After Yu Ying'er's rebirth, she became addicted to teasing Concubine Hua

"Mother, I'm going to the Japanese island with my fourteenth uncle. We are very short of money in the war, and we have what we need there." When Hong Yao said this, he looked at Fu Bao. He knew that this girl would not sit there and wait for him to come back. The matter of the island mine was something she had thought of as a logistical support for him.

When Fubao saw Hongyao looking at him, he snorted coldly and turned away. It was obvious that he was still somewhat angry that Hongyao left without saying goodbye.

"You just came back, why are you going to the war again? Yao'er, did you... propose this to the emperor yourself?" Yu Ying'er felt that no matter how cruel the emperor was to let Hongyao, who was only ten years old, go to the war, and no matter how much he wanted to train Hongyao, he shouldn't do this, so she guessed that it was Hongyao who brought it up on his own initiative.

Hong Yao shook his head and said, "I haven't proposed this to the Emperor yet. I'll wait for Uncle Fourteen to bring it up. I'll get to know Uncle Fourteen better this time. He'll take me out for some practice and teach me how to use troops. It's better to love martial arts than to be suspected by the Emperor."

Hongyao wanted to experience General Wang's ability to lead troops in battle and also wanted to learn Yunzhi's methods of winning over the hearts of the people in the army. In his previous life, he was basically trapped in the Forbidden City and rarely mobilized soldiers or fought wars. The only time he personally led troops was... Well, never mind.

This time, he went out to fight, in addition to wanting to personally move the mine back to the Qing Dynasty, he also had the intention of confusing the emperor. Originally, he and Fubao had reduced the frequency of the emperor's health treatment, gradually letting it take its course.

It is easy to imagine how suspicious and fearful an aging and increasingly infirm emperor would be of his adult son. If I were far away fighting in a war with my third brother blocking the way, the emperor would not be able to think of me for a while. In this way, I could grow up slowly, slowly gain the support of the people and the army, no longer have to jump around in front of the emperor, and occasionally return to Beijing to continue the father-son relationship with him. This would be the best approach.

Fubao obviously understood what Hongyao meant. In the end, he opened his mouth but didn't say much. His hands under his sleeves were clenched into fists, extremely tightly, as if he was trying hard to restrain something.

Seeing that Yu Ying'er was about to cry, Nian Shilan quickly pulled her over, rubbed her head, and said helplessly and lovingly: "Okay, Hongyao is no longer a baby that we need to worry about. He has his own plans. We just need to let him go and provide logistics for him in the rear. You are crying, don't you want to be a burden to Hongyao?"

"No! I didn't!" Yu Ying'er explained quickly, then she sighed, looked at Hong Yao and said, "Forget it, forget it. Mother will no longer control you, but you have to ensure your personal safety first, otherwise Mother... Mother..."

Yu Ying'er couldn't utter the remaining harsh words, or to be more precise, she didn't know how to say them.

"Don't worry, mother. I will definitely protect myself and won't let you worry." Hong Yao felt warm in his heart when he saw Yu Ying'er who cared about him, and he quickly made a promise.

Seeing that Yu Ying'er was still a little unhappy, Nian Shilan simply sent the two children away. The two children also had their own little secrets to share, and she was willing to give them a chance. At the same time, Nian Shilan felt that she needed to comfort Yu Ying'er.

So, after the two children were in the afternoon, Nian Shilan pulled Yu Ying'er to sit in front of the couch and gently comforted her: "Ying'er, you once advised me to let Fubao decide many things by himself. You told me that children have their own ideas and we should respect them. But why are you still crazy now?"

Although it is said so, it is really difficult to do it. It is true that I have not relieved others’ suffering and cannot persuade others to do good.

Yu Ying'er also knew that Hongyao was not an ordinary child. He had his own plans and opinions, and had knowledge beyond those of the concubines in the deep palace. She should believe in him, but she would eventually worry about him because Hongyao was her own child and was only ten years old.

"Your Majesty, I understand everything." Yu Ying'er didn't fully understand, but she would not stop Hongyao's steps. She tried to put her mind at ease and watched Hongyao move forward step by step from behind.

At night, the emperor seemed absent-minded, but because of Hongyao's meritorious service, he followed the rules and came to Chuxiu Palace to stay overnight. However, he was not as eager as before to find the feeling that matched his body and mind. He just accompanied Yu Ying'er to eat with a heavy heart, and after bathing and changing clothes, he lay down beside her and slept in his clothes. He even thought about Yunli in his dreams, and his sleep was not very peaceful.

However, Yu Ying'er was extremely happy about the good thing that she didn't have to serve the emperor. She was not willing to be the emperor's confidant like Zhen Huan, asking the emperor why he was in a bad mood and then trying to please him, which would make the emperor feel annoyed.

Anyway, as long as the emperor didn't bother her or talk to her, she would behave like a quail, not talking, lying down to sleep, and not disturbing the emperor's thinking.

In the end, the emperor and Yu Ying'er both had inexplicable dreams all night. Whether it was a good dream or a nightmare is another matter. But Yu Ying'er felt better than the emperor after all. With Qiqi's protection, she slept soundly in the second half of the night.

The next morning, after seeing the emperor off, Yu Ying'er slept for another half an hour before getting up contentedly.

While Chunxi was helping Yu Ying'er with her hair and dressing, she smiled and joked, "As soon as Chunle and Xiaolingzi saw that the Sixth Prince had returned, they ran to serve him and told this servant about it. They are really becoming more and more unruly."

"Who among those who follow Hongyao knows the rules? They just pretend in front of outsiders, and they are very jumpy on weekdays! Only Hongyao can control these people. Alas... Hongyao is leaving soon, and they miss him so much, so let them stay with Hongyao for a few more days. Anyway, after Hongyao leaves, they will still go back to my Chuxiu Palace." Yu Ying'er thought of Chunle and Xiao Lingzi, who had watched Hongyao grow up, and it was within her expectation that they would be close to him.

Chunxi knew what Yu Ying'er was thinking. He smiled faintly and said "yes". He continued to help Yu Ying'er with her washing and dressing, and accompanied Yu Ying'er to Xianfu Palace to pay respects to Consort Jing.

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When Yunli and Hongyao left, Fubao had been ill for two days. Wei Lin couldn't find the cause of his illness. He looked extremely weak. The emperor gave him a lot of medicinal herbs in the afternoon, but they had no effect. He couldn't even get up to see Hongyao off. He looked really pitiful.

Nian Shilan was originally worried that Fubao didn't want to go to see him off, but Fubao pushed her out of the way on the grounds that he would go to see Hongyao off on her behalf.

After sending the army away, Yu Ying'er was in a bad mood, so Nian Shilan could only pull Yu Ying'er away and say that they were going to Yikun Palace to see the sick Fubao, in order to divert Yu Ying'er's attention.

But as soon as he returned to Fubao's courtyard in Yiku Palace, he saw Yazhi and a group of palace servants kneeling on the ground, admitting their mistakes and asking for punishment. They were kneeling in a crowd, which was quite shocking to see.

Upon asking, I found out that Fubao was missing.