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Chapter 226: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 24

Nanny Chen received the reward and was full of fighting spirit.

Jiayue was not idle either. Hongzhao's safety became the top priority, but the master and servant always believed that they should be strict inside and loose outside.

In such an atmosphere, Hongzhao’s one-year-old birthday banquet is about to arrive.

The day before the banquet, Jiayue took Hongzhao's pulse as usual. There was nothing wrong with his pulse, but she clearly noticed that Hongzhao was a little uneasy, which made her heart tighten. She calmed down and took his pulse carefully. After a long while, she put down her hand with a sullen face.

He adjusted his breathing and raised his head: "Baochun, ask Nanny Chen to come over."

Nanny Chen came over soon.

"My lady, what do you want?"

Jiayue was in a bad mood, or rather a very bad mood. Although she couldn't be said to be sullen, Nanny Chen did feel that something was wrong.

"Mammy, please check what Hong Zhao took in his mouth!"

My premonition came true. Something was really wrong. It was the golden nugget Hong Zhao that was wrong.

"Should I ask this servant to call the imperial physician first?"

"No, Hong Zhao is not in serious trouble, but I want to know who did it and how? Investigate quietly."

Nanny Chen breathed a sigh of relief. The problem was not serious, as there was still hope. At the same time, Jiayue was willing to instruct her like this, which showed that she trusted her.

But the prerequisite is that she must find out something, otherwise, the treatment she has now will definitely no longer exist, and the master will not keep idle people around him.

It looks like she'll have to use some of the connections she has made.

Taking a deep breath, Nanny Chen said, "Don't worry, Madam. I will definitely give you an explanation."

"I naturally believe in you, Madam."

After Nanny Chen left, Jiayue ordered, "Baochun, ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of warm goat milk."

"Yes, ma'am."

The kitchenette quickly brought a bowl of processed goat milk.

Baochun: "My lady, how about this servant feed the Sixth Prince?"

Jiayue shook her head: "I will do it myself. Go get me a handkerchief so I can wipe Hongzhao's mouth later."

Baochun had no choice but to nod: "I will go right away."

There was no one else in the room at the moment, and she asked the palace servants to leave. Then she took a big sip of goat's milk and quietly poured the spiritual spring water into the bowl.

Then he carefully fed it to Hong Zhao.

After drinking a small bowl of goat's milk, Hongzhao finally got rid of that uneasy feeling, and Jiayue also breathed a sigh of relief.

This was not the first time she had experienced palace struggle, but it was the first time it happened to Hong Zhao.

She cherishes life, but the court struggle does not allow her to cherish the lives of others, so she can only cherish her own life and the life of her children as much as possible. Now that someone does not want her child to have a good life, she will also make the other person have a hard time.

"Go to sleep, my dear baby, go to sleep, mommy loves you, you will always be mommy's good baby..."

Jiayue sang a lullaby that she had heard before. Her gentle and loving voice coaxed Hongzhao into slowly closing his eyes and falling asleep.

Baochun had already received the handkerchief, but she didn't have the heart to disturb her. Although she had never heard the lullaby that Jiayue sang, she could feel the love in her heart.

On Concubine Xi's side, her maid had already begun to take credit: "My queen, the Sixth Prince's several wet nurses have eaten the medicine-laced meals. I guess the Sixth Prince and Concubine Jing won't be able to sleep well tonight."

Concubine Xi smiled and said: "You did a great job. This bracelet is a reward for you."

"Thank you for the reward, empress."

The next day, the weather was very good, and such good weather was perfect for holding a banquet.

After breakfast, the nanny from the Queen's palace came, and two nannies and eunuchs from the Emperor's court also came, and they all surrounded Hongzhao.

"My lady, it's almost time. We can go to the introduction building now."

"It's time for you, grandma."

After that, Jiayue took Hongzhao and got on the sedan chair, and the mother and son arrived at the introduction building smoothly.

Before she could say hello to the others, Yinzhen came out with the queen, and the one-year-old banquet began.

Hong Zhao was placed on a heavy square table, on which was a piece of red silk cloth filled with things for the one-year-old celebration. Jiayue had already sent people to keep an eye on it, and indeed no problems had occurred that shouldn't have occurred.

