Not long after Chu Qiuxu left, Muchun came back from the front yard and whispered to Princess Ancheng who was holding Shen Zhizhi in the room:
"Princess, I heard from the people in the front yard that we invited Wen Po and wet nurse to come over last night, and they worked hard for most of the night. However, for some reason, they all went out before dawn.
Princess Ancheng raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "The wet nurse is also invited to leave?"
Muchun nodded: "Yes, none of them were left."
Princess Ancheng clicked her tongue: "This is strange. Seeing how nervous the old lady is about the child in Leng Xia's belly, it shouldn't be..."
Muchun also frowned: "Do you think something happened? Or they want to send the child to be raised elsewhere?"
Shen Zhizhi had been listening to the two of them attentively from the beginning. When she heard Leng Xia, she snorted and started counting with her fingers.
After a moment, his eyes widened.
[Leng Xia gave birth to a stillborn baby! 】
[No wonder there is no nanny left...]
stillbirth?
Princess Ancheng paused for a moment, then asked Mu Chun to come over and whisper a few words.
After hearing this, Muchun looked at Princess Ancheng in shock: "Princess, how did you..."
Princess Ancheng made a silence gesture to her, and then said: "Go and check to see if this is the case."
Muchun immediately turned around and walked out the door.
When Muchun came back from the investigation, Shen Zhizhi was already lying on the couch and asleep. Upon seeing this, Princess Ancheng went to the study.
"How about it?"
Mu Chun's eyes shone with admiration: "I found it! As the princess said, Leng Xia gave birth to a stillborn baby last night!
"I heard that the faces of the old lady and the Marquis were so ugly at that time! They didn't even come in because they thought it was bad luck, so they turned around and left."
Princess Ancheng's thoughts were indeed as her daughter said.
"But it is said that the old lady and the Marquis left the house early this morning and have not returned yet."
Princess Ancheng frowned: "Have you found out where you went?"
Muchun pursed her lips: "I went to the house in Yaolinfang..."
Princess Ancheng remembered Shen Zhizhi's previous thoughts and frowned: "Have you checked out the Yaolinfang house?"
Muchun whispered: "Currently, we have only found out that the house is in the name of Uncle Hou, and the family members of Uncle Hou's eldest brother live in it..."
"Princess, princess!"
Qiu Yu's voice came from outside, Muchun quickly opened the door and called her over: "What's wrong?"
Qiu Yu: "Princess, someone has come from the palace, saying that His Majesty wants to invite you and the little princess to play!"
Ever since the last time Shen Zhizhi helped Chu Moyuan catch Huang Xuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, at Lao Kang's palace, she had become a frequent visitor to the palace.
Princess Ancheng chuckled: "Didn't I just go there a few days ago and miss Zhizhi again?"
Qiu Yu: "His Royal Highness Prince Huai is here too. He is waiting outside."
Princess Ancheng laughed after hearing this, and without saying a word, she went to the room, wrapped Shen Zhizhi tightly and carried her out.
Then he put it in Chu Shuanglan's arms, waving to him with a smile, without any intention of following him.
Chu Shuanglan: "..."
Ever since he brought Shen Zhizhi to the banquet, the Empress Dowager felt extremely at ease with him.
When Shen Zhizhi woke up, she found that she was wrapped like a ball. She struggled for a while and looked up to see Chu Shuanglan holding her.
【ah! Xiaoqi! 】
Shen Zhizhi's eyes widened in surprise.
Chu Shuanglan was amused by her cute expression, "Have you missed your uncle?"
Shen Zhizhi nodded vigorously.
"Yeah!"
[Zhizhi misses Xiaoqi so much! 】
Chu Shuanglan's smile instantly became brighter: "Uncle, would you like to take Zhizhi into the palace to see the emperor's uncle?"
Shen Zhizhi's smile fell instantly.
Chu Shuanglan: "..."
The difference is too obvious.
Chu Shuanglan couldn't figure it out, so she asked, "Don't you like uncle Emperor?"
Shen Zhizhi pursed her lips.
【like……】
[But the emperor’s uncle would only hold Zhizhi in the palace to approve the memorial! Extremely boring! 】
[Not only did he hold Zhizhi in his arms to criticize the memorial, he also read the memorial to Zhizhi! Zhizhi’s head was spinning! 】
A row of question marks popped up on Chu Shuanglan's head. What kind of weird behavior did his royal brother do, reading a memorial to a little baby who was not even one year old? ? ?
The corner of Chu Shuanglan's mouth twitched, and she immediately changed her mind: "Then uncle, can you take Zhizhi to see Uncle Li Wang and Brother Prince?"
Prince Li has been living in the prince's palace recently and tutoring the prince in his homework.
After hearing this, Shen Zhizhi's eyes instantly lit up: "Yeah! Yeah!"
[Zhizhi misses Uncle Liwang! Zhizhi misses Uncle God of War! 】
Seeing Shen Zhizhi's surprised expression, Chu Shuanglan smiled, but the next moment the smile froze on her face.
[Brother Prince? Is he the unlucky little Prince Chu Junyu who lost his mother when he was born and has been raised under Concubine Wan's knees and was PUAed, pricked with needles, and beaten severely every day? 】
Chu Shuanglan: "..."
Chu Shuanglan: "..."
Chu Shuanglan: "!!?"
Chu Shuanglan almost fainted in the carriage.
[Xiaoqi, please hug me! It's going to fall! 】
His Royal Highness Prince Huai, who looked lifeless, immediately came to his senses after hearing these words, and hurriedly picked up Shen Zhizhi who was about to slide down.
[If I hadn’t been beaten often, I wouldn’t have asked for permission to live alone in the East Palace at such a young age... Unfortunately, even so, I can’t avoid being beaten, hey...]
Chu Shuanglan: “…………”
He raised his hand tremblingly and pressed his eyebrows, wondering if he had woken up too early today and had hallucinations. Otherwise, how could he have heard such and such...
Chu Shuanglan no longer knew how to describe it.
The little prince Chu Junyu is the eldest son of his imperial brother. He has just turned six this year. Although he is young, he is extremely smart. He is also the most proud disciple of his sixth brother.
What Shen Zhizhi said earlier is correct. The queen died of illness not long after giving birth to the little prince, and the emperor placed the little prince with Concubine Wan to raise...
But later... Chu Shuanglan didn't want to recall it a second time.
Although he didn't know what PUA was, he knew from the needle sticks and severe beatings that it was definitely not a good thing.
Concubine Wan and the late Queen had a very close relationship when they were still Crown Princess, so after the Queen passed away, his brother immediately placed the young prince under Concubine Wan's lap to raise...
Chu Shuanglan took a deep breath, feeling a little at a loss.
When the little prince was five years old, he asked himself to live alone in the East Palace. At first they didn't understand why, but if what Zhizhi said was true, then...
[My brother, the prince, is in such a miserable state. In addition to being beaten and abused by Concubine Wan frequently, he is also...well, it's so miserable. 】
When Chu Shuanglan heard her silence, her heart thumped again. Don't think of anything more extreme?
However, Shen Zhizhi seemed to think this topic was too tragic and stopped mentioning it.
In my heart, I had little thoughts about this uncle and that uncle.
Chu Shuanglan felt as if she had aged ten years invisibly. She sighed inwardly and decided to visit the prince first after entering the palace.
