On the carriage back to the palace.
The Empress Dowager closed her eyes to rest, pondering over what the Countess of Jingning had said.
If the Empress didn't like Yin Susu so much and often summoned her to the palace, Yin Susu wouldn't have had the chance to notice that the Fourth Prince was being mistreated, and she certainly wouldn't have told Shen Baozhu.
If Shen Baozhu hadn't known about this, the Fourth Prince wouldn't have been saved. The Fourth Prince and the Yin family are truly destined!
The Empress Dowager sighed with emotion. Sulan smiled and said, "Yes, the Fourth Prince's experience has been tortuous. He was originally the legitimate son of the Empress, but was replaced by the Cui family. We thought the truth would never come to light in his lifetime. It was only after he met the Countess of Jingning, who came from a family of divine doctors, that he learned his true identity."
The Countess of Jingning didn't want to expose Shen Baozhu, so she took the matter of detecting the bloodline upon herself. With the divine doctor as a cover, it was quite reasonable.
The Empress Dowager was nodding when suddenly something flashed through her mind. She tightened her grip on Sulan's hand and said, "Sulan, Bao'er has a simple mind. Even if she went to the underworld, she wouldn't be detained for long. If she were to be reincarnated, the time would exactly match that of the Eldest Princess!"
Sulan's eyes looked a bit dull. She didn't understand what the Empress Dowager was talking about.
The Empress Dowager continued talking to herself, "That's right, it must be so! Bao'er must have been reluctant to leave me and was reincarnated. But unfortunately, she encountered assassins. The Empress protected the Emperor from injury. Later, after the Empress recuperated for several years, she gave birth to the Fourth Prince... No wonder the Fourth Prince has the same eyes as Bao'er. Sulan, did you notice?"
"Yes, I did." Sulan replied instinctively.
"The Fourth Prince is very close to the daughter of the Countess of Jingning. What's the name of the Countess's daughter?" The Empress Dowager became more and more excited as she spoke. She coaxed Sulan.
Sulan didn't understand at all, but she still followed the Empress Dowager's words and said, "Baozhu. The daughter of the Countess of Jingning is named Shen Baozhu."
The Empress Dowager said with certainty, "That's it! Ning'an's nickname is Bao'er, which happens to have the same character 'Bao' as Shen Baozhu. The Fourth Prince is so close to Shen Baozhu. It must be related to the name!"
"Previously, Bao'er looked exactly like our ancestors. Those ministers said that Bao'er couldn't bear such good fortune. It must be that Bao'er was indignant and was reincarnated as a boy."
Listening to the Empress Dowager's rambling words, Sulan felt confused. She even had a bold thought that the Empress Dowager might have gone crazy from missing the princess too much after seeing the Fourth Prince.
Sulan thought all this was too far-fetched, but the Empress Dowager regarded it as a blessing from heaven.
She entered the palace at a young age and had been in constant struggle for a lifetime before finally having a child. After Princess Ning'an passed away, the Empress Dowager lived in seclusion and ate vegetarian food and chanted Buddhist scriptures day and night, only hoping that Princess Ning'an could be reincarnated into a good family.
Now that this vague thing might come true, how could the Empress Dowager not be happy?
...
At noon, the sun was high in the sky.
Yan Mingli looked at the three children and the old man in front of him and instructed, "Go to the pharmacy this afternoon. Baozhu, you have to watch over these three!"
Shen Baozhu, who had been entrusted with an important task, replied seriously, "Okay!"
Lin Yu: [Mingli asked Baozhu to watch over Qiuqiu, the Fourth Prince, and Old Man Gu. He really doesn't trust Old Man Gu.]
Long Wang: [Old Man Gu is still playing rock-paper-scissors with Qiuqiu. Does he really want to humiliate himself? He has lost many times.]
The Prince of Rui, who had lost four times in a row, looked at Qiuqiu in disbelief. He rolled up his sleeves and gritted his teeth, saying, "One more time!"
Qiuqiu didn't want to play anymore. She skipped over to Shen Baozhu's side, hugged her friend's arm, and made a face at the Prince of Rui, saying, "I won't play with stupid people."
"Hey? You little kid, where am I stupid?" The Prince of Rui was not convinced.
Looking at the Prince of Rui, Yan Mingli was very helpless. He really didn't feel at ease leaving the old man alone with the three children. When the old man came yesterday, he even asked his foster mother before arranging for the old man to stay in the outer courtyard.
Half of Chen Ruxia's shop belonged to Chen Miaochun, and there were some problems with the accounts. They didn't finish checking them yesterday. Yan Mingli still had to go there. If he wasn't so busy, he would definitely go to the pharmacy with them to prevent the old man from leading the children astray.
