"We saw Liu Ruoyu last time." Wei Changying frowned, saying, "Although she is the daughter of Liu Hai's first wife, Zhang Shaoguang brought her up. So she has been so bullied that she must have lost all hope. She doesn't seem like a person I can use."

Mrs. Huang said, "This Miss has always been with Mrs. Zhang ever since she was a child. As Liu Hai doesn't love her and Mrs. Zhang is her stepmother, Mrs. Zhang can bully her as she wishes! But she has been promised to the Crown Prince. Perhaps it will be different when she becomes the Crown Princess, won't it? After all, she has a lot of grudges against Mrs. Zhang and her daughter. I think as Liu Hai loves his later wife and her daughter but he doesn't care about Liu Ruoyu, Liu Ruoyu might not have a strong bond with her father. Even though she is used to being bullied, she grew up with Liu Hai and Zhang Shaoguang. So she must know more than we do even if it's nothing important. If we could get her help, she might be useful for something."

Wei Changying pondered, saying, "Wait. I suddenly remember something."

She then spoke, "The day my cousin Su got married was when Wei Changjuan made trouble for me for the first time. The third sister-in-law in the Su Family saw that something was wrong, so she sent someone to get Liu Ruoye over to ease the situation. At that time, Liu Ruoye explained it this way, saying, 'A few days ago, my tenth sister said that her house was too small and she wanted a bigger one, so mother changed both her house and mine together.' She then explained that it was her who had asked Wei Changjuan to ask me how I organize my courtyard."

On hearing that, Mrs. Huang couldn't stop smiling, saying, "I understand what you mean, young madam. You are saying if Liu Ruoyu is still as scared as before, how could she dare to say to Mrs. Zhang that her house is too small and she needs a bigger one?"

"That's right." Wei Changying squinted, saying, "Although Liu Ruoyu has been abused by her stepmother and stepsister, she still has a trace of the will to fight back. She hasn't become too scared to say anything or be angry. Since she is being given the opportunity to become the Crown Princess, she won't want to be bullied anymore. Even though the Crown Prince isn't a nice person, his status is pretty high. Zhang Shaoguang and Liu Ruoye are greedy and calculating, but they know when to do what. So this is a chance for Liu Ruoyu now."

Mrs. Huang smiled, saying, "No matter how much Mrs. Zhang bullies the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family, the Tenth Miss of the Liu Family can take a break when our first young madam brings her over to our mansion from time to time!"

"Her purpose for living has indeed been given by my first sister-in-law." Wei Changying pondered, saying, "If that is the case, let's find an opportunity to hint to my first sister-in-law. I see that my first sister-in-law really cares for her cousin, so I don't think she'll deliberately ruin my plans to deal with Zhang Shaoguang and Liu Ruoye, even if she has her own ideas for them."

Thinking about what had happened today, Wei Changying sneered, saying, "My second uncle clearly knows about it, but he had always pretended that he didn't. Now that he has told us about it to save Wei Changjuan, I wonder how he will explain things to my grandparents."

On hearing this, Mrs. Huang laughed and said scornfully, "Young madam, if I may, you are too young. You always think others are kind and simple. Do you really think that the Second Master freely told us what happened this time because he wanted to save the Seventh Miss?"

Wei Changying paused.

"The Second Master has been eyeing the position of Family Head for many years. To be honest, if he had to harm his family to get that position, the Second Master would probably do it!" Mrs. Huang sneered, saying, "She is only a daughter of his. Even if he loves her all the time, she will be nothing when something important happens! Apart from having strategies, the most important quality for people working in the Royal Court is being ruthless! The Family Head doesn't worry about the Second Master's behavior in the Royal Court, but Old Madam does because of the Second Master's ruthlessness. Young madam, you may have heard that the Second Master had said that he would give his third son to our Elder Master, but you certainly didn't know that the Second Master had refused to admit it at the beginning. Old Madam then persuaded the second young master to say what he had heard. What do you think the Second Master said, young madam?"

Wei Changying asked unthinkingly, "What did my second uncle say?"

