Unfortunately, their joy was short-lived, as they were soon proven wrong.
"What? It hasn't miscarried yet? How can Guarjia's belly be so stubborn!" This was the resentful concubine in the backyard.
"How come she's so lucky?" These sour words reflected the resentment of the concubines and princesses in the inner quarters who were less fortunate.
"Hehe, if it didn't miscarry, it didn't miscarry. Didn't the doctor say that we shouldn't disturb the fetus in the near future?"
"Once again, I refuse to believe that her piece of flesh won't fall off!" This was the sentiment of the optimistic concubines and princesses.
Just as the concubines and princesses in the inner quarters were about to stir up the rumors again to anger Jiaming, things didn't go as planned.
"The Princess Consort?" In the main courtyard, in the Princess Consort's private embroidery room, Liu Mama asked the question on the minds of the concubines and princesses whose actions had been thwarted: "Why did you help Princess Guarjia stop those rumors from spreading?"
The princess put down her needlework and looked at Liu Mama, who was thinking of her but not very clever, but she did not despise her.
In her past life, she was dissatisfied with Granny Liu for not being smart enough, but Granny Liu was the most loyal to her.
When Honghui left, she was so heartbroken that she had no interest in what was happening around her and couldn't control the people around her. As a result, many of the maids around her, except for those from her own family, were bribed.
If it weren't for the nanny discovering the plot and then, without consulting anyone first, ordering the public beating of several maids who had betrayed her, thus intimidating everyone and suppressing the restless hearts of the others...
She was afraid that... So even though she wasn't very smart, she still didn't look down on her. The Fujin smiled and explained, "I know that the nanny is worried that even with the signs of miscarriage twice, plus those problematic things, Princess Guarjia will still give birth to a little prince who poses a slight threat to Honghui."
"Then why are you helping her, Madam?" Granny Liu was even more puzzled. "Wouldn't it be better to push things along and use those people's methods to make her miscarry completely?"
“Granny, your method is feasible, but…” The Fujin shook her head and continued, “Have you forgotten about the master? The princess of Guarjia is gone. Will the master not ask any questions or investigate?”
Before the old woman could speak, the princess said firmly, "The master wouldn't!"
"That has nothing to do with you, Madam. It was all done by those concubines."
“But I am the primary consort, in charge of the inner court. At first, I didn’t discover the rumors, which almost caused Princess Guarjia to miscarry. Although he wasn’t very satisfied, he wouldn’t blame me, since everyone makes mistakes. But this kind of thing can’t happen twice!” As she spoke, the consort began to drift into a dreamy mood. “If I still didn’t discover and stop it the second time, I’m afraid the master will think that my ability to manage the inner court as the primary consort is questionable.”
Upon hearing the words of the Fujin, the old nanny's face suddenly changed, and she felt a cold sweat on her back.
Immediately, "Slap!" Granny Liu slapped herself in fear, "This old servant is such a pig-brain!"
"Granny, what are you doing?" The Fujin immediately stopped her from slapping herself again. "But this hasn't happened yet, Granny, you don't need to do this anymore. You're doing this for my own good!"
"Madam, this old servant doesn't deserve such treatment!" Granny Liu said, tears welling in her eyes, "This old servant..."
Seeing that the Fujin and Granny Liu were about to continue their stalemate, unsure whether to punish her or not, the perceptive Liu Hong immediately changed the subject, saying, "Fujin, are we just going to let Princess Guarjia off the hook like this?"
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu was immediately drawn to the topic, as it was something she was also interested in.
The princess gave Liu Hong an approving look and said, "It won't work to just keep spreading rumors. Those women will soon find another way. We'll just wait and see."
Even though she was wary of the unborn prince, she wouldn't take the initiative to act, not because she was afraid of being discovered by the master in the future.
Rather, even if the child were born, it wouldn't be healthy. There's a tiny, almost negligible chance of having a healthy offspring, and to avoid that possibility, she deliberately delayed the doctor's arrival.
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In any case, she wouldn't protect Guarjia. She was lucky that the child was born. If she lost her pregnancy due to the schemes of the women in the backyard and her instigation, then she was unlucky and destined to have no connection with the child.
Of course, if the child were born healthy, the Fujin shook her head, refusing to believe it: Guarjia had just experienced another miscarriage, which was unlikely.
Meanwhile, in Taoyuan, Jiaming, who had given up eating from time to time, was also doing needlework and talking with her maid Taohong.
"I didn't discuss it with Xiao Hezi." As she spoke, her hands continued sewing without any interruption.
"How is that possible!" Hongtao, who was sitting on the stool by the bed, paused in her embroidery of a purse, her eyes widening. "How did Xiao Hezi know this and cooperate with you?"
"Eye contact, lip movements." After saying that, Jiaming said with a regretful look, "It's a pity that the Princess Consort completely suppressed the rumors, so all this charade was for nothing!"
Hongtao recalled what her master had said earlier and understood the purpose of the act, and immediately felt somewhat annoyed.
Immediately, a look of worry flashed across her face. "Then, Master, what should we do next?"
Jiaming, however, showed no such concern and calmly replied, "We'll meet force with force and water with water."
Jiaming didn't have to wait long, but the "soldier" and "water" arrived the next morning.
She didn't even need to drink the medicine in front of her; having dealt with herbs frequently, she could tell from the aroma that an ingredient harmful to the pregnancy had been added to the medicine.
She neither drank the medicine nor disposed of it secretly. Instead, she openly took the bowl, but her hand went limp, and with a "bang," the medicine spilled onto the ground along with the broken pieces of the bowl.
The only servant by her side, Hongtao, suddenly narrowed her eyes, clearly remembering the agreement she had made with her mistress: if she didn't drink the medicine, the medicine bowl would fall to the ground, meaning there was something wrong with the medicine.
Then she anxiously asked, "Ah! Master, are you burned?"
Since there were only the two of them in the room, and they weren't afraid of being discovered, their expressions could be ignored. She smiled weakly and said, "No."
"It's good that you're alright, Master. Please continue to lie down. I'll go to the kitchen to brew your medicine again."
When Hongtao arrived at the kitchen, she really started brewing the medicine again. When others asked, she said that her master insisted on drinking it himself, but his body was weak and his hand went limp, so the medicine was gone and she had to brew it again.
Jiaming actually drank the freshly brewed medicine. She knew medicine; after the medicine was brought back, she secretly removed a few ingredients from the medicine packet, so the brewed medicine had no effect on her or the child.
Besides the medicine being tampered with, problems soon appeared in her food as well. This woman in the backyard has incredibly long reach.
"Miss Red Peach, isn't the princess's appetite always very good? Why are there still leftovers?" Had she been discovered? The maid's face suddenly turned pale.
Hongtao ignored the servant's obviously strange expression and said with annoyance, "Sigh, since the mistress got pregnant, she keeps changing her appetite. I don't know why, she just loses her appetite while eating."
"I see!" The maid breathed a sigh of relief.
"Here, Master doesn't want any more, so it's a reward for you."
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