"That's true. He's just a bastard now, but in the future, he might be the head of the family. Who knows whether the wife can give birth? Even if she can, we have seized the initiative." The old woman in front smiled proudly.
As they were talking, they came in front of Xiefeng, and Xiefeng subconsciously moved to the shadows again.
The alley was dark, but people could still be seen vaguely. The two women seemed to have noticed Xiefeng and were cautious not to speak. After passing by Xiefeng, they whispered, "Who is it?"
"I don't know. It's dark here, and it doesn't look good at first glance."
"That too... looks disgraceful. Who knows which building it came from." The two old ladies laughed and talked contemptuously, and turned around to look at where Xiefeng was.
Then leave.
Xie Feng stood quietly in the shadows. He didn't leave immediately, but he wasn't angry either. He looked thoughtfully in the direction the two old women left, then turned around and walked out with big strides.
This time, she did not waste time elsewhere and went straight back to the East Palace. After entering from the side door of the East Palace, she saw a maid standing there waiting for her.
The maid Mingxin.
"Girl, you're back!" Mingxin stepped forward and said when he saw her coming.
"What's wrong?" Xie Feng stopped and asked unhappily. In the East Palace, she was the head maid, and a head maid favored by the prince. Even if she did not have the title of a maidservant, her status was much higher than that of ordinary maids. Mingxin was just a little maid who she asked to come and serve her.
"Her Majesty has already sent someone to ask, so I came here specially to wait, fearing that the young lady would come back late and fail to report to the Concubine." Mingxin said.
"Let's go!" Xie Feng nodded and turned to go to Ji Youran's residence.
After walking a few steps, he asked thoughtfully, "Is it true that ordinary concubines cannot get pregnant before the main wife?"
"I don't know about this, maybe... yes!" Ming Xin didn't expect Xie Feng to ask her such a question. After hesitating for a while, she gave a vague answer, "But actually... it's not absolute."
"Is there anything you can say?" Xie Feng said casually.
"I don't know about this either, but I heard that if you are very favored, or if you can get the male master's consent, or... if you can do something that can make the male master... want to protect you, then it's all fine... Sometimes the rules are only given to ordinary people to follow."
Mingxin spoke hesitantly, and didn't sound very sure.
Xie Feng frowned tightly. She actually had something else to say, but it was not convenient for her to tell Ming Xin in detail at this time. After nodding, she said nothing more, but she thought this was a good idea.
Her only master now is Concubine Ji. She originally wanted to gain great benefits for herself, but she didn't expect that she would lose the favor after just a few days. From now on, she still has to rely on the Concubine. When the main wife comes to marry in the future, she will definitely regard her as a member of the Concubine's faction, and may even get rid of herself.
She had to hold the Concubine's legs tightly, and also help her with plans. Only when the Concubine got better could all the things that the Concubine had promised her before be realized.
Even if she is no longer favored in the future, she will definitely have a position. It is not like now, where not only is she unclear, but she is also ridiculed by several concubines around the prince.
We all have no status, so why are those few looked up to while we are regarded as despicable in their eyes
Children, children of heaven...
She touched her belly with her hand, and a gloomy look flashed in her eyes. Her child... She always felt that she was pregnant at that time, but then... it seemed that she was not pregnant. But at that time, she felt that she was pregnant. That's how she felt. She had delayed it for so long, how could it suddenly be...
But she couldn't think about it now, couldn't think about anything, she would definitely check it out later...
I touched my belly with trembling fingers...
"Miss, are you thinking about what happened before?" Ming Xin timidly looked at the place where he was touching his belly, and whispered to comfort her, "Miss, it's over. Since the master won't allow it... there's nothing you can do even if you think about it again."
"What?" Xie Feng's hands were stiff on his stomach.
"I didn't say anything." Mingxin was so scared that she fell to her knees with a plop. She didn't know what she had said wrong and begged hurriedly.
"You stand up and talk first." Xie Feng exhaled deeply, pulled Ming Xin up, and asked in a low voice, "Do you think... was I wrong that time, or was someone unable to tolerate me?"
Mingxin was pulled up by her, but she was trembling. How could a little maid like her dare to talk about such a matter concerning the royal heir? But seeing Xiefeng's vicious eyes, she had to continue.
Sometimes it’s not that you want to get involved in the secrets, but that the secrets find you and you have to take it up. Otherwise, you will die.
Just like her current situation, no matter how bad Xie Feng's life is, it is not comparable to her, a little maid who just entered the East Palace. In the past, even if she was in Beppu, she was an older maid, but here, she is just a little maid of the lowest level.
