Chapter 202 The Iron Rooster is plucked

Chapter 202 The Iron Rooster is plucked

Wen Concubine's Garden of Music

"Master, you have been childless for many years. The prince asked you to be in charge of the first birthday banquet for the third and fourth sons. Isn't it because he wants you to choose one of them? What are you still hesitating about?"

Seeing that the master was silent, the maid Congbai continued, "If it were me, you should have just made it clear to Concubine Ji and raised her child, so that you wouldn't have to worry anymore."

Concubine Wen looked a little annoyed: "No, I can give birth myself"

Congbai urged anxiously, "Master, how long do we have to wait for you to give birth to the child?"

Ou Bai scolded: "How dare you! The master will definitely give birth to a child."

Seeing that her master was so distressed, Congbai knew she had said something wrong, but she still insisted: "Sister Oubai, given our master's age, if we wait any longer, I'm afraid it won't be..."

"What nonsense are you talking about, girl?" This is what Concubine Wen didn't want to hear the most. Why couldn't she give birth?

She was very unconvinced: "Someone, go to the kitchen and get some tonic soup. I want to take it to my cousin."

Seeing the master leave, Oubai stayed behind and looked at Congbai coldly, "I don't know who bribed you, but we grew up together, so you'd better not do anything bad to the master."

Being stared at like this, Congbai dodged his gaze and said, "Sister Oubai, how could I be bribed? I am just worried about my master. You also know that even if a concubine without a child is favored now, what will happen in the future?"

When the prince is gone, there will be no one to rely on, and life will depend entirely on the conscience of the prince's heir.

But the master is not my biological mother, so how can my life be happy?

Even if I am bullied, I have to endure it. Given my master's temperament, how could I possibly survive?

So, she was not bribed to betray her master, she was just going with the flow.

After hearing what Congbai said, Oubai sighed softly: "This is not something you should care about, just serve the master well."

"Sister Oubai, I didn't say anything wrong. The master should have had a child a long time ago. According to the prince's love for the master, if there is no other way, go and ask the queen in the palace..."

"Shut up! Stop talking!"

After hearing that the concubine had left the yard, he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

Children, children!

When will she have a child!

I didn't know where I was going, but suddenly I heard a woman's laughter.

"who?"

The maid Yu Bai stepped forward and said, "Master, would you like me to go over and take a look?"

Concubine Wen shook her head: "No need, just listen to it." When could she laugh so happily?

The little maid over there had laughed enough and seemed to be whispering, her voice faintly heard: "I heard that a few days ago, Sister Juhong gave all her belongings that she had saved for several years to the steward.

After much hardship, I finally found a vacancy in the Osmanthus Courtyard."

"Really? You're not going into the princess's courtyard, why would you spend so much money?"

"That's right. I think it's better to go to the Yale Academy instead of going through so much trouble. The master is at least a concubine!"

"How can they be the same?" The maidservant was not convinced at first: "No matter how noble a concubine is, don't you see if she has any children? A concubine without children has no idea what her future will be like."

Yu Bai's face changed: "Master, I will go and find those maids who are gossiping and tell them to stop talking nonsense!"

But Concubine Wen stopped her.

His eyes were gloomy: "No, I want to hear what the people in the mansion say."

The maids were still analyzing: "The concubine is old and has no children. Sooner or later, she will fall out of favor. By then, the prince will probably have forgotten about her.

Sister Juhong is far-sighted and efficient, and she has found a good future for herself."

"I think it's okay. According to the relationship between the concubine and the prince, they can adopt a child. Isn't the third son a good child? There is no adoptive mother yet."

"What do you think? When the Third Young Master grows up and knows about his biological mother's situation, will he feel sorry for his adoptive mother who lives a life of luxury in the palace, or for his biological mother who suffered so much and was forced to be separated from her son?"

"This……"

"It all depends on the Third Young Master's conscience."

"It is said that mother and child are connected by heart. Concubine Mei did not hesitate to harm Concubine Zhu's child in order to win favor. Then the Third Young Master..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Well, did you see the Fourth Young Master some time ago? The Fourth Young Master is very white and loves to laugh. Everyone who sees him likes him."

"The Fourth Young Master is indeed good-looking and strong. Although the Second Young Master was born earlier, I think he is not as good-looking as the Fourth Young Master."

"Yeah, I think so too."

The maids walked away at some point, and the scene became quiet again.

