Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

Zhang looked back and was startled to see Jing Hao and the pregnant Crown Princess looking at her with a half-smile.

"Your Highness, I have overstepped my authority. Please forgive me." Zhang immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Get up," Jing Hao looked up at her, "Today is our mother's birthday, I'll spare you for now, but you need to be careful with your words and actions in the future."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness." Zhang stood up in embarrassment, regretting that she couldn't control her mouth. What if she implicated her husband? Things are different now. She always couldn't see the situation clearly and still hoped that her nephew could overthrow the prince.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Eunuch Wang hurriedly walked up to Jing Hao and whispered.

"What's the matter?" Jing Hao asked.

"Your Highness..." He lowered his voice and whispered a few words into Jing Hao's ear.

"Everyone please take a seat first. The Emperor and the Queen Mother will be here shortly. Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, so don't be restrained. Just chat and laugh." Jing Hao smiled and asked everyone to sit down. Concubine Shu and others had already gone to greet the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

"Qianqian, you..." Mrs. Lin saw her daughter absentmindedly playing with the agate necklace on her wrist. She thought she was worried about Pei Jin's illness, so she whispered to comfort her, "Qianqian, don't listen to Mrs. Zhang's nonsense. She likes to believe everything she hears. Nine out of ten of her words can't be taken seriously."

Chan Yi hurriedly raised her head, grabbed Madam Lin's hand and said, "Mother, you worry too much. I'm just worried about An'er. I'm afraid he will cry when he can't see me."

"With Mother Zhou here, you don't have to worry." Mrs. Lin knew that her daughter was just avoiding the question. She must be worried that Pei Jin had been poisoned and was afraid that he would not live long.

Alas, she felt very reluctant in her heart, but she knew that now was not the best time. The Queen Mother once vaguely mentioned that the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was in turmoil, and Pei Jin might not be Qianqian's ideal man.

So she was also shocked when she heard what Madam Zhang said just now. Maybe what she said was not groundless. Her husband said that Pei Jin has always been a knife in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He seems to be in a glorious position in front of others, but he is under great pressure behind the scenes. Maybe he was really poisoned.

When Qianqian came back, the couple had many sleepless nights, thinking about Qianqian's future again and again. In the end, they did not want Qianqian and Pei Jin to reunite. After all, this move was not an easy one. Their daughter's identity and An'er's background were easy to be questioned. They did not want their daughter to suffer a second time, but now their daughter's feelings were clearly there, making them torn.

Chan Yi held her mother's hand and told herself that what Zhang said was all lies. Pei Jin's illness was just a relapse of an old one and he would be fine if he just rested well.

But I don't know why I feel uneasy. Could it be that he was really poisoned? That must be a trick in Beijiang. Beijiang? Luo Qingqing! Could it be that she poisoned him?

"Aunt, cousin." Princess Qingyuan walked over gracefully in a bright red Liuxian dress embroidered with gold peonies.

"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess." Chan Yi hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"No need to be so polite, cousin." Princess Qing Yuan said with a smile, "Today is our mother's birthday, and there will be a talent show by the young ladies later. I have specially prepared a dance to dedicate to our mother. I wonder what congratulatory program you have prepared, cousin?"

This... Chanyi was a little panicked. Why had her mother never mentioned such a gift-giving activity before? She had not prepared anything.

"Your Highness, Qianqian is not talented enough and does not dare to embarrass herself in front of everyone." Chan Yi said in a low voice and secretly held her mother's hand.

"Qing Yuan, it's my fault. I didn't tell Qian Qian about preparing the show. I forgot." Mrs. Lin quickly explained.

"Oh." Princess Qing Yuan was a little disappointed. She had thought that her beautiful cousin would be able to outshine all the other girls at her mother's birthday banquet, but who knew that she hadn't prepared anything at all.

She pouted a little unhappy, but when she thought of her cousin who used to live in Jiangyin and might not know the customs of the palace birthday banquet, she said with relief: "It's a pity, cousin, you don't know that as a princess, I can't participate in the selection of performances. If the noble ladies of other palaces win the first prize, I will always feel unhappy."

Madam Lin saw Princess Qingyuan's childish look of unwillingness to admit defeat and said with a smile, "It has been several years since Her Majesty has held a grand birthday banquet. Today we want to see which young lady will receive the Ruyi Gold Medal awarded by Her Majesty the Queen."

Chan Yi's mind was not on this at all at the moment, she just smiled perfunctorily. She really wanted to know whether Pei Jin had woken up.

Princess Qing Yuan must know about this, right? The Crown Prince left in a hurry just now. Could something have happened to Pei Jin?

"Your Highness, this outfit looks really nice on you. But if you want to dance, it might look better if you change the shape of your eyebrows." Chan Yi held Qing Yuan's hand and whispered, "Sprinkle some silver powder between your eyebrows to make your eyes more beautiful."

"Hey, I didn't expect cousin Qianqian to be so amazing. Come on, help me change my eyebrow makeup." Princess Qingyuan said happily when she heard this, "Aunt, I'll borrow my cousin."

Chan Yi and Princess Qing Yuan walked side by side towards the back hall.

"Cousin, I didn't expect you to learn such a skill in Jiangyin. The makeup of Jiangnan women must be more delicate than that of Shangjing, right? I think your makeup is very natural, especially the eye makeup, which makes your eyes look more lively."

Princess Qing Yuan was somewhat curious about her cousin who had suddenly appeared. She had thought that after the Osmanthus Banquet, she would appear in the circle of noble ladies, but who knew that she was so low-key and never went out on weekdays. Today was the first time she saw her after the Osmanthus Banquet.

"Your Highness, the makeup of Jiangnan women is natural. Although not as beautiful as the noble ladies in the capital, it is natural. As for me, I don't like makeup, which is sticky and greasy. Occasionally, I also use rouge and powder made from natural flowers and fruits. Today, I came to the palace with the powder ground from the seeds of Mirabilis jalapa and mixed with water distilled from rose petals. It is white, fine, fragrant and smooth."

"Really?" Princess Qingyuan raised her hand and touched Chanyi's face. It was indeed as smooth and tender as a peeled egg.

"Cousin, why don't you help me dress up again? Today is our mother's birthday, and I want to look beautiful." Princess Qingyuan said, touching her face.

"Princess, you are going to perform a dance today, so it would be appropriate for you to dress up more gorgeously. When I change your eye makeup, you will definitely be even more radiant and charming." Chan Yi said with a smile.

"Really? That's great, let's go quickly." Princess Qingyuan said excitedly.

"Okay." Chan Yi nodded, and pretended to ask casually, "Just now I saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. They are a perfect match."

"Yes, my prince brother and sister-in-law grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and they have a very harmonious relationship." Princess Qingyuan said proudly with her eyes wide open.

"But just now I saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't look very well. Did something happen in the palace?" Chan Yi asked in a low voice.