As soon as Wu Changzai left, Qianxue came in:
"Your Majesty."
"How's the investigation going?"
"You guessed right. Consort Wu did indeed secretly switch the medicine, and that medicine was given to her by Consort Guarjia."
"Guarjia clan? She's always been at odds with Consort Wu, why would she give her fertility aids?"
Qianxue shook her head; Xiao Anzi had only found this much information so far.
"Your Highness, if you ask me, we should leave Consort Wu's affairs alone. Consort Wu visits Yukun Palace so frequently, yet she told us about her pregnancy first. It's hard to believe she has ulterior motives."
"I am well aware of this. However, there is no way to avoid this matter, and besides, we have the upper hand, so there is no need to worry for the time being."
About two months later, Consort Wu's morning sickness became unbearable, so she vomited in front of the Emperor. She summoned the imperial physician and pretended to be surprised and delighted, as if she knew nothing.
"Your Majesty, I... I am really pregnant?"
Yinzhen, unaware that all of this was a carefully planned scheme, tapped Consort Wu's nose:
"Look at you, you're about to become a mother, yet you still act like a child."
Wu Changzai leaned shyly against Yinzhen's chest.
After Qianxue learned about this, she immediately told Geng Youran.
"I estimate the time is about right. Go, have our people 'accidentally' inform Consort Nian of this news. As for the others, let the Emperor inform them."
"Yes, this servant will go right away."
Geng Youran usually pretends to be confused, but only if it doesn't harm her or the people she cares about.
But she was unsure about this Wu Changzai.
Rather than being used and kept in the dark, it's better to break through this barrier first.
She wanted to see what Wu Changzai would do next.
"What? Consort Wu is pregnant? Hasn't she been drinking contraceptive soup all this time?"
The kneeling servant answered tremblingly:
"I guess... I guess Wu Chang secretly poured the medicine out of her."
'Smack!'
Consort Nian suddenly smashed the teacup on the table to the ground.
"You insolent fools! What are you all good for?! Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on things?"
The servants on the ground trembled even more violently.
He can't very well say that his subordinates were slacking off and not keeping an eye on things at all.
At this moment, Qingyan stepped forward with a freshly brewed cup of tea:
“Your Highness, these servants usually just do odd jobs in Chengqian Palace. If Consort Wu really wanted to avoid them and pour out the medicine, it wouldn’t be impossible.”
"Then tell me, what should we do?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor is planning to issue an edict to have Consort Yu take care of her, and has also sent people to keep an eye on her. It seems that our people will have a hard time making a move."
Nian Yunrong clenched her fist in anger. She never expected that Wu Changzai would dare to do such a thing behind her back.
However, Nian Yunrong immediately lost interest in the matter because Fu Hui fell ill.
"Fu Hui! My son!"
"Your Highness, the young prince is only suffering from a cold. He will get better after taking a few doses of medicine. Please don't worry too much."
This imperial physician was a specialist in treating children's illnesses in the Imperial Hospital. Nian Yunrong couldn't get angry, so she could only politely ask Qingyan to send him away.
"Qingyan, send all these lackeys to the Censorate!"
"yes."
No matter how much these lackeys pleaded, Nian Yunrong simply pretended not to hear them.
It was because these servants failed to take good care of her son.
Because of Yinzhen's orders, Geng Youran sent people to visit Consort Wu every day, while Consort Nian was also taking care of the sick Fu Hui.
"master."
"How's the work going?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been taken care of."
The person who instructed those around her to do the task was none other than Lady Guarjia, also known as Consort Jia.
She was the one who changed Wu Changzai's medicine.
Consort Nian did indeed give them both a contraceptive soup, but they both wanted to give birth to a prince for the Emperor, so they secretly switched the medicine one after another.
However, in order to divert Consort Nian's attention, she did not take the medicine immediately, but instead gave it to Consort Wu first, and lied to her that she had already drunk it herself.
Unexpectedly, Consort Wu was indeed pregnant, which was exactly what she wanted.
Consort Nian would not allow any other princes to be born in the palace.
Whether it's Consort Nian who makes the move, or Consort Yu who has an 'accident' causing Consort Wu to miscarry, then it would kill three birds with one stone. By then, it would be much safer for her to get pregnant again.
She had inquired beforehand that Consort Yu and Consort Wu would be going to the Imperial Garden that afternoon, so she had someone prepare several raccoon dogs, which Consort Wu was most afraid of.
"Master, are we really going to do this?"
"What, scared?"
"No, I just feel that things are going a little too smoothly?"
"I'm warning you, don't get involved."
"This servant dares not."
However, Consort Xi, also known as Wanru, saw all of Consort Jia's actions.
"Your Highness, this Noble Lady Jia is indeed not honest. She has devised a scheme to frame Consort Yu."
"Hmph, she's certainly playing a clever game, without even knowing where she is. Go, send someone to deliver a message to my sister. Also, find a few reliable people; doesn't she like raccoons? I'll send her a few."
"Yes, this servant will take care of it right away."
The current Niohuru Wanru is no longer the princess of Prince Yong's mansion, but the mother of the crown prince, Consort Xi.
Now, she is on the Emperor's orders to help the Empress manage the six palaces. How could she easily let go of such a frame-up?
That night, several raccoon dogs suddenly appeared in Consort Jia's courtyard. Consort Jia was so frightened that she developed a high fever in the middle of the night.
Upon receiving the news, Geng Youran used the excuse of bad weather to avoid going to the Imperial Garden with Wu Changzai. She then made some pastries as an apology.
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