"Uh," Li suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. She touched her temple with her right hand and hurriedly uttered the word "fragrant" before completely fainting.

By this time, Xiangyun, whose mind had calmed down considerably, noticed Li's unusual behavior. She was taken aback at first, then realized something was wrong.

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As Wu Gege's head maid, she reacted quite quickly, immediately rushing out to catch the fallen Li Shi.

Although Xiangyun was a maid, she had never done any rough work and had not exercised much. In fact, she was about as strong as a young lady from a poor family who never left her home.

Staggering backward, Xiangyun crashed into the table with a "bang!" Her face contorted instantly, and she almost let go of Li Shi's arms.

Fortunately, just before she was about to let go, she remembered how terrifying her master was. In the end, she gritted her teeth, twisted her face, and endured the pain in her back to hold Li Shi tightly, preventing her from falling to the ground.

As soon as the pain subsided, Xiangyun immediately called for someone to come in, "Someone come here! The mistress has fainted!"

The door was quickly opened, and two second-class maids and two servants rushed in. When they saw the unconscious Consort Li, they immediately panicked!

"What's wrong with the concubine?"

Xiangyun glared angrily, "What are you asking? The concubine is the priority. Hurry up and carry the concubine to the kang." After several people came to help her and freed her up, she immediately pointed to a second-class maid and said, "You, go to the principal wife and tell her that the concubine fainted. Tell the principal wife to quickly invite a doctor over."

Before the doctor even arrived, news of Li Shufu's wife fainting spread like wildfire throughout the Fourth Prince's residence.

The women in the backyard secretly hoped that Consort Li would faint and never wake up again. But Consort Ulanara, who had witnessed many women's pregnancies in her past life, felt her heart pounding, a bad premonition creeping in. Heh, perhaps she's just sick!

As for Jiaming, upon hearing this news, she actually hoped that Consort Li was truly ill, because it was other women who had taken action before. Although Consort Li had also contributed to the situation, she had never actually made a move.

If she's sick, I doubt she'll have time to bother her.

Unexpectedly, when the doctor arrived, he detected a pregnancy pulse!

This was absolutely shocking! It was even more explosive than the news of Jiaming's pregnancy!

Li has already given birth to two sons and a daughter. Heaven couldn't stand her arrogance and took away one of her sons. Now, is it going to give her another son?

Women who are neither favored nor have children are jealous! Why is it that Lady Li is so lucky to get pregnant and give birth to children one after another? If she were to have another child, wouldn't she take away the only concubine position in the Prince's mansion?

Li's pregnancy was like stirring up a hornet's nest. Apart from Jiaming, who felt no jealousy, everyone else decided to turn their anger towards her. Upon learning of this, Jiaming immediately instructed Xiao Hezi to secretly use his pawns to exaggerate the dangers posed by Li, thereby diverting hatred.

In the main courtyard, the Princess Consort's face was extremely gloomy.

Because Li's previous births were all around the same time as in her previous life, she thought that she would give birth to Hongshi on the 13th day of the second month of the 43rd year of Kangxi's reign. However, she did not expect that she would become pregnant in the 10th month of the 41st year of Kangxi's reign.

She was pregnant for ten months, and when she gave birth, it was only in the 42nd year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. Clearly, the timeline was earlier than expected!

The Fujin was seething with hatred. She had already planned to take care of Li next year when Li was pregnant and had less energy.

The news of her pregnancy came so suddenly that she wasn't prepared at all. Could it really be that she would give birth to Hongshi and be promoted once again to become a concubine second only to her?

no

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The Fujin gave a very firm answer. If this Li woman were still the same as in her previous life, she might have compromised, but in this life, she was clearly more unpredictable and more difficult to deal with. She absolutely could not allow her to become a secondary Fujin, further strengthening her own power!

Having incurred the wrath of the masses, Madam Li immediately diverted almost all attention from the backyard to Jiaming. Even if a few scattered methods were used against her, they were practically ineffective.

Seeing this, Li was naturally unwilling. In her heart, Jiaming was still her biggest worry, so while cursing the short-sightedness and stupidity of the women in the backyard, she raised her arms and blocked or countered the methods of the women in the backyard.

Even though Consort Ulanara personally intervened, they still couldn't do anything to her.

"Master, you are truly amazing!" Xiangyun, who had harbored some disloyalty not long ago due to her own experiences and Li's unpredictable moods, immediately suppressed it after witnessing Li's strength and hid it deep in her heart.

"I think so too!" Madam Li was very proud. Her victory in this battle fully demonstrated the boundless fighting power of her side. With such great strength, she would surely have the last laugh and become the empress.

After this incident, everyone in the backyard, including Jiaming, was shocked and even more shocked by the immense power that was gathered around Li Shi!

I heard that Liu, the concubine in the western courtyard (not the one who went to the cold courtyard, but another one), was so shocked that she was only able to be brought back with the help of a doctor.

When Jiaming heard about this before lunch, she ate an extra half bowl of rice, even though her appetite had already increased significantly.

Red Peach kept glancing at her stomach, wondering where all that food had gone.

Jiaming didn't care about Hongtao's reaction. In a great mood, she suddenly realized that the Li family's power had its advantages. The more power she wielded, the more hatred she attracted, making things easier for her side.

She's very vengeful and petty. Li Shi couldn't do anything to her before, but now she'll use her as a shield and let her get her revenge first.

The Fujin, however, was different. She was shocked and furious. Although she had guessed that the Li family's power was immense, she had not expected it to be so great.

Li Shi, right under her nose, has managed to build such a large power base as a concubine. If she were in a higher position, would she have to give up her position as the primary wife?

After thinking it over, the Fujin became even more determined to do everything in her power to prevent Li from being promoted, and even if she gave birth to Hongshi again, she would not let her become a secondary Fujin.

The Fujin (Prince Consort) held a prestigious position and had an advantage in terms of title, while the Li family secretly wielded slightly more power than the Fujin. As a result, the two sides were evenly matched.

Jiaming knew perfectly well that she shouldn't get involved at this level, or she could easily become cannon fodder. After all, her foundation was shallow, and she had few followers; she couldn't afford to be cannon fodder.

He immediately instructed Xiao Hezi to tell his men to avoid confronting the Fujin and Li families as much as possible.

Her decision was brilliant; none of her own people were involved, and they were all spared. However, the concubines and princesses' subordinates, who were caught up in it, suffered various forms of cannon fodder and misfortune!

Thanks to their lively rivalry, Jiaming has been living a very comfortable life lately. She doesn't have to worry about things that are bad for the fetus, and she can enjoy delicious food while listening to the grand opera starring Fujin and Li, with Song, Zhang, and others actively participating!