Jiang Changning found out the next day that Park had asked her maid to hide outside the yard and "ask for help" from Prince Jin.
"Time reveals a person's true character." Jiang Changning had expected that Park and Chen Yi would become restless after she became pregnant. Now, just as she had expected, everything was as peaceful as usual.
But what I didn't expect was that the first person to make the move was Park instead of Chen Yi.
Chen Yi gave a sachet as a gift, and then there was no news. I don’t know what she is planning.
Fu Cui was so angry that she jumped up and down, "I'm going to tear that Park to pieces." She actually went in front of the prince and tried to please the princess. Fortunately, the prince didn't believe her.
"Keep your voice down. If you disturb the princess, I will tear you apart." Su Fei glared at her.
"Shu Fei, which side are you from?" Fu Cui asked unhappily with her hands on her hips.
"I'm from the princess's side. Alright, hurry up and get someone to ask the doctor to see Madam Park, so as not to delay Madam Park's illness."
"It would be better if she died." Fu Cui refused to leave.
"Okay, okay, don't bother Miss Fu Cui, I'll go by myself, okay?" Shu Fei asked someone to invite the doctor into the house.
Mrs. Park is not sick, but Jiang Changning said that she is sick and even invited a doctor to treat her, so she must be sick even if she is not sick.
Three meals a day plus a midnight snack, four bowls of bitter medicine, for three consecutive days, made Park miserable.
"My illness is cured." Mrs. Park really didn't want to drink anymore.
"People often say that a long illness makes a doctor. Mrs. Park has become a doctor in just a few days. She can diagnose her own illness. She is really gifted!" Shu Fei said sarcastically.
"Of course I know my own body," said Park.
"Diseases come like a mountain falling, and go away like a thread being pulled out. Madam Park should take medicine for a few more days to drive away the disease, so that she won't be sick every other day. Those who know will think that it's because Madam Park is weak, while those who don't will think that it's because of the bad feng shui of the palace."
Shu Fei was just being stubborn and refused to let Park go so easily.
Park gritted her teeth and drank it for two more days. The medicine became more and more bitter. She couldn't drink it anymore. "I want to see the princess."
"You are a patient. Instead of resting and recuperating, you go to see the princess. What do you want to do? Do you want to pass the disease to the pregnant princess? How can you be so vicious!" Shu Fei said sternly.
"I" Pu knew that Jiang Changning was not a simple person, but I didn't expect that she would kill people with a soft knife, and kill them so cruelly, "Miss Shufei, what do you want in order to stop taking this bitter medicine?"
"Mrs. Park, I'm not asking you to take medicine. You're sick and need to take medicine. When you're well, you won't have to take it anymore."
Hearing this, Mrs. Park felt like crying but had no tears. She was afraid that her illness would never be cured.
Park misunderstood Jiang Changning on this point. Jiang Changning didn't want her to be sick for a long time.
After all, it costs money to buy medicinal herbs such as Coptis chinensis, Sophora flavescens, and Gentiana scabra.
Although Jiang Changning is rich, he doesn't want to spend too much money on Park. He just wants to teach her a lesson and see if she dares to pretend to be sick again in the future.
After Yan Yinyao knew about this, she clapped her hands and laughed, "My cousin's wife is such a wonderful person."
It is common for wives and concubines to fight with each other in the harem.
What happened in Prince Jin's Mansion can only be considered a minor incident, but the situation in Prince Yu's Mansion is extremely tense among his wives and concubines.
Whenever there was a family that was going to inherit a title, they would give their concubines contraceptive soup to prevent the birth of a illegitimate eldest son, which would break the rules.
Zhao Xifang gave birth to a daughter as her first child. Although the Princess Dowager of Prince Yu felt regretful, she thought that if she could have a daughter, she would also have a son, so she did not stop giving her concubines contraceptive soup.
Who would have thought that the donkey would be frightened during the Laba Festival, causing Zhao Xifang to have a miscarriage and difficulty in having children afterwards.
Since it was unlikely that she would be able to have a legitimate grandson, the Princess Dowager of Prince Yu decided to stop giving the concubine contraceptive soup and promised Zhao Xifang, "If the child is born, I will give it to you to raise and register it under your name."
