To avoid suspicion, Yongzheng suppressed his true feelings and chatted briefly for about half an incense stick's time before having to leave. Qingyin also stayed in Cining Palace for about two hours before leaving.
On the other side, in Yongshou Palace, the entire inner chamber was unusually quiet and somber.
"Elder sister, Meng Jingxian is too clever. Her suspicions will kill Prince Guo. Now that she has a child, what place do I have left in the Prince's mansion?" Dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, Yu Yin carefully observed Consort Xi's expression, her eyes slightly darting away.
She knew that her elder sister was now thinking that she would rather kill the innocent than let go of the guilty. Even if Meng Jingxian didn't have that intention, so what? When they got to the underworld, she could only blame her for being too smart. Yu Yin's eyes revealed a ruthless intent.
The Consort Xi, seated at the head of the table, had a glint in her eyes. She was well aware of her younger sister's ulterior motives, but this involved her own life. If her affair with the prince were exposed, she would surely die without a burial place. She dared not gamble on that possibility.
However, she remained outwardly composed and said, "Meng Jingxian's child is the prince's legitimate child, and you are also the child's nominal mother, so naturally you have a place to stand."
Yu Yin had some resentment in her eyes, but Consort Xi pulled her over to comfort her, "This is the first child of Prince Guo's mansion. You must take good care of him and there must be no mishaps."
"Ugh..." Yu Yin suddenly felt nauseous and her expression changed slightly: "I'm sorry, elder sister, I probably ate something bad."
Seeing her familiar reaction, Consort Xi's eyes darkened slightly, and she exchanged a knowing glance with the composed Jinxi beside her. "Shall we have Imperial Physician Wei take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Yin felt a surge of joy, as if she had guessed correctly. "Elder sister, I..."
"The imperial physician will know once he examines her." Consort Xi's eyes held a hint of congratulation, but her heart was filled with mixed emotions. She knew that Huanbi would have a child sooner or later after marrying the prince, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
As Jinxi walked in, she whispered, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wei has arrived."
Wei Lin: "Your humble servant greets the Noble Consort Xi. May Your Highness be well."
"Imperial Physician Wei, please rise. Consort Gangyu has suddenly started retching. Is there any reason for this?"
"yes!"
Wei Lin placed his hand on Yu Yin's eager hand. After a short while, he relaxed, withdrew his hand, stood up, and replied, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Consort Yu. Consort Yu has been pregnant for a month before she started feeling nauseous."
Yu Yin's face showed a hint of joy at her wish coming true. "I'm pregnant. I'm carrying the prince's child."
"Yes, Yu Yin, now that you have a child, don't worry about those things. Just focus on raising the child well," Consort Xi said with a smile to the happy Yu Yin.
Overjoyed at the prospect of having a child, Yu Yin nodded, immersed in the joy of her pregnancy, and didn't even pay much attention to her rival, Meng Jingxian.
After saying a few more words, he left with the gifts from Consort Xi.
"Yu Yin is also carrying the prince's child..." Consort Xi murmured to herself as she watched Yu Yin's departing figure.
Upon learning of Yu Yin's pregnancy from the palace, Prince Guo stood frozen in place, taking a long time to recover.
This child was a mistake from the start, but with Consort Xi behind Yu Yin, he couldn't do anything about it. Thinking of Consort Xi in the palace, a dark glint appeared in Prince Guo's eyes.
Qingyin, who had been back at the Prince's residence from the palace for several days, lay lazily on the chaise lounge. "Is Consort Yu pregnant? She conceived last month, didn't she?"
Mama nodded. "Master, I heard that Consort Yu's pregnancy is not going smoothly. She's only been pregnant for a month, but she's already having severe morning sickness and has to take medicine every day. I heard that Consort Yu is suffering terribly and looks extremely haggard every day."
Yulan was somewhat relieved, "Fortunately, our mistress was in a good position when she was pregnant with Prince Yuanche. The little prince was very well-behaved and didn't cause any trouble for our mistress."
Granny Ma agreed, adding, "Indeed, our young prince Yuanche is a man who loves his mother dearly."
Qingyin nodded in agreement. Actually, she had some doubts about Yuyin's pregnancy. In her previous life, Yuyin hadn't gotten pregnant before Prince Guo died. In this life, she got pregnant so quickly. She had her doubts and activated the "Idle Eater System" in her mind.
He asked with certainty, "Master, isn't there something unusual about Consort Yu's pregnancy?"
System 996, reluctantly summoned by its host, was immediately distracted by gossip. There was gossip! It excitedly exclaimed, "Hehe, Yinyin, I'll go find out!"
It traveled at the speed of a shooting star, at the speed of light.
Less than half an hour later it came running back, "Hehe, Yinyin, guess what I found out!"
Qingyin calmly said, "This pregnancy is a scheme, it's fake?"
The system, now exposed, deflated and asked in confusion, "Yinyin, how did you know?"
"Tongzi, you know that the intelligence of creatures in the world always varies."
The system looked at Qingyin with a resentful expression: "Yinyin, you scolded me again, sob sob..."
"Alright, stop being silly and tell me in detail."
The system then beamed and said, "Yinyin, let me tell you, Yu Yin has a really bad temper. Her body was actually damaged by the cold on Lingyun Peak, so she can't get pregnant at all. She got anxious when she saw that you were favored by Prince Guo, and her temper got even worse. She abused the palace maids under her. One of the palace maids, in order to get revenge on her, gave her a pregnancy formula that she had obtained from the palace. This formula is really something else. The fetus grows by absorbing all of the mother's essence, and in the end, both mother and child die. What a vicious formula!"
Qingyin frowned slightly. This person really brought this upon herself. However, she wasn't a saint when it came to someone who was hostile to her, so she wouldn't warn her.
"Alright, go to work!" After listening to the gossip, Qingyin quickly threw the newly appeared system back. The blocked system didn't even have time to react before it could obediently go back to work.
Qingyin and Yuyin were inherently incompatible, always keeping their distance. Especially after Yuyin became pregnant, her wariness of Qingyin intensified, fearing that Qingyin would harm her hard-won child. During her painful pregnancy, amidst the prince's indifference and her own anxieties, she became even thinner. After six months, apart from her increasingly swollen belly, her face had no extra flesh, making her already large eyes appear even more harsh, and her whole demeanor exuded an even more unapproachable aura.
The servants coming and going in Changqing Pavilion dared not look closely at Yu Fujin's terrifying face, and served her with trepidation.
Yu Yin no longer dares to place mirrors in her room. Ever since she saw her ugly face and smashed the mirror in anger, she has ordered that no mirrors be placed in the palace.
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