"What? She's pregnant again?!"
In Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Xian was shocked and angry.
Concubine Xian's personal maid, Dongmei, whispered, "It's absolutely true. The Empress Dowager was in a very good mood. She rewarded the imperial physician who took her pulse and also gave Concubine Gui a lot of tonics."
Concubine Xian used her hands to pinch the arm of her personal maid Dongmei, gritting her teeth and saying, "How come her belly is so strong?"
Dongmei shuddered in pain, but didn't dare hide: "Your Highness, Your Highness, is deeply favored by the Emperor and sleeps with him every night. It's only natural that she could be pregnant with a prince. You..."
"Are you blaming me for not being favored?" The virtuous concubine's eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake.
She exerted more and more force in her hands, wishing she could pull Dongmei's arm off and tear it into pieces to relieve the hatred in her heart.
Dongmei didn't dare to say anything.
The virtuous concubine is truly a person with a soft tongue but a sharp heart.
The more she struggled, the more excited Concubine Xian became and the more she tortured her.
"Wenwen, run slower! Don't fall!"
"Don't worry, my... mother, my mother."
The eldest princess and the fourth prince came running out of the door, jumping and skipping.
The moment they saw Concubine Xian, they immediately stopped smiling and became reserved.
Six years old should be the most innocent and free age. However, facing their biological mother, the eldest princess and the fourth prince were cautious and very afraid.
"Mother, why didn't mother go to Shouning Palace?" The eldest princess wanted to change the subject.
Xianfei pushed Dongmei away and looked at the eldest princess coldly: "The Queen Mother is busy today and has no time to bother me. Why, are you disappointed?"
"Of course not." The eldest princess was at a loss and didn't dare to say more, for fear that she would accidentally anger the virtuous concubine.
"Mother, I will take my younger sister to study." The fourth prince said, taking the eldest princess's hand.
"Don't leave!"
At the virtuous concubine's scolding, the Fourth Prince and the Eldest Princess stopped, slowly turned around, and stood obediently in front of her, waiting to be scolded.
"Lu Hongxuan is only one year older than you, so why does he only know how to protect the Imperial Concubine and even use his eloquence to please the Empress Dowager? I am your mother, so why don't you know how to protect me?"
"My son will definitely treat mother well in the future and will never forget the kindness of mother in raising him." The fourth prince knelt down.
The eldest princess also knelt down, but remained silent.
Even though my father didn't like my mother very much, the food, clothing and other expenses in Yuxiu Palace were not bad, and everyone in the palace treated my mother with courtesy.
We should be content with such a life.
But my mother likes to argue and blames her for all the bad things.
Therefore, she had a weak relationship with her mother, and she only feared her mother. She didn't know how to answer what her mother said, nor did she want to answer.
"Are you speechless? Look at how incompetent you are. You're even worse than Su Qiqi!"
Without hearing the eldest princess's answer, the virtuous concubine became angry and kicked the eldest princess.
The small body fell to the ground, and the palms of his hands were rubbed raw.
The Fourth Prince was deeply distressed and quickly protected the eldest princess: "Don't be angry, mother. My sister is just not good at speaking. I will teach her well. In the future, she and I will serve you together."
"Yue'er, don't just protect this bitch! You have to strive for excellence, show yourself well, make the emperor use you, and become my support!"
The virtuous concubine helped the fourth prince up and took him to the couch to sit down.
The eldest princess was still kneeling.
The virtuous concubine touched the Fourth Prince's face and said earnestly, "If it weren't for giving birth to you two, I wouldn't have aged so much. I didn't hesitate to endure the pain of pregnancy in order to give birth to you. Therefore, you must help me."
The Fourth Prince and the Eldest Princess had heard these words countless times.
And now, the Fourth Prince nodded as he had done countless times before: "Son, I understand."
"What's the point of just understanding? You have to take action!"
The virtuous concubine was very disappointed with the man.
She sighed softly and whispered, "If you can take the throne of Crown Prince, I will have a chance to become Queen. Even if I can't become Queen, I will become Queen Mother!"
The Fourth Prince said seriously, "The Grand Tutor said that one should govern according to one's position and fulfill one's responsibilities. My son has no talent or virtue, so how dare he covet a high position? My third brother is older than me, more favored than me, and more capable than me..."
"Stupid! How can you boost others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige? You are still young. As long as you work hard, you will be more capable than Lu Hongxuan!"
"But Third Brother is truly powerful and more like the Crown Prince. Besides, I don't want to compete with him for anything. Mother..."
"I think you've become stupid from studying! If you don't fight, you'll have nothing!"
The virtuous concubine was furious and slapped the fourth prince in the face.
The fourth prince's eyes instantly turned red, and he covered his face with his hands in grievance.
He didn't think he had done anything wrong, he just felt that his mother was terrible and was trying to sow discord between him and his third brother.
The virtuous concubine glared at the fourth prince and cursed: "Instead of protecting Lu Hongxuan, why not just acknowledge him as your mother!"
"...My son doesn't dare."
In fact, he did think about it a little, but his third brother did not agree, and the imperial concubine and his father would not agree either.
How happy he would be if his mother could be as kind and generous as his third brother.
Knowing that Concubine Xian was angry, the Fourth Prince said one thing and meant another and did not dare to speak his true feelings.
"Your Majesty..."
Dongmei came closer, a wicked smile on her lips: "I suddenly thought of a good idea. As long as the eldest princess and the fourth prince are willing to help you, this plan will surely pull the imperial concubine down from the high platform."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian became very excited.
The eldest princess, kneeling on the ground, trembled.
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