Upon hearing this, a hint of sarcasm appeared on their faces.

“No ordinary man likes his wife’s family interfering in his affairs, let alone someone as a prince. This is a terrible move. In my opinion, we should just wait and see. If Madam Nalan really does this, it will only displease the prince. However, I'm afraid the ladies of the Mingzhu family and the wife of the Nalan family patriarch won’t get involved in this matter. Should we send someone over…”

The nanny gave a hint, asking if they should do something to the concubine's mother.

"No need. It's enough for the master to know about this. Whether the Nalan family does it or not is fine. As long as the master knows that his concubine had this plan, if the concubine wants to go home in the next few days, let her go."

For some reason, Lady Nalan actually listened to the suggestion of the maid named "Tao'er" and went to her parents' home.

Nalan's mother was the daughter of a minor official, and was rather ignorant. She took her daughter directly to meet Nalan Mingzhu's wife, Aisin Gioro.

Upon hearing about the mother and daughter's plans, Madam Mingzhu wanted nothing more than to slap them. They were utterly foolish. No matter how close her family was to her husband's family, they were still subjects. Besides, what kind of family interfered in their son-in-law's private affairs, especially with a merchant's daughter's belly? It was simply outrageous.

Lady Mingzhu was the daughter of a prince, so naturally she looked down on this merchant girl. In the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants were ranked last. Moreover, this woman had lost her fiancé and was a Han Chinese.

So the mother and daughter were scolded by Madam Mingzhu and returned home dejectedly.

However, this mother and daughter are determined and won't give up so easily.

Moreover, since Madam Qian loves sour food, it's highly likely she's carrying a son. This month, the mother of this concubine has come to our mansion twice already.

Granny Shi and the others managed to leak the concubine's thoughts to Yinzhi. When Yinzhi heard that Lady Mingzhu had refused, he thought that she was indeed worthy of being a daughter of the Aisin Gioro family, and he also felt that the concubine and her mother were very petty.

He Zhuo also told Yin Zhi about Nalan's wish to raise Qian's child. Yin Zhi grunted in response but said nothing more, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He Zhuo pretended not to know and didn't care. Anyway, the people who planted the seed didn't care, so why should he meddle in their business?

Unexpectedly, the mother and daughter set their sights on Consort Hui. Lady Nalan personally went to Consort Hui to plead with her, because the father of the secondary consort was only a sixth-rank official, and in this dynasty, only fifth-rank officials could be granted the title of Lady of the Palace. Therefore, the mother of the secondary consort could not even step into the palace.

This move can be considered quite good, but it may also make Yinzhi feel uncomfortable. After all, since Consort Hui gave birth to three grandsons and her son's harem has been peaceful, she has rarely interfered.

Yinzhi was used to it, so this sudden change was a bit hard to adjust to. However, Consort Hui was his biological mother, and they had a deep bond. Consort Hui also knew that her son was more important than her own family, so she just relayed the message, analyzed the pros and cons, and let him make his own decision.

Yinzhi agreed to place Lady Qian in the concubine's courtyard, but he grew cold towards her. He had previously thought she was just plain-looking and dull, but now he thought she was foolish. Why did she have to talk to outsiders instead of her husband? What else could she be but foolish?

And so, at the end of the 36th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Miss Qian moved into the courtyard of the concubine.

Nalan also assigned a young maid to serve her, which indeed improved her treatment. Sometimes, she would even be given the special dishes that the concubines usually served.