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

"This is our Prince Xiao from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." The short servant beside the young master interrupted.

"It turns out to be Prince Xiao. Thank you for your help. We are the women of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion." Mother Zhou held An'er and bowed to express her gratitude. She knew that the Zhenguo Mansion was the mother's family of the current Queen Mother, and her own prince was a close minister of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She thought that riding in their family's carriage should not be a problem.

"Oh, the women of Yong'an Marquis's Mansion?" Xiao Yuan glanced at An'er thoughtfully and said with a smile, "Then there's no need to be polite. I have always been on good terms with your family's young master. You'd better get in the car first if you're in a hurry."

Chan Yi was delighted to hear him say this. It seemed that God was really helping her. Mother Zhou would not refuse this time.

Sure enough, after politely thanking her, Mother Zhou readily agreed. However, Xiao An in her arms did not catch the jade pendant he liked, and he hummed and moaned at Xiao Yuan unhappily.

"This kid must be my nephew. It's a coincidence that I'm lucky enough to see him today." Xiao Yuan put the jade pendant in An'er's hand and said with a smile, "Consider it a meeting gift for my nephew."

"That won't do. This jade pendant must be the prince's favorite. Please take it back." Mother Zhou snatched the jade pendant from An'er's hand.

An'er was just happy to get the jade pendant, but suddenly her hand was snatched away. She immediately pouted and felt extremely aggrieved, and burst into tears with a "wow".

"Don't cry, don't cry." Xiao Yuan pushed the jade pendant back to Mother Zhou and said with a smile, "I can't bear to see a little kid crying. You guys should leave quickly and don't delay things."

Mother Zhou had no choice but to accept it reluctantly, and got on the carriage with Chan Yi, thanking him profusely.

"This prince of the Duke's Mansion is quite nice." Mother Zhou praised.

"He looks mild-tempered and polite." Chan Yi held An'er in her arms and whispered, "He's good to the little kid, too."

An'er held the jade pendant tightly and showed it to his mother happily.

"You little clever boy, you just like jade." Chan Yi scolded with a smile. She didn't know how such a small baby knew how to grab the jade pendant. Every time Pei Jin hugged him, he always liked to grab the jade pendant around his waist.

"Our young master is a noble person, a treasure as precious as pearls and jade in our mansion." Mother Zhou touched An'er's fat arm and smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line.

"Oh oh..." An'er was holding the jade pendant in his hand and waving it in front of Chanyi's eyes.

"My dear, are you going to show it to mother?" Chan Yi reached out to take the jade pendant and took a closer look. It was a piece of top-quality white jade, carved into the shape of a fish playing with a lotus, and the workmanship was very exquisite. As expected, he was the prince of the Duke's Mansion. The carving alone on this jade pendant was worth a lot of money.

She gave the jade pendant to An'er for Pei Jin's sake, and she didn't know if Pei Jin would blame her after knowing it. No matter what, seeing that An'er was hungry and only leaned on her, she didn't care about the jade pendant at all, so Chan Yi quickly hid the jade pendant in her sleeve pocket.

Arriving at Ji'en Temple, they were welcomed by the monks and led into the meditation hall. Just like last time, Mother Zhou took An'er and the two maids to the side room to rest. Muxiang and Qiangwei accompanied Chanyi in performing Buddhist rituals.

They had booked this meeting today. Chan Yi knelt there quietly, following the monks in chanting. She knelt until her legs were about to break, and then she heard the presiding monk say that the morning meeting was over and they should take a break first.

She stood up and saluted the monk with her palms clasped together.

"Dear donor, this is a copy of the 'Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva' printed in our temple. Seeing that you have a strong affinity with Buddhism, I am giving it to you. Amitabha, well done, well done." The abbot took out a sutra from the cloth bag he was carrying and presented it respectfully.

"Thank you, Master." Chan Yi bowed and took it. Seeing the precious lotus seat printed on the cover, her heart skipped a beat. She thought maybe there was something in the scripture and was about to open it to read.

