PNB Chapter 188 She Knows, She Understands
Chapter 188 She Knows, She Understands
"My God, what have you done to yourself?" The princess was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth.
In all these years, she had never seen the prince so careless about his image.
Like a refugee who has just escaped.
"Princess." The prince called out in grievance, but his voice was so hoarse.
It shows how hard he has been working these days.
Yu Yuanzheng knew that she was redundant, so she immediately asked her maid and wet nurse to come in and pick up her three children, and then she left.
The princess used two rooms to decorate the baby room in the main courtyard.
The middle wall was demolished to prepare it for the four children.
As soon as they left, the whole room was empty.
Only the baby was left in the cradle, amusing itself.
"Madam Zhao." The two looked at each other for several breaths before the princess shouted out the door.
"Princess." When Zhao Ma heard it, she immediately responded outside the door.
"Hurry up and get someone to prepare the bath." The princess felt so distressed when she saw the prince like this that her eyes became wet.
"Princess." The prince called again, his voice full of guilt.
He was not with his wife during the birthing process, nor during her confinement period. He felt extremely guilty, but the iron box was related to the safety of the entire Wei Dynasty, so he had to leave his wife behind to attend to his business.
These days, he has been investigating day and night, but to no avail.
Seeing that the baby was about to be one month old, his promise to the princess could not be empty words. He had no choice but to hand over the task of continuing the investigation to Zishu and Prince Jing, and he rushed back without stopping.
"Have you found the iron box?" The princess was also concerned about his business.
Of course she knew the importance of the iron box. Although the prince was not at home with her these days, she never complained about him abandoning her and her daughter.
"not yet."
"Then why are you back?"
"I miss my daughter, and...I miss you too."
The prince took a step forward and wanted to hug the princess, but when he saw that his outstretched hand was so dirty, he put it down again.
The bath will be ready soon.
The princess went in personally to help him bathe.
The two of them didn't chat for a few words before the prince fell asleep.
The prince is really too tired.
The princess was in tears, but she didn't wake him up.
Men work hard outside to support the palace.
To keep them and their child safe.
Also for the people of Wei.
She knows, she understands.
So she continued to wipe his body silently. When the water got cold, she scooped out some cold water and added some hot water.
This washing lasted for a full hour until the prince recovered and woke up on his own.
"woke up?"
"Why don't you wake me up?"
"You're too tired. Go to bed and sleep for a while."
The princess brought clean clothes for him to wear.
"Princess, are you okay?" The prince asked his wife then. He felt that he had failed in his duty as a husband.
Birth was such a difficult process, but he was unable to accompany her due to other matters, and I don’t know whether she took good care of herself during the confinement period.
"With Zheng'er and Ziqi in the palace, who would dare to wrong me? I'm well taken care of. Can't you see how fat I've become?" The princess didn't show any sign of feeling aggrieved because her husband wasn't at home.
"Ah."
The prince slept until the next morning.
He only got up when guests started arriving at the mansion.
The palace was very lively that day.
There was no loss of guests due to the loss of the iron box.
Princess Jing also brought her own child.
The five children were together in the nursery in the main courtyard.
Yu Yuanzheng's three children are only five months old and cannot crawl yet. They can just roll over and sit up.
When the female relatives saw the five children, they were so envious that they really wanted to take one home.
The eldest prince's wife arrived the earliest today. She has been married for three months, but there has been no movement.
Her mother asked her to come to Prince Rong's Mansion as soon as possible and get closer to the children. Maybe she could get pregnant sooner.
"Aunt Princess, my little sister looks so much like you?" Yue Yuying held her in her arms and was reluctant to let go.
"Really? Why does Zheng'er look like her father?" The princess was a little confused.
She looked at it every day, but couldn't tell who it looked like.
"Yuan Zheng's eyes must be bad. She has so many children that her eyes are blurry."
"Ha ha......"
Her words caused several ladies present to burst into laughter.
And because there are so many children, their eyes are dazzled. Then wouldn't the teacher in the academy be unable to tell his students apart?
"Yuying, the little princess is still too young. We can't tell who she looks like. It will become more obvious after a hundred days." Princess Jing teased.
"Hehe, my niece thinks she looks more like Aunt Rong Wang." Yue Yuying would never give up her opinion.
She also wants to give birth to a daughter who looks like herself in the future.
The prince had slept enough and was feeling refreshed. He held the child in his arms and showed off in the outer courtyard.
There are not many people in Beijing who have a legitimate daughter at his age.
Of course, some of those who married a second wife and had a legitimate daughter, or took a concubine and had a concubine daughter, were older than him, but the nature of that was different.
Xiao Mengyao was born to his wife, and she was born to his original wife.
After the experience of harming his grandson last time, the prince no longer dared to use chopsticks dipped in wine to wipe the little girl's mouth.
The emperor is here today too.
But neither of them smiled much when dealing with the guests.
After completing the necessary procedures, Shangguan Ziqi and the second and third masters will handle the rest.
The prince took the emperor to his study and sat down.
There was no one left to serve.
"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty." The prince put away the forced smile outside the door and bowed seriously.
"Canglan Country has been planning to make iron boxes for hundreds of years. They have stolen them several times during this period. You can't put all the blame on you. I am also responsible. We have caught the spies in the capital countless times, but we can never catch them all." The emperor knew it very well.
Even if you guard against thieves for a thousand days, there is always a loophole.
"I will continue searching. Let me rest for two days before setting off again. We've already stopped several groups, but those thieves were smart. They split up and fled in different directions. They were well prepared and even made a few fake iron boxes to confuse us."
The prince was also very angry when he talked about this.
They stopped four iron boxes, but none of them was real.
He had been handling iron boxes for half his life, and he could tell the difference in weight just by lifting them. Even if it was an ounce more or less, he knew it all.
"Well, they came prepared. I don't know how long they've been preparing. I'll send you some more men. Your secret guards may be good at martial arts, but they may not be as good as specially trained ones at tracking."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Now that the iron box is lost, it is estimated that several border towns connected to Canglan may be unstable." The emperor said quietly.
"Your Majesty is right. Without the iron box as a deterrent, Canglan should send troops." The prince had already anticipated this result.
"So keep looking. If you can't find it within three months, come back, reorganize your troops, and prepare for battle."
Just then, a voice came from outside the door.
"I've met the eldest son."
Shangguan Ziqi is here.
The prince personally opened the door and let him in.
"My nephew greets the emperor."
"Well, Ziqi, is there anything wrong?" When the emperor saw him like this, he knew that he must have something to ask him or his father.
"Yes."