After seeing His Majesty off, the Crown Prince and the other princes boarded their carriages and returned to their respective residences.
The Crown Princess and her entourage greeted them at the entrance.
Su Liangdi and the others, of course, dared not accept the Crown Princess's greetings, and hurriedly got out of the carriage to pay their respects to the Crown Princess first.
Shu Chengfeng helped the Crown Princess to her feet: "It's been over a month since we last met. Jiao Lan must be very tired."
The Crown Princess smiled shyly: "Your Highness, I was worried about you, but now that I have finally seen you, my heart is at ease."
The crown prince smiled and led her inside, followed by the rest of the crowd.
Ye Liangdi bit her lip, following along unhappily. Her eyes were practically spitting fire as she stared at the Crown Prince holding the Crown Princess's hand.
Yan Nangui found it amusing, thinking to herself, "I even brought you a sister this time, and now you're unhappy just because you see the Crown Prince and Crown Princess? Is that alright?"
Upon entering the residence, the Crown Princess instructed, "Sisters, you should all go back first. We will have a banquet tonight. It's still early, so let His Highness rest. Especially Sister Su and Sister Yan, you should also go back and wash up and rest. We'll get together again tonight."
"Yes. Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Princess," said Consort Su, Consort Yan, Consort Xiang, and Consort Xia.
"Oh right, and this one too... Does Your Highness have any arrangements?" the Crown Princess asked.
This refers to Jinling, of course.
Jinling hurried forward, but remained silent.
"Stay at Jinhua Pavilion. From now on, you'll be Jin Fengyi." Shu Chengfeng smiled.
The Crown Princess looked at her for a few more moments, then smiled and said, "Alright."
Jin Fengyi hurriedly knelt down: "This servant thanks Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess."
"From now on, you can no longer refer to yourself as a slave." The Crown Princess waved her hand: "You go first, I'll have someone arrange things for you later."
"Yes, Your Highness, I thank you very much." Consort Jin said, blushing.
Thus, the household gained another attendant.
Finally back at Jiyue Pavilion, those who remained behind hurriedly came to pay their respects and kowtow.
Yan Nangui smiled and said, "You've all worked hard too."
Everyone hurriedly said they dared not.
"Alright, I'll rest for a bit. You five go get some sleep. Let them serve you. We'll talk about it tonight." Yan Nangui waved his hand.
By mid-afternoon, Yan Nangui had finally rested and got up to eat something.
While letting Jiangxiang comb her hair, she listened to the people left behind talking about news from the manor.
“This servant doesn’t know anything else, but recently, Consort Ye and Consort Ding had a fight. Consort Ding was punished by kneeling for half a day,” Su Ye said.
"Also, Ning Chenghui was a bit premature, wasn't she? I'd always heard that she was supposed to give birth at the end of the month or the beginning of next month. That morning, the Crown Princess went to visit her, and not long after she left, Ning Chenghui went into labor and gave birth to the eldest grandson at dusk."
"Isn't this too obvious?" Yan Nangui smiled. "When did the midwife arrive?"
“They arrived the day before.” Su Ye hesitated. “This matter seems rather unusual to me.”
"It's nothing, just that the Crown Princess is anxious. She's making it so obvious, which shows she's fearless. After all, she's the mistress of the house." Yan Nangui smiled. "It's alright, you and I know, and His Highness the Crown Prince will know too. I just wonder if Consort Luo was frightened this time."
“This servant is unaware of the truth. Consort Luo only came out today; she didn’t come out at all before. She only said she was resting during her pregnancy. She rarely even came out of her residence,” Su Ye said.
The wild geese waved goodbye as they flew south.
Now that she's back, news from the Meng family should have arrived by now.
As expected, Yuanhua also came to report: "Ever since the eldest young mistress of the Meng family miscarried, she has been recuperating for over a month. The Princess has not visited her personally, but has only sent people to visit her a few times. Meng Junxian's attitude was alright. He personally went to the Yan family once, presumably to apologize."
"However, the old lady of the Meng family is very unhappy. So is the master of the Meng family. Now Meng Junxian has two more concubines, both given to him by the old lady of the Meng family. The young mistress of the Meng family has not said anything."
What else can be said? Although she miscarried, it was because she had been too oppressive towards the concubines.
No matter what, the couple has drifted apart.
Yan Nangui was in high spirits: "I thought my third sister was much more capable than me, but it turns out she's nothing special."
“Why should Liangyuan compare herself to her? She wasn’t worthy anyway,” Yuanhua said.
"Hehe, that's true. Never mind that for now. Now that Jinling has become a concubine, has Her Highness the Crown Princess bestowed any rewards upon her?"
"Replying to Consort, all have been rewarded, as have the two other consorts. Consort Luo and Consort Murong have both been rewarded." This means only you are left.
"Since that's the case, let's follow the rules and give them some cloth and jewelry. If you're going to give a reward, give them something practical." Yan Nangui waved his hand.
Luo Kui went to prepare, and although she was young, she was mainly in charge of these things.
"Today it's a family banquet, and tomorrow there's a palace banquet. They really don't let people rest."
She had changed into an orange-pink dress, and because of the warm weather, she was only wearing a short jacket. The jacket was pink and white, embroidered with small flowers.
The skirt is layered, letting in natural light.
She wore her hair in a flowing bun, adorned with gold jewelry. A pair of red jade bracelets adorned her wrists.
All you need to do is wear a ruby necklace and carry a round fan.
As soon as I stepped out, I ran into Murong Liangyuan.
Murong Wanqing and her entourage were also passing by.
Seeing her come out, he smiled and said, "I feel a connection with you, sister. I thought you had already left."
"What a coincidence! Then let's go together with Sister Murong." Yan Nangui smiled.
Murong Wanqing was wearing an ivory-white dress today, adorned with pearls and white jade. However, she had applied a yellow floral patch between her eyebrows, which made her look less pure and elegant.
It really looks good.
As they passed Mingyue Pavilion, Murong Wanqing suddenly said, "Ning Chenghui has suddenly given birth; I'm afraid we won't be able to see him today."
"Yes, I've been so tired that I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, but there's a baby in the household now. What a joyous occasion!" Yan Nangui said.
"Sister is right." The two chatted and laughed as they entered the main courtyard.
A considerable number of people had arrived in the main courtyard. They greeted each other.
Luo Liangyuan arrived early, and she didn't look well.
She was supposed to give birth in August, and she's now over six months along, but her belly isn't too big yet.
Before they could exchange more than a few words, a voice outside announced that Lady Ye had arrived.
Yan Nangui raised an eyebrow; this one had arrived early.
When Ye Liangdi entered, everyone had to pay their respects.
She just waved her hand.
"Yan Liangyuan, you've become much more sensible since you went out." Ye Liangdi's first words were directed at Yan Nangui.
"Thank you for the compliment. When it comes to observing the rules, I am never lazy." Yan Nan Gui looked back indifferently.
Her gaze reminded Ye Liangdi of what happened that day, and she couldn't help but shrink back.
He gritted his teeth, snorted, and sat down.
"Xia Fengyi, you have always been the most favored. How is your trip?"
That was a very direct and harsh question, leaving Xia Fengyi speechless.
She sighed inwardly and stood up: "I don't know what you mean by 'Liangdi'? The scenery in Chengzhou is different from that in the capital, but I haven't gone out of the palace."
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