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

After Jiang Guang finished talking with Prince Jing, he stood up to say goodbye. As soon as he walked to the gate, he saw Xiuchun who had been waiting there.

He called Xiuchun aside to ask her.

Xiuchun said everything she could, and only at the end did she mention Jiang Wanyue's instructions.

Jiang Guang agreed without thinking too much.

Now that he has established a firm foothold in the Ministry of Revenue, he no longer has to worry about being criticized or impeached for his frequent dealings with Prince Jing's Mansion.

Besides, he missed his daughter.

So, the next day, the Jiang family sent a visiting card.

The post was sent to Lu Qingshuang, and she did not stop it but agreed.

As soon as the reply was sent, Liang's mother suddenly ran over.

"Princess, Concubine Ren has been clamoring to see the prince. We are unable to make the decision, so we have come to ask for your advice."

Since the incident that night, Luoying Courtyard has been locked up, and the several maids who served Ren Wantang closely were taken away, leaving only two old women to serve him.

Ren Wantang didn't wake up until the next day. He had no idea what had happened outside. He thought he had fallen into a trap set by some woman in the backyard, and he cursed and cried every day.

This made Liang's mother and the others very annoyed.

But without their master's permission, they did not dare to reveal the outside news to Ren Wantang privately, so they could only come here to ask for instructions first.

Lu Qingshuang frowned.

"The prince didn't remove her from the position of concubine, maybe she has other uses. Let's ask Doctor Tan to prescribe a dose of tranquilizer for her to take, so that she won't bother the prince while he is recovering."

Doctor Tan came here on the emperor's orders and just arrived this morning.

Mother Liang replied "yes" and left immediately.

In fact, Prince Jing had no other use for Ren Wantang, he just forgot.

After all, he had to deal with the emperor, deal with other people in the court, and plan the follow-up. His mind was all outside, so how could he remember Ren Wantang?

As for the others, they were so busy taking care of their own business that they had no time to care about her.

Jiang Wanyue's mind was not on Luoyingyuan.

She was looking forward to seeing her mother.

The reply was sent to the Jiang family and should have come the next day, but Shen couldn't wait and came that afternoon.

The mother and daughter were delighted to see each other again.

Shen held Jiang Wanyue's hand and looked it up and down for a long time.

"Have you had a hard time these past few months? Are you doing well in the palace? Has anyone bullied you? Is the food to your liking? Do you want me to make you some of your favorite food?"

Jiang Wanyue pulled her into the inner room and answered her questions one by one.

"This child is well-behaved and sensible. I didn't have a hard time being pregnant. It's been more than four months and she hasn't had any acid reflux or vomiting. It's just that her appetite is much bigger than before. Mother, can you see if your daughter has gained weight?"

Shen nodded and felt relieved.

"You seem to have gained some weight. It's better to be fatter. This will give you more energy and blood, and it will be easier to give birth. Being too thin will be detrimental to giving birth. I've been through this before, so you can listen to me."

The mother and daughter were huddled together and talking. Xiuchun came in with some tea and handed it to Shen.

"Ma'am, have some tea."

Shen looked at Xiuchun and sighed.

"With Xiuchun helping you, I feel more at ease. I was shocked when your father told me yesterday that something happened in the palace. I didn't expect such a thing to happen in the backyard of the palace! You have to be careful. Now that you are pregnant, don't get into conflict with others..."

Shen talked a lot.

In her impression, her daughter is still the lively, playful and spoiled child she used to be. How could she have known that Jiang Wanyue is now completely different from what she was a year ago?

Jiang Wanyue didn't refute or explain, she just listened with a smile.

In her previous life, she never got to see her mother again until she died. Now, she is very satisfied.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Wanyue finally got down to business.

"If you have time, please help me find some reliable midwives and wet nurses!"

Shen was slightly surprised, but nodded immediately.

"It's better to go and inquire sooner rather than later. But the palace should be able to make arrangements, right? Will the palace... allow you to bring someone from outside in?"

"Will do."

Jiang Wanyue's words made Shen feel a little relieved.

"That's good. I'll find someone for you when I get back."

Although the Jiang family was in decline, they still had many relatives. After much consideration, Shen decided to go to her mother's family to inquire first.

The Shen family is not in the capital. Shen's brother and sister-in-law work in the local area, which is a bit far from the capital and takes twenty days to go back and forth.

Because of this, the emperor is far away and it is not easy for others to interfere, and the people found are more reliable.

After returning home, Shen immediately wrote a letter to her brother and sister-in-law from her natal family, and also began to resume socializing.

On the other side, in the palace, Prince Jing rested for a few days and soon became full of energy again.

However, the emperor still gave him a few days off to recuperate and did not even invite him to attend the Dragon Boat Festival banquet.

Of course, there are still rewards, and they are much more than in previous years.

After the things were delivered, they were distributed to various places by the princess.

Jiang Wanyue got a few strings of rice dumplings, two fans, four sachets and other things needed for the festival.

She asked the maids to hang the sachet at the door of the outer room. She kept one fan and planned to have someone send the other one to her sister tomorrow.

As for the other things, she distributed them to the maids and even paid for a set of clothes for each of them out of her own pocket.

The maids were all relatively young and were very happy to receive the gifts, so Qiongzhi suggested playing boat racing in the yard.

They are called boats, but in fact they are made of grass leaves. They are lowered from the top of the stream at the same time and let float downstream to see which one wins.

This was the first time everyone had heard of this way of playing, and they all felt curious.

"This is the way I play in my hometown. I played this way with my playmates by the stream when I was young."

After hearing this, Jiang Wanyue also became interested in participating.

However, the mansion did not have the kind of grass that Qiongzhi mentioned. After much thought, they finally decided to use flowery paper.

So, some people took paper, some people moved tables and chairs, some people got water basins, and a group of people started working.

We had a lot of fun and didn't care who won or lost. Instead, we were more interested in how to fold paper, and in the end it became an origami competition.

The whole yard was filled with laughter and joy, which could be heard from far away.

When Prince Jing appeared at the gate with his men, no one noticed him.

It was not until Rong An coughed loudly several times that the master and maids saw Prince Jing and knelt down to pay their respects.

"I've met the prince."

Jiang Wanyue stood in the crowd, turned around and smiled sweetly at Prince Jing.

"The prince is here! Come and see the paper boat I folded."

After not seeing each other for several days, Prince Jing discovered that Jiang Wanyue was a little different.

But he couldn't tell what the difference was.

Prince Jing walked over, took a look at the paper boat in her hand, then raised his hand and pinched her cheek.

"You seem to be having a good time. I have been ill for a few days and you have not come to visit me."

The fact that Prince Jing called himself "this king" from the beginning showed that he was unhappy.

Jiang Wanyue complained in her heart: You are obviously pretending to be sick, why do you want me, a pregnant woman with a big belly, to visit you?

But she didn't dare say that.

She also had to put on a gentle and humble look to coax Prince Jing.

"Your Highness is blessed by heaven. I have always believed that nothing will happen to you. Besides, the princess is here! The princess is prudent and will take care of you. I am clumsy and will only cause trouble for you if I go."