“You should also give the child some, he’s a big eater and I’m embarrassed to watch him eat.”
Mrs Xu Yan was even more surprised, but didn’t ask, and also gave Song Yin a lot of sandwiches.
Song Wangyue silently sympathised with Song Yin for a second in her heart, her uncle was trying to prop up Song Yin to death.
During the meal, Xu Yan was so enthusiastic that Song Yin didn’t dare not to eat, there were eight dishes in total, but Xu Yan and his wife plus Song Wan Yue ate less than two plates in total.
When he saw Song Yin’s face change, Xu Yan was satisfied.
He should have thought that he would not be soft when he was scared of abducting his niece, but this time he only let you eat some more dishes.
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Song Yin didn’t even dare to nod his head, fearing that if he moved slightly, the food that had reached his throat would be spat out.
It was rare to see him like this, so Song Wan Yue stifled a smile and agreed, and accompanied him for a while before he and Song Yin went back to the Ding Guo Gong Mansion.
Song Yin wanted to straighten his back, but he couldn’t, his stomach was bursting, so he took Song Wan Yue’s hand and leaned his body against hers as she walked out.
Song Wan Yue stifled her laughter.
Song Yin looked at her sadly.
“Don’t look at me like that, if I don’t let uncle get his anger out, do you believe he’ll have the kitchen cook a few more dishes for you to eat.”
Song Yin’s face fell, he knew Xu Yan could really do it.
When he returned to the Ding Guo Mansion, Song Wan Yue gave him a bowl of medicine to help with his appetite, and only after he drank a large bowl did he feel alive.
……
After the burial of the imperial concubine, the capital city returned to its former state and the streets were full of people again.
Xu Yan also started to go into the palace again to give lessons to the fourth prince.
The atmosphere in the palace was somewhat depressing, and none of the concubines dared to approach the Emperor.
The Emperor even punished the officials at the morning court for a few days in a row.
The civil and military officials were all in danger.
The Second Prince, however, is complacent, as many officials have secretly defected to him these days, including three of the six ministers, and his position as crown prince is now secure.
Consort Zuo was also somewhat pleased with herself. So what if Concubine Shu died and was named Imperial Concubine? It was just a false name, unlike her who would soon be the Empress Dowager, and all the riches of the world would be hers and her son’s.
As usual, Consort Xiao was not close to the concubines in the harem, but focused on the Fourth Prince every day, learning to make various cakes and having them delivered to the Fourth Prince at the end of class.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed and we entered the waxing moon.
People began to prepare for the New Year’s Eve, and the streets of the capital became even busier.
There was no movement from the Emperor’s side, and the Second Prince was a little anxious, for as long as he was not crowned Crown Prince, there would be changes.
He went into the palace to find Concubine Zo, “Mother, has Father come to you recently?”
Consort Soft was full of spring, the Emperor had not only come, he had come for several days in a row, the other concubines were envious of her.
“Mother Consort knows what you are thinking, don’t worry, this crown prince position is yours.”
Otherwise the Emperor wouldn’t have come to him for days on end.
Of course she didn’t have the heart to say this to her own son.
For some reason, the second prince’s heart was a little uneasy, these days, not only had his father punished many ministers, he had also not given him a good look, it was not at all like he wanted to make him the crown prince.
“Mother Consort should still probe Father’s mouth.”
Consort Zuo was still wise after all, the Emperor had just eased his mood a bit, if she mentioned it at this time, she was afraid it would cause him to resent it.
“I guess your father wants to make you the crown prince only during the New Year, there are not many days left, so you should be patient and wait.”
……
The matter of the second prince entering the palace naturally quickly reached the ears of the emperor, who stared at the zhengfu in his hands, his gaze gloomy and sullen.
Eunuch Huang hung his head, mockery flashing in his eyes. The emperor is in his prime and wants to sit on that dragon chair for a few more decades.
……
Song Si’s health is almost complete, and seeing as it’s almost New Year’s Eve, he naturally can’t stay at the Ding Guo Gong Mansion any longer.
They went back to South City.
Business in the pastry shop was still brisk, and the Huangcake couple were full of apologies when they saw Song Wangyue. If it hadn’t been for Huang Yu, Wu Sheng wouldn’t have had the opportunity to apply for a job as a mate and wouldn’t have poisoned the soap. They had always felt guilty about this matter and wanted to make amends to Song Wan Yue, but Song Wan Yue had been living in the Ding Guo Gong Mansion and hadn’t come until today when they found the opportunity.
“We have no face to see you after causing you so much trouble.”
Song Wan Yue smiled, “It’s a small matter, don’t take it to heart.”
How could it be a trivial matter, she had even been taken to the Shuntian Mansion, if it wasn’t for the Xu family and the Ding Guofu, there was no telling what kind of crime Miss Song would have suffered?
“Yu’er came over every day, just to apologise to you face to face, and we have taught her a lesson, she will never dare to meddle in things again.”
“I really didn’t take it to heart, you guys advise her not to care either and nurse her baby well.”
As she was talking, Huang Yu came over, much thinner, her chin had become pointed, she used to have the luxury of following Song Wan Yue and being Miss Song’s right hand, only after experiencing this did she realise that Miss Song was right not to agree, she simply could not read people.
“Miss Song, I ……”
The words were not finished when a small piece of pastry was stuffed in her mouth by Song Wangyue, “What’s past is past, don’t think about it anymore, nurture your baby well, give birth to a daughter for Jin Hao again, have both children, envy others.”
Tears welled up in Huang Yu’s eyes, she didn’t know how many good deeds she had done in her last life to be able to meet a good person like Song Wan Yue in this life.
Song Wan Yue was afraid of such melodramatic scenes, so she hurriedly said that she had come up with some new cakes, and when the couple heard this, they couldn’t care less about their guilt and asked her how to make them.
……
At the same time, outside the city.
Liu Ying returned to the city with two attendants.
Since his nephew had been killed by the Grand Prince’s men, his sister’s mental state had not been good. The doctor said that she had been overstimulated and there was no good treatment for her, except that the family should try to calm her down and not to stimulate the patient any further.
Liu Ying took her back to his own house and asked his wife to look after her. He would come home early if he wasn’t training to talk with his sister.
Today’s return would be early, there were more pedestrians than usual on the official road and the three men were not riding very fast.
A man stumbled out of a side hill and fell in front of them, almost being stepped on by his horse.
Liu Ying broke into a cold sweat and pulled the horse back, the horse neighing and raising its front hooves high, the man on the ground reacted quickly by rolling and getting up with a carp, running forward without looking back.
Liu Ying narrowed his eyes.
When he thought that he had come out of the mountains in a panic, Liu Ying chased after him and blocked his way in front of him, “What are you doing?”
The man looked up in panic, saw his face and knelt down, “Commander Liu, I am the Third Prince’s man, the Third Prince was killed by the Second Prince!