Just as Yan Mingli was worrying, a servant came to report, "The Third Young Master and Miss Yutang are back!"
Shen Baozhu was overjoyed. Without caring about the Fourth Prince behind her, she pulled Qiuqiu and ran outside, leaving the Fourth Prince and the Prince of Rui standing there.
The Fourth Prince was about to chase after them when he was stopped by Yan Mingli. "Your Highness, wait a moment. Let me introduce you first. The Third Young Master refers to Baozhu's third brother, Shen Haiyan. He is not only smart but also very good at planning."
"With him around, the Third Prince is definitely doomed!"
The Prince of Rui asked curiously, "Why?"
Yan Mingli rolled his eyes at the Prince of Rui speechlessly and said, "The Third Prince bullied Baozhu and even hit her head until it bled. Shen Haiyan will definitely teach him a lesson."
"Even with Shen Qingshan in the Shen family, they couldn't do anything to the Third Prince. Shen Haiyan is just a teenager. What ability does he have to deal with the Third Prince in the palace?" The Prince of Rui thought Yan Mingli was exaggerating. "Moreover, there is no wound on Baozhu's head. The rumor that her head bled must be false."
Almost instinctively, Yan Mingli blurted out, "What rumor? It was clearly a divine... Forget it. There's no point talking to you. Don't bother me while I'm teaching the Fourth Prince how to curry favor."
Yan Mingli introduced Shen Haiyan and Xu Yutang and emphasized that Shen Haiyan was very powerful.
...
At the entrance of the Countess's Mansion.
Shen Haiyan had a headache because Xu Yutang started crying again.
He could only comfort her and say, "I've already sent a servant to report the news. As soon as Baozhu knows I'm back, she'll definitely rush out."
Xu Yutang wanted to see Shen Baozhu quickly and ask for her help. But at the same time, she was afraid of hearing bad news. Tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably. Hearing Shen Haiyan's words, she quickly wiped the tears off her face and asked, "Really?"
"Yes, not only is it true, but Baozhu will definitely be able to save Xiaotao." Just like on the way, Shen Haiyan gave Xu Yutang a definite answer.
As they were talking, a figure suddenly rushed towards Shen Haiyan.
Shen Haiyan instinctively raised his hand and caught Shen Baozhu, hugging her in his arms. He even weighed her and said deliberately, "Long time no see. Why has Baozhu gained weight?"
Seeing her third brother, Shen Baozhu was extremely happy. She raised her head proudly and said, "Of course it's because Baozhu has grown taller!"
"Third brother, quickly tell me. Is Baozhu great?"
Shen Haiyan nodded obediently and said, "Great, great, great. My Baozhu is the greatest!"
Qiuqiu also followed Shen Baozhu to the entrance. She looked around and saw that there was no one beside Shen Haiyan. Then she stood on tiptoe and lifted the curtain of the carriage. When she saw Xu Yutang inside, she also said happily, "Sister Yutang still remembers Qiuqiu... Sister, why are you crying? Don't cry, sister. Qiuqiu will help you."
The carriage was quite high. Even when Qiuqiu stood on tiptoe, she couldn't get in. She could only squeeze half of her body into it first.
Seeing Qiuqiu's strange posture, Shen Haiyan held Shen Baozhu in one arm and lifted Qiuqiu into the carriage with the other.
As soon as Shen Haiyan helped Qiuqiu get into the carriage successfully, Shen Baozhu in his arms started to squirm.
Long Wang: [What's wrong with the little cutie?]
Shen Baozhu wanted to get out of her third brother's arms and said, "Third brother is fine, but sister Yutang is crying. I want to go and see sister Yutang."
Lin Yu: [Baozhu, just ask your third brother to put you in the carriage or ask him what's going on. Xu Yutang wouldn't cry for no reason.]
With Lin Yu's reminder, Shen Baozhu remembered that her third brother had accompanied sister Yutang back to look for Xiaotao. She obediently stayed in Shen Haiyan's arms and asked about the situation.
Shen Haiyan told her that when they first arrived at the Xu Mansion, the mansion was sealed off. Xiaotao was cornered by a few bad maids in the attic. Although they managed to rescue Xiaotao, her condition was not good, and the doctor was helpless.
They rushed back day and night just to ask Shen Baozhu to save Xiaotao.
Long Wang: [So pitiful. Doesn't the True Person have any pills? Hurry up and take one out for Xiaotao.]
Qingyun True Person: [Let's take a look at the situation first. If there's still hope, dissolve the wound-healing pill in water and let Xiaotao drink half of it.]
Qingyun True Person: [If the injury is too serious and she's on the verge of death, just like the Fourth Prince, feed her the whole pill.]
Immediately afterwards, a wound-healing pill fell from the sky.