"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Hua Xi Wan frown, Yan Jinqiu asked with concern, "Why are you frowning?"
"Nothing. I just thought it was strange to see an ornament in Prince Sheng's fu." The grape ornament was placed in the Hou Clan's room. Hua Xi Wan didn't want to tell Yan Jinqiu too much. "I don't know why the Crown Princess would send something of that material to Princess Sheng."
She didn't know if the Crown Princess knew that night-luminescent pearls were too close to people and were not good for the body, especially for pregnant women. The Crown Princess really wanted to have a child. But in the face of power, other people's children weren't so important.
Prince Sheng and the Crown Prince didn't get along. Not to mention, there were rumors that Prince Sheng was more capable than the Crown Prince. If Prince Sheng had a eldest son first, from the Emperor to the Crown Princess, no one would be able to sit still.
Thinking of this, Hua Xi Wan rubbed her temples. No wonder the Crown Princess had rushed to Prince Sheng's fu so early. She was waiting to confirm whether the Hou Clan's miscarriage was true or not. This was too annoying.
"If you aren't feeling well, rest well after eating." Yan Jinqiu saw Hua Xi Wan's expression become more and more unsightly. He looked even more worried. "If I had known, I wouldn't have let you get involved in these matters."
It was a very ordinary sentence, but when Hua Xi Wan heard it, her heart jumped. "Wang Ye seems to have something that he hasn't told me."
Yan Jinqiu sighed and said, "Smart people waste their brains." He walked to Hua Xi Wan and reached out to hug her from behind. "A few days ago, the Crown Prince and I were talking about the night-luminescent pearl. I casually mentioned to him that the night-luminescent pearl was bad for one's health."
Hua Xi Wan abruptly turned to look at Yan Jinqiu. Just as Yan Jinqiu thought that she would reprimand him, she suddenly smiled and said, "Jinqiu, you should be careful with what you say in the future. Otherwise, you will be taken advantage of by others."
"Wife's words are very true, husband will definitely keep them in mind." Yan Jinqiu smiled and stole a kiss from behind her ear, then said, "In the future, if there's anything you want to know, don't hesitate to ask me. As long as I know, I will tell you everything."
Hua Xi Wan looked at his perfect profile and reached out to gently cover the back of his hand. "Jinqiu's thoughts always surprise me."
"It's not that I surprise you, it's just that you don't believe me." Yan Jinqiu seemed to have changed the way he interacted with Hua Xi Wan. He took off the mask of the past and suddenly became much more direct. "I know there are some things that you don't like, but if we don't do this as part of the Imperial Family, then our children will live the days of those declining Imperial Families. They seem to have the title of Imperial Family, but in reality, any aristocratic family in Jing has more face than them."
There were many declining Imperial Families in Jing City. Some of them were the descendants of Wang Ye and Jun Wang after they failed to fight for the throne. Some of them were not capable and lived in a mess. However, the most representative were the descendants of the failed Wang Ye or the imperial family that was not favored by generations of Emperors. These people's fates were almost determined from birth. Unless they were really a rare talent and were loyal to the Emperor, they could only face a mediocre and useless life.
Today, Prince Xian's family seemed to be famous, but in reality, it was on the verge of collapse. If the Emperor had a few more princes or the Crown Prince had a lot of children, then imperial nephews like Yan Jinqiu were worthless.
Now, Prince Sheng had so many people's support in the court because no one could guarantee that such a ridiculous Crown Prince would not destroy the entire Dazhao court. If the Crown Prince and the Emperor had a hard time having children, then there was only one choice in the future, and that was to choose a descendant from the Imperial Family to inherit the throne.
In the Imperial Family, the two closest bloodlines to the previous Emperor were Prince Sheng and Xian Wang. Therefore, in many people's hearts, because of the Crown Prince's failure to live up to expectations, they subconsciously respected these two people.
"I understand what you mean …" Hua Xi Wan already understood why Yan Jinqiu did not plan to have children in the next two years. First, it was because she was indeed too young and it was not suitable for her to have children. Second, it was because the Empress absolutely did not want to see the eldest son of Xian Wang's family come out before the Crown Prince.
What happened in Prince Sheng's family was their Xian Wang Fu's example.
There were some things that Hua Xi Wan could guess. For example, although she was in charge of the matters in the inner courtyard, when she found that some of the eunuchs and servant girls had silently disappeared in the inner courtyard, she would call Mutong over to ask a few questions and then leave them alone.
She never asked where the missing people went, and Yan Jinqiu never asked her why she practiced her maternal family's martial arts. In fact, thinking about it carefully, the two of them had many similarities. It was just that she often turned a blind eye to it, while Yan Jinqiu was truly ruthless.
The news of Princess Sheng's miscarriage quickly spread throughout the capital. Some people felt that it was a pity, some felt that it had nothing to do with them, and some felt that there was something fishy about it, but no one dared to ask.
However, a few days later, the Hou Clan was so angry that they even smashed the grape ornament that the Crown Princess had given her.
That day, when Hua Xi Wan asked about the ornament, her expression was not right. She remembered this in her heart. Now, she found out that night-luminescent pearls were very bad for pregnant women, and could even cause miscarriages.
In the past few days, she had been sleeping too well. She thought that it was because she was pregnant, so she did not think much of it. Now that she thought about it, it must have been the effect of the night-luminescent pearls.
In reality, the night-luminescent pearls were not that powerful. Most of the problems in the Hou Clan's miscarriages were caused by themselves. For example, after she became pregnant, she had been in charge of the household. Because she was too concerned about the child in her belly, she became nervous. Under this kind of pressure, she, who was not very stable to begin with, finally had a miscarriage.
However, when people encountered misfortune, they always wanted to find an outlet to vent their emotions. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess became the target of the Hou Clan's deep hatred.
If it were not for these two people who schemed against her, her independent male fetus would gradually grow into a man. Then, he would be born smoothly and become a prince that she could be proud of.
However, everything was in vain. She hated them. She wanted to dig out the Crown Prince and his wife's eyes. However, she remembered that she was a Jun Wang Fei. She could not act impulsively. Everything needed to be planned at length.
After Yan Boyi learned of this, his face darkened. After listening to the entire process of the Hou Clan discovering that something was wrong with the ornament, he expressionlessly raised his eyebrows. "Are you talking about Xian Wang Fei?"
The Hou Clan nodded.
Yan Boyi sighed. To be honest, he would rather play tricks with the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess than have anything to do with Xian Wang and his wife. These two were really masters of acting. No one knew what they were thinking. People who went against these people would probably be cannon fodder in the next round.
For example, this time, the person who hinted that there was something wrong with the grape ornament was Fahrenheit. However, she did not say anything and only waited for them to suspect and discover. Then, after she helped her opponent gain hatred, she left without a speck of dust on her hands, leaving the people who had been tricked to continue to feel conflicted.
For example, now, he was very suspicious whether Hua Xi Wan really did not know that the night-luminescent pearl had a bad effect on pregnant women. Or, she pretended to accidentally say the truth and caused the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince to deteriorate.
However, after listening to the Hou Clan's explanation, Yan Boyi felt that it was not very likely. Everyone in the Prince Sheng's Mansion did not know that the night-luminescent pearl had a bad effect on pregnant women. How did Hua Xi Wan know?
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