Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1108 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 34

After sending away the Fourth Prince Hongli, Jiang Xinxin wandered around surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

As the bellies of the three pregnant women grew bigger and bigger, Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Guaerjia, who used to walk so close to each other and almost stick together all day long, no longer walked together. In terms of favoring between the two, Noble Lady Guaerjia, who was more beautiful, was more loved by Big Fat Orange. After all, Noble Lady Guaerjia was beautiful, had a spoiled personality, and was very good at acting like a spoiled child.

So the three pregnant women were quickly ranked. Noble Lady Wan, who was similar to Chun Yuan not only in appearance but also in temperament and talent, just like her title, occupied more of Da Pangju's attention among the three pregnant women; Noble Lady Guarjia, who was good-looking and knew how to act coquettishly, was second only to Noble Lady Wan; and Noble Lady Fucha, who was not good-looking and had a somewhat dull temperament, even showed signs of falling out of favor.

Jiang Xinxin originally thought that Fu Cha and Guaerjia should send someone in to take care of the two pregnant nobles, especially since it was already possible to tell whether the baby was a boy or a girl at this month, but Fu Cha and Guaerjia had not shown any sign of movement.

Jiang Xinxin thought about it and asked Jianqiu, "Jianqiu, you said that now Noble Lady Fucha and Noble Lady Guaerjia are eighty percent sure that they are pregnant with two princes, why did Fucha and Guaerjia only send money to the two noble ladies?"

Don't mention it, Jianqiu actually knows something, "The emperor has spent so much effort to clean up the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who would dare to blatantly place people in the palace now?"

Jianqiu also quickly glanced at Jiang Xinxin's face and didn't say that now that she, the queen, has completely established her prestige and is very difficult to get along with, not only do Fucha and Guaerjia dare not act rashly, but even if they want to make a move, they can't find anywhere to intervene.

Logically speaking, midwives and wet nurses are easy targets for manipulation, but Jiang Xinxin had already found all the midwives and wet nurses she could find in advance, and even invited imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau who were good at gynecology and pediatrics to teach them. In order to avoid suspicion, she also made things clear with Big Fat Ju in advance, so now the midwives and wet nurses are not easy to bribe, let alone control.

Therefore, Concubine Cao had been trying to use Concubine Nian's people to cause trouble, but she couldn't find any way to break through. She could only think of starting with Huanbi, who was beside Concubine Wan.

Concubine Cao worked hard for almost a month, and Huanbi was indeed moved by her words. She began to dress more and more gorgeously in her daily life. Most of the work around Concubine Wan was pushed to Cui Jinxi, the head maid of Chengqian Palace, and other maids and eunuchs who were originally assigned to Concubine Wan.

Lady Wan was not a fool. Of course, when she saw Huanbi's sudden change, she asked Cui Jinxi to pay close attention.

After a quick investigation, Cui Jinxi found the truth about Concubine Cao. After reporting it to Concubine Wan, what could Concubine Wan not understand?

Cui Jinxi didn't know the true relationship between Huanbi and Wan Guiren, and only thought that Huanbi was a simple maid who came with the dowry. Now Huanbi colluded with others and became estranged from Wan Guiren. Even though Cui Jinxi understood the principle of not alienating relatives, she couldn't help but advise: "My lady, once some people have estranged hearts, it is difficult to deal with them. Now that my lady is pregnant, please make a decision as soon as possible."

Concubine Wan was unable to reveal Huanbi's true identity, and in response to Cui Jinxi's kind reminder, she could only say that she knew.

After Cui Jinxi invited Huanbi over, Concubine Wan cleared the room and spoke to Huanbi alone.

Huanbi is not a fool. This situation shows that Concubine Wan already knows about her little actions in private.

Although Huanbi thought about climbing into the bed and becoming the master herself, she was actually unwilling to betray her master, Concubine Wan. So when Concubine Wan did not speak for a long time, she took the initiative to kneel at her feet.

When Concubine Wan saw Huanbi's tearful eyes, her heart immediately softened. She reached out her hand to help Huanbi up, but due to her belly, Huanbi couldn't get up, and Concubine Wan couldn't pull her up by force.

Wan Guiren sighed softly and said, "The night before I entered the palace, my father told me many things in private. He said that the Zhen family had let you down and asked me to bring you into the palace. It would be the best if I could find a good way out for you one day."

Huanbi didn't expect that Zhen Yuandao and Zhen Huan had been considering her so early, and even her entry into the palace was arranged by Zhen Yuandao and Zhen Huan.

The slight resentment and hatred in Huanbi's heart immediately disappeared, and she was left with only a feeling of apology and guilt towards Concubine Wan.

Huanbi was crying so hard that she couldn't speak, but Wan Guiren wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Huanbi, "It's not a short time since we entered the palace. You have also heard about the things that happened in the palace with me."

"When the emperor was in the palace, he lost Empress Chunyuan, a concubine and a princess. Later, when Concubine Qi gave birth to the third prince, she became a concubine. After Empress Chunyuan died, the Empress became the wife of Prince Yong, and then she had Concubine Nian."

"We don't know what happened in the Qiandi Palace, but before the emperor ascended the throne, there was only the Third Prince born to Concubine Qi, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince born in the Old Summer Palace, and Princess Shuhe born to Concubine Xin. Even Concubine Nian lost a child when she was in the Qiandi Palace. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, there were originally three pregnant women, but only Concubine Cao gave birth to Princess Wenyi safely. Concubine Xin's child miscarried early, and Concubine Fang's child was also lost, and now she is in the cold palace."

"Now my belly is big and I am ready to give birth at any time. But you can see that the way from the palace to the Old Summer Palace is not without danger. There are stones on the roadside, oil stains on the road, wild cats running around, and eunuchs and palace maids who don't have long eyes. If I didn't avoid any of them, I'm afraid I would have died!"

Concubine Wan is very clear about her current situation. Although she is favored, even she herself thinks that it is only a matter of time before she gets a high position. However, before she gets the high position, her safety cannot be fully guaranteed.

So she was unwilling to let Huanbi enter the harem. Firstly, it was for the safety of the Zhen family. After all, Huanbi's biological mother's identity as the descendant of a criminal was a big bomb. Secondly, it was because Huanbi was not smart enough. She had no confidence that she could take care of Huanbi while protecting herself and Shen Meiyu.

Wan Guiren smiled bitterly, "Everyone says I'm a favorite concubine. Even Concubine Nian is very afraid of me. But I'm just a noble after all. Even if I give birth to a child, I can't jump to the rank of concubine. I'm afraid I'll stay in the position of concubine for a long time. And who in the harem hasn't been favored by the emperor? Even Concubine Nian, who we heard about before entering the palace, has had her ups and downs now. Isn't it because I shared her favor?"

Huanbi was now completely sober, and she cried and admitted her fault: "My lady, it's all my fault, I was thinking wrongly..."

Wan Guiren already knew that Huanbi probably knew her life story, so she took her hand and said with a smile: "Why, now that there are no outsiders around, do you still want to call me Xiaozhu?"

Huanbi was so moved that she burst into tears. She felt more and more that she had been easily persuaded by Concubine Cao and had betrayed Concubine Wan. She was ashamed to face Concubine Wan, but she could not resist the kindness shown to her by Concubine Wan, so she finally called her "elder sister".