Chapter 17

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After everyone left, the princess still looked pale, but she had a smile on her face.

Chen Mama took Fu Qiu in and out and ventilated the room. Just now so many people came, all of them were powdered and perfumed, or different flavors. The smell of it gathering together can be imagined.

Especially now the Crown Princess is pregnant, it’s better to smell less of this mess.

When the smell in the room was refreshed, Fu Chun brought a freshly stewed blood swallow, and Chen Mama took it to the bed.

“The princess should drink some blood swallow to replenish her vitality.”

“The news of my pregnancy will be out of the palace soon. I haven’t heard from my family yet. Anyway, I’ll send a direct message as so to avoid misunderstanding.”

Chen Mama took a glance at her and agreed.

In her heart, she was thinking that after the Crown Princess gave birth to the second princess and she was still not pregnant for quite a while, Empress Fu and the Chen family made a great pressure on her. She knew it’s for the sake of the Crown Princess, but she inevitably get hurt emotionally. Now that the princess is pregnant again, the palace and the mansion will certainly be very happy.

“Just because I couldn’t get pregnant, my family complained a lot about me so I followed the people’s will to lift people into the door. Now that I’m  pregnant, I think the new people in the palace would show some shame after entering. The same is true for the Empress mother.Otherwise, after the doctor diagnosed the pulse, she hurriedly sent someone to give me some face. She was not afraid of being told that she was mean to me.” The crown princess said with a smile on her lips.

Before the doctor diagnosed her pulse, the Crown Princess had been pregnant for more than two months, and Pan Er and Zhao Xi Yue had only been in the palace for more than a month, just before she was pregnant. Many people in the world have sympathy for the weak and others will not say anything else after hearing this. They will only criticize Empress Fu for being mean to the crown princess. The daughter-in-law was asked to carry people to the East Palace while being pregnant.

In particular, Gao Guifei and Zhou Xianfei have never been fuel-efficient lamps, and will not let go of this good opportunity to hit the Empress. The Crown Prince has always been careful in his work and t’s hard for others to grasp his mistakes. However, Empress Fu is different. The reason why the Crown Pince is the Crown Prince is that his mother is the Empress and the legitimate son of His Majesty.

But if Empress Fu is not the empress?

Of course, the Crown Princess will not hit this great wall. After all, the honor and disgrace of the Crown Prince is also related to her status, but she doesn’t mind adding a little block to the Empress at the right time. It’s her little revenge for the past several years.

“You’d better have a good rest. Recently, you are also exhausted because of the third junzhu. Don’t hurt the child in your stomach.” Chen Mama advised.

The Crown Prince leaned back and her expression was a little more exhilarating.

“You can rest assured, nanny, I still know this. You knew how I treated the third junzhu in the past and His Highness also saw it his own eyes. What would do you think would His Highness think? ”

Chen Mama didn’t expect the Crown Princess to ask this question, and froze for a moment, then she said, “ His Royal Highness will definitely value you more in the future.”

The Crown Princess smiled and suddenly her face darkened again. “ Nanny, though the prince didn’t say it, but I know that since Qi Fengyi died and there is still the case of Liu Chenghui who has been pregnant for 3 months and had miscarriage, His Highness suspected me, but I …”

At this time, there was a movement outside the door, during which was Fu Qiu’s greeting.

It’s reasonable to say that Jide Hall shouldn’t have such an ignorant servant, but Fu Qiu greeted him outside. It was a reminder that someone was coming.

The Crown Prince soon came in.

Someone moved the chair, then prince sat down in front of the bed, and Chen Mama retreated.

“Your Highness…”

“Lie down, and do not salute.” The prince held the princess who wanted to get up.

A touch of blush appeared on the princess’s pale face, and the she soon leaned back on the soft pillow.

“You’re tired these days. Now that you’re pregnant, take a good rest and take good care of yourself.”

“Qie will focus on recuperating and attach more importance to her body.”

The prince nodded and fell silent.

Feeling this silence, the Crown Princess felt a little uncomfortable.

When there was only silence between her and His Highness and he had nothing to say to her. Although the prince never spoke much and his mind was hard to guess, it was not so before.

Since Qi Fengyi died of dystocia and Liu Chenghui had miscarriage for no reason, the prince became more and more indifferent to her.

