"Consort, what about the Prince's wedding, and what about the Princess's side?"

"I reckon the prince will still let her appear that day. After all, she is the primary consort, and she has to maintain a proper appearance."

Upon hearing this, the maid recalled the gossip she had overheard and chuckled.

"why are you laughing?"

"Consort, I heard rumors in the manor a few days ago that the news of our consort being confined to her quarters has spread to other manors, and now everyone is making fun of her."

"Nonsense!"

The maidservant immediately knelt down:

"Please calm down, Consort. I only heard this from someone else."

Li Jingshu's eyes turned cold. Although she had a grudge against the Fujin, the Fujin was to be present on the wedding day, and she would not allow anyone to mock her Hongshi.

"Granny Zhao."

"This old servant is here."

"Investigate. Throw out all those gossipy servants from the manor, leave no one alive!"

"This old servant will go right away."

Granny Zhao never takes action, but when she does, it's ruthless.

As she left, she glared at the maid kneeling on the ground.

This time, Li Jingshu had Zhao Mama dismiss fifteen servants at once, with one or two in each courtyard.

"Granny Zhao, it's not right to arrest people without any basis."

When it was Nian Yunrong's turn, she took advantage of her pregnancy and refused to let Zhao Mama arrest people from her courtyard.

“Consort, my master said that anyone who gossips about him is disgracing the reputation of the Yong Prince’s Mansion. As the consort of our prince, you surely do not wish for the mansion’s reputation to be tarnished.”

"You old servant, you're so quick-witted. I've always underestimated Consort Li."

"You flatter me, Consort Nian. In the end, we are all servants by the Prince's side, just doing our jobs for our master."

"you!"

Nian Yunrong was furious, and Qingyan quickly stepped in to comfort her:

"Granny Zhao, since that's the case, then you should take the person away quickly. Don't anger my master."

"Then this old servant will take his leave."

Nian Yunrong wanted to retaliate, but Qingyan stopped her and helped her into the house.

"Qingyan, why are you stopping me?"

"Consort, that Zhao nanny is someone who serves the Prince."

After following Nian Yunrong, Qingyan investigated the identities of several people. Apart from Qianxue, who was by Geng Youran's side and was the prince's person, the other one was this Zhao Mama.

"She's just a servant girl, what can she possibly do to cause trouble?"

"I heard that this Granny Zhao used to serve Consort Tong in the palace. Later, Consort Tong asked her to take care of our Prince. When Consort Li was pregnant, the Prince bestowed Granny Zhao upon her. At that time, the Prince did not allow Granny Zhao to come over even though Consort Li was pregnant."

Nian Yunrong snorted:

"It seems that the Prince is truly 'deeply in love' with Consort Li."

His words were full of jealousy.

Qingyan didn't say anything, but helped Nian Yunrong to the bed and then went downstairs to brew medicine for her.

That day, after returning to his residence, Yinzhen learned of the matter and went directly to Li Jingshu's courtyard.

"I already know about what happened to this servant. You handled it very well."

"Your Highness will not blame me for my recklessness?"

"No, you did very well. I've never paid much attention to the rumors circulating about the Yong Prince's Mansion. But now that Hongshi is about to get married, I naturally have to put an end to these rumors."

"I have to thank His Highness for bestowing Zhao Mama upon me back then. Zhao Mama is always decisive and efficient. Before those servants could even react, she had already taken care of everything."

"...I heard that the investigation almost got stopped when it reached Consort Nian?"

Li Jingshu gently handed over the fruit in her hand.

“It’s understandable that Sister Nian is soft-hearted and feels sorry for the servants.”

"Hmph, she's forgotten how she treated the servants before. Granny Zhao did the right thing; she should be taught a lesson so she won't be manipulated by servants in the future without even realizing it."

Li Jingshu didn't want to dwell on Nian Yunrong's topic, so she changed the subject and talked about Hongshi's wedding.

"Your Highness, it's Hongshi's wedding. Shouldn't we inform the Princess Consort in advance?"

"You don't need to worry about this; I'll talk to her myself. As for the rest, have you taken care of everything?"

"Everything is almost ready."

Yinzhen nodded in satisfaction. Hongshi was his eldest son, and his eldest son's wedding could not afford any mistakes.

He looked up at Li Jingshu and sighed inwardly, never expecting that Li Jingshu had been with him for twenty years.

Taking Li Jingshu's hand, Yinzhen gently patted it:

"Thank you for your hard work over the years."

Li Jingshu couldn't hold back her tears.

She followed Yinzhen from her teens, rising from a princess to a secondary consort, and gave birth to four children for him. She gave all her love to Yinzhen and the children.

But as the years passed and her children left her one by one, Yinzhen found himself surrounded by one woman after another.

How could she not resent, how could she not hate?

But all the resentment and hatred only pushed Yinzhen further and further away.

Now that her only son with Yinzhen is about to get married, she has come to terms with it. From now on, she doesn't want to live a life of jealousy and resentment.

"Why are you crying all of a sudden?"

Yinzhen raised his hand to wipe away Li Jingshu's tears, and hugged her in his arms, gently comforting her.

After a while, Li Jingshu took the initiative to comfort Yinzhen, telling him not to be angry with Consort Nian, and to go see Yunrong last year to avoid any trouble.

Knowing Nian Yunrong's temperament, Yinzhen agreed to Li Jingshu's request.

That evening, he specially asked Gao Wuyong to find a pair of jade bracelets from his private treasury, and then he came to Nian Yunrong's place.

"Consort, the Prince has arrived."

Nian Yunrong was still angry about what happened during the day and refused to get up.

"Consort, please come out and greet us!"

Qingyan stood anxiously at the door, but Nian Yunrong wouldn't come out.

When Yinzhen arrived at the door, he saw Qingyan kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise her head, and guessed that Nian Yunrong must be throwing a tantrum at him again.

Qingyan nervously raised her head slightly, looking at Yinzhen cautiously.

Yinzhen shook his head helplessly, signaling Qingyan to keep quiet.

"Who has angered our concubine again?"

Upon hearing the prince's voice, Nian Yunrong's lips curled slightly, but she did not turn her head to look.

"Gao Wuyong".

Yinzhen called Gao Wuyong over, took the box, stood behind Nian Yunrong, and handed the box to Nian Yunrong.

"This is?"

Nian Yunrong opened the box in surprise. She seemed to have seen this jade bracelet before.

"This is my mother's bracelet, which was originally meant to be left to my father's daughter."

Upon hearing this, Nian Yunrong called out "Your Highness" and then gently leaned against Yinzhen's chest behind her.

"You shouldn't have acted so recklessly today."

"Your Highness, I know I was wrong."

In fact, after calming down, Yunrong realized that she had acted impulsively.

But it was absolutely impossible for her to apologize to Li Jingshu, so when she heard that Yinzhen was coming, she actually planned to apologize to him.

Hearing Yinzhen say that the jade bracelets were for his daughter made Nian Yunrong feel even more ashamed.