In the following days, Sister Jin and the others were exceptionally cautious. Even when attending Hua Ziyu and Sima Yuqiang’s wedding on August 16th, they stuck close to Yang Mengchen’s side and dismissed any suspicions from others with random excuses.
Wu Tong didn’t need Sister Jin and the others to tell her; she had already guessed the situation and was very careful with Yang Mengchen’s diet, sternly forbidding anything that might be harmful to a pregnant woman while trying to concoct delectable dishes.
Shao Yao still managed Yang Mengchen’s clothing and accessories, now with even greater care and attention to avoid any slight mistakes.
"Crown Princess Consort, it’s been seven or eight days, should we be able to confirm it now?" After breakfast that day, Sister Jin asked Yang Mengchen hopefully.
Long Xuanmo, who happened to be resting, looked eagerly towards Yang Mengchen just like Hai Tang and the others, though his expression was tinged with a hint of melancholy.
Yang Mengchen nodded with a smile, "It’s true."
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Sister Jin and the six others broke into joyful grins. Imagining the little master frolicking around the mansion, Sister Jin was so happy she could hardly keep her mouth closed.
Long Xuanmo was also thrilled to be a father, but his mood turned serious in an instant as he sternly warned Sister Jin and the six others.
"Warn the servants in both mansions, this matter must not be spread."
Sister Jin and the six others looked puzzledly at Long Xuanmo.
Seeing the dark glint in Long Xuanmo’s eyes, Yang Mengchen’s mind stirred, her voice cool, "Has something happened?"
"Prince Jing and Long Yisi have been unusually restless lately," said Long Xuanmo in a somber tone.
It was probably more than just restlessness, Yang Mengchen mused quietly, a thought flashing through her mind, "Are they conspiring with Prince Hui?"
The faces of Sister Jin and the six others changed dramatically.
"Provisions have been secretly transported to the northwest continuously from Moxi and Monan, Moxi being Prince Jing’s fief and Monan Long Yisi’s, while the northwest is not as tranquil as it appears."
"Negotiating with a tiger for its skin, aren’t they afraid that in the end the tiger will leave them without even bones?"
"As long as it serves their purpose, what wouldn’t they dare to do? They consider themselves clever enough to manipulate everyone at will."
"Does the emperor know?"
Long Xuanmo pursed his lips and didn’t answer, but concern was evident in his eyes and brows; he was clearly in a bad mood.
Yang Mengchen silently sighed: Sons conspiring with outsiders and plotting rebellion, even to the point of fratricide, would hurt the emperor most of all.
"Don’t worry, I will protect you and our child completely," Long Xuanmo promised, holding his beloved wife’s hands tightly.
"I believe you," Yang Mengchen looked at Long Xuanmo with full trust in her eyes. "Our family now has several pregnant women. Why not have them all move to the Princess Mansion? It will be safer and also prevent those rebels from taking them hostage."
Long Xuanmo nodded in agreement, knowing that Prince Jing and Long Yisi, as well as the cunning Prince Hui, were most likely to abduct Ah Jiu to coerce him and the emperor.
Yang Mengchen turned to Hai Tang, "Send a message to Big Brother and the rest to be extra vigilant, and to guard against rebels sneaking into the village to kidnap our family. Don’t forget to also inform the Eighth Brother and cousins who are outside, especially the Second Brother at the border; he is closest to the northwest and has military power, making him a likely target for Prince Hui."
Not long ago, Seventh Brother and his wife, who had been out inspecting hospital affairs, returned to the village to visit the Prince Yu Couple and discovered they were pregnant after a couple of days. They decided to stay for the confinement period. Seventh Brother arranged his affairs and is now at home accompanying his wife until she gives birth. Currently, the only family members away from home are Eighth Brother and a few cousins.
Hai Tang respectfully acknowledged the order.
"Bring back Mo Lan and the other two later," Long Xuanmo told Sister Jin and the six others after seeing his wife’s nod of assent. "Take good care of the Crown Princess Consort. There must be no slip-ups, or there will be severe punishment!"
Now that they were expecting a baby, Yang Mengchen naturally dared not be careless, so she agreed to call for Mo Lan and the other two.
And Sister Jin and the six others, fully aware of the gravity of the situation, solemnly vowed to take good care of the Crown Princess Consort and ensure that nothing went wrong.
Long Xuanmo had already instructed He Junyuan to tighten security around the mansion. Now, with his wife pregnant, he sought out He Junyuan again to ensure absolute safety. freёwebnovel-com
That day, Sister Jin and Lv Luo followed Yang Mengchen’s instructions to go to the Yang family and concocted a pretext for convincing the Yang family and Princess Kang to move to the Princess Mansion.
Yang Chenghong expressed his concern, "Little Sister Nine, has something happened?" Otherwise, why would Little Sister Nine suddenly ask them to move into the Princess Mansion?
"I’m pregnant, and it’s comforting to have mother by my side," Yang Mengchen did not hide the truth, knowing that her family would soon find out anyway. Besides, since her wedding to Wende, the family had refused to live in the Princess Mansion. Only this reason would assure them to stay comfortably.
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