Concubine Wen stood there, staring blankly ahead with lifeless eyes. After a long while, she spoke: "Yu Bai, you said...

How about I adopt a child?"

Yu Bai felt a sharp pain in his heart: "Master——"

Oh God, why can’t you be kind to your master and let her have a child?

She looked at Concubine Wen with tears in her eyes, and her tone became more ethereal: "They are all my cousin's children. Even if they didn't come out of my belly, they are still my cousin's children."

Yu Bai was a little confused by what her master said, so she quickly stepped forward to support her master: "Master, this is a big deal, you need to think about it carefully"

At the beginning, the princess was unable to adopt Concubine Ji's child. If the master really wants to adopt Concubine Ji's child, it is not certain whether the prince agrees or not.

According to the degree of favor of Concubine Ji, and with some persuasion, the relationship between the master and the prince will be...

In addition, Yu Bai thought angrily in his heart that he would check the background of those maids later.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Congbai had just finished persuading his master, and a maid outside started talking about this matter?

"Master, I heard that Concubine Lou doesn't care about anything at all and has handed everything over to Concubine Jian. If it's the same here..."

Ji Yunqing thought for a moment and took off the cub that was hugging her calf, "Are you saying that Concubine Wen and the others should not be allowed to participate?"

These words drew surprised looks from Ruyi and others.

Hongdou was now bolder and couldn't help but said quickly: "Master, can you still influence Concubine Wen's opinion?" It was clear that Ruyi was referring to Concubine He and Miss Ji!

Ji Yunqing pursed her lips and said, "Your idea is good, but which one of Concubine He and Ji Er will listen to me?"

Concubine He is the daughter of a general. Her background is very strong.

Not to mention Ji Er, who dared to drug herself in order to enter the mansion. This girl is very wild.

Hong Feng also joined the discussion: "But what if someone takes advantage of the loophole?"

She looked at the little master who was happily crawling on the ground. It was not a big deal if the one-year-old banquet was ruined, but what if something happened to the little master who was not watched carefully...

This is indeed a problem.

Ji Yunqing began to think.

At this time, Xuancao also reminded weakly: "Master, if Concubine He and Miss Ji come here, they will definitely go into the yard. Think about what happened to Concubine Li's sister."

At that time, Concubine Li's sister came to stay in the mansion for a while, and then drugged the master. Fortunately, nothing happened in the end.

But what if this happens again?

What's more, with a legitimate excuse to enter the Osmanthus Courtyard, you never know when you might succeed.

Unless they are not allowed into the yard.

But how is this possible?

"Let's not talk about Concubine He for now, but it's not certain for Miss Ji." If she can drug herself, why can't she drug the young master?

You and I kept talking, and Ji Yunqing felt worried.

She looked at the ignorant kid and suggested, "How about we hide the child from everyone?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nanny An was the first to become unhappy.

"Master, our young master has done nothing wrong, how can you have the heart to lock him up?"

"…Madam, what do you think we should do about this?"

Now Nanny An remained silent.

Ji Yunqing advised earnestly: "There's nothing to be afraid of, right?"

"You will be responsible for keeping an eye on this kid when the time comes. How many of you are there? Can't you keep an eye on a child?"

As he spoke, Ji Yunqing lowered his head and looked at the empty ground in front of him. The soft sky-blue blanket was spread on the ground, but there was no sign of the child that should be on it:

"...where are the people?"

This set of bedding was something Ji Yunqing had to forcefully ask King Zhao for. It was the same set that he had once urinated on King Zhao's bed in the temple.

This bedding feels very comfortable. Unless she asks for it forcefully, who wouldn’t think that she is particularly generous to her child?

All these good things are spread out on the floor for the children!

But now is not the time to talk about the bedding. After Ji Yunqing sighed that she was such a loving mother, she immediately looked around privately with the others for the child.

"where?"

"Where are you, young master?"

"Why is the young master missing?"

“I was just here!”

"Look for it quickly!"

Some people went into the room, some went into the vegetable garden, and some looked in the corners.

Ji Yunqing glanced around and finally set his sights on the courtyard door which had a crack open.

She walked over and judged in her mind that the gap was not big, at least a normal person could not get out, but this was not a normal person, this was a child.

Reaching out and pulling the door open, Ji Yunqing looked down and saw the familiar little guy sitting in the corner of the door, happily smearing mud on his body...

