Who said the heir would die out? The concubine is pregnant again!

At that time, Liang Yunqian was writing a memorial to the emperor. No one was allowed to disturb him, since the memorial was to be presented to the emperor and a single mistake would mean rewriting it.

Lian Chuan stood silently to one side, waiting.

Qingfeng, standing outside the door, couldn't help but worry, "Why hasn't Lianchuan come out to reply yet? Shouldn't the young master at least see one of them?"

Zhou Zisu chuckled, covering her face with her handkerchief. "You don't understand, do you? Yun Qian is definitely busy writing memorials! No one can interrupt him. I'll be the first one in later, so just wait patiently and stop making a fuss."

Qingfeng was indeed unfamiliar with the young master's habits. After all, the young master did not allow maids to serve him, so Qingfeng had no opportunity to observe him!

But Zhou Zisu is different. She is the prince's savior, and he is unguarded around her. She must understand the prince better.

But she could have just given her reason; why be so sarcastic?

Yingzhu didn't care who came first or last, as long as she could see Liang Yunqian and achieve her goal.

Amber, having just woken up, strolled leisurely in the courtyard. Noticing someone in her direction, she gracefully swayed over.

Upon seeing Amber, Zhou Zisu affectionately squatted down to greet it.

"Amber, you're awake! Have you gained weight recently? Come here, let me give you a hug."

Zhou Zisu reached out to hug it, but Amber kept meowing and pushing her away with its paws, resisting with all its might, as if it was very averse to her.

Fearing it might scratch her, Zhou Zisu had no choice but to let it go and try to make amends on her own.

"That's just how Amber is, very aloof and not at all affectionate. Except for Yunqian, it almost never lets anyone hold it."

At first, Yingzhu also thought that Amber was very aloof, but as time went on, Amber became very friendly after getting to know people.

However, Yingzhu didn't respond to Zhou Zisu's mutterings, while Qingfeng chuckled:

"Amber isn't aloof at all! It depends on who's holding her. When Aunt Shen holds her, she's very well-behaved."

Zhou Zisu curled her lip dismissively, "I've been in the Prince's mansion for two or three years, and I've never seen Amber let anyone else hold her!"

Yingzhu was preoccupied and had no time to argue with Zhou Zisu. Whether Zhou Zisu believed her or not, Yingzhu was too lazy to prove it. She was only thinking about how much longer she had to wait.

However, to her surprise, Amber actually came over and hooked Shen Yingzhu's dress with her curled tail again, the action was extremely practiced.

Yingzhu smiled slightly and called out to it. Amber immediately raised its front legs and pawed at her, trying to get her to hold it.

Why are you being so clingy today?

Yingzhu smiled helplessly and bent down to pick up Amber.

Zhou Zisu was waiting to see Amber resist! But after waiting for a long time, she didn't see Amber push Shen Yingzhu away. Instead, it tilted its cat head and fell against Shen Yingzhu's shoulder.

Amber stared at Shen Yingzhu with her big eyes, and even started kneading comfortably. Her kitten paws opened and closed, and Amber purred contentedly.

Upon seeing this, Mei Xin couldn't help but exclaim, "Amber actually lets someone other than the Crown Prince hold it? How strange!"

This scene completely shattered Zhou Zisu's judgment of amber.

She thought she understood Amber, but Amber rejected her and instead became intimate with Shen Yingzhu.

What's the logic behind this? What is it about Shen Yingzhu that makes her so attractive? It's one thing for Liang Yunqian to pay extra attention to her, but even a cat treats her differently?

Perhaps what Mei Xin said about Shen Yingzhu possessing evil magic is true!

Aside from sorcery, she couldn't think of any other way to explain this bizarre situation.

Qingfeng covered her mouth and chuckled, "Amber does not allow outsiders to hold her, but Aunt Shen is someone the young master approves of. Since she can be close to the young master, Amber will naturally be willing to be close to Aunt Shen as well."

"Maybe Amber's in a good mood today? You're all bragging about something so trivial? You're really naive!"

Yingzhu had no intention of showing off, but if Qingfeng was ridiculed, she should defend her.

"There's really nothing to brag about, since it sheds, and I have to clean up the cat hair! It's a happy problem, though."

Zhou Zisu was even angrier when she heard this. She couldn't help but roll her eyes and secretly vowed never to hug Amber again!

Lian Chuan waited inside for a quarter of an hour until the Crown Prince finished writing the memorial before he reported it.

"Your Highness, Consort Zhou and Consort Shen are outside requesting an audience."

The two of them probably don't have much contact in private, so why did they come at the same time?

Seeing that the young master remained silent, Lian Chuan took the initiative to ask, "Your Highness, which concubine would you like to let in first?"

……

People in the courtyard continued to wait. Although the sun was out today, the sunlight was very weak, and a breeze blew from time to time. The breeze was extremely dry and made people's faces very uncomfortable.

Lian Chuan finally came out. Upon seeing him, Zhou Zisu smiled, straightened her clothes, and waited for Lian Chuan to invite her in.

Lian Chuan cleared his throat and turned to Shen Yingzhu, "The young master invites Consort Shen inside."

Zhou Zisu, who had already taken two steps forward, froze with a smile. "Lian Chuan, did you hear me wrong? I was here first. Did you tell the young master the order?"

"This servant explained, but the young master said that Consort Shen is pregnant and should not stand for long, so he asked her to come in first."

"What's the big deal about being a little over a month pregnant? Why is she being so dramatic?"

Lian Chuan said with a forced smile, "This is not up to me. I am only responsible for conveying the young master's message. If Aunt Zhou has any doubts, you can ask the young master later."

Then Lian Chuan spread his hands to Shen Yingzhu and said, "Please, Aunt Shen."

In fact, Yingzhu hadn't thought that much about it. She was prepared to wait in line, but unexpectedly Liang Yunqian let her go first.

Since it was his idea, Yingzhu did not refuse. She took the food box from Qingfeng and went inside first.

After entering the room, Yingzhu placed the food box on the table, ladled out a bowl of soup for him, and placed it on the table.

Liang Yunqian, who was reading a book, glanced at the bowl and saw that it contained lily bulb and ophiopogon japonicus pork rib soup.

These are all cooling foods, Liang Yunqian frowned slightly.

"What do you mean? Are you implying that I'm moody and have a bad temper, which is why I deliberately made some cooling soup?"

Oh no! He found out! He's too clever for his wits!

Her bright red lips, now exposed, drooped slightly, and a flash of inspiration struck her.

"No, Your Highness, you've misunderstood. I was just worried that you were too hot-tempered these past few days and hadn't been able to serve you properly, so I made you some cooling soup."

"..." That's what she meant?

His anger instantly turned into embarrassment, and Liang Yunqian's face darkened.

"What are you talking about? I am not a womanizer, why would I need to quell my anger?"