When I opened my eyes, Zhen Huan knelt in front of me and had a miscarriage

"Hey, Fourth Prince, why are you here?"

When the eunuchs in Baohua Palace saw that it was the Fourth Prince coming, they hurried to greet him.

In the past, the Fourth Prince was just a poor prince who was left in the palace and no one cared about him. But things are different now.

Climbing onto the high branch of Concubine Hua is a great honor.

What's more, there was an incident in which the Emperor scolded the palace maids in anger because of the Fourth Prince, so the palace maids did not dare to be disrespectful to the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince put his hands behind his back, coughed, and said, "Well, I saw the Empress Dowager and other ladies come to pay respects to the Empress Dowager this morning. My mother was not here because she was ill. I came here to show my filial piety and to show my filial piety to my mother. I came to see her."

When the eunuch heard this, he immediately bowed and praised the Fourth Prince for his filial piety, "Of course, of course, Fourth Prince, please come this way."

After entering the hall, led by the mage, he knelt in the hall and prayed for the empress dowager.

He sniffed the scent carefully and found that it was no different from the sandalwood he usually smelled.

But just in case, he decided to leave some incense ash or incense pieces behind.

However, there were so many monks and palace servants in Baohua Hall that it was difficult for him to take action right away.

Suddenly, he seemed to hear the footsteps of the concubine's high-heeled shoes behind him.

It was the first time he had done such a thing, and he became very nervous when he heard the footsteps.

He stood up hastily and looked up at the person who was coming.

Yes……

"I hope Madam Duan is well. I am here to pray for the Empress and to show my filial piety to my mother."

He was a little nervous, and the following sentence seemed to imply that he was trying to cover up the truth.

However, Concubine Duan just smiled indifferently, reached out and patted the Fourth Prince on the shoulder.

"I know, but you were not careful when you came here, and there is dirt on your shoulders. Empress Duan will help you wipe it off."

The Fourth Prince was so nervous that his limbs began to stiffen. "Thank you very much, thank you Empress Duan."

Seeing the child so nervous, Concubine Duan smiled and spoke gently.

"Earlier, Wen Yi asked the Imperial Concubine for a beautiful hairpin, so I thought of sending one to the Imperial Concubine. Although it's not as good as the other one, it's still a token of my thoughtfulness. Who would have thought that the Imperial Concubine would tell me that you had already asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make one for her, and she even showed it to me. It's indeed very exquisite."

The Fourth Prince was a little surprised, and his nervousness was relieved a lot because of Concubine Duan's casual chat.

He smiled and scratched his head. "Thank you for the compliment, Madam Duan. I just picked a pattern and asked the Imperial Household Department to make it. The craftsmen in the Imperial Household Department are very skilled."

"Look, our Fourth Prince is so sweet-mouthed and has such good taste. I wonder how many young ladies from famous families he will coax into marrying in the future."

Concubine Duan joked, then covered her mouth with a piece of silk and laughed.

The Fourth Prince felt a little embarrassed and his face turned red, but the image of his mother's expression when she received the hairpin from him emerged in his mind unconsciously.

"Your Highness, are you teasing me? How can I..."

Concubine Duan stopped beating around the bush and suddenly said, "Oh, Fourth Prince, your clothes are old. Empress Duan sees that the sleeves seem to be torn, but isn't the nanny serving you well enough?"

The Fourth Prince frowned and raised his hand to look at it. "How come... it doesn't seem to be broken."

His raised hand was held tightly by Concubine Duan.

Then his expression became a little unnatural, and his fingers tightened more and more.

When I looked at Concubine Duan again, she had already taken her hand back.

"I was mistaken. The Fourth Prince was taken care of so well by the Imperial Concubine, how could he have torn clothes? He must not have gotten enough rest."

After Concubine Duan finished speaking, she raised her hand and motioned for Jixiang to support her.

She smiled at the Fourth Prince again and said, "In that case, I will leave first. After you pray for the Queen Mother, you can return early."

"Yes, your son will send you off, Madam Duan."

The Fourth Prince stood there, his body still a little stiff after performing the ceremony.

He stood straight as he watched Concubine Duan disappearing from the scene.

The fingers kept tightening.

What he held in his hand was something wrapped in thin paper.

He didn't know why Empress Duan gave this thing to him, nor did he know what was inside it.

However, he had a hunch that the things inside would be what he wanted.

The Fourth Prince originally wanted to wait for Concubine Duan to leave, then go aside and open the thing in his hand to take a look.

