“After the tenth prince, there will be the eleventh prince!” He Xue said. Consort Yi was carrying the eleventh prince in history, but he died young.
"Haha! He Xue, don't forget that I'm not the only one pregnant in the palace!" Although He Xue had hit the nail on the head, Consort De, no, now Noble Lady Wuya, had gotten pregnant even earlier than her.
"Wanliuha's concubine is younger than you!" He Xue completely forgot about Consort Wuya.
"Have you forgotten about the one at Yonghe Palace?" Consort Yi asked, pointing in the direction of Yonghe Palace.
He Xue suddenly realized that if Consort Yi hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten about Consort Wuya. However, if she remembered correctly, Consort Wuya was carrying the Ninth Princess.
"Your Highness, I thought you were carrying the Eleventh Princess, but perhaps Consort Wuya was carrying the Ninth Princess!"
"Your Highness, I've heard from the old nanny that children can see things that others can't!" He Xue said seriously.
"Alright, I believe you!" Consort Yi said with a smile.
"Your Highness, you should go back and take your medicine to prevent miscarriage!" said Tao Hong, Consort Yi's personal maid.
"Alright, I understand!" Consort Yi looked at Hexue, "Hexue, you should also hurry back to Chengqian Palace, otherwise the Noble Consort will be worried!"
"I understand, Consort Yi, but my aunt still has to deal with Fourth Brother's drunkenness. If I go back now, it will make him lose face!"
Consort Yi also remembered that Consort Hui and Consort Rong were waiting in Chengqian Palace! She heard that the Crown Prince and three others were punished by the Emperor to kneel in Fengxian Hall last night for drinking.
"How thoughtful!" Consort Yi said to He Xue, "You should go back later too! I'll head back first!"
"I understand, Consort Yi, take care!" After watching Consort Yi leave, He Xue continued to stroll in the Imperial Garden.
If she had known what was going to happen next, Xue would have preferred to return to Chengqian Palace.
He Xue hadn't walked far when she saw an uninvited guest, Wan Liuha.
"Greetings, Consort!" He Xue curtsied to Wan Liuha.
"Why is Princess Xue here all alone?" Wanliuha asked.
He Xue looked at Nanxing behind her. Could it be that Wanliuhashi's eyesight was bad and he didn't see that Nanxing was so big?
"I'm waiting for Fourth Brother, he'll be here soon!" He Xue made up an excuse. She felt that her encounter with Wanliuhashi was not a coincidence.
Just when He Xue thought that Wan Liuha was about to leave, Wan Liuha actually walked towards He Xue.
Upon seeing this, He Xue quickly took two steps back. Wan Liuha was pregnant, and she couldn't afford to take responsibility if anything happened to her.
As He Xue retreated, Wan Liuhashi kept getting closer. Was Wan Liuhashi trying to stage an accident for her?
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Nanxing stood in front of Hexue.
"Get out of my way! What business is it of yours when the master is speaking?" Wanliuha looked at Nanxing with disdain.
"Concubine, you can speak freely, I can hear you!" He Xue poked her head out from behind Nan Xing.
"I just heard from Princess Hexue that Consort Yi is carrying a boy! Why don't you also see if I'm carrying a boy or a girl?" Wanliuha looked at Hexue with expectant eyes.
"Is Wanliuha sick? She's not an ultrasound, and besides, an ultrasound can't be 100% sure of the sex!" He Xue thought to herself.
Seeing that He Xue remained silent, Wan Liuha thought that He Xue looked down on her. "It seems that you look down on me because my status is not as good as Consort Yi's! After all, I am now carrying the Emperor's child. I am not as good as Consort Yi now, but who knows what will happen in the future?"
Wanliuhashi straightened her flat belly, and He Xue was afraid that Wanliuhashi would hurt her back from watching her movements.
"You flatter me, Consort. Whether the child in your womb is a boy or a girl, it will be the Emperor's child, and the Emperor will love it dearly!" He Xue said with a smile. If she had known she would run into Wan Liuha, she would have gone back to Chengqian Palace to watch her aunt scold her fourth brother.
"It seems that Princess is not going to tell me?" Wanliuha asked, raising her voice.
"I'm not a fortune teller, how would I know whether the concubine's belly is for a boy or a girl?" He Xue said.
"How dare you speak to me like that! Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the Imperial Concubine! Kneel down!" Wanliuha said, glaring at him.
He Xue clenched her fists. Wan Liuha was deliberately picking a fight. In order not to implicate Consort Tongjia, He Xue had no choice but to kneel down.
"Princess!" Nanxing saw He Xue kneel down, so she knelt down next to her as well.
He Xue shook her head at Nan Xing, signaling her not to speak.
When Wanliuha saw Hexue kneeling in front of her, she became extremely smug. "Hexue, don't think that just because you have the support of the Imperial Concubine, you can run rampant in the palace!"
A concubine without children is nothing but a paper tiger!
He Xue glared at Wan Liuhashi, "For a concubine to say such things is disrespectful to her aunt. Aren't you afraid of being punished by your uncle, the Emperor?"
“These are all my people. What can you and your maid do to me? And who can prove that I said such a thing?” Wanliuha said arrogantly.
"Can I prove it?" The Crown Prince walked out from the side with a dark face, followed by the First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Fourth Prince.
When Wanliuhashi saw the prince arrive, she was immediately frightened and couldn't help but take a few steps back. Unfortunately, she stepped on a pebble and fell directly to the ground.
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