"Princess, did you already know that the person behind it all along was actually Princess Wu?"
Geng Youran couldn't sleep at night, and Qianxue, who was keeping watch next to her, also couldn't sleep, so she cautiously raised her question.
"Do you think I'm some kind of god, capable of divination and fortune-telling?"
Qianxue stuck out her tongue.
Geng Youran put her hands behind her head and stared at the gauze curtain above her head.
"Actually, I really didn't expect it to be her at first, after all, we hadn't even exchanged more than a few words. It wasn't until the third day of my confinement that the prince came and told me that the person who really framed me was Wu Jing'an."
Qianxue didn't understand. If they hadn't even exchanged a few words, why would she want to frame her master?
Of course, she also raised this question directly.
Not long after, Geng Youran told her the answer:
"Sometimes, existence itself is the original sin."
Qianxue wanted to ask more, but then she heard even breathing coming from Geng Youran.
The next day, when paying her respects, the princess explained to everyone who was behind the incident that she had been the mastermind.
He specially presented Geng Youran with a jade ruyi and a headdress as compensation.
Consort Nian, on the other hand, was given a warning for improperly disciplining her servants.
After everyone knelt and paid their respects, Niohuru Wanru led Geng Youran to her courtyard.
"Sister, I usually come to your place to freeload, but today you should try my cooking too."
"Wow, when did you start cooking?"
As she spoke, Geng Youran picked up a jujube cake from the table, took a bite, and nodded. It was sweet but not cloying; the taste was quite good.
"Wanru, your jujube paste cake tastes delicious!"
Wanru smiled shyly:
"Look at what you're saying, sister. It's not that exaggerated. I've been eating jujube paste cake since I was a child, and I've memorized the recipe long ago."
"Wanru, you called me here today, it can't be just for me to enjoy some snacks, right?"
Niohuru Wanru lowered her head shyly and whispered:
"Sister, I think I'm pregnant again."
Geng Youran's eyes widened, then she exclaimed in surprise:
"Really! That's great news! Why didn't you mention it when you were paying your respects earlier?"
The oriole serves tea at this time.
“Gege, our master was worried, so he didn’t tell anyone. That’s why he only told you.”
Geng Youran nodded, thinking about Wu Jing'an and Nian Yunrong's affair. Indeed, one should be careful about such matters.
“A lot has happened recently, so it’s understandable that you need to be careful. Luckily, I have some recipes and food lists that pregnant women can and cannot eat. I’ll have Qianxue bring them to you later.”
Seeing that Geng Youran's expression was normal and she didn't seem angry, Wanru was secretly relieved.
It wasn't that she was overthinking things; she could tell that Sister Geng had truly fallen for the Prince, and she must be feeling uncomfortable seeing other women bearing children for him.
Seeing the surprise in Wanru's eyes, Geng Youran chuckled and said:
"You don't think I'd be angry with you over something like this, do you?"
Wanru felt a little guilty that Geng Youran had guessed her thoughts so easily.
Geng Youran took Wanru's hand and said:
“Our Prince is now a prince, highly valued by the Emperor. It is our duty to produce offspring for the royal family. Besides, when I was in trouble before, you personally took care of Hongzhou. You are more like a son than a biological son. Your most important task now is to take good care of your pregnancy and not to think about anything else.”
"elder sister......"
Geng Youran patted Wanru's hand and said with a smile:
"However, you should inform the Prince about this matter as soon as possible, just to be on the safe side."
Wanru nodded:
“I’ve done the math, and the baby is less than two months old. I plan to tell the Prince and his wife after three months.”
"That works too. Now Hongli and Hongzhou will have another younger brother or sister."
Wanru blushed immediately.
After chatting with Wanru for a while, Geng Youran told Wanru to rest first. After returning to the courtyard with Qianxue, he immediately asked Qianxue to send the recipe over.
When Qianxue returned, she saw Geng Youran sitting at the table, staring blankly at the flowerpot on the windowsill.
She thought her mistress was upset, so she went over to comfort her.
“Princess, try to think positively. Maybe you'll have another child in the future.”
Geng Youran was taken aback, then smiled, thinking to himself that this girl really thought of a lot.
"Qianxue, thank you for your concern. But I'm not sad because Wanru is pregnant. I'm just lamenting that once a woman gets married, it's like locking herself in a courtyard for the rest of her life. Is there no other way to realize herself besides having children?"
"Princess, what does 'self-realization' mean? This servant doesn't understand."
"Um... to put it simply, it means proving one's worth in ways other than having children."
Qianxue smiled upon hearing this:
“Princess, don’t you research food every day? I think this method is quite good. Look, this time Princess Niohuru is pregnant, didn’t you even send her the recipes you compiled?”
Geng Youran suddenly sat up straight, taking Qianxue's hand in her right.
"Qianxue, you're right. What I'm doing every day is very valuable. Why didn't I think of that before? Come on, let's go to the small kitchen."
Qianxue found it amusing; her master was always acting on a whim.
In the early part of the fifty-third year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, because of the major cheating scandal that occurred in Shuntian Prefecture in the fifty-second year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, the Emperor specially organized people to supplement and revise the rules of the imperial examination.
During this period, Yinzhen was also busy with this matter, so apart from taking care of the children, he spent most of his time in the study and rarely went into the backyard.
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