"The Second Master said that the second young master said it because he had misbehaved a few days ago and had been punished by the Second Master. The second young master had born a grudge against him so he deliberately slandered him." Mrs. Huang sneered, saying, "Even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs! However, the Second Master feared that Old Madam would question him, so he simply sacrificed his lineal eldest son this way! But he was so desperate to prove he was innocent that after he had said it, he left something for Old Madam. She then spoke to the Family Head, saying that as seeing the Second Master treating his own son like this, if he had Ruiyu Hall, he would harm all the other children!"

She then whispered, "The Family Head was furious about this. For the sake of the second young master, he forbade anyone in the family from discussing it. Since he has grown up, the second young master feels very guilty about what he did. But I guess that he must have been too young at that time and was frightened by his father, so he forgot about that. Otherwise, how could he not be upset? The Second Master was willing to sacrifice his lineal eldest son to take the blame back then, so his youngest daughter won't mean a lot to him either. The Second Master seemed so desperate to save his daughter that he was eager to tell you everything, but I think he might be very happy right now. He finally has got a chance to get rid of the cold-blooded and heartless image that was created by his mistreatment of his own son. That image remained in the Family Head's head!"

"Probably, Wei Changjuan's causing trouble for you this time was planned behind the scenes by the Second Master. He was waiting for the show today in which he played the role of the father who failed to discipline his daughter but still loves her very much!" Mrs. Huang said without much enthusiasm, "All these years, the Family Head has kept quiet and has strictly ordered that no one should ever speak about the Second Master giving up his son for himself. However, he has always thought that the Second Master is too heartless and is not the right person to lead the family! The position of the Family Head is very important. Though Old Madam certainly has a great influence on the Family Head, the fifth young master of our family is still too young and the Second Master is in his prime. Seeing how the Ruiyu Hall has been in decline over the years, the Family Head is very anxious! Honestly, the Family Head himself is the son of a concubine! The reason why he would rather wait for the fifth young master to grow up is that he is worried about the Second Master's heartless nature. The Second Master is shrewd. Even though he made a mistake because he was afraid of Old Madam, he has never stopped coveting the position of the Family Head. So, how could he not think of making up for his mistake?"

Having heard that, Wei Changying became silent for a long time. Only after a long pause did she say, "When I saw my grandmother making my second uncle's life difficult, I felt sorry for him sometimes although I know she was doing it to help our eldest branch. Now I realize that I was too naive!"

Mrs. Huang said with a faint smile, "Old Madam is much kinder to her own children than to the children of the concubines. However, if they are well behaved, like the Third Master, the Fourth Master who was adopted, and the Third and Fourth Madams, Old Madam won't treat them badly and will let them have all the things they deserve. After all, Old Madam is insightful and has a high status. If the younger people in the family had never made a fuss, Old Madam wouldn't have deliberately made their lives difficult as she only wants to care about her own flesh and blood!"

"Young madam, among your three aunts, only your second aunt is Old Madam's child. But your first and third aunts are gentle because Old Madam brought them up nicely and all the people in the capital praised them for their virtuous temperament. When they were old enough, both of them kept receiving people making marriage proposals beating the paths to their doors! Your first aunt is still grateful to Old Madam and there are reasons behind this. Your first aunt was under pressure from her family as she had no child, but who can control that? Her husband was carefully chosen by Old Madam from all the children among the different families. Although she only has two daughters, she and her husband have been living in harmony and happiness for years, which is much better than the First Miss Wei Changwan's life! If it weren't for Old Madam's insight, how could your first aunt have had a good life like the one she has now?"

As they spoke, it was getting late. The mistress and her maidservant stopped talking and called someone in to help Wei Changying to tidy herself up and get ready.

These were maidservants' jobs, so Mrs. Huang excused herself and went back to her own place.

However, when she had only just taken off her coat, Qin'ge, who was serving Wei Changying tonight, ran to her in a panic and banged on the door, "Granny, Granny. Come out quickly! Young madam is unwell!"

Mrs. Huang was so shocked that she didn't even bother to put her coat on again. She quickly put on some clothes and went to open the door. She spoke harshly, "What's the matter? Don't be panic like this!" As it was late at night, her neighbors were woken up by Qin'ge's hammering on the door and shouting. They all opened their doors or windows to watch.

