As time went by, Yuan Bohua never came back, but he would occasionally write a letter, mostly to let people know that he was safe.
Zhou Qiongyue was quite worried, especially after she found out that her fifth cousin had also gone.
But this kind of worry can only happen when Zhou Qiongyue is free. She is now busy taking care of the children and making money. Time is really a rare thing.
Especially since the New Year is coming soon, new products will be released in the world of fireworks, and her own private property and some industries in the royal palace need her to check and manage.
She even often brought her two children with her to meet the various shopkeepers, which shows how busy she was.
Xie Zixin, who had always wanted to have the child from her previous life, finally got pregnant. She was extremely careful with her pregnancy and was extremely content.
Xie Zixin always believed that the reason why the second prince in his previous life finally missed Zhou Qiongyue and was seduced by the high-ranking concubines in the harem was because she had lost both of her sons.
If both of her children were alive, the Second Prince would never change his mind. After all, when their two children were still alive, they had always been in harmony.
Xie Zixin swore that she would protect her two sons for the rest of her life.
In order to ensure that the Second Prince and the Emperor would protect the baby in her womb, Xie Zixin revealed some things about the war.
But even though she was the Second Prince's wife at the time, the Second Prince would not discuss these things with her. All she knew was what everyone in the market knew.
So Xie Zixin didn't know more of the inside story. Xie Zixin was not afraid of the second prince and the emperor falling out. After all, this also proved her value.
Ever since the Second Prince knew that he could not get any more information from Xie Zixin, he didn't want to act in front of Xie Zixin often, but he couldn't show it so obviously either.
So the second prince could only reduce the frequency of going to the backyard.
The clever Duan Jianing, ever since she knew that Xie Zixin was destined to have another child, she silently instructed the kitchen to change the nourishing medicine for the concubines in the backyard.
Although the Second Prince's visits to the harem had decreased in frequency, he was not one to compromise himself. With the wife in poor health and the concubine pregnant, the opportunity presented itself to the concubines in the harem.
When Xie Zixin was four months pregnant, three concubines in the backyard also became pregnant. Some of them were born not too far from the date of Xie Zixin's birth.
Duan Jianing and Xie Zixin had very different reactions when they learned about this matter.
As soon as Duan Jianing heard the news, she ordered the kitchen to prepare a table full of delicious dishes. She even ignored the advice of those around her and drank several cups of peach blossom wine by herself.
Duan Jianing just hopes that there will be as many children in the backyard as possible. She doesn't want Xie Zixin to focus only on her children.
Xie Zixin once again smashed all the porcelain in the room, and kept cursing, "Bitch, all bitches!" She even scolded Duan Jianing, saying that she was the main wife but couldn't even control a concubine in the backyard.
In her previous life, when she was the Second Prince's consort, no one else in the harem dared to have children unless she did. Even if she had children later, there would only be a few of them in the entire harem.
Unlike Duan Jianing, the second prince is still just a prince, and almost everyone in the backyard has a child.
The more Xie Zixin thought about it, the angrier she became, and finally she had a miscarriage, which alarmed the imperial physician.
When the second prince heard the news and rushed over, the principal wife Duan Jianing was already there.
"Your Highness!" Duan Jianing had drunk a little wine, so her salute was inevitably a little slow, but the Second Prince was not in the mood to care about it.
But the Second Prince frowned when he thought of Duan Jianing's health, "Ning'er still needs to take care of her own health."
"Well, it's just that today, Your Highness and I are going to have a few more children, and I was so happy that I drank a few more glasses. This kind of happy event doesn't happen often."
Duan Jianing spoke so casually and sincerely that the Second Prince naturally believed her. "You are a good person. You have always been weak, so go back and rest first! Don't worry about this place, I am here!"
"Your Highness, please take care of your health." Duan Jianing did not forget to care about the Second Prince's health before leaving, and she portrayed the role of a woman who loves the Second Prince vividly.
The second prince watched Duan Jianing walk away before turning back and entering Xie Zixin's inner room.
As soon as he entered, he saw Xie Zixin lying on the bed with a pale face. She even turned her head inside when she saw him come in.
The Second Prince walked over with a look of concern on his face and held Xie Zixin's hand, which was lying outside. "What happened? What did the imperial physician say?"
"Isn't Your Highness chatting lively with the Queen outside? Why does he care about us mother and son?" Xie Zixin's tone was full of grievance.
The Second Prince was quite upset when he heard Xie Zixin talking about her son all the time. After all, even if his child was a daughter, she was still of noble status.
But the second prince's face was still full of worry.
"You, even though you're already a mother, are still so petty. The wife is out there keeping order the whole time, and I can't just ignore her! It won't be good for Xin'er either."
The Second Prince's tone was full of doting, and even his eyes didn't show any impatience. But what he was thinking in his heart, only he knew.
Seeing the Second Prince coaxing her, Xie Zixin felt even more aggrieved. She thought of the three pregnant concubines behind her, and she always felt a lump in her heart.
Xie Zixin felt extremely distressed, her tone almost crying, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on having a few more children."
The Second Prince had already felt Xie Zixin's pulse and quickly coaxed her, "Those children cannot compare with Xin'er's. You know this prince has always been fond of Xin'er.
It's just that being in this position, many things are beyond my control. But I will protect you as much as possible.
But Xin'er, you also have to understand my situation. You don't want to be just a concubine forever, do you? "
Xie Zixin was originally a little hesitant about the second prince's words, but after listening to the second prince's suggestive words, her heart became hot again.
In Xie Zixin's opinion, the second prince's words meant to hint to her that when he ascended the throne in the future, he would make her the queen.
She reluctantly turned her head and looked at the Second Prince seriously, "Is what your Highness said true?"
The Second Prince didn't care how Xie Zixin understood it, as long as she was coaxed into giving birth to him. "Of course it's true. You just need to give birth to our child safely."
Anyway, what the Second Prince meant was, 'Don't pay attention to those people in the backyard.'
Xie Zixin didn't even think about it. Duan Jianing, the principal wife, had children of her own, and she also saved the Second Prince's life, and she loved him wholeheartedly without asking for anything in return. She was also very tolerant of the harem, and never slacked off on important matters.
For the second prince, this kind of wife is what he wants, so how could he possibly change her?
However, Xie Zixin was coaxed into submission by the second prince with just a few words.
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