Then the nanny said, "Sixth Prince, please start the one-year-old ceremony."

The wet nurse at the side followed the instructions and put Hongzhao down.

Hong Zhao looked around curiously at the people watching the ceremony. His eyes were clear and bright. He was like a dumpling, and the clan wives' hearts almost melted. Even the grown men couldn't help but look at Hong Zhao with eager eyes when they saw his appearance.

At that time, people paid great attention to passing on the family line, and sons were the foundation of the family's continuation. Hongzhao's appearance was exactly like the man of their dreams.

Hong Zhao thought they wanted to play with him! He was so excited that he stood up and started walking on the table, although he was not very stable.

As he was walking, he felt something under his feet. He lowered his head, as if he had thought of something. Then he ran straight to a copy of the Book of Filial Piety, picked it up, and started laughing foolishly. Hahaha.

He suddenly said in a crisp voice: "Father~Mother~"

The ceremonial officer beside him said with a smile: "Confucius said: 'Filial piety is the foundation of virtue, and it is the source of education.' The Sixth Prince grabbed the Book of Filial Piety and kept repeating "Father and Mother". He will definitely be a gentleman with dignified conduct in the future!"

The ceremonial officer started the ceremony and everyone began to praise him.

Hong Zhao listened to the sounds around him and didn't feel scared at all. As people looked at him, they felt that Hong Zhao was a smart child.

The saying that you can tell a child's future from the age of three is not necessarily accurate, but there are indeed some people who like to tell a child's future from the age of three. Hongzhao's performance is definitely not that of a child prodigy. Of course, Jiayue doesn't want her son to be known as a child prodigy, but it is visible to the naked eye that the child is intelligent.

This ordinary child refers to the official’s own child.

His performance was outstanding but not out of line, which Jiayue thought was just right.

Yinzhen was also very satisfied. His memory of the "Zhuazhou" ceremony was still the scene when Hongzhou cried and made a fuss during the last "Zhuazhou" ceremony. Hongzhou was getting older and more naughty.

Hongzhao is so smart, lively and well-behaved. Yinzhen has always liked Hongzhao very much. Now his love for him has increased even more.

Although Jiayue's gaze was on Hongzhao, it still shifted to other people. Because she had some preference, her gaze was mainly focused on Concubine Xi and Concubine Yu.

Then she noticed that when Concubine Xi saw Hong Zhao appear obediently, her eyes were gloomy for a moment.

Yubin behaved exceptionally normally.

Jiayue lowered her head. Even though she hadn't received the results of Nanny Chen's investigation yet, she already had an idea in her mind.

When the wet nurse carried Hongzhao down, the ceremony of grabbing the first-born child was not over yet, but the part involving Hongzhao and Jiayue was basically over.

What remained was that Yinzhen wanted to take this opportunity to test the abilities of the Eight Banners children and promote some of them.

The queen took her concubines and female relatives to the women's seats.

The whole process went very smoothly.

It was already evening when we returned to Bitong Academy.

After Jiayue coaxed Hongzhao to sleep, Nanny Chen came over to ask for a meeting.

Nanny Chen: "My lady, I have found that the food that the wet nurse took was stuffed with something that makes people anxious and uneasy. If this kind of thing is used for a long time, it will make people anxious, panic, and suspicious. If children eat it for a long time, it will affect their temperament..."

Jiayue frowned. After all, she also studied Chinese medicine, and this kind of medicine should be able to be detected under normal circumstances.

"Why didn't the person who checked the nanny's food notice it?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This medicine is probably a secret medicine from the previous dynasty."

Jiayue stopped talking. The previous dynasty was a magical dynasty.

What about the struggles in the harem? Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict that concubines who had no children must be buried alive with him.

The fights in his family's harem were not just for wealth and glory, everyone was trying to survive. The threat of death failed to improve the medical skills of the imperial physicians of the Ming Dynasty, but all kinds of weird and magical secret medicines began to find a breeding ground.

Many recipes have been lost, but some are still preserved.

There are few colorless and odorless medicines, but secret medicines that do not attract attention can really achieve the purpose of surprising someone once in a while.