“I… I think there are two possible… possibilities…” Ming Xin was a little afraid to say it, and looked at Xie Feng with pleading eyes.
"You say!" Xie Feng said fiercely, putting his hand on his stomach.
“But… maybe it was true at that time… but later, just… just…” Although Mingxin was talking, she was still shaking. Her face was pale and she looked very panicked. Her voice was almost inaudible. If it wasn’t for the quiet night and Xiefeng standing next to her, no one would have been able to hear what she said.
She was really pregnant, but was harmed by someone. The person most likely to harm the baby in her belly was Ji Youran. At that time, Ji Youran was equivalent to the queen of the Eastern Palace. It would only take a single word for her to harm the baby in her belly.
Thinking of the hatred, Xie Feng clenched his teeth.
"What's the other one?" He almost blurted out through his teeth.
“There is another possibility... that is, Your Highness... Your Highness... No..." Mingxin didn't dare to say any more and looked at Xiefeng eagerly.
But having said this, Xie Feng understood everything. She felt cold and weak all over, and her head was spinning. If Ming Xin hadn't reacted quickly to hold her back, she would have fainted.
Did the Crown Prince not want this child? So the Crown Prince did it to the child in his belly? Was it just because I was just a maid with no status at that time
The suspicion in my heart became certain at this moment. A bystander can see clearly. I have been confused all along...
"Miss, don't worry. These are just guesses. You know your highness's situation at the time. The former Crown Princess was your highness's most... You were not doing well at that time." Mingyu didn't dare to say it clearly, but the meaning of the words had been conveyed.
So, really
Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince no longer want this child
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not want this child, so his own child is gone. It could be the concubine's doing, or the Crown Prince condoned the concubine's doing. At that time… The Crown Princess died first. If his own affairs were to be spread, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would probably have a hard time explaining it.
The one that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is most affectionate to is the former Crown Princess, his own lady!
His fingers clenched Mingxin's hand with spasms, grabbing it tightly and almost pinching Mingxin's wrist. Mingxin almost cried out in pain, but he tried his best to suppress it.
She had been grabbed and rubbed by her master before, but it wasn't so unbearable. It hurts... She can scream in her heart, but she can't show it on the surface.
"Girl, if it really hurts, just hold on to me hard!" Ming Xin's face turned pale with pain, but she still suggested this.
This time, Xie Feng's nails scratched the back of his hand twice, leaving it covered with bloodstains and blood oozing out.
Mingxin groaned, but no other sound came out, only his lips suddenly turned pale.
Xie Feng slowly lowered his hand from Ming Xin's. His nails were covered with scratched skin. He let out a long breath of relief and said coldly to Ming Xin, "I know. Don't follow me. If someone sees your hand, I will be responsible again!"
These words were so cruel, as if Mingxin had now become a dirty handkerchief.
A dirty handkerchief may have been useful before, but now that it is dirty, it is not only useless but also a burden to oneself.
Mingxin didn't follow him. He watched Xiefeng leave before taking out a handkerchief from his arms, putting his hand on the back of his injured hand, and turned away indifferently.
Life goes on the same way, with beatings and scolding. It was like this before and it is still like this now. Even if I moved to a new place, nothing seems to have changed.
But at least there is still hope, right? There is not much she needs to do, and there is not much she can do. Fortunately, it is all within her ability. Of course, she dare not not do it...
First she was the personal maid of the Crown Princess, and now she is the personal maid of Concubine Ji. She is wholeheartedly trying to curry favor with Concubine Ji. In fact, it looks more like a joke, doesn't it
I heard that this person was really favored before, but now, he is getting worse day by day. This is really frustrating...
"Grandma has agreed? That's great, that's really great!" After hearing what Xie Feng said, Ji Youran breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back and relaxed.
She had been feeling uneasy since she came back. Although she knew that the eunuch was in the capital, she was still afraid that something unexpected would happen. The prince's reprimand before made her realize that she had really gotten into trouble this time, and the prince would definitely not let her off so easily.
"Your Majesty, when I came back, I heard something. I wonder whether I should tell the Concubine about it?" After Xie Feng finished telling Ji Youran what she had instructed, she said hesitantly. At this time, her complexion had returned to normal, and she looked hesitant and timid, just like when Ming Xin faced her before.
There was also a hint of flattery and fawning. Seeing her gentle appearance at this moment, it was hard to imagine how cruelly she had treated Mingxin just now.
"If you have something to say, just tell me!" Ji Youran said lazily. In fact, she was not very willing to listen to what a maid said, especially a maid who was only interested in climbing up the social ladder.
Even if this maid is now my confidant, she has not been with me since she was a child. How can she be as caring and considerate as Shui Ning...