Zhao Xifang was so angry that she blurted out, "I won't raise a low-born child."
Upon hearing this, the Princess Dowager of Prince Yu and Prince Yu's faces darkened.
"She doesn't need to raise the child after it is born. Whoever gives birth to my eldest son, I will report to the court and appoint her as a concubine." Prince Yu said coldly.
"No." Zhao Xifang screamed.
Prince Yu snorted disdainfully, "Mother, let's go."
"You don't know how to appreciate my kindness." The Princess Dowager of Prince Yu turned away in anger.
In the next few days, Zhao Xifang was unable to see Prince Yu. She could do nothing about the mother and son and could only torment her concubines.
Greeting you in the morning and evening, and serving you three meals a day, are all trivial matters.
They were often asked to copy scriptures, kneel in the temple to divide beans, or do needlework.
Anyway, do whatever makes you tired.
Just as Park was drinking bitter medicine in the dark, Fang Youting felt the same way.
Zhao Xifang found an excuse and punished her to kneel in the Buddhist temple, where she was given red beans and mung beans to eat all night. When she went to pay her respects to Zhao Xifang in the early morning, she fainted.
The Princess Dowager of Prince Yu knew that Zhao Xifang wanted to vent her anger on her concubine, but she didn't want to interfere and just pretended to be ignorant.
When the servant came to tell her about Fang Youting's fainting, she didn't take it too seriously until the servant said, "My Lady, the Madam didn't change her clothes last month."
Prince Yu's Concubine Dowager was delighted when she heard this, "Go and ask the doctor to come in and check Fang's pulse."
The doctor was called in quickly and found out that Fang Youting was more than a month pregnant.
Upon learning that Fang Youting was pregnant, Zhao Xifang smashed the teacup in her hand and said in a panic, "Come on, prepare the carriage. I want to go to the Princess's Mansion."
She wanted to find her grandmother. She believed that her grandmother would have a way to deal with that bastard without anyone noticing.
"Princess, you can't go to the Princess's Mansion." Her wet nurse came in and tried to stop her.
Zhao Xifang glared at her, "Why?" Her parents' home was her support. If she was wronged in her husband's home, of course she would go back to her parents' home to complain and seek help.
"Princess, you are the princess, you are the mistress of the Prince of Yu's mansion. Fang just got pregnant, and you ran to the Princess's mansion without caring about anything. What will the prince think of you? The concubine will also be angry, and even the Princess will probably blame you."
After all, Zhao Xifang was a girl who was carefully brought up by Princess Wenhe. Her wet nurse's words made her fall into deep thought.
After a moment, he said faintly: "I am unwilling."
"Princess, there is still a long way to go."
After Zhao Xifang calmed down, she said, "Cut the picture, go to my storehouse, pick out a piece of brocade and give it to Fang, and wish her a happy pregnancy."
As he said this, his heart was bleeding. He grabbed the tablecloth with both hands, his face grim. “She is not feeling well, so there is no need to thank me.”
"Princess, I'm sorry for having wronged you." Her wet nurse said with a distressed look on her face.
Zhao Xifang's actions really satisfied the Princess Dowager of Prince Yu, and she said to Prince Yu, "You have been cold to her for some time, now that she has given in, you should stop caring about it."
After a pause, he continued to advise: "After all, she is your legal wife. You must not favor your concubine over your wife. If Fang's child is a boy, he should still be raised in the legal wife's room."
"After I see Fang, I will go to her room." Prince Yu said.
Prince Yu went to see Fang Youting first. Fang Youting was making small clothes with a loving face. When she saw him come in, she got down from the kang and said, "Your Highness, you are here."
"Your pregnancy is less than three months old and the fetus is not yet stable. Don't bother doing needlework. Let the embroiderer in the mansion make clothes for the child." Prince Yu said considerately.
"I will listen to your Highness." Fang Youting said softly.
After Prince Yu had dinner with Fang Youting, he went to the main courtyard to meet Zhao Xifang.
(End of this chapter)