After Hong Shuyi entered the palace, Yao Niang always felt that something was wrong. She had never offended Hong Shuyi in the past, but she was still provoked by Hong Shuyi and Tang Huijun almost disfigured herself.

Even if Hong Shuyi remained honest and upright, she would not believe that a person's nature cannot be changed.

Just like herself, even though she was deceived by Luo Jingrou in her previous life, she still would not put up barriers in her heart against people who were close to her, because it was not her fault, but Luo Jingrou herself who always had bad intentions.

It was only at this time that Yao Niang discovered that she was really pregnant. When she was pregnant with Cheng Yun for the first time, she had to lie in bed to protect the fetus, but this time the baby is very healthy.

Originally, Wang was the most favored concubine in the Zhou palace. Although Li gave birth to the eldest son, due to her humble status, she was only given the title of lady and was not very favored.

This time the King of Zhou made great contributions in disaster relief. Although he still looked stern when he returned, he seemed more energetic than before.

Xu Qingrong had someone carry her daughter out. The little princess was only one year old, and she looked very much like Prince Zhou, with thin eyebrows and eyes.

"Your Highness is finally back. I'll miss you tomorrow. Yesterday I was asking where my father went." Xu Qingrong said with a smile.

King Zhou saw that Xu Qingrong only mentioned his daughter but did not mention his eldest son Gao Rui at all. Logically, Gao Rui was about the same age as his daughter, so this was just his wife's partiality.

He may not like Li very much, but he cannot tolerate his wife's partiality.

All the children born in the mansion are her children and must call her mother.

But the King of Zhou didn't want to offend her, so he just smiled and said, "I went there to provide disaster relief this time, but I didn't bring any gifts back."

It was rare for the King of Zhou to speak in a gentle tone. Xu Qingrong was flattered and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."

King Zhou sat here for a while, and then saw Hong Shuyi come in, with a puzzled look in her eyes. Xu Qingrong immediately stood up and said, "Master, cousin Hong is now a female official here."

Seeing that King Zhou looked indifferent, Hong Shuyi hurried out and heard Xu Qingrong say, "Alas, mother is worried about what to do with cousin Hong. Her husband has become a monk and she has no children. She wants to enter the palace to be a female official, but my third brother's wife seems to be against it. Mother is in a dilemma and has to send her to us."

She perfectly covered up the fact that she let Hong Shuyi in, using a Spring and Autumn style of writing.

King Zhou then realized that it was because of this incident, but Xu Qingrong took the initiative, which made him a little unhappy.

Any woman can be a little willful, it is an emotion, but she cannot be willful. She can be allowed to have some rights, but it cannot be excessive.

Yao Niang knew something about King Zhou's thoughts, and she felt deeply that King Zhou was far inferior to Gao Xuance despite being born of the same mother. Gao Xuance never thought that she was overstepping her boundaries, and even when Yao Niang mentioned things outside to him, he would take the initiative to discuss them with her. Except that he was too career-oriented and could not accompany her often, everything was fine under the support of King Zhou.

"Princess, the Fourth Prince's wife is about to give birth. The maids all say it's very dangerous." Bai Ying hurried in and said.

Yao Niang nodded: "Of course it's hard to be pregnant with twins, and giving birth is even more difficult." When she was giving birth to her baby, she deliberately ate less and didn't eat too much, because she was afraid that the baby would be too big and difficult to give birth to.

Yao Niang touched her belly and looked at the baby in it. Cheng Yun quickly got up and ran over, lying in her arms.

Ever since she got pregnant, she couldn't hold Chengyun in her arms like before because she couldn't carry any weight. But Chengyun understood her very well. When she told him not to bump into his mother and the baby, he just ran over to her and wanted to be closer to her.

"Mother, can we go out and play?" Cheng Yun begged.

This child is very similar to Yao Niang, especially in sports and jumping. He has been better than others since he was young. Therefore, he likes to jump outside and can't stay at home.

But today was not possible. Yao Niang said to him, "Let's not go out today, okay? Your fourth aunt is giving birth to a baby."

Yao Niang was pregnant, so of course she didn't go. She just sent a young eunuch to watch over the place and report back if there was any movement.

He was very sensible in his previous life, and he is still sensible now. He can understand what Yao Niang said. Therefore, after listening to what Yao Niang said, he nodded obediently and sat on the chair to play the tangram nine-ring puzzle by himself.

