Murong Lanxin's words sounded really ironic.
But she was an outsider and shouldn't know the truth, so An Qingran just forced a smile, looking worried about An Yanran.
Doctor Zhang arrived later. After the previous doctor examined her, his face changed several times. Finally, he whispered something to Doctor Zhang. Doctor Zhang examined her again and finally said to An Qingran, "Congratulations, Crown Princess..." He then looked at An Yanran, "Congratulations, Madam Yan, you are pregnant."
"Really?" An Yanran's surprised expression was very realistic.
An Qingran was also surprised: "Sister, don't you feel anything at all? You just hurt me. This is a great thing. Someone, notify Prince Kang immediately, and send a letter to Concubine Shu..."
An Qingran looked flustered.
Murong Lanxin smiled: "Look at you, you are so happy that you are at a loss."
"Why wouldn't you be happy? Adding a new baby to the family is always a big deal, not to mention that my sister is giving birth to a royal family member..."
Before the imperial physician came out with the diagnosis, An Qingran had already sent Rendong to inform everyone, so while she was speaking, Concubine Xian, Concubine Shu, and two other concubines all walked in.
"It's coming so fast. It seems like this good news has grown bigger." Murong Lanxin said with a smile.
Concubine Shu also had a look of joy on her face. She was worrying about how to spread the news. Unexpectedly, An Yanran came into the palace at this time, which saved her some effort.
So he immediately came forward and said, "Yanran, where do you feel uncomfortable?"
An Yanran shook her head obediently: "Mother, I'm fine. I just felt dizzy for some reason. Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, your daughter-in-law would be guilty of a thousand crimes. She didn't even know she was pregnant..."
"You are still young, it's not your fault, silly child." Concubine Shu looked like a loving mother.
Xian Fei also smiled and said, "This is really good news. Just now, my daughter-in-law announced the good news. This can be considered as good things coming in pairs, right?"
An Qingran had doubts about Princess Ning's pregnancy, because just half a month later, she immediately announced her good news. It was such a coincidence, how could she get pregnant on the first try?
Combined with the steps she took on her wedding day, An Qingran became more determined in her thoughts, but this didn't hinder her in any way.
The one in front of her is a hindrance. If Concubine Shu and Prince Kang intend to turn the tide through this child, she has to think about Queen Yun and must not let the mother and son go easily.
So, she suddenly asked the imperial physician, "Imperial Physician Zhang, how many months has my sister been pregnant? Why doesn't she seem to have changed at all?"
Doctor Zhang calculated carefully after hearing this: "It was probably in September before the New Year, which means it's less than five months, so it's normal that she hasn't shown any signs of pregnancy yet."
As soon as he said this, Concubine Shu's face turned pale...
An Qingran panicked and the cup in her hand fell to the ground. She hurriedly asked someone to clean it up, and Concubine Xian's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she understood something...
The atmosphere in the room was very solemn for a moment. An Qingran had already said what she wanted to say through the mouth of the imperial physician. She could not say anything else and just tried to panic. Sure enough, Concubine Xian suddenly said, "If that's the case, then this child was conceived during the Queen's mourning period?"
In fact, everyone in the room was thinking about this question, but she was the one who said it out loud.
After she said this, no one spoke.
Concubine Shu's expression became increasingly ugly, and she suddenly said, "Yanran, you shouldn't stay here, you should go back home, I'll send someone to take you back now..."
Upon seeing this, the imperial physician immediately left.
The others didn't want to stay any longer, and finally all left. An Qingran sat there, with no joy on her face. She was well aware of the struggles in the palace, but she still found them terrifying.
I hate this, but I am still stuck in it.
An Qingran smiled coldly.
Honeysuckle whispered, "The Second Miss fainted today at the right time. Everyone knows that she is pregnant, but what did the virtuous concubine mean? It sounds like everyone's reaction is not very good."
"You're right. Your second young lady might be in trouble..." An Qingran said quietly.
Of course, Honeysuckle is not stupid. She just didn't think too deeply about it at first. After thinking about it again, she grinned, turned around to clean up the house, and didn't say a single extra word.
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The next day.
Prince Kang's Palace.
Dongfang Ye threw the things on the table to the ground. An Yanran was so scared that she hid back without saying a word.
Dongfang Ye's eyebrows stood up: "Now you are satisfied, your pregnancy is known to the whole world, and everyone knows that I fooled around with you during the national mourning period. Yesterday, my mother scolded me, and this morning, my father was even more disgusted with me. You are very happy, right? You just don't want us mother and son to have a good life. You are pregnant one moment, and then you go out to show off. What are you showing off in the palace? And the imperial doctor caught you with something wrong. Are you a pig?"
When An Yanran came back yesterday, she felt that she had overstepped her bounds.