But just when she was about to go out, she met the Empress Dowager.

"Fourth Prince? You are not here listening to the master's teachings, why are you here?"

The Queen's words were quite serious, with a hint of questioning in them.

Upon seeing this, the Fourth Prince hurriedly paid his respects to the Queen.

"Your son pays respect to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health and happiness."

The queen raised her hand slightly, motioning for him to stand up and answer.

He then slowly said, "My dear Empress, I heard that you were not feeling well today so I went to visit you. You asked me to go to Baohua Palace to pray for your well-being and make up for what happened today."

The queen pursed her lips and forced a smile, "You are quite filial. I'm sure your grandmother will like you."

"Thank you for the compliment, Empress."

"Well, seeing you are like this, are you ready to go back to Yikun Palace?" the queen asked again, pulling him aside to ask.

The Fourth Prince nodded, "Yes, I am just about to leave."

"In that case, you can go first. The Empress Dowager will pray for your Grandmother."

The Fourth Prince nodded, but he was a little hesitant.

He didn't expect that the Queen would come in the afternoon, and at such a coincidence.

However, he could only say, "Yes, Madam, please do not overwork yourself or worry. Grandmother will surely get better. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, he walked away.

After the Fourth Prince walked away, the Queen called the little palace maid who had been waiting there.

"Did anything happen when the Fourth Prince was here just now?"

The young maidservant did not dare to lie, and reported word for word, "Her Majesty, the Fourth Prince was concentrating on praying for blessings, and then Concubine Duan came and only spoke a few words to the Fourth Prince, and then left."

"nothing else?"

The little palace maid thought about it and really couldn't think of anything unusual, so she nodded and said, "Yes, there is nothing else."

The queen pursed her lips, and Jianqiu immediately signaled the palace maids to go down.

After everyone at the helm had left, the Queen spoke.

"The Fourth Prince is so filial that the Third Prince seems ignorant."

There seemed to be some melancholy in her tone.

Jianqiu said immediately, "The Third Prince was taken by the Empress to visit the Empress Dowager in person a long time ago, and he left after serving her medicine. Compared to the Fourth Prince's filial piety, the Emperor will surely value our Third Prince more."

"It's just that the Fourth Prince is still young. If he performs a little better than Hongshi, he will be praised. But Hongshi has to work a thousand times harder."

The queen's eyes darkened and she looked ahead.

"When I delivered things to the prince's residence these days, I heard the third prince reciting the text seriously. The teachers also said that the third prince has made a lot of progress."

Jianqiu spoke to comfort the queen.

However, the worry on the queen's brow did not ease after hearing her words, but became even more serious.

"As long as the emperor does not raise the third prince in Jingren Palace, I will not feel at ease."

Jianqiu added, "Don't worry, Queen, everything will be done soon..."

After Jianqiu finished speaking meaningfully, the Queen's expression became brighter.

The queen smiled faintly, clasped her hands together, and slightly closed her eyes, "It's time. Yikun Palace has been laughing for so long, it's time to change the feng shui."

……

The Fourth Prince walked out of the Baohua Palace and walked for a long time. He was relieved only when he was sure that there was no one around except for a personal palace maid following him.

His palms were clenched tightly and he began to sweat.

He opened his palms, and the thin paper was slightly stained by the sweat from his palms.

But it does not cover what is inside.

Slowly opening it, a thumb-long cigarette and a small pile of ashes were inside.

The Fourth Prince let out an "ah" subconsciously.

He quickly folded the things and put them back into the bag in his sleeve, then walked quickly back to Yiku Palace.

Why would Empress Duan give this thing to him for no reason?

And how could Empress Duan know that this was exactly what she needed.

He returned to Yiku Palace and saw his mother still resting with her eyes closed.

He said he was not as energetic as yesterday. Although he felt better after taking the medicine, he was still a little listless.

I have already asked Doctor Xie to find out the cause.

He then returned to his side hall to pass the time reading and reciting books.

-

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The eunuch's voice was so penetrating that even Madam Li in the side hall heard it.

She was originally standing in the room, and when she heard the eunuch's announcement, she excitedly grabbed her daughter's hand.

"Ying'er, it's the emperor who has come. It's really the emperor. The emperor must know that you are not feeling well and has come to see you specially."

However, Concubine Li did not think so. She patted her mother's hand, hoping that she would calm down.

"Mother, the imperial concubine is not feeling well today. The emperor came to visit her on time."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li was still a little unconvinced.

