Hongli did not kill Princess Fucha, a situation that surprised Lan Rong, who felt it was not in line with Hongli's nature.
Her beautiful eyes shifted slightly, and a glint of light flashed in her blue eyes.
"Didn't Fourth Prince say he wanted to kill Lady Fucha a couple of days ago? The Emperor even agreed, but he changed his mind. How could he let go of someone who plotted to harm his own offspring? This is not normal! This might be Fourth Prince's scheme. We must not act rashly, lest we be caught in the act."
"So we're just letting Princess Fucha live? Won't that cause trouble?" Qiu Cha was worried about potential problems, but Lan Rong wasn't concerned about that.
"This woman is all talk and no action, she has no guile at all. She is far inferior to Gao Xiuwen! We don't need to take her seriously. After all, Suwen has shut up, and Fucha Shi can't turn things around or stir up any trouble. It makes no difference whether she lives or dies."
Lan Rong instructed Qiu Cha not to act rashly, pretending to be unaware of the situation. Right now, Lan Rong's greatest anticipation was for Su Yushan to give birth.
"Su Yushan has already taken the pill to change her gender. If she gives birth to a deformed child that is neither male nor female, what do you think the Emperor will do?"
Qiu Cha smiled slightly, "Giving birth to a freak would damage the royal family's reputation, so her fate would definitely be the same as Jin's, she would be considered an ominous person and driven out of the mansion!"
Having a daughter isn't a bad thing; Hongli will still dote on her. But if a monster is born, even Hongli won't be able to protect her!
Thinking this, Lan Rong smiled slightly, looking forward to Su Yushan giving birth!
As autumn deepened and leaves fell, Ya Tang, confined to her courtyard, gazed sadly at the continuous autumn rain outside the window, sighing repeatedly.
After this ordeal, Ya Tang deeply regretted her actions. If she hadn't been so foolish as to send Xia'er to buy medicine, she wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.
At this time, she should still be enjoying tea and flowers in the mansion. Although she lacks Hongli's favor, she is still leisurely and carefree. Unlike now, she has been driven out of the mansion and is living in a secluded courtyard, suffering from the cold stares of others.
She could no longer possess luxurious jewelry and fine silks. She had only two servants by her side, who served her with little care. She could only endure it and live on, day by day.
The villa remained unharmed and quiet. Hongli had failed to lure out the snake as he had hoped and could only continue to observe the situation.
Although Ya Tang had left the Prince's Mansion, Su Yushan was still disturbed by her words. She kept wondering who the real murderer was.
Suwen was dead, and Su Yushan was worried about transferring other maids over. So Hongli ordered Yunsong to send a message to Changyue, asking her to return to the mansion to serve Yushan.
Chang Yue was willing, but her mother-in-law disagreed, saying that if her daughter-in-law left, there would be no one to take care of her granddaughter.
In reality, her mother-in-law was idle at home and had nothing to do except during the busy farming season. However, she favored boys over girls and disliked this granddaughter, so she was unwilling to help Changyue take care of the child.
Yun Song discussed it with his mother, saying that this was Prince Bao's idea, but Qin Shi insisted that no one would take care of the child and refused to let Chang Yue leave home.
If Yu Shan hadn't only trusted Chang Yue, Hongli wouldn't have bothered to please this woman. Having no other choice, Hongli gave Qin a reward of twenty taels of silver.
Qin Shi was overjoyed to receive the silver and no longer stopped Chang Yue, agreeing to let her daughter-in-law go to the Prince's mansion to serve.
Only then did Chang Yue return to Huatang Pavilion.
Chang Yue breathed a sigh of relief after leaving her husband's family. When she first got married, her mother-in-law treated her quite well. But after she gave birth to her daughter, her mother-in-law started to treat her coldly. Now that her child is only half a year old, Qin Shi is urging her to have another child. She still has to coax her daughter, so how can she have time to get pregnant again?
Although Yun Song treated her well, her mother-in-law was always causing trouble, making her life at her husband's family unbearable.
At first, she would talk to Yun Song, and Yun Song would scold his mother. Qin Shi would then throw a tantrum, crying and saying that her son had forgotten his mother after getting married and was unfilial to her.
After this commotion, Chang Yue worried that Yun Song would be caught in the middle and have an awkward situation, so she stopped complaining to Yun Song.
Fortunately, Yun Song was perceptive. He saw all the suffering his wife had endured and planned to save up some more money to buy a house next year so he and his wife could move out together.
Chang Yue also had this plan, so that out of sight, out of mind, and no longer have to suffer.
Yu Shan thought Chang Yue was living a comfortable life at her husband's family home, but after hearing about her recent experiences, she realized that Chang Yue's life was not easy either.
Yunfang couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that it's still better to have a mother-in-law. At least you won't be nagged by her. She wants a son after having a daughter, and she wants a daughter after having a son. It's really exhausting!"
Chang Yue shook her head and sighed with a smile, "That's right! Household chores are the hardest to deal with. You and Li Yu have such a comfortable life, with no one to control you, so carefree and at ease."
"It's true that I feel free, but I still don't have children!" Life is never perfect; having one thing inevitably means losing another. Yunfang has long since come to terms with it.
“I don’t actually care, but Li Yu is always worried that I will mind. He tends to overthink things.”
Yu Shan suggested, "If he wants a child, why don't you adopt one?"
"Adoption?" Yunfang had never thought about this. "He never mentioned it! I don't dare to mention it either. If I do, he might think I want the child."
"If you like children, adopt one; if you don't, that's fine too! You two can discuss it."
Yu Shan and Chang Yue both thought adoption was feasible, and Yun Fang nodded, "I'll discuss it with him again when the time is right."
Everything else was easy to discuss, but Li Yu was particularly sensitive about the matter of the child, so Yunfang dared not bring it up rashly and could only wait for the right opportunity.
Although Changyue has returned, and both she and Yunfang can keep Yushan company and distract her, Yushan's mood remains low, and she refuses to take the pregnancy-preserving medicine anymore.
If she were still in the early stages of pregnancy, she would have considered abortion, but now that she is more than five months pregnant, it is not advisable to have an abortion, so she can only continue to carry the pregnancy.
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