Secrets of Yuqing Palace

As the summer heat arrives, the Forbidden City becomes increasingly hot and stuffy.

At the end of June, Kangxi directly ordered to take the empress dowager, concubines, and princes to Changchun Garden to escape the summer heat.

Wanyu, with her big belly, moved directly into the west garden of Changchun Garden after Yinreng and several children entered Changchun Garden.

The couple lived in the independent and largest South House.

The Taoyuan Book House where they used to live was arranged for Feng Sheng'e and his wife.

As for the other brothers and sisters, Wanyu directly handed them over to her eldest daughter-in-law for arrangement.

Because she has to hide the secret of her twin pregnancy, Wanyu rarely goes out now.

Moreover, the news reported to the outside world is that she has been giving birth to children frequently, and she is now in her early thirties, so she is not young anymore.

So this pregnancy is a bit difficult.

Now, in order to protect the fetus, I refuse all social activities outside.

When Kangxi and the Empress Dowager found out, they exempted the Crown Princess from all her greetings and even handed over the palace affairs to Concubine Yi and others.

The Crown Princess just needs to rest assured and take care of her pregnancy and give birth to a healthy grandson.

Not only that, in order to show his respect for the Crown Princess, he bestowed a large amount of rewards.

After living in Changchun Garden for more than a month, Wanyu is now seven months pregnant.

Now Cui Guangbai was arranged to stay in the West Garden until the Crown Princess gave birth safely.

Cui Guang checked the Crown Princess's pulse every day. Now, there are two babies in the Crown Princess's belly, one strong and one weak.

The strong fetal breathing clearly indicates that it is a little prince.

As for the other weaker one, I am not sure at the moment, but the possibility of Xiao Gege is higher.

However, Cui Guangbai couldn't be too sure, as it was possible that he was a prince with a weaker constitution.

However, it was confirmed that the baby in her belly was a prince, which was a relief for Wanyu and others.

To them, it doesn’t matter whether the other person is a man or a woman.

Anyway, they are their own children, and they will take good care of them.

The main thing is that they have confirmed that one of them is the prince, so their plan is half successful.

After Wanlin, who was "nursing her pregnancy" in the Old Summer Palace, heard the news, she became even more enthusiastic about the plan in her heart.

She instructed Xitala Mama again.

"Mammy, have the people around Princess Niuhulu step up their efforts."

"This time, this concubine specifically persuaded the Fourth Master to arrange her residence in the Bitong Academy behind the Natural Painting where I live. It's not that I really think it would be more convenient for two pregnant women to live closer to each other!"

"If I can't arouse her ambition, won't everything I've done be in vain?"

Aunt Xitala knew that her princess was not actually pregnant.

He also knew the plans of his own princess and the Crown Princess in the palace.

Now, in the entire Prince Yong's Mansion, she is the only person besides her master who knows about this plan.

In order to protect this secret, all matters concerning the concubine are now handled by her personally.

Even the always trusted Madam Li Jia and Chun Tao were kept in the dark for the time being.

Moreover, Nanny Li Jia was temporarily arranged by the concubine to go to the Nianhulu Mansion to take care of the fifth sister Shi Wanyue who was pregnant, and to take care of her until the baby was one month old.

In fact, she really didn't understand. Her master was obviously going to adopt the Crown Princess's child, so why did he still want to help Princess Nianhulu get pregnant?

Why is he so eager to provoke Princess Nianhulu's ambition?

Did she even deliberately instigate Princess Nianhulu to express her jealousy and resentment towards her master and the "child" in her womb?

Wanlin saw the confusion and even disbelief in the nanny's eyes.

But now is not the time to tell her all his plans.

As for arranging Nanny Li Jia to go to Nianhulu's mansion, it was simply because she did not trust Nanny Li Jia very much.

After all, Nanny Li Jia was once the emperor's person.

The reason she came to rely on me now was only because the Emperor had completely given up on her and Nanny Li Jia since he changed the Crown Princess.

I am just Nanny Li Jia's helpless backup choice.

If she knew about her plan with the prince, there was no guarantee that Nanny Li Jia would keep it a secret.

Especially when the emperor noticed something was wrong and investigated privately.

After all, both she and the emperor are her masters. If you ask who Li Jia Ma is more loyal to, Wanlin really doesn't have the confidence to compare with the emperor.

So in order to be on the safe side and ensure that the plan could proceed smoothly without being noticed, she temporarily sent Nanny Li Jia away.

Aunt Xitala asked worriedly, "Master, isn't this too risky?"

"If that Nianhulu Gege truly harbors evil intentions, it will not be a good thing for you and the 'young master'."

Wanlin touched her pregnant belly and smiled meaningfully.

"Mammy, you are worrying too much."

"Princess Niuhulu wouldn't dare to do that."

"Especially now that she's carrying a baby in her belly, it's not clear whether it's a boy or a girl."

Xitala Mama: "What if she is pregnant with a prince?"

After hearing what the nanny said, Wanlin laughed even more wantonly.

"I also hope that she will be pregnant with a prince."

"If it's a princess, this concubine will be disappointed."

Now Aunt Xitala was even more confused.

"this...."

Wanlin turned and looked at Aunt Xitala.

"Mammy, you don't have to worry so much."

"Everything is in line with this lady's plan."

"Have the people around Princess Niuhulu keep a close eye on her."

"And to confirm as soon as possible whether the baby in her belly is a boy or a girl."

"Once confirmed, send the message immediately."

"So that I can arrange the next plan as soon as possible."

Aunt Xitala replied with a bitter face, "Yes."

Wanlin suddenly said, "Oh right, since Third Sister has confirmed that she's expecting a boy, let's spread the news that I'm pregnant with a prince."

Aunt Xitala immediately advised: "Master, you absolutely cannot do that."

"Once it's revealed that you're pregnant with a prince, won't all eyes be drawn to you?"

Wanlin sneered and said, "I just want people to know that I'm pregnant with a prince."

"I also want to let everyone know how much the prince cares about the prince in my belly!"

"It's best to make those people think that once I give birth to a prince, the throne of the prince will definitely belong to my child."

After hearing this, all of Xitala Mama's calmness and sophistication disappeared.

She looked at the child she had raised with her own breasts in shock.

I really can't figure out what she's thinking.

Even if it was an overstepping of her powers at this moment, she would still speak up and give him a warning.

"Master, by doing this, you are putting yourself and the young prince at the center of public opinion."

"If the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess knew about this, they would definitely be furious."

"Especially when the little prince is born, everyone will be watching him. Once everyone takes action, we may not be able to protect him."

"Unless you take the little prince into your arms..."

Her eyes sparkled as she asked, "Could it be that the Master wants the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to take the little prince back to Yuqing Palace to raise him?"

"This will indeed protect the young prince."

Wanlin smiled and shook her head.

"You can occasionally take the little prince to Yuqing Palace to live for a few days, but you won't keep him there forever."

"Otherwise, if things go on for too long, the prince might get dissatisfied, and it would also easily arouse suspicion."

Aunt Xitala frowned, "What about the little prince's safety?"

Wanlin said with a smile, "Mammy."

"Don't worry so much."

"I have my own way to protect the little prince."

"Just follow my instructions and do your job."

Seeing that her master was determined to do so, Aunt Xitala could not go against her master's wishes no matter how worried she was.

I had no choice but to put on a bitter face and arrange what my master had just ordered.