Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

"Did you really see her pick it up?"

The Fourth Lady still had some doubts. Qiu Li was so sure that the woman from the Tonggiya clan had picked up the teacup, it couldn't possibly fail.

"It's absolutely true. I saw Concubine pick it up and put it to her mouth!"

Qiu Li said affirmatively, she saw it clearly, she didn't know whether the concubine drank it or not, but one could get poisoned just by smelling that thing, not to mention it was placed so close.

When she got the powder, she wrapped it in many layers for fear that she would smell it.

Just at this moment, an extremely respectful eunuch came in from the door. It was Zhou Hetong, the eunuch in charge of the main courtyard, and his words were a little flustered.

"Fujin, something bad has happened. Yue Ling from the kitchen is in a disheveled state in the mansion. I'm afraid..."

The Fourth Lady's eyes narrowed. It went without a doubt that Yue Ling was the one who helped to drug the woman. She could also guess what Zhou Hetong hadn't finished saying. It was simply that she was not careful when using the drugs and got stuck with them.

"Quick! Capture Yue Ling! We must not alert the Fourth Master!"

She was a little nervous. This matter must not be known to other people in the backyard, let alone discovered by Yinzhen.

Thinking of this, she took a large group of people and followed Zhou He in the direction of Yue Ling. It would be best to capture her as soon as possible.

Fallen Plum Courtyard.

Li's yard was the closest to the scene of the incident. She looked at the noisy crowd outside from her room and couldn't help feeling curious.

I sent Dongying, who was beside me, to check it out. I was inexplicably concerned about what had happened outside, and there was a constant thought in my mind.

"Gege, there are a lot of people gathered in the yard outside. I heard that someone from the small kitchen has committed a crime."

However, Li didn't quite believe it. Why make such a big fuss about a servant in a small kitchen committing a crime? She always felt that there was something fishy behind this matter.

"Let's go, dress up this princess and go out to wade into this muddy water!"

On the open ground.

One of them was in a disheveled state, with her hair torn and draped behind her, and her pink cheongsam was loose, revealing large areas of skin.

Yue Ling looked ordinary, her face was red from the drugs, she was twisting her body on the stone floor, making strange noises from her mouth.

Surrounding him were servants who had come out from the palace after hearing the noises. The young palace maids blushed as they heard the noises, while the old nanny looked disgusted.

When the Fourth Lady came with her people and saw so many people watching, she felt a pang in her heart, thinking that it would be difficult to hide this matter.

"Your servant/servant pays respects to Madam Madam!"

The Fourth Lady pretended to be calm and gave a look to Zhou Hetong beside her. Zhou Hetong understood and immediately instructed several strong eunuchs around him to step forward, pick up Yue Ling from the ground and tie her up.

"I don't want today's incident to spread like wildfire tomorrow."

A row of people kneeling on the ground kowtowed in unison in agreement, and all of them were trembling, knowing that they could not stay out of this matter.

Just when the Fourth Lady was about to leave with a group of people, Li Gege and her group came over aggressively.

Li covered her mouth with a handkerchief and looked at the person being pressed behind the team.

"Greetings to Madam Fu-jin. I heard a commotion in the courtyard, so I came over to check. What's going on?"

Li bowed slightly and spoke in a very respectful manner, so that no one could find fault with her words. This made the Fourth Lady feel very uncomfortable.

"Nothing, just a servant in the kitchen got drunk and behaved inappropriately."

The Fourth Lady held Qiu Li tightly in the hand, and was obviously very uneasy, but she still had a smile on her face.

Li did not give up. She took two steps forward and took a closer look at the man. He clearly did not look drunk. She was no longer a girl in the boudoir, so she naturally understood what was going on.

"In that case, Fu Jin should just tie him up and take him away."

Her heart was pounding and thoughts flashed through her mind. It was not convenient to make a big deal about this matter at this time. Although she also wanted to use this to dampen the Fourth Lady's limelight, now was not the time.

Watching the Fourth Lady and her entourage walking further and further away, Li's heart did not calm down.

Looking at the people who were tied up and still twisting in the team, he remembered the flower-viewing banquet held in the mansion today. The Fourth Lady had invited so many royal relatives and nobles, and only the concubine in the mansion was attending.

It goes without saying what they want to do. The Ulanara family is really cruel!

Dongying was supporting her own princess, not knowing the deeper meaning of it. She saw that she was still looking at the place where the Fourth Lady left, and there was no figure anywhere.

"Gege, it's late, let's go back."

The palace returned to silence again, as if nothing had happened.

As soon as Tong Nuanyan returned, she took a bath and went to bed early, and did not notice what happened later. Because he went to bed early, Yinzhen did not stay in Piaoxue Courtyard, but went to Zhang's courtyard.

Two months later, on the prince's birthday, people from Prince Yong's mansion were specially invited. Tong Nuanyan was also on the invitation list, but she did not plan to have too much contact with the prince.

He simply said that he had three children to take care of and that he was not feeling well, so he declined the offer.

Therefore, it was Yinzhen who brought the Fourth Lady to attend the banquet again, while Tong Nuanyan stayed indoors in Piaoxue Courtyard and did not go out.

"Mother, where is Father going today?"

Hongzhao will be two years old next month. He speaks very fluently and can teach Hongxi and Xinyu to speak like a little adult.

Xia Xi and Ji Ying were waiting on the side. During this time, Ji Ying was using the methods of the Interstellar Kindergarten to teach Hong Zhao.

"Your father has gone to attend your uncle the Crown Prince's birthday."

Tong Nuanyan bent down and tucked his clothes. Chunxiu was responsible for all the clothes for the four of them, including many parent-child outfits of the same color or with the same embroidery.

The little ones all like to wear the same thing as me, and today I’m wearing the parent-child series.

"Hahaha, Ama." The two siblings who were standing somewhat unsteadily beside him smiled and imitated him.

"Then, mother, come with us!" Hong Zhao firmly took her hand, and then took the hands of his two younger brothers and sisters and put them together.

"Together!"

The four mothers and their children hugged each other warmly. Tong Nuanyan said it was impossible for her not to be moved. She didn't expect Hongzhao to say that. He didn't ask her why she didn't go, but said to go together.

Is this my relative?

Are children conceived naturally really different from those produced by technology?

In the evening, the mother and her two children were lying on the lounge chairs in the yard. There were four lounge chairs, one large and three small, neatly placed in the middle of the yard. They were made by a carpenter at the request of Tong Nuanyan last month.

There were several bowls of ice watermelon next to it, which were the seasonal fruits taken out of the ring.

The mother and her two children were lying there leisurely, occasionally opening their mouths to eat the watermelon handed to them by the people around them. Some people even fanned themselves with fans for fear that they would get too hot.

"Mother, why do the stars in the sky shine?"

"It's because of the sun. What we see is the sun shining on the planets, and the light reflected by the planets."

"Zhao Zhao, Nanny Ji Ying will teach you these things later. Nanny Ji Ying knows everything."

"It's mother!" In Hongzhao's heart, Tong Nuanyan knew everything, and Nanny Ji Ying and Nanny Xia Xi both listened to mother, so naturally mother was the most powerful.

"Yes! Mother!" Two more childish voices came from the side, and the laughter in the yard echoed for a long time.