Upon hearing this, Madam Sun quickly pulled Xu Qianqian's hand, which was slapping on the table, and gently blew on it.
"Oh dear, my dear sister, you must not get angry for a while. Just take good care of yourself. If the young master still doesn't come to see you in a few days, send your maids to his courtyard to invite him. Make up some random reason, and that will get him to come."
Xu Qianqian's eyes lit up, then she turned to look at Madam Sun.
“Then I’ll wait a few more days. If Brother Chunlin still doesn’t come, I’ll send someone to invite him over. I’ll tell him that I haven’t been sleeping well all day and that the baby in my belly misses its father. I’ll ask him to come and see me. If he still doesn’t come, I’ll go to his courtyard to find him myself.”
Mrs. Sun smiled and said:
“You’re smarter, little sister. We can’t just go along with Lian Yao’s wishes. Even though you’re pregnant and can’t serve the young master right now, we should still let Lian Yao know that her status is no match for yours.”
Xu Qianqian nodded and smiled:
"Sister, thank you so much for helping me out today. If we join forces, will we still have a place in the Prince's mansion in the future?"
After drinking the last sip of tea, Madam Sun stood up and said:
"Sister, you're right. Your task now is to focus on your pregnancy and give birth to this child safely. I won't bother you any longer. I'll head back now."
With that, Madam Sun left with her maid.
"Madam, you are so good to Aunt Xu. Now that she is pregnant, I think you care about her even more than she does. You went out early this morning to pray for her, and even though you haven't recovered yourself, you spent so much time talking with her."
Mrs. Sun smiled faintly.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the result is what I want."
The maid following behind was somewhat confused by what Madam Sun said, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only follow silently.
Jiang Yuwei had just returned from outside when she saw Madam Sun coming out of Xu Qianqian's courtyard with a smile on her face, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"It's illogical that Madam Sun is so happy that Xu Qianqian is pregnant..."
Thinking this, Jiang Yuwei instructed Xia Yue beside her:
"Send Yan'an to the head maid for a few days to discipline her. I'm going to sit in Aunt Xu's courtyard for a while."
After receiving the instructions, Xia Yue led Yan An away.
Jiang Yuwei entered Xu Qianqian's courtyard on her own. At that moment, Xu Qianqian was still sitting in the pavilion eating fruit that her maid had just washed. When she looked up and saw Jiang Yuwei, she frowned, threw the peach on the table, and stood up, saying rudely:
"What are you doing in the yard? What bad luck!"
Jiang Yuwei didn't pay attention to what she said, walked directly into the pavilion, looked Xu Qianqian up and down, and said:
"I heard from the servants in the manor that you are pregnant, so I thought I'd come and see you."
Xu Qianqian sneered upon hearing this.
"Your information network is quite extensive. Right now, I'm carrying the young master of the Prince Jing's mansion. Do you intend to have any wicked thoughts?"
Jiang Yuwei sat down with a smile.
"What wicked thoughts could I possibly have? You are here to add a son to the royal family, which is a joyous occasion, and I am here to congratulate you."
Xu Qianqian looked Jiang Yuwei up and down and said coldly:
"This is the first time I've ever seen someone come empty-handed to congratulate someone else."
As she spoke, she slowly sat down. Just then, a gust of wind blew up the sachet she wore at her waist, and a musky scent wafted straight into Jiang Yuwei's nose.
Since Jiang Yuwei started bathing in the spiritual spring water every day, her hearing and sense of smell have become extraordinary.
The scent of musk might be faint to others, but it was extremely pungent to Jiang Yuwei.
Jiang Yuwei rubbed her nose, frowned, looked at Xu Qianqian, and said:
"You're pregnant, why are you still wearing a sachet?"
Xu Qianqian glanced down at the sachet hanging from her waist, then looked up and said with a smile:
"What do you know? This is a peace charm that the First Madam specially went to the temple to get for me this morning. Now that I am pregnant with Chunlin's child, the First Madam is very happy and thinks of me in everything."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuwei understood. No wonder Madam Sun looked so cheerful when she left this courtyard earlier; she had been up to something here. She wanted to remind Xu Qianqian.
But then she thought back to how she had dared to tamper with the gift she gave to the Empress in order to embarrass her. Did she not know the seriousness of the matter?
If he hadn't discovered that the charcoal had been tampered with that day, and Yun Qing had accidentally burned someone during the performance in front of the Empress, wouldn't that be a serious crime? He might even lose his position as general.
Thinking this way, Jiang Yuwei felt that she didn't need to remind her. After all, she had lifted Sun's confinement so that Xu Qianqian would get her comeuppance, so there was no need to be soft-hearted.
So Jiang Yuwei stood up with a faint smile.
"Since it was specially obtained for you by the First Madam, you should indeed wear it close to your body."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned and walked outside.
"Now that I've seen that Aunt Xu is alright, I'm relieved. You should rest well. I'll be going now."
Jiang Yuwei reached the door but Xu Qianqian didn't get up to see her off. She could only shake her head and smile bitterly. Everything is fate. Since it was Xu Qianqian's own doing, she had to bear the consequences.
After leaving Xu Qianqian's courtyard, Jiang Yuwei headed straight for the Princess's Diancui Courtyard. She had been in a hurry to go out and buy a shop early this morning.
Ning Wan then took Sixi to the Princess's courtyard to inform her that she would be able to perform acupuncture on the Princess only after returning in the afternoon.
It was getting late, and Jiang Yuwei was afraid that the princess would be getting impatient, so she quickened her pace.
When Jiang Yuwei arrived at the Princess's courtyard, she saw the guards accompanying Ning Zixuan also standing guard inside. She then strode in.
"You child, you never give me a moment's peace. Why did you refuse the invitation from the young lady of the Minister's mansion yesterday?"
No sooner had the princess finished speaking than Ning Zixuan said coldly:
"I don't have time to go flower viewing with that Li Huarong."
"You, you! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"
The princess pointed at Ning Zixuan's nose and started coughing. Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stepped forward to support the princess.
"Oh dear, Your Highness, please take care of yourself. Don't rush, don't rush. Let me help you to the couch to lie down for a while."
When Ning Zixuan saw that it was Jiang Yuwei, he looked up at her, then lowered his head to peel melon seeds for Ning Wan.
Ning Wan, who was playing around Ning Zixuan, saw that it was Jiang Yuwei and quickly called out sweetly:
"Mother, you're back."
Jiang Yuwei nodded.
"My dear Wan'er, play by yourself for a while. Mother needs to help Grandmother with acupuncture."
"Ahem, Yuwei, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, this kid would have driven me crazy."
The princess held Jiang Yuwei's hand and complained.
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