She originally wanted to let everyone know about her pregnancy, but she never expected that An Qingran would not take her own pulse, but asked the imperial physician to come, and asked such questions in front of everyone. She wanted to use her mouth, but ended up hurting her again. She obviously knows medical skills, but she also said that she was too concerned. An Yanran was really like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to speak out her pain.
How could she tell Dongfang Ye these words?
She felt that he didn't have her in his heart at all. Last time she attended Prince Ning's wedding, she heard that he was hooking up with Shen Zhiyun and was preparing to marry Madam Yun!
She will soon be on the same level as Shen Zhiyun, she is Madam Yan!
"I didn't expect that. I fainted because I didn't get enough rest at the end... Cousin, you know I didn't mean it. I can't let this matter be exposed in front of everyone. It won't do me any good, right? I really didn't mean it." An Yanran began to pretend to be confused.
"You didn't mean it? Then why don't I think so? You haven't been to the palace to see your sister in the past six months. Why did you go now, right after I married An Ranyue? Do you dare to say that you have no purpose?" Dongfang Ye is not a fool either.
What's more, An Yanran personally made a request to him that day, asking him when he would make her his concubine.
This must be the issue she is concerned about now. As for what she is going to do at An Qingran's place, he has no idea. The two of them are enemies, so has their relationship turned into a war?
It would have been fine if An Qingran was not mentioned. As soon as he mentioned her, Dongfang Ye's heart was filled with hatred. This woman, he had married three women in a daze, and each time was related to her. He didn't believe it would be such a coincidence. This time he finally saw clearly that she must be behind the scenes. When did he offend her? Why did she target him like this?
Is she blaming him for not marrying her when she was disfigured? No, she had pushed An Yanran into her arms before that. How much did she hate herself?
When he thought of this, the cup in his hand broke, and blood seeped out from between his fingers. Seeing this, An Yanran got down to the ground and said, "Cousin, you are injured."
"Don't bother yourself, you incompetent villain!" Dongfang Ye thought of the past. If she hadn't slept with him, how could his reputation have been ruined so quickly?
If my reputation was not ruined, many things that followed would be easy to handle and would not happen. Maybe I could marry An Qingran, and then things would be much simpler.
Now, his feelings towards An Qingran had changed from being indifferent to them to a mixture of love and hate, so he was even more itchy.
When An Yanran heard Dongfang Ye scolding her like this, her face turned pale and red: "Cousin, you can't say that, I have explained it all, I didn't mean it, I entered the palace just to keep in touch with An Qingran, and it just so happened that my mother's death anniversary was coming soon, and she also brought up this matter, mainly on her own initiative. I think she did it on purpose, she couldn't have not known that I was pregnant, and then called the imperial physician... That's right, I think she did it on purpose, deliberately letting everyone know that we were together during the national mourning period, it was all because of this hateful woman, why didn't I think of it!"
Dongfang Ye calmed down after hearing what An Yanran said. What An Yanran said made sense: "Yes, you are pregnant, I am afraid that the whole general's mansion knows about it, but she pretended not to know, invited the imperial physician, and called everyone..."
Seeing Dongfang Ye calm down, An Yanran took the opportunity to say, "An Qingran has always been targeting me. She framed us and ruined our reputation. This time, she must have helped the prince to deal with you. So, cousin, you must be extremely careful and can't let her succeed. This time, I was unprepared and fell into her trap. Cousin, you often walk around the palace, and mother is such a smart person, can't you deal with An Qingran?"
"It's none of your business." Dongfang Ye's tone was still unfriendly.
"Cousin, the emperor already knows about it, and there won't be any worse results. So, you can plot against the prince to divert the emperor's attention..." An Yanran still offered her advice unwillingly.
Dongfang Ye admitted in his heart that what An Yanran said made some sense, but how could he say it on his face to make her proud again, so he pushed her away coldly: "Mind your own business, it's better than anything else to stop causing trouble for me."
Then he walked out.
An Yanran was left alone looking at the mess in the room, wanting to cry but unable to.
Concubine Shu knew that it was Concubine Xian who must have tipped off the emperor to this matter.
Otherwise, the emperor rarely came to the harem, so how could he know so quickly? Even if the empress dowager knew, she would not tell the emperor.
Therefore, there was an additional layer of hatred towards Concubine Xian.
The virtuous concubine was just watching the fun. Seeing the mother and son of Shu Guifei in such an embarrassing state, she felt very happy in her heart. She took the opportunity to let Prince Ning show more expressions in front of the emperor. In addition, she privately instructed some powerful officials to speak well of Prince Ning in the court. As expected, the emperor's attitude towards Prince Ning was better than before. He assigned many things that Prince Kang was supposed to do to Prince Ning, and Prince Kang was almost idle.
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