When she woke up again, it was already bright outside. She sat up in fear and saw the gentle smile of Mother Zhou.

"Mother Zhou." Su Chanyi gathered the thin quilt covering her chest, her face flushed, and whispered, "The prince..."

"The prince has already gone to war." Mother Zhou said with a smile, "Madam thought that this is your first time to be with her, so she let you rest for a day. Don't be in a hurry to get up, tsk tsk tsk tsk ..."

She looked at the thin Su Chanyi with pity and covered her exposed body covered with red marks.

"It was a rough night last night." Mother Zhou shook her head and sighed, then looked up and smiled at her, "But Madam said that since the prince has accepted you, you should stay in Zhuxiang Garden from now on."

"Mother Zhou, does my wife not want me anymore?" She raised her head and looked at Mother Zhou with tearful eyes.

"Silly child, you will be the prince's concubine from now on. Madam said that after the prince gets married, she will make you his concubine, and you will be half his master. If you are lucky enough to give birth to a son or daughter in the future, you will have someone to rely on for the rest of your life."

Su Chanyi turned her head and buried her face in the quilt, listening to the cicadas chirping in the yard. For the first time, she felt that the chirping of summer cicadas was really disturbing.

"Chan Yi, are you so happy that you've gone crazy?" Mother Zhou said with a smile.

"Mom, but I haven't drunk the contraceptive soup yet." Su Chanyi leaned her head out and said in a low voice.

"Oh, look how old and confused I am." Mother Zhou hurried over and brought a bowl of black medicine.

Fortunately. Su Chanyi calmed down. Although she lost her virginity last night to someone who was innocently used as an antidote, what she feared most was that she might get pregnant by bad luck. Not to mention that in ancient times, giving birth was like crossing the gates of hell, if she gave birth to the child smoothly, she would be trapped in the Marquis' Mansion for the rest of her life.

She raised her body slightly, took the medicine bowl swiftly, held her breath, and drank the strange-tasting medicine in one gulp.

"Mom, are there any extra ones?" She looked at Mother Zhou pitifully with her tearful eyes.

"Silly child, don't drink too much of this medicine. It's cold in nature. Drinking too much will cause trouble. Okay, you can sleep a little longer. Don't worry, Zhuxiang Garden has always been managed by me. No one dares to say that you are spoiled and unruly by lying on the master's bed." Mother Zhou touched his head lovingly and said with a smile, "You are also a meritorious minister. Otherwise, the prince's affairs would be known to everyone, and you may not be able to go to the battle today."

Su Chanyi knew that Madam Zhou was the prince's wet nurse, the Madam's right-hand man, and the nanny in charge of Zhuxiang Garden, so her words still carried weight. However, Su Chanyi didn't want to sleep on this sticky bed anymore. She propped herself up and blushed and said embarrassedly, "Mom, my clothes..."

She looked at the torn dress and said, "Mom, please send me some clothes."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Mom..." Su Chanyi was so scared that she quickly buried her head in the quilt. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this again.

"Don't be afraid, it's Danzhu. I asked her to bring in your clean clothes." Mother Zhou said as she went to open the door.

"Put your clothes down and go get some hot water." Mother Zhou took the clothes and instructed.

"After being favored by the prince last night, I'm really different now. I'm acting like a concubine. Humph!" Danzhu said angrily and walked away.

"Don't pay attention to her. She's just a chatterbox. I'll scold her later." Mother Zhou shook her head and said, "Sooner or later, she will suffer with her temper."

"Mom, don't scold her. She is just a straightforward person." Su Canyi has worked with her for many years and does not want to become enemies with her. She has not yet established a firm foothold, so why bother with another enemy? "Mom, can you tell the lady that I will go back to serve her. Let's pretend nothing happened last night."

She held her clothes and whispered, "The prince was drugged. He was not conscious last night. If he was forced to accept me because of this, wouldn't that be..."

She bit her lip and sobbed softly: "Please help me, mom, to keep this a secret. Maybe it will be good for both the prince and me."

Mother Zhou didn't expect that Su Chanyi, who was always taciturn, would say such a thing. She could only shake her head and said, "Since you said so, I will help you speak."

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"Chan Yi, what are you thinking about? The baby is hungry, feed him quickly." Mother Zhou's call interrupted Su Chan Yi's memories.

She smiled apologetically at Mother Zhou and turned to go into the small side room.

In the main courtyard, after washing her hands, Madam Wang knelt down and worshipped the Bodhisattva in the Buddhist hall for a long time before she stood up and left the hall.

"Madam, the prince is here." Bai Su reported in a low voice.

"Let him in quickly." Wang had a lot to say to her son, but there were so many people talking and it was hard for her to say anything even though she felt uncomfortable.

"Mother." Pei Jin knelt down as soon as he entered the room and kowtowed to Wang respectfully. "My son has made you worried."

"Shenzhi, get up quickly." Wang held his hand distressedly and looked him up and down, "Is your injury healed?"

"Mother, my son has recovered, you don't have to worry." Pei Jin helped his mother sit on the sandalwood armchair, and placed the maple dew tea brought by Dong Qing in front of his mother.

"All of you, please go out." Wang waved her hand, and the two maids retreated silently.

"Shenzhi, why did you take so long to come home? Why didn't you give your mother a letter? I thought..." Wang looked at her son's thin face and tears flowed from her eyes again.

"Mother, this is a long story. We were going from Shimen Pass to Luoshui Pass as the vanguard for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but we were ambushed by the enemy halfway. It was Lieutenant General Luo who risked his life to cover me and helped me escape the encirclement, but my right leg was shot by the enemy's arrows. The arrows were poisoned, and I fled into the dense forest and fainted." Pei Jin's face gradually became gloomy as he talked about the past, and his eyes, which were as bright as the morning stars, slowly dimmed.

"Ah..." Wang couldn't help but cover her heart, "What happened next?"

"Because we were ordered by His Highness to go to Luoshui Pass secretly. There are high mountains and steep cliffs between Shimen Pass and Luoshui Pass, and the journey is extremely dangerous. His Highness was still in Shimen Pass at that time, and the troops in Shimen Pass were insufficient. If we sent people to look for us, His Highness would be in danger. And the people at other passes don't know where we are, and it will take at least two days for the news to be transmitted, so..." Pei Jin said in a low voice, with a bit more hesitation in his eyes.

"So if no one finds you, you're in danger?" Wang said in a trembling voice. Even though her son was safe and sound, she still couldn't help but feel scared.

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