kingnovel Chapter 342: Can’t Raise It Myself
Chapter 342: Can’t Raise It Myself
But Xiaofu was afraid that if she told the emperor, his master would not be able to raise the child, which would make her master even more upset.
After all, this palace and the prince's mansion are different.
Just at this moment Princess Ruyi came out from the corner with her men.
Seeing Wu Baolin, Princess Ruyi bowed politely and said, "Greetings, Wu Baolin."
"Is this Princess Ruyi?" Wu Baolin smiled. "As expected of a princess, she is truly intelligent and clever."
When she moved here, she had a conflict with Ye Cairen, and then was ridiculed when she paid her respects, which made her so angry that she had a miscarriage.
I have been bedridden for the past few days to take care of my pregnancy, but this is the first time I have seen the eldest princess.
Although Princess Ruyi is young, she has become much calmer and more well-behaved these days. She wears two buns on her hair and looks well-behaved and cute like a child.
Princess Ruyi's gaze fell on Wu Baolin's slightly bulging belly, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Is Wu Baolin pregnant with my younger brother?"
Wu Baolin said modestly, "It may not be the emperor's younger brother, it could be the emperor's younger sister."
Princess Ruyi: "Everyone says Wu Baolin is pregnant with a younger brother. Father will have another son in the future."
Wu Baolin was naturally happy after hearing what the child said.
"Then I will accept your kind words, Princess."
Princess Ruyi smiled and said, "Lady Fang is still waiting for me, so I won't disturb Wu Baolin."
Wu Baolin immediately said, "I dare not, I dare not!"
After Princess Ruyi left, Wu Baolin stroked his belly and looked at her back as she left.
After a long while, I heard her whisper, "Perhaps, it would be better to be a princess."
Xiao Fu vaguely heard it and looked at her master curiously: "Master, don't you want a prince?"
Wu Baolin: "The Emperor treats princes and princesses the same, but others are different. If I give birth to a prince, the nine concubines will definitely come to fight for him. But if it's a princess... maybe they won't care, and maybe I can even raise her myself."
Xiao Fu wanted to persuade her, but she didn't know where to start.
After all, Wu Baolin's worries were not unreasonable.
As the conversation got to this point, Wu Baolin suddenly asked, "I heard that Princess Ruyi wasn't born to a beautiful woman either?"
"Then why can she raise a princess?"
"When she was in the palace, she was just a concubine."
Wu Baolin entered the palace late and had no connections or money to pave the way, so he was not very clear about many information.
Xiao Fu: "This servant doesn't know either."
Wu Baolin thought for a moment and said, "Go and ask for me. Perhaps, knowing Lady Fang's story, I can raise the child myself?"
Xiao Fu nodded immediately.
Princess Ruyi arrived at Lady Fang's pavilion and called out as soon as she entered, "Aunt Fang?"
Lady Fang was embroidering. When she heard the voice, her eyes lit up with joy. She quickly put down the embroidery and stood up to meet Princess Ruyi.
"Why is it a little later today than the previous few days?"
Princess Ruyi is now over five years old, almost six years old in terms of her lunar age.
Under the arrangement of the emperor and empress, she has started to go to the study.
Fearing that she was too young and might be bullied by her subordinates, the Emperor and Empress discussed it and decided to let her live in Concubine Fang's courtyard as usual.
Lady Fang took Princess Ruyi's hand and walked over to help her wash her hands and face. "The imperial kitchen just sent a plate of pinewood roasted pigeon. They say it's best eaten hot."
Princess Ruyi's lovely eyes were filled with a childlike smile. "I met Wu Baolin on the way and said a few words of greeting."
Before Lady Fang could wipe her hands clean, Princess Ruyi couldn't wait to run to the table and said, "The pigeon smells so good."
Lady Fang smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll be fine."
At the dinner table, Lady Fang didn't eat much and kept picking up food for Princess Ruyi.
Looking at the incense used by Princess Ruyi, she felt happy too.
A person who is usually sullen and depressed finally seems to be a bit lively now.
When Princess Ruyi was first raised, Lady Fang was too enthusiastic about it. Princess Ruyi did not really accept her and felt awkward for a while.
Princess Ruyi even felt estranged from her because of Concubine Yun's incident.
But people are all made of flesh and blood. She took care of Princess Ruyi wholeheartedly and finally won her recognition.
Now that the two of them are together, they really have a bit of a mother-daughter vibe.
After the meal, Princess Ruyi brought up Wu Baolin: "If Wu Baolin gave birth to a younger brother, would she give him to some empress to raise?"
Lady Fang: "About that. She is Baolin, so she is not qualified to raise a child."
