In the letter, Pei Zhi asked Xie Qi to arrange for the thirteenth prince to become Xie Ge Lao's apprentice.
Following the Empress's instructions, Pei Zhi couldn't afford to break ties with her at the moment.
However, Pei Zhi would not let the Empress have an easy time either.
The Zhong family is the Empress's maternal family, so we can't touch the Empress for the time being. Therefore, we should start with the Zhong family.
"Princess, someone from the Fifth Prince's residence has come to report that Consort Zhong has gone into labor."
After Pei Yuance died, the women of the prince's household remained safely in the prince's residence.
Although Pei Yuanze betrayed the country, his female relatives were innocent.
Pei Yuanze's principal wife was Yan Xinyue, whose father died in battle.
In any case, Emperor Pei would not be overly harsh on the women in his household.
In other words, the time hasn't come yet. After Pei Yuance dies for a year or two, the women in the mansion can request to leave.
Pei Yuance was, after all, Pei Zhi's elder brother. Now that he was gone, if anything happened in the mansion, the first person they would naturally turn to was Pei Zhi.
"Has the imperial physician already gone?"
"There are already midwives in the manor. Does the princess wish to go? I'd like to have a carriage prepared."
"Have someone prepare the horses."
Pei Zhi pondered what should be done with the child born to Consort Zhong.
The Empress had already hinted to Pei Zhi that she would return to the Zhong family after Consort Zhong gave birth to the child and recovered.
Pei Yuanze is no longer alive. Even though Consort Zhong is a concubine's daughter, she is still young and can remarry.
With an aunt like the Empress, Consort Zhong naturally didn't want to live a life of widowhood.
The child in Consort Zhong's womb is, after all, Emperor Pei's grandchild, so it's impossible to bring it back to the Zhong family.
Pei Zhi had no interest in raising children, especially not the child of that idiot Pei Yuanze. How smart could he possibly be?
Pei Zhi packed up and set off for the Fifth Prince's residence.
The main gate was desolate, and the interior of the mansion was not as exquisite as before.
Pei Zhi was led to the side courtyard. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she heard Consort Zhong's painful screams.
The sound was so jarring that Pei Zhi couldn't help but shiver.
In ancient times, childbirth for women was truly a matter of one foot in the grave.
There's absolutely no way to relieve the pain, and if you can't give birth, then you can only have one child.
If you're even a little unlucky, you might lose both.
Pei Zhi sat in the courtyard, and Yan Xinyue brought people to serve her some tea and snacks.
"It's not very good tea, Princess, please don't be offended."
Pei Zhi was so busy when she returned that she almost forgot about Yan Xinyue.
Yan Xinyue had lost a lot of weight and her complexion was not as good as before.
Pei Zhi didn't drink the tea. "What are your plans for the future?"
"Me?" Yan Xinyue was surprised that Pei Zhi would mention her.
"If my father hadn't died, I could still go back to my parents' home, but now..."
After the death of the General of the Escort Flag, Old Madam Yan and Madam Yan came to the door and slapped Yan Xinyue twice.
They believed that if Yan Xinyue hadn't given them such a bad idea...
The invincible general who commands the flags will not die on the battlefield.
The Yan family hated Yan Xinyue to the core, so naturally Yan Xinyue could never go back.
A woman, whose husband has died and who can no longer rely on her family, what else can she do but stay here?
Pei Zhi tapped her fingers on the table, an idea forming in her mind.
To Pei Zhi, Yan Xinyue was no different from a dead person.
The original owner of this body was indeed killed by Yan Xinyue, and Yan Xinyue is now living a life worse than death.
Yan Xinyue's life or death is now entirely up to Pei Zhi.
Hearing the cries of pain from inside the house, Pei Zhi had an idea.
"The child in Consort Zhong's belly is, after all, a royal heir. Why don't you raise it after it's born? That way, you'll have someone to rely on in the future."
Yan Xinyue blinked. "Are you willing to entrust your imperial brother's only child to me to raise?"
Yan Xinyue was very surprised. She thought that Pei Zhi had come today to take the child away after it was born.
This is Pei Yuanze's only child. Now that Pei Yuanze is gone, Pei Zhi will definitely cherish this child.
Pei Zhi chuckled softly and shook her head, not knowing what to say to Yan Xinyue.
stupid?
That's really stupid.
Even now, people still think that she and Pei Yuance have a deep sibling relationship.
"The baby hasn't been born yet, you can think about it carefully."
Yan Xinyue's mind was in turmoil; her dowry had long been completely taken away by Pei Yuance.
She lived in the prince's residence and received a monthly salary, with servants attending to her every need.
Yan Xinyue can never go back to the Yan family, no matter what.
“I am willing to raise him, and I will do my best to take good care of this child.”
"Just don't let it die."
If Yan Xinyue is unwilling to raise an unborn life, Pei Zhizhen would rather let Consort Zhong die along with her unborn child.
After all, Pei Yuanze is no longer alive, and the child will be left without anyone to raise him. Everyone will be watching Pei Zhi closely.
If Pei Zhi doesn't take the child back, who knows what nasty things people will say outside.
Pei Yuance was at least killed by Pei Zhi, who was also Pei Zhi's own brother.
But if you ask Pei Zhi to raise Pei Yuanze's child, that would really disgust Pei Zhi.
To put it bluntly, genes are inherited.
What kind of intelligent child could Pei Yuanze's offspring produce?
Pei Zhi's personality also prevented her from having the patience to raise a child properly.
The screams inside the house continued. Chunhua went inside to ask the midwife and learned that the baby had not yet appeared and there was still a long wait ahead.
After waiting a while, the midwife ran out with her hands covered in blood.
"Your Highness, Consort Zhong's condition is not good. If it really comes to that, should we save the mother or the child?"
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