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

That day, Prince Jing went out and did not return until midnight, so naturally he did not go into the backyard.

The next day, when Jiang Wanyue went to the main courtyard to pay her respects, she met the concubine Cui Yan.

Cui Yan looked haggard and absent-minded, worried about her sick son. She sat for a while and then left in a hurry.

However, Luo Qingqing still took leave and didn't come.

The princess sent a nanny over to ask a few questions, but no one knew what the nanny had discovered, but when she came back her expression looked a little strange.

Upon seeing this, the princess immediately ordered all the concubines to leave.

After Jiang Wanyue returned, she gave Liu'er some silver and asked him to go and find out the news.

Before noon, Liu'er came back with an unexpected news.

"Aunt Luo is pregnant!"

Liu'er's cheeks were flushed; she had run all the way back.

"The princess sent someone to invite a doctor to see Aunt Luo, but she was not sick, but pregnant."

Jiang Wanyue's eyes moved.

"Do you know how many months it has been?"

"It seems to be more than a month."

Liu'er is quite capable in getting information.

Jiang Wanyue praised her a few words and let her go downstairs to rest.

"It's impossible that she didn't notice her period. I'm afraid she wants to conceal it temporarily and wait until the baby is stable after three months. Who is she guarding against? Is she afraid that someone will do something to her?"

Jiang Wanyue talked to herself, but felt something was wrong.

Prince Jing already has three sons.

Even if the second son is weak, there is still the eldest son born to the princess, and the third son born to Aunt Luo.

Aunt Luo has just become pregnant, who would want to harm her?

The princess doesn't look like someone who can't tolerate others.

As for the others, what's the point of harming an aunt's child?

Besides, we don’t even know whether the child is a boy or a girl!

Jiang Wanyue couldn't understand.

But not everyone can think as clearly as Jiang Wanyue.

The next day, when they went to the main courtyard to pay their respects again, she found that Xie Lanxi's face was very unhappy, and her words were full of jealousy towards Aunt Luo.

It made sense. She and Luo Qingqing entered the mansion at almost the same time. She was favored as much as Aunt Luo, but Aunt Luo became pregnant before her.

How could the simple-minded Xie Lanxi tolerate this?

However, no matter how jealous she was, she only talked about it and didn't dare to really do anything.

The princess warned her directly.

Jiang Wanyue didn't say much the whole time, and just pretended to be well-behaved.

The princess was quite satisfied with her and didn't say anything.

After returning to the courtyard, having lunch and taking a nap, Xiuchun came back from outside.

Jiang Wanyue sat up suddenly.

"Did you buy anything?"

The goddess Xiuchun entered the inner room mysteriously and took out a purse from her sleeve.

I opened my purse and took out the paper package. After opening it, I saw a number of pills sealed with wax, each about the size of a mung bean.

Xiuchun lowered her voice to a very low level.

"The old woman said that I should take it before sex, one pill at a time, and that's all."

Jiang Wanyue counted them and found there were twenty in total, enough to last for a while.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps.

Jiang Wanyue's expression remained unchanged. She quickly stuffed the thing back into her purse and then shouted to the outside.

"Liu'er?"

There was silence outside, and after a while, Liu'er's voice was remembered.

"Auntie, are you awake?"

Liu Er came in with a plate of snacks.

"Ping'er just went to the kitchen to get some snacks. Would you like to try some?"

Jiang Wanyue glanced at the snacks and nodded calmly.

"Go make a pot of tea!"

Liu'er put the snacks on the table, turned around and ran out, called out "Xing'er", and then came back in.

Xiuchun was helping her master get dressed.

Liu'er's eyes were always on Xiuchun.

"Sister Xiuchun, what did you do today? If I had known you were going out, I would have gone with you. I heard that Yuyanfang has launched a new scented powder, and everyone is rushing to buy it! It's a pity that I never had the chance to go."

She picked up a random topic to talk about.

Jiang Wanyue sat down at the table.

"Xiuchun went out for business, not for fun. Liu'er, if you want to go out, just wait until you have a few days off and go by yourself."

She picked up a piece of dessert, took a bite, and put it down.

"Is the tea not ready yet?"

Liu'er slapped her head and ran out to urge them.

Jiang Wanyue stared at Liu'er's back.

Xiuchun looked worried: "Aunt, this Liu'er..."

Jiang Wanyue made a "hush" gesture.

There was obviously someone behind Liu'er.

But she was not sure whether it was the princess or someone else.

For now, we can only keep our hands off and wait to find out who is behind this.

Jiang Wanyue thought for a moment, then opened her purse, poured out the pills inside, and replaced them with a piece of paper.

As for the pills…

She had an idea and pulled out the pearl hairpin from her hair, then pulled it hard.

The string broke and the pearls scattered on the table.

Jiang Wanyue mixed the pills and pearls together and put them into her dressing box.

These pills are slightly larger than pearls, but they are all white and not easy to notice unless you look closely.

After doing all this, Jiang Wanyue returned to the table.

At this time, Liu'er came in with a tea tray.

She put down the tea tray, poured a cup of tea, and suddenly said attentively.

"The bed is a little messy. I will go and tidy it up."

Jiang Wanyue took a sip of tea, her expression unchanged.

"No need, let Xiuchun do these tasks. I have nothing else to do here, you can go out!"

Liu'er had no choice but to retreat.

Jiang Wanyue looked outside the door, knowing that she would not give up.

She was right.

That night, Prince Jing finally set foot in this Wutong courtyard.

The maids were all extremely excited, and their voices were much louder when they passed messages.

Prince Jing sat on the Arhat couch and waved to Jiang Wanyue.

"come over."

Jiang Wanyue walked forward with lotus steps, squatted in front of Prince Jing, and raised her head.

She was extremely beautiful, with a seductive look in her beauty. At this moment, she looked up at him with a loving gaze, and no man could resist it.

Prince Jing leaned over, pressed the back of Jiang Wanyue's head with one hand, and kissed her red lips.

Jiang Wanyue had a perfect blush on her face and let him take whatever he wanted.

It was a long time before Prince Jing let her go.

He raised his hand and pinched her face, then leaned aside contentedly. Suddenly, his eyes paused.

"Why is your head bald? Didn't the princess give you any jewelry?"

Jiang Wanyue shook her head.

"The princess gave me a lot of jewelry, but I am clumsy and just now I accidentally broke a pearl hairpin."

Prince Jing raised his eyebrows.

"You like pearls? I'll have someone send you some someday."

Jiang Wanyue did not politely refuse, but accepted it with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prince Jing looked at her again and found that the clothes she was wearing were also very ordinary. He frowned and turned around to call Rong An in.

"Go to the storehouse and find some good fabrics, and ask the embroiderer to make a few more dresses and send them over. Tomorrow ask the people from Wanjinlou and Caibaolou to come over and pick out some jewelry for Aunt Jiang."

Prince Jing gave orders one after another, and Rong An nodded every time he spoke, until his head almost hit the floor.