She stared at the palace gate expectantly and simply touched her hair with her hand.

However, after waiting for a long time, no eunuch came to inform him.

She was deflated. "Since you are sick, the imperial concubine is not feeling well. After all, you still have a child in your belly. Why doesn't the emperor pay attention to you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Li quickly covered her mother's mouth.

"Mother, this is extremely treasonous. You must never say it again, or you will lose your head."

Through her daughter's warning, she seemed to realize that something was wrong.

He quickly kept quiet, but one look at his expression revealed his dissatisfaction.

Yinzhen went to the main hall to visit Nian Shilan.

When she fell weakly on the sickbed, Yinzhen frowned.

"How could this happen? What did the imperial physician say?"

Songzhi quickly replied, "The imperial physician said that the queen needs to rest more and may not wake up for a while. How about this servant ask the queen to get up first?"

Seeing that Nian Shilan looked unhappy, Yinzhen couldn't bear it.

He raised his hand to stop her, "No need, I will accompany her."

After saying that, he squeezed Nian Shilan's hand.

Normally, she is elegant and graceful, with a beautiful and bright appearance.

Now he looks weak and pale, as if he will break at any second.

Her brows were slightly furrowed, and she didn't know what sad thing she saw in her dream.

The expression is so sad.

Seeing Nian Shilan like this, Yinzhen's heart seemed to be stabbed by something.

Because that was what happened to Nian Shilan when she lost her unborn baby.

After a long time, he put the delicate hand he was holding back into the quilt and slowly stood up.

The emperor walked out of the room cautiously and told Songzhi not to disturb the imperial concubine.

He also asked Imperial Physician Xie to be on standby outside at all times, without leaving the palace, and to check on the imperial concubine as soon as she woke up.

After giving all the instructions, he walked away.

Just as he passed a side hall, he heard the sound of reading coming from inside and stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head and looked at the candlelit room, slightly stunned, and asked.

"Who's here?"

Su Peisheng immediately stepped forward and listened carefully, "Your Majesty, you forgot that it was Concubine Hua's adopted son, the Fourth Prince, who was reciting the book."

"It's so late, and you're still reciting?" Yinzhen was a little doubtful and walked forward slowly.

The eunuch who was dozing off at the door was so frightened when he saw that it was the emperor coming that he shuddered all over and lost even his sleepiness. He quickly knelt down to pay his respects.

But Yinzhen signaled him to be quiet.

Then he opened the door and walked in slowly.

The house was being burned when the voice was interrupted.

The Fourth Prince sat at the desk, not even raising his head, writing something with a brush in his hand.

"Mammy, is my mother awake?"

After he finished speaking, he felt that the candlelight in front of the table was blocked by a figure.

He looked up in surprise, and saw the face of his majestic father.

The Fourth Prince was obviously frightened, and he knelt down immediately, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

"Hongli, it's so late, why are you still reviewing your lessons?"

"Father, I neglected my studies during the day, so I work so hard at night." He did not dare to brag about his hard work, so he could only answer truthfully.

Sure enough, Yinzhen's face seemed to darken.

"Oh? Why don't you study hard during the day?"

The Fourth Prince said quickly, "My mother is ill and I am worried about her, so I waited on her. After she fell asleep, I went to Baohua Palace to show my filial piety to her. When I came back, I found that she still didn't believe it, so I went to study in the side hall. When she wakes up, I will go over to take care of her."

After saying this.

The image of a filial son who takes good care of his mother and does not forget to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager appears before our eyes.

Hearing this answer, Yinzhen was obviously satisfied.

He walked forward, got close to the Fourth Prince which was a rare occasion, and rubbed his head.

"My dear child, it's hard for you to be so thoughtful. It's hot at night. Let Mammy cook some green beans for you to cool you down. Be careful not to get too hot."

The Fourth Prince grinned and said, "Thank you, Father Huang. Has Father Huang visited Mother?"

Yinzhen nodded, "Yes, your mother is still asleep, don't disturb her."

"Of course I won't, but I have something to ask of you, Father."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"When my mother is ill, I can still take care of her and feel at ease. But my grandmother is weak and I often cannot see her, let alone serve her medicine. So I want to ask my father to let me see her, even if it's just from a distance. As long as I see that she is well, I will feel at ease."

Yinzhen always attached great importance to filial piety. Seeing his son so filial, he was satisfied in his heart and a look of relief appeared on his face.