The eldest prince, Yinzhi, was very fond of his primary wife, Hezhuo. Three months after their wedding, his royal allowance was placed directly in the main courtyard, where he usually ate his meals.
After their wedding, princes who had not yet established their own residences were given the same allowances as princes of the second rank.
This money was given to the wife not long after the wedding; the old man was the first to receive it.
When he was pregnant with his first child, Yinzhi was still cautious and rarely stayed overnight in the main courtyard.
To avoid others gossiping about the Princess Consort.
Now that he is pregnant with his second child, Yinzhi has gotten used to going to sleep with his wife every day and having breakfast together as a family of three in the morning. When he comes home from school, he will take the initiative to serve his daughter food, and the three of them will eat, take walks, write, and go to bed together.
Therefore, except for the days when he needed women to serve him, Yinzhi would stay in the front courtyard; the rest of the time he would stay in the main courtyard.
There weren't many days when I needed women to serve me; I spent about seven or eight days a month in the front yard.
The servants in the main courtyard were still shaken by what had happened to the wet nurse, so they dared not speak carelessly.
Therefore, Yinzhi's overnight stay in the main courtyard during Hezhuo's pregnancy did not cause any disturbance.
At first, Granny Shao and the others were worried about He Zhuo's health, but the two of them mostly just chatted under the covers.
Aside from spending a few of her pregnancy months (April to June) fooling around with Yinzhi, Hezhuo was otherwise very well-behaved.
However, there was one exception: Su Lan, a second-class maid in the main courtyard. Although she was still dressed as a second-class maid these past few days, she had applied some makeup to her face, and her jewelry was more exquisite. She would wear some small flowers in her hair, which made her stand out.
Yinzhi's return to the main courtyard was at a fairly fixed time; she would be on that route during that period.
Qiu Fen and Su Lan had a good relationship. Qiu Fen saw through Su Lan's thoughts, warned her, and said that she could speak up if she had any difficulties, and everyone would help her. Because Su Lan was older, she usually took good care of the younger girls, which is why Qiu Fen kindly advised her. However, for some reason, Su Lan ignored her.
Since there was nothing else to do, Qiufen had no choice but to inform her sister Donghui.
Su Lan was quite pretty, and she had a good plan: she wanted to stay in the palace. It was clear the master didn't really like the concubines in the harem, and the wife was pregnant. What man doesn't stray? They're all like gluttonous cats.
The old man was in his prime, full of youthful vigor and high spirits.
Her looks were outstanding among the maids; even those of average appearance were favored by Princess Guan, let alone her.
I can only apologize to the Princess Consort…
Moreover, she had observed that the old man had looked at her several times in the past two days, so she was certain she would succeed. In a few days, the old man would be going to the borderlands with the Emperor; if she served him to his satisfaction, she could go with him…
Wouldn't honor and status come easily to her? At this moment, Su Lan was only focused on wealth and glory; she wouldn't listen to anyone's advice.
That's why this scene happened.
In the main courtyard, Qiufen and Donghui were talking to Fujin about Sulan's unusual behavior these past two days. Before they could finish, they heard a commotion outside.
On the outer corridor, Su Lan lay on the ground, while Liu Bajin stood protectively in front of Yin Zhi.
It turned out that Su Lan wanted to fall on Yin Zhi under the guise of bowing, but Yin Zhi was oblivious to romance and kicked her away.
Then came the scene that He Zhuo and the others saw when they came out.
Yinzhi was a martial artist and very vigilant. He only realized after kicking her that she was a maid throwing herself at him. However, Yinzhi wasn't interested. He would rather spend his time playing with his daughter. Little Zhenbao was learning to walk and talk recently, and she could already pronounce "ma, ma, ma" and "ge, ge, ge" like that. She was so cute.
He left Liu Bajin and the two eunuchs behind and went to play with his daughter.
This was the first time He Zhuo had encountered a maid who had climbed into his bedchamber. She was quite old; she would be able to leave the palace in a little over a year.
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