Xiao Lin raised her eyebrows. "You think I don't know? I told them, but do they believe me? They're all so sure I won't contribute to the Lin family. And does that doctor have to be invited to the mansion? Wouldn't they invite him back to the Huainan Marquis's mansion? Besides, mother heard about it from Princess Jing's sister-in-law. It must have been Princess Jing who told her. How could it be false? And you think I can't get pregnant with Meng? That's not enough, but you're asking me to find a way to persuade the prince to make the eldest young master the crown prince, and you're planning to let that little vixen into the house. I'm worried too."
Mother Lu looked at Xiao Lin's lowered head and sighed, "Don't worry, this matter won't be accomplished in a short time. Besides, if the princess really was diagnosed in the Huainan Marquis's mansion, why would she follow the prince to a banquet in the middle of winter? Also, even if the prince was angry with the princess today, he wouldn't argue with her so recklessly and sullenly."
Liu Nian stepped forward and said, "That's right, you don't have to worry, it's just that Madam was anxious and said a few words to Auntie."
Xiao Lin wiped her face and said, "How dare you say that about my aunt in front of me? I don't know how I'll be able to control her later. It's all my fault. If I were pregnant..." Xiao Lin looked at her belly, then suddenly raised her head, "What do you think? Why don't we try out the idea that Bai came up with last year?"
Mother Lu turned pale with fear. "No, concubine, you must not have such thoughts. Although you don't have children, you have the eldest young master. The prince is kind-hearted. Although the princess holds power, she is relatively lenient towards you and the other concubines. If you really have such thoughts, if they are discovered, the consequences will be unbearable for even the Lin family. In other words, even if you succeed, who knows who the child will look like in the future?"
When Xiaolin heard this, the light in her eyes dimmed, and she knew that she was just imagining things.
Ever since Meng Qi entered the family, the prince had never stayed overnight at her Huamu Courtyard. She had tried to get him there a few times, but to no avail. She inquired around and found out that Li and Wu didn't go there often either.
Since Meng Qi came into the family, she and Cheng Qian had fewer opportunities to meet alone, and being in her prime, she couldn't help but think too much. Every time she saw Wu and Song Nongyu acting so arrogantly in front of her, she hated herself for not having a child.
At that time, Bai suddenly told her a joke. It said that a master had married three wives, all of whom gave birth to daughters. When he got older, he wanted a son. He did not give up, so he bought a little girl and brought her home. As a result, he really gave birth to a son.
But unexpectedly, the son was the daughter of the young girl and the servant in the family, and the master was still raising him.
Xiao Lin suddenly thought of Cheng Qian, but she was just thinking about it.
When they returned to the Lin family, they heard two pieces of news: one was that the Gong family had spent money to get the prince to appoint the second young master as the crown prince. The other was that Meng was already pregnant, which was discovered during a visit to the palace, but Meng denied it.
Therefore, the Lin family was anxious and asked her to find a way to ask Song Chengze to ask for the title of Crown Prince for Song Baimo. They also asked her to find an opportunity to take advantage of Song Baimo's birthday next month to invite the young lady of the family to the Rui Palace. They said that if Meng was really pregnant, the prince would always need fresh servants. Instead of letting Meng choose the one, it would be better for the Lin family to take the initiative. By then, they would be sisters of the Lin family and would get along well.
Xiao Lin was so angry that her teeth were itching. Seeing that she didn't say anything for a long time, her stepmother started to make trouble for her, and she kept asking her aunt to pour tea and add charcoal, but either the water was too hot or there was too much charcoal.
But even Xiao Lin knew that according to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, the eldest son could not be granted a title before he turned ten. Besides, no matter how hard the Gong family tried, they could not surpass the eldest son, who was several years older than the second son.
But the Lin family just didn't believe what she said and just said that she didn't contribute.
After all, it was because she had no son and she didn't have the confidence, Kobayashi slammed the table fiercely.
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The next day, Meng Qi did not follow Song Chengze to the palace, which surprised everyone. They said that the prince had confined the princess to her room again. Although no one found out the reason, they all suspected that it was related to the person the two met outside the East Palace Gate yesterday.
Meng Qi prayed silently from the moment Song Chengze left the house, hoping that today's plan would succeed.
Wang Chenghai came into the room with a serious look on his face.
"How is it? Is anyone jumping around?" Meng Qi asked.
"Princess, Cheng Dianyi has left first."
Meng Qi snorted coldly. Originally, she didn't want to dig out the matter between him and Xiao Lin for the time being. She didn't want to involve Song Chengze too much energy. Besides, Xiao Lin was related to Song Baimo, and it was difficult to find a reason.
But he didn't expect that he would jump out first. It seems that the Bai family really bribed him.
"What's the reason?"
"He said his mother was ill and he wanted to see a doctor. Lord Song approved it." Wang Chenghai said, "Don't worry, Princess. Jiang Wu has arranged for someone to accompany her."
"Well, let's see if he went to Guan's house or somewhere else." Meng Qi nodded, "Go on."
"Yes, Liu Nian, who is with Concubine Lin, went to the East Wing yesterday. The doctor was still there at that time. This morning, Mother Jin, who is with Concubine Li, went to the East Wing."
Meng Qi nodded. Everyone in the mansion knew that Ms. Li was ill, so it made sense to send someone to check on her.
"There's no need to keep her in the mansion for too long. Send her out after the first month of the lunar year." Meng Qi said coldly.
Wang Chenghai agreed and then said, "Concubine Li just went to Yinyan Pavilion. She hasn't been there for a long time."
Meng Qi frowned. This Li was a very quiet person, especially in winter. She hardly went out. Her only hobby was to make clothes, shoes, socks and various small things for Song Bairan.
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