latelenovela Chapter 360 Yu Ying'er's Decision
Chapter 360 Yu Ying'er's Decision
Prince Guo understood what was meant and spoke softly.
"Since Hongli is still resting, I will not disturb him. Please ask Concubine Yu Shu to tell Hongli that I will come to talk to him tomorrow."
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."
Yu Ying'er bowed respectfully and then gently asked Li Yu to see the guest off.
After Li Yu sent the people away, he went to the bedroom to take a look, and then said to Yu Ying'er with disapproval.
"Madam Shu, didn't Imperial Doctor Zhang ask you to rest well? Why are you coming out at this hour?"
"The Fourth Prince is still seriously injured and I am worried."
Yu Ying'er took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, where there were no tears at all, to show her sadness.
"Fourth Prince has long been accustomed to my serving him, and I don't want to delegate."
She pointed to the chaise longue by the door.
"It's not that cold anymore. From now on, I'll be the one keeping watch in the main hall."
Yu Ying'er saw Li Yu's face full of disapproval and asked the others in the room to leave.
"Since the master entered the palace, he has been plagued by various incidents. I suspect someone is secretly plotting something bad. He brought the two of us with him when he entered the palace. If I don't take care of him personally, who can we trust?"
"Madam Yu, why do you say that?"
Li Yu also felt in his heart that the palace was unlucky for his master, but he did not think that someone was plotting a murder.
"I'm sure you've heard about the poisoning of Concubine Hui and Princess Longyue."
"They were already being plotted against in the heavily guarded harem, not to mention their master who is not favored by the emperor. Wouldn't that make him an easy target?"
"Li Yu, although I don't know what the master is thinking, I know that people in this palace are ruthless and don't even leave any bones behind."
"Back then, I spent all my belongings to stay in the garden to tend to the flowers and plants because I was tired of the intrigues in the palace and wanted to hide away in the quiet of the garden."
After Yu Ying'er told the fictional past, her eyes were moist.
She was blinded by the gentleness of the Fourth Prince for a moment and chose the wrong path, but she had no choice but to go on.
"I heard that Prince Guo mentioned to the Fourth Prince yesterday that the Emperor had been visiting the unconscious Princess Longyue every day, and that he had been talking to the Sixth and Seventh Princes..."
Yu Ying'er didn't continue talking, but the anger on her face was obvious.
"He's using the excuse of visiting the sick to stab his master in the heart. Isn't this more likely to provoke people? We must always be on guard."
"Besides, it's not appropriate for a normal man like Prince Guo to hang around in front of the Fourth Prince all the time."
Yu Ying'er stroked her burning cheek and looked at Li Yu's face meaningfully.
The injuries to the two of them were caused by the Fourth Prince's rage.
The Fourth Prince's left hand was indeed weak, and this was the ruthless blow she took after covering her face and returning to her room.
Ever since Li Yu knew that his master could never have another child, the little worry he had about Yu Ying'er hiding it from him had completely disappeared.
As she spoke these words rapidly, my dizzy mind gradually came to light.
The emperor has never liked the master, so it is understandable that he doesn't come to visit.
Due to the emperor's attitude, the masters in the harem only sent supplements.
The Prince Guo, whom he had never met before, was eager to make friends with his master when he showed up. Perhaps he had a big plan just as Yu Ying'er said.
"Madam Shu, you are right. It is indeed my fault for being negligent."
"But you had a miscarriage recently, so I'll be the one keeping watch."
Li Yu quickly scanned Yu Ying'er's abdomen.
When he reported to his master today that Concubine Yu had a miscarriage, he saw the obvious concern flash across his master's face.
This child is the master's only offspring. How could he let the pregnant Yu Ying'er keep watch at night?
"Li Yu, I know my body well, and I'm fine right now. But I heard you have blisters on your face, so you need to recuperate."
Yu Ying'er stood up and pushed the person out.
"Master, you ate and took medicine normally today and didn't lose your temper once. Don't worry about me."
Li Yu had no choice but to say that he would come and replace her as soon as possible.
Yu Ying'er touched the baby in her belly, but her mind was thinking about the strong feeling of suffocation when she woke up last night.
The bowstring was tightly around his neck, and as the person behind him exerted force, it gradually cut into his flesh.
If the pain in her stomach hadn't woken her up, Yu Ying'er was sure that her neck would have been strangled in her dream.
After having the dream about pregnancy, Yu Ying'er, who was frightened afterwards, felt that this was a warning from God.
She didn't dare close her eyes in the second half of the night, thinking carefully about who would kill her.
