"Madam, your belly is getting bigger and bigger. It looks so big and pointed at this stage of your pregnancy. I think it must be a little prince!" A maidservant said proudly while fanning Meng Jingxian.
The master and servant were sitting in the back garden of the Seventeenth Mansion.
"It's only been seven months, how do you know it's a prince? What if it's a princess?" Meng Jingxian asked with a smile, finding the maid's words quite amusing.
"Back in my hometown, experienced elders always know how to tell a woman's belly from her newborn baby's. If it's a boy, it's usually pointed, and if it's a girl, it's round. This is a sure thing!" The maid said, becoming more and more smug.
“Alright, if it’s really as you say, I will definitely ask the Prince to reward you handsomely!” Meng said.
The maid was already confident that her theory was sound, and now that she heard about the generous reward, she was overjoyed.
"You two seem so happy, what are you talking about?" The Seventeenth Prince walked over when he saw his wife and maid laughing together.
"Your Highness," the maid curtsied. Meng Jingxian also wanted to bow, but the Seventeenth Prince stopped her.
"You're so far along in your pregnancy, why bother with all those formalities? What if you bump into something?" the Seventeenth Prince said hastily when he saw his wife about to bow to him.
After all, Meng Jingxian is now quite far along in her pregnancy, and her body is cumbersome.
Just as they were talking, there was a rustling sound from the bushes nearby, and the shadow of a woman flashed by.
Cai Xing, the head maid of Niohuru Yuyin's room, rushed back from outside.
"Consort, the Prince has gone to see you again. This is the umpteenth time this month, but he hasn't come here yet!" Caixing said.
Yu Yin was drinking tea when she heard Cai Xing's words and slammed her cup down.
"Forget it, she's too pregnant to do anything anyway, so let her go with the prince. I asked you to go see the Dowager Consort earlier, is she up yet?"
"Consort, when I went over just now, the Dowager Consort was still taking a nap," Caixing curtsied. "Consort, there's something I don't understand. Why don't you spend more time with the Prince, instead of being with the Dowager Consort every day?"
Caixing didn't understand. Ever since the Dowager Consort moved into the Prince's Mansion to live with them, the Consort had been going to the Dowager Consort's place every few days, while the Prince had become increasingly indifferent to her.
"Hmph, what do you know? The Prince is a filial son!" Yu Yin said silently. "That Meng Jingxian doesn't know how to conduct herself in society, and the Dowager Consort doesn't like her. This is my perfect opportunity!"
"Go and fetch the new dress I just had made in my room," Yu Yin said to Cai Xing, then picked up her teacup and took a sip.
Before long, Caixing returned, carrying a dark green cheongsam in her hands.
"Let's go, the Dowager Consort should be up soon." After saying this, Yu Yin headed towards the Dowager Consort.
"The concubine has arrived?" As soon as Zhang Mama saw Yu Yin coming over, she immediately came to greet her.
"Granny, has the Imperial Concubine woken up?" Yu Yin asked.
"She just woke up! Please come into the room, Consort. It's so hot today. If I were to upset you, the Dowager Consort would be furious with me!" Because Zhang Mama had been with the Dowager Consort for a long time, and because Yu Yin came here often, she often joked and laughed with her.
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