"Please read it again after you go back." The big monk reminded in a low voice.

Chan Yi understood, thanked him again, wrapped up the scripture, and put it carefully into the yellow cloth bag she was carrying on her back.

The Yong'an Marquis' Mansion was filled with distinguished guests, and Madam Wang and Pei Yun were standing at the door to welcome the female guests.

"Madam, you are well." Lu Jingqiu was helped out of the carriage by two maids. Because today was Pei Jin's birthday, the wife of Marquis Wuyang was not with him.

"Miss, please come in. Yun'er, this is Miss Lu from Wuyang Marquis's mansion." Madam Wang said in a gentle voice, "This is our sister Yun. Please take Miss to the flower hall and have a seat."

"Sister Lu, please follow me." Pei Yun's face was extremely deceptive. She smiled like a flower and had a pair of innocent eyes. People who didn't know her would have a good impression of her when they saw her for the first time.

"Thank you, Sister Yun, Madam. Jingqiu will go first. Sister Yun is so beautiful." Lu Jingqiu praised softly.

"Sister Lu, you are a beauty. I heard that you are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. You are a role model in my heart." Pei Yun took Lu Jingqiu's hand and said softly, with a sincere and admiring look in his eyes.

Fortunately, Lu Jingqiu had long known that Pei Yun was just the daughter of Concubine Liu, and had been raised by Concubine Liu since childhood. She had always been reserved about children raised by a concubine.

"Sister Yun, how can I be so good? I only know a little bit about music, chess, calligraphy and painting." Lu Jingqiu smiled gently and calmly pulled his hand out of her arm. She has seen many tricks like this. First she flatters you, and then you believe her lies.

"Sister Lu, you are so humble." Seeing that she was unmoved, Pei Yun stopped fawning and walked to the side to meet her.

Seeing the little girl walking silently in front, Lu Jingqiu felt relieved. She came to the Marquis' Mansion today to learn more about the favored concubine.

Her mother had told her the day before that the Yong'an Marquisate had agreed to send the concubine out of the mansion, but she was afraid that this was just a cover.

If Pei Jin had feelings for her, and after the wedding, he took a concubine back home, and raised her as a concubine, and she had a son born out of wedlock, her life might not be easy. She could accept her husband having many wives and concubines, but she could never tolerate her husband favoring only one concubine. Favoring a concubine and destroying the wife is the root of a family's chaos. She knew this truth from a young age.

"When my sister was away, the Marquis' Mansion was much quieter. Now that you are all back, the Madam must be very happy." Lu Jingqiu said casually.

Humph, she couldn't bear it even if I didn't speak up. Pei Yun was secretly happy.

She was by her aunt's side and could see clearly the twists and turns of these women. When Lu Jingqiu said this, what she wanted to know was clear to Pei Yun.

"Yes, we used to be away with dad, and the prince went to the northern border, so mother must have been lonely in the mansion. But later..." Pei Yun covered her mouth and glanced at Lu Jingqiu with embarrassment, saying with a smile, "Sister Lu, if you and the prince get married, our mansion will be very lively. If you two love each other and have children, it will be even more prosperous."

"Sister Yun..." Lu Jingqiu lowered her head with a red face, feeling a little resentful in her heart that this girl, who was not young anymore, could say anything. She was really uneducated because she was raised by a woman.

"Sister Lu, you don't know that our eldest brother loves children the most." Pei Yun caught a glimpse of Dong Qing and Bai Su standing some distance away from them, so she lowered her voice and spoke in a low voice.

"You like children the most?" Lu Jingqiu asked casually.

"Yes, the prince likes to hold the baby high in his arms and buy him a lot of gold, silver and jade items... Oh, Sister Lu, did I say something wrong?" Pei Yun blushed immediately and stuck out her tongue, looking like a cute and naive little girl.

Dongqing Baisu and Lixia Liqiu, who were following behind Lu Jingqiu, just caught up at this moment. When they heard her words, their faces changed instantly.