Chapter 386
But in the end, Mr. Cen did not replace the child.
It's not that he didn't want to change it, but not long after Prince Zhao and his entourage left, Prince Zhao's palace sent two maids, two wet nurses and four servants, saying that they were ordered to take care of Concubine Cen and her son.
After all, the Cen family is not peaceful.
Mr. Cen had nothing to say about this.
Not only did these people take turns to look after the children without missing a beat, they also took excellent care of Concubine Cen, and no one could find fault with them.
That night, Lai Sheng, a servant of the Cen residence, came back humming a song after drinking a little wine, feeling very happy.
Fortunately, he has a good "daughter" who makes him proud.
Mr. Cen has no son and doesn’t care about the identity of the royal palace’s adopted son. He is anxious to exchange his only son back, but he does care about it!
He has no shortage of sons.
He would be satisfied to have a biological son become the adopted son of the royal palace, even if the son did not have his surname.
In the future, when the child grows up, he will find the other party and tell him the truth. Wouldn't the child have to respect his father well?
Could this be any less beneficial?
As a result, Lai Sheng's hand was broken that night. It happened to be the hand that passed the basket through the window.
Later, he was driven out of the Cen Mansion before his injuries were healed. He had to live on the streets and beg for food to survive.
Sitting in the luxurious and spacious carriage, Ji Yunqing did not feel comfortable, but rather a little uneasy.
Holding the child in her arms, she looked at the princess sitting next to her, then at King Zhao sitting opposite her, and decided to speak first.
Actively grasping the content of the conversation makes her feel much better than answering questions asked by others.
"My Lord, why are you in the Cen Mansion?"
Ji Yunqing asked with eyes full of curiosity.
When she asked this, the princess couldn't help but look at King Zhao.
King Zhao: "I happened to be nearby and saw the carriage in the palace. I guessed that it must be Cen's birth."
As for the restaurant where King Zhao was staying at that time, it was five streets away from the Cen Mansion, so there is no need to talk about such things.
The princess nodded in understanding. If the prince was free, he would go and take a look at the birth of a concubine in the mansion.
The carriage became quiet again.
Ji Yunqing was getting anxious while holding the child. He answered every question she asked, and the two of them didn't think divergently at all.
Are these two fake people chatting?
Just as he was thinking, Prince Zhao turned his gaze to Ji Yunqing and asked the princess: "Why did you take her out of the house?"
The princess explained softly, "Concubine Ji is well-behaved and clever. I will bring her out to see her."
The next sentence of King Zhao was: "Don't bring her out again in the future."
The princess was surprised for a moment, but quickly reacted: "Yes, Your Majesty"
Ji Yunqing: “…”
She knew it would be like this!
But she didn't accept this result.
Ji Yunqing's tone was filled with anxiety and grievance: "Your Majesty, I just wanted to come out and take a look. I didn't do anything else. Is this not okay?"
Damn it, why won’t you let me go out?
However, King Zhao always gave the same answer: "No" and "No"
Ji Yunqing glared at King Zhao angrily, and finally stuffed the child into King Zhao's arms.
"Your Majesty is really amazing, you can hold the child yourself!"
King Zhao was caught off guard by a soft child: "..."
He looked at Ji Yunqing, who had turned away and had no intention of paying any more attention to him, and then looked at the princess who was watching on the side.
"Princess, this child..."
Before the princess could even open her mouth, Ji Yunqing quickly pulled her arm over.
"Princess, this carriage is shaky and unstable. I'd better hold you by my side to prevent you from falling and getting hurt."
The princess went along with it and said, "My lord, I have to take care of sister Ji, so I'll trouble you to hold the child for now."
King Zhao: “…”
When they got off the carriage, Eunuch Shi saw that it was his master holding the child, and hurried forward to take the child.
He asked in a low voice: "My Lord?"
King Zhao got off the carriage and walked straight to the front yard. "Find a yard in front and keep the child alone for a few days."
How many days?
It seems that once a suitable adoptive mother is found, the child will be sent away soon.
The news that King Zhao had brought a child back home quickly spread throughout the palace.
All the women sent people to find out which slutty bitch gave birth to this child.
Some people were smart and calculated that it was almost time for Concubine Cen to give birth. Could this child be Concubine Cen's?
But if it was Concubine Cen's child, why was he not raised by the princess, nor was he given to Concubine Cen to raise? What was going on?
——If Concubine Cen raised the child herself, there would be no need to bring the child back first.
Ji Yunqing was sitting under the osmanthus tree, eating comfortably with his bowl in his hand, when Ruirui suddenly rushed into the yard like a little firecracker.
"Mother, mother, I heard that the prince brought back a child. Have you seen him?"
Putting down his chopsticks, Ji Yunqing alertly blocked the small cannonball and narrowly saved himself from being hit by the huge force.
This little guy is getting bigger and bigger, and he is becoming more and more energetic, just like a large dog. If he grows any bigger, even eight horses will not be able to stop him.
Ruirui braked in time, restrained her strength and snuggled into her mother's arms, leaning against her mother's arms and acting affectionately and coquettishly.
The child's questions popped up one after another: "Mom, have you seen that child? Is it a brother or a sister? Can you call me brother?"
Ji Yunqing casually touched the child's head and said, "That's a little boy, he was just born and can't even speak. When he grows up, he can call you brother."
“Alas, I still can’t speak.”
Ruirui was very depressed after hearing this and lost interest in the child, but he still stayed with his mother and didn't want to leave.
"Mother, when can I leave the house?"
Ruirui recalled the relics of her mother's mother that the concubine had mentioned when they were at the imperial farm.
Originally, he was thinking of becoming sworn brothers with his brothers, and when he became the elder brother, he would take his younger brothers out of the house to get those relics.
But there was never a chance.
Ji Yunqing didn't know that this kid thought so much.
"When you grow up, you can leave the house at least when you are ten years old, but you must bring someone with you. You cannot go out alone."
Ten years old?
Ruirui opened her mouth in surprise and looked a little silly. Why did it take so long?
"Ruirui is not even two years old yet." He stretched out his little paws and counted carefully. His chubby little face wrinkled in distress as he found that ten years old was too far away!
Ji Yunqing watched the child counting his fingers.
"It's not far. Look at my mother. She's already over ten years old."
I'm so glad she only said ten years old. If she said a few years older, the child would have taken off his shoes to make up the number.
Ruirui counted over and over again and stopped counting. He rolled his eyes and thought that if he waited until he was ten years old, the newborn little brother might be able to speak.
Ruirui couldn't help but wonder how children were created.
"Mom, I heard a lot of people secretly discussing how that little brother came about. Do you know how babies come about?"