Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

"Get up!"

Wupin called out, then skipped over Sifujin and asked Shi Rongyue with concern:

"Fourth Concubine, how is Hong'an? The people sent here are not clear about what they are saying. I am really worried in the palace."

After that, he clasped his hands together and pleaded compassionately:

"Please, all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, bless Hong'an, keep him safe and healthy. This is the only child I have!"

Seeing this scene, the ignored Fourth Lady tightened her hand around the handkerchief. What did mother mean by this? Did she want Hong'an to inherit the Fourth Prince's mansion?

Shi Rongyue sneered in his heart.

If she hadn't traveled through time and space and hadn't been on guard, she might have believed Wupin's hypocritical appearance. However, she looked touched, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a choked voice:

"Thank you for your concern, mother. Hongan is fine after taking the medicine, but he is still very weak and cannot come to pay his respects to you. I will apologize to you on Hongan's behalf."

"I knew Hong'an would be fine." Wupin was relieved at first, then looked at Shi Rongyue angrily and said:

"What are you talking about! Hong'an is so sick that he can't get out of bed. Do I want him to come to the palace to pay his respects? Who do you think I am?"

Without waiting for Shi Rongyue to explain, Wupin continued:

"I was about to say something to you. Hong'an was fine during the day, but why did he have vomiting and diarrhea at night? How could you, his mother, do this?"

Shi Rongyue gritted her teeth when she heard that. Wupin still had the nerve to question her why Hongan got sick. It was because he was born with a difficult labor and was kept in the womb for too long, which made his resistance weak and prone to illness.

She has tried every possible way to take care of Hong'an's health. The vicious old woman Wupin is the culprit who harmed Hong'an!

He cursed at the top of his lungs in his heart, but outwardly he could only kneel down and apologize with a frustrated look on his face.

"It's my fault. The weather was fine yesterday, and I thought Hong'an couldn't stay in the house all the time, so I asked the nanny to bring him out to bask in the sun for a while. Who knew that Hong'an would vomit and have diarrhea at night? It's all my fault."

Wupin's face immediately turned cold, and she began to scold Shi Rongyue. Shi Rongyue knelt on the cold ground until her knees were stiff. Wupin then slowly picked up the tea, took a sip, and concluded:

"It is because Hong'an was born with a difficult birth and was in poor health. That is why you, as his mother, cannot just focus on doing that lowly business and ignore Hong'an."

I don't know where this little bitch got so many ideas from. She earned so much money, but it's useless for the fourth brother. It should be left to the fourteenth brother.

Shi Rongyue had been kneeling for too long and his body was trembling slightly, but he still maintained an appearance of being taught.

"My mother taught me that I will reduce my investment in business in the future and stop neglecting Hong'an."

You old witch, don't think I don't know that you are coveting my business and want to take it away? Dream on!

The Fourth Lady watched the whole process and felt more and more depressed. She was the Fourth Lady, but her mother was only concerned about Hong'an and teaching Concubine Shi.

She couldn't help but put her hand quietly on her belly. She had already consummated her marriage with the Fourth Prince, and hoped to get pregnant with a legitimate prince as soon as possible so that her mother would not focus so much on Hong'an.

"Okay." Wupin's tone softened again.

"I know it's not easy for you, get up."

Shi Rongyue was then helped to stand up.

"Old Fourth Lady." At this time, Wupin put down her tea and suddenly looked at Fourth Lady. Fourth Lady quickly came back to her senses and said respectfully:

"Eniang."

Wupin spoke, speaking earnestly:

"Fourth Master, you have been married to the Fourth Master for three years. I know that during these three years, you have had to take care of the affairs of the mansion, take care of the Fourth Master's backyard, and socialize well with the outside world. It is very hard."

The Fourth Lady did not expect that her mother would suddenly affirm her. She was very flattered and said quickly:

"Mother, these are my duties and what I should do."

Concubine Wu was very pleased to hear this.

"You are very good, but you didn't consummate your marriage before because you were young. Now that you have consummated your marriage, you should also pay attention to giving the fourth brother a legitimate son. After all, the fourth brother can't just have Hongan as a little prince. He should have a younger brother so that the brothers can take care of each other."

The fourth lady blushed, lowered her head shyly, and whispered:

"Yes, mother. I will listen to you."

Shi Rongyue, who sat down again, clenched her handkerchief tightly. Everything that belonged to the Fourth Prince should belong to Hongan, and no one could snatch it away. A hint of coldness flashed through her mind, and her eyes glanced inconspicuously at a senior palace maid standing behind Concubine Wu.

Yan Ming felt the gaze and nodded slightly. Shi Rongyue looked away with satisfaction upon seeing this.

This senior palace maid was named Yanming. She was one of Concubine Wu's four first-class palace maids and was loyal and devoted.

However, the spy Shi Rongyue planted in Yonghe Palace accidentally discovered that she had a secret lover. The lover was a guard who was trying to bribe his superior for his career, but he was short of a large sum of money, so he looked for Yanming for help.

Yanming was just a palace maid. Even if she received daily rewards from Concubine Wu, they were far from enough compared to the bribe money.

When Shi Rongyue found out, she simply threw silver at the guard, as silver was what she had the most. In the end, she succeeded in getting the guard promoted.

Yanming secretly turned to her for this reason and told her a secret.

Before the conferring of titles on the six palaces in the 31st year of Kangxi's reign, the Fourteenth Prince's illness was not an accident, but a means by which Concubine Wu, in order to gain promotion, attempted to use the Fourteenth Prince's illness to gain Kangxi's sympathy.

She was extremely shocked at the time, but then she came up with a plan for revenge. However, it was difficult to act because the Fourteenth Prince was living in Yonghe Palace at the time. She did not take action until this year when the Fourteenth Prince moved to the Prince's Residence.

I just wonder how the Fourteenth Prince would react when he finds out that his mother, who loves him so much, is using him as a tool to win favor?

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Shi Rongyue's eyes. You harmed my Hong'an, so I will separate you and your son.

Just then, hurried footsteps were suddenly heard outside the door.

Everyone looked subconsciously and saw Xia Ju, Wupin's most trusted maid, running in with a pale face and a look of panic.

"My queen, something bad has happened. The Fourteenth Prince has fallen into the water!"

"What?" Concubine Wu stood up suddenly.

……

In the Qianqing Palace, Shi Nanxi was lying on the couch reading a book, while Kangxi was reviewing memorials on the other side. The room was quiet and warm, but soon an anxious voice interrupted the atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Fourteenth Prince has fallen into the water!" Xiao Fuzi came in hurriedly to report.

"Fourteen fell into the water?" Kangxi looked up suddenly.

Shi Nanxi frowned slightly and put down the book in her hand, but if you looked closely, there was calmness in her eyes, as if she had known that something would happen to the Fourteenth Prince.

"what happened?"

Kangxi stood up, walked around the dragon table, and looked at Xiao Fuzi with a serious expression. Shi Nanxi also came over. Xiao Fuzi knelt on the ground and reported:

"I have received news that the Fourteenth Prince was on his way back from school when he passed by the Thousand Carp Pond and somehow fell into it. Fortunately, the servants around him rescued him in time, but he is unconscious and we have already called in the imperial physician."

Kangxi looked grim. He was only sixteen years old at the age of Fourteen. The pond water in early spring was icy cold. How could his body bear it?

Shi Nanxi saw Kangxi's appearance,

Soft words of comfort:

"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Prince has always been in good health, and he was rescued in time, so he must be fine. Let's go over and take a look!"

"it is good."

……

A'ge Suo, the courtyard of the Fourteenth Prince.