freenovelworld Chapter 881 Who is so bold?
Chapter 881 Who is so bold?
Prince Su was so angry he wanted to kill Zhuang Shi, but unfortunately, the Emperor had already given the order and she had been sent to the Ministry of Justice. When the officials from the Ministry of Justice arrived, the other people in the mansion had naturally seen her.
When Duanmu Ya saw her mother being taken away like that, she knew that once she left the mansion, it would be impossible for her to ask her father for forgiveness.
No matter how much Duanmu Ya pleaded or kowtowed, Prince Su refused to budge.
It wasn't until the Crown Prince arrived with a dark expression and ordered his men to forcibly send Duanmu Ya back to her inner quarters that she realized that all of this was the Emperor's decree.
Duanmu Ya was completely stunned, as if she had lost her soul!
Looking at Duanmu Ya being carried away, Madam Lu shook her head. Suddenly, she thought of her two cousins. If they didn't calm down and think things through, they would probably suffer their own misfortune sooner or later.
Lady Lu helped Princess Su back to the inner courtyard, chatted with her for a while, and then returned to her own courtyard.
Now, Ms. Lu is more than seven months pregnant and has some difficulty walking.
Lady Lu was a legitimate Crown Princess, but having married into such a prestigious family, how could her husband have only one wife by his side?
Fortunately, unlike Prince Su, the Crown Prince only has two concubines and one maidservant.
Their courtyard is relatively peaceful.
Lady Lu had already given birth to a son for the Crown Prince, and of course she hoped that this pregnancy would also result in a son.
If a woman marries without a son to rely on, everything she says is meaningless.
Only when he has a son can he speak with his head held high.
"Princess Consort, please rest. You should leave those dirty affairs alone."
"How can this be? I'm Qing'er's sister-in-law. Even if others don't care, I have to. Besides, it's a blessing for our household that Her Majesty the Empress values Qing'er, isn't it?"
"Princess Consort, you only think about others. With that time, you should think about yourself too."
"What do I have here? I'm due to give birth in two months anyway, so it's nothing to worry about. I'm relieved that the young master is doing well."
"I heard that the second young lady has been betrothed?"
"Hmm, she was betrothed to the Prince of Ming as a concubine. I don't know what this aunt was thinking, always pushing her daughter to become a concubine. Now look what's happened, Lu Xiaoxiao is indeed going to marry into the royal family as a concubine. I don't know whether she should cry or laugh."
"Your Highness, forgive this old servant for speaking out of turn, but the Second Miss's marriage has been arranged, but the Third Miss's marriage has not yet been arranged. You should be careful."
"What do you mean?"
Madam Lu really didn't understand at this moment, and felt that what the nanny said today was really strange.
"Does the Crown Princess still remember how long ago it was when you last accompanied the Princess to the palace?"
Madam Lu thought carefully for a moment, "It's been about two months, hasn't it? I remember when the Empress was still the Crown Princess, perhaps because I was pregnant and a bit too fat, she actually glanced at me a few more times."
"you do not say!"
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, she glanced around and everyone withdrew, leaving only the master and servant in the room.
"Granny, is there something urgent?"
The old woman knelt down with a thud, and when she looked up again, her eyes were already filled with tears.
"Princess Consort, you're incredibly lucky this time! If it weren't for the Crown Princess giving you some fruit slices to make fruit syrup, I'm afraid you might have..."
Having given birth once herself, Madam Lu listened to her words, looked at her own abdomen, and then went to her dressing table. She stared at herself in the bronze mirror for a long time before finally saying softly, "I've actually lost so much weight compared to before?"
Because she looked in the bronze mirror every day, and because Madam Lu hadn't thought much about it before, and because the affairs of the manor became more complicated, especially after Duanmu Qing's incident, she hadn't paid much attention to her appearance and figure.
Thinking back to that time, I was even fatter two months ago.
Having given birth herself, Ms. Lu naturally understood the key point.
If a woman is too fat, she may encounter complications during childbirth.
Although I've lost weight now, I'm probably still heavier than when I had my first child.
Now that Lady Lu is the heir apparent of the Prince's mansion and was personally taught and raised by Lady He, what kind of things hasn't she heard of?
"Granny, investigate! I want to see who would want me dead so badly! If it's that vile woman Zhuang, we'll definitely report it to Mother Consort."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
This nanny was Lu's dowry nanny. A month ago, she noticed that the Crown Princess's appetite was getting weaker and weaker, and she was also getting thinner and thinner. Only her belly seemed to have not grown much, but it did not get smaller either.
This is naturally a very good thing for a new mother.
The nanny immediately called a doctor to examine the dried fruit slices, and learned that they had been soaked in several Chinese herbs. It wouldn't do any harm to the pregnant woman; she would just need to control her appetite and wouldn't eat more than before.
Now, what else could the nanny not understand?
However, after investigating secretly for a long time, they still couldn't find any clues.
The old woman brought up this matter today, firstly to make the Crown Princess more cautious, and secondly, she wanted the Crown Princess to speak for herself, so that she could be more prudent when investigating the inner quarters.
As for the main kitchen, if the Crown Princess doesn't know about it and she tries to investigate on her own, she might offend the Princess.
"I will inform my mother and nanny about this matter, and we will definitely investigate it thoroughly."
"Yes, Crown Princess."
After dinner that evening, Lady Lu sat and talked with Princess Su and Duanmu Qing in the flower hall for a while.
Madam Lu had thought it through clearly. There was no need to hide this from Duanmu Qing. She was about to get married, and there were some things she knew that would only bring benefits and no harm.
"Mother, do you think your daughter-in-law has lost a lot of weight?"
Princess Su had been preoccupied with Duanmu Qing's affairs these past few days and hadn't really paid much attention to her daughter-in-law. But after hearing what she said today and seeing her again, she realized that Duanmu Qing had indeed lost a lot of weight.
"But you haven't had a good appetite these days? Or... something's not right!" Princess Su's expression changed slightly.
Although Lu Shi had lost weight, her face still had a rosy glow, so it was clear that Lu Shi was not suffering from hunger or other grievances.
Duanmu Qing was confused. "Mother, what's wrong? What's wrong?"
With tears in her eyes, Madam Lu recounted everything, "If it weren't for Your Majesty's sharp eyes that day, noticing the problem, I'm afraid my daughter-in-law's pregnancy might have been different?"
As she spoke, Madam Lu placed her hand on her lower abdomen, her expression one of indescribable sorrow.