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

With the good news, Prince Jing naturally stopped messing around. After everyone left, the two of them lay on the bed, covered with a quilt, and chatted.

Because of what happened before, Prince Jing attached great importance to Jiang Wanyue's pregnancy. He not only asked Doctor Zeng to come and take her pulse every day, but also had a small kitchen built for Jiang Wanyue to provide her with food and medicine.

As a result, the Wutong courtyard was no longer large enough to accommodate people, so Prince Jing simply gave the courtyard behind the small courtyard to Jiang Wanyue. He also ordered people to connect the two courtyards and build a wall outside, expanding the two courtyards into one.

It took the craftsman two days to complete the task.

At this time, other people in the palace learned that Jiang Wanyue was pregnant.

In the past, they might have been wary and tried to do something secretly, but now that the newcomer was about to enter the house, everyone's attention was diverted.

Especially Ren Wantang, the emperor has issued an order and he cannot be neglected.

As a concubine, a ceremony can be held when entering the palace and a banquet can be held for relatives and friends.

In order to show her magnanimity, Lu Qingshuang busied herself with getting people ready.

There was a yard to be painted and redecorated, a small banquet to be prepared, and a guest list to be drawn up.

For this purpose, she specially asked someone to calculate a good day and set it on the second day of March.

On the contrary, Prince Jing showed little interest in this and did not take it seriously, leaving everything to the princess.

The concubine's entry was more grand, but it was not so troublesome for the other two concubines.

On the tenth day of February, the two men were each carried in a sedan chair into the palace.

After Lu Qingshuang arranged everything for them, she sent someone to the front yard to inform Prince Jing.

However, Prince Jing had been very busy recently and had no time to take care of the backyard. It was not until five or six days later that he remembered to rest in the two people's yards for a night.

Seeing that Prince Jing didn't seem very warm to these two people, everyone else in the mansion secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Jiang Wanyue, she has been taking care of her pregnancy these days and didn't even go to pay her respects.

After the two courtyards were connected, the open space in the middle became a courtyard, where a pomegranate tree, a osmanthus tree and some other flowers and plants were transplanted. However, the weather was still cold, and these flowers, plants and trees had not sprouted yet, and the area looked a bit deserted.

Jiang Wanyue would walk around the courtyard a few times every day, looking at the pomegranate tree and imagining the scene when the branches would be full of pomegranates.

She originally wanted to ask people to plant a pomegranate tree and a jujube tree. Jujube trees bear a lot of fruits, and the dates are sweet, crispy and delicious. She has always liked eating them.

But Prince Jing disagreed, saying that "date" has the same meaning as "early", which is a bad omen, so he asked the gardener to plant osmanthus trees instead.

Jiang Wanyue couldn't convince him, so she had no choice but to sigh at the pomegranate tree.

One day, she saw the new green buds growing on the pomegranate tree and was feeling happy when suddenly a maid came to report that Guan Rou was here to visit.

She has been pregnant for almost a month, but she has not closed the door to visitors. Cui Yan often brings her daughter over, but no one else has ever come.

Guan Rou came here suddenly today, she must have something to ask for.

Jiang Wanyue thought about it, changed her outer clothes, and went to the reception room in the front.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Guan Rou with a frown on her face, unable to hide her worry.

Guan Rou heard the noise and immediately stood up and smiled.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. Sister Jiang looks good."

After Jiang Wanyue sat down, she waved her hand to ask someone to serve tea and spoke casually.

"Sister Guan looks much more haggard."

Guan Rou's expression froze.

"Of course I am not as good as Sister Jiang. Sister Jiang is favored by the prince. She has everything she wants and lives a smooth life."

Jiang Wanyue looked at her and knew that she was anxious because the new person had entered the house.

Originally, Prince Jing seldom visited Guan Rou, so she had the secret recipe but could not use it.

After all, using secret recipes also depends on the timing.

Unfortunately, Guan Rou was unlucky. The previous few times that Prince Jing visited her, they were not good times, and she had never been able to get pregnant.

Now there are new people entering the mansion, two at once, and also a concubine with a very high status. With so many people, Guan Rou's chances of being favored are even smaller.

So she was anxious.

Originally, she also tried to seduce Prince Jing, but Prince Jing didn't buy it and became more disgusted with her.

Guan Rou had no other choice but to come to Wutongyuan to try her luck.

She was also thick-skinned. When Jiang Wanyue didn't respond, she found her own topic to chat. She drank cup of tea after cup. When her stomach was about to bloat, she heard noise outside.

"The prince is here!"

With a loud shout, Prince Jing strode in.

Guan Rou stood up quickly and saluted Prince Jing in what she thought was the most charming gesture.

"I pay my respects to the prince."

She deliberately lowered her voice, making it soft and tender, as if she was trying to imitate the way women from the south of the Yangtze River speak. However, she didn't learn it well, and it sounded awkward.

Jiang Wanyue now finally understood why Guan Rou was unpopular.

It's so pretentious and too deliberate. It's strange that Prince Jing would like it.

Sure enough, Prince Jing glanced at Guan Rou and his brows immediately frowned.

"stand up."

After saying this lightly, Prince Jing walked straight to Jiang Wanyue.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable today?"

Jiang Wanyue shook her head, gently pulled Prince Jing's clothes with both hands, and raised her little face slightly.

"No, this child is very well behaved. Why did the prince leave the court so early today?"

Prince Jing pulled her to sit down.

"I have something to do, so I came back first. If you are okay, come with me out of the house later."

Jiang Wanyue's eyes lit up.

“Is my family back?”

Prince Jing chuckled.

"Smart, you guessed it right away. According to the journey, they should arrive in the capital in another hour. We can pack up and go there in time."

Jiang Wanyue stood up immediately.

"Then I will go and clean it up right away."

She waved to Xiuchun and quickly walked into the inner room.

Prince Jing picked up the half-drunk tea of ​​Jiang Wanyue and took a sip very naturally, not caring at all that she had drunk it.

Guan Rou saw it all and was shocked.

Prince Jing then noticed her and frowned again.

"Why are you still here?"

It's no wonder that Prince Jing didn't notice. Usually when he was with Jiang Wanyue, the maids would spontaneously retreat to the door or outside. He was used to it and subconsciously thought that Guan Rou would go out as well.

I didn't expect her to just stand there without moving.

Prince Jing was very displeased. He didn't even say a polite word and just raised his hand.

"If you have nothing to do, go back to your own yard and don't come here too much."

A hint of embarrassment appeared in Guan Rou's eyes.

She originally came here to see the prince, and maybe have a chance to lead the prince away. After all, Jiang Wanyue was pregnant and could not serve the prince. Isn't this her chance?

But unexpectedly, the prince didn't give her any face at all and just drove her away.

Guan Rou could hardly control her expression and saluted stiffly.

"Then I will take my leave."

After saying that, she held the maid's hand and left Wutong Courtyard.

As soon as they walked out of the courtyard gate, the maid couldn't help but cry out in pain. Guan Rou lowered her head and saw that the maid's hands had turned blue from being pinched by her.

She let go of her hand, turned her head and looked into the yard, her eyes cold.