"How did she come back?" Liu Lanxin asked word by word, gritting her teeth.
"I don't know. I heard that it was the prince who brought her back. When I went there just now, I saw Concubine Qu had just returned, and the prince was also there." said the old woman.
Liu Lanxin's face twitched fiercely, and then she gritted her teeth slowly: "Let's go and see Concubine Qu who was sent to the nunnery to see why she came back?"
"My sister is here." When Qu Qiuyan heard the report from outside that Princess Jing was coming, she stood up hurriedly, her eyes timid and her face pale.
She went to the nunnery and practiced with her hair untied. She looked the same as before in Prince Jing's mansion, but she looked much more timid.
"You are pregnant, sit down first." Pei Yusheng stretched out his hand and pressed her hand unhappily, indicating that she need not panic.
"But my sister is here." Although Qu Qiuyan sat down, she was still uneasy.
"She comes if she wants, but can she eat you?" Pei Yusheng couldn't help but scold her when he saw her like this.
As they were talking, Liu Lanxin came in with her maid. When she heard this, her face immediately turned ugly: "Your Highness, I heard that Sister Qu returned home. Did something happen? Does the palace know about this?"
It was the palace's idea to send Qu Qiuyan to the nunnery. Liu Lanxin was reminding Pei Yusheng that Qu Qiuyan couldn't come back just because she wanted to.
"The Queen Mother has already taken charge of this matter. Concubine Qu is pregnant, so it is not convenient for her to go into seclusion now. She should rest well in the mansion." Pei Yusheng frowned. Liu Lanxin's words made him feel uncomfortable.
"Your Highness, how come Sister Qu got pregnant while she was resting?" Liu Lanxin looked Qu Qiuyan up and down. From the outside, it was impossible to tell that Qu Qiuyan was pregnant.
Seeing her burning gaze, Qu Qiuyan subconsciously covered her stomach and stood up with a look of fear: "Sister, I..."
"What are you talking about? What do you mean she got pregnant as soon as she went to rest? She was pregnant originally, but she was still young at that time and it was not diagnosed. I have to ask you about this. You are in charge of the affairs of the palace. All the concubines will see the imperial physician once every two weeks. Why haven't you checked Concubine Qu's pulse during this period?"
Pei Yusheng said.
"I don't understand what your Highness said. I have always asked the imperial physician to take my pulse. Why didn't the concubine come? I really don't know anything about this. Could it be that the concubine doesn't want to?" Liu Lanxin exclaimed, with the corners of her lips slightly curled up with a hint of sarcasm.
According to the rules, the imperial physician would check the pulse of the female members of the palace every once in a while. This had happened before, but after Liu Lanxin entered Prince Jing's palace, Qu Qiuyan always made excuses.
Liu Lanxin had no intention of paying any attention to her and just let her do as she pleased.
Unexpectedly, it is my fault again.
"Sister, I was wrong. I was afraid that if I kept asking the imperial physician to take my pulse, not only would nothing be found out, but it would also trouble you. I think it's better not to trouble you." After hearing what she said, Qu Qiuyan lowered her head with red eyes.
She had not been eating well in the nunnery these days, and she looked haggard and pale. She seemed to want to cry but couldn't, which added to her fragile beauty.
Even though the two people's looks are similar, Qu Qiuyan looks more pitiful at this moment.
Thinking that she was pregnant and not in good health, Pei Yusheng naturally favored her. Moreover, after marrying Liu Lanxin, he felt that she was different from what he had imagined, and was clearly not the woman he had imagined he would marry. "Okay, why are you talking so much? Concubine Qu is pregnant, and from now on, all expenses will be increased compared to the original amount, and you must not neglect them." Pei Yusheng shook his hand, indicating that the two of them did not need to talk about these useless gossips anymore, and began to give instructions.
Add a little more to the concubine's share
Liu Lanxin almost laughed out of anger: "Your Highness, the concubine's share is already quite a lot. If it goes back further, it will be my share. Why not give my share to Concubine Qu? Anyway, my share will never be used up."
A concubine actually wanted to use the child in her belly to climb over my head
Nothing has gone well recently. Not only has everything gone wrong, but it also makes people feel inexplicably uneasy. Liu Lanxin has been having a hard time recently. She always feels worried, not knowing when something will happen and hit her head.
Princess Qia's affairs, Princess Ying's affairs, and now Qu Qiuyan's affairs
No matter how good-tempered she was, Liu Lanxin felt that she couldn't bear it any longer. Why did she choose Pei Yusheng to marry? Pei Yusheng was ambitious but incompetent, and now he couldn't even handle the affairs of the family.
Princess Qiya wanted to marry into his family, but instead of trying to refuse her, he actually went to the Northern Frontier Envoy's office. It seemed like he had given in and wanted to let Princess Qiya enter the gate of Prince Jing's Mansion. Liu Lanxin wanted to slap Pei Yusheng twice to make him wake up. Was Princess Qiya so easy to marry
Why doesn't he think about why no one wants to marry him
And now Qu Qiuyan is out again. Liu Lanxin secretly spent a lot of effort to get Qu Qiuyan to the nunnery. Now not only does Qu Qiuyan come out safely, but she's actually pregnant
She, the principal wife, couldn't even get pregnant, so how did Qu Qiuyan get pregnant
I remember that when we got married, Pei Yusheng told me privately that he would let Qu Qiuyan get pregnant only after he got pregnant and gave birth to children.
