Mingyu's eyelids twitched, and her heart seemed to skip a beat. She had never thought of such a thing before. Although her mother had repeatedly told her about these private methods in the inner quarters, she had never experienced them firsthand.

Seeing that Mingyu remained silent, Madam Gao said, "Madam, no one will suspect this method. Madam Su will never think of it either. When she gives birth, I will give her a baby quilt; she should be very happy."

"Are you sure no one knows? Don't forget she has Granny Liu by her side," Mingyu said.

"Madam, I have already sent over a set of cotton clothes with reed fluff, and they haven't noticed anything yet," Madam Gao said with a light smile.

It turned out that the clothes Gao sent were a test. If someone discovered it, Gao would pretend she didn't know, since no actual harm had been done, and she wouldn't be blamed. However, Su hadn't noticed anything after all these days, which meant that neither she nor those around her knew.

“Good, Gao, you did a great job.” Mingyu thought to herself with delight. In the past, her mother had many ways of dealing with her father’s concubines, but she had never bothered to learn them. However, she suddenly realized that these methods were actually effective.

“It is my honor to serve you, my lady. Su is ignorant and has become pregnant with the prince’s first child, so I will help you get rid of this child,” said Lady Gao.

“Very good, then go and carry out this matter. I will secretly support you,” Mingyu said.

"Yes!" Madam Gao stood up and curtsied.

After Madam Gao left, Mingyu slumped into her seat. She had never done anything like this before; while discussing this matter with Madam Gao, she felt as if a piece of cotton was stuck in her chest, causing her great discomfort.

Mingyu gasped for breath as Zixun walked in. Seeing that the Fujin looked unwell, she asked, "What's wrong, Fujin?"

"It's alright, pour me some tea," Mingyu said.

Hongli, Hongli, please don't blame me. It's all because of you. A legitimate son is very important to me, and he's important to you too. Hongli, please don't blame me.

Mingyu hurriedly took the teacup from Zixun and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls.

“Madam, if you were to grant Gao Shi the position of Consort, she could become a threat if she gains too much power,” Zi Xun said. Ming Yu usually shared her plans with her, so even though she wasn’t in the room just now, she knew what they were talking about.

“If she wants to be a concubine, then let her have her wish. Anyway, a concubine without children is no threat,” Mingyu said.

“Now that Gao has gained a position of power, she can even harm her sisters who entered the manor at the same time. She doesn’t seem to be someone to be trifled with. The Princess should prepare for this as soon as possible,” Zi Xun said.

“As I just said, she won’t have any children, so I will never be afraid of her again,” Mingyu suddenly said with a smile.

"What does the Princess Consort mean?" Zi Xun asked.

“When I got married, my mother gave me a pair of jade beads as part of my dowry. I also gave one of them to Lady Gao,” Mingyu said. “This bead is hollow inside and filled with something like musk, which can prevent a woman from getting pregnant. Lady Gao was wearing it just now.”

“The Princess Consort is truly wise. Princess Gao thinks she is the hunter, but she doesn’t know that the Princess Consort is the real hunter,” Zi Xun said with a smile.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!" Mingyu said.