"Humph, it's bad enough that you drugged the concubines in the palace before, but now you're even helping outsiders bully the women in the palace. You don't even take me seriously!"
They were all people who grew up in the circle of power and intrigue. Zhao Tinghao only needed a few words to figure out that Liu Wangshi's arrival must have been the work of Liu Mengyao.
Before, maybe Liu Mengyao could have gotten away with it by just crying a few words.
But things are different now.
In particular, the delicate beauty on the bed had tears in her cool eyes, and a worried look on her pale face as she spoke weakly:
"It's all because of my humble origins and my worthless life that I can be easily bullied..."
Liu Ruyue's voice was like a heartbroken oriole, and everyone felt heartbroken.
The old princess even held Liu Ruyue's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Pooh! Pooh! Pooh!
What nonsense are you talking about? You are the lucky star of my Prince Yan's Mansion. There are countless splendors and wealth waiting for you to enjoy in the future. Don't even think about it. Leave your family affairs to me, the princess. I will definitely take care of it for you."
"Mother..."
Liu Ruyue's eyes reddened with excitement after receiving the old princess's promise. She looked up at her with gratitude, "You treat me so well."
"You are pregnant with my precious grandson. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well?"
Seeing Liu Ruyue's innocent and grateful expression, the old princess felt even more fond of her. She spoke in a gentle tone that Liu Ruyue had never seen before, "Just take good care of yourself and don't worry about anything else. If there's anything that's not going your way, just tell me and I'll take care of it for you."
"Mother..."
There was another sweet and tender cry, which made the old princess very happy.
Seeing the two of them getting along so well, Prince Zhao Tinghao of Yan also excitedly joined in: "Mother, I just thought about it. Yue'er is pregnant with the first child of our Prince Yan's Mansion. We should reward Yue'er well."
"Award, it's what you deserve!"
Reminded by her son, the old princess immediately said to Nanny Fang, "Nanny, give the order. From now on, Yue'er will be the concubine of Prince Yan's mansion. She will move to Jianjia Garden and receive all the same treatment as a concubine!"
“!!”
Everyone inside and outside the house was shocked by the old princess' words. Just because she became pregnant, she was promoted from a beauty to a concubine?
Moreover, the old princess also said that all the treatment is the same as that of a concubine. Doesn't that mean that after giving birth, she will most likely be promoted to a concubine?
For a moment, the servants who originally served Liu Ruyue were all very grateful: Fortunately, they were all subdued by Master Liu during this period of time. Even if they had some second thoughts, they did not do anything bad. Otherwise, they would have missed this opportunity to rise to prominence.
However, Nanny Fang and others beside the old princess reacted quickly and started to make arrangements after the old princess finished speaking.
However, the old princess had not yet finished speaking and continued with a smile:
"Also, Madam Fang, please select a few sensible maids and servants from my courtyard to serve Concubine Yue. Pregnancy is the most difficult for a woman, so I'll feel more at ease if I have more people to serve her."
After she finished speaking, she became worried about what Liu Ruyue might be thinking, so she quickly lowered her head and looked at Liu Ruyue and explained, "Yue'er, mother isn't trying to monitor you. She's trying to find a few more caring people to serve you."
"Mother, I will save you some trouble."
Liu Ruyue showed a touching expression and said to the old princess, "I was carried into the Prince of Yan's mansion alone. You and the prince are the only ones I can rely on. If I want to give birth to a child safely, I can only ask for help from mother and the prince. Even if mother doesn't mention it, I would still like to ask a few people for mother's help.
My mother is so considerate and considerate. My unborn child is truly blessed to have a grandmother like you."
Hearing Liu Ruyue's words, the old princess felt very pleased. Her right hand unconsciously covered Liu Ruyue's flat belly, as if she had seen her precious grandson.
"Rewards, give them all to me!
All the silk sent from Suzhou and Hangzhou the other day was sent to Jianjiayuan for me.
The new Taihu rice that was just delivered from the farm yesterday was also sent to my small kitchen in Jianjiayuan.
Today, the newly arrived sheep milk from the Western Regions was also delivered to Jianjiayuan for me.
..."
"All the maids and servants serving Concubine Yue are good. I will give each of them ten taels of silver as a reward. From now on, my monthly salary will be increased by half."
…
After rewarding the master Liu Ruyue, she rewarded the servants in the courtyard. The old princess rewarded them heartily. Not only did she not feel sorry, but she also smiled more happily: There has been no such good news in the Prince of Yan's Mansion for many years.
The maids and servants in the courtyard, as well as Doctor Guan and his apprentice, all knelt on the ground, thanking them joyfully for the reward: Ahhhh, this is even more festive than Chinese New Year.
Prince Zhao Tinghao of Yan saw that his mother finally showed a long-lost smile. Thinking that all the credit went to the thin and petite woman on the bed, he secretly thought that he would give her some more gifts in private and would not take the credit from his mother for now.
"Mother, Prince..."
When Liu Mengyao had vented her anger and came over with her maids and servants, she found that all the masters and servants in the yard were in high spirits, which made her look a little out of place because she had no smile on her face.
"What are you doing here?"
As soon as Liu Mengyao's voice rang out, King Zhao Tinghao of Yan immediately glared at her with disgust: "You think you haven't hurt Yue'er enough, come over and continue to anger her?"
"No, I didn't!"
Hearing the man's accusation, Liu Mengyao subconsciously wanted to explain: "I didn't know Sister Yue was pregnant!"
"snort!"
The old princess was very disdainful of Liu Mengyao's explanation and snorted coldly, "Yes, you didn't know Yue'er was pregnant. If you knew Yue'er was pregnant, you would definitely not just let her mother-in-law piss her off and manipulate her, you would directly try to make her have an abortion."
"Mother?"
Hearing the old princess' words, Liu Mengyao's eyes widened in shock: "Mother, am I that kind of vicious woman in your mind?"
"Aren't you?"
Rolling her eyes at Liu Mengyao, the old princess said angrily, "Humph, if you hadn't drugged the concubines in the mansion before, my grandson might have run away by now. It's all because of you, a jealous woman, who blocked my son's chance of having children."
"Liu, don't try to quibble. If Yue'er hadn't smelled the sterilizing medicine in the tonic soup that day, do you think Yue'er could be pregnant now?"
When Zhao Tinghao thought about what happened that day, he broke out in a cold sweat: He almost, almost lost the baby in Liu Ruyue's belly.
Seeing that Liu Ruyue was pregnant, Zhao Tinghao and the old princess, who had given up hope, felt moved again: maybe the reason they hadn't conceived a child all these years was not because Zhao Tinghao was infertile, but because all the concubines in the mansion had been drugged by the bitch Liu Mengyao.
The things that they had let go of lightly last time now hurt the old princess and Zhao Tinghao again.
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