Sun shi learned of Feng Ruoyan's predicament and rushed to the Third Prince's manor.
"Yan'er..." Sun shi called out loudly before seeing Feng Ruoyan.
"Mother, you're finally here."
Upon seeing Sun shi, Feng Ruoyan could no longer contain her grievances and threw herself into Sun shi's embrace, sobbing softly.
"Yan'er, you're pregnant now, you absolutely cannot get so agitated. Don't further upset the fetus, quickly sit down."
Sun shi soothed Feng Ruoyan's emotions and helped her sit down. "Yan'er, what happened that you were so anxious to have me come over?"
"Mother, Yu Momo, who is by Liu Menghan's side, is too overbearing. Relying on being a female official from the Empress's side, she doesn't take me seriously at all. She even belittled me in front of everyone, saying that even though I am now a secondary consort, I am ultimately just a concubine and not worthy of being compared to Liu Menghan..."
"Now even that little b*tch Feng Jin has colluded with Liu Menghan, and the Jing Wangfei has also arrived. Mother, if Liu Menghan really gives birth to a legitimate son, will there be any place for your daughter to reside? Mother, please help me think of a way, Mother!"
Feng Ruoyan urged Sun shi to think of a solution in a hurry. If this continued, she would truly be in trouble.
"Yan'er, you don't need to worry too much. As long as you give birth to a child first and have an eldest son to rely on, it will be fine. Moreover, Liu Menghan's place is full of the Empress's spies, making it really difficult to make a move."
"But Mother, the gestation period of the child in my womb is already later than Liu Menghan's. Initially, it was Mother who taught me to say that the child's gestation period was larger than Liu Menghan's, falsely claiming it to be the eldest son, but the time of birth is not something I can control..."
She couldn't control when the child would come out. Moreover, the child in her womb was more than a month later than Liu Menghan's. She had been placing some cloth on her belly daily to make her stomach appear larger, which had kept the deception going for so long.
But when it came to childbirth, wouldn't all this be exposed? Even if her child was a boy, if he was neither legitimate nor the eldest, how much importance would he receive?
"Stay calm. I will find someone to induce your labor before Liu Menghan gives birth, and I will definitely make your child be born early."
She had already thought of a countermeasure. Earlier, she had heard that noble consorts in the palace would find ways to induce labor to secure the position of the eldest son for their child.
"Induced labor? Can that work?"
Feng Ruoyan began to feel a little worried. She had never heard of the method of inducing labor. Could it really work? What if something went wrong?
She faintly worriedly placed her hand on her slightly bulging abdomen. The imperial physicians had long ago diagnosed that her body was severely damaged after her last miscarriage. Being pregnant again was already a blessing from heaven.
But she had to take good care of herself and not make the slightest mistake, otherwise, if the child in her womb was lost, even her own life would be in danger.
"Mother, the imperial physicians also said that I now..."
"Alright, Yan'er, don't believe those incompetent physicians. Didn't that little b*tch Feng Jin also say that you would never be pregnant again? And now you have a child. With Mother here, everything will be arranged for you, and your child will definitely become the Third Prince's eldest son."
With Sun shi's assurance, Feng Ruoyan, although with some doubts in her heart, nodded in agreement. "I will do everything as Mother arranges."
She had no other choice now. Her father no longer cared about her affairs, and the only person she could trust was her mother.
"Don't worry, Yan'er. Mother will arrange everything for you. Have you been putting the things I gave you into the Third Prince's food and drinks every day?"
"I've been putting them in, Mother. These days, the Third Prince has been entangled with those other concubines. The day before yesterday, the Empress reprimanded the Third Prince. If this continues, will the Third Prince's body be harmed? It would be terrible if the Empress suspects us."
Every time she administered the medicine, she was extremely worried, fearing discovery.
Now, the Third Prince's complexion was becoming even paler. If this continued, she was truly worried that something would happen.
"Yan'er, don't be afraid. When you administer the medicine today, use only half the dosage, and according to this prescription, grind the herbs and give them to the Third Prince every three days. This way, his body will be fine."
Feng Ruoyan took the prescription Sun shi handed her and clutched it tightly. "Mother, where did you get these things? I've never seen them before."
And the medicine she was asked to give the Third Prince had practically transformed Chu Yanxi in these days. Initially, Chu Yanxi was not very fond of intimate relations, but now he wished he didn't have to get out of bed all day.
Even she, seeing these changes, felt a little afraid in her heart, only worrying that Chu Yanxi would ruin his health because of this. If the Empress then investigated and found out about her, she would surely not escape punishment.
"This is all for you. Mother has been seeking medical advice and remedies everywhere. The prescription to help you conceive was obtained by Mother from an expert. These prescriptions were also given to Mother by that expert. Mother spent her savings from over a decade for this."
Sun shi vaguely gave other reasons to Feng Ruoyan. She couldn't tell Feng Ruoyan about these matters yet, fearing she wouldn't be able to bear it and would ruin everything.
Feng Ruoyan trusted Sun shi implicitly and was deeply moved by what Sun shi had done for her, making her believe Sun shi's words even more.
"Alright, there are spies everywhere in the Third Prince's manor, so I can't stay long. You must be very careful when you are alone in the manor. If something happens, endure it if you can. Don't rush to take matters into your own hands. Mother will handle everything for you."
"I understand, Mother." Feng Ruoyan nodded and agreed to Sun shi's words, letting the maidservant beside her lead Sun shi out through the back door.
After Sun shi left, Feng Jin, who had been hiding behind the wall, stepped out. The figure that had just left Feng Ruoyan's courtyard looked very much like Sun shi.
What was even more suspicious was why the maidservant had to lead Sun shi out through the back door and not openly through the main gate.
She suspected that Sun shi's visit to Feng Ruoyan was to conspire about something illicit.
Feng Jin was about to get up and leave when she heard hurried footsteps coming from the courtyard, and she quickly hid again, only daring to observe stealthily.
It was the figure of a man. Without guessing, she knew it was Chu Yanxi. After a while, two more women entered.
Then, several maids came out and guarded the doorway. After that, no one else emerged.
Feng Jin, hiding in the dark, immediately began to imagine the scene in her mind. As if she had thought of something, her eyes widened abruptly. It was too difficult to imagine. Taking advantage of the fact that no one had discovered her yet, she quickly left.