The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 35: The Crown Prince is Plotted Against

Early in the morning of April 5th, the Ulanara Mansion was busy. They had just received news that the aunt was coming back today, which made all the masters in the mansion very happy.

Manchu aunts already have a high status, not to mention that my aunt is the current Crown Princess and the old lady's favorite.

The housekeeping power of the mansion is now in the hands of Wang Jia, so you can see Wang Jia busy at work early in the morning. Sometimes she is in the kitchen, sometimes she is directing the layout of the main hall, and she also does not forget to ask the servants to tidy up Yaoguang Courtyard.

This time, having heard that the aunt would be staying for a few days, the old lady had arranged for Buerhe to live in the Yaoguang Courtyard where she lived before she got married. Although the servants cleaned it regularly, it still felt a bit stuffy when no one lived there for a long time. The maids were opening the windows to ventilate the room and sweeping the entire courtyard again.

Yuqing Palace Buerhe woke up very early today and opened her eyes at the hour of Mao. After enduring the discomfort in the morning and eating a bowl of white porridge, Yinreng accompanied her to the Cining Palace to pay her respects and bid farewell to the Empress Dowager.

Even though the Empress Dowager had instructed Buerhe not to go and pay her respects last night upon learning of his return, Buerhe still wanted to come and pay her respects before leaving. Regardless, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had shown special favor by agreeing to his return, and he couldn't just accept it without any tact.

As expected, the Empress Dowager, who had originally had no smile on her face, disappeared instantly when she saw that Burhe was so sensible and pregnant. She carefully advised her to be careful on the way and asked her to return to the palace as soon as possible before letting the prince and Burhe leave the palace.

Turning around, the Grand Empress Dowager frowned and said to Su Malagu, "For the past two years, because the Crown Prince refused to accept other women and had no children, I have been worried that he would be alone and helpless for the rest of his life. But now I see that the Crown Prince is only willing to favor the Crown Princess and only let her give birth to children. The Crown Princess has also been monopolizing her and doesn't want other women to get close to the Crown Prince. I feel bad. Look at what happened today. The Crown Princess wanted to go back to her parents' home, but the Crown Prince went to the Emperor to ask for it without saying a word. She was just pregnant. If she has more children in the future, who knows what will happen? I never want to see such a thing as exclusive favoritism again. Have you trained the women I asked you to choose last time?"

Su Malagu: "Master, do you think we should wait a little longer on this matter? The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince are in a good relationship, and the Crown Princess has just become pregnant!"

The Empress Dowager looked at Su Malagu for a long moment before speaking: "I am not the kind of unreasonable old woman. This is the last time. If the Crown Prince still doesn't want to, then I will no longer care about this matter. After all, I am also thinking about the Crown Prince. The exclusive favor will never go against the wishes of the ministers in the court. The Crown Prince is already weak now. If the ministers don't support him, then his future situation will be even more difficult than that of Xuanye. I am already old and I don't know how many years I can live. I always want to think more about the Crown Prince before I die, so that this child will not end up in failure. You have been by my side for so many years, and you should also know what the fate of the Crown Prince will be if he fails without support."

After thinking for a while, he said, "I have been thinking about Hui'er these days. If Hui'er were still alive, I would be relieved about the prince's future."

When Su Malagu heard the Empress Dowager mention Empress Renxiao, she also sighed. Empress Renxiao was such a good woman, kind and filial, and she treated the harem with respect and understanding. When she was alive, the women in the harem loved and respected her, and the emperor also trusted her very much. If she were still alive, the prince's position would definitely be the most stable.

Then she thought of the two women she'd trained in the side halls of the Cining Palace, and sighed inwardly. Her master had been a strong-willed woman all her life, earning her entire glory through hard work. She hated being favored exclusively. Even among her great-grandchildren, Buerhe was her favorite, and she wouldn't allow him to be the crown prince's exclusive favorite. Her master's temperament was becoming increasingly left-wing...

