The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

It is obvious that the princess who has the best relationship with Li Qingyi is the Seventh Princess, followed by the Ninth Princess. As for the remaining princesses, their favorability towards her is basically at the same level. At least there is no obvious difference in order at present.

As for the Fourth Princess, Li Qingyi had a pretty good impression of her. As for her personality...it could only be described as lukewarm.

Well, the relationship between the two is lukewarm, and the fourth princess's temper is also lukewarm.

At least, when hearing how the Fourth Princess was urged to give birth every now and then by Concubine An, Li Qingyi, as an outsider, felt suffocated. No matter how she put herself in the shoes of Concubine An, she felt that she would either be suffocated to death or explode and fight with Concubine An. But the Fourth Princess was very calm.

But the Fourth Princess was not the kind of person who would just accept things as they came. Li Qingyi once witnessed with her own eyes how the Fourth Princess poured the fertility medicine prepared by Concubine An into the soil in front of the palace maids sent by Concubine An.

Of course, in the end, the palace maid didn't say anything to Concubine An after returning to the palace. Li Qingyi didn't know whether Concubine An thought that the Fourth Princess drank it obediently or something else. Anyway, there was no conflict between the mother and daughter on the surface.

In a way, they are quite interesting.

"Don't worry, mother. I've prepared it." Li Qingyi smiled and scratched his cheek. "When mother mentioned this, it reminded me of Concubine An... I heard that since the fourth princess announced her pregnancy, she would take time out every day to go to the small Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, hoping that the fourth princess would have a boy in one fell swoop."

"Although I think it doesn't matter whether the Fourth Princess gives birth to a boy or a girl, it's the same to me. But if the Fourth Princess gives birth to a girl this time, will Concubine An..."

Don't get me wrong, Li Qingyi is not trying to flatter Concubine An in front of her mother, but she thinks Concubine An is just that crazy in front of the Fourth Princess.

Really, after the fourth princess got married, no one, whether it was the fourth princess or her husband, or the queen as her stepmother, or the fourth princess's biological father, the emperor, paid so much attention to the fourth princess's fertility.

First of all, the fourth princess and the fourth prince consort both have no health problems. It is hard to say about the relationship between the couple in private, but on the surface, there is really no problem.

The Fourth Prince Consort's biological mother and father were well-known respectable people in the capital. They were quite kind not only to the Fourth Prince Consort, but also to the other sons and daughters-in-law in the family. No matter whether they were pretending or not, in many things, actions were judged rather than the heart.

But Concubine An, her own mother, was so upset about this matter that no amount of persuasion could be used.

It was as if the fourth princess would die miserably in the second half of her life if she didn't give birth to a child.

Not to mention Li Qingyi's brother Li Li, he doesn't look like the kind of person who would just watch his brothers and sisters suffer injustice. As the crown prince, after each princess's marriage is settled, he will take time to chat with the man no matter how busy he is, and he is a good brother who supports his sisters.

The fourth princess's brother, the seventh princess in the capital who is famous for her love of standing up for the weak, and the queen who has zero tolerance for domestic violence... without mentioning the latter two, can't the former become the fourth princess's future support?

Okay, Anpin feels that relying on others is unreliable.

But Princess Daning has her own guard team, and the eldest princess, the second princess, and the fourth princess also have theirs.

If something really happens, the Fourth Princess doesn't seem to be the type to just accept things. She is capable of suppressing the Fourth Prince Consort's entire family by herself.

Oh, now that I think about it, the Fourth Prince Consort's gentle attitude wouldn't be because of this, right? Never mind, it's not important.

Li Qingyi couldn't understand this matter anyway.

When the Queen heard Li Qingyi mention this matter, she didn't frown at all, and there was no sign of surprise on her face. It was obvious that she had considered this point.

The Queen said, "I don't know why Concubine An is so obsessed with this matter. Because of her troubles in the past few years, your father wanted to choose a princess with good character and ability for the third prince last year, but he politely refused."

Li Qingyi curled the corners of his mouth when he heard this.

Don't think it's strange that someone refuses the marriage hinted by the emperor. Li Qingyi is not sure about other dynasties, but at least in Daning, so far there has been no case of the emperor directly marrying a girl into his son's house without the consent of the girl's parents.

Making friends is not the same as making enemies.

If someone is not happy about it, the emperor will usually ask in private and in a tactful way. As long as it is not an open slap in the emperor's face, her father will not be angry about this.

At least the current emperor, her father, will not be angry about this.

I won’t know anymore.

But it is one thing that the emperor would not be annoyed by this, and it is another thing that the other party could muster up the courage to refuse - in this era, the imperial power was above everything else, and her father was a powerful emperor, and not just anyone could refuse him.

It can be seen that Concubine An did cause psychological pressure on some families in the capital in this matter.

The Queen continued, "It's not that the Third Prince can't get married. He is a prince after all, and there are still many people who want to be his consort. It's just that those who want it are not favored by your father, and those who are favored by your father are avoided as much as possible."

The Queen said: "Anpin is the biological mother of the Third Prince after all. She has not caused any trouble in the harem over the years. Her father and brother have always been diligent in their duties in the court. Your father cannot say that the Third Prince's wife can ignore Anpin in the future."

"If you really do that, your third brother will be in trouble."

Li Qingyi thought about it and found it understandable.

Nowadays, some people would be scolded for the word "filial piety", but in ancient times, the requirements in this regard were more stringent, and apart from being a little obsessed with inducing childbirth, Concubine An was not bad to her children.

How to say it, there are always some people who make you feel neither up nor down - they are very normal when they are normal, and very annoying when they are annoying, making you feel torn, unable to let go, and extremely uncomfortable.

Li Qingyi is very fortunate that her luck is pretty good. Her parents can be praised as open-minded and generous, not to mention in this era, even in modern times.

Li Qingyi asked, "Then, what about Fourth Sister? I heard that childbirth is very dangerous for women, both before and after childbirth. If Concubine An... Fourth Sister gets sick, what should we do?"

Let me reiterate that she really had no intention of flattering Concubine An. Although Li Qingyi was very dissatisfied with Concubine An's behavior, she also knew that this was a matter between Concubine An and the fourth princess and her daughter, and she could not make any decisions for either of them.

Moreover, Li Qingyi didn't mean to say that the Fourth Princess would definitely give birth to a daughter this time... Mainly, the female doctor that Wang Xuan helped arrange for the Fourth Princess sent back news that the probability of the Fourth Princess giving birth to a girl was much greater than that of a boy.

Traditional Chinese medicine is so magical that it can tell the gender of the baby even without B-ultrasound.

At least that's the case in their world.