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

After being busy for several days, the prince finally had a moment of free time and returned to the East Palace before dark.

As soon as I stepped into the gate of the East Palace, I saw two maids in different clothes coming forward.

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess asks you to come over."

"Your Highness, Concubine Liang feels a little uncomfortable in her stomach, and I would like you to come over and take a look."

The two maids spoke almost at the same time. Although their words were different, their meanings were actually the same.

They all wanted the prince to go to his master first.

The Crown Princess' maid glared at Liangdi's maid.

"When the Crown Prince returns, he will naturally see the Crown Princess first. If Concubine Liang really has a stomachache, she can just ask the imperial physician to come."

The maidservant of Liangdi did not argue with her, but just blinked her eyes, then changed her expression and pleaded with the prince.

"Our Concubine Liang is pregnant and has not been able to eat for the past few months. The medicine prescribed by the imperial physician is of no use at all. Concubine Liang is suffering so much, please go and see her!"

She looked aggrieved.

The prince rubbed his brows and thought of what the imperial physician had said, that the child in Yunlan's belly was most likely a boy.

He calmed himself down and spoke to the Crown Princess' maid.

"Go back and tell the Crown Princess first. I will be back in half an hour."

The maid looked anxious: "But..."

Before she finished speaking, the prince didn't want to listen at all, and walked straight towards Yi Qiu Palace where Liang Di lived.

Seeing the prince walking away, the maid couldn't help but stamp her feet in anger.

"Hu Meizi!"

She cursed softly, then quickly covered her mouth, looked around, and made sure no one heard it, then breathed a sigh of relief.

She walked towards the Crown Princess's residence with a gloomy look.

She thought she had failed to invite the Crown Prince back to be punished, but she didn't expect that after she finished speaking, the Crown Princess just said "I know" lightly and let her leave.

The maid breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt truly unfair for her master.

It is obvious that the Crown Princess is the Crown Prince's legal wife, but now the Eastern Palace is almost becoming the world of that foreign princess!

Isn't it because her brother knows how to fight?

Isn’t it because she was pregnant with a boy?

The maid cursed Liangdi several times in her heart.

On the other hand, the Crown Princess looked calm, without a trace of sadness.

She's used to it.

In recent years, the prince has always been indifferent to her.

As the Crown Princess, her position was originally quite stable. When the newcomers entered the Eastern Palace, there was fierce fighting, and several people died in the first year. The Crown Prince was somewhat dissatisfied with her. But because she did not do those things, the Crown Prince never said anything.

She is still the Crown Princess and still the mistress of the East Palace.

But ever since Prince Dingbei won the title of Dasheng and Yunlan was promoted to Consort Liang by the Crown Prince, the wind direction in the Eastern Palace has changed.

Although Yunlan is from a foreign tribe, her brother is very capable and has won many battles in succession.

On the other hand, although her father was still the emperor's trusted minister, her brother's defeat caused the Fan family's reputation to fall.

In addition, Yun Lan gave birth to a daughter and is now pregnant with a son, but Fan Linling has not made any movement for several years. There are constant rumors inside and outside the palace. She, the Crown Princess, is no longer as good as before.

At first, Fan Linling was very panicked, but after a few years, she is now just exhausted.

She didn't want to argue anymore.

But we have to fight.

The eldest brother was in despair, and the second and third brothers became selfish.

For the sake of the Fan family, Daddy, even at such an old age, still has to follow the Emperor to the battle...

She waved away the palace maids, stood alone by the window, and looked out quietly.

The sky gradually turned dim, and the house became quiet and dark.

Half an hour had already passed.

The prince did not appear.

After a long time, Fan Linling closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then turned around and picked up the letter on the table.

She read it again carefully word by word, and then held the letter close to the candle.

The flame suddenly jumped up, and in the blink of an eye the letter paper was burned to ashes.

Fan Linling pursed her lips, walked to the bed, and took out a small box from the secret compartment.

Inside, was a pill sealed with wax.

She took out the pill, clenched it suddenly, put her hand in her sleeve, walked out, and gave instructions to the palace maid at the door.

"Go get a kettle of hot water. I want to make some tea for myself."

Soon, the palace maid brought hot water and all the utensils needed for making tea.

Fan Linling waved away the palace maid again, put the pill into a small teacup, poured in hot water, and dissolved it bit by bit.

Then, drink it all in one gulp.

She frowned, swallowed the bowl of medicine, and exhaled.

Since the prince said he would come, he will definitely come.

But I don’t know what time it will be.

Fan Linling rinsed the teacup several times with tea, making it difficult to detect the smell of medicine. Then, as if nothing had happened, she asked the palace maids to come in and help her bathe and change clothes.

Not long after coming out of the bath, the prince walked in stepping on Yueshuang.

"Wait for a long time?"

The prince saw that she was wearing her pajamas and took the initiative to speak.

Fan Linling didn't complain at all. She stood up and bowed with a smile.

"Your Highness, is Sister Yunlan okay?"

The prince nodded.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that this pregnancy doesn't look good and she can't eat. She keeps clamoring for hometown food, so I'm thinking of writing a letter to my eldest sister in Qixia, asking her to find a Capricorn cook."

As the prince spoke, he sat down next to Fan Linling.

A gleam of light flashed in Fan Linling's eyes.

She quickly lowered her head.

"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Sister Yunlan."

"How is this your fault? She has always been like this, a little willful."

"Sister Yunlan is pregnant with a son. It doesn't matter how willful you are. Having children is the most important thing." Fan Linling raised her head, with self-blame and guilt in her eyes, "I am unlucky. I couldn't protect Yan'er and Yuanji."

Yan'er was the nickname Fan Linling gave to her daughter who died young.

Yuanji was the son born to her maid, but unfortunately, he was stillborn.

Fan Linling has not been pregnant in the past few years, but many other women in the Eastern Palace have become pregnant, but only two of them successfully gave birth, and both were daughters.

The prince still doesn't have a son.

The baby in Yunlan's belly, once born, will be the prince's eldest son.

In the past, Fan Linling didn't take Yun Lan seriously.

Everyone thought that Yun Lan was a foreigner, and even if she gave birth to a son, he would not be able to inherit the throne.

But it's different now.

King Dingbei has made many contributions and has a high reputation in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The common people have recognized this king from another family. In another ten years, who will still remember that he is a foreigner?

By then, who can guarantee that Yunlan’s son will not have the chance to succeed to the throne?

Fan Linling has not been pregnant for the past few years. She originally thought that it would be the same if she adopted a son, but now, for the sake of the Fan family, she must give birth to a son.

A whirlwind of thoughts kept swirling in her mind.

A hint of determination flashed across Fan Linling's eyes, and soon turned into a pool of spring water.

His Highness is a sentimental man. As long as she can arouse his guilt towards the child, what she wants will surely succeed.