Can I please not...?
These words lingered in Qian Shengyan's mouth before she swallowed them back. She forced a smile and said, "This child is so troublesome."
"You've worked so hard." Yinzhen's face also showed concern. "Doctor Zhou came to see you. It's probably because you've been working too hard lately that this pregnancy isn't as stable as the one you had with Ferguchun."
Qian Shengyan felt a chill run down her spine, and a bad feeling crept into her mind.
No, really?
What if this baby is also a girl?
Having multiple princesses probably wouldn't have a significant impact on history, but having multiple princes...
Qian Shengyan didn't know what would happen, and she didn't want to think about it anymore. She just hoped that her first child would be a princess.
This is the best, best, best possible ending...
"Yanyan?" Yinzhen called softly when he saw her lost in thought. Qian Shengyan snapped out of her reverie and forced a smile: "Your Highness, I just didn't expect..."
"How could I not have thought of that? We've been together day and night at the hot spring resort, so it's only natural that she'd get pregnant," Yinzhen said with a raised eyebrow and a smile.
The maids around her lowered their heads and chuckled. Qian Shengyan said helplessly, "Master... what I mean is, Foerguochun is not even two years old yet. Isn't this a bit too early?"
"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. My child will be excellent sooner or later." Yinzhen was still happy.
Qian Shengyan sighed, placing her palm on her completely flat stomach, silently praying: My dear daughter, you must be a girl...
Your mother has already changed a lot of history, but it's still largely within a controllable range. However, the thought of creating an extra prince or something still scares your mother!
This pregnancy was indeed extremely difficult. Qian Shengyan vomited severely and was almost unable to get out of bed throughout the first month of the lunar calendar. She couldn't eat anything and would vomit after eating just a little. Perhaps because she was feeling unwell, she started to cling to Yinzhen again.
It was as if she were pregnant with Folgotha in springtime.
I want to see him in the morning and in the evening. After throwing up, I want to hug him and feel a little wronged for a while. If I feel better, I want to hug him and act cute.
It was the New Year holiday, and Yinzhen had some free time, so he cooperated. Apart from going to the front courtyard, he spent time with Qian Shengyan. The two spent every day together, and their feelings for each other grew stronger.
The other people in the backyard weren't having it.
"That vixen Qian, even though she's pregnant, she still clings to the Prince. Not only can she not serve him, but she also insists that he stay overnight!" Madam Nian said angrily to Granny Wei. "How can she be so shameless!"
Since being stabbed by Madam Nian, Granny Wei has aged considerably, and her energy and spirit are no longer up to par. Now, she only hopes that Madam Nian will behave herself and not end up like Madam Liu.
After her serious illness, she finally understood that the men of the Aisin Gioro family were all romantics. Once they fell in love, no one else could catch their eye. Although Qian Shi had many faults, the prince liked her, so there was nothing she could do.
She sighed and changed the subject, saying, "Miss, you're feeling better these days, why don't you eat more?"
"Still eating! What are you eating for!" Madam Nian threw a tantrum and overturned the dining table. "She's just a lowly maid who's always pregnant, why can't I give birth! I want to give birth too!"
Granny Wei was too tired to persuade her anymore. She silently waved for someone to clean up the floor, and then stood aside in silence.
Lady Nian was only a bully at home. Except when she had a fit of rage, she would run out of the courtyard with scissors in her hand. Normally, she would just throw a tantrum. She was a servant, so she quietly tidied up the tables, chairs, and floor and then left.
Lady Nian paced back and forth in the room like a caged beast. After a moment, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she clapped her hands and said, "That's it! I can go find the Prince's wife! It's only right and proper for the Prince's wife to advise the Prince!"
After saying that, she excitedly prepared to go out, and Granny Wei did not try to stop her, but followed behind her.
Upon arriving at the main courtyard, Lady Nian requested an audience with Lady Ulanara, but was told that the Fujin (principal wife) was checking the Third Prince's studies and asked her to wait.
Upon receiving this answer, Ms. Nian's expression twisted again—a child! Everyone else had a child, but she didn't!
She had no idea what it was like to raise children!
Thinking of the child who had been miscarried due to Ulanara's drugging, Nian's eyes turned red, and she was about to slam her fist on the table in anger, but Wei Mama quickly pulled her back: "Miss, don't be anxious, let's wait."
“My child, my child… Granny, I’ve had children too…” Nian Shi cried. Granny Wei had no choice but to drag Nian Shi out when she saw that all the servants in the main courtyard were looking over.
She sighed and dragged Nian Shi along, but fate had other plans, and they ran into Wu Shi as soon as they turned a corner.
Lady Wu, seemingly having encountered something wonderful, was chatting and laughing with her maid with a smile on her face when Lady Nian saw her and shouted, lunging at her to scratch her wildly: "You wretch! How dare you show your face in front of me, the concubine!"
"Miss!" Granny Wei quickly pulled Nian Shi back, then frowned and looked at Wu Shi. "The concubine is not well, please forgive her, Princess Wu."
"Hmph." Madam Wu glanced at Madam Nian with disdain. "She is indeed in poor health, far less fortunate than Consort Qian, who is able to bear the prince's offspring."
"What did you say?!" Nian Shi was really provoked. Without thinking twice, she pounced on Wu Shi and started to attack her. Wu Shi had been scratched by her once before and was on guard. After a few hits, Nian Shi rolled on the ground and hit her head on the corner of the wall. Her eyes rolled back and she fell face down.
"Miss!" Granny Wei screamed, not having time to attend to the panicked Wu Shi, she only carefully helped Nian Shi up to check her injuries.
The lump on the back of her head was shocking. Granny Wei cried out in anguish, "What are you all standing there for! Go and fetch a doctor! Go and inform the Prince and his wife! If anything happens to the Consort, I'll make you all pay with your lives!"
After the chaos of war, Yinzhen received the news and came to see Lady Nian. He learned that she was not seriously injured, but was unconscious. He could only instruct Doctor Zhou and Doctor Hu to treat her well. If all else failed, he would have to go to the palace to ask the imperial physician for help.
As for the Wu family...
Yinzhen was really troubled. He didn't know why Wu had become so lively lately, so he simply punished her by confining her to her room to reflect on her mistakes and forbidding her from going out for half a year.
"It is the Fujin's responsibility to maintain order in the inner quarters of the mansion." Yinzhen sat at the head of the table, frowning as he looked at Ulanara, his voice tinged with displeasure. "What kind of behavior is this, constantly fighting and causing trouble?"
Ulanara stood kneeling to the side, not daring to utter a sound, but she was probably cursing Nian and Wu for making trouble for no reason.
"Since Lady Qian is pregnant, I don't expect you to take good care of her. Just make sure you keep an eye on the others and don't disturb the Dongyou Courtyard, okay?" Yinzhen asked again.
Ulanara felt a bitter taste in her throat, but she could only agree.
"Get up. I have visited Hongshi, and you have taught him very well." Yinzhen gave him a stern warning and a sweet treat. "I am at ease with him staying here. However, you will need to put in more effort to take care of Hongzhou."
"Your Highness is too kind. All the children in the manor are my children, and it is only right that I take care of them," Ulanara said, bowing her head.
Yinzhen nodded, and was just about to get up and leave when someone came to report: "Your Highness, Consort Nian has woken up! But... Doctor Zhou said her condition is not good, and Consort Nian seems not to recognize anyone!"
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