Chapter 1218: A Childs Cries

Ning Shu placed her hand on Lady Niohurus wrist and felt the pulse for a good while. Finally, she met Lady Niohurus gaze and said, Lady, youre in good health.

Lady Niohuru frowned and retrieved her hand with a sigh.

As of now, the primary consort Lady Ula Nara was already almost five months pregnant and Lady Li was also pregnant. Yinzhen visited her quite frequently, so why hasnt she gotten pregnant yet?

Lady, there is no need to worry. Itll naturally happen once its time. It just wasnt time for the future Qianlong Emperor to be born yet, there was really no need to be so anxious.

You may withdraw, said Lady Niohuru, pressing her lips together tightly.

Ning Shu curtsied, then turned and left the room. She sat on the reclining chair in the outer room and started practicing the Unsurpa.s.sable Martial Arts.

Wah, wah... Late in the night, as the entire residence sank into silence, a loud cry suddenly filled the air. The wails continued nonstop and kept getting louder and louder.

Gradually, all the rooms became illuminated again with light.

Miao Ling, whats that sound? Is a child crying? Lady Niohurus slightly sleepy voice came from the inner room.

Ning Shu pushed open the door and went in, saying, Its probably the little lady crying.

Ning Shus brows furrowed with worry. Why was the little lady crying?

Lady, should we go take a look? asked Ning Shu.

Lady Niohuru sat up and Ning Shu draped her clothes on her. Lady Niohuru thought about things for a moment, then said, Go check the situation in the main courtyard. If the main courtyard isnt going, then we shouldnt either.

Ning Shu curtsied, then headed to the main courtyard. On the way there, she encountered Lady Ula Nara whose pregnancy was already very visible. She was with Yinzhen and he was currently supporting her as they walked. They were followed by a lot of people.

Based on their direction, they were heading towards Lady Songs courtyard.

Ning Shu immediately turned back and said to Lady Niohuru, Lady, both the prince and the madame have headed over.

Then we should go as well. Lady Niohuru cleaned herself up a little, then headed over.

Ning Shu followed behind Lady Niohuru to Lady Songs courtyard. Before they had even entered the hall, she could hear the sound of the little ladys crying mixed with the sound of Lady Song speaking.

Lady Niohuru paused for a moment, then walked in. Ning Shu followed her in, a little anxious, to find that Lady Song was currently hugging the little lady while yelling at the wet nurse who was kneeling on the ground. You black-hearted woman, how could you treat my child like this?

Yinzhens expression was dark, What kind of wet nurse is this? When I went to check on the child, I found that she was. .h.i.tting the child. This is my child! A servant has no right to treat her this way!

The wet nurses face was pale as she sat on the ground weakly. She had been caught in the act, so it was futile to refute.

The child in Lady Songs arms was still crying nonstop. No matter how Lady Song coaxed her, it was no use and she kept kicking with all her limbs while crying. Lady Song was in quite a lot of pain from being hit by the little lady.

Whats the matter with the child? asked Lady Ula Nara wearily. Such an event had occurred in the middle of the night while she was pregnant. Yinzhens brows furrowed even more when he saw how tired she looked and his gaze became very stern as he looked towards Lady Song. His face tended to be expressionless from the start, so this cold expression made him even more scary.

What exactly is going on? asked Yinzhen in a low, displeased tone.

Lady Song was also on the verge of crying. How was she supposed to know what was going on with the child? When Yinzhen questioned her like this, she was angry and also very anxious. She was scared of offending Yinzhen, so she kept trying to coax the child.

Ning Shu drew close to Lady Niohurus ear and whispered, Lady, the little ladys probably hungry.

She usually snuck some goat milk over for the child at around this time. Since she had transferred some of her energy to the child, the childs body was gradually improving and so the amount of food she could intake had also increased. She could now drink an entire bowl of goat milk and her strength was also gradually increasing.

The energy was nouris.h.i.+ng the little ladys body and improving her const.i.tution.

She had been on night watch today, so she hadnt gotten food for the child. The child had gotten hungry and could only resort to crying as a means to attract the attention of the adults.

However, Ning Shu never imagined that a wet nurse would actually dare to hit the child. In any case, all of them should give up hope on getting off easily. No matter how much Yinzhen didnt care about this child, it still didnt mean that other people could bully his children.

In the end, it was all Lady Songs fault. Despite being the mother, she didnt care about her daughter. Shed only occasionally have the wet nurse bring her daughter over, but after taking a look at the child, shed have the wet nurse take her away again. This made the wet nurse even more indifferent towards the child.