"Our prince is so well behaved." Bai Ying couldn't help but admire.

Yao Niang nodded: "Of course, his father is not at home all year round. What if he doesn't behave well?"

On the other side, Mu Wantong was trying her best to give birth to a baby. She had never experienced such pain in her life. It was much more painful than the last time she gave birth.

"I don't want to have a baby anymore. I really don't want to have a baby anymore." She cried loudly, almost as if she really didn't want to suffer anymore.

Concubine Yan, who was outside, heard this and thought it was hypocritical: "Which woman in the world is not like this? Why is she like this? Who doesn't know who? Isn't she just trying to make the fourth son feel bad?"

The third child is away from home all year round, but Luo gave birth alone without saying a word or complaining. She is nothing like her at all.

She is spoiled and hypocritical. She usually thinks that she is superior to me because she is doing good for her son. Every time she gives something to her mother-in-law during festivals, she always emphasizes how valuable it is. In fact, which prince's wife would give her mother-in-law something that is not valuable?

The Fourth Prince obviously did not agree with what his mother said, but there was nothing he could do. He had tried to speak for Mu Wantong before, but it only made the relationship between Mu Wantong and Concubine Yan even more hostile.

He didn't dare to say anything more, but now after hearing this, he couldn't help but say, "Mother, you go and rest over there first, I'll stay here and watch over you."

"Why do you have to stay here? You might as well go to the government office to do some work. She's not a little girl anymore. She's given birth to a child before." Concubine Yan was dissatisfied.

The fourth prince said, "It was because my father knew that the princess had given birth that he asked me to come back."

That's why Concubine Yan didn't say anything.

This time, Mu Wantong took an especially long time to give birth, lasting a whole day and night, and it was almost dawn the next day when she gave birth to a pair of boy and girl twins. This made Concubine Yan very happy, as giving birth to boy and girl twins is a happy event.

So much so that the usually cautious Concubine Yan started to show off in front of Concubine Hong. However, before the third day of her birth, the son died in the fetus, but the daughter survived.

It was originally a good thing with dragons and phoenixes appearing together, and Concubine Yan even thought it could be regarded as a good omen. Little did she know that such a thing would happen at this time.

When Yao Niang heard this, she couldn't help but say, "Alas, how could this be?"

Even Yu, who came in with a sign to look after Yao Niang, shook her head and said, "This is truly a blessing in disguise. No matter what, it's a good thing that one survived."

"My daughter thinks so too, but Concubine Yan is very angry and displeased with her granddaughter. Do you think she is a fool?" Yao Niang spread her hands, unable to understand.

Yu poked her forehead and said, "If you are like this, maybe your mother-in-law is like this too."

In this world, mothers-in-law care most about their own sons and grandchildren, and don't care about the life or death of their daughters-in-law.

But Yao Niang said, "Even if my mother-in-law is like this, he won't be like this anyway. As long as he is here, my mother-in-law won't look at me with disdain. Besides, do you think I didn't choose my mother-in-law in the first place?"

Concubine Hong is very considerate, so she has been favored for many years. She is not like Concubine Yan. Even if she complains in her heart, she will not do such an excessive thing. From the beginning, Yao Niang knew that the fourth prince was lame enough to protect her. She felt that this mother and son could be so cruel to her. They must have very high requirements for others and would not care about other people's suffering because they all felt that they were suffering too much.

When Mrs. Yu heard her daughter say this, she couldn't help but agree. Because of Luo Zhizheng's status, she was almost the real patriarch and head lady in the Luo family.

Of course, Yao Niang and Yu Shi did not talk about this matter, but directly talked about Hong Shuyi's matter: "I always feel that her entry into the palace this time is not simple. Why did her husband suddenly become a monk? In the past, she instigated Tang Huijun to deal with me, and now she has joined forces with my second sister-in-law. I am afraid it will be bad for me. Mother, you must investigate for me."

Yu said anxiously, "So she has entered the palace again. What should we do?"

My daughter is pregnant now, and my son-in-law is on an expedition to the Western Rong. We are surrounded by wolves. How can I save myself?

Yao Niang comforted Yu: "It's okay, my daughter will handle it. In fact, I also want to see what the first arrow they shot at me is."

