"This gift is quite substantial, sending rouge. I remember Anu was fifteen when she came, oh... now she's eighteen. She's probably looking for a man. It seems she's taken a liking to the master. Princess Wuya is truly remarkable. No wonder Consort De was able to rise to power by stepping on the women of the Tongjia clan; it's all a family trait."
He Zhuo immediately grasped the key point.
"She must know that the master hates maids climbing into his bed, especially someone close to my daughter. Sending out an empty check and going to so much trouble just to leave a little impression on the master, what a roundabout way to do it. I see. So many people in our Qing Dynasty suffer, and the Wuya family is so rich, hmph!"
Khoja originally intended to reorganize the Imperial Household Department, to make the emperor and these pampered princes realize the extent of the corruption among the bondservant officials.
I originally wanted to wait a while, but now is the perfect time to replenish the national treasury and prepare for war.
"Then what should we do with Anu?" Donghui asked.
“Anu is a Mongolian servant sent by my grandmother. Originally, I always had to consider my grandmother’s side. I never expected that she would be so blinded by the dazzling world of the capital. Now I don’t need to open my eyes anymore.”
"Yes. Also, I found out that Princess Wuya's period hasn't come this month." Granny Shi went to run her errand.
"These women from the Uya clan are all fertile. Consort De in the palace has given birth to six children for His Majesty. This Princess Uya just had a miscarriage last year, and she's pregnant again in less than half a year?"
Granny Shi immediately understood: "This Princess Fan is eager to give the Third and Fourth Princesses a younger brother. Princess Xitala has been married for more than half a year, but there has been no sign of pregnancy."
The three women exchanged glances, understanding each other perfectly. Since she was newly pregnant, she needed to rest and recuperate. This way, everyone would think that Princess Wuya had a secret to having a child, since Princess Wuya was not favored by the emperor.
The reason why the Grand Consort keeps giving birth is because the Prince spends at least half of each month with her. You, Princess Wuya, haven't even had a turn once a month since you left the palace. How come you get pregnant so easily? Is it because you have some kind of secret formula for having children?
A few days later, Anu, the servant girl beside this little treasure, contracted a fever. Her illness was severe, and she even passed away while she was with a maid who was usually on good terms with her. The Grand Madam was terrified and quickly moved her away. It is said that she passed away a few days later.
The First Princess felt sorry for her being far from her homeland, and since she couldn't be buried because of this contagious disease, she specially put her ashes in an urn and made a grave for her.
It was quite lively here at Wuya Gege's place. Fan Gege desperately wanted a son and visited her every day under the guise of taking care of her. Xitala Shi also visited her every few days.
Although Princess Wuya was the daughter of a fifth-rank official, she was only born out of wedlock. Because of her good looks, she was registered under her stepmother's name before the imperial concubine selection. In reality, her stepmother was very dissatisfied with this, because her own daughter had taken the title of the eldest legitimate daughter because of this hussy.
So she burned the letter from Princess Wuya that she had returned home for help, told her husband that she was pregnant, and sent a lot of medicine to the master's mansion. Her husband was very moved.
Lady Uya dared to do this for a reason: she learned that the secret agent in the master's mansion was gone, dead. It was that little maid who had been infected by the Mongol servant Anu. The person relaying the message was illiterate and unaware of the situation.
He Zhuo dared to do this for a reason. As far as He Zhuo knew, Yin Zhi was very wary of Wuya Gege. He Zhuo did not investigate how she got pregnant, but she miscarried a few days later.
He Zhuo investigated and found that it was Yin Zhi who did it. Later, Consort Hui also found out, and the mother and son were very wary of each other.
For some reason, after Princess Wuya lost her child, Prince Yinzhi became more considerate towards her than before. Although he didn't stay overnight often, he would visit her every now and then and have a meal together.
This made the women in the back courtyard very jealous. Ever since the princess entered the household, the master rarely ate with them anymore. He would call them to the front courtyard to serve him, and after serving them, he would come back alone.
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