What the Prince of Yan didn't know was that the news of Shen Wei secretly taking the contraceptive soup had already reached the ears of the princess.
As night fell over Kunyu Courtyard, the maid Zhang Yue knelt on the ground trembling with fear and complained to the princess.
The princess sat on the main seat, embroidering with a thin silver needle in her hand, and the embroidery needle outlined the outline of the chrysanthemum on the embroidery cloth.
The princess said calmly, "Go down, and don't spread the news about the contraceptive soup."
Zhang Yue immediately replied, "I'll take my leave."
Zhang Yue left the yard with her head down, hiding the triumphant smile on her lips. Zhang Yue knew very well that the princess was willing to promote the maid as a concubine in order to expand the palace and maintain the princess' reputation for virtue.
But now, Shen Wei was actually secretly taking contraceptive soup. Wasn't this a slap in the face of Princess Yan?
How could Princess Yan tolerate Chen Wei?
Zhang Yue curled the corners of her lips. Next, she just needed to watch the show in the corner. She watched Shen Wei fall from her great height and become a lowly maidservant as humble as herself.
Nanny Liu brought the hot tea and gently placed it on the table.
Madam Liu asked in a low voice: "Princess, Chen Wei is really ungrateful. How about telling the prince about her taking the contraceptive soup?"
The princess held the embroidery needle, and the sharp tip of the needle pierced the embroidery cloth. Her eyes were filled with deep thought.
In recent years, the princess has rarely taken action personally against concubines and side concubines - because it is not worth it.
After all the fights, her position remains unshakable. However, those women who once coveted her position as princess have died one by one.
Chen Wei was the first one to take contraceptive soup on her own initiative.
The princess couldn’t guess what Shen Wei was thinking, and she was too lazy to guess.
The princess told Madam Liu: "Since Chen Wei doesn't know how to appreciate her kindness, there are many women who can replace her. Have you found the beautiful girl I asked you to find?"
Madam Liu smiled and said, "Princess, please rest assured that I will do my job. The girl I found this time is from a poor family, timid and cautious, and her appearance is naturally first-class."
The princess nodded and said, "After the Spring Banquet, send the girl in."
I thought Shen Wei would seize the opportunity to get pregnant and give birth to a child to preserve her wealth and glory. I didn't expect that she actually drank the contraceptive soup secretly.
In this case, there is no need to focus on Shen Wei.
Without any offspring, Shen Wei was destined not to survive in the rear house for long.
The princess seemed to have thought of something, and she asked Aunt Liu, "Have Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen finished reciting their lessons?"
Madam Liu shook her head: "It's late at night, and the two young masters have already gone to bed. You can recite your lessons tomorrow without any delay."
The princess threw the embroidery cloth onto the table and stood up. "You can't neglect your studies. I have spent my whole life on these two children and put in countless efforts to raise them. I can't let them fail."
In the palace, the princess gave birth to two sons and one daughter, Concubine Liu gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, Liu Ruyan had a sickly daughter, and the other concubines gave birth to four sons.
The Prince of Yan treated all his children equally and did not discriminate between them based on whether they were legitimate or illegitimate children. If the eldest son born to the princess is not capable of achieving success, the Prince of Yan will also train other sons.
Princess must not let this happen! Her son is her only hope.
The princess ordered people to light lamps and walk at night, and wake up her two sleeping sons to recite their lessons.
You are not allowed to sleep until you finish memorizing.
The light in the study was always on. The two little princes were so sleepy that they yawned and made a fuss about wanting to sleep. The princess looked at her two good-for-nothing sons and simply had someone bring out a small board and hit their palms.
The two children cried, their palms turned red, and they began to recite with sobs. However, he stumbled through reciting the words until late at night and had not even finished two lines, which made the princess so angry that she almost had a heart attack.
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The two children stayed up late to memorize their lessons and were beaten by the princess. The spring night was cold and they had a fever at dawn.
After returning from the morning court, Prince Yan learned that his two sons were ill, and immediately went to the children's courtyard to visit them. The yard was filled with the smell of medicine. The princess had already invited the imperial physician to treat the two children.
Prince Yan walked into the bedroom of the two children.
The two children lay pitifully on the bed, their faces red from the high fever, their lips chapped, and their foreheads covered with towels.
Prince Yan frowned as he watched.
He was busy with official duties and left his two legitimate sons in the care of the princess. How come these two sons became sickly? All year round, I suffer from major and minor illnesses.
"How come Chengke and Chengzhen caught a cold again?" Prince Yan stared at the princess with a look as sharp as a knife, suspiciously.
The princess wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, feeling distressed and helpless: "It was cold at night, Cheng Ke and Cheng Zhen recited their lessons until late at night, they were too hard-working, that's why they got sick."
The courtyard was full of the princess's people, and no one dared to expose her little lie.
Although Prince Yan had his doubts, he thought that the princess was the child's biological mother after all and would definitely not do anything to harm the child, so he did not ask any further questions.
The Prince of Yan looked at the Princess deeply and said: "Learning to read and write requires gradual progress. The child is still young, so don't force him to grow."
The princess smiled, her expression flawless, "Your Majesty is right."
But deep down, the princess did not agree with the way Prince Yan educated his children.
Born into a royal family, the center of attention. If the child grows up to be an illiterate good-for-nothing, wouldn't she, the princess, become a laughing stock in the whole capital?
Her son will inherit the entire palace in the future and must not lose to other prominent children in Yanjing.
Children suffer now so that they will have a good life in the future.
The princess clutched her handkerchief tightly and changed the subject: "Your Majesty, I heard something recently, and I think it would be better to let Your Majesty know."
Seeing that she looked embarrassed, Prince Yan nodded, and he and the princess left the two children's bedroom and went to the children's study for a private talk.
The bookshelves in Chengke and Chengzhen's study are filled with ancient and modern classics. There is an unfinished book on the desk, and the ink has dried.
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