After listening to the prayers, everyone took out their gifts for Yan Yu, mostly children's clothes and socks. Only the Fujin gave each of the two children a longevity necklace.

After the head nanny and her entourage had packed up and left the items for the baby's third-day celebration, Yan Yu invited the Fujin to sit in the main seat, while she sat beside her at the lower end. The others were seated according to their age and the time they had entered the mansion.

"Madam, sisters, please stay here for the 'Third-Day Noodles' later. I've already sent Fangyun to the kitchen to prepare them," Yan Yu said warmly.

"Yu'er, how have the prince and princess been these past few days? They both look plump and quite good-looking. However, these twins don't look alike at all, don't you think?" The Fujin, with an impeccable smile, sat dignifiedly and calmly in the main seat and spoke peacefully to Yan Yu.

“Yes, I think the little princess looks a bit like the master, especially her mouth, which resembles the younger sister’s. But I can’t tell who the prince looks like yet,” Madam Wang interjected.

When the Fujin said those words, Lanqin observed Wang Shi carefully and saw that she seemed to have prepared these words in advance. Sure enough, she followed the Fujin's words and said the same thing.

“The child is still young, what can you tell at this time? Eldest sister, when I was a child, I looked neither like my father nor my mother, right?” Yan Yu didn’t even look at Wang Shi, but asked the Fujin.

"Fourth Master instructed that she be well cared for. Is the wet nurse doing well?" The Fujin changed the subject and asked again.

“The wet nurses were all personally selected by the Fujin (principal wife), so how could they be unsuitable? But when the time comes, I would like to ask my elder sister to help the prince and the little princess get a good name.”

“The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were named when they were almost a year old, so don’t be impatient, sister. Let this child grow up first, and you can give him a nickname to call him,” the Princess Consort said calmly.

This means that Yan Yu is being asked to choose a name herself, implying that they don't even know if she'll survive to adulthood, so why rush to name her?

These two sisters are really at odds!

The people present, seeing the two sisters locked in a battle of wits, naturally had their own plans.

“My lady, the prince and the little princess are rare twins, which is an auspicious sign in the royal family. I think we should tell the empresses in the palace the good news,” Yan Yu said unwillingly.

Haha, she's trying to curry favor with her mother-in-law. Well, she did give birth to twins; she should let her in-laws know and show off her achievement, right?

The Fujin looked at her younger sister, suppressing her inner dissatisfaction, and said, "It's not too late to report it after the Fourth Prince returns."

Yan Yu was annoyed that the Fujin was unwilling to budge an inch, but she still had to maintain a polite smile and greet everyone for the three-day meal.

After everyone finished their bland and uninspiring meal, they all took their leave.

"See? That's just like my dear sister. Now that I've given birth to twins, she's unhappy. She won't even inform Consort De of the good news. Oh well, I knew she'd be like this." Yan Yu ordered the wet nurse to take the twins to rest, and she sat in the seat usually reserved for the Fujin (princess's wife) and said to Fangyun.

“Your Highness, the ladies in the palace should know that you are pregnant. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the Princess Consort who announces the good news to let them know,” Fangyun said.

“I can’t go to the palace, and she refuses to go. Who can go in my place?” Yan Yu said.

“Isn’t Consort Yi still in the palace? However, I’m afraid my method might really offend the Fujin (the Princess Consort). Consort De will be overjoyed to know that the Princess has given birth to twins, and she might even blame the Fujin for not announcing the good news,” Fangyun said cautiously to Yanyu.

"Since we've already offended them anyway, what's one more offense? You mean you want Ninth Master to speak with Consort Yi, and then have Consort Yi relay the message to Consort De?" Yan Yu asked.

“That’s right, but the Princess Consort will definitely be even more dissatisfied,” Fangyun said.

"Alright, go see Ninth Master right away and let the people in the palace know." At this moment, Yan Yu was no longer willing to care about sisterly affection. Her plan, which she had been preparing for so long, could not be interrupted now.

"Yes, this servant will go immediately." Fangyun replied. She had said she was going to see Ninth Master for Yan Yu's sake, but in truth, she herself also longed to see that man. Ever since she had that relationship with him, she had begun to feel lovesick for him.

In the afternoon, Fangyun left the mansion with Yan Yu's edict. However, this time, she was followed by a tail.

Fangyun hadn't expected anyone to follow her. She arrived at the house where Ninth Master had placed her, knocked on the door, and saw that the door was open from the inside out, but she couldn't see anyone. Fangyun stepped inside, and then the door closed behind her.

The servant who was following Fangyun was ordered by Granny Li, and he kept watch near the house. About half an hour later, Fangyun came out, and then did nothing else, returning home.

After dinner, the Fujin already knew Fangyun's whereabouts for the day.

"Fangyun, you have a house outside?" the Fujin asked in surprise.

"The servant who followed her said she went into a house and came out after only half an hour. This old servant has investigated Fangyun's background; she was assigned from the Imperial Household Department, and her original home was that of a down-on-his-luck bondservant," said Granny Li.

"A down-on-his-luck bondservant actually owns a house? Investigate. Li Mama, go find Wu Ge and let him investigate; it's more convenient for him than for you." The Fujin suppressed her shock and said in a low voice. Now she was increasingly suspicious of the twins, but she wasn't in a hurry; she would investigate slowly.

As for Fangyun, as soon as she returned to Yanyu's place, she told her that Ninth Master had promised to speak to Consort Yi in the palace, and that the two midwives had already been dealt with, so she didn't need to worry.

"Really? That's wonderful. Ninth Master is truly capable. Fangyun, I can finally relax now that those two midwives have been dealt with." Yan Yu's heart, which had been somewhat troubled by the Fujin's words, finally felt relieved.

"Princess, don't worry. With the master back and Consort De joining the entourage, you'll definitely be promoted," Fangyun said.

"Alas, I'm afraid my dear sister won't be happy. Didn't you hear what she said today during the baby's third-day celebration?" Yan Yu still felt resentful when she recalled the words of the Fujin.

"And that Princess Wang, she's practically a tagalong for the Fujin. Whatever the Fujin says, she immediately repeats it." After Fangyun gained the Ninth Prince's favor, she didn't care so much about these princesses in the inner quarters anymore. Otherwise, a maid wouldn't have the right to talk about princesses. Perhaps she was thinking that one day the Ninth Prince would take her to his residence and she would truly become his woman.

"She's just a lowly, unloved woman. Does she think she can gain favor by following the same nose as the Fujin? Dream on. Once I'm promoted to Consort, I'll find a chance to deal with her." Yan Yu still had some fear of the Fujin, but she didn't care about the other women at all.