Zhao Zhenzhen sat in the room for a long time without saying a word, as if she was thinking about something.
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Pearl asked curiously, "Your Highness, are you still thinking about the concubine? She was rude to you, and His Highness has already taught her a lesson on your behalf. Now that you are also carrying the imperial heir, I believe she will not dare to be rude to you again."
Zhao Zhenzhen found these words extremely ironic.
Are they both carrying imperial heirs?
Is Su Feiling really pregnant with the emperor's child?
If her pregnancy was real, why would she kneel before Su Xuening just to avoid having the imperial physicians examine her pulse?
If her pregnancy is real, then why did His Highness say those things just now?
The sudden expulsion of the palace maid who served Su Feiling was also somewhat suspicious.
Perhaps he learned something he shouldn't have known, which is why he was banished from the palace!
Should she try to expose Su Feiling?
If Su Feiling's belly is indeed fake, then the child she is carrying is His Highness's only offspring.
This is probably why His Highness values the child in her womb so much.
That means Su Feiling wasn't pregnant at all!
Looking back now, it seems that the night His Highness suddenly came to her room was the same day Su Feiling knelt before Su Xuening.
Perhaps it was on that day that His Highness learned that Su Feiling's pregnancy was fake that he suddenly came to her room to favor her.
Just as Zhao Zhenzhen was struggling with her decision, Agate entered: "Your Highness, someone from Huayang Palace has arrived."
Zhao Zhenzhen snapped out of her daze and gestured with her chin: "Let them in."
"Yes." Agate went out and invited Granny Jiang into the room.
As soon as Granny Jiang entered the room, she bowed to Zhao Zhenzhen and said, "This old servant greets Your Highness."
Zhao Zhenzhen quickly raised her hand: "No need for formalities, Granny."
Granny Jiang glanced at Zhao Zhenzhen's belly and bowed, saying, "Her Highness Consort Su heard that the Princess Consort is pregnant. Since Her Highness is currently unable to come, she sent this old servant to deliver some tonics, hoping that Her Highness can recover well and bear children for His Highness as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Mother." Zhao Zhenzhen also stood up and nodded to Granny Jiang.
After leaving the tonics behind, Granny Jiang took her leave: "Consort Su is waiting for this old servant to return and serve her, so this old servant will take her leave now."
"Agate, give this to Granny." Zhao Zhenzhen gave Agate a look.
Agate immediately understood and led Granny Jiang out.
Looking at the huge pile of tonics, Pearl said happily, "I thought that Your Highness would be unhappy that Consort Su was pregnant, but I didn't expect that Consort Su would be happy for you and even sent so many tonics."
Zhao Zhenzhen was stunned.
How could Consort Su not be happy that she was pregnant?
They are all her son's offspring, and legitimate heirs at that. No matter how much Consort Su dislikes her, she wouldn't dislike her own grandson.
Moreover, Su Feiling's pregnancy is fake; there is no grandson in her belly. So why would Consort Su not like the child in her womb?
Su Fei probably already knew that Su Feiling's pregnancy was fake, probably on the day Su Feiling knelt before Su Xuening.
However, a month has passed, and neither Consort Su nor His Highness has exposed Su Feiling's false pregnancy. This means they have tacitly accepted that Su Feiling was faking her pregnancy.
So what exactly is their plan?
Su Feiling is clearly not pregnant, so how is she going to get pregnant?
Did they bring a fake child from outside the palace?
I think so!
Consort Su and His Highness are truly ruthless. They brought out a child without blood ties to act as their eldest son and grandson. It's amazing that they could come up with such a thing!
It's probably to compete with the Holy King for favor, since Su Xuening is pregnant, so they also have to produce a child.
This is probably why His Highness was willing to favor her; he wanted to compete with the Holy King's Palace in terms of children!
So, should she expose this or not?
However, since His Highness and Consort Su both know about this matter but have chosen not to reveal it, if she were to expose it, she would surely be blamed by Consort Su and His Highness.
Now that she has finally gained some of the prince's favor through her son, she can't just squander the favor she has worked so hard for.
Even if the secret were to be revealed, it shouldn't be her doing it.
Su Xuening has always been at odds with Su Feiling, and she must have long suspected that Su Feiling's pregnancy was fake, otherwise she wouldn't have taken the initiative that day and ordered the imperial physicians to examine Su Feiling's pulse.
But why did Su Xuening give up in the end? It couldn't really be because of Su Feiling kneeling down, or because she still cared about her sisterly relationship with Su Feiling!
Definitely not. Su Xuening is a vengeful person; she would never let Su Feiling off just because Su Feiling knelt down. So there must be some secret behind this!
Therefore, if she wants to take the initiative in this matter, she must find out the whole thing clearly before she can act when the time is right.
No matter what, the fake child in Su Feiling's belly must not threaten the position of the real imperial heir in her belly!
As Zhao Zhenzhen thought about it, she immediately waved to Pearl.
Pearl immediately moved closer, not understanding why.
Zhao Zhenzhen whispered in his ear, "Go back to the Prime Minister's residence after you leave the palace later..."
...
Just as the good news came from Jingfeng Palace, the news arrived at Jingren Palace.
Upon hearing the news that Xuan Yuan Yu's principal wife was pregnant, Xuan Yuan Zhi scoffed disdainfully, "At a time like this, he still has the leisure to do this!"
The advisors who supported Xuan Yuanzhi remained silent, but their expressions were heavy.
Now that the Third Prince's wives and concubines are having good news one after another, he has a significant advantage in terms of offspring, while the Second Prince only has one legitimate daughter so far.
If this matter reaches the Emperor, he will be even more biased towards the Third Prince.
Xuan Yuanzhi, however, was too lazy to care about the fact that Xuan Yuanyu's wives and concubines were pregnant.
Anyway, Father has always been hoping for Xuanyuan Zhan and Xuanyuan Yu, regardless of whether they have children or not.
"That's all for today. You can take this opportunity to visit your colleagues' homes more often these next few days," Xuan Yuanzhi said meaningfully to his advisors.
After this reduction in salary, Xuanyuan Yu's supporters will definitely decrease, which is a good opportunity for them to consolidate their support.
"Yes." These advisors were all shrewd and understood what Xuan Yuanzhi meant.
Xuanyuan Zhi waved to them, and they all tactfully withdrew.
As soon as they left, Xuanyuan Zhi took a wine jar and went out.
Jingyang Palace.
Xuanyuan Duo had just been flirting with a palace maid when he learned that his third son's wife was pregnant. This made him quite restless, and he was just thinking of indulging in the palace maid's advances to see if he could have another child when Xuanyuan Zhi came knocking on his door.
"Cough!" Xuan Yuanzhi coughed loudly, startling Xuan Yuanduo so much that he almost trembled.
Turning around and seeing Xuan Yuanzhi watching the show at the door, Xuan Yuanduo was so frightened that he quickly pushed away the palace maid in his arms: "Get down!"
The palace maid didn't even dare to raise her head before quickly gathering her clothes and running out.
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