But why didn’t he think about her situation? Before his legitimate son was born, he let others’ son live in front of her. In a few years, would she be another Empress Fu? Would her son set foot on the old road of the prince?

The princess couldn’t help but think about the child she was pregnant with.

The prince wanted to have a son and the pressure was quite great, but he never complained to her. Even if there is discord, it is not irreversible. She is pregnant now and maybe a male fetus.

“Your Highness, don’t worry about my body. I’m always in good health, but I’ve been in a mess recently. I didn’t expect that I’m pregnant. Fortunately, the baby is still fighting and there is nothing wrong. I’m just tired recently and I’ll be better again after I have taken some rest.”

The prince looked at the princess, and his eyes darkened.

“You knew you need more rest, so take a good rest and take care of your body.”

He stood up and said, “There’s something else ahead. I will come to see you later.”

The Crown Princess nodded and the Crown Prince left.

She felt that the prince’s attitude was a little strange. She thought that something must have interrupted him before he came, but she didn’t think much about it.

The prince left the Jide hall, all the other servants followed him from afar and Fu Lu followed beside him.

Fu Lu looked carefully at the prince’s face then he lowered his head.

He heard what the Crown Princess said just now. 

But the Crown Princess didn’t know, His Royal Highness, followed the movement of Jide Hall including the previous call of Chen Mama for an imperial physician.

So the crown princess saying she didn’t know she was pregnant must be fake.

While the Crown Princess knew that she was pregnant and these days the third junzhu was very sick but she kept busy with her. She also stayed with the Crown Prince for two nights. After that, she tired herself and even fainted. Even the case of the two newcomers who had just been brought in were the East Palace, it is said to share the worries and solve the difficulties for the princess and it was the Empress’ constant pressure that the Crown Princess did it.

But, what does the princess want to do? Embarrass the empress? Is it to show your virtue in front of the prince?

Yes, all that the Crown Princess did was to show her virtue and magnanimity.

Is it necessary to treat people as fools?

But Fu Lu could understand this kind of behavior. Women in the palace never let go of any chance to express themselves, which is also pitiful. But this kind of performance was demonstrated to Empress Fu and the Crown Prince. Obviously, the prince was not happy. It should have been a happy thing.

Fu Lu sighed, but he dared not say anything.

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In Kunning palace, Nian Qiu went back and was called by the empress.

Empress Fu, in her forties, has willow eyebrows and long eyes. Her face is similar to that of the prince, but more delicate. She is well maintained. Her hair is dark and bright, but there are several deep wrinkles between her eyebrows, which shows that she is worried more than happy at ordinary times.

“How’s the Crown Princess?”

“Reporting to the Empress, the Crown Princess is okay. When the servant went, the concubines of the East Palace all went to congratulate the Crown Princess. However, Hu Liangdi didn’t go. I’m afraid she hasn’t received the news yet.”

Nian Qiu said the latter very lightly, knowing that it was just a pretext, and that others had received the news, how could Hu Liangdi not received it.

She’s probably unhappy at the moment.

“She was indulged by ^[1] běn gōng and lost her duty.” Empress Fu frowned and paused, then said, “She’s stupid, too. How can I embarrass her at this time?”

This ‘she’, refers to the Crown Princess.

Nian Ci hesitated for a moment and said, “It’s a good thing that the Crown Princess is pregnant. It’s just that the Crown Princess doesn’t pay attention. She’s pregnant, isn’t she aware? Before that, there was another case. She carried people to the East Palace and took care of the third junzhu. She tired herself and fainted. People who don’t know the inside story think it’s because of our master. What’s wrong with her!”

Nian Qiu glared at Nian Ci and scolded, “What are you doing in front of our master?”

“Servant is not …”

“All right!” Empress Fu’s voice interrupted the conversation between the two maids. She leaned back on the headrest behind her and rubbed her eyebrows.

“No matter what kind of idea she has, I must give her some face at the moment. It’s time for Hu Liangdi to learn some lesson, she can’t distinguish the primary and the secondary.”

“But ^[2] niángniáng …”

“She’s the crown princess. If she can give birth to a legitimate son for the crown prince this time, it’s nothing for me to bear some name.”

