Sure enough, after receiving Jiaming's probing look, Xiao Hezi excitedly answered her question, "Master, guess who else in the manor has made a move against that Wang Shi?"
Before Jiaming could answer, Xiao Hezi continued, "It's actually our Fujin (wife of the emperor). Fujin's methods are truly extraordinary."
Jiaming knew, of course, that the Fujin was shrewd and resourceful, and that she was no ordinary woman, but she was still curious, "Why is the Fujin treating Wang Shi differently?"
"Didn't our Fujin (wife) go for tea and a chat with the Eighth Fujin yesterday?" Xiao Hezi said mysteriously in a low voice.
Jiaming nodded; she knew about it too.
"After the Eighth Prince's wife returned, which is today, the little prince born to Lady Wang was taken back to her side to raise."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "Given the Eighth Prince's personality, I'm afraid she doesn't treat the young prince as her own son, does she?"
Xiao He chuckled, "Master, you guessed right. After the Eighth Prince's wife took the little prince back, she didn't even glance at him before handing him over to the servants to raise. Moreover, she wouldn't even look at him, nor would she allow Wang to visit the little prince."
Jiaming immediately understood the Eighth Prince's plan. She clearly wanted to separate Wang Shi from the young prince she had given birth to, preventing them from developing feelings for each other. Moreover, by taking the young prince into her own hands, the Eighth Prince was essentially controlling him. How would she raise him? Raising him well would be difficult, and she certainly didn't want to, but raising him badly would be easy. And it seemed that the Eighth Prince was also planning to do just that.
As for the Eighth Prince, he must have known about his wife's plans. As for why he didn't stop her, Jiaming thought about it and realized that people in this era valued legitimate sons more. Moreover, they probably firmly believed that they would have more than one son in the future. Even if a son born out of wedlock was spoiled, so be it; he could still live a life of wealth and leisure.
Little Hezi was unaware that his master had been thinking about many things in the blink of an eye. He asked, "Master, don't you suspect that this wasn't the Fujin's idea? After all, we have no concrete evidence to prove that the Fujin taught the Eighth Fujin."
“I have no doubt,” Jiaming smiled confidently and continued, “With the Eighth Prince’s straightforward and honest nature, how could she possibly come up with such an idea? It must have been the Prince’s wife who came up with it.”
But why does the Fujin have such a big problem with Wang? Is it because Wang framed the Fujin when she plotted against her before?
But didn't the Fujin (wife) clear herself of any wrongdoing at that time?
This hatred, based on this matter alone, seems somewhat unequal.
Forget it, whatever. Whatever deep-seated hatred the Fujin has for that Wang woman, it's better that the Fujin has her hands full of schemes against Wang woman, so that Wang woman won't have time to scheme against me again.
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