Upon hearing this, Yinzhen pulled her closer and whispered, "Sleep, let's sleep together."

Tong Cheng'er was indeed sleepy. Upon hearing this, her eyelids drooped, and then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Yinzhen listened to the even breathing around him and fell asleep as well.

Yinzhen made further arrangements, ordering people to keep an eye on the Jiangnan region and investigate further. He felt that the prefect couldn't have only committed one thing—examination fraud—there must be something else involved.

He just couldn't wait any longer; if he didn't set off back to the capital soon, he would miss his fifth brother's wedding.

After making the arrangements, Yinzhen ordered his return to the capital.

The journey back to Beijing was quite peaceful; they didn't stop for long and encountered nothing particularly unusual.

"I'm finally back."

As Tong Cheng'er stepped into Yaocheng Courtyard, she couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

From the capital to Mongolia, then from Mongolia to Jiangnan, and then back from Jiangnan, a lot happened along the way. Now that she's back in her residence in the capital, Tong Cheng'er feels a special sense of security.

Even though no one had lived in Yaocheng Courtyard for several months, it remained clean. When she returned, the furnishings inside were exactly the same, which made Tong Cheng'er feel even more at home.

After returning to Beijing, Tong Cheng'er's life remained the same as before, mostly consisting of reading storybooks and petting her cat.

When the Third Prince's wife heard the news of her return, she sent a visiting card to her door on the third day after her return.

Tong Cheng'er naturally had no reason to disagree.

When the Third Princess Consort entered, she startled Tong Cheng'er.

"Third sister-in-law, when did you get pregnant? You're so heavy. I should have come over earlier. I never let you come with such a big belly."

She was genuinely startled. Back in Mongolia, the Third Princess's belly was still flat, but after she returned, her belly was quite large. How could she not be alarmed?

The Third Princess smiled nonchalantly: "She's not that delicate, it's just a pregnancy."

Tong Cheng'er's eyes widened upon hearing this. What did she mean by "just being pregnant"? This was pregnancy! In ancient times, when medical conditions were underdeveloped, childbirth was like passing through the gates of hell. She really had a big heart to say such a thing.

Tong Cheng'er then disagreed, saying, "We still need to be careful. Pregnancy is no small matter and cannot be taken lightly."

Third Princess Consort nodded: "I will be careful. I didn't expect this pregnancy. I found out on the way back to the capital. I was already three months pregnant at that time. I was pregnant before going to Mongolia, but because I wasn't showing, I didn't notice."

In addition, my period hadn't stopped at that time, and I didn't have any other symptoms, so I didn't know I was pregnant.

Tong Cheng'er nodded: "I see. It seems this child is destined to be with Third Sister-in-law."

The trip to Mongolia was quite arduous, especially since she had raced horses with Dolan there, but she didn't have any symptoms. On the way back to Beijing, they found out she was already three months pregnant, which meant she had passed the danger period.

I was really lucky.

“I also feel that this child and I are destined to be together.”

The Third Prince's wife had completely given up on him. When she gave up, she had already decided that she would probably never have children in her life. Unexpectedly, the child was already in her belly.

For her, this was nothing short of a blessing.

...

After the Third Prince's wife was found to be pregnant, the Third Prince treated her much better, but by then the Third Prince's wife had already become indifferent.

With her obsession gone, the Third Princess Consort returned to the capital and began to rest and prepare for childbirth. She had a dowry, managed all the affairs of the household, and the baby in her womb was loving and didn't cause any trouble. She lived a very comfortable life.

Because of her pregnancy, Consort Rong in the palace treated her much better. If she gave birth to a prince, he would be the first legitimate grandson of Emperor Kangxi.

This is the "top spot" that the eldest prince and the crown prince have been vying for.

Consort Rong was ecstatic.

The Third Prince was also very happy when he learned that his wife was pregnant.

Perhaps influenced by Emperor Kangxi, the Third Prince also valued his status as a legitimate son.

He also hoped to have a legitimate son.

He already had children, but they were all born out of wedlock. He was happy when the children were born, but not as happy as when he heard that his primary wife was pregnant.

Because he was happy, the Third Prince treated his Third Consort very kindly. In addition, after seeing another side of her in Mongolia, the Third Prince had inexplicable feelings for her.

He didn't know what that emotion was, but driven by it, he instinctively treated the Third Princess Consort much better.

He was so good to her that even when she was pregnant and unable to serve him in bed, he would still occasionally spend the night at her place.

In the past, the Third Princess Consort would have been very happy, but now she finds it particularly boring, so she drives people out and even schedules the days for the concubines in the backyard to serve her in bed.

This day naturally excluded her.

For thirty days a month, someone would attend to him in bed every day.

She also declared that if anyone could get pregnant, they could raise the child themselves, and their share of the allowance would be increased. If the child was a healthy prince, the position of concubine would remain vacant.

After hearing her words, the Third Prince's harem became much more lively, with everyone wanting to serve him in bed and get pregnant.

Despite the chaos of war, the fire didn't touch her at all.

As if that wasn't lively enough, she went to Consort Rong's place and asked for two more beautiful women, the kind that the Third Prince's harem didn't have.

When Consort Rong heard this, she almost spat out what she had just drunk. Was this still her noisy and jealous daughter-in-law?

With the addition of two new women, along with Qiu Bai and Qiu Ping from Mongolia, the Third Prince finally experienced the joy of having women on both sides. However, when he actually experienced it, he didn't feel particularly happy.

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