"As expected of the young master chosen by Miao Yunshen. You're always so clear - headed," someone said, looking at Song Jinyu appreciatively and sighing inwardly. If she were a man, she would surely stir up great waves in the jianghu.
Fortunately, she was a woman.
Reaching out to pull her over, Song Jinyu said, "I'm just thinking about why Father always tests us."
In the previous court and the harem, there were countless schemes. As an emperor, this was an inescapable fate.
Unless he only had a single son, the crown prince.
"My lord, my lady, a maid from the Yong Prince's Mansion is kneeling outside!"
What? They saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
The maid was covered in wounds and sobbing. "Please, Lady Princess, save Her Highness the Princess!"
Then the maid told the whole story. It turned out that Princess Soli was about to give birth, but the Yong Prince was not at home that day.
The midwives they had found earlier were all suddenly ill. The maid wanted to go and find the imperial physician, but unexpectedly, Concubine Mei, the secondary consort, locked her up.
In desperation, she broke open the wood - storage room and ran out desperately. The maid was Soli's dowry maid. Remembering that Song Jinyu had once saved the princess's life, she could only run to the Yu Prince's Mansion for help.
Hearing this, Song Jinyu was furious. "A human life is at stake! How could these people be so heartless just for the sake of competing for favor?"
"My lord, you go and find the Yong Prince!"
Song Jinyu sent someone to invite the midwife who had delivered Yu Duanya earlier. When she arrived at the Yong Prince's Mansion with the midwives, Concubine Mei, the secondary consort, panicked and blocked her at the door. Just as she was about to say something...
Unexpectedly, Song Jinyu kicked her over. "Arrest her!" Qingfeng grabbed Concubine Mei like a chick.
Grabbing her neck with a big hand, Concubine Mei was so frightened that her eyes widened.
Several midwives quickly rushed to Soli's courtyard.
Entering the courtyard, Song Jinyu sighed. Was this the fate of a princess who married far away for peace? Not only did the noble princess have only a few maids to serve her, but also when she was about to give birth, there were no preparations at all?
Soli was sweating profusely from the pain. She vaguely saw Song Jinyu giving her acupuncture. "Stay awake!"
"Don't be afraid! The Yong Prince will be back soon!"
Even though Song Jinyu had not interacted much with Soli, she sympathized with her situation.
When the Yong Prince returned from Concubine Mei's elder brother's house, he found that Soli had almost lost her life before giving birth to their eldest daughter.
Zhongli Mingye looked at the Yong Prince coldly. "Soli is a princess of the Gu Clan. It's really rude of you to treat her so badly."
Zhongli Mingxi was heart - broken.
"Today, Concubine Mei's elder brother invited me to gather. I thought the midwives were already prepared. I never expected such a thing to happen."
"Your Highness, the princess's maid was almost beaten to death, and all the midwives suddenly got sick. Your Highness..." Song Jinyu was extremely angry.
Tears streamed down Soli's pale face.
Concubine Mei was still shouting her innocence outside. Looking at all this, the Yong Prince immediately understood. He had doted on Concubine Mei too much on weekdays, which might have made her have wrong thoughts.
"Beat her to death with a stick and throw her into the mass grave!"
Just the night before, they were so in love, but today she ended up being beaten to death. Concubine Mei was so scared that she knelt on the ground and pleaded desperately. "Concubine Mei, the secondary consort, tried to harm the princess. She deserves to be executed."
With just a few words, the over - favored secondary consort's life came to an end.
But Soli still didn't forgive him. The pearl of the grassland no longer had any illusions about Zhongli Mingxi at this moment.
If it weren't for her maid and Song Jinyu, she might have really died in the Xia Dynasty.
When the Yu Prince and his wife left, it was already late at night. Song Jinyu could still remember Soli's desperate look with her eyes closed.
Zhongli Mingye held her hand.
"The one who hurt Soli the most when she was at her most vulnerable was actually Zhongli Mingxi," she murmured to herself. "If he hadn't doted on the secondary consort blindly, how could that woman have been so presumptuous?"
"After this incident, Third Brother will surely be more sober."
Pulling her into his arms, he said, "We will never have such a day."
"We should go and thank Yu Duanya tomorrow. When she heard my request, Yu Duanya immediately sent someone over." Fortunately, she had just given birth not long ago, and the midwives were still in her mansion.
"Before, I had many grudges against her."
Zhongli Mingye had a long talk with the Yong Prince. Zhongli Mingxi was very grateful for the great kindness he had received today and naturally remembered it in his heart.
"I can't help but dote on the people appointed by the queen," Zhongli Mingxi was also very troubled. "If I were to be nice to Soli all the time, I'm afraid it would bring her a fatal disaster." After all, his mother was of humble birth and was constantly excluded by the queen in the palace. Life was quite difficult for him.
So he had to take Concubine Mei into consideration. Now, Soli was physically and mentally injured. Zhongli Mingxi stood outside the door and didn't leave for a long time.
He liked this cheerful grassland princess. But... the situation was stronger than the people. Zhongli Mingye could dote on his wife fearlessly because he had the strength.
But now, after enduring again and again and living in a difficult situation, he almost let his wife and child die. After this night, Zhongli Mingxi would no longer tolerate.
After the baby - washing ceremony, Zhongli Mingxi, the Yong Prince,
sent all the secondary consorts and concubines appointed by the queen to the manor in the suburbs. At the same time, he submitted a memorial to the emperor and reported the matter. This added another black mark to the queen in the emperor's mind.
And he completely offended the crown prince!
"Finally, he's turned against them," Zhongli Mingye stretched out his hand and then clenched it. He liked the feeling of having everything under control.
Zhongli Shuoyi and Zhongli Mingxi's successive break - ups with the crown prince were all within the Yu Prince's expectations.
When Song Jinyu told Rong Shuang'er and He Yi about this, the two girls were very indignant. They immediately spread the news. For a while, the queen's reputation got even worse.
Chen Mingzhu, who had just become the crown princess, was very dissatisfied. It turned out that the many concubines of the crown prince were all bestowed by his mother - in - law.
The proud eldest daughter of the Duke of Auxiliary State had less and less respect for the queen in her heart.
Moreover, the queen was confined in the palace day and night. On the surface, it was a confinement. But those with a discerning eye knew that the queen had completely lost the emperor's trust.
Out of consideration for the crown prince's face, she was just left with the position of the queen.
When Song Jinyu went to visit Noble Consort Shu in the palace again, she felt much more relaxed. Because she no longer had to go to the queen's place. Every time she went, the queen would bestow many "gifts" on her and lecture her not to monopolize the Yu Prince. She should be virtuous, magnanimous, and have the demeanor of a proper wife.
She even often wanted to bestow secondary consorts on them. Fortunately, they had been married for a short time. She had a reason to decline. Looking at Soli...
Humph... Song Jinyu didn't care. This was her life. Even the queen couldn't interfere casually! Moreover, she and Zhongli Mingye were deeply in love. What did it matter to her?
Thinking of a certain storybook, she couldn't help but feel gloomy. Could it be that the queen, because she couldn't get the emperor's favor, was ruining the married lives of her sons?
A sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. If you make other people's sons unhappy, then I'll make your son unhappy too!
I wonder how much of the medicine I gave to the Silver - masked Young Master the crown prince has "enjoyed"? If I give too much, it will be noticed.
I won't give him too much. I'll just do it bit by bit. Over time, no one will notice why the crown prince is becoming more and more irritable.