Chapter 212: Miss 4's First Birthday Banquet
Early next morning
Ji Yunqing heard the news that the wet nurse's family had been arrested.
The wet nurse was married off as a replacement. The man was idle and suddenly became addicted to gambling some time ago and owed a large sum of money.
Just the day before yesterday, someone found him and said that they could pay off his debt, but they asked for a small "favor".
Such a great thing actually happened to him, and the wet nurse's husband immediately agreed.
And then here we are.
"Master, I heard that when the family was caught, the man's nose was bleeding uncontrollably. The old woman thought it was a waste for her daughter-in-law to drink the rice wine, so she only gave her a little bit and left the rest for her own son."
Nanny An had a relaxed smile on her face. The wet nurse didn't drink much, which proved that the young master was not affected much.
The court doctor also checked it and confirmed that there was no problem. The young master was also smart and vomited when he realized the taste was not right.
Thinking about it now, I feel very sad. The young master was only this young, yet he had to suffer so much.
Blame those black-hearted people.
"It's a pity that we didn't find the contact person. We don't know who did it."
Ji Yunqing comforted her: "It's okay, as long as Ruirui is okay."
As for the rest, it can only be left to King Zhao to investigate.
Today is the Fourth Young Lady's one-year-old birth to Concubine Jian, and Ji Yunqing has packed up and is ready to go.
As for Xiao Ruirui, he probably felt that Ji Yunqing's place was unsafe, so he was taken away by King Zhao early in the morning.
Ji Yunqing shook his head, just to make sure the child was okay.
She rubbed her temples and yawned sleepily: "Let's go, I'm so sleepy!"
No one got a good rest in the second half of the night. Nanny An said with concern: "Master, let's have a good rest when we get back."
"it is good"
There weren't many people invited to the Fourth Young Lady's one-year-old birthday party, only a few people from the mansion.
The sick princess forced herself to show up, with Concubine Cen supporting her. The thick makeup on her face and her haggard look let everyone know that the princess was really sick.
The other mansions just sent a gift, which dashed Ji Yunqing's hope of meeting Zeng Cheng.
I really don’t know how Zeng Cheng got in touch with Concubine He. Based on observation, Ji Yunqing discovered a pattern.
Envelopes can only be randomly dropped near Concubine He.
As a result, every time Ji Yunqing saw Concubine He, he would carefully search the nearby area, for fear that he had missed something.
This is too terrifying!
Originally, Ji Yunqing thought it was written by someone else, but just a few days ago, Zeng Cheng actually made an appointment with her at a certain location in the letter, and that date happened to be the day of Ruirui’s one-year-old birthday party!
That was the day Concubine Wen had told her that several female members of the mansion would come.
The female relatives of the royal family include Zeng Cheng
Ji Yunqing quickly figured out this relationship.
She held the handkerchief in her hand, her eyes deep. We will soon know what happened that day.
"What is sister thinking about?"
At some point, Ji Er stood in front of Ji Yunqing.
She couldn't hide her excitement, but she tried her best to remain calm.
Ji Yunqing came back to his senses and looked at Ji Er in front of him: "Nothing, I was just thinking about what I should say on Ruirui's birthday."
When the child was mentioned, Ji Er's face distorted a little, but she quickly raised her chin.
Just wait, when that day comes you won’t be in the mood to speak, all you should do is cry!
If you hold your child and cry a few more times, you won’t have such a good opportunity again in the future.
"By the way, Ji Er, if you're okay, just stand back in your seat. You can't sit here," Ji Yunqing kindly reminded her.
Ji Er’s current status is a concubine, so she can only sit at the very back, where she has the least things and the worst position.
But it is better than other concubines, because other concubines cannot come.
But Ji Er was not satisfied. Why was Ji Yunqing's position so much better than hers?
We are all women serving the prince, and there should be no distinction between us.
Ji Er looked at Ji Yunqing who was sitting steadily with jealousy, and said aggrievedly: "Sister, why don't you let me sit here with you? Today is the Fourth Miss's birthday celebration, and I also want to take advantage of it."
At some point, everyone stopped talking, and it was obvious that they were just here to watch the fun.
Ji Er was very proud of this as so many people were watching him.
You have to give up this position even if you don't want to!
"no!"
Ji Yunqing looked at Ji Er, her tone full of seriousness: "It's not that I don't feel sorry for you as your sister, but the rules of the palace are here, how can you easily violate them? You have to be sensible too!"
Ji Yunqing continued earnestly, "Besides, the fact that you, a concubine, can come here is already a special favor from the princess and concubines. You still want more. Do you still want to sit on the position of the prince's princess? Is this something you can dream of?"
"Second sister, what do you think? If you insist on squeezing in with me, then go get a small stool and sit on it!"
Ji Yunqing said this and pointed to the open space on one side.
In Ji Er's eyes, this scene was just charity!
She was so angry that if they were not in the palace, with just one word from her, she, Ji Yunqing, would not even have the chance to sit at the table to eat. She had to look at her face if she wanted to eat something.
Now it's installed.
She wanted to turn around and leave, but she swallowed her anger and stayed.
This is a good opportunity.
Sitting next to Ji Yunqing would just let the prince see what a vicious woman Ji Yunqing was, actually bullying her poor sister like this.
Ji Yunqing silently looked at Ji Er, who was sitting next to him with a strong face. He was really speechless!
Forget it, I won’t watch it anymore. It’s annoying.
She withdrew her gaze and looked around the layout of the place, comparing to see if there was anything she had overlooked that she could still make changes in time.
Unlike her own plan to hold the one-year-old baby's birthday banquet in Qianshi Garden, Concubine Jian set up the venue in her own yard.
It wasn't decorated very lavishly, just a simple layout with some red silk hanging everywhere and some cute decorations.
It looks quite warm.
Ji Yunqing silently memorized several decorations in his mind, preparing to go back and embarrass Hydrangea.
King Zhao arrived hurriedly just when the ceremony was about to begin.
Hearing that King Zhao was finally coming, Concubine Jian's eyes lit up and her uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.
Fortunately, fortunately, the prince is here.
Otherwise, she didn't dare to think about what she and the child would do in the mansion after the one-year-old banquet if the prince didn't come.
The princess was not there, so Concubine Wen led everyone forward to pay their respects.
King Zhao spoke a few words to her and then looked at his concubine Jian.
“You raised your child very well.”
Just with this simple sentence, Concubine Jian was satisfied.
Everyone agreed.
"Your Highness is right. When I saw the Fourth Young Lady today, I was stunned. How did they raise such a beautiful girl?"
"Little girls are better. The boy I raised cries as soon as he opens his eyes all day long, which makes me worried!" Concubine Lou stroked her forehead with one hand, looking very distressed.