They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Guan Rou took a deep breath, picked up the medicine bowl, and drank it down mouthful by mouthful.

It would take some time for the medicine to take effect, so Jiang Wanyue left the house and asked the midwife and the maids to go in and guard the room first.

Jiang Wanyue felt relieved because these two midwives were her family members.

She stood in the porch, looking at the willow trees outside the wall, wondering what she was thinking.

After a long while, there was a noise inside.

Xiuchun was accompanying her behind her. When she heard the voice, she couldn't help but look back, and then she spoke in a low voice.

"Liang Di, can Aunt Guan be trusted? What if she changes her mind after giving birth and seeing His Highness and doesn't want to help us anymore? What should we do?"

Jiang Wanyue's brows did not move.

"If she listens to me, she can still save her life. If she doesn't, she deserves to die."

Li Ce ordered people to beat so many servants to death in the main courtyard, not even sparing Rong An, and even ordered people to hang the body outside the gate.

How could he easily let go of Lu Qingshuang who had plotted against him?

It’s just that now is not the time to settle accounts, so he just let Lu Qingshuang stay sick.

As for Guan Rou, she has been so close to Lu Qingshuang during this period of time, it is impossible for her to stay out of it.

In fact, most of what Jiang Wanyue said to Guan Rou before was her guess, to scare Guan Rou. She was not sure whether Lu Qingshuang would use the secret recipe. She was also not sure whether Lu Qingshuang wanted to kill Guan Rou.

But as long as Guan Rou believes it, it will be fine.

If she believed it, she would definitely put all the blame on Lu Qingshuang in front of Li Ce.

In this way, it will be difficult for Lu Qingshuang to turn things around.

Of course, not all of Jiang Wanyue’s words were false.

She asked Dr. Zeng to look at the pulse record written by Doctor Tan, and found that Guan Rou's pregnancy would not be carried to full term.

The fact that I can survive until now is all thanks to Doctor Tan.

Seeing that it was getting darker, Jiang Wanyue gave a few instructions to the old woman guarding the gate, then lifted her skirt and walked out of the courtyard.

Not long after she walked out of the Willow Shade Courtyard, she saw Zhu Yan running towards her in a hurry.

Jiang Wanyue stopped.

Zhu Yan ran up to her, panting, her face full of worry.

"What happened? I received a message and went to the main courtyard, and I saw blood all over the floor. The guards were guarding the main courtyard and no one was allowed to get close, saying that the Crown Princess was ill. I looked for you everywhere. I went to the front courtyard, but the servants said you had returned to Wutong Courtyard. I went to Wutong Courtyard, but the maids said you were here."

Jiang Wanyue looked apologetic.

"I'm sorry, I forgot to ask someone to tell my sister."

Zhu Yan waved her hand.

"Let's put aside the polite words. What happened?"

Jiang Wanyue did not hesitate. She waved her hand to ask the maids to move away, then whispered what had happened.

She did not reveal Wei Fuxue's identity, but only talked about Lu Qingshuang's plot against Li Ce.

Zhu Yan couldn't help but exclaimed halfway through listening.

"Is she crazy or stupid?"

After Jiang Wanyue finished speaking, Zhu Yan broke out in a cold sweat.

"Fortunately... Fortunately, this incident today did not involve you and me. His Highness used to be like this. He would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go. I thought he had restrained himself in the past few years since he returned to the capital and would not be like this again. I didn't expect..."

Zhu Yan took a deep breath.

Jiang Wanyue remained silent.

Zhu Yan patted his cheek and changed his tone.

"What are you doing at Liuyin Courtyard? Aunt Guan's temperament has changed drastically since she got pregnant. You'd better have less contact with her."

Jiang Wanyue smiled.

"Thank you for your concern, sister. She only dared to shout because she was the Crown Princess. Now she doesn't dare to do that. But her personality is really not pleasing, and she is not suitable for raising a child. I thought that after the child is born, I will ask His Highness to let my sister take care of the child."

Zhu Yan was startled.

"I?"

Jiang Wanyue nodded, took Zhu Yan's arm, and walked slowly forward.

"Now the outside world is stable, but the situation in the palace is still unknown! His Highness dislikes the Crown Princess, so he must choose one of us to manage the Eastern Palace. Sister is older and has been with His Highness the longest, so she is the most suitable candidate. But sister only has Yin'er, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince everyone. If she adopts a child, there will be no problem."

Doctor Tan had already determined that Guan Rou was pregnant with a boy.

Even if a daughter is born, Zhu Yan's status will be higher as she raises two daughters.

Zhu Yan was deeply moved.

"Sister, you really are...I...Ah! I don't know what to say!"

Jiang Wanyue looked at her with a smile.

Then Zhu Yan looked hesitant again.

“But I’m not good at this.”

"How difficult is that? I will help you then. If you make a mistake, we will share the responsibility." Jiang Wanyue continued, "After Your Highness enters the East Palace, there will be more and more women. We can help each other and better protect the children."

These words really touched Zhu Yan.

She nodded vigorously.

"you're right."

The two of them walked back to Wutong Courtyard together.

Xuer fell asleep and woke up again. When he didn't see his mother, he burst into tears.

Jiang Wanyue coaxed her son and chatted with Zhu Yan about the child's interesting stories for a while. They had dinner together before Zhu Yan left.

After Zhu Yan returned to Nianyun Pavilion, she immediately called the maid over.

"He Yu, take your people to Liuyin Courtyard to check on Aunt Guan's delivery. If the baby is born, come and call me immediately."

Zhu Yan usually had four maids around her, but the one she trusted the most was He Yu, who followed her back to Beijing from the border.

He Yu is steady and responsible, and she is in charge of all matters big and small in Nianyun Pavilion.

After being master and servant for so many years, He Yu can be said to understand his master's temperament very well.

He Yu was shocked to hear what his master said.

"What are you going to do?"

Zhu Yan repeated Jiang Wanyue's words with great excitement.

"Sister Jiang is kind-hearted and smart. Since she said so, she must be sure of it."

He Yu hesitated.

She didn't think Jiang Liangdi was the kind-hearted person her master said she was.

But this matter is indeed beneficial to my master.

Although the master acknowledged his relationship, without a son, his foundation was always unstable.

However, the master was injured when she gave birth to the second son, and it is difficult for her to get pregnant again.

It would be great if I could adopt Aunt Guan’s son.

but……

"I'm sure Aunt Guan wouldn't agree, right?"

He Yu spoke softly.

Zhu Yan's smile disappeared in an instant and he frowned.

"Whether she is willing or not, what does it matter? She has no say in this matter. She still has to listen to His Highness."

He Yu was worried.

"Your Highness may not like Aunt Guan now, but there is no guarantee that she will not be favored in the future. Or perhaps her family has made meritorious contributions and is promoted. If she wants the child back, who can guarantee that Your Highness will not side with her?"

He Yu took a breath, glanced around, and suddenly his voice sank.

"Master, just in case, why don't we..."