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

Guan Rou is pregnant!

The news shocked Lu Qingshuang so much that she was stunned.

When she came to her senses, she couldn't help but ask several times.

"Doctor Zeng, are you sure it's a pregnancy pulse? Could it be that the diagnosis was wrong? Is Aunt Guan really pregnant?"

Doctor Zeng’s face lengthened.

"Princess, do you doubt Zeng's medical skills? If you don't believe me, you can call back the imperial physician who left to treat Aunt Guan. Zeng is going to give the prince acupuncture. Bye."

After saying this, he went straight into the inner room without waiting for the princess to speak.

A hint of anger flashed in Lu Qingshuang's eyes.

She had always disliked the new court doctor because he was arrogant and rude, but the prince just liked such people and treated him with courtesy.

Lu Qingshuang was sulking. After Doctor Zeng finished giving her the acupuncture and went back, she took a few deep breaths, adjusted her expression, and walked into the inner room.

Prince Jing leaned against the head of the bed, his face still pale, but he was in good spirits.

The footboard beside the bed was covered in blood, all from the poison that had just been detoxified and splashed from the fingertips.

"My Lord, are you feeling better?"

Lu Qingshuang walked to the bedside and looked at the five needle holes on Prince Jing's fingers with a look of heartache.

"Doctor Zeng, there are other ways to detoxify. How can you prick the prince with a needle?"

Prince Jing waved his hands nonchalantly.

"It's nothing serious. This will help you detox quickly. I'm fine now. I have servants to serve me. Princess, please go back and rest! There are still some people in the backyard who need your care."

Lu Qingshuang replied "yes" and then asked carefully.

"Madame Jiang has always been sensible, so I don't need to worry about her. Now that Madam Guan is pregnant, she is still in early pregnancy, so she needs to be treated with extra care. Doctor Zeng is not good at taking care of pregnant women, so do you think you should invite another doctor?"

Prince Jing rejected it without even thinking about it.

"No need. It's enough to have Doctor Zeng here. Doctors outside may not be reliable."

Lu Qingshuang pursed her lips and said, "I know your concern, but no matter how good Doctor Zeng is, he is only one person. I am just worried that if Madam Jiang and Madam Guan get into trouble at the same time, Doctor Zeng will be unable to cope with them all. If your Majesty is worried about the outsiders, why not find one from the Imperial Hospital? Those who can enter the Imperial Hospital are always more reliable than the country doctors outside."

What Lu Qingshuang said made sense. After thinking about it carefully for a moment, Prince Jing felt that it made sense, so he nodded.

"You are right. In two days, I will go to talk to my father and ask him to select an imperial physician to come."

Lu Qingshuang smiled appropriately and did not continue to dwell on this topic. She stayed with Prince Jing for a while, and only got up and returned to the main courtyard after Prince Jing fell asleep.

At the same time, in Wutong Courtyard, Mier ran into the house in a hurry.

"Auntie, it's bad! Auntie Guan is pregnant!"

Jiang Wanyue didn't react much, but Xiuchun was surprised.

"really?"

"It is absolutely true. I heard it from the front yard. Doctor Zeng said it himself. The princess also suggested to the prince that he find another doctor to come to the mansion to take care of Aunt Guan."

Mier said this and stamped her feet.

"This concubine Guan is not usually favored by the prince, but the princess takes it so seriously when she finds out that you are pregnant. Concubine Guan, you are already more than four months pregnant, but the princess doesn't take you so seriously."

Jiang Wanyue put down the book in her hand and tilted her head to look at her.

"Do you think Aunt Guan's pregnancy is good news or bad news?"

"That's of course bad news." Mi'er replied without hesitation.

Jiang Wanyue raised her eyebrows and asked again.

"So do you think that the princess's attention to Aunt Guan is a good thing? Is it a bad thing that the princess doesn't pay attention to me?"

Mi'er wanted to nod, but when she saw the expression on Jiang Wanyue's face, she became uncertain.

