“My Prince, this concubine is not so delicate.”

“Better to be cautious.”

“The physician said the child is just over a month along and told this concubine to move about more.” Chen Xiang became coquettish all over, her body like a snake without bones as she leaned into Jing Yi’s embrace.

Jing Yi laughed heartily, “This Prince will finally welcome his first young heir.”

“To be able to bear a young heir for My Prince is this concubine’s blessing.”

Jing Yi held her, unable to let go!

Very soon.

The news that Chen Xiang was with child spread throughout the manor and naturally reached Ji Muqing’s ears. Only then did she realize that Chen Xiang’s dry heaving in the carriage earlier was because she was pregnant. She was truly slow to react!

They say a mother’s status rises with her son. Now that Chen Xiang had a child, presumably everyone in the entire manor would fawn over her, while she, a Princess Consort who kept an empty chamber alone, would naturally become mere decoration.

Thinking of this made her so angry she saw stars.

“Why?” She roared in her room.

The maids waited at the side.

“How am I inferior to her in any way? Why won’t the Prince even look at me properly? Chen Xiang, I’m not done with you.”

In any case, this grudge was settled!

You want to have a child? I absolutely won’t let you have your way.

She seemed to have secretly made a ruthless determination.

Looking around the room, she discovered Cailan was not there, so she asked the people in the room, “Where is that dead girl Cailan?”

Everyone looked at each other, stammering without speaking.

She reached out and grabbed one, asking, “Speak! Where did she go?”

“In reply to the Princess Consort, Cailan she… she went to the Secondary Princess Consort’s place.”

“What?”

“Cailan said the Secondary Princess Consort had someone summon her, saying she was attentive and very good at taking care of people. Now that the Princess Consort is with child, she called her over.”

“She actually dares to steal my people.”

Saying this, she rushed out of the room.

“Princess Consort, where are you going?”

The maids chased after her from behind.

Ji Muqing went all the way to Chen Xiang’s courtyard. As soon as she entered, she saw the entire courtyard full of gifts—all things Jing Yi had ordered sent over.

She entered the room and saw Cailan massaging Chen Xiang’s face and pounding her legs.

That manner was no different from the servants in the palace.

Seeing her enter, Cailan quickly stopped, her face full of panic.

But—

Chen Xiang said, “Why stop? Continue.”

An order.

Cailan was caught in the middle!

One was the Princess Consort and also her young mistress. The other, though a Secondary Princess Consort, was now carrying the young heir and had gained favor.

She…

After struggling for a while, she still chose to massage Chen Xiang’s face and pound her legs.

“Get up, you dead girl.” Ji Muqing shouted loudly, stepping forward to pull her over while saying, “Have you forgotten who your master is? Or have you gone blind?”

“Princess Consort, this servant…”

“Come with me.”

Ji Muqing grabbed her clothes, trying to pull her out, but was stopped by Chen Xiang.

“Why is younger sister so angry?”

“Get out of the way.”

“It’s just a maid. No need to be so angry.”

Just a little maid?

Ji Muqing laughed coldly, “Since she’s just a little maid, you still want to fight me for a maid?”

“How would I fight you for a maid? It’s just that everyone says Cailan is very good at taking care of people. Younger sister also knows that I am now carrying the Prince’s child. If these maids don’t take care of me well and it affects the young heir, that would be bad. But Cailan is different. She’s very attentive and I like her very much. So I asked the Prince to transfer this maid over. Even the Prince nodded in agreement. Does younger sister want to say no?”

A face full of showing off and smugness.

She even touched her own belly.

Ji Muqing was both angry and felt heartache. She glanced at her belly, “Don’t think that just because you’re carrying the Prince’s child you can be so pleased with yourself.”

“So what if I am? If you have the ability, you get pregnant too!”

Sarcastic!

Everyone in the manor knew that the Princess Consort had never shared a chamber with the Prince.

This was a huge joke. If it weren’t for Jing Yi’s order forbidding people in the manor from gossiping, this matter would have long since spread, and Ji Muqing’s face would have long been lost.

Provoked by Chen Xiang, Ji Muqing ground her teeth in anger, her eyes full of murderous intent as she looked at the woman before her.

She questioned, “Why? Why do you have to compete with me for everything?”

“You’re the one competing with me!” Chen Xiang changed to a fierce face and said, “The Princess Consort position should have been mine in the first place. Do you think the Prince truly wanted to marry you? If you weren’t born well and didn’t have two brothers with power and influence, the Prince wouldn’t even look at you. Someone like you probably won’t be qualified to climb into the Prince’s bed for your entire life.”

Ugh!

The voice was very loud, and everyone in the room heard it.

Some looked at her with mocking faces.

Some lowered their heads and laughed.

Some even had gleeful expressions.

…

At this moment, Ji Muqing felt as if she had been slapped hard several times in the face, and in front of so many people.

Simply mortifying.

Chen Xiang seemed not satisfied yet and continued, “Princess Consort? Are you worthy of that title? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror. With that face of yours, tsk tsk tsk, probably any man wouldn’t want to look at you.”

Finally, Ji Muqing could endure no more. All the anger in her heart rushed to her head at this moment.

“I’ll kill you.”

She reached out her hands and fiercely grasped Chen Xiang’s delicate neck.

“I’ll kill you, kill you…”

Ji Muqing was like she had gone mad, her eyes wide open, bloodshot as she stared at Chen Xiang before her.

The maids in the room quickly came forward to stop her.

“Princess Consort, stop!”

“Secondary Princess Consort…”

“This is bad, the Princess Consort is killing someone.”

…

The room descended into chaos.

Everyone pushed together in a jumble.

Chen Xiang was being choked until she could barely breathe. How could she know this woman’s strength was so great that so many maids couldn’t pull her off?

After finally pulling those hands from Chen Xiang’s neck, in the process of this shoving, someone pushed Chen Xiang.

Causing her entire body to fall hard toward the ground.

“Ah!”

Accompanied by a cry of pain.

The maids around were terrified. After being stunned for three seconds, they swarmed forward to help her up, but Chen Xiang cried out “aiya” in pain, continuously clutching her belly.

“My child…”

Tears streaming down her face.

“Quick, quickly fetch the physician.” The maids shouted loudly.

Chen Xiang was helped onto the bed. She lay on the bed continuously crying out in pain, “It hurts so much, my child, child…”

“Princess Consort, don’t worry. Someone has already gone to fetch the physician. The physician will be here soon. You’ll definitely be fine. Please endure it.”

She was covered in sweat, looking toward Ji Muqing who was being held by the maids, her trembling hand pointing at her.

“Tell the Prince, it was her… she pushed me.”

Ji Muqing was also dumbfounded!

All her strength from before was gone. If someone wasn’t holding her, she would have already collapsed to the ground.