She always plays cards out of the ordinary

Chapter 359: Startling Steps 6

Seeing her third aunt looking anxious, Mingyu quickly stepped forward and comforted her in a soft voice.

"Don't worry, Third Aunt. My sister just found out about this, and the only people who know about it are me, my sister, and her confidants. If I send someone to tell you the news, there will inevitably be complications along the way.

It just so happens that I'm coming back today, so I might as well come back and report to you in person. This way, we can ensure that the message is conveyed accurately and save a lot of trouble. Isn't that better?

Besides, this can also avoid causing suspicion from the Eighth Prince. After all, my sister is now a member of the royal palace. If she interacts too frequently and closely with her natal family, it may make the Eighth Prince unhappy. "

At this moment, the old lady was sitting steadily at the head of the table. Her wrinkled hands were slowly stroking the exquisitely carved patterns on the armrests of the chair, and her face was full of worry.

After a long while, he sighed and said, "Although the number of women in the Eighth Prince's mansion is not as many as those of famous families, it is not a small number either.

However, this is the first time in all these years that I have heard good news. Minghui must not make any mistakes this time!"

The old lady has spent her entire life in the backyard, experiencing countless ups and downs, and she is well aware of all kinds of insidious and cunning tactics.

It was also because of this that Prince An's Mansion was able to intimidate her and prevent the four daughters-in-law in the mansion from acting recklessly.

However, precisely because she knew too thoroughly about the affairs of the inner chamber, she naturally knew that something was wrong when only one of the Eighth Prince's wives and concubines was pregnant over the years.

But she was also very clear about Minghui's character, whom she had brought up. Although she was jealous, she was not such a cruel person.

Given my granddaughter's personality, she would definitely not do those things, so it is self-evident who the problem is.

Since ancient times, passing on the family line and continuing the family bloodline have been of utmost importance.

It is really not normal for a person of such noble status as the Eighth Prince to have so few offspring.

The old lady guessed that the Eighth Prince probably knew something about this, but these things must not be known to outsiders, otherwise it would inevitably undermine his dignity.

And now, with great difficulty, a woman is pregnant with his child. If Minghui were to harm her recklessly at this time, the consequences would be disastrous.

Once the truth comes out, Minghui will probably completely lose the favor of the Eighth Prince and will no longer have a place to stand in the palace.

Thinking of this, the old lady slowly raised her head, a trace of solemnity appeared on her weathered face, and she stared straight at Mingyu.

"Yu'er, you just mentioned that the Eighth Prince doted on his concubine. Is this woman from the concubine of the Maertai family?"

Mingyu nodded slightly to show her affirmation.

"Grandmother, it's her. After all, there is only one concubine like her in the Eighth Prince's mansion."

After hearing this, the old lady fell into silence.

After a long while, she sighed softly, her eyes filled with deep love and endless regret for Minghui.

"Minghui has been a well-behaved and sensible child since she was young. She doesn't need others to worry about many things. I said at the time that with her personality, ability and means, she will be able to live a prosperous life no matter where she is.

It's a pity that after all my calculations, I still missed a crucial point, which is her persistent love for the Eighth Prince.

Alas! Throughout history, love is the most difficult thing to deal with. I never thought that even my proudest granddaughter would fall for it.

Did your sister tell you how she plans to deal with this matter? "

"My sister just told me not to worry and that she would handle the matter. However, based on my understanding of my sister's character, she would not act so rashly towards that woman."

The old lady was slightly relieved when she heard her say this.

"That's good. After all, that's the Eighth Prince's residence. We are very far away from there, so it's not possible to transmit messages frequently.

If you send messages too frequently, I'm afraid the Eighth Prince will inevitably be unhappy.

Therefore, as long as Minghui can firmly control the people and things in the mansion, relying on her status as the legitimate wife of the Eighth Prince, it doesn't matter whether she has children in the future.

When the children in the mansion see her, they must respectfully address her as "mother."

Mingyu nodded in agreement. That's right, her sister fell in love with the Eighth Prince.

If you don't like it, that's easy.

You know, considering the difficulty of the Eighth Prince in having children, if it were her, she would have probably taken in a few more concubines for the Eighth Prince.

Although it was difficult for the Eighth Prince to make a woman pregnant, since there were still women who were able to bear his child, it meant that this problem was not unsolvable.

On second thought, this is actually just a matter of probability and quantity.

As long as the base number of concubines is large enough, the possibility of successful conception will naturally increase.

For children, since they are not your own, the more the better.

After all, things are valuable because they are rare. If there is only one seedling, it will naturally be extremely precious.

But once there are more children, their value will be greatly reduced.

By then, Minghui, as the legitimate wife, could just sit back and relax without any worries.

Because if those illegitimate children want to live a good life, they will surely rush to her to show their filial piety and courtesy.

It’s a pity that all these calculations were ultimately no match for Minghui’s deep love for the Eighth Prince.

However, the situation is already like this, and there is no way the Eighth Prince will eventually ascend to the throne.

As for Mingyu, she naturally did not want to see Prince An's Mansion go to the road of destruction because of following the Eighth Prince.

So, after several aunts left, Mingyu went to her grandmother again and continued talking to the old lady.

"Grandmother, although my sister is the legitimate wife of the Eighth Prince, she is not favored in reality, and her power is like a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water.

In addition, there is a favored concubine in front, and a pregnant concubine, the Eighth Prince, behind. . . ”

Having said this, Mingyu paused for a moment, but the old lady knew clearly in her heart the words she did not say.

In fact, everyone knew very well that even though the Eighth Prince was courteous to Prince An's Mansion on the surface, he had his own calculations and thoughts behind the scenes.

Therefore, they, the Prince An's Mansion, must not place all their bets on him alone, otherwise, if anything changes, the consequences will be unimaginable.

The old lady touched Mingyu's head with satisfaction, "Our Mingyu has grown up after going out once."