"Don't you think so, Auntie?"

Jiang Wanyue laughed.

"How can it be a bad thing that Aunt Guan is pregnant? Whether it's internally or externally, it should be said to be a good thing."

Mi'er didn't quite understand and wanted to ask again, but she saw Xiuchun beside her winking at her, so she stopped asking.

After leaving, Xiuchun pulled Mier aside to explain.

"The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. If our aunt was the only one pregnant in the mansion, everyone would be staring at us. Who knows if they would secretly attack us? Now that aunt Guan is also pregnant, it can distract those people's attention and our aunt will be safer."

Mi'er blinked her eyes and understood immediately: "I understand. The prince and princess value Aunt Guan, and it can also divert the attention of outsiders."

Xiuchun patted her shoulder.

"Auntie is pregnant, so we have to be more careful and don't make such a fuss anymore. We will have more to worry about when the young master is born! Auntie has always valued you, so please don't let her down!"

When Mi'er heard this, she became excited as if she had been injected with chicken blood.

"Don't worry, sister. I will never let my aunt down! I will be more cautious and calm in the future."

Xiuchun encouraged her a few more words before telling her to go downstairs to rest and then she went back to the house.

Inside the house, Jiang Wanyue was putting the book back on the bookshelf.

"Mi'er is good at getting information, but she's a little too hasty." Xiuchun sighed, "Xing'er is cautious, but not good at speaking. It would be great if these two could switch places."

Jiang Wanyue put the book away, turned around and clapped her hands.

"No one is perfect. Mi'er and Xing'er are pretty good. There are many people available in the palace, but not many are loyal to me."

She sat back down on the couch and picked up a long, thin needle to poke the candle wick.

Xiuchun was afraid that she would burn her hand, so she quickly took the needle.

"Aunt Guan...will she reveal what you said to her before?"

Jiang Wanyue leaned against the pillow.

"What if she tells others about it? I just complained to her about Ren Wantang's maid, and I didn't say anything else. She bribed the maid herself and instigated her to compete for favors. What does all this have to do with us?"

Xiuchun thought for a moment and said, "That's right. It's just that Concubine Ren is pitiful. She was betrayed and schemed against by the people around her. She lost all her face when such a thing happened."

"Who made her grandfather target Prince Jing in the first place? From the moment she entered the palace, no, from the moment the emperor issued the decree, her fate was sealed. Even if this maid's incident hadn't happened, there would have been other incidents."

Jiang Wanyue looked slightly cold.

"In this world, a woman's fate is tied to her husband and her family. Ren Wantang is unlucky and can't be relied on by either side. She is destined to be abandoned."

This is also the reason why her father wanted to return to officialdom.

If the Jiang family has no one in the court, it will be difficult for Jiang Wanyue to climb up no matter how hard she tries in the backyard.

Even if you climb up, it's easy to fall down if your foundation is unstable.

Wasn’t this how Jiang Wanyue’s position as concubine was snatched away?

Thinking of this, Jiang Wanyue suddenly raised her head.

"My father will definitely come to visit the prince tomorrow after something like this happened. When the time comes, go to the front yard and tell my father that I miss my mother and ask her to come to the mansion in two days."

Xiuchun nodded.

The next day, just as Jiang Wanyue had guessed, her father came to the palace to visit early in the morning.

Of course, in addition to Jiang Guang, there were many other officials, some came to give gifts, some came to get close to him, and some came to ask for favors. But Prince Jing did not meet these people, only Jiang Guang.

Prince Jing still thinks highly of Jiang Guang.

Jiang Guang has done a pretty good job in the Ministry of Revenue in the past two months. Although he is not familiar with the duties of the Ministry, he has not made any mistakes and has gradually gained recognition from his colleagues, which is already very rare.

Jiang Guang was extremely respectful to Prince Jing, treating him exactly as a subject treats his king.

Sometimes Prince Jing would tease him that he was not Old Man Jiang's son.

In response, Jiang Guang just smiled, without any suspicion.