Wang Qingyao withdrew her gaze.
"Nothing, I just feel that Princess Yin Yue... hmm, is a bit strange... being so obedient isn't like her."
Han Suiqin smiled, looking at Aunt Luo Cheng with a face full of joy, and said, "It's all thanks to Aunt Luo Cheng."
Aunt Luo Cheng was specifically sent to discipline Princess Yin Yue, and naturally, she was fully prepared. Moreover, she had an imperial decree and a token from Consort Wei, so even Prince Qi dared not question her.
Yesterday, when Aunt Luo Cheng arrived at Prince Qi's manor, she had already made her stance clear: she was here to support Han Suiqin.
Her superior was Consort Wei, and she disdained to engage in subtle disputes with Princess Yin Yue. As a daughter-in-law, she could only obey her mother-in-law's words.
Not to mention that this mother-in-law was a Consort.
The very first rule Aunt Luo Cheng laid down was that the concubine had to come and greet the Princess Consort daily, and after greeting her, she had to stay and do embroidery.
Princess Yin Yue was naturally unwilling, but she could only suppress her displeasure.
Aunt Luo Cheng was not as optimistic as Han Suiqin. She said earnestly, "Princess Consort, I am only here to temporarily suppress Princess Yin Yue. I cannot live here forever to help you. In the future, you will have to rely on yourself. You must stand tall. You are the wife, and she is a concubine. You must remember this. Even if Prince Qi dotes on her, she is still just a concubine. If she dares to bully you, you should go to the palace and report it to Her Majesty."
"Furthermore, you are the mistress of the household, and this manor should be managed by you. You are currently pregnant, not yet three months along. Once the pregnancy is stable after three months, you must reclaim the authority to manage the household."
Han Suiqin's face showed difficulty.
Did she not understand these principles? But with what could she confront Princess Yin Yue?
Just with the righteous anger of a wife?
Aunt Luo Cheng sighed and comforted her, "Take your time. This servant will help you."
Han Suiqin showed a grateful expression.
A maid brought tea and snacks.
Wang Qingyao glanced at them and did not touch them.
She clearly remembered Han Suiqin mentioning that almost everyone in her courtyard was an informant for Princess Yin Yue.
Han Suiqin also knew what Wang Qingyao was wary of. She stood up and said, "Second Sister, I will personally make tea for you."
Wang Qingyao had witnessed Han Suiqin's tea-making skills. In front of Aunt Luo Cheng, if she could display her brilliance in the art of tea, it might be an opportunity to gain favor with Consort Wei or the Empress Dowager.
Wang Qingyao nodded.
Han Suiqin then walked out of the small reception room and went to the adjoining tea preparation room.
Wang Qingyao, bored, used her clairvoyant eyes to look.
Han Suiqin was alone in the tea preparation room. The boiling water was continuously "gurgling."
After she entered, she did not rush to make tea. Instead, she took out a small paper packet from her embrace, stared at it with a panicked expression for a moment, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, opened the packet and sprinkled its contents into the boiling water.
It was some white powder.
After being sprinkled in, it quickly dissolved in the water, showing no sign of abnormality.
Then she began to make tea, her hands and feet trembling slightly, her forehead covered in sweat.
Wang Qingyao's gaze gradually turned cold. Hmph, she had truly mistaken kindness for malice, a prime example of ingratitude.
At this moment, she finally understood why Princess Yin Yue had been so triumphant.
All of Princess Yin Yue's obedience and suppressed resentment were a show for Wang Qingyao. Han Suiqin had already sided with her.
From the moment she arrived at the Wang family, Han Suiqin had been scheming against Wang Qingyao step by step. As long as Wang Qingyao stepped into Prince Qi's manor, she would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
Princess Yin Yue hated Wang Qingyao. The tea likely contained a drug to induce miscarriage.
Wang Qingyao truly wanted to slap Han Suiqin hard at this moment.
She had put herself in Han Suiqin's shoes, considering that Han Suiqin, like her, was pregnant and her deep love for her unborn child.
And the result?
Could Han Suiqin not put herself in her shoes?
She wanted to kill Wang Qingyao's child so that her own child could survive!
Wang Qingyao cracked her knuckles.
Han Suiqin brought over the brewed tea.
She placed the teacup in front of Wang Qingyao.
Wang Qingyao looked and scoffed. She still had the leisure to decorate the tea.
Perhaps to lower Wang Qingyao's guard, she had specifically chosen a cute baby as the design for the tea.
Even Aunt Luo Cheng exclaimed in admiration.
"I never expected the Princess Consort to have such skill."
Han Suiqin displayed a suitably shy expression: "Aunt, you flatter me."
Wang Qingyao looked at the tea but did not touch it.
Han Suiqin waited for a while, and seeing that Wang Qingyao had no intention of drinking the tea, she became a little anxious.
"Second Sister, why aren't you drinking? Are you still worried? Don't worry, from boiling the water to decorating the tea, I did it all myself, without anyone else's help." Han Suiqin's smile was a little forced.
Wang Qingyao looked at her deeply and smiled, "No, I'm reluctant to drink it. Look how cute this baby is, it melts my heart. I want to look at it for a while longer."
Han Suiqin's smile became a little strained.
"Second Sister is about to become a mother, so it's natural that you like these cute things. It seems I chose the right design."
"You are also about to become a mother," Wang Qingyao said meaningfully, "You should accumulate virtue, so that the baby in your womb can be safe and healthy."
Han Suiqin's face changed, and she stammered, "Second Sis... Second Sister, what do you mean by that?"