That body was already horrible.

Ji Yunqing simply closed the gate of the courtyard and pretended not to see it.

This scene happened to be seen by Daylily.

"Master, the young master is not outside, right?"

"he is"

"Oh, since he's not here... ah? He is!"

Hemerocallis was horrified.

Then there was chaos and turmoil.

When Ji Yunqing took the child back to take a bath, she didn't touch him at all. She looked at the little mud monkey and swore in her heart.

She won't touch the child until he is clean.

Now she understood why the concubines in the harem had to wash thoroughly before serving the emperor.

She doesn't want to touch it until she's cleared of all charges!

Looking at the little guy playing with water seriously in the bathtub, Ji Yunqing suddenly said: "Mammy, I know what to do"

Nanny An was bathing the little guy with a look of pity on her face. When she heard this, she said, "...Ah?"

One day, after a busy day, King Zhao returned to the front yard and saw several new bowls of soup, as well as cakes and sachets.

These are things that the front yard often receives.

King Zhao asked casually, "Who sent this?"

Eunuch Shi said respectfully, "Your Highness, this is Concubine Wen's tonic soup, Concubine Wang's medicinal food, Concubine Qian's cakes, Concubine Gao's sachet, Concubine He's old hen soup... Concubine Ji's pigeon soup."

King Zhao was surprised: "Ji Shi? She actually sent soup over?"

You know, other girls in the backyard would send something over from time to time, but Ji never did.

King Zhao once thought that the woman was a stingy person.

Nowadays, are the stingy people being plucked out of their wealth?

He was even a little flattered.

After thinking for a while, King Zhao made a decision: "Then let's go to the Osmanthus Garden."

Who doesn’t want to see a miser suddenly get plucked out of his wealth?

King Zhao entered the yard, waved away the maid who came to pay his respects outside, and pushed the door open and went straight into the room.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ji's mother and son sitting on the couch, the big one and the small one looking at each other.

The big one stared at the small one with its round eyes, and the small one looked at the big one in disbelief.

King Zhao laughed and said, "What's the matter?"

Seeing King Zhao coming, Ji Yunqing flew straight into King Zhao's arms like a fluttering butterfly.

Lying in the man's arms, the woman said in a muffled tone, with a hint of grievance: "My Lord, your son bullied me!"

King Zhao casually hugged the woman's slender and soft waist. It felt quite novel. "How did my son bully you?"

Usually when he went to the various courtyards, he would see the women praising their children for being well-behaved and sensible. Even if their children did something wrong, the mothers would help cover it up.

How did this become a direct complaint?

Thinking of this, King Zhao continued: "Tell me that I will punish this kid severely!"

As if he understood that his father was talking about him, the little guy on the soft couch shouted loudly and clearly: "Daddy! Daddy!"

He opened his short arms: "Daddy, hug me!"

Judging from the look of it, he won’t agree unless I hug him.

King Zhao changed his words again: "This kid is young and ignorant, as a mother, don't bother with him."

How could this person change his mind so quickly?

Ji Yunqing was so angry that he punched the other person lightly.

"Your Majesty, you have no idea how annoying this guy is."

"Why is he annoying?"

Ji Yunqing pulled King Zhao to sit on the couch and began to complain: "I thought that this kid is already one year old, so I should teach him some knowledge - it's not like raising a cat or a dog, I have to teach him slowly, right?"

King Zhao looked at the little boy who was less than one year old and only knew how to laugh foolishly, and then looked at Ji who was looking at him angrily, waiting for his response, and nodded hesitantly.

"Yes, it should be taught!"

"Then I taught him, I said one plus one equals two, but he just wouldn't listen, he either said it's equal to dad or equal to mom"

In fact, she also said that she was equal to Nanny, Hemerocallis and Hongdou and the others, but Ji Yunqing did not say this.

"…That's it. Your son is too difficult to teach, Your Majesty. How can he be so stupid?"

As he was talking, Ji Yunqing looked at King Zhao with suspicion: "Your Highness, I was never like this when I was a child. I was said to be very smart. Who do you think this child inherited this stupidity from?"

King Zhao: “…”

Who do you want to follow?

After thinking for a while, King Zhao guessed: "... maybe he takes after his grandfather?"

We can't just follow him, or follow our father.

Even Ji Yunqing, who had prepared the script and was about to continue acting, was choked.

Well said...how shameless.