Although Jinzhong was smiling, there wasn't much smile in his eyes.

He opened his arms to stop Qingying from moving forward, preventing her from getting close to Zimu.

"Impossible, this child was just born..." Qingying said with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

"You know, Empress Xian, that the Fifth Prince was just born and is weak right now. If you stay here for another quarter of an hour, the Fifth Prince will have to endure the wind for another quarter of an hour."

Jinzhong said calmly, with a hint of indifference in his voice.

"Fifth Prince? The Emperor actually asked you to raise a prince? Wei Jia Shi, you..."

Qingying's face showed surprise and anger, because she was the master of Jingren Palace.

The emperor actually gave Hai Lan's child to someone else to raise, especially the person she hated the most, Concubine Ling.

"I'll take my leave now. Please take care of yourself, Concubine Xian."

After Zimu said this calmly, he hugged the little girl tightly in his arms and left Jingren Palace without looking back.

——————Yongshou Palace————————

"My Lord, I heard from Imperial Physician Jiang that although Lady Hai's baby was too big and difficult to deliver, she almost couldn't give birth to the baby. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to have children again in the future."

Suo Xin said as she brought Zi Mu's favorite food to the table.

"Well, send some more supplements to Lady Hai. As for the rest... I am already being merciful by not stepping on her. The rest is fine."

Zimu rocked the cradle gently and looked at the fair and tender baby inside. The more he looked at the child, the more he liked him.

When Hailan woke up, she didn't see her child.

After asking Ye Xin, she found out that the child she gave birth to with so much difficulty was a prince.

"Ye Xin, has the emperor ever seen the child?"

"The Emperor never came to Jingren Palace. When the Lord gave birth, only the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the Concubine Ling were present."

"And where is the child? Is he with his sister or with his nurse?"

Hai Lan waited for a long time but got no reply from Ye Xin, and she probably thought that something had gone wrong.

"Ye Xin, has the child been sent to Xiefang Palace?"

"The Emperor has issued an order that the Fifth Prince be raised by Concubine Ling, and even the Imperial Clan Jade Disc is registered in the name of Concubine Ling."

"What? Impossible, how is this possible? Why did the emperor do this to me and my sister?"

Hailan shook her head in pain, unable to believe what she heard.

She always thought that the emperor would give his child to Sister Qingying to raise, but she didn't expect that the child would eventually fall into the hands of Concubine Ling.

Jinzhong, who was outside the door, heard Hailan's shouting and snorted in his heart.

He knew that Ye Xin had already told Hai Lan that the Fifth Prince would be kept in Yongshou Palace in the future. Now he just had to wait for Hai Lan's response.

"Eunuch Jinzhong."

"Noble Lady Hai has woken up. That's great. Since the Emperor asked me to stay and tell him after Noble Lady Hai wakes up, Noble Lady Hai should calm down and listen carefully." Jinzhong said sarcastically.

"Eunuch, our mistress just gave birth..." Ye Xin said anxiously.

"Could it be that Lady Hai is more noble than the Emperor?"

Jinzhong interrupted Ye Xin coldly: "This is an order from the emperor himself, who dares to disobey it?"

Hai Lan took a deep breath and tried to calm her inner turmoil: "Eunuch Jinzhong, please speak. I'm listening."

Jinzhong proudly began to read the imperial edict: "The emperor has decreed that Concubine Hai Keliyete has given birth to a son and is promoted to the rank of concubine. She is given the title of 'Yu' and the Fifth Prince is to be raised by Concubine Ling. The imperial clan jade disc is recorded under the name of Concubine Ling Weijia. Concubine Yu cannot call herself the Fifth Prince's biological mother. I decree this!"

After hearing this, Hailan's face turned pale as paper and tears rolled down her cheeks.

She couldn't accept the reality that the child she had carried for ten months with great difficulty was taken away from her.

"Empress Yu has just given birth, so please don't be so upset."

"The Emperor also said that he always remembered why Concubine Ling was injured. This is a debt owed by Concubine Xian and Concubine Yu, and you must pay it back."

Is there anything Hailan doesn't understand after hearing this?

No wonder the rewards the emperor gave her after she became pregnant with the royal heir were all tonics for her body. Except for the imperial physician who would come to take her pulse every morning and evening, she had never seen the emperor.

Hailan couldn't hold back her tears at this moment.

She could never have imagined that the child she had given birth to with so much difficulty was taken away to be raised in the Yongshou Palace of Concubine Ling, and she was not even the biological mother of the child, let alone

Hai Lan really regretted it now, as she remembered what she had done to Concubine Ling.

She thought a lot when she was pregnant. She knew that she was sorry for Concubine Ling, but she never thought that the emperor would give his child directly to Concubine Ling.

Now, she has not only lost her child, but also her hope for the future.

Hailan closed her eyes in pain and let the tears slide down her cheeks.

What she felt now was immense despair, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Ye Xin watched Jin Zhong leave before she spoke: "Master, don't cry. Crying during the confinement period will damage your eyes."

"Ye Xin... my child is gone. The child that I carried for ten months and gave birth to has nothing to do with me!" Hai Lan sat on the bed, looking ahead with empty eyes.

Ye Xin looked at her distressedly and comforted her softly, "My dear, please don't cry. It will hurt your body and eyes. Even if the emperor doesn't allow you to mention it, you can go to Yongshou Palace to see the Fifth Prince if you have nothing to do."

Hai Lan smiled bitterly and shook her head: "No, Ye Xin. Given the relationship between Concubine Ling and me, she won't let me see the child. Besides, the emperor has already issued an order not to allow anyone to mention this matter, how can we disobey the imperial order?"

Her voice became increasingly fainter, as if she had lost all her strength.

Ye Xin held her hand, trying to give her some warmth, but Hai Lan felt that hand was as cold as an ice cellar.

"Paying back the debt... Yes, I deserve this."

Hai Lan murmured to herself, her heart filled with pain and unwillingness.

When she first became pregnant, she really wanted Qingying to raise the child, and she really regarded the child as a support for the two sisters.

But as time goes by, the anticipation and joy of pregnancy, the nervousness of being a first-time mother, and the thought of all the efforts I have made for the baby in my belly.

Now, all of this has come to nothing, and she feels extremely desperate.

"My Lord, don't think too much. Concubine Ling is not Master Xian. She won't be like Master Xian..."

Ye Xin tried to comfort Hai Lan, but he also knew that the Ulanara family in the main hall was simply his master's Achilles' heel.

"Ye Xin, do you think I am really stupid?"

Ye Xin glanced at her master in disbelief. If her master had heard what she just said under normal circumstances, he would have probably been furious.

"Master, I only know that true love for true love can last forever, but for so many years, you have always done everything unilaterally for Master Xian."

As Ye Xin was talking, he saw that Hai Lan's expression was really not right and didn't dare to say anything more.

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