Nian Ci whispered, “I’m afraid that Gao Guifei and Zhou Xianfei will take this as a raft again and find blame with the master. How difficult is it for the lady? Others don’t know but we all know that the princess… she …” When it comes to the end, Nian Ci herself can’t go on.

Empress Fu didn’t say anything and just waved them all away.

Nian Ci didn’t want to go but Nian Qiu pulled her away. But after a while, they came back. Nian Ci smiled and reported to Empress Fu, “His Royal Highness is here.”

“Empress mother.”

The prince saluted Empress Fu but was stopped by her.

“When you get to your mother’s place, do you still use the same rules like this?” Empress Fu said with a smile, instructing the maids to serve tea and fruit snacks.

This is the way it used to be when the prince was still studying. The prince watched for a while.

Empress Fu took the prince to the kang bed and sat down. Then she said, “How come you came here to see your mother this time.”

“It’s just that I have nothing to do. It’s just that I thought of my mother that’s why I came here.”

Empress Fu shook her head and smiled. Seeing a plate of raspberries in the fruit, she let the prince eat them.

The prince is a man and few men like to eat sweets especially to eat these red and colorful food. However, the prince likes to eat raspberries and not many people know.

The prince ate a few and stopped. Empress Fu took a look and sighed secretly. Nian Qiu took the veil and served him to wipe his hands.

After that, the mother and the son added some other gossip. It was not early for the prince to see him, so he left in a while.

When he left, Empress Fu sat quietly on the kang bed, thinking of the prince and the princess, the children in her belly, and the way that the prince just liked but restrained himself after eating only a few, which made her sad.

Nian Ci sent the prince back. Seeing Empress Fu’s look, she couldn’t help but call her attention.

Empress Fu raised her hand and said, “Well, you don’t have to say any more. There’s no fool here. She thought she won, but she didn’t know…” She didn’t say the rest, just shook her head helplessly.

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Pan Er guessed it right. Sure enough, everyone moved.

Nowadays, the time of greeting each day is virtually longer. In the past, people used to sit down and go away after drinking a cup of tea at most. Now, everyone is looking for an excuse and always procrastinates.

Even if the Crown Princess is not in good health and she will not stay outside for too long, even some people who do not come out occasionally, they will all disperse, but some people still choose to stay. Though some wanted to leave, others are not willing to change be the first to go. Even if Pan’er wants to go, she doesn’t want to be the rafter.

It seems that the crown princess has become a hot stove here. They all want to burn it.

This day, when she went back, Pan Er was very tired.

After entering the room, she went straight to the kang bed, kicked off her embroidered shoes, took a small pillow to pad behind her waist.

She sat on the edge of a hard stool this morning. Although there are cushions on the chair, the weather is hot now and it’s all changed into a single layer. It’s just for decoration, and it can’t relieve the pain of sitting for a long time.

Pan Er not only hurts her buttocks, but also her waist.

Aunt Qing was a little distressed. She kneaded her waist herself. Xiang Pu and Qing Dai served tea and fruit for her.

Although it’s almost noon and it’s time to have lunch soon, but the Pan Er didn’t have breakfast, so it’s better to have some little snacks first.

“It seems that in the future, we have to call for breakfast in advance. The master will have to ask for peace after eating. Otherwise, she will stand like this for a long time, which is not good for her health.”, said Xiang Pu.

Pan Er said weakly, “Okay, I’ll get up earlier and go to bed earlier in the evening.”

Bai Zhi came in and said that Xiao Dezi had something to report.

Now Xiao Dezi seems to have become a master news of all the things in the west wing. It seems that there is something to report to Pan’er. Xiang Pu and the others was curious let alone Pan Er.

After a while, little Dezi came. He knelt at the door and kowtowed before he came in.

“Master, Xiao Douzi beside Hu Liangdi came to the kitchen today and spoken to Xiao Liuzi beside Zhao Fengyi.”

T/N: Ooohhh new alliance?

• Běn gōng – 本宫(lit. Translation ‘this palace’) I, use to refer to oneself however only masters of one’s palace is entitled to use this (Prince, Empress, Princess, High ranking concubine.)
• Niángniáng – 娘娘 (use to refer to the Empress, Imperial Concubine and Queen Mother)

*Face (面子) [miàn zi] Honor, reputation, face (as in “losing face”), self-respect, feelings

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