Yu Ying'er didn't see the face of the person who attacked her in her dream. She eliminated everyone around her and felt that the Fourth Prince, who was determined to marry a concubine, was the most suspicious.
When the baby in the belly is born, it is time to get rid of it.
Thinking of this, how could Yu Ying'er sit still?
She stared at the inner room with her red eyes, thinking in her mind how to escape this disaster.
"Hahaha......"
The sudden loud laughter startled Yu Ying'er.
She hurried to the inner room and lifted the curtain, and found that the person who was laughing had his eyes closed.
"Don't worry...I won't let you suffer any injustice."
When Yu Ying'er heard that outrageous word, she felt a sudden blackout in front of her eyes.
She didn't care about hierarchy and reached for another pillow on the bed to cover the Fourth Prince's opening and closing mouth.
Hearing the vague sound coming from under the pillow, Yu Ying'er ran out of the door in a hurry and dragged Li Yu, who was not yet lying down, to the bedroom in panic.
"Concubine, how could you treat your master like this?"
Facing Li Yu's questioning, she flipped the pillow away and shocking words came out again.
"Li Yu, give me..."
This time, Yu Ying'er didn't need to explain. Li Yu took the pillow from her hand and put it hard on the mouth of his master who was talking nonsense.
"This, this, this..."
Li Yu's panic successfully calmed Yu Ying'er, and she skillfully lit the calming incense.
"Let's go outside and talk."
The two people, one sitting and one standing, were silent for a whole incense stick of time, and Yu Ying'er asked sternly.
"Li Yu, you have been following the Fourth Prince. Can you tell me the truth? Is the master alive..."
Li Yu wiped the sweat off his face and replied in a low voice.
"Yes, always. Even when the master got his face hurt, he never gave up."
"I originally thought that the master... unexpectedly, after this illness, his ambitions would be revealed."
"Li Yu, if the Fourth Prince's words were to get out, the Emperor might spare his life, but that might not be the case for us."
Yu Ying'er touched her belly reluctantly.
"I don't have many people at home, but I'm pregnant and I really don't want to die."
"Li Yu, didn't your brother say that he would adopt a child to break pots for you? Are you willing to die at such a young age?"
Li Yu thought of his lively and lovely nephew and opened his mouth with difficulty.
"me......"
Seeing Li Yu's embarrassment, Yu Ying'er became ruthless and continued to persuade him.
"Think about your mother who sews clothes for you during the New Year, and your father who longs for you to come home for a reunion..."
Li Yu interrupted her, covering his ears.
"Let me think about it carefully."
"Okay, think about it in the hall. I won't force you."
Yu Ying'er's intention is very clear. She forces Li Yu to choose between loyalty and life.
Li Yu, who is several years older than the Fourth Prince, has been serving him since he was young and is also the Fourth Prince's most capable confidant.
He not only managed the palace servants in Changchun Garden, but also had a certain understanding of the imperial farms and shops outside.
Yu Ying'er must hold such a capable person tightly in her hands.
Yu Ying'er stared at Li Yu, whose expression kept changing, and took a few deep breaths.
After last night's nightmare, she always had to take a few deep breaths from time to time to dispel the fear in her heart.
A quarter of an hour later, Yu Ying'er saw Li Yu huddled in a corner without saying a word. She slowly tidied up her palace dress and walked slowly to Li Yu.
While he was stunned, she took his hand and quickly pressed it against her warm abdomen.
"Li Yu, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that the baby in my belly was a boy."
She spoke in a soft voice.
"He took me to the garden to admire the flowers and catch butterflies. Before we left, the child cried and begged me to let him come to this world this time."
Li Yu wanted to pull his hand back as if it had touched fire, but Yu Ying'er held it tightly.
"Li Yu, you personally gave me that bowl of abortion pills two years ago. I beg you to give this child in your belly a chance to live, okay?"
"That child has returned to me. I can't bear to watch him live a life of confinement since birth."
Yu Ying'er saw the confusion on Li Yu's face and pretended to kneel down.
"Madam Yu, you don't have to do this."
Li Yu hurriedly stopped the man. Yu Ying'er was the concubine bestowed by the emperor to the Fourth Prince. How dare he accept her gift?
Besides, Yu Ying'er was right. The disappearance of the first child she conceived was indeed closely related to him.
Li Yu thought of his parents with gray hair at the temples and his little nephew who was less than half a year old, closed his eyes and nodded gently.
He is not afraid of death, but his family cannot be implicated because of his master's nonsense.
