The princess consort waited anxiously, even after getting off the carriage, but she still couldn't see the master, the Fourth Prince.

"This concubine greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be well!"

Disappointed as they were, they did not act impolitely and immediately bowed, each holding a handkerchief.

"Greetings, sisters!" Although the Fujin looked tired, she still smiled and maintained a dignified demeanor, but her words were not very pleasant. "In the past few months, thanks to the hard work and dedication of all my sisters, nothing has happened in the manor."

Li, who wasn't good at hiding her emotions, immediately frowned. Although Hesheli, Song, and the others were more cunning, their expressions also changed in an instant.

Jiaming, however, looked rather unwell, which was quite obvious, at least the Fujin (wife of the emperor) noticed.

She knew she couldn't stand out too much, but she also couldn't be too naive. Otherwise, with so many people trying to harm her and her children, it would be a miracle if the two children were born by luck!

Anyway, if it's her, she just won't believe it.

Therefore, her performance was worse than that of Hesheli and Song, but better than that of Li. In short, she did not stand out.

Sure enough, the Fujin's gaze immediately swept over Hesheli, who was now wearing a beaming smile, Song, who remained calm and composed, and Geng, who had been acting innocent and carefree.

Since leaving the backyard, she has become much calmer and is now re-evaluating the women in the mansion.

Of course, the princess consort didn't forget that she couldn't just leave all these people in the backyard to stand there and watch them.

The Fujin handled things very well. She spoke briefly with each of them, starting with Hesheli. When she got to Li and Jiaming, she asked them a few more questions, of course, about Hongshi and Hongjing.

Of course, he said a few more words to Jiaming, explaining Hongxuan's whereabouts, "The Fourth Prince has also returned, but His Majesty instructed him and the First Prince to go directly back to the front courtyard. Once they are settled, they will come to see you, Sister Guarjia."

Of course, during the conversation, Jiaming noticed that the Fujin was assessing each person she was talking to.

Of course, the princess did it very discreetly; if Jiaming hadn't been so perceptive, she wouldn't have noticed at all.

Hesheli was not the prince's concubine in her previous life. Although she came from a prominent family, no less so than Honghui, she schemed and plotted to become his concubine in this life. She must be plotting something. The child she has now poses a great threat to both herself and Honghui. Therefore, she remains a key person to be wary of.

Compared to her previous life, Li Shi is much less cunning and ruthless, making her easier to deal with. However, she should not be underestimated, as her ideas are somewhat unconventional, and she occasionally comes up with brilliant ideas that can cause quite a stir.

Song Shi is quite shrewd and resourceful; otherwise, the master's first child wouldn't have been hers. It's just that she's really unlucky; she always manages to conceive and give birth to a child, but the child just won't grow up.

This has nothing to do with any underhanded tactics. According to the imperial physician, both children died from heart disease in their previous lives.

Therefore, the master was reluctant to set foot in Song's place, and he also refused to let Song have any more children. After all, it was very likely that the next child would be the same, and even if he had one, he wouldn't be able to raise it, which would only cause more sorrow.

After the second child of the Song family was lost in her previous life, she initially did not believe it and thought it was a trick by the family. However, she was quite capable and investigated so much, but she could not find any clues that caused the two children to suffer from heart disease. After meeting with her family, she learned that the children of her ancestors had died from heart disease, so she stopped complaining.

For this reason, Mrs. Song spends her days chanting Buddhist scriptures and praying for her two children.

Of course, she still harbored some hopes that if she recited Buddhist scriptures more often, her future child would be healthy.

Of course, the Princess Consort could guess this little scheme, but unfortunately, the possibility was extremely low, because the imperial physician advised that it was best not to let Lady Song give birth.

Madam Song doesn't understand the Fourth Prince. Even the imperial physician said so, so it's even more impossible for the Fourth Prince to give her another child. He didn't give her one in the previous life. Although many things have changed in this life, the Fourth Prince's temperament hasn't changed, and neither has Madam Song's. Therefore, it's impossible for Madam Song to have another child in this life.

Of course, Song's second child hasn't arrived yet in this life, but whether she can have another one is unknown. Ever since she couldn't hold back and said the wrong thing that time, she's been disliked by the Fourth Prince—something that didn't happen in her previous life.

Of course, it is highly likely that he was stimulated by the successive pregnancies of Lady Guargia.

However, even if she were to become pregnant again in this lifetime, she would still die young.

Thinking about it this way, the Fujin's fear of Song Shi disappeared.

Of course, if the Song family adopts someone else's child in the future, that would be a different story.

Finally, when her gaze fell upon the innocent and lively Lady Geng, the Fujin paused for a moment.

This is the one she needs to focus on.

In her past life, after Honghui was gone, she turned a blind eye to the infighting among the women in her harem, which made her much more capable than she is now.

For many years, the inner palace had no offspring. Although Lady Nian was favored and powerful, her children still died one after another. However, Lady Geng and Lady Niohuru formed an alliance and managed to give birth to a prince each amidst such fierce competition. How could they not be capable? Although both of them suffered severe bleeding after giving birth to princes and could no longer have children, they were still alive.

Based on her observations over the years, although Niohuru was only a collateral branch, she had the support of her clan. After all, at that time, every prince had the potential to ascend the throne, and Niohuru naturally understood this principle, so she also placed her bets on Niohuru.

Therefore, the two formed an alliance, and with the power of the Niohuru clan and the cunning of the Geng clan, they managed to break through the encirclement in the struggle in the backyard.

As for why it was Hongli who ascended the throne instead of Hongzhou, it was because no matter how cunning Geng was, she was just a woman who could only operate in the backyard. Once she left the Prince's mansion, her hands and feet would be cut off immediately.

Furthermore, her family wasn't powerful; they were suppressed and threatened by the Niohuru clan, so they couldn't offer her any assistance.

After giving birth to the prince, Niohuru had achieved her goal. Even if she left the Geng family, with the prince in her possession, her family would go to great lengths to help her, and there would be plenty of people to protect Hongli, the prince.

But Geng's situation is different. Without the power of the Niohuru clan, she might be able to protect herself, but she can't protect her Hongzhou.

After all, she had a lot of scheming ideas, but no favor, no power, and no ability to do anything.

Therefore, they had no choice but to compromise and have Hongzhou, the son of hers, submit to Hongli, the son of Niohuru.

Such a formidable figure, having lost the alliance with the Niohuru clan in her lifetime, who will she turn to this time?

The Suozhuoluo clan, who replaced the Niohuru clan in entering the palace?

Ha! The Fujin's lips curled into a mocking smile. The moment that woman entered the manor, everyone feared that she would replace Niohuru as Empress Dowager, so they gave her a sterilization "drug." Now that she's out of favor and will have no children in the future, she's already out of the running.

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