"Greetings to the Master, greetings to the Consort!" Lady Uya had specially changed her clothes; they were a pale bamboo green, and she wore only a simple silver hairpin in her hair. It must be said, her attire pleased the Fourth Master greatly. The Fourth Master was currently in a turbulent state and couldn't possibly notice a woman dressed too extravagantly.

"Wanru, did you have smallpox when you were a child?" Fourth Master didn't remember Uya mentioning this to him before, and her face was as smooth as ever, with no trace of smallpox. Generally, people who have had smallpox will have scars on their faces to some extent.

"Yes, my father said I had it when I was two years old! Fortunately, my mother tied my hands, and I didn't scratch them, so I didn't have any scars!" Uya knew that the fact that she didn't have any scars on her face did make people suspicious.

"Lady Wuya is really lucky; she didn't even leave a single scar!" Madam Nian couldn't help but sneer.

"I see! Wanru, then you will stay by the Fifth Prince's side and watch over him. There are also two or three servants who have had it; you will take care of the Fifth Prince's meals!" The Fourth Prince felt a sense of relief. At this time, it was rare to find someone willing to take care of the Fifth Prince! Those servants were forced to come; only Wuya came voluntarily. She could have simply not mentioned that she had smallpox, and no one would have suspected her! It must be said that Wuya's move was exactly what the Fourth Prince wanted!

Sure enough, the Fourth Prince's eyes softened a bit when he looked at Lady Wuya.

Seeing this, Madam Nian felt uncomfortable, but since she was taking care of her son, she couldn't say anything more, lest she displease the Fourth Prince!

Soon, the news that Lady Uya had taken the initiative to care for the Fifth Prince, who had contracted smallpox, reached the ears of the various masters.

To prevent others from being infected, the Fourth Prince isolated all the rooms where the Fifth Prince lived, and also isolated all the people who had served the Fifth Prince.

After hearing about Wuya's actions, Lanqin understood that Wuya would probably still be diverting some of Fourth Master's attention.

“Master, with Uya’s arrival, I’m afraid it will arouse your sympathy for her.” Nianxue said while massaging Lanqin’s ankle, seeing that she was displeased.

"I've always felt sorry for her, and the only reason I didn't go before was because I was pregnant. Now that she's offering to take care of the Fifth Prince, how can you refuse, Your Highness!" Lanqin said with a faint smile, though there was a hint of reluctance in her smile. The Fourth Prince couldn't possibly ignore his feelings for Lady Wuya!

Lanqin's varicose veins became very severe in the later stages of her pregnancy. She could hardly walk for more than fifteen minutes and had to rest every now and then, all because of the weight of her baby!

The Fourth Prince has been busy with palace affairs and the Fifth Prince's matter these past few days, and hasn't come for two or three days in a row. Although people are sent over every day to inquire, they still can't find him.

"My lord, please don't overthink things. The Fifth Prince has contracted that deadly smallpox; to put it bluntly, he's practically on his deathbed. It's understandable that you're there at this time!" Cui Niang comforted her.

“I know, how could I hold a grudge against a child? Alright, let’s not think about it anymore. Ushiha and Bechuk, don’t take him out for a while. The child is weak; we don’t want anything to happen to him,” Lanqin said. She knew she couldn’t afford to lose her temper with Fourth Master right now, but she also felt she couldn’t be completely calm.

To forget her discomfort, Lanqin decided to do something else to distract herself! She decided to play with the two children in the mud!

It turned out that Lanqin remembered seeing others in her previous life playing with paper clay, making many cute things, and then drying them to make a series of very beautiful little ornaments.

Therefore, Lanqin specially asked Chen Shou to go to the kiln that makes ceramics and bring back some clay. Then, by adding fuel herself, she obtained colorful clay mud.

They absolutely loved playing with this mud!

"Ushiha, come here, let Mother make you a Totoro!" Lanqin came to Ushiha's house and helped the two little girls prepare to mold clay. She thought of the animals in the animated films she had seen in later generations, and still thought Totoro was the cutest!

"Mother, what is a Totoro?" Ushiha asked, not understanding.

"It's an animal, from far away in Japan. Once your mother has sculpted it for you, you'll definitely love it!" Lanqin had already started kneading the clay.

"Mother, why hasn't Father come to see Ushiha and Bechuk for several days?" Ushiha and Bechuk, who was a little over one year old, also started playing with mud in their hands!

"Your father is busy! Your fifth brother is sick, so your father needs to visit him more often!" Lanqin's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't expected that Wuxiha, who was so young, would care so much about whether or not Fourth Master came to visit every day!

Yes, I can gradually accept the fact that the Fourth Prince doesn't belong to me alone, but children naturally have a sense of dependence on their parents.

Lanqin suddenly felt very sorry for her children, thinking that they had to share their father's love with many half-siblings from a young age.

"What illness does my fifth brother have?" Ushiha asked. Although she hadn't seen her brothers and sisters many times, the girl was still very kind. Although she was a little unhappy that Fourth Master hadn't come to see her for several days, she instinctively became worried when she heard that her fifth brother was sick.

"It's a rather serious illness, so your father should visit him more often; it will greatly help him recover! Let's make a few dolls for your fifth brother to play with, okay?" Lanqin casually gave a lesson in kindness.

“Alright! Mother, you can give the Totoro you made to Fifth Brother!” Ushiha said generously.

A bead of sweat slid down Lanqin's forehead. This child is really carefree! Being carefree is a good thing; she's not so easily sentimental!

“Okay, you make one too, and we’ll give a pair to our fifth brother, shall we?” Lanqin said with a smile.

“Yes! Mother, teach me!” Ushiha said.

Lanqin spent a pleasant afternoon tea with her two daughters, completely unaware that rumors were already circulating outside about her and the twins in her womb.

The drought that has lasted for months has driven the people to the brink of madness! Now that their prayers to heaven have been ignored, they will seek an outlet for their frustration, no matter how absurd the reason may be!

Not only that, but under the instigation of ulterior motives, even the servants of the Fourth Prince's mansion began to gossip about the South Courtyard. Nianxue and the others had already heard some rumors outside, but they were afraid of upsetting Lanqin, so they didn't dare to say anything, only thinking about waiting for Lanqin to give birth to the child as soon as possible.