Li and Song looked at each other, then turned to look at Geng.
"...Sister Li and Sister Song, why are you looking at me like that? The fact that Madam Yin left like that shows she felt guilty. I wasn't wrong." Madam Geng looked at the two women staring at her, her lips twitching. She was genuinely panicked now, wishing she could go back a quarter of an hour and slap herself. How could she have blurted it out in such a moment of anger! Oh no, oh no, would the master confine her again when he returned?
"..." Li and Song turned their heads at the same time, afraid of catching the virus from talking to such a stupid person.
"..." Geng was embarrassed by the two people's reaction, and she was even more flustered because of their reaction. If she hadn't been trying to save face, she probably would have gotten up and fled by now.
The atmosphere here was strange, and Yin Qingyi returned to Luoxue Pavilion in a huff.
"Princess, don't be angry. When Master finds out about this, he will definitely stand up for you. You're pregnant, you can't be angry." Granny Qi carefully helped Yin Qingyi back. Now that they were finally safely back in her territory, she couldn't help but laugh at the still angry Yin Qingyi. However, she was also very dissatisfied with Madam Geng. If what Madam Geng just said were to get out, the princess's reputation would be ruined, and the family would also be implicated. Madam Geng was truly ruthless, but perhaps she wasn't very bright.
"Granny, I'm not angry about what Geng said. I'm angry that I went to this family banquet with such a big belly in this cold wind. And to make matters worse, I didn't even get to eat before coming back in the cold wind because of this. I haven't even eaten yet!" Yin Qingyi said, rubbing her already hungry stomach with a pitiful expression.
"...It's my fault, I'll go prepare food for you right away." Granny Naqi was both amused and exasperated. She didn't know whether to be happy that the princess hadn't been angered by Geng's words, or angry that the princess didn't care about Geng's words at all. Any woman would have taken those words to heart.
"Mmm, Grandma is the best! I want to eat spicy and sour pork tenderloin and sour soup beef. Grandma can make the rest herself." Yin Qingyi's puffed-up face immediately turned into a flower, and she smiled like a little fox.
"Okay." Granny Naqi nodded with a smile and left.
Granny Naqi cooks very quickly; she finished preparing three dishes and a soup in just a few minutes.
"Mmm! The food that Granny makes is so delicious, much better than what the kitchen makes." Yin Qingyi picked up a slice of beef and put it in her mouth. Her eyes immediately lit up. After praising Granny Qi, she didn't care about anything else. She was very hungry at the moment, so she decided to eat her fill first.
Granny Naqi smiled even more broadly as she looked at Yin Qingyi, whose mouth was covered in grease.
"Phew, that feels good." After eating and drinking her fill, Yin Qingyi patted her belly and sighed contentedly.
"Your Highness has eaten a bit too much. Why don't you get up and walk around to digest your food? You can sleep a little longer, though, because you have to get up before midnight to keep vigil for the New Year," said Granny Naqi gently beside Yin Qingyi.
"Yes, Granny, you all go and eat too. Just let Qiuju and Chunlan watch over things." Yin Qingyi nodded and stood up with Qiuju's help.
"Alright, Princess, just walk around in this room and don't go outside." Granny Naqi nodded, gave her some instructions, and then went out with Mingyue Fengqing.
The room wasn't big. After walking around the room a few times with Qiuju's help, Yin Qingyi lay down on the bed. It was only the end of You Shi (5-7 PM). If Yin Qingyi didn't sleep, she would be extremely sleepy by Hai Shi (9-11 PM). Sleeping until the end of Hai Shi and then getting up would be just right. She could stay up to welcome the New Year, and then play until Zi Shi (11 PM-1 AM) before going to sleep again. After all, pregnant women naturally need a lot of sleep.
After helping Yin Qingyi to rest, Qiuju went out. She had overheard the conversation between the princess and Granny Qi, but she didn't know the specifics. She only knew that Geng Shi had caused trouble for her brother again, and she wanted to ask Granny Qi what had happened.
"Granny, did Princess Geng say something to her again? Princess Geng was confined by the master for several months and only came out yesterday. How did she run into Princess again?" Qiuju bumped into Granny Naqi as soon as she went out.
"Is the princess asleep?" Naqi's nanny didn't answer, but asked instead.
"Yes, she just fell asleep." Qiuju nodded, her eyes still fixed on Granny Qi.
"I'm afraid Madam Geng is just resentful. Our princess is pregnant with her third child, so her belly is much bigger than that of an ordinary person. This Madam Geng is ignorant. She actually said that the princess's belly is already seven months along, and even said something about the princess..." Seeing Qiuju like this, Granny Qi pulled her to a corner and told her about the unpleasant things Madam Geng had said at the family banquet.
"Has this Geng Gege gone mad? How dare she say such a thing?" Qiu Ju exclaimed in disbelief.
“We don’t need to concern ourselves with this matter. I believe that Geng will get what she deserves tomorrow,” Granny Naqi said confidently.
"How did you know, Granny?" Qiuju asked curiously.
"Heh, you'll find out tomorrow." Granny Qi smiled but said nothing. She then walked away, leaving Qiu Ju standing there, completely bewildered. It wasn't until Xiao Jinzi passed by and said something that Qiu Ju understood.
"No one knows better than Master how long the princess has been pregnant. Master told the princess yesterday not to go to the family banquet, but she still went. Do you think Master will not ask about whether the princess ate well at the family banquet when he comes back tonight?" Xiao Jinzi finished speaking and left.
"Oh right!" Qiuju snapped her fingers. How could she have forgotten? Well, it wasn't that she'd forgotten, but she felt that the master would definitely be very busy during the New Year period and might not have time to manage matters in the inner quarters. If this matter wasn't resolved quickly, once word got out, no matter if the princess had done anything to offend the master, even if she explained things later, she would still be the subject of gossip. To put it more seriously, if the people in the palace found out about this, it would be difficult for the princess to advance her career further.
It wasn't that Qiuju was overconfident; she was confident in her own princess, who would never remain a mere princess forever.
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