Mrs. He was in her underwear and just wrapping a robe around herself. She reached her head out, asking, "What's wrong with young madam? What's wrong?"

Qin'ge calmed herself down a bit and said, "Young Madam was thirsty and wanted to have frozen yogurt, so I told Zhu Shi to fetch a bowl of it from the icebox. Young Madam didn't eat much before she cried out that her stomach hurt!"

"Isn't it an intestinal disease?" As Mrs. He blurted it out, Mrs. Huang gave her a glare, reproaching Qin'ge, "Although it is still hot, it is getting cooler in the evening. There is ice in the room where young madam sleeps. She shouldn't have frozen yogurt that late! Our young madam may be hungry, but why can't you stop her? Even if you couldn't stop her, why didn't you get us?"

She then reproached Mrs. He, "Maybe she suddenly ate something cold, so her stomach started to hurt. She might get better after rubbing her stomach! You shouldn't talk nonsense!"

Intestinal diseases were life-threatening even now. Even though Mrs. Huang had a good knowledge of medicine and could ask Ji Qubing for help, the world was unpredictable and the most skilled doctors were not gods. For example, even Ji Qubing couldn't cure Wei Zhenghong! Mrs. He was very sensitive about Wei Changying being seriously ill.

Having been panic, Mrs. He regretted having guessed the intestinal disease, thinking this was a very bad omen. When Mrs. Huang reprimanded her, she wasn't angry but worried, saying, "Go see her, Mrs. Huang?"

The two grannies put back on their clothes in a hurry and quickly went to the side of Wei Changying's bed. They saw their young madam, who had just looked energetic, looking pale and wet with sweat, leaning against a pillow, biting her lips, and keeping moaning. When she saw Mrs. Huang and Mrs. He come in, she looked at them lifelessly. In just a few moments, she was in so much pain that she couldn't even speak. Yan'ge and several other maidservants had no idea what to do, looking panicked.

When Mrs. He saw her, she was also panicked, keeping asking Mrs. Huang, "What's happening here? What's happening?"

Just looking at Wei Changying's pale face and her symptoms that were very like those caused by intestinal diseases, Mrs. Huang was worried that Mrs. He might have guessed correctly. Not answering Mrs. He, she spoke to Qin'ge, "Go and change your clothes." Everyone understood that she was going to ask Ji Qubing to come over if there was something wrong. Clearly, they thought things were getting serious.

Mrs. Huang calmed herself down, ordered Mrs. He and the others to move aside, went to the bedside, and took Wei Changying's hand to check her pulse. All the people were looking at her without blinking and they saw that Mrs. Huang looked shocked after having examined Wei Changying!

Mrs. He’s heart almost stood still with fright, but she didn't know what she wanted to ask. Everyone then saw Mrs. Huang's face suddenly turn deathly pale! Having examined her for a bit longer, she let go of her hand and ordered Jiaoge, "Go and get a bowl of hot water. Remember to make it hot." After that, she instructed someone else, saying, "Take out the warmer to warm up our young madam!"

"Sister Huang, what's wrong with young madam?" Mrs. He was a bit confused, wondering if Wei Changying was fine. Why did Mrs. Huang look so serious? And if this was a big problem, why didn't she ask Qin'ge to get Ji Qubing?

Everyone looked at Mrs. Huang together. Mrs. Huang exhaled deeply and said word by word, "Young Madam... is pregnant!"

"Ah?!" All the people froze and then they were surprised and happy, asking, "Granny, is that true?"

Mrs. He was delighted but then she became serious, saying worriedly, "How is our young madam now?" Although she didn't know anything about medicine, she had given birth. What does it mean when a pregnant person felt a stomachache? Wei Changying's period had been erratic for the past two months, but she still had one each month. Thinking about this, Mrs. He didn't think this was something good, hoping the sudden good news wouldn't turn bad.

Unsurprisingly, Mrs. Huang looked deathly pale, saying in a slightly trembling voice, "She has been working too much and she has just eaten something cold, so she is not doing well. Let's hope the gods will bless her!"

Mrs. He immediately fell down onto the floor!