Be it Princess Zhenbei, Yu Zicheng, or Chen Nianzhi herself, none of them wanted to reveal the news too early and give others more motivation to target her, so after a brief discussion, the three of them decided that Chen Nianzhi would leave the Zhenbei Palace directly with Yu Zicheng when his honeymoon leave ended.
Anyway, Chen Nianzhi said before the marriage that she wanted to live in her own Minister's Mansion, so she would leave when Yu Zicheng left. No matter who saw it, it would seem reasonable.
As expected, the concubines and illegitimate children of the King of Zhenbei did not think there was anything wrong with Chen Nianzhi's departure. They were just a little regretful. Now that Chen Nianzhi was gone, if they wanted to deal with him again, they would not be able to hide themselves as much as possible by taking advantage of their proximity.
What these people didn't know was that Yu Zizhen had already detected the actions they thought were hidden through the baby voice system a long time ago, and she also knew exactly what these people were planning.
According to those people themselves, since Yu Zicheng was such a paranoid sister who happened to become the emperor, it was impossible for them to kill Yu Zicheng for the position of crown prince.
After all, given Yu Zizhen's unconventional personality, if they really killed Yu Zicheng, the other party would most likely make the Zhenbei Palace disappear.
By then, let alone getting the title of King of Zhenbei, the fact that they were not all exiled to the mines to do hard labor in a fit of rage from Yu Zizhen would be a blessing from their ancestors’ good deeds and their descendants.
But even so, it doesn't mean they have no chance at all.
If they can't do anything to Yu Zicheng, can't they do anything to his wife?
Isn't it normal for women to have miscarriages, difficult deliveries, or even have two deaths?
Even if Yu Zicheng's wife had a rather unfortunate fate, Yu Zizheng had no reason to suspect them, right?
After all, as long as Yu Zicheng is alive, they will have no chance of getting the title of King of Zhenbei. According to common sense, there is no need for them to take action against Yu Zicheng's wife, right?
The concubines and illegitimate sons of the King of Zhenbei thought that as long as they kept their hands clean and were not caught, and then made up this high-sounding excuse, even Yu Zizhen would not be able to do anything to them.
As for the purpose of their going to so much trouble to do all this, it was undoubtedly for the wealth and splendor represented by the Zhenbei Palace.
With Yu Zizhen around, they really had no way to attack Yu Zicheng. Even on the battlefield, they had to protect Yu Zicheng as much as possible to prevent Yu Zicheng from accidentally dying in front of them and causing Yu Zizhen's anger in the end.
But this does not mean that they have no way to seize everything from the Zhenbei Palace.
Although Yu Zizhen is powerful, she is just a mortal after all, not the immortal god as described in the legend.
As long as they can wait until Yu Zizhen dies, they don't believe that Yu Zizhen's successor will be like her, crazy and unreasonable.
In other words, they always felt that as long as Yu Zizhen passed away and her successor took office, they would have another opportunity to harm Yu Zichen.
By then, Yu Zicheng will be dead, and thanks to their unremitting efforts, he will have no suitable son to inherit the title. In that case, if the Zhenbei Palace is not inherited by them, how can it fall into the hands of outsiders without any reason?
Although they had to fight for it at that time, they still had a chance to compete after all. Unlike now, let alone taking actual action, they don’t even dare to express their desire to compete openly. This life is really depressing.
Yu Zizhen, who had already seen through their intention to save the country in a roundabout way, did not order people to deal with them immediately. Although she was the emperor, she would not take the lead in violating all the laws she had set under the banner of eliminating hidden dangers.
Anyway, with the people she sent to help cover up and protect her, Chen Nianzhi would not be tricked by the concubines and illegitimate sons of the King of Zhenbei.
In addition, she also has the super plug-in of the baby voice system. Whenever those people take any action, she can know it in advance, and then just wait and catch them red-handed.
As long as there are witnesses and evidence, she will deal with these people according to the law. Not to mention the idle spectators, even the King of Zhenbei, the head of the Zhenbei Palace, will not be able to find any fault with Yu Zizhen.
Those who were still dreaming did not know that the moment they had new evil thoughts, Yu Zizhen had already kept a close eye on them.
In the following months, Chen Nianzhi not only strictly controlled her diet and exercise according to the doctor's advice, and tried her best to control her belly from getting too big while ensuring the health of the child, but also used loose official clothes to cover her belly which was becoming more and more prominent day by day.
She was so cautious until she was more than five months pregnant and the Zhenbei Palace held a Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Only then did the Zhenbei King's ambitious concubines and illegitimate sons realize that something was wrong with her.
Looking at her belly, which already had a certain curvature, several concubines of King Zhenbei showed stunned expressions of shock for the first time.
They never dreamed that Chen Nianzhi was so lucky that she became pregnant right after getting married.
The most important thing is that this woman did not stay at home to take care of the baby even though she was pregnant. Instead, she continued to go to the Ministry of Works on time as usual.
Otherwise, they and their children would not have subconsciously ignored the possibility that Chen Nianzhi was pregnant.
Several women cursed Princess Zhenbei, Yu Zicheng and Chen Nianzhi in their hearts for being so good at hiding, while also mocking Princess Zhenbei and Chen Nianzhi in a sarcastic manner.
Princess Zhenbei had had enough of their ferocious, gnashing expressions, and she was in an unprecedentedly good mood. When she heard these women mocking her for being harsh on her daughter-in-law, and for letting her work even though she was pregnant, she still had a smiling look on her face like a winner.
"My Nianzhi is different from us inner court ladies. Your Majesty values her, so of course she has to do as much as she can for His Majesty and the court."
She gracefully lifted a cup of tea. "Of course, Your Majesty is not the kind of emperor who only seeks to exploit his subjects. After learning that my daughter Nianzhi was pregnant, Your Majesty not only sent experienced nurses and doctors to the Minister's residence, but also personally took Nianzhi's pulse every time she came to the palace to meet him, just to prevent any accidents."
Princess Zhenbei was able to feel proud for once in this matter. Yu Zizhen's attitude towards her before had caused her to be ridiculed and mocked by the concubines of the King of Zhenbei, both openly and covertly. It was not until Yu Zicheng married Chen Nianzhi that Princess Zhenbei's status rose because of Yu Zizhen's special attention to Chen Nianzhi.
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