Harem Daily Life

Concubine Hui rolled her eyes several times before she suppressed the anger in her heart.

"In short, we must be on guard against others. When Princess Qinghe asked Empress Tao for help, she already had the upper hand over Prince Yong's Mansion. As for whether she will use it as a threat in the future, that is a matter for the future. We must be on guard."

The Concubine Dowager pondered for a moment, then looked at Prince Yong with a serious expression and said, "You must go to the palace now and apologize to His Majesty. Tell him that you failed to take good care of Princess Qinghe, which led to her death. Regarding the war between the two countries, tell him that you are willing to share the burden of the emperor's worries and to personally lead the troops to make amends."

Prince Yong knew that what his mother said was right. With His Majesty's intelligence and means, it was impossible for him not to find out the real cause of Princess Qinghe's death. If Queen Tao told His Majesty about the previous poisoning of Princess Qinghe, His Majesty would definitely suspect that Prince Yong's Mansion had ulterior motives.

Fortunately, there is still time to save everything.

Prince Yong wanted to go to the palace immediately, but he was still worried about Lin Yuanyuan, so he hesitated to speak.

Concubine Hui glared at him fiercely: "You have caused such a big incident, your crime is unforgivable. You should learn from His Majesty and be ruthless when you need to be. His Majesty is the one who punished the late Empress, the late Imperial Concubine, the Virtuous Concubine, and the Lifei Concubine."

King Yong sighed, and finally had to let Lin Yuanyuan go and entered the palace.

Princess Yong was originally handling the funeral of Princess Qinghe. According to the rules, Princess Qinghe was to be buried with the rites of a princess. However, due to her special status and the fact that the two countries were at war, this rule became somewhat unworkable.

Just when she was having a headache, she suddenly heard the maid beside her come to report that the concubine had arrested Aunt Lin, and found out that it was Aunt Lin who instigated Xiao Cui to kill Princess Qinghe.

Princess Yong was so angry that she threw the teacup in her hand. "Fool, instead of trying to hold onto the prince's heart and give birth to a son soon, you're just being jealous and causing a death!"

The maid reminded her, "Princess, I heard that the Concubine Dowager is furious and wants to give Concubine Lin twenty lashes..."

"What?" Princess Yong was anxious. She was hoping that Concubine Lin would get pregnant soon. If she beat her up, how could she get the child she longed for?

Princess Yong no longer cared about the funeral and hurried to the Queen Mother's courtyard.

“Mother…” Princess Yong was still outside the courtyard gate, and she shouted anxiously: “Please, mother, please show mercy!”

At this time, Prince Yong had just left and Princess Yong came over. Concubine Hui saw what Princess Yong was thinking at a glance.

Before Princess Yong could even begin to speak, Concubine Dowager Hui launched into a barrage of abuse, "If you hadn't been so foolish as to bring someone like this back then, how could you have gotten into this mess today? You still want to plead for her? Forget it!"

Princess Yong was speechless for a moment. This was the first time that the Concubine Dowager spoke to her in such a harsh tone since she married into the royal family.

But thinking of her child, Princess Yong knelt down and pleaded, "Mother, I have been married to the prince for ten years, yet we have no children. I feel really guilty, so I have finally found someone who will satisfy the prince. Please, mother, for my sake, don't hit me. Otherwise, if I hurt myself, how can I get pregnant?"

As Princess Yong spoke, tears began to flow. Concubine Hui turned her head away in anger, not bothering to look at her.

"Mother... please spare her the beating. Or, just keep this in mind and punish her after she gives birth to a child."

Concubine Hui was silent for a long time before she said, "You are confused. How dare you want the child of such a stupid and cruel person? I don't even want to see it."

Concubine Hui had a high vision and was intelligent. Otherwise, how could she have such an outstanding prince, survived all the way to the end, and lived in peace with the Queen Mother? Every step she took depended on her ability to correctly judge people and things.

In her opinion, Aunt Lin was just beautiful on the outside and not worthy of her son at all. Even if she gave birth to a child, the child probably wouldn't be very smart.

But Princess Yong would not let her efforts go to waste. She had finally found someone who looked somewhat similar to the prince, and the prince also doted on him. Maybe in two years, she would be able to have a child. She could not let the mother's body be harmed at this time.

Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law had their own reasons, and they had a quarrel for the first time.

"Mother..." Princess Yong spoke again, but was interrupted by a maid who came in from outside: "Your Highness, Concubine Lin fainted before the call even started. The court doctor said she is pregnant!"

Concubine Hui: “…”

Princess Yong: "..."

Aunt Lin should have been severely punished for murdering Princess Qinghe, but because of the sudden good news, everyone's attention was shifted to her pregnancy, so the crime of murder was ultimately not investigated.

Prince Yong was severely scolded by His Majesty in the palace and was in a very low mood. But when he returned to the palace and heard the good news that Lin Yuanyuan was pregnant, he was stunned and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

In one day, funerals and happy events happened one after another in Prince Yong's Mansion, and everyone's mood experienced great ups and downs.

Concubine Hui covered her head, feeling so angry that she had a headache. After Nanny Li tried to persuade her for a long time, she said slowly, "Look at Prince Yong. There must be a reason why the late emperor didn't choose him."

Nanny Li sighed and advised, "The Concubine should not be angry. If she really despises Concubine Lin, she can wait for her to give birth to the child, give the child to the Princess to raise, and then send her away."

Concubine Hui's eyes darkened. "That's the only way. However... since she was able to lay her hands on Princess Qinghe, we have to be on guard. Pick a few capable people to guard her, and don't let her lay her hands on the princess again. Humph, don't try to use the same trick again and do anything to the princess. She has a son and is favored, and she deceived my foolish son into taking the throne."

Nanny Li was shocked. This was really possible.

Isn't this how bewitching concubines have been able to confuse the minds of emperors since ancient times? Not to mention the distant past, back then, Concubine Li had completely bewitched the late emperor.

If Concubine Li had not failed to give birth to a prince, the crown prince might not have been the queen's son.

Princess Yong was both happy and worried. She had never expected that Concubine Lin was pregnant, which was undoubtedly great news. However, when she saw the joyful look in Prince Yong's eyes when he looked at Concubine Lin, she was furious.

After visiting Aunt Lin, Princess Yong returned to the yard and smashed another teacup in anger.

"Princess, please calm down. A little impatience will ruin a big plan. The best thing to do now is to calm her down first and wait until the baby is born safely." Linglan, the maidservant beside Princess Yong, said.

Princess Yong pinched her eyebrows, and a wave of irritation rose from the bottom of her heart, which she couldn't suppress for a long time.

"You're right. I'm a princess, and she's just a little concubine. She's not worth my bother."

Linglan chuckled and said, "She's no longer a concubine. The Concubine Dowager has exempted her from the punishment and demoted her to a concubine."

The status of a concubine is not much higher than that of a servant in the mansion.

Princess Yong's mood did calm down a little, but when she thought about Princess Qinghe's funeral, she felt a headache again.

There were so many variables today that I even forgot to confirm with the Concubine Dowager and the Prince how to proceed.