The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

The prince does have more than one woman, Yan Muqing, but he treats his other wives and concubines as decorations and only touches Yan Muqing. How could Queen Xue not be angry?

The worst thing is not just that. Yan Mucheng was found to have taken contraceptive medicine secretly. If it weren't for the protection of the prince, she would definitely not be punished as simply as being confined to copy the female virtues and female precepts.

In the west hall of Changle Palace, coughing sounds were heard from time to time.

"Concubine, your cough is getting worse and worse. We can't delay it any longer." Lan Shuang looked at Yan Muqing, who had lost a lot of weight, and said worriedly.

"It's okay, it's just a minor illness and it will get better." Yan Muqing picked up a piece of tofu. The tofu was mixed with scallion oil and was a little choking. As soon as she put it in her mouth, she started coughing violently again.

Lan Shuang hurriedly handed over the water, feeling distressed and angry, "I don't understand, Concubine, why are you doing this? No matter how much His Highness loves you, he can't stand you doing this..." To say any more would be an overstepping of authority, so she didn't dare to continue.

Lan Shuang, as the concubine's closest person, really didn't understand why the concubine didn't want to give birth to a child for the prince. Offspring were a woman's support in her husband's family, especially for women in the royal family. Without offspring, how could she survive the long years in the palace? I'm afraid it would be difficult for her to even survive.

Yu Jintang also couldn't understand why Yan Muqing wanted to use contraception. He had been standing outside the door for a long time. Listening to Yan Muqing's painful cough, he clenched his fists and resisted the urge to rush in to take a look.

In order to take Yan Muqing's feelings into consideration, he risked his face to let the Crown Princess cooperate with him in acting, and ignored Gu Yunlan under the pressure from Dingbei Marquis' Mansion, but in the end what he got in return was ruthless deception.

He didn't dare to think deeply, why Yan Muqing didn't want to have his child? Why did she trample on his sincerity like this?

Inside the house, Yan Muqing finally stopped coughing and sighed hoarsely, "Alas~ I know that His Highness has me in his heart and cares about me, but I, I..."

Yu Jintang held his breath, wanting to hear what she would say. As long as she said that she cared about him and found a more suitable reason for contraception, he would not care anymore.

"It's not that I don't want to give birth to a child for His Highness. I'm just afraid that I can't bear his care. I've already gotten too much, and I don't dare to ask for more... If I have a child before the Crown Princess has one, my mother will be unhappy, and His Highness will be embarrassed. I don't want His Highness to be embarrassed because of me..."

Yu Jintang couldn't listen any longer and angrily opened the door, "Yan Muqing, what does it have to do with you whether I am in trouble or not? I welcomed you into the East Palace and gave you love and respect. I am willing to give it to you. Why do you make the decision on your own and push my feelings away? Who do you think of me?"

Yan Muqing stared blankly at the person standing in the light, tears streaming down her face, "But, but I don't want to embarrass Your Highness."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Yu Jintang couldn't tell whether he was more angry or distressed. He never thought that she didn't want to get pregnant too early because she was afraid that it would be difficult for her.

His mother had indeed given him advice early on, asking him to favor Xue Wanhe more. Only with a legitimate eldest son would his position as crown prince be more secure.

But he knew since childhood that Yan Muqing was a proud and strong-willed person, who would not lag behind others even if he had to work a hundred or a thousand times harder.

He had already wronged Yan Muqing to be a concubine, so he didn't want to let her suffer more. But who would have thought that his careful love would actually create an invisible burden for the other party.

Yu Jintang was no longer angry, but he still said, "When did I ever ask you to worry about whether I was in trouble or not? Tell me, are you wrong?"

"I was wrong!" Yan Muqing sobbed and lowered her head, like a child who had done something wrong, "Will Your Highness never forgive me for the rest of your life?"

To show her intimacy, she didn't call herself a concubine, but "I". Yu Jintang was inevitably moved and stepped forward to hold her hand. "It's good that you know you are wrong. I am not a petty person. How can I bear a grudge for a lifetime? Next time, if you have any concerns, just tell me directly. Don't act on your own again."

Yan Muqing nodded obediently, hugged him, and cried, "I will never act on my own again and make His Highness angry."

"Okay, stop crying. When you were little, you didn't shed a tear even when your nose was broken. Now that you've grown up, you cry more." Yu Jintang didn't despise her and wiped the tears off Yan Muqing's face with his hands. "If you don't want to have our child now, then when do you want to have one? You don't really want to wait until the legitimate son is born, right?"

In fact, not only Yan Mucheng was punished by Queen Xue, but Xue Wanhe was also punished. The reason was that she cooperated with the prince in cheating. After nearly a year of marriage, the couple had not yet consummated their marriage. Even the handkerchief on the wedding day was fake.

Not only was Xue Wanhe a virgin, but Gu Yuelan, who had been in the Eastern Palace for half a year, was also a virgin. When Empress Xue found out, she almost fainted from anger.

But she didn't dare to punish her son harshly and publicize his evil deeds, so she had no choice but to bear the consequences.

Hearing that the prince was so angry and still asked for her opinion, Yan Muqing felt extremely guilty, but she didn't dare to show it. "I will listen to your Highness in everything." After saying that, she buried her face in Yu Jintang's shoulder to hide the turmoil in her eyes.

Yan Muqing noticed it the moment Yu Jintang stood at the door.

She didn't want to give birth to a child before the Crown Princess and was concerned about Yu Jintang's feelings. She was just trying to fool Yu Jintang to get out of trouble.

The reason why she didn't want to get pregnant and have a baby was because she knew she wouldn't be able to give birth even if she got pregnant.

In her previous life, she became pregnant soon after entering the Eastern Palace, but miscarried inexplicably at five months of pregnancy, revealing a fully formed female fetus.

Over the next ten years, she and the prince continued to enjoy their love affairs, but she was never able to get pregnant again.

She initially thought that the Xue family or the Dingbei Marquisate had done something to explain her miscarriage, but later she found that it was not the case, because Gu Yuelan and Xue Wanhe were also unable to give birth to a child for the prince.

Not only did the Eastern Palace's offspring die out, but Prince Rui and the other princes were also unable to have children. Their pregnant wives and concubines either had miscarriages or died after giving birth.

The entire royal family seemed to be cursed, and no new life had survived for more than ten years.

Having already experienced the pain of losing a daughter, how could she dare to get pregnant again before finding out the reason?

In the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion, Yan Muyun asked Gu Yunting, "Have you asked about your father's reinstatement?"

"My father-in-law said that there is no rush to reinstate my position. It won't be too late to look for a position after the eldest princess gets married in August." Gu Yunting said truthfully.

Upon learning that she would have to wait, Yan Muyun instantly became depressed, "That means my father is not willing to help."

Now Yan Yongchen is the Minister of Personnel and the emperor's closest cabinet minister. If he can help Gu Yunting, his reinstatement and succession to the title will be much easier.

Gu Yunting felt that Yan Yongchen was not unwilling to help, but asked him to wait because he must have other considerations.

But there are some things that are hard to tell his wife, so he changed the subject, "Other girls don't want to be away from their parents and relatives, why do you want to go to the Northern Frontier so much?"

"Tsk, do I want to go to Northern Frontier? I want to escape from the Marquis' Mansion. Is your house a place for people to stay? Even dogs don't want to stay there." Yan Mujun couldn't help rolling her eyes. As expected, she was hit on the head by Gu Yunting again.

She covered her aching forehead and complained, "It hurts~ Really, someone is not only cold and boring, but also violent. I can't live like this anymore."