Shaoqing and Shaoyao exchanged a glance, equally baffled by the matter. They racked their brains but still couldn't understand what was going on.

Could it be that the secret medicine isn't as absolute as it's claimed, but actually has a limited duration of effect, and once the effect wears off, the man can regain his fertility?

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? The opportunity for Prince Chen to return to the capital is just around the corner. Are we just going to watch the Emperor have an heir and let Prince Chen's schemes of so many years come to naught?" Shaoqing said to the Empress. "Your Majesty, Prince Chen is longing to be reunited with you day and night."

"Now that you two lovers have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, are you just going to watch that light disappear?"

The Empress's expression hardened: "No one can stop me and Prince Chen from becoming husband and wife. I've had enough of this lovesickness; it's reached an unbearable point. Therefore, Prince Chen's plan to return to the capital cannot be interrupted."

"Ha!" The Empress sneered. "So what if she's pregnant? She can just get rid of it. The Emperor is so happy now, but imagine how much pain he'll be in when all the imperial heirs are still missing!"

“That’s right. Since we’ve already given the Emperor the drug, we can just use that drug to change his plans,” Peony said. “Whether Consort Fu’s child is an illegitimate one or the pregnant concubine miscarries, it will be the same blow to the Emperor.”

"However, it may not be easy to make a move against Consort Fu. After all, Consort Fu's palace is full of the Empress Dowager's people and is protected by the Empress Dowager. It will be very difficult for our people to make a move."

"No matter how well protected it is, there will always be loopholes to exploit," the Empress said with a fierce look in her eyes. "Make arrangements immediately. I need to hear good news as soon as possible."

The Empress is now in no position to proceed slowly; she wants to get things done as quickly as possible, regardless of the consequences.

Or perhaps the Empress has had it too easy all these years, which has led to a blind confidence in her, making her feel that she has the entire harem under her control. She thinks that it's just a matter of causing a few pregnant concubines to miscarry, and no one will be able to trace it back to her.

Shaoqing and Shaoyao felt that things shouldn't be done too aggressively, but the fact that several concubines in the harem were pregnant made them anxious. When people are anxious, they naturally don't have as many concerns, so they acquiesced to the Empress's radicalism.

Meanwhile, at the Prince Lu's residence in the capital.

"Granny Ma, what do we do now? One Consort Fu isn't enough, and now there are several more pregnant concubines. If the Emperor really has a son, then all our schemes in the Prince Lu's Mansion will have been for nothing." Yan Jialuo said with a very serious expression:

“Princess, let’s wait and see! I don’t believe that the people in the harem will just stand by and watch the Emperor have an heir. I estimate that the good news we want will come soon,” said Granny Ma. “Also, your most pressing matter right now is with Young Master Gu.”

Yan Jialuo's face darkened: "Then what do you expect me to do? Sending letters to Gu Yanjin has been like throwing stones into the sea. Now he won't even reply to me. Do you expect me to shamelessly go to the Gu residence to find him?"

She had visited the Gu family at Gu Yanjin's invitation the last time, but now Gu Yanjin clearly didn't want to talk to her. If she went directly to the Gu family to find him, wouldn't that seem too cheap?

As a princess, Yan Jialuo naturally has her pride, and she would never do anything like throwing herself at a man.

"What's wrong with the people sent to Jiangnan? It's been so long, and we still haven't heard anything," Yan Jialuo said angrily. "They're all useless trash. If they don't get my matter settled by the time they send the message to Jiangnan, then those good-for-nothings will never come back."

Yan Jialuo's words naturally meant that those people should commit suicide in Jiangnan to atone for their sins, but he wasn't so kind as to spare their lives.

Because the Jiang family kept quiet about Jiang Chunxi becoming the emperor's concubine, they kept it as low-key as possible. Seeing how low-key the Jiang family was, those who knew the truth naturally didn't say anything, lest they offend the Jiang family, since Consort Fu was pregnant with the emperor's child.

Under these circumstances, only a fool would dare to offend the Jiang family. As a result, very few people in Jiangnan knew about the Jiang family's daughter becoming the emperor's concubine. This led to the fact that the people Yan Jialuo sent to Jiangnan were still foolishly keeping an eye on the Jiang family, unaware that Jiang Chunxi was not even at the Jiang family's residence.

However, this also shows that the people cultivated by the Prince Lu's Mansion are not very good. They have great ambitions, but lack the ability. This description is most suitable for the Prince Lu's Mansion.

Look at Prince Chen, he even managed to win over the Empress and successfully administered the secret medicine to the Emperor twice.

Unlike the Lu Prince's mansion, where so many concubines in the harem were pregnant, Yan Jialuo could only anxiously wait for others to take action, completely powerless to do anything herself.

Therefore, in the original owner's previous life, it was definitely not the Prince Lu's family that successfully seized the throne.

“Princess, please don’t be angry,” Granny Ma advised. “The people we sent to Jiangnan did not perform their duties well. If you are really angry, you can deal with them when they return.”

"The most important thing right now is to deal with Young Master Gu. His Highness has ordered you to win him over at all costs," Granny Ma glanced at Yan Jialuo's expression before continuing, "This servant knows the princess's pride, but there are some things that must be set aside. Those who achieve great things don't concern themselves with trifles. This servant thinks..."

"Alright, that's enough," Yan Jialu interrupted Granny Ma. "Have someone prepare a carriage immediately. We're going to the Gu residence right now. I refuse to believe that Gu Yanjin can hide from me now that I've come to him in person."

When Yan Jialuo came to visit the Gu residence, Old Madam Gu frowned immediately. After all, she really disliked Princess Hua'an, and she disliked Princess Hua'an even more for coming to her door so shamelessly.

But when she thought about her grandson's current situation, she felt that perhaps Princess Hua'an could help him get over his heartbreak, so she had someone lead Princess Hua'an to see her grandson.

As for seeing her, forget it!

In any case, Madam Gu really didn't want to see Princess Hua'an, and Madam Gu's behavior was naturally very impolite, which could be said to be quite disrespectful to Yan Jialuo.

So Yan Jialuo came to the courtyard where Gu Yanjin lived with a lot of breath in her mouth.

"Yan Jin, you're injured," Yan Jialuo said with surprise when she saw Gu Yan Jin. "What happened? How did you get hurt?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury, nothing serious," Gu Yanjin said, unwilling to elaborate. "Did the princess come to see me today for something?"

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