TPITWOHEF

Chapter 12

The servant list sent from the Imperial Household Department in the morning was accepted by Lower Concubine Liu, who selected three wet nurses who seemed most reliable.

But Xiao Chuchu was whimpering restlessly in the bassinet.

[Ooh, that one! The previous wet nurse had an incident, and among the second batch selected by my mother, one wet nurse was planted by Imperial Noble Fu Cha as a spy from the Top Three Banners with a clean family background!]

She spotted the wet nurse on the far left among the three.

That woman entered with her head lowered and eyes shifting furtively.

Her unsettled demeanor was caught by Xiao Chuchu in the bassinet.

[She has a problem! She will pass information about my mother and brother to the Imperial Noble!]

[Later, the Imperial Noble framed my mother for plotting to harm the prince by secretly planting a cursed wooden doll of the Crown Prince under my mother's bed!]

Xiao Chuchu's inner voice startled Lower Concubine Liu and Fifth Prince, making them turn sharply to scrutinize the three wet nurses before them with piercing gazes.

What a vicious scheme by the Imperial Noble!

They had just dismissed a treacherous wet nurse, and the Imperial Noble took advantage of the change to send in another one!

[Mother, brother, we cannot hire her!]

Xiao Chuchu thrashed in her swaddling, trying to turn her head away from the wet nurse on the left, expressing her dislike in this way.

But she was too young, barely a month old, her neck too weak to turn, let alone roll over.

She was like a clumsy little turtle, struggling in the swaddling, only able to let out two cries of distress.

Lower Concubine Liu and Fifth Prince found it both amusing and heartbreaking.

Fifth Prince kindly spoke up for his sister, "Mother, I think that one..."

Lower Concubine Liu gestured for her son to wait, then looked at the three wet nurses, who all appeared meek and compliant, as if seeing them equally.

[Mother!] Xiao Chuchu was anxious.

Lower Concubine Liu took the infant from the bassinet and patted her little arm soothingly.

She gave a piercing glance at the wet nurse on the left.

"The Princess is still young and her body has not fully developed. I wish to find someone attentive."

The wet nurse on the left immediately stepped forward with a smile and spoke out, "In response to your words, my lady, I have raised three children of my own, all growing up safely."

Lower Concubine Liu smiled slightly. "Excellent."

The wet nurse happily looked up, but quickly froze.

Lower Concubine Liu gently asked, "If you are attentive, then you must be sensitive to the Princess's cries."

"Why don't you describe what you noticed when the Princess cried after you entered the hall, and how you would handle it."

The wet nurse on the left turned pale.

Clearly, she had been so focused on impressing Lower Concubine Liu that she had not noticed the baby's movements in the swaddling!

[Wow, my mother is so wise!]

Xiao Chuchu grinned.

Even Fifth Prince nodded in secret approval.