Forcing me to become a concubine? Remarrying the Ninth Prince, she'll be pregnant all over the

Cui Fuhai didn't finish his sentence. He glanced around and then tiptoed closer to Shen Huai'an.

"If Your Highness can find a way to delay Miss Lin and Governor Wei's marriage, everything will be much easier."

Shen Huai'an rubbed his temples, casually toying with a sandalwood fan. After calming down and considering the matter, he closed the fan, strolled around, and said with a smile, "Delaying the wedding? Only you, Father-in-law, can handle this."

Inside Guanghua Hall, maids added incense, and the air was filled with a faint scent of ambergris.

Lin Qinglian, however, could not suppress the surging anger within her. Enraged, she stood up and slapped the maid several times across the face, yelling, "Useless! You can't even help me lodge a complaint!"

"She caused me to fall into the water for no reason, and His Highness hasn't even punished her! Such a lenient punishment! Where is my dignity then?!"

The maid trembled with fear, not daring to cry out in pain, and hurriedly knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! It's all my fault!"

The other maids also hurriedly knelt down, too afraid to even breathe.

Enraged, Lin Qinglian kicked the maid a few more times. The phoenix hairpin in her hair swayed, and she simply ripped it off and hurled it at the maid: "You lowly servant! You are utterly useless to me! Guards! Drag her out and execute her!"

"Your Majesty, spare me! Spare me..."

The maid pleaded and cried, but the servants outside didn't come in, and the kneeling palace maids around her didn't move either. Lin Qinglian glared angrily: "What are you all standing there for? Can't you hear my orders? Do you dogs of a servant think you can disobey my decree?!"

Everyone cowered and trembled, but could do nothing but plead.

Just then, an older nanny walked in slowly, quickly bowed, and said, "You mustn't do that, Your Highness."

Granny Li was an old servant of Madam Chen. She originally accompanied Lin Wantang to the Eastern Palace for the wedding and intended to serve Lin Wantang. However, due to unexpected complications in the wedding, she ended up staying by Lin Qinglian's side to serve her instead.

Lin Qinglian was alone in this deep palace, without any dowry maids by her side. Apart from the prince's favor, the only people she could rely on were her maternal family, the Grand Tutor's Mansion, and her stepmother, Madam Chen.

Therefore, no matter how angry Lin Qinglian was, she had to give Li Mama some face.

"Your Majesty is new to the palace and may not understand many of the rules, which is our fault. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

Granny Li helped Lin Qinglian sit down, then gestured for all the maids in the hall to leave before bowing and whispering, "Your Highness, these maids are lowly and their lives are not worth much, but they are all registered with the Imperial Household Department. Unless they have committed a serious offense, how can they be so easily punished and executed?"

Seeing Shen Huai'an casually order a maid to be beaten to death, Lin Qinglian wanted to follow suit.

joke!

Not to mention that she was new here and yet she insulted and punished people for no reason. If this got out, it would be enough to convict Lin Qinglian of being arrogant, jealous, and prone to anger.

Lin Qinglian hadn't expected this, and now that she realized it, she felt a little scared. She awkwardly grasped Li Mama's hand and said, "Luckily, Mama reminded me. I was being rash."

Li Mama smiled and gently patted Lin Qinglian's hand: "The lady of the house already knows about Your Highness's worries, and she has been extremely concerned these days, only thinking of doing her best to relieve Your Highness's worries."

"Oh?"

Lin Qinglian's eyes flickered, and her words instantly became extremely sweet and ingratiating: "Mother has always been devoted to Lian'er. I will never forget this kindness. I only hope that we can share in the glory and bring honor to our family. I have already made sure that Father and Mother can enjoy the happiness of having two wives."

"That's right, that's right."

Granny Li nodded and smiled, then leaned closer to Lin Qinglian and whispered in her ear. As she spoke, Lin Qinglian's face paled with unease, and she involuntarily touched her flat stomach. Thinking of something, she gritted her teeth in frustration.

"What the nanny reminded me of is to go back and tell my mother that Lian'er will restrain her temper and will discuss with His Highness on a chosen day to persuade him to marry my sister into the palace as soon as possible."

After a long while, Lin Qinglian finally managed to squeeze out these words reluctantly.

Granny Li smiled and nodded, then offered a few more words of advice before bowing and leaving.

Lin Qinglian could no longer contain herself. She smashed her teacup, slammed her hand on the table, and stood up: "I am now the true Crown Princess! Why should I have to rely on that vile woman to establish myself?"

"Just because she's healthy and can bear children? That's utter nonsense!"

Lin Qinglian really wanted to tear that old doctor who had taken her pulse before their marriage to pieces!

However, she dared not disbelieve it was true, and no matter how angry she was, she had no choice but to swallow her anger.

"In order to have a child through surrogacy, I will endure this for now."

Lin Qinglian gritted her teeth and took a deep breath. She summoned a maid and, while ordering her to clean up the mess, she also instructed, "I heard a commotion outside the palace. I heard that Commander Wei was attacked and shot with an arrow?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lin Qinglian sneered, fiddling with her fingernails. "Oh dear, this is quite unlucky. Governor Wei was perfectly fine before, how come he's encountered such a thing right after being betrothed? Is there some kind of nemesis he's facing?"

The maid was stunned for a moment, her heart pounding: "Ah... I understand, Your Highness, please rest assured."

"Rumors are something that people say can be terrifying, aren't they?"

Lin Qinglian's sneer deepened, "I'm only thinking of His Highness's best interests. No matter what, my sister shouldn't be associating with eunuchs. The bigger the rumors, the better, so that they reach the Emperor's ears. Then the imperial decree will be revoked, the marriage will be called off, and my sister can enter the palace to reunite with me as soon as possible."

The instructions were so clear that the maid dared not object and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Lin Qinglian smiled slyly and waved her hand: "Go ahead, but remember to handle it carefully."

"Here you are."

After the maid took her leave, she embellished the story and had it passed down by word of mouth among the palace servants. In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the story spread throughout the capital and became increasingly widespread. Suddenly, Lin Wantang's reputation as a jinx and a harbinger of misfortune became a laughing stock for everyone.

Lin Wantang, who was completely unaware of this, was anxiously rushing back to Jingyuan. She sent Chunhen to her courtyard to fetch her medical kit while Qiuying led the way to Mozhai.

Jingyuan Mansion is very large, with five courtyards and five exits. Mozhai is Wei Wujiu's private residence. According to his habits, no one is allowed to enter except for regular cleaning.

At this moment, the huge courtyard of Mozhai was quiet, with only two servants on duty outside the gate.

"Greetings, Miss Lin."

The two guards clasped their hands in a salute.

Lin Wantang, looking worried, gave a soft reply and was about to walk into the courtyard when she bumped into Ye Ying, who was coming out. She stepped forward and curtsied, "My lord, how is the Commander's injury? Has the imperial physician been summoned?"

Night Hawk hurriedly returned the greeting, flustered: "Miss Lin, there's no need to be so polite to your subordinate. The Commander's injuries... are quite serious, but the imperial physician has not yet been summoned. Please trouble Miss Lin for now."

"it is good."

Lin Wantang hurriedly responded and strode into the courtyard. Stepping into the room and around the inner chamber, she saw Wei Wujiu, who had removed his dark-colored civil and military robes and was only wearing a plain black undergarment, leaning back against the soft pillows on the bed.

A faint smell of blood lingered in the air, and Lin Wantang immediately sensed something was wrong!