The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Xie Yi looked at the Princess of Yi Yang who was standing beside him with a haggard and expressionless face. However, the latter focused all her attention on Princess Rong Le. Even when she heard Xie Yi expose that she had a private agreement with the leader of the Hong Yang Sect, she never shifted her gaze to him.

"I have accepted your lesson, aunt." She held up her belly, which was abnormally large compared to her body, with her hands. "It is indeed my fault that I was hesitant and realized it too late. I took it for granted..."

The Princess of Yiyang is the eldest daughter in the family.

Her grandmother had been ill for a long time, her father was busy with his official career, and her mother had to take care of the housework and raise her younger siblings. Because both parents were the only sons in the family and had no other brothers and sisters to help, the Princess of Yi Yang County stayed in her grandmother's courtyard to serve her when she was just seven or eight years old.

Although she had servants to help, her family was not a noble family that was used to raising house-born children. Instead, it was just an ordinary official family that could not be more ordinary. In a place like the capital, they could not afford to support too many slaves, so many things were taken care of by the Princess of Yiyang County herself. Over the years, her temperament had been honed to be gentle and steady.

At home, her grandmother and siblings rely on her, and her parents also trust and value her.

Outside, my father's colleagues and my mother's close friends praised her virtue and patience. Before she was chosen as the principal wife of Prince Yi Yang, many ladies had already asked my mother about her marriage.

After marrying Prince Yiyang, she couldn't say that she had a deep affection for him, but they got along well.

Prince Yi Yang's health has not been very good. It is obvious that the reason why she was chosen as the principal wife was because she was good at taking care of and understanding people with long-term illnesses.

But in fact, people who have been sick for too long and are too seriously ill are not that easy to get along with.

Before getting married, Princess Yi Yang did a lot of psychological preparation, trying to figure out what attitude she should use to treat her future husband of noble status so as not to make mistakes... But fortunately, Prince Yi Yang was not a man with a bad temper.

Or it could be said that he was too soft-tempered compared to his brothers and sisters.

Being his princess can be said to be a very easy job.

Due to health reasons, Prince Yi Yang has no concubines. His mother-in-law, Concubine Huai Jing, has passed away long ago. Although Empress Xie is not close to the royal heir, she has always been tolerant and would never show disrespect to the eldest daughter-in-law, the Princess of Yi Yang. Moreover, everyone knows that Prince Yi Yang is in poor health. The only hope for the couple is that he just lives well. It doesn't matter whether he has children or not. If Prince Yi Yang unfortunately dies of illness, they will still take care of the Princess until the end of her life.

The Emperor and Empress held this attitude, and Prince Yi Yang was also open-minded about his future life and death, and was happy to live a leisurely life. Perhaps it was because of this mentality that in the few years after he married the princess, Prince Yi Yang's health condition improved a lot, which also allowed the princess to successfully conceive this child.

For this unexpected child.

Prince Yiyang was worried.

But the Princess knew that this child did not come by accident.

She nursed for a long time and drank countless pregnancy-maintaining medicines before she finally got this glimmer of fetal breath.

The Princess had no idea when she had the ambition to stop living a leisurely life.

but.

"......If I were like my aunt, born a noble lady of the royal family, perhaps, I would not have so much hesitation. I would not have tried so hard to protect the child even though I knew there was a possibility that the child might not be born or might not grow up, to the point that I was poisoned without realizing it." The Princess of Yiyang County gently stroked her abdomen.

"If I don't have this child, I will always be a foreign daughter-in-law of the Lu family. Only with this child can I be the mother of the Lu family."

Compared to being a wife, her identity as a mother allows her to have more initiative.

The Princess of Yiyang County knew very well that, given her status, if she wanted to take power, her husband and children must be in a position of sufficient power to serve as a stepping stone for her, the foreign daughter-in-law.

Just like...Queen Xie.

"I vaguely remember that the reason why I chose you to be my nephew's princess was because you were kind and honest. Now, looking back today, I realize that the judgment of His Majesty and His Majesty can also be wrong." Princess Rong Le sneered.

The Princess of Yiyang County responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I am the eldest daughter-in-law. Although I cannot easily get involved in government affairs due to family affairs and my husband's status, I can often accompany my mother."

Even though everyone knew that Prince Yi Yang was in poor health, as the emperor's eldest son, he still had a lot of support behind him. In order to avoid disputes, Prince Yi Yang avoided government affairs as much as possible, and as his wife, the Princess naturally had to show an adequate attitude.

"People will change, especially when there is someone around me who I cannot ignore, who I cannot help but admire and respect."

Princess Yiyang asked, "How many women in this world would not be filled with longing after seeing their mother's heroic demeanor?"

"Just like you, Auntie, spent the first half of your life in dissolute dissoluteness, and in the second half, you finally decided to go crazy. In this matter, your unwillingness and my desire are the same."

"You are unwilling to be an ordinary princess of Dasheng, who can eat, drink and have fun every day, but stay away from the center of power. And I can only be an ordinary princess of the royal family in this life, which cannot satisfy my inner desire."

"Since you have already set the stage, why can't my niece take the initiative to step onto the stage for this desire and win that one in ten million chance?" Princess Yiyang bowed slightly to Princess Rong Le and said, "But as you said, my niece's methods are too naive, but she has worked hard for her ambitions. My husband and I have anticipated this outcome and can accept it."

Through the armored Jinwu Guards, the contempt in Princess Rong Le's eyes dissipated a lot. She could understand the Princess's thoughts very well, as she was also risking her life for the desire in her heart. Similarly, she knew that after all this was revealed, the Princess, who had spoken at length about it, also understood her actions.

So she couldn't help but sigh: "Compared to Yiyang, you are more like our Lu family."

"In fact, my niece-in-law hopes that she can be more like the queen mother, but it's a pity that it's just wishful thinking..." The princess smiled and suddenly changed the subject, "I'm afraid that the Marquis of Yongjia has already figured out the movements of the Red Yang Sect in the capital. I wonder if the turmoil in my aunt's house today is within his expectations, and where is he going?"