Chapter 490
Chapter 490
Listening to the clear voice of the child beside her, Ji Yunqing touched her stomach which was now fine.
"I……"
As soon as she opened her mouth, she found her voice was very hoarse.
Ruirui immediately brought the teacup over, stood on tiptoe and fed it to her mother: "Mom, drink some water."
Xuancao and Nanny An also came to the bedside: "Master, how are you now? Are you okay? Imperial doctor, imperial doctor come quickly"
As he said that, Xuancao went to invite the imperial physician.
Ji Yunqing said weakly: "Help me up"
"Okay, okay," Nanny An's eyes were filled with tears. She quickly helped her master up and stuffed a soft pillow behind Ji Yunqing, letting her half sit.
Ji Yunqing reached out for the water that Ruirui was holding and drank it all in one gulp.
This relieved the dryness in my throat.
Ruirui took the empty teacup and asked with concern, "Mom, do you want some water?"
Ji Yunqing: "No, I'll drink it later"
Seeing the child still looking uneasy, Ji Yunqing knew that the child was still a little scared, so she patted her side and said, "Come and lie down with your mother for a while."
Ruirui was a little hesitant: "But father said that he would let mother have a good rest and not disturb you..."
"I'm sober now, just listen to me." Ji Yunqing spoke in a rare soft voice. She really couldn't muster up the energy now.
"Oh"
The little boy really wanted to be close to his mother, so when he heard his mother say this, he quickly climbed onto the bed and lay down next to her.
After covering herself with the quilt, Ruirui lay down next to her mother with her soft little body. Her furry head turned around and asked, "Mom, are you okay now?"
Ji Yunqing squeezed the little guy's paw and said with a smile: "I'm fine"
"Rui Rui did a great job. You took good care of yourself during the few days when mom was away. That's great!"
Ruirui's thick eyelashes drooped and she revealed an embarrassed smile.
Actually, he is not as good as my mother said.
"Mother, will you leave suddenly again in the future?"
Hearing this question, Ji Yunqing remained silent.
After a long while, he said: "Mother doesn't know either. This is not something that mother could have predicted. Accidents always happen suddenly."
This sounded reasonable. Ruirui said "Oh" obediently, raised her little face and said seriously: "Then wherever mommy goes in the future, you must take Ruirui with you. Ruirui will protect mommy!"
Ji Yunqing said vaguely: "...Okay"
If there is a chance.
Probably because he saw that his mother had finally woken up, the little guy lay down beside his mother, cuddling closely to her, and fell asleep in a short while.
Nanny An did not go out. She said softly, "The Fourth Young Master has not had a good rest these days. He has been thinking about you all day. He runs to the front yard to wait for you as soon as he opens his eyes every day. He doesn't cry or make a fuss."
Ji Yunqing nodded: "Rui Rui is a good child"
Nanny An looked at her and continued, "These past few days, the princess said she wanted to take the fourth young master to the main courtyard to be taken care of, but the fourth young master refused to leave.
Concubine Wen also said that she wanted to take the Fourth Young Master to stay for a while, but the Fourth Young Master still disagreed and insisted on staying in the Osmanthus Courtyard to wait for you, Master."
"There are also three concubines who want to take the Fourth Young Master over. They also sent several young masters from the palace to ask for it, but the Fourth Young Master refused all of them."
Ji Yunqing felt very upset after hearing this: "This is embarrassing for the child."
If I wasn't here, taking care of Ruirui, a small child, the situation would definitely not be as easy as Nanny An said.
For thousands of years, adults have always treated children with the attitude of "I'm doing this for your own good, so you have to listen to me." If Ruirui refuses them, they will be unhappy.
Fortunately, I am back, and Ji Yunqing will be able to deal with them.
After thinking about it for a long time, Ji Yunqing said in a deep voice:
"Mammy, I haven't been here for the past few days. Please tell me about the situation in the mansion."
"Everything is fine in the mansion. You were sick and stayed at the manor for the time being and couldn't come back. All the masters in the mansion are very concerned about you."
"Um"
Ji Yunqing responded. It turned out that the reason the prince gave her was to stay in the manor!
This reason is quite acceptable.
She didn't think about it any more. Seeing that Nanny An still had something to say, Ji Yunqing asked, "Anything else?"
"Also..."
Nanny An hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Concubine He gave birth to the Seventh Young Master ten days ago. That night, the child is now being taken to the main courtyard by the Princess to be raised."
Covered underneath, Ji Yunqing clenched his hands that were pulling at the quilt suddenly.
She pursed her lips subconsciously, lowered her eyes to look at the embroidery of willow trees on the quilt, stretched out her pink and white fingertips and tapped the tender green willow branches a few times: "Well, I understand."
A beautiful curve appeared at the corners of her lips: "Mammy, this is a good thing."
Nanny An looked at her master's face, which showed a calm yet sincere expression of joy, as if she was really happy for the princess and the child.
She couldn't help but get anxious and wanted to remind her master: "Master, once this princess raises a son——"
"Mommy, be careful what you say!"
Ji Yunqing's tone became more serious, and he looked at her with a strong warning: "This is a good thing, please don't act on your own."
Nanny An was shocked by Ji Yunqing's expression which was different from usual. She opened her mouth and stammered several times but could not utter a word.
She wanted to say that once the princess had a son, he would not be able to be compared with an ordinary concubine, so the master had to make plans early.
"Mammy, you've been taking care of Ruirui and the yard while I'm away. You've worked so hard."
Nanny An shook her head: "It's not hard."
Her life now is much better than when she was in the palace. In the palace, she had to be careful with her head at all times. She originally thought that there would be the same intrigues and deceptions in the palace.
But after moving in, she found that the master was generous and kind, and the maids in the yard were all smart, so she really wanted to spend her old age here.
Ji Yunqing leaned forward, took Nanny An's hand and patted it: "Mammy, this matter is of great importance and we cannot interfere"
After a pause, she lowered her voice so low that it was barely audible and asked, "Think about the current situation in the court."
Does the princess's hasty adoption of a child mean that the prince is in urgent need of a legitimate son?
Nanny An instantly lost all other thoughts. Cold sweat broke out on her back, and the hand that Ji Yunqing was holding to show closeness became uncontrollably cold.
Although she did not understand state affairs, she understood a simple truth: if she interfered with the prince's affairs, she would not be able to pay for it even if she had nine lives.
Ji Yunqing said meaningfully: "Mammy, now that the child is born, if someone deliberately harms the child, do you think that as the biological father of the child, he will pretend not to see anything?"
"But..." In the palace
Nanny An was suddenly speechless. It was a good thing that the matter had not been discovered in the palace. If it had been discovered, no one would be let off easily.
After a while, a series of footsteps were heard outside.
Hemerocallis's enthusiastic voice came closer and closer: "My Lord, Imperial Physician, please forgive me. Our master has just woken up. She has been sleeping for a whole day and night since she came back."