The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 292: The Wet Nurse Was Stabbed
For some reason, Nian Shilan always felt uneasy ever since the Fourth Prince was carried back to Yiku Palace by his wet nurse.

But she changed her mind and felt a little relieved because Xiao Linzi was by her side and there were many guards in the palace.

Jingpin picked up the wine glass and said to Nian Shilan.

"It is a rare opportunity for me to sit with Your Majesty today. I am grateful to Your Majesty for taking care of me."

Jingpin drank the wine in one gulp, and Nian Shilan just took a sip absentmindedly, as if to give her face.

Jingpin knew that Nian Shilan was always casual and cold to people, so she didn't take her attitude at this time to heart.

He just respectfully poured more wine for Nian Shilan, filled his own glass, and spoke casually as if it were a family conversation.

"Your Majesty seems to be thinking about something, is it because the Fourth Prince is not around at the moment?"

Nian Shilan then turned to look at Concubine Jing and said with a bit of impatience.

"I can't explain why I feel uneasy today. Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Concubine Jing smiled, picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and said.

"Your Highness and I are both mothers, how could I not understand?
I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the Queen, but ever since Kang Le was born,
I almost never left her side for a moment.

At this moment, she just went to the side hall to play with other young ladies from noble families.
I feel uneasy~
I think your Majesty and I probably feel the same way."

Xiao Linzi carefully escorted the wet nurse and four palace maids back to Yikun Palace.

As the group walked out of the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Xiao Linzi, with his sharp ears, heard a commotion coming from the side hall.

Xiao Linzi just turned his head to find the source of the sound, and saw two little kids running out from the side hall, one after the other.

The older one was chasing behind, and the smaller one was running in front, but Xiao Linzi didn't think the two were playing around.

Xiao Linzi quickly stretched out his arms to protect the wet nurse who had also stopped and was looking towards the side hall. She was holding the Fourth Prince in her arms.

The two little kids were followed by a large group of eunuchs, palace maids and nannies. The leading eunuch was almost shouting himself hoarse.

"Prince! Prince, you can't do that!"

Xiao Linzi caught sight of the little boy called the Prince chasing him from behind, waving a sharp hairpin in his hand. He then looked at the smaller one who was running as hard as he could in front of him, and Xiao Linzi was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He turned back and said to the nurse, "Hurry up and don't stay in this troubled place!"

But the wet nurse had no time to escape, and the younger child went behind her to avoid being chased.

The older child held a shiny silver hairpin and stabbed it straight at the younger one.

The wet nurse held the Fourth Prince tightly to avoid the Crown Prince's pursuit, but the younger child held her legs tightly, and the Crown Prince's silver hairpin pierced the wet nurse's thigh!
The moment the wet nurse fell, the Fourth Prince slipped out of her arms. Even though Xiao Linzi had reacted, he was too late to catch the Fourth Prince.

At this critical moment, the Seventeenth Prince Yunli appeared out of nowhere, hugged the Fourth Prince who was almost falling to the ground, and rolled on the ground.

The younger one behind the wet nurse was terrified, while the older one, who was stabbing people with the silver hairpin, had his arms pinned down by the guards.

He roared in dissatisfaction.

"Let me go! Let me go! I'm going to kill him!"

Of the four palace maids in Yikun Palace, three went forward to check if the Fourth Prince was okay, and one ran to check on the wet nurse's injuries.

The wet nurse struggled and gritted her teeth, ignoring the hairpin stuck on her leg.

"Look at the Fourth Prince!"

There was chaos here, and someone had already reported it to the Emperor and Empress.

This was the scene Yinzhen saw when he hurried out of the Qianqing Palace.

Yunli looked a little embarrassed after rolling on the ground holding the Fourth Prince.

The frightened Fourth Prince cried in the arms of another wet nurse, his tender face covered with tears and his eyes and nose were red.

The wet nurse lying on the ground had a silver hairpin stuck in her thigh, and blood was flowing down her leg all over the ground. The prince of Cheng, who had stabbed someone, was pressed to his knees by the guards. The young man he had chased and stabbed was the legitimate son of Ulanara Zhiyi, the eldest brother of Ulanara, and he was now huddled in the arms of his personal nanny, trembling.

The other sons and daughters of noble families, along with their servants, knelt on the ground.

Even though these children were still young, they all knew that something big had happened today, and they knelt on the ground without daring to make a sound.

The third prince Hongshi and Princess Kangle were standing aside, led by their personal maids.

The princes and nobles who came out with Yinzhen were so frightened when they saw this scene that they dared not breathe. They knelt on the ground one by one and sobered up.

Prince Cheng and his wife knelt behind Yinzhen, the sweat on their backs soaking through their clothes.

The stabber was his legitimate son Aisin-Gioro Wentao, and the victim was Ulanara Zhiyi's legitimate son, Ulanara Yuanting.

Wentao was ten years old and Yuanting was eight years old, both of them were very naughty.

Zhiyi had heard the report from the servant. His son was almost stabbed and he was so angry that his lungs were about to explode.

Nian Shilan had been feeling uneasy for a long time, and the moment she saw the Fourth Prince, she got the answer.

It was indeed a sign that something was about to happen.

Yinzhen looked at the wet nurse who was stabbed and bleeding profusely. Although Su Peisheng had shouted "Call the imperial physician", the wet nurse died in front of everyone before the imperial physician arrived.

When the imperial physician arrived breathlessly, the dead wet nurse had already been dragged aside. The Fourth Prince was tired of crying and his voice was getting lower and lower.

Nian Shilan took the Fourth Prince from another wet nurse's arms, patted his back lovingly, and comforted him softly.

The imperial physician came forward to check the wet nurse's wound and knelt in front of Yinzhen.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's wet nurse was injured in the inguinal artery and has bled out. I am powerless to save her."

After hearing the imperial physician's words, everyone present took a deep breath.

The prince of Cheng was so cruel. I couldn't imagine what would happen if this silver hairpin was stabbed on Ulanara Yuanting's body.
Yinzhen was furious and turned around and spoke harshly.

"Prince Cheng, this is the good son you taught!"

Wen Tao, seeing that he had caused such a disaster, had lost his previous arrogance and now collapsed like a puddle of mud.

If the guards hadn't been holding him up, he would have fallen to the ground like mud.

Prince Cheng and his wife knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me! My son is young and ignorant! He has caused a great disaster! Please, Your Majesty, spare my son's life!"

Prince Cheng's wife interjected.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Before Yinzhen could speak, Zhiyi and his wife also knelt down.

"Prince Cheng is so cruel at such a young age! If it weren't for Yuan'er's cleverness in escaping the disaster, he would have been stabbed!"

Thinking of the silver hairpin piercing his son, Zhiyi's whole body trembled with anger and his blood vessels boiled.

"I beg Your Majesty to make the decision for me! Make the decision for my son!"

Zhiyi and his wife also kowtowed.

Yinzhen looked at the two ministers and the concubines in front of him. On one side, his brother Prince Cheng was begging for mercy, and on the other side, it was his own nephew who stabbed them.

On one side was the late Queen Chunyuan's brother, who was also the current Queen's brother, who was asking him to punish Wen Tao severely, and the person who was almost stabbed was also a royal relative.

But at this moment, Prince Cheng's wife said without knowing the consequences.

"Master Zhiyi, why do you have to force me? Didn't my son fail to stab your son? The one who died was just a slave! The emperor will make the decision!"