Chapter 5 Are You Pregnant?
Aunt Li's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "I'm just worried about delaying my service to the prince. Aunt Shen, you and Hai entered the mansion together. Do you think Hai's crime is really serious enough to warrant house arrest?"
For a moment, both of their eyes fell on Shen Lingshu. Shen Lingshu looked up, as if she didn't understand the sparks flying between the two of them. She said, "Mrs. Hai couldn't harm others herself, and she wanted to put the dirty water on the concubine. The concubine is magnanimous."
"Mrs. Hai has rashes all over her body, so she naturally can't serve the prince." Shen Lingshu added.
"Madam Li, did you hear that? If I hadn't been so magnanimous, I would have sent him back to the manor."
Concubine Fang's lips curled slightly as she said, "If Aunt Li has such thoughts, she might as well focus on the prince. Why is there no movement in your belly? Otherwise, I will invite a doctor for you."
When it comes to children, Aunt Li's face darkens. Does she not want to have a baby? The prince only has his period once or twice a month, so she can't get pregnant!
"Greetings to the Concubine. Please forgive me for being late today... cough..."
Before Aunt Lin arrived at the hall, she heard coughs and apologies.
Shen Lingshu sat up straight, this is a god!
In the early stage, for the sake of her lover, she pretended to be sick and refused to serve the prince. In the later stage, she used all kinds of means to compete for the prince's favor. After having a daughter, she became quiet again. However, her perfume-making skills, which were more sophisticated than those of the concubine, were a powerful weapon in palace fighting!
Aunt Lin was wearing a light green dress, had a pale face, and a frail figure, as if she was about to fall down at any time. This was really the body of Aunt Lin.
"Mrs. Lin, you're not feeling well. Didn't you say you don't need to come and pay your respects?"
Concubine Fang frowned and looked at Aunt Lin's body, which could fall down with a gust of wind. It was hard to say whether she could survive, let alone get pregnant.
"My concubine is kind-hearted. I think now that I am feeling better, I should pay my respects to you."
Every time Aunt Lin spoke, it seemed like she was struggling. She turned around and said, "Xiuhua, bring me the prayer book I copied for my concubine."
Xiuhua handed the copied scriptures forward. Concubine Fang took a look and saw the neat handwriting, not a single word was wrong. It was obvious how sincere the person who copied the scriptures was.
Concubine Fang was beaming with joy.
Concubine Li said a few sarcastic words, but did not make things difficult for Aunt Lin.
Shen Lingshu's gaze fell on Aunt Lin. If she hadn't read the script and knew that she was pretending to be sick, she would have never suspected that she was pretending to be sick just by looking at her face.
After some pleasantries, Concubine Fang got down to business, clearly arranging the days for each person to serve the prince.
In addition to the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month, the prince would also visit Concubine Fang's Qiutang Courtyard twice.
For the rest of the time, the prince entered the backyard every two days, Shen Lingshu served him four times, Aunt Lin served him three times, and Aunt Li served him three times.
"Concubine, why do I only serve you three times a month?"
Aunt Li was the first to express her dissatisfaction. Why could a new concubine serve the prince four times?
"Does it matter how many times the prince goes to you? Are you pregnant?"
Concubine Fang glanced at her sideways, and the words she spoke touched her heart.
“…”
Aunt Li was so angry that her face turned black. She looked at Aunt Lin and said, "Why did she do it three times? Didn't she get pregnant?"
"cough……"
Concubine Lin, who was named, covered her face and coughed guiltily. The prince saw that she was not feeling well and did not ask her to serve him. Every time he went to her place, he would just chat with her under the quilt.
"Mrs. Lin is just weak, but she's not incapable of serving you."
Concubine Fang acted fair and said, "I, the concubine, value rules the most and will ensure that His Majesty receives all the love and favors equally."
"The concubine wasn't pregnant either, so why was it possible for her to have sex four times?" Aunt Li asked unwillingly!
"If you have the ability to give birth to a child and ask the prince to give you the position of concubine, I can also give you a promotion." Concubine Fang took a sip of tea and suppressed the smile on her lips.
Aunt Li left angrily.
Concubine Fang watched her leave with a smile on her face. She said, "Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Chen, you should serve the prince well and have children for him as soon as possible."
"Yes." Aunt Lin and Shen Lingshu responded. Aunt Lin used the excuse that she was not feeling well to leave, and Concubine Fang asked Shen Lingshu to stay.
"Madam Gui, move the pot of double-petaled jasmine to Aunt Shen's room."
Concubine Fang gave the order, and Shen Lingshu immediately stood up to express her gratitude. During this ceremony, Concubine Fang did not call her to stand up, and Shen Lingshu remained in a half-squatting position.
Concubine Fang drank her tea slowly.
"The concubine must have forgotten to tell me to get up, so I got up on my own."
Shen Lingshu secretly rubbed her numb legs. Is this all Concubine Fang can do?
Concubine Fang: "..."
I want to teach her a lesson. Does she really not understand, or is she pretending not to understand?
"Look at me, I even forgot to give Aunt Shen tea."
Concubine Fang winked at Cao Lu and said, "Hurry up and serve tea to Aunt Shen."
Cao Lu came forward with a tray and said, "Auntie Shen, please have some tea."
As soon as Shen Lingshu picked up the teacup, Cao Lu quickly removed the tea tray.
“It’s scalding me!”
Shen Lingshu threw the teacup in her hand directly in front of Concubine Fang, and the scalding hot tea splashed on Concubine Fang's dress.
Shen Lingshu took the initiative and pointed at Cao Lu and said, "You, a maid, served such hot tea. Fortunately, it was me who got burned. If it had burned the concubine or the prince, what would have happened?"
"Concubine."
Aunt Gui supported Concubine Fang and stood aside. She coldly scolded, "Concubine Fang was kind enough to serve tea to Concubine Chen, but Concubine Chen wanted to harm Concubine Fang?"
If it was the original owner of the paper man, she would probably be so scared that she would kneel down and beg for mercy, but Shen Lingshu is the winner of three major film awards. She doesn't want to suffer the hardships and sufferings that the original owner of the paper man had endured in the early days!
She has to establish a fearless personality. Otherwise, those tricks used in the harem may not kill her, but they will hurt her so much that she wants to die!
"What a huge injustice."
Shen Lingshu took a step back and asked with an innocent and confused look: "The tea served by this maid was too hot, and I didn't hold it firmly. How could I be so stupid as to harm the concubine?"
"Tell me, are you jealous of my good looks? You deliberately served me such hot tea to burn my hand?"
Shen Lingshu grabbed Cao Lu's collar and asked. Cao Lu was stunned. When she got closer, she realized that Shen Lingshu's face was really beautiful, so beautiful that it made people jealous.
Facing Shen Lingshu's aggressive questioning, she subconsciously looked at Concubine Fang.
Shen Lingshu exclaimed: "You don't want to say that it was the concubine who deliberately asked you to serve such hot tea to burn my hand, right?"
Concubine Fang's face suddenly darkened.
"impossible!"
Shen Lingshu denied it quickly and started to praise: "The concubine is beautiful, kind-hearted, and fair. How could she do such a bullying thing?"
Shen Lingshu put high hats on Concubine Fang one by one, and said, "It must be you, the maid, who is rash and blames others!"
Concubine Fang: "..."
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