The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 591: Palace Fights Are All Scheming

Xiao Yun didn't intend to know that this palace maid was careless and not suitable to be kept.

She stood up and smoothed the slight wrinkles on her skirt, then walked out slowly, although Emperor Yongkang's dislike for the palace people's neglect had already begun to show, such as the furnishings and attitudes in the palace.

But after all, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was still in good condition, and it was still acceptable on the surface. The necessary pomp and circumstance were still there. There were six palace maids and four eunuchs, but they were all driven out of the palace by the original owner or went to take care of the children.

"Where's the eldest prince? Has he had his milk?"

As he walked towards the side hall, he asked the eunuch Jiang Lindao beside him.

This was the chief eunuch in her palace, in charge of the palace maids and affairs. It was only after her original body died that she discovered that he was the Third Prince's man.

Compared with the people arranged by Emperor Yongkang Qiao Wan and the Empress Dowager, he was the one with the least ill will towards the original body. After the original body went crazy, he was transferred to other palaces. Shortly after the original body's death, he was discovered by Qiao Wan's people while delivering a message outside, and eventually died in the Ye Ting Prison.

It's funny to say that I had been in the palace for more than two years, but I didn't have a single loyal servant. The two maids I brought into the palace were also sent out because of their age.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has finished his feeding and is now in good spirits. Would you like the nurse to bring him over for Your Majesty to see?"

Xiao Yun nodded and said, "Bring him here. I haven't seen my son for a long time."

Jiang Lin nodded in agreement, then gave a look to the young eunuch behind him, who immediately backed away.

Xiao Yun walked into the side hall and sat at the hollow carved round table in the middle. She raised her eyebrows at the dishes on the table. The food was in line with the standards for her position as a concubine, but it was too in line with the standards, not a bit too much.

She washed her hands with the help of the palace maid, picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and tasted it. It tasted okay. It seems that the seasonings in this world are quite complete, and they already have frying, stir-frying and deep-frying.

The only advantage of her palace was that it was close to the imperial kitchen. The food was still warm when it was brought in the food boxes, which was better than those palaces that were far away from the imperial kitchen. If there was no small kitchen, she would only be able to eat cold dishes.

“Ah~ Oh~”

Just after taking two bites, he heard a babyish sound. Xiao Yun looked up and saw a woman in her twenties walking in with a chubby little white ball in her arms.

"Your servant greets the queen." The woman came in and squatted slightly to bow.

"Get up and bring the eldest prince over here."

Xiao Yun shouted immediately, worried that she would drop the child. The woman didn't look very strong.

This was the eldest prince's wet nurse, found by Qiao Wan. She was prepared before the eldest prince was born. She went with the eldest prince when he was taken to the empress dowager for upbringing. After the eldest prince died, she was also executed. It is not known whether she was killed to silence him.

“Ah~Pfft~”

As the little fat boy approached her, he immediately stretched out his arms towards her. Because he was wearing thick clothes, it was inconvenient for him to move, so he could only swing his arms straight up and down.

Even though he had always been taken care of by a wet nurse, it was obvious that the child still recognized his biological mother who had been pregnant with him for ten months. When he saw Xiao Yun, he began to grin and even performed a saliva bubble show for her.

Xiao Yun stood up and took the child with a smile, then sat back at the table. The wet nurse and other palace people were a little surprised. Although Concubine Xiao loved the eldest prince very much and often held him in her arms, she paid more attention to rules and would never hold a child while eating like she did now.

Xiao Yun didn't care about them. They were not his original self, so he didn't need to maintain his persona in front of these people.

She held the child in one hand and continued to eat with chopsticks in the other hand, and from time to time fed the child a few mouthfuls of tender chicken and soup that were easy to digest. The little fat boy who tasted the flavor for the first time was so happy that he pursed his lips, squinted his eyes, and shook his butt.

The little fat boy is now ten months old, but in this palace, children are not weaned before they are one and a half years old. There is no complementary food before they are weaned, and most of them are not allowed to walk until they are two years old.

They said they were worried that the child would break his bones if he walked too early, but in fact they were just afraid of being held responsible if an accident happened. After all, if the princes and grandchildren in the palace were not taken care of well, they would die.

The wet nurse and the palace maids looked at Xiao Yun, wanting to say something but hesitant, but they did not dare to open their mouths to stop him. The original body had already started to have a bad temper, and even if she was not favored, she could still execute them.

The mother and daughter didn't care what they thought and just ate happily. After the little fat boy finished eating, he opened his mouth and said he wanted more. Xiao Yun took the opportunity to mix some spiritual water into the soup to help the little fat boy strengthen his body.

After finishing her meal, Xiao Yun played with her adopted son for a while and then let the nanny take him away. By the way, she put loyalty talismans on her and Jiang Lin. Since she didn't have her own people, she might as well make them her own. It would be difficult to replace these two people now, as they would be needed in the future.

As for the other palace maids, they were either spies or they thought she had given birth to the eldest prince and wanted to gamble on her future wealth. Now that they knew she had no chance, they probably started looking for a way out.

When I returned to the bedroom after dinner, I found that the incense in the incense burner was lit again.

Xiao Yun narrowed his eyes. He was so busy playing with the little fat boy that he didn't pay any attention to this. He didn't expect that the incense would be lit again in just a short while.

I thought about the few people who had just served in the side hall, and there were six more outside. All six of them were suspects.

But she was too lazy to guess, so she called out to Jiang Lin and asked, "Who is responsible for this incense?"

Jiang Lin looked at the incense burner in confusion, then winked at the eunuch behind him, and the eunuch quickly retreated.

After a while, she returned and bowed to Xiao Yun, saying, "Your Majesty, the incense was lit by Linglan. She is responsible for sweeping and burning incense in the palace."

"Bring her here."

Xiao Yun ordered.

"Yes."

The young eunuch hurried out again, and soon brought in a palace maid, who looked about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her facial features were not outstanding, but her eyes were very beautiful, as watery as a deer, and she looked very innocent.

Xiao Yun waved his hand to let Jiang Lin and the young eunuch go out, and then began to hypnotize Linglan directly.

"Who do you belong to?"

Linglan's eyes widened as she answered honestly, "My cousin, Yupin."

Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows. Concubine Yu was the first woman of Emperor Yongkang, the so-called maid-in-waiting who taught the prince how to have sex.

After Emperor Yongkang ascended the throne, she was granted the title of concubine, mainly because of her poor family background and her father was only a seventh-rank official, so she could only be a maid in the palace. It was a blessing for her to reach this position.

Xiao Yun asked about the incense again and found out that the young palace maid didn't know the origin of the incense. She just took the share distributed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as usual.

It seems I have to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check.