Shen Wei cast the bait and finally caught the big fish, Dr. Yang. She immediately asked Aunt Rong to convey the message to Shopkeeper Ye that she would go to see Dr. Yang the next day.

On the second day, Shen Wei changed into a plain long dress in a low-key manner and left the palace from the backyard with Rong Mama.

In the back garden of the palace, the maid Xiang'er stood by the pond, her eyes like vicious poisonous snakes, staring at Chen Wei in the dark.

Xiang'er murmured, "Why did Shen leave the palace again? Could it be that she was doing something shameful outside the palace?"

The maid behind him replied: "Master, be careful with your words."

Xiang'er was stunned for a moment, staring at the maid behind her in disbelief: "You are my maid, why are you so attracted to Chen Wei?"

The maid didn't answer, nor was she too lazy to answer. Now that Shen Wei is pregnant, the prince's favor for Shen Wei has not diminished at all, and he spends most of his time staying in Liuli Pavilion every month.

Chen Wei is favored by the prince, but she is not spoiled or overbearing. Instead, she is very kind to the servants in the palace.

Shen Wei was born into a farming family and had worked as a maid in the palace before. She knew how hard the lives of the lower-class maids were. Therefore, during the hot summer days in the past, every ten days Chen Wei would ask the kitchen to cook a pot of sour plum soup to relieve the heat, put it into a large wooden barrel, place it in a cool corner of the garden, and let Cai Lian and Cai Ping distribute it to the servants in the palace.

Although every summer, the wealthy steward would allocate some money for cooling down the heat so that the servants who suffered from the scorching heat could buy some cooling food and mats. But after being exploited through layers of exploitation, the maids and servants at the bottom of the society were left with only a little money, not even enough to fill their teeth. The sour plum soup sent by Shen Wei was not valuable but practical, and the maids and servants at the bottom could actually drink it.

The maids and servants who were born in the lower class were very grateful to Liuli Pavilion and even tried their best to get a job in Liuli Pavilion. Everyone sincerely hopes that Shen Wei can always be favored, and some even hope that Shen Wei can take a higher position and bring more benefits to everyone.

"Shen went out of the house once last month and again this month. There must be something fishy going on!" The more Xiang'er thought about it, the more she felt that there was something wrong.

Xiang'er is living a miserable life now. The prince had completely forgotten about her. Before he came to Fangfei Garden, the servants in the palace were all fence-sitters and no longer supported Xiang'er. Xiang'er's parents sent letters to her several times asking for money, but Xiang'er was short of money and could not give them, so the letters from her parents gradually became less and less.

As a farmer's daughter, Chen Wei was wearing gold and silver while her own clothes were torn, which made Xiang'er feel very unwilling.

"Let's go and complain to the princess." Xiang'er's eyes rolled around. After living in the shameful place of the palace for a long time, Xiang'er's simplicity was completely wiped out, and she became cunning and mean.

The maid tried to stop her, but Xiang'er had already run towards the princess's Kunyuyuan.

As expected, Xiang'er was impatiently driven away by the maid at the door before she even stepped into Kunyuyuan.

A worthless concubine has no right to see the princess.

Xiang'er was unwilling to give up. After some thought, she decided to go to the concubines in the palace to complain. She ran to Mingyue Courtyard, the residence of concubine Liu Qiaoer, and told Liu Qiaoer, who was embroidering, about Shen Wei's strange behavior of frequently going out.

Liu Qiaoer looked calm, embroidering slowly, and said slowly: "It has nothing to do with me."

Xiang Er asked anxiously, "Who knows if Shen is out to meet her lover?"

Liu Qiaoer said calmly: "What does that have to do with me?"

Liu Qiaoer would not take any part in the struggles between concubines. In Liu Qiaoer's opinion, the best strategy is to keep a low profile and live a peaceful life without fighting or competing, which will bring a peaceful and smooth life.

Xiang'er was driven away by the maid of Mingyue Courtyard.

Xiang'er, unwilling to give up, ran to Huaxiangyuan to complain to Zhang Miaoyu.

From the yard came the tempting aroma of barbecue. The aroma of barbecue wafted into Xiang'er's nostrils. Xiang'er swallowed her saliva uncontrollably because she hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Zhang Miaoyu was eating barbecue with her maid Xiang'er. After listening to Xiang'er's accusation, Zhang Miaoyu tilted her head and replied, "Sister Chen Wei is not that kind of person. It's you who are jealous of Chen Wei's pregnancy and deliberately throw dirty water on her. You are such a bad person."

Xiang'er's thoughts were exposed, and she tried to argue: "Master Zhang, you have wronged me. I just think Chen Wei's behavior is weird--"

Zhang Miaoyu interrupted her impatiently, "I left the palace twice this month, more times than sister Chen Wei. Why don't you suspect that I went out to find a lover? To put it bluntly, you are a bully who only bullies those with the same family background as you, and you dare not bully those with a higher family background than you."

Xiang'er's face turned red and she was speechless.

Zhang Miaoyu curled her lips in disdain: "Xiang Yu, drive her away. I can't eat when I see her."

Xiang'er was driven out of Zhang Miaoyu's yard.

Xiang'er clenched her fists in anger, digging her fingernails into her palms. The maidservant watched coldly, as if she was looking at a clown.

"And there is concubine Liu Ruyan." Xiang'er murmured to herself, almost crazy. She went non-stop to Liu Ruyan's Qixue Pavilion.

Standing at the gate of Qixue Pavilion courtyard, I looked inside. The ground was covered in white. Liu Ruyan, wearing a long silver dress, stood under a tree, staring blankly at the withered lotus leaves in the pond.

The autumn wind blew up her long skirt and sleeves, as if she was about to ascend to the fairyland in the next moment.

Although the scene was beautiful, it was really creepy. Xiang'er swallowed, felt timid, and turned away silently.

The hostesses in this palace are all blind and mindless, and none of them can take charge. Xiang'er was filled with annoyance. She didn't understand why Shen Wei was so lucky when both she and Shen Wei were farmers' daughters.

Seeing Shen Wei looking so glorious, the flame of jealousy burned in his heart. Xiang'er racked her brains, thinking about how to bring down Shen Wei. As she walked, Xiang'er accidentally caught a glimpse of the wealthy steward walking towards her.

Two young eunuchs followed behind the rich butler. The butler did not sleep well last night and his neck was sore. He rubbed his sore neck as he walked.

"The rich and powerful steward!" Xiang'er hurried to greet him.

Since complaining to the mistresses is fruitless, it would be better to complain to the rich steward. After all, this fat eunuch is the chief steward of the palace and has great power.

Fugui had a good memory, so he naturally recognized that the haggard woman in front of him was Xiang'er. He forced himself to cheer up: "What's the matter?"

Xiang'er told Chen Wei about her frequent trips out of the palace.

Fugui looked at Xiang'er deeply and replied indifferently, "I know."

Xiang'er thought there was a chance, and said cheerfully, "Shen is arrogant because she is pregnant. She often leaves the palace, so she must have a lover outside. Maybe the child in her belly is from another man."