The carriages rattled on and on. Before the hour of Si, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had already arrived at the gate of the Ulanara Mansion. The main gate was wide open, and the entire family, young and old, knelt down to greet them.

Without making people wait for long, the prince got out of the carriage first and exempted everyone from greetings. He immediately turned around and looked at the carriage. Sure enough, Burhe couldn't wait and directly lifted the curtain to get out.

As soon as the carriage curtain opened, he saw Yinreng turning around to meet him. Buerhe stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, but inwardly he was wondering: How did this man know that I wouldn't wait in the carriage as he had arranged? Could he have the ability to read minds?

Seeing that his princess was becoming more and more mischievous and her mind seemed to be getting younger and younger, Yinreng felt helpless, but his hands gently carried Buerhe down from the carriage.

As soon as Buerhe landed, he saw a group of people in front of the carriage looking at him with wide eyes. His face flushed instantly. Thinking of how the prince had just hugged him in front of such a group of people without saying anything to remind him, he couldn't help but glare at Yinreng subtly.

The prince accepted it with a smile, as if this was nothing unusual. This made the old lady and Fei Yanggu, who had been paying attention to their little movements, look at each other and see satisfaction in each other's eyes.

Although Jueluo and Wang Jia would often visit Yuqing Palace to pay their respects in the past two years, and brought back news that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were getting along well, it was useless to just hear about such things; one had to see it with one's own eyes.

Of course, there have been no new concubines in Yuqing Palace in the past two years. Even in this year's general election, the emperor did not order the entry of new people into Yuqing Palace. This news made the Ulanara family feel more at ease.

Of course, An's heart was also tinged with worry, especially when she heard that the Crown Princess would be back today and would be staying for a short time. From the moment she received the news last night until now, she had been saying that it was nothing, just a regular short stay, but ever since she heard the news, the old lady had been worried.

The whole family accompanied the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to Shou'an Courtyard in a lively atmosphere. After a few simple greetings, Buerhe couldn't help but move closer to the old lady and said, "Ma, my granddaughter is pregnant."

Surprise instantly enveloped her whole body, and the old lady couldn't help but tighten her grip on Burhe's hand: "But is it true? Is the news accurate?"

The whole family was paying attention to the protagonist of the day. Seeing the old lady's excited expression, they all looked at her curiously, as if asking: What? What's the good news? Tell us quickly!

Burhe and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance. The Crown Prince nodded slightly and told the servants to leave before speaking, "A few days ago, Burhe had lost her appetite, so the Yuqing Palace called in the imperial physician. After taking her pulse, the physician said she was pregnant, but it wasn't yet three months, so it hadn't been announced to the public."

The room was full of family, so it was okay to tell the news. They would just be more careful to keep it a secret. Sure enough, everyone in the room smiled when they heard the news. Even the usually carefree Fei Yanggu didn't raise his voice, but lowered his voice and asked, "Is the girl okay? Are you tired from the journey today? Do you want to go and rest for a while?"

Then the mama, mother and several sisters-in-law who had surrounded Burhe all whispered to him how he felt.

This time, Burhe didn't let the prince speak first before she spoke directly: "I'm not too tired, the fetus is stable, and I'm fine. It's just that my morning sickness is very severe. No matter what I eat, I feel like vomiting. Now I can only drink plain porridge." Then she leaned into the old lady's arms and said coquettishly: "Ma, Burhe wants to eat the pickles you made, and I also want to eat the yogurt lumps and lamb skewers you made."

Hearing her beloved granddaughter's tearful, whining, the old lady couldn't help herself and quickly hugged Buerhe and began to comfort her. She also heard that Buerhe had only eaten half a bowl of vegetarian wontons today, so she quickly ordered the servants to go to the kitchen and make some more, and also asked them to bring over the remaining half jar of pickled cucumbers in her room.