Everyone in the former and harem knew what the current emperor's attitude was towards those princes who failed in their bid for the throne.
The princes secretly tripped the emperor up and incurred his wrath. If word of their master's treasonous behavior got out, the consequences would be something they could never bear.
Li Yu tiptoed into the inner room and saw that the Fourth Prince had fallen asleep, but a smile was on half of his face.
With red eyes, he tucked the quilt for the Fourth Prince and lit another calming incense without hesitation.
Yu Ying'er noticed his movements and asked softly.
"Li Yu, do you have any good ideas to avoid disaster?"
Li Yu thought for a moment and figured out their future path.
"The master is emotionally unstable, so he can temporarily close the door to visitors under the pretext of being seriously ill. After the Empress Dowager's mourning is over, you will go to the Yangxin Palace to bid farewell to the Emperor on behalf of the Fourth Prince."
"Shouldn't I be saying goodbye to the Imperial Concubine? Why do I have to go to the Yangxin Palace?"
Yu Ying'er was a little confused.
The emperor's dragon was intimidating. Whenever she saw it from afar, she wanted to bow to the ground. How could she dare to appear before the emperor on her own initiative?
Yu Ying'er had an inexplicable fear of the emperor in her heart.
"Concubine, the Emperor once promised the Master that he would confer the title of Gushan Beizi upon him after the mourning period was over. You should make plans for your unborn child as soon as possible."
After Li Yu explained this, Yu Ying'er understood what he meant.
She bid farewell to the emperor in the name of the Fourth Prince, which was also a way of reminding the emperor not to forget his original promise.
After the Fourth Prince was conferred the title of Gushan Beizi, he was no longer an unknown bald prince. The Ministry of Internal Affairs would pay him salary and annual festival rewards according to his rank.
Their entry into the palace was not without gain.
"Li Yu, you're smart. But the Fourth Prince has been greatly shocked. I'm afraid he might say something inappropriate in front of outsiders. This..."
This is what Yu Ying'er is most worried about.
"Please rest assured, Madam Shu, I will serve you personally."
The next day, when Zhang Wuwei saw the other half of Li Yu's face that was swollen, he blinked in surprise.
"Eunuch Li, you have the face of the Fourth Prince..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Yu flatly denied it.
"Doctor Zhang, this is the result of my accidentally knocking my head against the wall. The master has already fallen asleep, please go and take his pulse."
His concealment made Zhang Wuwei even more certain that the Fourth Prince had gone crazy again last night.
So when Li Yu asked him for calming incense again, Zhang Wuwei took out two full boxes from the medicine box.
Not long after, Zhang Wuwei, carrying a medicine box, trotted into the Yangxin Palace.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and unable to alleviate the Fourth Prince's distress. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
The emperor rubbed his head with a headache and asked with suppressed anger.
"Tell me, what did Hongli do?"
"Your Majesty, a young eunuch who served the Fourth Prince personally at the Prince's residence was repeatedly scalded and slapped. When I felt the Fourth Prince's pulse, I discovered bloody flesh strands hidden between his fingernails, which matched the scratch marks on the eunuch's face."
Many years ago, Zhang Wuwei's wife fell in love with his face at first sight, which gave the two of them the opportunity to get married.
Although he is old now, he still cares a lot about his face.
The emperor glared at Su Peisheng. This dog servant didn't even report the injuries of all the prince's servants.
"Besides the young eunuch who was injured, were there any other people harmed?"
Su Peisheng didn't dare to hide it this time, he spoke before Zhang Wuwei.
"Your Majesty, when I went to the prince's residence yesterday, I heard that Concubine Yu had a miscarriage. I believe that Doctor Zhang knows more about this matter. Please ask him to explain it to you in detail."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wuwei cursed Su Peisheng in his heart for being petty, but he didn't stop talking.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Yu said she accidentally bumped her face while walking, causing abdominal discomfort. I have carefully examined Concubine Yu and it seems her waist hit something, causing the miscarriage."
"Zhang Wuwei, did Yu accidentally bump her face into Hongli's hand?"
Seeing that he didn't respond, the emperor sneered.
"You guys are all pretty good at hiding things, aren't you? Zhang Wuwei, you said yesterday that you were going to add a few calming herbs to make Hongli suffer less. I'm sure you were also trying to prevent him from getting angry and attacking people, right?"
"I, your humble servant, deserve to die. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhang Wuwei, who was kneeling on the ground, felt bitter in his heart. Why couldn't he hold back his anger just now?
He is an imperial physician, not a gossip, so why would he drag the emperor to complain?