Lanpin smiled and said to Lianpin, who was sipping her tea, "Sister Lian, I heard that your Sixth Princess is very well-behaved and cute, and very worry-free to take care of. Unlike my Sixth Prince, he is a little troublemaker and often makes me very upset."
As soon as she finished speaking, the concubines who were on good terms with her hurriedly said, "Not everyone has such good fortune as Sister Lanpin. The sisters are very envious of you."
"Yes, yes, if I could have a child, I would be willing to be tortured to death."
"Hey, what's the point of dying on such a beautiful day? If you ask me, it's not enough to just have a child, it has to be a prince. Only with a prince can you have someone to rely on. What's the fun of having a princess?"
"Yes, yes, Sister Lanpin is so lucky."
When Concubine Lan heard everyone's agreement, she felt even more proud. Concubine Lian, who do you think you are? You have always been comparing yourself with me, and now you only have a little girl. But I am the biological mother of the prince. Let's see how she can compare with me!
She cast a sidelong glance at everyone in feigned dissatisfaction: "Alright, the princess and the prince are not people you can casually discuss. Sister Lianpin has just finished her confinement, so it's not appropriate for her to overthink things. Please stop making irrelevant remarks."
After a pause, Lanpin turned to Lianpin and said, "Sister, please don't be so petty as to argue with them. They haven't even given birth yet, so how can they know how much effort it takes to raise a child? Princes or princesses are the fate of us as parents, and the emperor loves them all the same.
Didn't the Emperor give the Sixth Princess an exquisite gold necklace a few days ago when she was one month old? The Emperor is thinking about your Sixth Princess."
It would be fine if we didn't mention this. When Concubine Lian mentioned this, she felt even more depressed. When her sixth princess was one month old, the emperor gave her an exquisite gold necklace. But when Concubine Lan's sixth prince was one month old, the emperor gave him a lot of things.
After all, he is a prince. Even if the emperor doesn't like him much, he is still better than a princess.
Although Concubine Lian did not show it on her face, she was furious inside. One had to bow down under someone's roof. Among the newcomers, the emperor favored her and Concubine Lan more, but not by much.
Ever since she became pregnant, she could no longer sleep with the emperor and had even less contact with him. Now that she gave birth to only a princess, she could no longer win the emperor's heart.
But Concubine Lan is different. Although she doesn't know how much the emperor's favor for her is real, even if it is all fake, she still has a son by her side. For the sake of her son, the emperor will also take her into consideration.
Thinking of this, Concubine Lian forced herself to endure it. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge!
Fortunately, at this moment, the eunuch's voice came from outside the palace: "The Queen has arrived!"
Everyone quickly quieted down and stood up to pay their respects to the queen.
The Queen had been under house arrest for two months, so she couldn't help but feel unhappy. Now that she was released from house arrest, everyone naturally didn't want to offend her.
The Queen had no expression on her face. She walked straight to the phoenix chair at the head and sat down. Then she said calmly, "Everyone, get up."
Then came the routine of expressing condolences to Concubine Lian, who had just given birth to a child, and only asked a few symbolic questions.
He then gave some polite instructions such as serving the emperor well and expanding the royal family as soon as possible, and then dismissed them.
Today's greetings went smoothly except for Concubine Lan's arrogance.
In the evening, after dinner, Ning Yuxi casually asked where the emperor had been tonight. The emperor had been staying with her for several days, and today he was not coming.
Luoying said, "My Lord, the Emperor originally intended to go to Concubine Jing's place, but was invited to her place by Concubine Lan halfway, saying that the Sixth Prince was unwell."
"Why does the emperor want to go to Concubine Jing again?" Ning Yuxi was a little surprised. The emperor wanted to go to Concubine Jing again to hit a wall?
For such a long time, every time the emperor went to see Concubine Jing, she would never see him. Wow, the emperor is really persistent.
Luoying said, "I heard that the imperial physician was sent for Concubine Jing this afternoon, saying that she had caught a cold."
Ning Yuxi nodded slightly. No wonder, it turned out that Concubine Jing was sick.
At this time, Ruyi on the side curled her lips and complained, "Princess Lan has become addicted to intercepting people. This time, she even used the Sixth Prince as an excuse."
As soon as she finished speaking, Luoying glanced at Ruyi warningly, saying that as a servant, how could she discuss the right and wrong of her master?
Ruyi wrinkled her nose and stopped talking.
Seeing this, Ning Yuxi didn't say anything. Ruyi was a little outspoken, but fortunately she knew her limits and only said it in private. Luoying was there to remind her.
Ruyi was right. Concubine Lan had not always been the one to intercept Concubine Jing's lies. Now that she had the Sixth Prince, she had one more excuse.
But it also depends on whether the emperor is willing to let her use this excuse.
In Lanpin's palace, the emperor followed Lanpin's maid into her palace. Seeing Lanpin looking at him with a springy face, he asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong with the Sixth Prince? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lanpin quickly put on a worried look and said, "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince just vomited milk. I was so scared that I was at a loss. That's why I asked you to come..."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's brows furrowed tightly. "It's common for children to spit up milk. The wet nurses who take care of them should be very experienced. Why are you so panicked?"
Lanpin said in a delicate voice: "Oh, is that so? The Sixth Prince is my first child, I have no experience..."
Gu Qilan didn't buy her talk: "You have no experience. What do wet nurses do? I remember you have five or six wet nurses here. Can't five or six people take care of a child?"
"This..." Lanpin was about to speak when Gu Qilan said, "Is it because there are too many people, and everyone is trying to cheat? It seems that you should reduce the number of people in your palace!"
Lanpin finally found a chance to speak: "Your Majesty...it's not true...the wet nurses are all very dedicated to their duties, it's me who is too concerned..."
Gu Qilan ignored her and turned directly to Song Tonglu behind him, "Lay off half of the wet nurses in Lanpin's palace, and also some of the palace servants. Two or three wet nurses are enough for the prince. You've already exceeded the limit, and now you can't even handle your job properly. If that's the case, it's better to lay them off sooner rather than later!"
Without giving Lanpin time to react, Song Qu hurriedly bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away."
Gu Qilan didn't waste any more time talking to Lanpin and just left with a wave of his sleeves.
Lanpin was left standing alone in the hall, looking confused. She didn't react until she saw Song Qu leaving with several palace maids and her wet nurse.
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