Although the Fourth Prince was busy in the palace every day, there was one matter that forced him to set aside so many political affairs and personally return to his residence to handle: the marriage of the eldest princess, Moyaqi. After the previous "minor incident," the Xu family had already discussed it with the Fourth Prince and agreed to let the two children get married immediately.

When Madam Song heard the news, she was so excited that she couldn't sleep well for several days. She was both happy and sad. The eldest princess finally didn't have to go to a political marriage; she had married someone in the capital, and they would have a chance to meet again in the future. But as a mother, Madam Song was naturally reluctant to let Moyaqi get married.

Lanqin was also temporarily brought back. She only brought back four maids, Wuxiha, Cui Niang, and Nianxue, while the others remained in the other courtyard.

The news of Lanqin's return seemed to cause a greater sensation than the eldest princess's upcoming marriage, and the women in the inner quarters seemed quite restless. Madam Song and Madam Geng naturally rushed to the south courtyard to see Lanqin.

Seeing that everything in the South Courtyard was as usual, Lanqin asked Granny Wang, "Is this place cleaned every day?"

Granny Wang replied from the side, "Yes, Master ordered that everything be cleaned as it was when the Consort was here, and no one is allowed to be negligent in the slightest."

Lanqin nodded and looked around. It really was exactly the same as when she had just left.

"Qin'er!" Song's voice came from the doorway.

"Sister!" Lanqin turned around and saw Madam Song and Madam Geng.

Several months had passed, yet it seemed as if they hadn't seen each other for years. Madam Song quickly stepped over the threshold, ran to Lanqin's side, grabbed her hand, and scolded her, "You heartless girl, you've been gone for months. You've completely forgotten about your elder sister and younger sister Geng."

Lanqin was also very excited and said with a sweet smile, "Sister, you're blaming me. I also miss Sister Song and Sister Geng."

Several people sat down and talked, while several maids took Wuxiha outside to look at the flowers in the courtyard, leaving only Lanqin, Songshi, and Gengshi to talk.

"Qin'er, two people have come while you were gone," said Madam Song.

"Sister, the eldest princess is about to get married. Instead of preparing a good dowry for her, you're worrying about things that don't need to be worried about," Lanqin said, knowing that she was referring to Nian Shi.

"Qin'er, why aren't you worried at all?" Song Shi thought anxiously when she saw Lanqin's nonchalant attitude.

“Sister Song, look at Qin’er, she doesn’t look worried at all. She must have a perfect plan.” Madam Geng said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Madam Song immediately asked, "Is that so?"

Lanqin looked at her two older sisters who treated her like a goddess, sighed inwardly, and said, "Don't worry, all you need to do now is spend these last few days with the eldest princess. In a few days, she will be getting married. It won't be easy for you to see her again."

Madam Song smiled and said, "I'm satisfied as long as she doesn't go to some place she'll never see again. What I'm more worried about now is you. These days, Madam Nian and Madam Yehe are equally powerful in the inner quarters. When Master comes back sometimes, he usually stays between the two of them."

Lanqin nodded, casually stroking her belly, and said, "Sisters, I'm pregnant again."

Madam Song looked surprised, and Madam Geng was also shocked, saying in disbelief, "Really?"

Lanqin smiled and nodded. She had only just found out herself; even the Fourth Master hadn't told her yet.

"See, Sister Song, you're worrying unnecessarily. Master doesn't come back very often; when he's not at the manor, he's definitely going to see Qin'er," said Madam Geng.

"Oh dear, that's wonderful! Look at me, I was worrying for nothing. My sister is pregnant again now, so she'll probably have to stay here to rest. Please don't go to that other courtyard again," Madam Song said hurriedly.

“You’re the first to know this news, I just found out too. Master doesn’t know yet,” Lanqin said. “No, Sister Song, I still have to go back after Moyaqi gets married.”

Madam Song and Madam Geng looked at each other and said in unison, "Why?" They thought that Lanqin was coming back, and that she was pregnant, and that she would surely become the most important person in the inner quarters again.

Lanqin glanced at Wuxiha, who was being led around the ground by his wet nurse, and said, "Naturally, it's for the sake of a healthy pregnancy and for the children to grow up happily."

“Oh, then my sister Geng and I will make more clothes for the baby in your belly,” said Madam Song.

"Thank you for your concern, sisters. How is the Nian family? And how is the Yehe family?" Lanqin asked with a smile.

Song was speaking normally, but now that she heard Lanqin was leaving, she lost the will to speak. Instead, Geng chimed in, "Nian is as beautiful as a flower, even more so than Wu. She is very good at flattering and currying favor with the master, and her relationship with the Fujin is unpredictable. Yehe is probably dependent on the Fujin."

Lanqin suppressed her smile, pondered for a moment, and said, "My two sisters just need to avoid Nian Shi and not provoke her."

Madam Song said, "Qin'er, you haven't met this Madam Nian. She's very arrogant. We would never provoke her. It's good enough that she doesn't come looking for trouble."

Madam Geng nodded: "Moreover, I heard that the master intends to make her a secondary consort!"

After saying this, both Madam Song and Madam Geng looked at Lanqin with worry, fearing that she might have some ideas.

"Alright, sister, let's go see the dowry I prepared for Moyaqi." Lanqin suddenly changed the subject, her gloomy expression vanishing.

"You're so kind, little sister." Seeing that Lanqin seemed unwilling to say more, Madam Song stopped talking.

“Moyaqi is my sister’s daughter, so as her aunt, I naturally have to put in some effort. Come on, let’s go take a look together,” Lanqin said with a smile.

Lanqin deliberately included several sets of jewelry bestowed upon her by the Fourth Prince in the dowry for the eldest princess, which she had never worn before. There were also many pieces of leather and precious satin, basically the best of everything Lanqin owned.

"Even I, your own mother, couldn't prepare all this. You're so good to Moyaqi," Song said, moved.

“Yes, I certainly don’t have that many. But if Sister Song doesn’t like it, I’ll embroider a screen for the eldest princess,” said Madam Geng.

"What are you saying? These are all gifts from the heart. How could I possibly dislike them? The eldest princess is truly blessed to have such caring aunts like you," Madam Song said happily.

After Lanqin spoke with Madam Song and Madam Geng for a while, Madam Song, mindful of Lanqin's pregnancy, left with Madam Geng.

Lanqin missed lunchtime, but she was still quite tired. So she called for Cui Niang, who helped her into the house to rest for a while. Now, she was more than a month pregnant, but she was very tired and always felt sleepy.