The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Except for Prince Fenyang, or including Prince Fenyang, everyone at the scene knew that it was Concubine Bao who did it, but relying on her favor, she was so calm.

She ignored him completely and said to the princess, "This girl just slandered the Second Young Master, and now she's slandering me. It's clear that this girl has a lot of bad intentions. Who knows what else she might be up to? She wants to disturb the peace of our family. I think we should just beat her to death."

Prince Fenyang was also worried that at this critical moment, Liu Ya would reveal some crucial evidence to ruin Concubine Bao's reputation, so he made the final decision: "Beat her to death!"

"Your Highness, if she is no longer a virgin, she must have a lover. How can we just kill her? We should investigate it carefully." The princess suggested.

"What time is it now? Do you still think your house is not messy enough? The backyard is a mess. How can you manage the house? If it gets out, the reputation of my house will be ruined. Beat him to death immediately. Not a word of what happened tonight can be spread."

"Humph!"

After saying that, Prince Fenyang flicked his sleeves and left. Concubine Bao stood up gracefully and bowed to the princess charmingly: "Sister, I was also deceived by this little girl just now. I thought the second young master really did that kind of thing. Now it seems that it was all a misunderstanding. The second young master and the princess are generous, so they shouldn't be angry, right?"

She didn't even give the princess time to lose her temper, and continued, "Your Majesty is so angry, I'll go over and help you cool down first, and I'll take care of the rest slowly."

Fearing that the princess would pass out in anger, Meng Wenyao hurried over to comfort her: "Mother, why bother getting angry with such people? We can do more than just defend against what they can do. We can just do the same."

"How to prepare it?" asked the princess.

Meng Wenyao smiled mysteriously: "Of course, let Xie Jinbao commit the crime of widowhood and adultery."

Seeing Meng Wenyao's naive thoughts, the princess shook her head and said, "You don't know, whenever we make a mistake, the prince will punish us to the maximum extent possible, but whenever there is a mistake, the prince will try to make a big deal out of a small matter."

"Not to mention that it is difficult for us to make Xie Jinbao make a mistake, even if we do, the prince may not punish him."

Meng Wenyao seemed to understand the princess' pessimism. She did not give up and said, "In a few days, it will be the eldest son's 37th birthday. By then, the family will invite some guests over. On that day, we will let Xie Jinbao commit adultery in public. Even if the prince does not punish him, Xie Jinbao's reputation outside will be ruined."

Unlike the princess' pessimism, Xie Chenyi still had some trust in Meng Wenyao. He asked, "Do you know that the Bao family is very shrewd? It's rare for us to plot against her. What kind of leverage do you have on them? How can you be so sure that Xie Jinbao will fall into your trap one day?"

Meng Wenyao planned to keep it a secret: "Let's try to figure it out. Anyway, our situation won't get any worse."

Over the years, the princess has been on the defensive and has never had the opportunity to take the initiative. It's not because she is a kind person, but she is really exhausted by the defense.

Now that Meng Wen Yao has just arrived, she is taking the initiative to suppress the Bao family. No matter how lacking confidence the princess has in her heart, she still can't help but give it a try.

She said, "Okay, I will make all arrangements for the eldest son Sanqi's priest. Tell me in advance what you want to do."

After agreeing on some details, Meng Wen Yao went back and started to inquire about Ping'er's affairs with Hua Mian.

"Has she been out and in contact with anyone recently?"

Hua Mian thought about it and replied, "It seems that she had said a few words to Concubine Bao's people. I asked her and she said that Concubine Bao was favored by the prince. She went to build a good relationship with the people there to help the young lady gain a foothold in the mansion. I didn't pay much attention to her."

Meng Wen Yao sneered in her heart. Ping'er helped Concubine Bao to facilitate this marriage. Now she is probably only thinking about becoming Xie Jinbao's concubine as soon as possible, and is afraid that Concubine Bao will forget about her after the marriage is successful.

"Since she is so eager to curry favor with Concubine Bao, let's just give her the agenda."

Hua Mian was a little confused, but after listening to Meng Wen Yao's whisper, she understood.

On the second day, Hua Mian deliberately hid and talked to a maid.

"Our young lady married the eldest son, and Concubine Bao is the real mother-in-law. The young lady said that because the eldest son passed away suddenly, she and Concubine Bao had many verbal conflicts. She was afraid that it would affect the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future, so she thought of sending a maid to serve Concubine Bao.

This maidservant must be both loyal and smart. In this way, she can help our young lady to speak well of her in front of Concubine Bao. We don’t have to worry about the young lady and Concubine Bao having a bad relationship. The young lady wants me to go, but my cousin and I are already engaged, so it’s really difficult now!”

Another maidservant was puzzled and said, "Asking you to serve Concubine Bao has nothing to do with whether you are engaged or not. It's not like you are asked to marry Concubine Bao. If you serve Concubine Bao to your satisfaction, she might even give you an extra dowry when you get married."

Hua Mian quickly shook her head and whispered, "You don't know, the young lady sent the maid over openly, saying that it was to ease the relationship with the concubine, and to have a maid to pass messages in the middle. In fact, the young lady has another purpose, which is to hope that this maid can become the concubine of the third young master, and if she gives birth to a boy or a girl in the future, the young lady will take her over and adopt her to the eldest young master, so that the young lady will have someone to rely on in the future."

"If this maid came from our Meng Mansion, she would definitely be loyal to the young lady in the future. Otherwise, if the young lady holds another concubine's child and the child doesn't let the young lady kiss him when he grows up, then the young lady would have raised him in vain."

Another maid suddenly realized: "I thought so. Young lady doesn't seem to like Concubine Bao. Why is she willing to bow her head at this time? It turns out that she wants to take a child from the Third Young Master to raise in the future. If the child's concubine is really from the Meng Mansion, it will indeed be more beneficial to Young Lady."

As she spoke, she sighed and said, "Although I am not engaged, my appearance will definitely not catch the Third Young Master's eye. Among the few of us who followed the young lady here, you are the only one who looks better."

"But I don't want to be a concubine!" Hua Mian said with a headache.

"The young lady said that when the eldest son was 37, she wanted to discuss with the prince and princess in person about adopting the third son's child to be her own in the future, so this maid must be sent over as soon as possible."

After Hua Mian finished sighing, the news spread instantly. After Ping'er heard it, her heart was pounding. She was already Concubine Bao's person, and she wanted to go and serve her, but she hadn't found a suitable excuse yet. Unexpectedly, Meng Wen Yao would rush to give her such an opportunity.

So the question is whether Meng Wenyao will choose her?

Ever since she learned the news, she had lost interest in doing anything and kept hanging around in front of Meng Wen Yao to show off her diligence and presence.