The next morning, news reached Jia Yu that Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian had quarreled violently the previous night, leaving Wang Xifeng so enraged that she had fainted. The household hurried to summon a doctor, whose examination revealed that Wang Xifeng was pregnant.
The news delighted Wang Xifeng; she mused that once she gave birth to a son, the concubines would no longer dare to flaunt their status before her. Upon hearing the news, Dowager Jia was also brimming with joy. She made a special visit to call on her, bringing an abundance of precious tonics to bolster Wang Xifeng’s position.
Lady Wang, however, turned deathly pale upon hearing the news. She knew full well that if Wang Xifeng gave birth to a son, the line of succession for Jia Lian’s branch would be secured, making it nearly impossible for her own son, Baoyu, to inherit the title. Lady Wang began to plot in secret, determined to find a way to make Wang Xifeng miscarry. Wang Xifeng, meanwhile, was completely oblivious, lost in the joy of soon becoming a mother.
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