So what is it now
Was it an accident or intentional
Qu Qiuyan had never dared to let the imperial physician diagnose her pulse. Did she have anticipated this? Was she planning this
Now she didn't explain anything to her and asked her to give her a larger share. Liu Lanxin almost exploded with anger.
"What are you talking about? You are the Princess of Jing, no one can surpass you. Even if the child is born by a concubine, he or she will have to call you the legitimate mother in the future. Now I ask you to take care of the concubine, but you sound reluctant." Pei Yusheng heard the anger in Liu Lanxin's words and became more and more displeased.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember what you said to me?" Liu Lanxin was furious, feeling the fire in her chest rising up.
"What?" Pei Yusheng frowned. "Let's talk about it later. Now take care of Concubine Qu first. She hasn't been living well in the nunnery recently, and her reactions have become a little exaggerated. Pick some maids and old women here, and ask them to be smart and nimble."
"The number of people in the Prince's Mansion is fixed."
"If we don't have enough manpower, just buy some back. Concubine Qu is pregnant with my first child, and also my father's first grandchild, so we must be extremely careful." Pei Yusheng said.
Liu Lanxin was even more angry at these words, and her chest felt stuffy. Is this what a human being said? Qu Qiuyan had promised to let her give birth to a child, but she secretly poured out the medicine and got pregnant. She didn't say anything and even wanted to reward her.
"Your Majesty, I remember every word you said."
"Okay, what we said before is in the past. Concubine Qu has returned to the palace now, and father knows about it. Just let her rest assured and take care of the baby in the palace." Pei Yusheng stood up and interrupted Liu Lanxin's words, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave the affairs of the inner court to the princess."
"Prince" Qu Qiuyan also stood up in panic.
"You don't have to be afraid. The princess has always been straightforward, but she doesn't have any bad intentions. She will remain the same as before." After comforting Qu Qiuyan, Pei Yusheng turned around and left with his men.
Only his wife and concubine were left standing there with different expressions on their faces.
Liu Lanxin was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. Pei Yusheng actually didn't acknowledge what he said
Not only did he interrupt himself, but he also said that he had no bad intentions. This was a warning to himself. He gritted his teeth and turned his gaze back to Qu Qiuyan.
Before she could open her mouth to scold, Qu Qiuyan suddenly covered her mouth and leaned back.
"Mrs. Concubine, Mrs. Concubine."
"Are you okay?" The two maids beside her screamed and rushed over, one on each side supporting her.
There was also a clever little maid who brought a spittoon to Qu Qiuyan.
Then there was a violent vomiting
Liu Lanxin took two steps back and looked at the scene in front of her. She was so angry that she almost slapped Qu Qiuyan. She finally managed to hold back and turned away.
She was afraid that she couldn't bear it any longer.
Returning to her room, Liu Lanxin slammed the table and gnashed her teeth: "How did this bitch get pregnant, and how did she get in touch with the prince?"
Qu Qiuyan was in the nunnery, and even King Jing couldn't see her, so how did he get the news that she was pregnant
"Princess Princess, I'll go check it out." Haihua was also very indignant. They knew it when the prince agreed at the beginning, but now he has let a concubine become the husband. Moreover, the prince not only did not reprimand her, he even protected her secretly and called her back from the nunnery.
"Investigate." Liu Lanxin said with a gloomy face. She didn't believe that there was no one playing dirty tricks here.
Haihua investigated quickly and found that Liu Lanxin still had some manpower. Although not as many as when she first married into the capital, at least they were useful.
"Princess Princess, this matter is related to Princess Qia." After Haihua found out the truth, he hurried back to report to Liu Lanxin.
Then she told everything she had found out. It was actually an accident. After Princess Qia felt a little better, she went out for a walk. One day it rained, and she went into a nearby nunnery to rest to avoid the rain. Then she met Qu Qiuyan, who was also vomiting at the time.
Princess Qiya didn't know Qu Qiuyan. Seeing her vomiting so horribly and no one coming to ask about her, Princess Qia felt sorry for her, so she asked someone to invite a doctor to check on Qu Qiuyan. Unexpectedly, the doctor found out that she was pregnant.
It was not a good thing that a woman who was practicing in the nunnery with her hair uncut was pregnant. Princess Qia thought it was a shameful thing and didn't want to care about it at that time.
Unexpectedly, Qu Qiuyan actually asked her to pass a message to King Jing, saying that she was a concubine in King Jing's mansion and was demoted here, and she was not always practicing in the nunnery with her hair uncut.
Princess Qia felt sorry for her and thought what she said was true, so she sent someone to tell Pei Yusheng the news. Then Pei Yusheng sent the imperial physician to check and found that it was true. Then he went to the palace to ask the Queen Mother for help.
It all started with an accident
Liu Lanxin absolutely didn't believe this!
After listening to Haihua, Liu Lanxin suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going to find that bitch Qiya now."