The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 3)

Epilogue - Eldest Prince, Ning Yu Rong

Although he bore the title of the Eldest Prince, Ning Yu Rong had always been low-key.

Perhaps it was due to his frail health, or perhaps he simply didn't want to compete; in any case, he was remarkably quiet.

Of course, there were times in the past when he had been more lively, but he was quite young then and had been led by others, resulting in many foolish actions.

Fortunately, being young meant that he could correct those mistakes and not ruin his entire life.

Since he could remember, he had been dependent on medicine. At that time, he still had his mother, who was the favored Wen De Fei.

However, because of his frailty, Wen De Fei always frowned at him, never showing a smile.

Later, when Wen De Fei hoped to have a healthy child, she neglected him even more, leaving him entirely to the wet nurse and servants to raise.

He was unaware of these things; what could a baby in swaddling cloth possibly remember? All of this was told to him by those around the Empress Dowager.

At that time, when he was taken by the Empress Dowager for upbringing, he experienced a period of happiness.

Indeed, the Empress Dowager did not know how to raise children; she only indulged him, raising him to be willful. However, this did not mean that her feelings for him were insincere.

In fact, for this one child she raised by her side, the Empress Dowager poured excessive love upon him.

Because of this love, his father felt that he had been spoiled and took him from the Empress Dowager's palace, giving him to Hui Zhaoyi (the current Hui Shu Fei) to raise.

At that time, he disliked Hui Zhaoyi and even more so disliked the Second Princess, his sister.

Perhaps it was out of jealousy.

He often thought, why could they have a mother-daughter bond, while he had no mother and could not be with his grandmother?

So, incited by the servants, he pushed the Second Princess down and hurt Hui Zhaoyi, finally escaping from there.

He initially thought his father would send him back to Ci Ning Palace, but unexpectedly, he went to a new place—this time it was Fengxi Palace.

The Empress would become his new mother.

The Empress had no children of her own and treated him with great kindness and care, making him think how wonderful it was.

But the good times didn't last long; the Empress committed a grave mistake, and it was later discovered that she had drugged him.

Although he was still young at that time, he could understand the words of the servants.

He realized that he had been abandoned again.

This time, the person who took him away was Wan Xiuyi.

The wet nurse told him that Wan Xiuyi had no children of her own and would never have any; he would be her only child, and they would depend on each other.

He was actually reluctant to believe anyone anymore—how laughable and pitiful it was.

A child of six or seven years old had already lost trust in everyone.

Yet, he was still a child; Wan Xiuyi's meticulous care eventually allowed him to let go of his grievances.

He called Wan Xiuyi "Mother," as if they were biological mother and son.

This was the longest-lasting happiness he had experienced, lasting more than a year.

But in the end, it still shattered; Wan Xiuyi could not escape the curse of greed and was willing to let him fall ill just to nurture other healthy children.