Su Yushan didn't want to say a word about that woman. She didn't want to interfere with Hongli's decisions. He could do whatever he wanted. Exhausted, Su Yushan didn't respond and pretended to be asleep.

She clearly heard it, but refused to respond. Hongli understood that she still harbored resentment, and that saying more would only annoy her. So Hongli simply stopped talking and ordered the maid to prepare water for washing.

During this period, he could clearly feel that Su Yushan's attitude towards him had changed. She began to care about him slowly and would occasionally joke with him. He estimated that it wouldn't be long before she would let down her guard and treat him sincerely. But just at this time, Jin Minjing gave birth to a child!

The two of them had finally reached this point, and if Su Yushan's heart, which was about to open, were to be locked again because of Jin Minjing, he would probably never be able to win her true heart again in this lifetime.

Hongli knew very well what Su Yushan was concerned about, but how he should deal with it was a difficult problem. However, no matter how troublesome it was, he had to solve it as soon as possible and not drag it out.

Before finding a suitable solution, he didn't want to make empty promises to Su Yushan, so Hongli stopped bothering her and silently pondered a solution while resting his head on his arm...

The doctor calculated that Su Yushan's due date was in early May, and in another half month, Su Yushan's child should be born.

Despite her limited mobility at the time, she insisted on going out for walks every day to stretch her muscles and bones in order to avoid difficult childbirth.

On this day, the sky was blue and there was no wind. She went for a stroll in the garden with Yunfang and Changyue.

The garden was filled with blooming flowers and their fragrance. Su Yushan, who was pregnant, strolled slowly, admiring the picturesque scenery created by the surrounding trees and pavilions. Her worries were relieved.

But as they reached the corner, they faintly heard people talking, "Hey—did you hear? The one living in the other courtyard has given birth!"

The voice sounded familiar, like that of Princess Fucha. Immediately afterward, someone chimed in, "Really? Is it a boy or a girl?"

Su Yushan recognized the voice as belonging to Princess Gao, and immediately stopped in her tracks. She then heard Princess Fucha say:

"I heard it's a boy; even Fourth Master went over there in person yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Xiuwen frowned slightly, unable to help but think of her own miscarried child. Her heart sank further, and she said in a sour voice, "..."

"The Princess Consort only gave birth to a daughter, but Princess Jin actually gave birth to a son. She's so lucky!"

"That's right! Although he was born out of wedlock, he is still the eldest son, which is a cause for celebration. Consort Xi must be overjoyed."

The word "eldest son" is an indelible scar in Gao Xiuwen's heart. Her child is also a baby boy! If he can be born safely, then he should be Hongli's eldest son!

Suppressing her grief and indignation, Gao Xiuwen pondered to herself, "But our Fourth Master hates Princess Jin to the core. Even if she gives birth to a son, he might not necessarily favor her, right?"

Princess Fucha disagreed and carefully explained the current situation to her, "You must know that a mother's status depends on her son. No matter how much the Fourth Prince dislikes her, she is still the birth mother of his eldest son! I bet Consort Xi will definitely make the Fourth Prince bring them back."

"If Princess Jin returns to the manor, who in Huatang Pavilion will support her? She will surely cause trouble with the Fourth Prince again."

"Let her make a fuss!" Princess Fucha was amused by the spectacle. "Offspring are of paramount importance. I don't believe Fourth Prince values ​​her more than his own son. Our Princess is too gentle and doesn't like to get involved. Right now, that girl in Huatang Pavilion is the only one favored, and she's incredibly arrogant. Someone should come and teach her a lesson, curb her arrogance!"

In reality, Gao Xiuwen also hoped that Jin Minjing could come back. She was having a hard time, so why should Su Yushan have it so easy? But she didn't want to be disliked by the Fourth Master, so she never dared to openly oppose Su Yushan. If Jin Minjing could come back, Su Yushan would definitely be annoyed, and she could sit back and watch the show and reap the benefits!

Su Yushan remained silent despite the gossip. Yunfang couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to step forward to refute, but Su Yushan grabbed her wrist.

Su Yushan shook her head, signaling her to keep quiet.

The group stopped and took a detour. Once they were a short distance away, Yunfang couldn't help but complain, "Why didn't you let me step in? They're slandering you so badly, you don't need to be polite to them. Let them know you're not someone to be trifled with!"

Yun Fang was unwilling to accept this, but Su Yushan was unwilling to pursue the matter further, because she recalled some past events. "When I first came to the manor, I was just like you, fearless and daring. I still remember that I refused to swallow my anger and had a conflict with Jin Minjing. Xi Lan accidentally bumped into Princess Gao while trying to help me. At that time, Princess Gao was more than five months pregnant, but she miscarried because of it."

I often think that if I had been more patient that day and hadn't argued with Jin Minjing, perhaps Gao Gege's child wouldn't have had this accident.

Yunfang, however, felt that Sister Yu shouldn't blame herself. "This isn't your fault! Nobody could have predicted something like this would happen!"

Even so, Su Yushan still felt that she also bore some responsibility. "I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me. I still feel guilty. It's normal that Gao Gege doesn't like me. I don't care about the verbal disputes. As long as she doesn't harm me, I won't hold it against her."

"What about Princess Fucha? I often see her accompanying Princess Lan to visit you. She is usually kind and caring towards you, but she speaks ill of you behind your back. What kind of conflict do you have?"

Su Yushan thought back carefully for a long time. She didn't seem to have offended Princess Fucha, but she always had an inexplicable sense of distance from Princess Fucha. She thought it was her own problem, but now it seems that her intuition was indeed very accurate. This Princess Fucha was also a two-faced person.

Su Yushan was very glad that she had never confided in him, otherwise she would have felt terrible hearing him talk about her like that.

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