Little Yinzhen looked up at Huangenniang, who had an anxious and distressed expression on her face. The grievance and fear in her heart could no longer be suppressed. She reached out to hug her and cried loudly.
Xianying was unhappy with Kang Xi when she saw him crying so sadly. He was so young, yet he had been taught such a lesson. She rolled up her sleeves and wiped the tears from the little boy's face. She kept saying words of comfort to him. Yinzhen, who had never been treated like this by Tong Jiashi, could barely hold back his sobs. When she heard Xianying kiss his little face and say words of heartache, she cried even louder.
The heart-wrenching cry made Xianying's heart ache slightly. She looked at Nanny Cui with a pleading look, but she was even more confused when she saw her standing at the side. She then looked at the palace maids who were standing not far away and did not dare to come forward. If she looked carefully, she could see the ridicule in some people's eyes. She did not want to leave those people in the hall to watch the joke. She held Little Yinzhen tightly in her arms and gently stroked her back. She waved her hand to let everyone leave.
It wasn't that Xianying didn't want to ask what was going on, but she was worried that Yinzhen would cry even harder when he heard what she said. She had to coax him first and then find Nanny Cui to ask him in detail. After seeing the restless maids in the hall, Xianying couldn't believe anyone except Nanny Cui. She lowered her head and kissed Yinzhen's crying face. She looked up and instructed Nanny Cui,"Nanny, I trust you in this palace now. I think you've guessed what I'm going to do. Zhen 'er will definitely be thirsty after crying for so long. BenGong doesn't care what method you use. Even if you have to go to QianQing Palace to ask for water, you have to find water that can be consumed."
Seeing that her master had coaxed her little master to a better state, Nanny Cui immediately lowered her head and left the hall after listening to her orders. She looked up at the empty and spacious palace. She had clearly come here several times in her later life, but she felt so unfamiliar at this moment. Her heart turned cold and she tightened her grip on the child in her arms. She lowered her head and gently kissed Little Yinzhen's forehead. She did not know who to comfort as she murmured,"Don't be afraid. Since you're already in this huge palace, you can only rely on yourself if you want to live well. I'll protect you all until you grow up safely. Zhen 'er, don't be afraid."
Perhaps Xianying's comforting words had an effect, but Little Yinzhen's crying gradually stopped, but it seemed that he had never cried like this before. His convulsions were quite severe, and Xianying was busy again. It was not until Nanny Cui carefully brought a glass of water into the hall that Xianying hurriedly called over the people to help him breathe.
Reaching out to take the teacup from Granny Cui's hand, Xianying lowered her head and took a sip to test the temperature. Looking at her master's actions, Granny Cui misunderstood that her master wanted to test the water. She reached out to snatch the teacup and said anxiously," Master, why are you doing this? If you want to test the water, it should be this servant who does it. You…"
Laughing, Xianying reached out to take back the teacup, but Nanny Cui avoided her with a guarded look. She looked down at Yinzhen's slightly dry mouth and shook her head helplessly."I'm just testing the temperature of the water. Besides, you're so careful, so there shouldn't be any impurities in the water. Zhen 'er just caught his breath, so quickly feed him some water to moisten his throat."
Hearing Xianying's words, Nanny Cui thought that she was quite careful. She lowered her head and carefully looked at the bottom of the cup. There was no junk. Her heart was more or less relieved. She quickly took the cup and carefully fed the water to the little master who was sitting on the master's lap.
Although she was young, Tong Jiashi had only been intimate with Yinzhen at the beginning. Later, because Wuya had children and ascended the throne, Tong Jiashi saw Yinzhen, who was 30% similar to Wuya. It was as if she saw that woman mocking her, and she felt uncomfortable. This time, she was even more indifferent to him when she accidentally got pregnant.
The initial intimacy did not leave a trace in Yinzhen's mind. When Yinzhen tried to make Tongjiashi like him, he accidentally heard the old nanny and servant girl who took care of him say that he was not Tongjiashi's biological son. How could the three-year-old Yinzhen accept this? He wanted to go to the back hall to see Xianying and ask, but was stopped by the palace maid guarding outside the hall. He had no choice but to ask Kangxi.
If it was the Tongjia Yinzhen of the past, he would have been able to ask. But now, looking at Xianying's caring eyes and her gentle voice coaxing him, there seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him not to ask. If he asked, these beautiful things would not be his. He raised his red and swollen eyes. It was the first time Yinzhen had seen the Empress so closely. The love and tolerance in her eyes made his heart warm. He really did not want to lose her.
Xianying saw that the little guy in her arms was looking at her with tears in his eyes. Although it was natural for such a small child to cry, he had to have a limit. If he did this, it would hurt his body.
If she still couldn't tell that the little guy was suffering because of her, how could Xianying be loved by the group of sensitive children in the modern world? Although she was also puzzled, she didn't want to ask this question now when she saw the way he hugged her neck tightly and looked up at her uneasily from time to time.
While Xianying was thinking of a way to make Little Yinzhen happy, Jing Yu, who was guarding the eight concubines in the back hall, came to the door of the hall and bowed to report, Imperial Noble Consort, the eight concubines have been crying since they woke up and haven't seen you. They don't even drink milk from the nanny."
She felt the little guy in her arms tighten his arms around Xianying's neck when he heard the word 'eight'. However, after a while, he seemed to have thought of something and slowly relaxed his grip. He lowered his head and straightened his body from her arms.
Such a heart-wrenching child must not have been bound by fate. Xianying could not bear to see his aggrieved and lonely eyes from afar. She reached out and hugged the awkward child again. She looked up and instructed Granny Cui,"Momo, go take care of the eighth princess first. I'll stay here with Zhen 'er for a while. Oh right, let Jing Yu go to the fourth prince's side hall to find some clothes to change into. Before the eighth princess turns one month old, she'll stay with me in the back hall."
Although the Emperor had already allowed Fourth Brother to see Imperial Noble Consort at any time, but staying in the back hall was a bit too much. Just as he was about to open his mouth to remonstrate, he saw Fourth Brother's surprised and happy little face and sighed in his heart as he accepted the order to leave.
His gaze followed Nanny Cui out of the palace door. When he saw that she was indeed instructing Jing Yu in the Royal Mother Palace, he suddenly turned his head and widened his eyes that were faintly teary. He looked at Xianying and nodded with a smile. This time, tears fell from his eyes because of joy.
She reached out her hands and hugged the heart-wrenching child tightly in her arms. Xianying whispered in his ear as if she was promising,"Zhen 'er, you're my Tongjia Clan's Xianying's child. You were, you are, and you will be in the future."
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