Qian Shengyan didn't understand: "So what if I go? What's wrong with that?"
"Princess!" Qingxue stamped her foot and said anxiously, "Princess Geng is staying at Fulu Courtyard!"
“Oh, oh,” Qian Shengyan nodded, but still didn’t understand, “So what? Didn’t the Prince already know that her pregnancy wasn’t good?”
Qingxue paused, seemingly agreeing with Qian Shengyan's assessment, but still somewhat worried: "But Princess Geng came to see the princess during the day... what if something really happened to her..."
"She got into trouble, but it wasn't my fault, was it?" Qian Shengyan scratched her face, then thought of Li and Geng's ability to twist the facts and make unfounded accusations. "Really?"
At this moment, in Fuluyuan.
Intermittent sobs came from inside the room. Yinzhen sat on the seat of honor with a frown on his face, while Li Shi, who was bowing her head and weeping, sat beside him.
While wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, Madam Li sobbed, "Sister Geng has had it so hard... She has been pregnant for so long that she can't eat or sleep, but she has been persevering. She thinks it is for the sake of bearing children for the Prince, so it is only right for me to take care of her day and night."
She cried out, her voice filled with sorrow: "I just never imagined that after just one day out, Sister Geng would be treated like this..."
"How did you ruin it?" Yinzhen asked impatiently.
Madam Li turned her body and said, "The Prince always favors Dongyou Courtyard. If she had wanted to come and see Sister Geng, how could Sister Geng have almost miscarried?"
"She came to see you, and now Madam Geng is all better?" Yinzhen frowned and scolded, "Doctor Zhou lives in the west courtyard, didn't the nanny in your courtyard know to go and invite him?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Li became even more furious. With tears in her eyes, she looked at Yinzhen and said, "Your Highness is truly biased. On the first day of the lunar month, how dare the nanny take it upon herself to fetch a doctor?"
"If the old lady doesn't dare, then Qian Shi dares? We're both princesses, but Geng Shi won't do the things that Qian Shi has to do?" Yinzhen was really annoyed by the commotion. He simply got up and walked out, saying to Su Peisheng, "You stay here and take Doctor Zhou to the front yard later."
"Your Highness!" Madam Li suddenly stood up, truly both angry and anxious. "Your Highness, you..."
“Consort, Consort…” Su Peisheng quickly had someone stop Li Shi, and then bent down with a smile to persuade her, “The Prince drank quite a bit of wine today and didn’t rest at noon. Consort, you should at least let the Prince rest.”
"The Prince is truly bewitched! How can he be so biased towards that little wretch..." Before the concubine could finish her words through gritted teeth, she was pulled back by her maid. She bit her lip, glanced at the expressionless Su Peisheng beside her, took a few deep breaths, and continued, "I'm also blinded by anger. It's just that Sister Geng's condition is truly worrying! Being pregnant is no joke..."
She rambled on and on, while Su Peisheng simply stood by with his eyes down, waiting without saying a word.
After another cup of tea's time, Doctor Zhou finally emerged from the inner room. However, somewhat to Su Peisheng's surprise, Doctor Zhou did not appear flustered. Instead, he calmly bowed to Madam Li.
Li seemed even more anxious than the doctor, and hurriedly asked, "Doctor Zhou, how is it?"
"Reporting to Consort, the Princess's pregnancy remains unchanged," Doctor Zhou replied, bowing his head.
Li was visibly startled, then gritted her teeth in anger: "Then...why is she in so much pain?"
"My lady, the first three months of pregnancy are a time when you are not feeling well, and any symptoms are normal," Doctor Zhou said calmly.
Li took a deep breath and forced a smile. She looked at Su Peisheng and said, "Since nothing's wrong, then... then there's no need to disturb Your Highness, is there?"
Su Peisheng didn't reply to her at all. He just bowed to Li Shi and then invited Doctor Zhou to leave. The two of them went to the front yard side by side.
Li stood there for a moment, then suddenly waved her hand and smashed all the teacups on the table to the ground.
The maids around her instantly knelt on the ground, but Madam Li kicked open the door to the inner room and stormed in. She immediately demanded angrily, "Did you hear what Doctor Zhou said? If you're going to make a scene and call a doctor, why not just cause some trouble? Now, aren't you and I the ones making a scene?"
Geng Shi, who had been lying in bed, carefully sat up upon hearing this, clutching her stomach. She had been crying and her eyes were red. She looked timidly at Li Shi and said, "Sister, this pregnancy is already not good. How... how can I deliberately cause trouble just to frame that vile woman?"
"You can't give birth to this child anyway, why not take this opportunity to kill that slut?" Madam Li's face twisted in anger. "Do you want to wait until she becomes a concubine and sits on equal footing with me before letting her die?"
"No, sister, the two concubines have already been chosen, Qian has no chance..." Geng didn't finish her sentence, seeing Li's increasingly sinister face, she dared not say more, "Sister, sister..."
“Ha, we’re both from the Han Banner Army, so why is she a concubine the moment she enters the mansion? I’ve given birth to three children…” Li said, tears welling up in her eyes. She wiped her eyes and said, “Let’s not talk about Nian Shi anymore. Think of a way to get this pregnancy into Qian Shi’s hands as soon as possible. If you do a good job, I’ll help you bring the Fifth Prince back so you can raise him yourself.”
"Sister! Is what you say true?" Madam Geng was both surprised and delighted. "You really can find a way to bring the Fifth Prince back?"
"I mean what I say, and you have to do it first." Li snorted, then glanced at Geng's delighted face, chuckled, and slowly ran her fingers over the peony embroidery on the hem of her sleeve.
What does it matter if she's temporarily triumphant? She was the first person to stay by the prince's side, and now she holds the same position as the princess consort. The eldest son in the mansion was born from her womb... In the future, this entire mansion will surely belong to her.
What about the Ulanara clan, the Qian clan, and the Nian clan? They would all have to depend on her for survival at that time.
Li finally smiled.
Meanwhile, Su Peisheng led Doctor Zhou to the front yard, only to be told that the prince had not returned.
After only a moment of doubt, Steward Su found the right direction and successfully located Yinzhen in Dongyou Courtyard.
At that moment, Yinzhen was holding Qian Shengyan's hand and talking to her. When he heard the announcement, he only lifted his eyelids slightly and told him to wait at the door.
Qian Shengyan looked puzzled: "But, Madam..."
“Your wife is not well and has to take care of the Fifth Prince. Yuan Shou is strong and can now leave home, so you can relax a bit. You can take care of the household affairs for now.” Yinzhen coaxed softly, “Things will definitely be simpler after the New Year than before, and with the help of Granny Lin and Qingxue, it will be very easy.”
Qian Shengyan pursed her lips and remained silent.
Yinzhen laughed, even reaching out to pinch her cheek, and let out a questioning sound from his nose: "Hmm?"
"Your Highness..." Qian Shengyan sighed, unable to resist asking, "Then, when will the new concubine enter the manor?"
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