In Taoyuan, Jiaming had just finished washing up and was playing with her second son when someone came to report that Su Peisheng had arrived.
Upon hearing this, Jiaming called for someone to welcome Su Peisheng in, and then gently handed the two children in her arms to Hongtao, who was standing to the side.
After Su Peisheng entered, he immediately bowed and greeted Jiaming. Jiaming quickly stepped aside to accept the bow and then asked, "May I ask what brings you here, Steward Su?"
Su Peisheng immediately replied respectfully, "Reporting to Princess Guarjia, all the princes outside have arrived, saying they wish to see the young prince. Your Highness has instructed me to carry the young prince to the front."
Upon hearing this, Jiaming didn't say much and simply said, "Then let Hongtao carry the little prince and go with Steward Su."
Su Peisheng did not refuse and acquiesced to Jiaming's arrangement.
When leaving Peach Garden, Jiaming left with Su Peisheng. After all, it was her son's full moon celebration, and as a mother, she had to go out and make an appearance. Only after arriving at the banquet venue in the front yard did she separate from Su Peisheng and Hongtao, who was holding the baby.
Su Peisheng and Hongtao, carrying the swaddled baby, headed straight for the Fourth Prince and the other princes. Jiaming, on the other hand, quietly approached the Fourth Prince's wife, greeted her, and then spontaneously stood behind her, smiling as she watched her entertain the guests. She would occasionally chime in when the situation required, but not much.
Suddenly, there was a commotion from where the people were coming from. Just as they were wondering what was going on, they quickly realized what it was when they saw the eunuch delivering the imperial decree.
The imperial decree was addressed to Jiaming, and it likely meant that because of her meritorious service in giving birth, she was being promoted to the rank of concubine.
In terms of status, he was immediately made equal to that of the Li family.
She was naturally happy to be promoted, but some people were not.
For example, in history she was a secondary consort, but in reality she has been unable to win and has always been a concubine consort, Li.
Of course, there were also Fujin and Hesheli. Although their ranks were higher than Jiaming's, Jiaming had given birth to another son, which was a clear threat to the two women who only had one son or even no sons. Moreover, their higher ranks meant an even greater threat.
As for the Song family and others whose ranks are lower than Jiaming's, they must be envious and unhappy, since they weren't the ones who got promoted.
The reason they say it's appropriate is because they aren't here. After all, the baby at the full moon celebration isn't their son, and they don't have a son to rely on. They don't have the status or position to attend the full moon celebration, so they can't know the message being conveyed immediately.
Among those qualified to attend Jiaming's son's full-month celebration were the Eighth Prince's wife and Princess Wang, who was brought by the Eighth Prince's wife.
Actually, when Wang Shi first arrived, she deliberately kept her head down and pretended to be low-key. However, Wang Shi was Jia Ming's main target of suspicion, so Jia Ming still saw and remembered her every move and did not ignore her at all.
After receiving the imperial decree, she clearly sensed a resentful aura. She glanced over discreetly and naturally noticed Wang's resentful gaze.
Because Wang no longer lowered her head, Jiaming was able to see her face clearly.
She was absolutely stunning; even Jiaming, a woman, was momentarily captivated by Wang's beauty.
But after a while, the impact of her beauty faded. One reason was that Jiaming had a strong will, and the other was that Wang's beauty was only superficial and did not reach the inner self. After looking at her for a while, she became a little impatient.
If Wang Shi, who was still immersed in her own resentment, knew what Jia Ming was thinking, her anger towards Jia Ming would definitely increase even further. No, she would want to stage a dramatic scene right there and then: "How dare you say I'm not beautiful? How dare you say I'm not beautiful? I'll shake Jia Ming unconscious on the spot!" After all, women care about beauty, and Wang Shi cares about it very much.
However, she certainly didn't know that, and she also didn't know that Jiaming, sensing her familiar aura, was digging deeper into her once again.
Jiaming quickly retrieved her memories, and in an instant, her memory froze on the 36th year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, when she was watching the expedition against the Dzungar army and saw the girl who bumped into her younger brother Jiaheng and exclaimed in surprise.
That audacious girl who called me "Master" by my full name!
Thinking of the girl's face in her memory, and then comparing it with Wang Xuezhen in front of her, Jiaming found that her appearance had changed a lot. For a moment, she wondered if she had made a mistake and it was a completely different person.
But reliable supernatural perception and clear memories told me that I was right, it was indeed the same person.
How did Wang Xuezhen manage to change her appearance so drastically?
Jiaming glanced at Wang Xuezhen, who had just come back to her senses, and then naturally looked away, as if her gaze had simply passed over her, and continued to ponder.
Suddenly, she remembered that Wang Xuezhen seemed to have medicine, and that the medicine was very powerful. After all, it could instantly restore her to normal when she had miscarried and there was no way to save her. It was as if everything before was an illusion.
If that's the case, is there a medicine that can make her more beautiful and slightly change her appearance?
It's not impossible, after all, she looks much more beautiful than she did thirty-six years ago, but she still retains some of her original features.
Suddenly, Jiaming felt someone was looking her over.
She casually glanced at the source of the gaze and discovered that the person scrutinizing her was none other than Lady Wanyan, the wife of the Fourteenth Prince, the Fourth Prince's own brother.
Wanyan, ah, she's also a time-traveling woman. No wonder she was secretly observing me. After all, there's no one like me in the lord's mansion in history, and of course, there's no Hongxuan or the newborn prince either.
Let them look her over; as long as they don't have any ulterior motives, she's not afraid of being observed and scrutinized.
The full moon banquet appeared lively on the surface, but undercurrents were brewing beneath. Everyone suppressed their true thoughts, and so the banquet, which was neither grand nor small, came to a smooth end.
After the full moon banquet, everyone stared intently at Taoyuan and Hongxuan, wishing they could take action immediately. However, looking at the person respectfully replying below the seat, and recalling what they had just said, "...I noticed several familiar figures staring at me. It seems that those people are my men."
The Fujin was unwilling and also wary of Jiaming having two sons. Even though Hongxuan and Honghui were on good terms, she was still afraid that it would threaten Honghui's position. But since the timing wasn't right, she decided to let it go for now.
The Fujin took a deep breath, suppressing her resentment, and thought to herself: We'll talk about it another time when there's a better opportunity; after all, there's still plenty of time. Hongxuan, who is on good terms with Hui'er, can stay, but Guarjia and her other son must be in some trouble, they must be out of danger.
However, Hesheli and Li, among others, did not have the patience of the Fujin. When they got angry, Hesheli even resented that the Fourth Prince favored Jiaming and protected her and her child.
However, she misunderstood. While the Fourth Prince did dote on Jiaming, he wasn't protecting her; he was only protecting his own children. The newborn Fifth Prince, being too young, was living with his birth mother, which gave Hesheli that misconception. After all, he also had people keeping an eye on Honghui and Hongshi.
After calming down from smashing the vase and teacup, Madam Li of the Pear Garden immediately dismissed the person who had given her the reply. Then, with a solemn expression, she sat back down in her seat and muttered, "It seems I have to think of other ways."
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