Traveling to the ancient harem

Chapter 280 The Fierce Yellow Leaf

"Mammy, I don't want to go back..." The Fifth Prince said stubbornly, "Isn't it just the punishment? I'm not afraid."

Huang Ye suddenly felt like she was going to choke, and she said, "How come the prince of the retired emperor, the emperor's brother, was raised so thin by that Concubine Gui? So this is the reason."

Huang Ye and Hong Dou came out from their hiding place. The nanny was so frightened that she hugged the frail Fifth Prince tightly in her arms: "Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on our conversation?"

"She is Concubine Huang." The fifth prince suddenly broke free from the nanny's arms: "I recognize you, on the Lantern Festival..."

Huang Ye walked up to the Fifth Prince and squatted down. The child was skinny and had almost no flesh on his face. This reminded her of her brother in her previous life: "Fifth Prince is so smart. I am Concubine Huang. Can I help you?" She had made up her mind at this time that she must help this poor child.

The fifth prince's eyes lit up instantly: "Concubine Huang, I like you." He had not forgotten what happened on the Lantern Festival. Although Concubine Gui scolded Concubine Huang for being a vixen and sharp-tongued after they returned, he felt that Concubine Huang was shining at that time and was someone he wanted to learn from. He wanted to be a powerful person like her.

"Your Highness is a prince, why is he being bullied by Concubine Gui?" Huang Ye asked the nanny, it seemed that she was the one who served the Fifth Prince personally.

The maid burst into tears: "Your Highness, don't you know that Concubine Gui..." She suddenly pulled up the Fifth Prince's arm and rolled up the sleeves of his thin cotton coat: "Your Highness, look, Concubine Gui is not a human being. Your Highness is beaten every day and is not given food at night. One day, Your Highness will be tortured to death by that person..."

Looking at the crisscross marks on the Fifth Prince's thin arms, Huang Ye had nothing to understand. Her heart was shaking. Such a young child had to endure such abuse every day. How did he survive?

"Why don't you tell the emperor?" Huang Ye asked.

"The retired emperor has never been to our place." The maid wiped her tears and said, "His Highness tried to run away and wanted to go to Qiyun Palace to see the retired emperor, but he was caught before he could even get there. In the end, he was not only beaten, but he was also not allowed to eat for three days..."

"Later, whenever he attended a palace banquet, the Concubine Dowager would keep a close eye on His Highness and not give him a chance to speak..."

"Does she beat Your Highness every day?" Huang Ye felt that he could no longer suppress his anger.

"The Concubine Dowager starts whipping His Highness after dinner every night..." The nanny was so sad that she couldn't breathe. She brought up His Highness with her own hands, and she felt so sorry for him.

"Leave this matter to me, you guys go back." Huang Ye made a decision instantly. Seeing the two people walking away, she decided not to go to the Imperial Garden. She turned around and went to the Imperial Study, hoping that the Emperor was still in the Imperial Study. If she went back to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, she would be embarrassed to go there.

Royal study room.

The emperor was still reviewing memorials. It was almost time for spring plowing, and memorials from all over the country had been sent in. He already had an idea of ​​what the arrangements should be, so he reviewed the memorials very quickly and was almost done.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Huang requests to see you." Eunuch Yu, who had just left, ran in again, smiling so hard that his teeth were showing. Concubine Huang finally got it and knew to come to the imperial study to see the emperor.

The emperor's heart leaped with joy. He suppressed the corners of his mouth that were curled up and said modestly, "Call her in."

Huang Ye walked in and saluted the emperor. The emperor sensitively discovered that Huang Ye was in a bad mood. Didn’t you see that she had a droopy face and looked like she was not someone who could be messed with?

Before the emperor could ask, Huang Ye started to speak crazily. The emperor was confused at first, but after listening for a while, he finally understood. What he meant was that his fifth brother was abused by Concubine Gui every day. How could he be the emperor? Was he deliberately turning a blind eye? Did he simply not want the child to live?

Eunuch Yu broke out in a sweat. He wanted to change the subject, but he simply couldn't. Concubine Huang was extremely eloquent. He was already thinking about how Concubine Huang died and how he could save her.

"Have you finished?" The emperor asked when he saw Huang Ye shut up.

Huang Ye, who had kept her mouth shut, realized belatedly how bold she had been. This was the emperor, an emperor who could make her lose her head if he was unhappy. Why couldn't she... put it more tactfully.

"That's all." Huang Ye immediately became timid. He no longer had the momentum he had when he first came in, and spoke with a humming voice.

The emperor found the timid Huang Ye a little funny. She then realized how audacious she was: "I didn't know what you said. It was my negligence." He said gently.

Huang Ye looked at the emperor in surprise. The emperor...didn’t blame her.

She said that the emperor was a good emperor who would not easily punish people: "Your Majesty, you don't know, that child..." She rolled up the sleeves of her cotton coat and gestured: "That arm is thin... There are whip marks all over it, new wounds covering old wounds..."

The emperor was dazzled by her white and tender arms, but he was more angry in his heart. He always thought that the fifth child had suffered a loss when he was born, so he had poor health, but he didn't expect this to be the reason.

No matter what, the fifth brother is his brother. How could his brother be bullied like that by a former concubine? Where would he, the king of a country, put his face?

"Come with me to Qiyun Palace." The emperor stood up and walked out. He hadn't seen his father for a few days. Since this matter involved his youngest son, he should know about it.

The Fifth Prince returned to his residence with the nanny. As expected, he saw Concubine Gui's livid face. He did not greet her and went straight to his own bedroom.

"Kneel down." Concubine Gui hated this thing about the Fifth Prince the most. No matter how he was beaten, he would not obey. Wherever he went, he acted like a prince. If he grew up and gained power, would she still have a way to survive?

It was at this time that Concubine Gui decided to kill him. She could no longer let him grow up. Although torturing him every day could relieve her anger, he was growing up day by day and was slowly getting rid of her control. If something happened one day, her fate would be...

The fifth prince knelt down obediently in the middle of the hall. The palace servants serving around him turned a blind eye. This happened every day and they were tired of seeing it. As for why they didn't tell anyone, it was because he was an unpopular prince and even the emperor didn't come to see him. Why should they bother to offend the concubine and make themselves suffer?

"Please, Her Majesty, please forgive His Highness. He is still a child and ran away because he was playing. Fortunately, nothing happened." The nanny who came in with the Fifth Prince knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that the Her Majesty would show mercy and let this poor child go.