Chapter 342 Tang Qianran was also set up

At this moment, Gao Qingtong also arrived. Seeing the Crown Princess's cold and aloof gaze, as if she didn't recognize her, she said tremblingly, "This concubine greets the Crown Princess."

Jiang Fenghua said coldly, "We've been waiting for you. Just watch from the sidelines!"

Before Gao Qingtong could react, Jiang Fenghua stared at Tang Qianran and said coldly, "I came to Yuxiu Palace today to invite Consort Tang to dinner. Take a look, does it suit your taste? For the next nine months, the Imperial Kitchen will deliver your meals like this, and you will have to finish all of these for your three meals and midnight snacks every day. Can you do that?"

Tang Qianran was faced with a feast of braised pork knuckle, roast duck, braised chicken, and other delicacies. Of course, she couldn't eat like that unless she wanted to die.

At this moment, she understood the Crown Princess's intention and immediately knelt on the ground, pleading, "Crown Princess, spare my life."

Jiang Fenghua gave Wang Mama a wink, and Wang Mama quickly stepped forward to help her up. "Your Highness must be careful with the child in your womb. The Crown Princess has no intention of harming anyone. If you kneel on the ground and hurt the child, it will be your own problem. At that time, Your Highness will probably have to go to His Highness the Crown Prince to explain yourself."

Tang Qianran was stunned, and tears streamed down her face as she felt like crying...

Jiang Fenghua said coldly, "Hold back your tears."

Instantly, Tang Qianran stopped crying, and her body began to tremble.

“The baby in Consort Tang’s belly is not even three months old yet. It is very dangerous for her to be too emotional,” Jiang Fenghua said again. “In front of Consort Song and Consort Gao, tell me what you did. Otherwise, I will report this to the Empress for you. Don’t think that just because the Empress is protecting you, I can’t do anything to you.”

Tang Qianran quickly replied, "I just brought some food to Consort Song. She said she likes sweets, so I..."

"Aren't you going to tell the truth? Do you think I dare to bring people to your Jade Beauty Palace to interrogate you without evidence?" Jiang Fenghua said coldly.

"Actually, I wanted Consort Song to eat more and gain weight so that the baby would grow into a giant baby... making it difficult for her to give birth later. If she couldn't give birth, it could result in the death of both mother and child, or even stillbirth." Tang Qianran couldn't help but blurt it all out in a panic.

Upon hearing this, Song Qing was immediately dumbfounded. Why hadn't she thought of this? She thought that Tang Qianran's initiative to show weakness and seek peace was because she was truly afraid of her, the concubine. Under the supervision of the nanny, Song Qing had long been tired of the food in the palace. When she saw that Tang Qianran had brought food from outside the palace, her mouth watered. It was so delicious that she couldn't stop eating.

She woke up hungry in the middle of the night and had to sneak a bite to fall back asleep. So that's what Tang Qianran was planning. No wonder she gained weight in just over four months. I wonder how fat she'll be when she gives birth in ten months.

Gao Qingtong never expected that someone would have such a vicious idea. Without drugging or causing any accidents, she could still take someone's life without anyone knowing. It is said that childbirth is a life-or-death situation, and carrying a giant baby will only lead to death.

"Tang Qianran, you..." Song Qing shouted angrily.

Jiang Fenghua said coldly, "If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being stupid. Luckily, you found out early, otherwise, no matter who you yell at, it would be useless if you caused irreparable consequences."

Song Qing immediately transformed into a wronged little wife, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, you repeatedly told me to protect the child, but I almost harmed the child because I was greedy."

Jiang Fenghua really didn't want to get involved with them, but they were carrying the imperial heirs. If they were ordinary people's children, she wouldn't make such a fuss, but they were carrying the royal treasures, which she couldn't touch. How could anyone else dare to cause trouble under her nose?

Jiang Fenghua softened her tone and said, "I've been watching over you all day long, keeping you by my side, thinking that you're safe. That's why I called all three of you pregnant ladies together today, so that you all understand your current situation. If any of you are stupid again, it has nothing to do with me. If you can't give birth and end up with both mother and child dying, then you'll be letting your children down."

Seeing Jiang Fenghua's earnest and responsible efforts to protect the children in their wombs, Gao Qingtong realized that Jiang Fenghua was nothing like what Zhu Zhenzhen had said.

If the Crown Princess was truly malicious, she could have simply let Consort Tang frame Consort Song. This would not only have killed Consort Song's child, but she could have also revealed that Consort Tang was responsible when Consort Song gave birth, thus punishing Consort Tang as well. It would have been a win-win situation for the Crown Princess. Why didn't she do it instead of saying it in front of them?

Furthermore, the Crown Princess even sent someone to invite her over, just to give her some advice, in case someone tried to harm her so she would give birth to a giant baby.

Gao Qingtong suddenly recalled the scene in her mind where Zhu Zhenzhen had been urging her to eat more these past few days. She said that if a mother doesn't eat, her child won't get any nutrition, and she felt that Zhu Liangdi was right.

Gao Qingtong suddenly asked, "May I ask, Consort Tang, where did you learn that this method can harm people?" If it weren't for the Crown Princess's reminder, she wouldn't have known about this method.

Tang Qianran said, "It was Liu Mama who mentioned it by chance, so I wrote it down and then came up with this idea."

Jiang Fenghua asked coldly, "Which Granny Liu?"

“It’s Granny Liu from Yuling Palace, the nanny who serves Consort Zhu…” Only then did she realize, “She is Zhu Zhenzhen’s nanny. Could it be that Zhu Zhenzhen deliberately had her tell me this so that I would harm Consort Song? She knows that Consort Song and I don’t get along.”

Tang Qianran said coldly, "You, Zhu Zhenzhen, cooperated with me on one hand and framed me on the other. I'm going to find her..."

After hearing this, Jiang Fenghua understood. So Zhu Zhenzhen had been planning this move all along. She asked, "What did you want to see her for? Did she give you the idea to harm Consort Song, or did she give you money to deliberately frame Consort Song? Did her maid, Liu Mama, directly instruct you to do this?"

Tang Qianran was dumbfounded. "No, nothing at all." How could she be so stupid? Even when she and Zhu Zhenzhen conspired to seduce the Crown Prince a while ago, she didn't criticize Zhu Zhenzhen at all, because she also participated in the seduction. Naturally, she wouldn't dare to say such things in front of the Crown Princess.

Song Qing said, "What are you cooperating on? Are you cooperating to harm us?"

"No, there's no such cooperation," Tang Qianran said, hesitant to speak.

Jiang Fenghua already knew this. Wasn't it normal for the ladies of the Eastern Palace to show their faces in front of the Crown Prince to compete for his favor? So this doesn't mean that Zhu Zhenzhen and Tang Qianran were wrong, or even that they wanted to harm others.

Zhu Zhenzhen thought of everything, but she managed to distance herself completely.

Gao Qingtong didn't dare tell the Crown Princess that she had asked Zhu Zhenzhen to take her place at Chengguang Palace, because she didn't know if what Zhu Zhenzhen said was true, and she had to verify it herself.

From now on, she will naturally be wary of Zhu Zhenzhen and have less contact with her.