Chapter 43 You Are Not the One to Be Worried
"Liu Lan, Madam Liu." Fang Ruoyun thought and asked, "Does mother recognize her? Concubine Gao said she wanted to invite her, but the timing was not right."
"Back then, Concubine Rou's fetus was in an abnormal position, and the child was large and difficult to deliver. But it was this Madam Liu Lan who straightened the fetus with her bare hands and delivered the Fourth Prince safely."
Fang's mother's eyes dimmed slightly as she said, "Ruoyun, don't panic. You're just a concubine now, a concubine. Even if she gives birth to a firstborn son, what's the big deal? Even if we take a step back and kill the mother but keep the son, then you'll be a concubine in the palace, and raising him under your name won't be just right."
"Mother, I don't want to raise that bitch's son."
Fang Ruoyun said unwillingly, touching her belly: "Mother, I have taken that prescription many times, why haven't I gotten pregnant yet?"
“…”
Seeing her anxious expression, Fang's mother added, "If you don't want to keep her, then find a way to get rid of her without leaving any trace."
A vicious look flashed across Fang's mother's eyes. She stared at Fang Ruoyun and said, "Tell me about the situation in the backyard."
"The Shen family's place is surrounded like an iron barrel. It's difficult to take action."
Fang Ruoyun had wanted to take action for a long time, but she had never found the opportunity. She said, "Mrs. Lin is still the same. She gets sick several times a year. Mrs. Li is always at odds with me. Mrs. Hai is obedient..."
Mother Fang pondered for a moment before she said, "You said before that whoever gives birth to a child will be promoted to concubine?"
"Yes." Fang Ruoyun nodded.
"The one who's anxious isn't you, the concubine, but the other concubines."
Fang's mother said meaningfully, "Madam Li entered the mansion first, how could she be willing to be overtaken by others? Madam Hai is young and energetic, and she entered the mansion at the same time, so she is even more unwilling to be outdone."
Fang Ruoyun seemed to be lost in thought and asked, "Mother, do you mean to instigate them to fight?"
"Li Yi Niang is timid, and Hai Shi is too stupid. They just entered the mansion and wanted to be the first to serve the prince. Their poisoning method was too poor and was discovered at once."
Fang Ruoyun had a very clear understanding of the concubines in the mansion.
"They didn't do it because they weren't pregnant yet." Fang's mother patted her hands and said, "If they were pregnant, would they take risks?"
"But, they can't get pregnant either." Fang Ruoyun sighed. In order to get pregnant first and not be overtaken by others, she tried every possible way to prevent them from getting pregnant.
"Silly girl."
Fang's mother shook her head helplessly and whispered in her ear.
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"Second brother, happy birthday to you." As soon as the Fourth Prince saw Prince Lin, he rushed towards him with his small body and said impatiently, "Second brother, I have prepared a lot of delicious food for you."
"Fourth brother, if you eat any more, I won't be able to hold you anymore." Prince Lin picked you up. You were heavy and very strong.
"Second brother, mother said I'm not fat." The fourth prince frowned, with a chubby face that looked easy to pinch.
"Ouch."
The fourth prince felt as if his face was being pinched. His eyes widened and he couldn't even speak clearly because his face was being pinched. "Third brother, you are bad!"
"Third brother." Prince Lin Chu Cong took action and rescued the fourth prince Chu Jin. The fourth prince ran to Chu Cong's side with his strong body and sat down. Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, the fourth prince was very happy and his cheeks were bulging with food.
"Your face is like a dough ball. Third brother is here to help you make it thinner."
Prince Heng Chu Lian said with a smile, holding up his glass and clinking it with him: "Come on, let's have a drink together, brothers."
"Humph." The Fourth Prince glared at him and mumbled, "Third brother is lying."
Xiao Boyan from the Duke's Mansion was in poor health and not good at drinking, but Xiao Shaochuan drank with them.
Concubine Fang's younger brother Fang Jianxi was sitting aside. He was lawless at home, but now facing the two princes and the sons of the Duke's Mansion, he was much more restrained.
…
"Mrs. Chen, the sun is shining brightly today. How about we go to the lake to enjoy the scenery?" Concubine Gao suggested, "When I came here earlier, I saw the lake in the mansion. It was very beautiful."
"Qixia Lake? The carp there are so beautiful. Sister Qiurong used to..."
Xiao Yiyi paused and said, "Sister Chen, if you meet Sister Qiurong, you will definitely like her." Her personality is very similar to that of the previous Sister Qiurong.
"Miss Xiao and the late Princess Lin were truly as close as sisters. Even Concubine Shen, who looks a bit like her, gets along like sisters."
After she finished speaking, Concubine Gao covered her mouth, as if she had said something wrong, and said: "Don't misunderstand, Concubine Shen. Concubine Shen is so beautiful, it must not be because of this face..."
"It is my great fortune to have a face similar to Princess Lin's."
Shen Lingshu smiled widely, not showing any displeasure. She looked at Xiao Yiyi and said, "Miss Xiao is right. If I could enter the mansion earlier, perhaps I could become sisters with Princess Lin."
Are you trying to mock her for being a stand-in for the deceased Princess Lin? Are you mocking her for relying on this similar face to get to the top?
Shen Lingshu was not angry at all. On the contrary, she had to thank him a lot. Otherwise, how could she stand out in the backyard of the palace where there were so many beauties?
If she doesn't fight or compete, the only fate that awaits her is death!
"Yes, yes, yes, Sister Qiurong will definitely like it when she meets Sister Chen." Xiao Yiyi liked it very much anyway. All the way to Qixia Lake, Xiao Yiyi chirped like a little bird.
Concubine Gao looked at Shen Lingshu again in the pavilion, her eyes were different. It seemed that Concubine Fang was going to have a headache, having such a smart concubine, and she was pregnant with twins...
“Sister Shen, look at the Qiu Cui koi.”
Xiao Yiyi pointed at the Qiu Cui koi swimming around in the pond. It looked completely different from ordinary koi and said, "This light blue koi is like the clear sky. Sister Qiu Rong bought it specially for me back then. I didn't expect it to still be alive after all these years."
The pale blue koi fish was particularly eye-catching among the other koi fish. Shen Lingshu turned around and looked at Concubine Gao who was standing behind her. She held her hand and reminded her, "Concubine Gao, please be careful. Don't fall into the lake."
“Concubine Gao, what are you doing standing behind Sister Shen?” Xiao Yiyi immediately protected Shen Lingshu.
"Of course it's to see the koi. I'm also curious about the light blue koi you mentioned." Concubine Gao pursed her lips and smiled. She did have the urge to push someone into the lake just now.
As the weather is cold and the water is icy, Shen Lingshu will definitely not be able to keep the child. Prince Lin, who has no offspring, cannot snatch Prince Heng from her family at all.
However, it only took a moment for Concubine Gao to give up the idea. As long as Prince Lin was around, even if Concubine Shen wasn't pregnant, there would still be Concubine Li and Concubine Zhang who were pregnant...
"This koi was won by Sister Qiu Rong back then. You may not be able to find it elsewhere." Xiao Yiyi said with a smile, but she was also secretly on guard against Concubine Gao.
Shen Lingshu watched this scene. Xiao Yiyi was indeed the biggest fan of the late Princess Lin. She even protected her, who looked even slightly like her. Her eyes flickered slightly as she said, "The wind is strong by the lake. Why don't we go sit in the garden?"
Concubine Gao must have been delighted to see Prince Heng forcibly taking possession of a maid in Prince Lin's mansion.
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