This unclear situation would only bring greater disasters. What she knew now was that Xu Qingrong and Hong Shuyi seemed to have formed a team and everything seemed very calm, but what exactly was brewing and whether more people could be exposed were what Yao Niang wanted to worry about.

It's a pity that she is pregnant now, and it's like a trapped beast fighting. Any bumps or bumps in the body will not be good for the child. This is why she has been silent these days.

She didn't expect Xu Qingrong to bring Hong Shuyi in again when Concubine Hong had given up, so she just waited and saw.

After returning home, Yu told Luo Zhizheng about the dangers in the palace: "I am really worried. Everyone in the palace looks friendly, but I don't know what they are hiding in their hearts."

"Since she has chosen to enter the palace, this is what she has to face. There is nothing to worry about." Luo Zhizheng said lightly.

Yu asked anxiously, "But what if she is in danger of losing her life?"

"That's her fate." Luo Zhizheng waved his sleeves and walked out.

Yu fell and sat aside.

After Mu Wantong finished her confinement, although the full-month ceremony for the little princess was a little deserted, she herself liked her daughter very much and regarded her as a treasure. Perhaps it was because her mother-in-law disliked this granddaughter, so Mu Wantong felt particularly sorry for her daughter and even learned from Yao Niang to breastfeed her herself.

She said to her servants, "I heard that the reason why the son of my third sister-in-law is so strong and healthy is because she raised him personally."

Yao Niang also felt sad when she saw this. Although she and Mu Wantong were not on good terms in private, she did not get angry with the child.

Now Yao Niang was wearing loose clothes because of her bulging belly, and Concubine Hong was very caring towards her: "Yao Niang, you should go down and rest first, the smell is strong here."

"What about you? Let your daughter-in-law serve you." Yao Niang declined slightly.

The maid next to Concubine Hong said, "Please rest assured, Princess. We will definitely take good care of the Royal Concubine for you. Don't worry."

Yao Niang had heard Gao Xuance mention that Xing'er often provided him with some information about Concubine Hong. Of all the people serving Concubine Hong, only Xing'er was indispensable. Fortunately, she was biased towards them. Yao Niang smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Sister Xing'er."

"What are you talking about?" Xing'er said with a smile.

Yao Niang nodded and left, but met Concubine Yan at the door. She hurriedly paid her respects. Concubine Yan looked at her with an unclear look, but Yao Niang and Concubine Yan had never had any connection, so she left after paying her respects.

After she had been gone for a long time, with only her back left, Concubine Yan asked the nanny beside her in a daze, "Master Huiming is talking about her, right? When she was pregnant, she happened to absorb the dragon's energy, and my grandson's life was suppressed by her child."

The nanny thought for a moment before saying, "That's true. Princess Chen's eyebrows were glowing, her face was rosy, and her complexion was extremely good. Even though she was pregnant, she didn't show any reaction. This clearly robbed our grandson of his chance to survive."

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Of course, the people around Mu Wantong told her about Concubine Yan's episode, and said, "What's wrong with Concubine Yan? Why did she say such things? I don't know which master she trusts so much."

Most of the concubines in the harem loved to worship Buddha. Although Concubine Yan was not very favored, the emperor specially sent Lama monks to chant sutras and pray on her birthday. Perhaps someone said something.

Obviously, this was inappropriate. If the emperor heard it, how could he allow an unfavored concubine to attack Prince Chen's wife, considering how much Emperor Jianzhang protected Prince Chen? Even Concubine Hong Gui would not let her go?

Little did she know that Mu Wantong not only did not stop her, but instead said, "It doesn't matter. She always praises my third sister-in-law in front of me. Now that they have a grudge, it's just right. Why should I interfere?"

She has been bullied by this old hag for many years. If she were punished, she would not have the face to act like a mother-in-law in front of him in the future.

Zhenniang beside Mu Wantong tried to persuade her, "Princess, if things get out of hand, the Fourth Prince and you will be implicated as well."

"I can't care so much. I don't want to endure it anymore. She is my mother-in-law. If I don't take action against her, I'm afraid that the Fourth Master and I will have a rift in the future. But how others will treat her is not something I can control." Mu Wantong looked at her thin daughter, who had to endure her grandmother's curse every day because it was her brother who died instead of her. How could Mu Wantong care about Concubine Yan's life or death?