Cheng Jiaojiao's yard.
She paced the room, biting her fingers nervously.
Qiu Bai brought pear soup over and was surprised when he saw this: "Second girl, have you used the soup?"
"Take it away!"
The sweet and greasy taste made Cheng Jiaojiao feel more and more nauseous. She covered her mouth and couldn't help but want to vomit.
At the beginning in the Shenxing Department, she occasionally retched and thought it was because she ate the wrong thing before entering the palace.
But as time went by, the symptoms became more and more obvious.
"Girl, you can't be -" Qiu Bai was shocked and stuttered: "I, I will go find a doctor for you!"
"Stop!" Cheng Jiaojiao sternly said, "Don't you think your voice is loud enough?"
Qiu Bai retracted his feet in fear: "What should we do? This matter is too, too big."
If word gets out about being pregnant secretly, too many people are involved.
Cheng Jiaojiao's thoughts were confused and she couldn't think of a solution for a moment, but she definitely couldn't sit still and wait for death.
If she is pregnant, the child in her belly will be the emperor's heir.
No one dares to deal with the emperor's heir at will. It may seem dangerous, but it may not be a bargaining chip.
"Bring me a pen and paper!"
Qiu Bai hurriedly went to get paper and pen.
Cheng Jiaojiao quickly finished writing a letter and handed it to Qiu Bai: "Send it to the queen. Anyway, Cheng Jingyu doesn't want to marry into the palace, so if I have children, my father may take me for my sake." Mother, please help me straighten myself out, I am much more valuable than Cheng Jingyu!"
The letter was addressed to the Queen, expressing her loyalty and frankly admitting that Cheng Jiaojiao would do anything as long as she could enter the East Palace.
Qiu Bai didn't dare to delay, so he took the letter and hurried out.
Then Cheng Jiaojiao looked at her table.
On top of that were some gadgets from Beidi that Cheng Jinghe had sent to him.
There are moving dogs carved out of wood, beautiful paper figures that girls like, and some rouge.
Cheng Jingyu had some, and Cheng Jinghe also prepared a copy for her.
However, Cheng Jiaojiao picked up the wooden puppy and looked at it for a moment. Then she let go and let it fall to the ground, smashing to pieces.
The jealousy in her eyes was clear: "You are fooling me with these junk things? What you gave to Cheng Jingyu behind the scenes must be good things! We are both sisters, why should we treat her differently!"
She will never forget that when she got out of the car, Cheng Jingyu was pestering Cheng Jinghe, looking very happy.
But for her, it was just a gentle pat.
Just because the concubine is different, will she always be content to be in a lower position?
Just like her mother, she has been unable to win a position for more than ten years!
"One day, I will be the master of the East Palace, and you all have to look at my face. When I tell you, I definitely want you to know that I am more than a little better than Cheng Jingyu!"
She stroked her belly again and smiled proudly: "My child, you are my mother's bargaining chip."
**
Qiu Bai walked out of the yard with his head down, and walked quickly outside.
After midnight, the Hou Mansion was completely silent, except for the red lanterns hanging high on New Year's Eve.
However, she was caught off guard, her body lightened up, and she was picked up by someone!
"Ah!" The exclamation was drowned in the throat, and Qiu Bai's mouth was covered.
After a while, she was thrown into the open space of Jinyuyuan.
And the person who captured her was Su Yi.
"You, what do you want to do?!" Qiu Bai crawled back and squeezed the letter in his hand.
If Cheng Jingyu sees the content, the second girl will be doomed!
"Stop hiding it. I'm not interested in the thing in your hand. I guess I know what's written in it. It's just asking the queen for help, showing that I'm pregnant with the prince's heir, and using the heir to deal with the princess, right?"
Cheng Jingyu had a sneer on her lips.
Chunhua was angrily on the sidelines: "Forget it that the second girl has an affair with the prince. How dare you get pregnant? Let's see if the prince doesn't break your legs!"
"You are talking nonsense!" Qiu Bai turned pale with fright: "What about the second girl and the prince? It's pure slander!"
As she spoke, she tried to put the letter into her mouth and swallow it.
But Su Yi moved faster. He flicked a stone in the air, and the letter in Qiu Bai's hand was thrown out and fell to the ground.
No one picked that thing up.
Cheng Jingyu knelt down and said with a smile: "Qiu Bai, you are so loyal, have you ever thought about what will happen to you in the future?"
There were wounds on her face and she looked embarrassed, but Cheng Jingyu looked like a bloodthirsty monster.
The end?
As a human being, following her master would certainly bring her both prosperity and loss.
Therefore, if the second girl can enter the East Palace, she will naturally have a higher status than Chunhua in the future.
So what if Cheng Jingyu is the princess? Can she be compared to the Crown Princess of the East Palace?
But Cheng Jingyu now obviously knows that the second girl is pregnant. Why?
"W-what do you want?"
Cheng Jingyu continued to smile: "I don't want to do anything, but I just want to remind you that the prince is no longer what he used to be, and the queen does not have the phoenix seal on her hand. Do you know what it means to follow these two people?"
"Even so, the queen is the queen, and they are the orthodox ones!"
"Yes, there has been a distinction between concubine and concubine since ancient times, and the concubine is the concubine. So what do you think the queen wants for Cheng Jiaojiao? Why doesn't she fawn over me? Isn't it Cheng Jiaojiao who is so easy to coax? She is really the crown prince and concubine. Will she let a concubine be her son’s crown princess?”
I have to say that Cheng Jingyu's words were a bit cruel, and Qiu Bai's whole face turned blue.
Of course she can't compare to Cheng Jingyu when it comes to words, and even less so when it comes to strategy.
"When they conspired to kill me last time, did the queen side with Cheng Jiaojiao? For that matter, do you think she can give you, master and servant, what you want?"
Qiu Bai's inner defenses collapsed, and she trembled: "What do you want?"
"You choose, follow me or Cheng Jiaojiao."
Cheng Jingyu directly showed his trump card: "If you help me, I can cancel all the things you have done to me in the past. When my purpose is achieved, I can give you what you want."
Qiu Bai shivered: "What is your purpose?"
"You don't have to worry about this. Just do what I gave you." Cheng Jingyu pointed to the letter: "Send the letter out and then reply to it. Do you know what to do?"
Qiu Bai was trembling all over: "Second girl and I know that I will die!"
"Qiu Bai, you still have three brothers in your family who are bad gamblers. Keep this banknote, it won't be enough for you to find Chunhua."
A bank note was handed to him, which was almost enough for Qiu Bai to alleviate his family's debt.
It has to be said that Cheng Jingyu hit the target with one hit.
Give people what they lack most at the moment, so as to save everyone's time.
After being stunned for a long time, Qiu Bai gritted his teeth and kowtowed on the ground: "But it depends on the princess's orders."
"Get up," Cheng Jingyu glanced at Su Yi with satisfaction: "Send Qiu Bai back."
After leaving the yard, Qiu Bai turned around again.
When the wind blew, she felt a chill all over her body.
It wasn't until she arrived at the door of the mansion that she realized what she was doing and asked Su Yi: "Princess, she's not targeting the second girl, she's targeting the Queen and the Prince, right?"
