The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

Moyaqi merely glanced at her coldly; those phoenix eyes immediately reminded one of Yinxiang.

Even the wet nurse was frightened and fell silent.

Mingxin waved his hand impatiently, signaling to have the person dragged out and slapped.

The wet nurse hurriedly pleaded with Moyaqi: "Princess, I am the wet nurse of the Third Prince. If the eldest princess punishes me, how will the Third Prince face people in the future? What will the Fujin think when she finds out?"

Moyaqi simply said, "Gag her and drag her out. Don't scare Hongtun, or she won't be able to be Hongtun's wet nurse in the future."

Also, be careful of the person who goes to inform Ama; don't let Ernie find out.

After a while, another maid returned, carrying a food box. Moyaqi and Mingxin simply ordered her to be taken away for questioning.

After Yinxiang was granted a separate residence, he could only be described as "struggling" compared to his brothers.

The servants in the mansion were of high quality, not many. Hongtun's personal attendants consisted of two wet nurses and two maids. The wet nurses were brought from the palace, while the two maids were chosen later. They had always been quite good, but unexpectedly, something almost happened today.

Hearing the sounds of flesh slapping against flesh outside the door, the one most terrified in the room was Wan Tang. She looked at the two girls sitting together, still laughing to coax Hong Tun. One was nine years old, and the other was only five.

Whether it's the nonchalant expression on their faces when punishing people or the effortless way they clean up the mess, it all seems out of place for their age.

Or rather, it didn't fit Wan Tang's perception of children of this age. She thought of her own child who had passed away, wondering if he would be like this if he could grow up.

Lost in thought, she heard Moyaqi calling her. She snapped back to reality and asked, "Is the princess calling me?"

Moya smiled. After all, she was still young, and her grip on Hongtun was starting to weaken. She handed the now-stopped Hongtun to Mingxin before saying...

“My aunt is an elder after all. She used to call me by my name. Why is she calling me ‘Princess’ now?”

Wan Tang just smiled awkwardly, and Mo Yaqi said again: "My second brother's matter today is all thanks to Auntie. In principle, the reward here should be given by me."

However, my aunt is currently pregnant, so it's best not to disturb her. I will tell Father that I won't mistreat her.

Therefore, please, Aunt, do not reveal a single word of today's events to me.

Wan Tang naturally agreed. She had no doubt that if she said no, the child would take care of her too.

After a while, Zhang Rui and Aunt Yan came over. After Aunt Yan took Hongtun away, she said, "The master wants the two princesses and the concubine to come over."

Moya asked curiously, "What about Hongtun?"

"Don't worry, Princess. When the accident happened, someone was sent to bring back the prince's other wet nurse, and a new person was also assigned to his side."

“You two princesses did a very good job this time. Although I am worried about the Third Prince, I keep saying that you two princesses did a good job. I also approve of your handling of the situation.”

Moyaqi finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good."

Then she spoke to Mingxin: "Big sister, what do you think Father will do with my second brother's wet nurse?"

Mingxin said, "Before you were born, Emperor Grandfather had an eleventh princess, who is our eleventh aunt. When she was sick, she was mistreated by her wet nurse. Later, when Emperor Grandfather found out, he sent the wet nurse's whole family to be conscripted into the army."

My second younger brother almost got into trouble today, so I doubt Father will let her off easily.

Moyaqi simply said resentfully, "That's good."

The group didn't go to the main courtyard, presumably to avoid disturbing Qingwan, as most people were watching the execution from there.

It turned out that it was because of Hongtun's two wet nurses, one named Zhang and the other named He. Zhang was more valued, and she was in charge of most of the affairs around Hongtun. With her in charge, He also behaved herself.

After Zhang returned home today, she had some ideas, but they weren't bad.

She was originally a foodie, but after being chosen as a wet nurse, there were rules about what she could drink and eat. She had been holding back for two years and was already itching to get back to work.

Seeing that Hongtun was already over a year old and about to be weaned, she put Hongtun to sleep and suddenly had an idea to go to the kitchen to take a look. Even if she couldn't eat, just looking would be enough to satisfy her craving.

Once the thought took hold, it was impossible to suppress, so he called another maid to sneak into the kitchen.

They thought that with so many people, someone would be watching over them, but they didn't expect that they couldn't go into the room to serve them. Because they were there, another maid who served them closely also thought that Hongtun was asleep and went to the kitchen to get the supplementary food that Hongtun would eat after he woke up.

The group wasn't on the same road, so they happened to pass each other.

Mrs. He did not expect that Hong Tun would sleep less than usual, and she did not expect that he would get up on his own to find snacks and choke.

These words sounded like a series of accidents and oversights, but they were clearly not enough to quell Yinxiang's anger.

Looking at the blood all over the ground, Wan Tang couldn't bear it and said, "Master."

Yinxiang merely raised his eyelids and gave her a cold glance. The intimidating power of that glance was far beyond what the still-childlike Moyaqi could match. She swallowed hard and didn't dare to speak.

Seeing that she didn't say what he didn't want to hear, Yinxiang said coldly, "We owe you a lot for today's events. If you're not comfortable with it, go inside and be with the two children."

Wan Tang did not refuse and went into the house. She saw several children. Hong Tun was fine, as he was already immature. As for Ming Xin and Mo Yaqi, they were not intimidated by the scene outside. Ming Xin even had the mood to teach Mo Yaqi to play chess.

She wanted to ask them if they weren't afraid, but it was clear that the two children didn't care what punishment the outsiders would receive, nor did they care about their lives, so she didn't ask.

When Yinxiang came back in, the two children were surrounding him, still looking like children, and their previous indifference was nowhere to be seen.

Somewhat dazed, she bid farewell to the group, only to find her maidservant there as well, her face even more pale than hers: "Why did you come looking for me?"

"The master summoned all the women besides the wife to witness the execution."

"Really? You were startled?"

"Yes, the way the master looked just now was terrifying, and the executions were... quite a few people had to help each other out."

"How are those people doing?"

"The Third Prince almost got into trouble, and it happened right when his wife was pregnant. Whether it was intentional or not, he won't get away with it."

"Does the Princess Consort know?"

"My lady!" Her maid immediately grabbed her. "Please don't do anything rash. If the Princess Consort finds out, it's fine if nothing happens."

"If you were to disturb the Fujin's pregnancy, this servant feels you wouldn't be any better than the Second Prince's wet nurse."

Wan Tang suddenly stopped and said, "Do you think the Fujin would do the same if she knew?"

"Probably. The Third Prince is the legitimate son of the Fujin (the wife's son). Not every prince has a legitimate son. You can tell by how much our master values ​​him."

"Would she do that too?" Wan Tang murmured, somewhat puzzled.