away again after they are picked up for him. I don't know where he learned this bad habit from." Chan Yi said softly.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "What a clever child! He knows how to order people around at such a young age."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was just smiling and not picking up the rattle that fell on the ground, An'er became a little anxious and cried out "Oh oh" loudly with a frown on his face.

Mrs. Wang couldn't stand it any longer and kept saying, "Be good, grandma will help you pick it up."

She immediately went over to pick up the rattle and gently shook it to tease him. An'er was so happy now that he jumped up and down in Zhou's mother's arms, laughing so hard that his saliva was about to flow out.

"Madam always dotes on him too much." Chan Yi felt a little uncomfortable looking at the grandparents and grandchildren who were laughing happily. But it didn't matter. From now on, it would be enough for An'er to be loved by her sincerely.

Mrs. Wang took An'er in her arms and sat back in the armchair. She said to Madam Zhou, "Go and guard the door. I have something to tell Chanyi."

Mother Zhou nodded and left quickly, feeling a little uneasy. Madam, come here now, I wonder what she wants to talk about with Chan Yi? I hope it's good news.

Mrs. Wang hugged the chubby An'er who smelled of milk, and thought about how it was Chanyi and this little baby who had helped her get through the difficult time when Shen's whereabouts were unknown.

"Good boy, grandma's little An'er." Mrs. Wang hugged An'er tightly to her chest and reached out to secretly wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Chan Yi, who was standing by, saw it clearly. She knew that the day of her departure was approaching, and she couldn't help feeling excited and scared.

"Chan Yi, I can't bear to leave you. I can't bear to leave this child, and I can't bear to leave you either." Mrs. Wang hugged An'er and couldn't hold back her tears.

"Madam, we will miss you too." Chan Yi fell to her knees with a plop, sobbing, "An'er and I don't want to leave you either, but I know that I can't act on impulse, for the sake of the Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Prince."

"Chan Yi, I really wasn't wrong about you. You are such a sensible and good child." Mrs. Wang reached out to hold Chan Yi's hand, but An'er in her arms hugged her neck and screamed "Ahhh!". Suddenly, he kissed her on the face, then smiled foolishly and touched her tearful eyes with his chubby hands.

"My dear, my dear." Mrs. Wang felt even more distressed. Such a lovely child was about to leave her, and she didn't know when they would meet again.

"Madam." Chan Yi knelt on the ground and said softly, "Chan Yi will follow your arrangements."

"Good child, get up now." Madam Wang looked at her apologetically, thought for a while and said, "Shenzhi's birthday is in a few days, and I don't want him to be unhappy. After his birthday, I will secretly send you and your son to Mrs. Wang's place. What do you think?"

"Chan Yi will follow Madam's arrangement, but I am afraid that if we leave suddenly, the prince might come to visit us, after all, An'er is his child." Chan Yi said softly, thinking to herself, will this work? Madam Wang, the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, would not come up with such a plan full of loopholes, which is really speechless.

"Don't worry, things are not that simple. Just follow my arrangements. No one else will know about this except Mother Zhou." Madam Wang sighed and said, "Don't blame me. I said I won't treat you and your son unfairly. When I have the chance in the future, I will be open and honest with Shen Zhi and his wife, and then take you back home openly, so that you can be Shen Zhi's aunt in peace."

Come back? How come? An old hen turns into a duck? How is this possible? Chan Yi knew that Madam Wang was just trying to comfort herself, but as long as she could get out of the mansion and give her a chance to escape, that would be enough.

To be honest, it was already a kindness of Mrs. Wang that she didn't kill them all. She could have created an accident to make them disappear from this world forever, and put an end to it all. But Chan Yi knew that this was a different time, and people's ideas would change in the face of interests. She couldn't guarantee that Mrs. Wang wouldn't change her mind, so she could only show that she was absolutely obedient to her and let her think that she was willing to do anything for the benefit of the Marquis's Mansion.

"Yes, Madam." Chan Yi lowered her head obediently. "Chan Yi has only one request. Madam, I have arranged for the Buddhist ceremony at Ji'en Temple to be held on the birthday of the prince. Please fulfill it. This will be the last thing I do for the prince before I leave."

Seeing how obedient she was, Mrs. Wang was very satisfied and nodded in agreement.

In the Eastern Palace, Jing Hao had just returned from his father's bedroom and immediately summoned Pei Jin.

"Your Highness, His Majesty's health..." Pei Jin saw that he looked worried and wondered if something had happened to His Majesty.

"My father's health is still fluctuating, but I feel much more at ease with my mother by his side." Jing Hao rubbed his slightly frowned brows and said, "My fourth brother will soon be an adult, and my father has given him the title of Shun Wang. He wants to enclose a piece of land in Jiangyin for him as a fiefdom. I would like to ask for my opinion."

"Jiangyin is a wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River! If..." Pei Jin didn't dare to continue.

The Fourth Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have been secretly competing with each other in recent years. Before the expedition last year, I almost couldn't follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the Northern Frontier. It is estimated that he was also responsible.

The reason why Luo Qingqing was so sure that she could marry him was because the Fourth Prince bribed a centurion under Deputy General Luo to instigate Luo Qingqing to come to the capital, promising that if he did not agree to marry her, they, a group of soldiers, would come to the capital to help her and make her wish come true.

Fortunately, after investigation, it was found that the Fourth Prince had nothing to do with the Rong State spy case, which made His Royal Highness the Crown Prince feel relieved. Otherwise, he didn't know how to explain to his father.

Thinking of the Fourth Prince who always targeted him, Pei Jin could only say that he was lucky. His Majesty was loyal to Concubine Zhang and was particularly fond of her, his only son. Sometimes even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had to stand aside.

"Shenzhi, forget it. Since it is father's wish, how can I raise any objection. Just let him go. It will also fulfill father's wish. It will be fine if fourth brother can behave himself over there and not cause trouble. But you may have to send him to his fiefdom." Jing Hao looked at him with some embarrassment.

"Will you set off in a few days?" Pei Jin knew that it was best for outsiders not to interfere in royal affairs, but since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made this request, he could only agree.

"There is still some time. I know that you are discussing marriage. I wonder if it will delay your important event in life?" Jing Hao asked hesitantly.

"Your Highness, you worry too much. The marriage was arranged by my mother, so it doesn't matter much whether I am here or not. Besides, it is a public matter, so I don't think they will say much." Pei Jin said seriously.

"That's good. Miss Lu from Wuyang Marquis's mansion has a good reputation. It's a match made in heaven for Shen Zhi to marry her." Jing Hao said with a smile, "With a virtuous wife at home, Shen Zhi will surely have peace in his family in the future."

Pei Jin smiled, but Chan Yi's charming face appeared in front of him. He suddenly remembered that before he left, his mother asked Zhang to tell him that she wanted to discuss something about Chan Yi. At this moment, he suddenly felt uneasy for no reason.