Xiao Hezi acted quickly, and in less than two days, he skillfully completed the task that Jiaming had asked him to do.
The news quickly spread from the palace to the Fourth Prince's residence and then to the front courtyard.
It was already night.
After reviewing the secret letter and confirming that it was complete and accurate, Su Peisheng went to the study door and knocked: "Master, your servant Su Peisheng has something to report."
The Fourth Master, who was handling official business at his desk, replied without looking up, "Come in."
Gao Wuyong, who was serving inside, immediately opened the door for Su Peisheng. Su Peisheng, with a secret letter in his hand, went straight to the Fourth Master's desk and whispered, "Master, a secret letter."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince paused in his official duties, then put aside what he was doing, looked up, reached out, took the secret letter, and began to read it.
After reading the secret letter, the Fourth Prince, who had been expressionless, became increasingly stiff, serious, and even dark, with a storm gathering in his eyes.
Then, the storm gathered more and more power.
With a loud bang, Fourth Master slammed his hand heavily on the table.
My first feeling wasn't pain, but fear!
Su Peisheng and Gao Wuyong's pupils shrank simultaneously, and then a cold current swept from Fourth Master towards them in the sweltering heat, causing them to shiver involuntarily.
The lights in the room flickered on their own without any wind, and the candlelight swayed, making the room suddenly darken, which made the Fourth Master appear even more terrifying and sinister.
After a period of silence in the room, Fourth Master spoke something to the air in a hoarse voice.
Not long after, a man in black appeared in the house.
Fourth Master said something to the man in black, and then, very abruptly, the man in black disappeared.
Taoyuan
It was another day when she had to pay her respects to the Fujin. Today would be a slightly challenging scene. She dressed herself up in full gear, had breakfast, and went to the Fujin's main courtyard with the mindset of Hongtao and Lvliu, who were about to enter the "battlefield".
This mindset, not at all exaggerated, will actually help her get through this "big show" smoothly today.
A woman's pregnancy is a time when she is easily taken advantage of, but the women in the backyard can only watch helplessly as their bellies grow bigger day by day.
Now, I'm almost six months pregnant, and in a few more months, the baby will be born safely.
If I don't take action now, am I really going to have to watch myself have another child?
Jiaming was well aware of the thoughts of the women in the backyard.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the courtyard where the princess was, he found that the battle was not as intense as he had anticipated.
Although she was frequently subjected to verbal sparring, she did not employ any of the other methods she was on guard against.
She had expected that the tea and snacks were intact, and she had also expected that there was no incense in the room. After all, this was the Fujin's territory, and the things were under her courtyard's responsibility. If something happened, she would definitely be the first to be held accountable. In addition, after getting to know her for so long, she could tell that she was not an easy person to deal with, so she would not use such methods.
However, the other members of the inner circle did not make any underhanded moves, such as not wearing any valuable purses or deliberately getting close to him. There were no problems at all; they simply treated him with a barrage of words.
Even some of those who used to envy, be jealous of, and hate me are now smiling gently at me.
Are you surprised by this treatment? Have they given in?!
No, it's terrifying!
Jiaming lowered her eyes, toying with the teacup, puzzled.
It couldn't possibly be an admission of defeat. Jiaming's heart suddenly tightened. Could it be that there was some hidden trick waiting for her?!
She glanced at everyone in the room out of the corner of her eye, but found nothing.
until……
She inadvertently noticed that the Fujin was using the teacup she was holding to cover the corners of her mouth that were curving upwards, and something about that curve felt off to her.
My heart tightened again; what was going on?
She focused all her attention on the Fujin (principal wife), but only caught a fleeting glimpse of her lips curving upwards.
Feeling frustrated, I shifted my gaze.
The saying goes, "If you plant flowers with care, they may not bloom; if you plant willows without care, they may thrive."
She actually saw Hesheli looking at her with smugness and malice—no, not just at herself, but also at her own belly.
To put it in more modern terms, his eyes clearly said, "Let you show off a little longer, you and the bastard in your belly won't live for more than two episodes."
Jiaming's eyelids twitched involuntarily; she finally realized something was wrong.
The Fujin seemed to know something, and so did Hesheli. As for the others, they seemed to be acting differently today than before, clearly unusual.
Only I am unaware of the truth, as if I have been kept in the dark.
Moreover, she had an even more sinister suspicion: could they have teamed up? Otherwise, how could they be so in sync?
Sure enough, as soon as she returned to Peach Courtyard, Xiao Hezi came to report with a solemn and slightly flustered expression, saying that he had discovered strange movements in each courtyard of the backyard, almost at the same time, and that they were all in contact with each other.
This indirectly proves that the women in the inner courtyard of the mansion have indeed united.
Jiaming's expression changed drastically. In this world, she felt the same tension she had felt in the apocalypse.
Fortunately, her experience in the apocalypse taught her that being nervous or panicked was not the answer; only by remaining calm, completely calm, could she find a way to overcome the difficulties.
"Don't panic, what's the rush? This hasn't even happened yet. What's the use of panicking? It's completely useless. It's just making things difficult and wasting time trying to come up with a solution." Jiaming said sternly, trying to calm the panic caused by the news brought by Xiao Hezi.
Xiao Hezi had a good mental fortitude, and he quickly suppressed his unnecessary panic under Jiaming's reprimand. As for Hongtao and Liulu, they were stunned by Jiaming's reprimand reflexively, but after regaining their senses, they didn't panic again. They were influenced by her calm demeanor and thus returned to their composure.
Jiaming nodded in satisfaction. "When faced with a crisis, this is how it should be. Come, let's brainstorm together and think of ways to deal with the large-scale attack launched by the Fujin and the others."
Hongtao and Lvliu, who had just calmed down, looked at each other and smiled bitterly. "We servants don't have any ideas. This matter still depends on you, Master, and Eunuch Xiao He."
Although Xiao Hezi remained calm, it didn't mean he had come up with any solutions. He shook his head and said, "This servant doesn't have any good solutions either. After all, the combined power of all the women in the backyard is too great to resist."
Jiaming knew that what Xiao Hezi said was true. She didn't expect that the women in the backyard would dislike her so much and choose to unite against her.
Why is it that even though the manor has many informants, it took others to join forces to get the news so late today? Although she wanted to know the answer, it was no longer her priority.
The priority is how to deal with this combined attack; only by saving our own lives can we continue.
What should we do?
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