The small kitchen moved quickly. The old lady was old, and some foods were no longer suitable for her. So, she kept porridge and other things in her small kitchen year-round to prevent her from getting hungry. So, after the old lady gave the order, in about a quarter of an hour, a simple and easily digestible meal was ready, with a small dish of unrefined pickled cucumbers placed next to it.

As soon as the cucumber caught Burhe's eyes, he felt his saliva secretion increase, and his stomach, which had been silent all the time, began to growl with hunger. Seeing this, the old lady quickly asked the maid to help Burhe sit down at the dining table. The family sat around together and saw Burhe eating with relish, without any sign of loss of appetite.

Seeing this, the prince felt relieved. Burhe finally agreed to eat. He had been feeling uncomfortable watching him these past two days. Fortunately, the old lady had a solution. It seemed that this trip back to Ulanara Mansion was not in vain.

Seeing that everything was fine with Bull, the men tacitly went to the study in the front yard to chat, leaving only the women in Shou'an Courtyard.

The old lady took Buerhe's hand, placed it in her palm and rubbed it slowly. "Are you really not feeling unwell? Mama originally wanted to let you have children for two years. Childbirth is not easy for women, and you are pregnant at such a young age. The risks involved make Mama worried."

However, Buerhe didn't take it seriously. Since she came back from her naturalization trip that year, she found that her body was getting healthier and healthier. It's not that she was in poor health before, but she could clearly feel that her body was getting healthier. Even the imperial physician said that her body was the best among all the women he had ever seen.

Once, when she was embroidering Yinreng's nightgown, she suddenly got her finger pricked by a needle. After the palace maid brought her medicine, she found that the wound had healed. She did not say anything at the time, but later she secretly did another experiment and found that her wound healed very quickly and did not leave any scars. At that time, she suddenly thought of the pill that Master Pu Du gave her.

Furthermore, the prince had indeed not touched other women in the past two years. Even when those women seduced him, he remained calm, just as the master had said. This was something she discovered when she accidentally ran into one of them. She had originally thought there was something wrong with the prince's health, but the fact that they had consummated their marriage last month told her that there was nothing wrong with him. It was then that she began to believe more and more in what the master had said.

For this reason, she chose to test things, behaved more boldly, and slowly began to show her true nature.

After Buerhe finished her recollection and saw Mama waiting for her answer, she quickly shook the old lady's hand and said, "Mama, don't worry. This is after the palace doctors' diagnosis. And granddaughter has also been diagnosed by a doctor. The prince has consulted several doctors in the past two days. Even the emperor's imperial physician was called in once, and they all said there is no problem."

The old lady heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "That's fine. Mama is relieved by the imperial physician's diagnosis. Girl, are you coming here alone for a short stay this time, or are you coming with the prince? Is there anything else you'd like to eat? Mama will cook it herself."

Buerhe said, "Don't worry, my granddaughter is just homesick and wants to stay here for a few days. The Crown Prince has been busy with court affairs lately and didn't attend court for the past two days. The Emperor has already sent someone to tell him that he will definitely be there tomorrow, so he won't stay. Mama, please cook for me yourself. My granddaughter is craving meat and wants to try some of your specialties."

The old lady originally wanted to say something, but when she heard that Buerhe wanted to eat the meat dishes she cooked, she couldn't think of anything at the moment. She just asked Jueluo, Wang Jia and others to accompany him, and she took the maid to the small kitchen.

As soon as the old lady left, Jueluo, who had been sitting quietly and not saying a word, immediately approached Buerhe. The mother and daughter had gotten along quite well in the past two years, mainly because Jueluo was now free and only needed to think about eating, drinking and dressing up every day. As for going out to banquets, she was basically accompanied by several daughters-in-law. It didn't matter if she was confused, because Wang Jia, Fucha and Nara were all smart. If there was any problem that could be solved on the spot, they would never leave it for the next day. If Jueluo made a mistake, she only had to tell the men in the family, and Fei Yanggu would explain it to her.