In Taoyuan, Xiao Hezi hurriedly replied to Jiaming: "Master, news has come from below that the Fujin, Consort Hesheli, Consort Li Shu, and Consort Song are all making moves everywhere."

"Wait a minute," Jiaming said with a gentle smile, looking down at her prominent belly and soothing her slender hand as she gently touched the baby's moving belly.

As the due date approaches, the baby in my belly is being very playful, always moving around, as if trying to find a way out and wanting to come out early to see the unfamiliar world.

Because of the frequent fetal movements lately, my husband thinks that the baby in his belly must be a lively and active little princess.

Upon hearing this, Jiaming looked bewildered, her expression a picture of utter disbelief.

Because she possesses wood-based superpowers, and the baby in her womb is already formed, she already knows the baby's gender by scanning the baby's specific appearance with her superpowers.

Why is the old man so convinced she's a little princess? Speechless, especially since she's a lively and active little princess!

Clearly, in this era, I've heard that many women are born with quiet and well-behaved daughters. Can't you guess that your son is a little prince just because he's lively and active?

Thinking to herself, she continued to soothe her restless second son in her belly with her hand through her skin. After a while, when the naughty child in her belly calmed down, she looked up at Xiao Hezi again and said, "We can continue."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hezi continued, "It seems they're all revolving around Lin, the gatekeeper nanny in the small garden near the front yard."

"The front garden!" Jiaming frowned and emphasized the five words. Although she didn't know why the women in the backyard were targeting Lin Shi, she could guess from these five words that they were definitely going to the front garden, which was very likely her Hongxuan. After all, he was the only one who went to the small garden almost every day unless he returned to his Peach Courtyard.

He clearly followed his own nature and likes flowers and plants.

Xiao Hezi also understood his young master's habits. To put it simply, this activity of his young master was so regular that anyone in the Fourth Prince's mansion who paid attention would probably know about it.

Then he became worried, "Master, the young prince is in danger, what should we do?"

Jiaming's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly, almost to the point of being completely squinted.

"What good ideas do you have?" she asked, looking at Xiao Hezi with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Xiao Hezi frowned and said, "Since we don't know when or who will make the move, I haven't come up with a solution yet. However, I'll have people keep a close eye on things."

Jiaming was a little disappointed, "You don't have any ideas either!"

As soon as Jiaming finished speaking, Xiao Hezi immediately chimed in, "Master, this servant has an idea."

"Tell me about it?" Jiaming looked at Xiao Hezi with a leisurely air.

“This is what I think,” Xiao Hezi said, pursing his lips. “There’s no such thing as being a thief for a thousand days but not being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days. It would be bad if we were to be careless one day, so we still have to take the initiative.”

Jiaming nodded in agreement, “What you said makes sense. However, how can we take the initiative? After all, that’s the front yard managed by the master’s men. We can only send people to inquire and pass on information, and that’s only with the master’s knowledge and tacit approval. If the master finds out that our people have done something wrong, even if he knows that they are doing it to eliminate the danger in advance, it’s hard to say what the master will think. So, let’s try to think of other ways.”

She didn't really care about what the Fourth Prince thought, but while she didn't care, her Xuan'er did.

It is said that women who have children have soft hearts and weaknesses. She had previously thought that she did not love her child much, even though the child was her own. After all, she had seen so many unfilial children in the apocalypse, and she thought her heart was hard enough.

But as her child grew from such a tiny little thing to now being able to run, jump, and talk, she realized that her heart had softened unconsciously.

Therefore, she would compromise for the sake of her child. In order not to disappoint the master and thus reduce his affection for Hongxuan, she could only try her best to avoid doing bad things herself and to avoid being resented by the master.

Of course, sometimes, doing bad things can be discovered by the emperor, like Hesheli's obesity.

In the blink of an eye, as Xiao Hezi finished speaking, her thoughts raced wildly.

"What if you can't think of anything?" Xiao Hezi asked hesitantly.

"I didn't expect that," Jiaming said softly, but her words carried great weight. "Then I'll do as you say."

After all, compared to Hongxuan's safety, the master's thoughts and preferences, while important, are not essential.

“However,” Jiaming deliberately drew out the last syllable, and at the same time, her voice became normal, “there is no need to rush. The Fujin, Li Shi and others are wary of the master, and they will definitely plan carefully before letting anyone take action. So, we still have time to think of a countermeasure.”

"That's true," Xiao Hezi agreed, but then a thought suddenly struck him. He immediately said, "Master, can't we tell the lord about this? We can use his methods to eliminate this potential danger."

“I’ve thought about that too,” Jiaming said, shaking her head. “But it won’t work. It’s not that we can’t use Master’s methods, but we can’t use them too much. The more things we do, the more clues we’ll leave. It wouldn’t be good if Master found out that we were using him to achieve our goals.”

Even a prince has the arrogance of a prince. Of course, even an ordinary man can't stand being used, especially by a woman in his harem, or even a concubine.

She didn't say these words aloud, but thought them through in her mind before continuing, "So, in the future, we can only use your people for very, very important things. Otherwise, we won't use them if we don't have to."

Xiao Hezi nodded, firmly supporting his master's opinion, and respectfully replied, "This servant will remember your instructions, master."

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