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

As they were talking, Jiang Wanyue pulled Xiuchun out of the main courtyard and chased in the direction Xie Lanxi left.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked into the garden, she saw Xie Lanxi pulling Luo Qingqing, and the two were obviously arguing about something.

Jiang Wanyue quietly moved closer and suddenly appeared when they were not paying attention.

"What are you two sisters talking about?"

Her sudden appearance scared Luo Qingqing and Xie Lanxi.

Xie Lanxi's face showed panic as if she had been caught, and her hands loosened, allowing Luo Qingqing to break free.

Luo Qingqing straightened her sleeves, quickly calmed down, and nodded at Jiang Wanyue.

"Why is Aunt Jiang here?"

Xie Lanxi also came to her senses and shouted at Jiang Wanyue fiercely.

"Why did you suddenly appear to scare me?!"

Jiang Wanyue's expression remained unchanged, and she suddenly took out Liu'er's gold bracelet from her sleeve.

"I found a bracelet on the road, and I don't know who dropped it, so I came to ask you. Xiuchun, give it to the two ladies to have a look."

Xiuchun responded yes, took the bracelet, and walked in front of the two people.

Luo Qingqing glanced at it and said, "It's not mine."

Xie Lanxi stared at the bracelet for a few seconds and said, "It's not mine either."

Jiang Wanyue waved to Xiuchun regretfully.

"Then I'll go ask someone else later! Xiuchun, let's go back!"

Xiuchun bowed to the two men and then returned to Jiang Wanyue.

The two walked towards the Wutong Courtyard for a while, and when they saw that there was no one around, Jiang Wanyue started to ask.

"Did you see clearly?"

Xiuchun nodded.

"I remember now. It was the maid I saw at Yu's Clinic. She had her hair done like a woman at the time, so I didn't recognize her at first."

Jiang Wanyue touched her chin with her fingers.

"Medical clinic? Why did Xie Lanxi have to buy medicine so secretly?"

Xiuchun was a little nervous.

"Could it be a drug that could harm people?"

Jiang Wanyue shook her head.

"No. These clinics are very strict about poisonous herbs. They have special books that record the people who buy poisonous drugs, their appearance, age, where they live, what they use the drugs for, all in great detail, and they won't sell more than they need."

Xiuchun looked suddenly enlightened.

"Then what can we buy? There are doctors in the mansion. We can just go to the mansion doctor for common diseases!"

Jiang Wanyue frowned slightly.

She thought of the scene she had seen earlier.

Xie Lanxi grabbed Luo Qingqing's hand, looking anxious but not angry.

It didn't seem like he was going to cause trouble for Luo Qingqing, but rather like he was asking her something.

Could it be that Xie Lanxi asking the maid to buy medicine has something to do with Luo Qingqing?

Suddenly, Jiang Wanyue remembered that on the second day after Luo Qingqing announced her pregnancy, when paying respects in the main courtyard, Xie Lanxi had been talking about Luo Qingqing and looked very unhappy.

At that time I thought she was jealous, but now I think there might be something else going on.

"Xiuchun, find a chance to go to Yu's Clinic tomorrow and ask around."

After the two finished talking, they returned to the courtyard.

Not long after, the manager of the embroidery room came over to ask what style of clothes Jiang Wanyue liked.

Jiang Wanyue then remembered what Prince Jing said yesterday.

She had no requirements for the clothes, but since it was Prince Jing's kindness, she naturally had to show her joy and seriousness.

So Jiang Wanyue took the housekeeper aside to talk about clothes for a while.

As they were talking, another servant came in from outside and said that people from Wanjin Tower and Caibao Tower were there to deliver jewelry.

Those who came were all female relatives, so Jiang Wanyue asked them all to come in.

Several boxes were lined up in the room, filled with all kinds of fashionable and exquisite jewelry, which was dazzling to the eyes.

The embroidery room mother could not hide her amazement on her face.

Jiang Wanyue looked calm and composed. After looking around, she chose a set of pink pearl headwear and also picked out some new styles of headwear.

Except for the set of pink pearl headdress, the others are nothing special. They are all in the style of flowers, birds, insects and fish. They are cute and playful and not expensive.

The shopkeepers of the two families knew that the master was not interested.

The shopkeeper of Wanjinlou enthusiastically recommended: "Madam, if you don't like these, there are many good things in my shop. Would you like to take a look?"

She suddenly took out a booklet, on which various intricate and exquisite jewelry were drawn in different categories.

Jiang Wanyue took a few looks and chose a hairpin of "Beauty Looking at the Moon".

The shopkeeper said happily, "I'll have the small one delivered to you tomorrow for Madam to try on."

Jiang Wanyue waved her hand.

"Don't bother with that. I'll ask the maid to get it! I just wanted to buy some jewelry for my maid, Xiuchun, come here."

Xiuchun immediately understood what her master meant and walked forward.

Jiang Wanyue pulled Xiuchun in front of the shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper, this is my personal maid Xiuchun. I will ask her to pick it up tomorrow. Don't make a mistake."

The shopkeeper nodded and bowed repeatedly.

After leaving the jewelry behind, Jiang Wanyue asked Xiuchun to send them out.

When I turned around, the embroidery room mother was still there!

Jiang Wanyue was a little surprised.

"Mother Lin, you haven't left yet?"

Mother Lin smiled and bowed.

"I think the clothes I chose earlier don't match your jewelry. Would you like to choose some more?"

Jiang Wanyue waved her hand and said, "No need. Just do as we said before. You can leave now!"

Mother Lin quickly responded with a "yes", bowed and walked out.

But in her heart, she was still thinking that the prince cared so much about Concubine Jiang, so she had to try her best to please him.

So, the next day, the embroidery room delivered four sets of clothes, all of which were made of top-quality materials. One set was a pink and purple-based jacket and skirt embroidered with butterflies, and the lapels and cuffs were decorated with a row of small pearls, which was obviously matched with the pink headdress.

In addition, Mother Lin also gave Jiang Wanyue two pairs of shoes in her personal name.

And this is just the beginning.

After the things from the embroidery room were delivered, people from other rooms found out about it and rushed to Wutong Courtyard to give gifts.

Jiang Wanyue was annoyed and refused them all, not letting them in.

Except for Liang's mother.

Mother Liang was ordered by the princess to send a maid to Jiang Wanyue. This time, she picked out the eight best maids and sent them to Jiang Wanyue for her to choose from.

Jiang Wanyue asked a few questions and left a person named Mier behind.

At lunch time, the food served by the kitchen was even more exquisite than the day before.

Xing'er and the little maids also benefited from it. They were all happy and chirping like sparrows in the trees.

Jiang Wanyue was calm and composed, and was not disturbed by these things.

But I can't help feeling emotional.

The fighting in the harem, although they say they are fighting for the people, in fact, aren’t they fighting for benefits and interests?

Some benefits are visible to the naked eye, such as clothes, jewelry and food.

Some are invisible to the naked eye.

After lunch, a servant came to deliver a message saying that the prince would be coming over tonight.

Jiang Wanyue started dressing up immediately.

Prince Jing has spent so much money, we should at least let him see the results, right?

Xiuchun had not come back yet, so she called the maids to discuss how to match the clothes.

Xiuchun came back before dinner.

She looked excited and jogged in as soon as she entered the courtyard.

"Auntie, I found out! You will never guess what medicine they want to buy!"

Jiang Wanyue looked at her in surprise.

"what?"

Xiuchun took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and shook it.

"Secret recipe! The secret recipe for having a baby!"