After a pause, Lady Fang smiled again and said, "It's not completely impossible. If the emperor shows mercy, she can also be raised, just like me."
Princess Ruyi immediately asked, "How can Wu Baolin compare to Aunt Fang?"
"Aunt Fang is an elder by Mother's side. It was Mother who personally appointed you to raise me, and Father also agreed."
When Lady Fang heard Princess Ruyi's words, her heart felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey.
It seems like this life is worth it just for this sentence.
A woman who is not favored in the harem is too lonely, and life will be easier if she has a child by her side.
But over time, all the joys and sorrows of a person are locked on the child.
Lady Fang asked curiously, "What did you say to Wu Baolin?"
Princess Ruyi: "Nothing much was said, except that Wu Baolin doesn't seem to want to have a younger brother. Aren't people in the palace all hoping to give father a prince?"
Since going to the study room, Princess Ruyi has met more people and often heard some rumors.
As she gets older, she understands more and more things and is no longer the ignorant child she used to be.
Lady Fang had no intention of talking to Princess Ruyi about the trivial matters in the harem, but she thought that she would have to live in the palace in the future.
He was afraid that Princess Ruyi was ignorant and might offend others unintentionally with her words.
"Among those in high positions nowadays, no one except Consort Zhaode has children."
"If Wu Baolin gave birth to a son, I'm afraid others would scramble to get him. If she gave birth to a daughter, perhaps it would be better."
Princess Ruyi nodded.
She took the initiative to hold Lady Fang's hand and said, "I just came back and saw you embroidering, why don't you light a few more lamps?"
"Although the sun sets early now, the room is still dark when the time comes, which hurts the eyes. I will ask my father to move us to a better room someday."
Lady Fang subconsciously wanted to refuse, but was afraid of hurting Princess Ruyi's filial piety.
He just held her hand tightly, tears in his eyes, and said repeatedly, "Okay. Aunt Fang saw that your clothes were a little tight, and the emperor just gave you two pieces of fabric, so she wanted to hurry up and make you a new one."
"I will be more careful next time. Aunt Fang, please protect your eyes and watch you grow up and get married."
Wu Baolin's meeting with Princess Ruyi was just a small incident in the harem.
But there are more than one or two people who are attracted to Wu Baolin's belly.
Xie Run never thought that this matter would be related to her.
Within a few days, Xian Zhaoyuan and Li Fei both came to visit her.
In his words, he was referring to the baby in Wu Baolin's belly.
Xian Zhaoyuan is fine.
At first, the empress dowager wanted to support her and compete with the queen, but the emperor helped the queen to suppress the empress dowager, and she was completely neglected without realizing it.
A person who was originally very favored.
Half of the month had passed, and the emperor hadn't even visited her.
As more and more people entered the harem, she suddenly realized that she had fallen out of favor before she had ever been favored.
It is understandable that people want to have and raise children nowadays.
But this Concubine Li...
Even Yueya'er couldn't understand: "Empress Li has just entered the palace and has been given the title of concubine. She is still young and beautiful now, and should be thinking about having a child of her own. Why is she suddenly thinking about raising someone else's child?"
"It's normal for those who are not favored and cannot have children to want to raise someone else's children, but for someone like Concubine Li... I don't understand."
Xie Run is arranging flowers in his spare time. Although his skills are not good, his color matching is unique and his style is quite distinctive.
She smiled and cut off a branch of a flower. "It's not just you who doesn't understand. I don't understand it either."
"This matter is incomprehensible to anyone in the harem."
"After Concubine Li entered the palace, although the emperor never favored her, when she bullied Fang Yuaner, the emperor always favored her."
"No matter what, she shouldn't be so eager to raise someone else's child, right?"
At this point, Xie Run paused and said: "No!"
"She is the princess of Luosha Country. Why has the emperor never favored her even after being in the palace for so long?!"
It was not until now that Xie Run realized that something was wrong.
Yueyaer gently reminded: "Your Majesty, Concubine Wen entered the palace with Concubine Li, but Concubine Wen has never been to the emperor's bed."
Xie Run: "The Emperor appointed Concubine Wen not because he was attracted to her, but because he took her in for the Empress's sake. Now that he is at odds with the Xia Dynasty, it is normal that he does not want to favor Concubine Wen."
But the Rakshasa Kingdom has now turned to the Yu Dynasty and is the emperor's ally.
In any case, the emperor should make a statement.
But he had never visited Concubine Li in Chonghua Palace once.
Xie Run put down the scissors in his hand and sat up straight. He felt that something was wrong, everything about this matter was wrong!