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Leng Qiyue remained silent. It was not a friendly banquet today, but a provocative one. Han Liu was a smart woman. She wouldn't fight a battle without any certainty. Could it be that she already had a backer? Who could it be?

After Han Liu said this, she turned to Leng Qiyue and said with a fake smile, "Elder sister Imperial Concubine, younger sister knows that you never ask about the harem, so please don't ask about it in the future. "I will not wrongly accuse anyone. Of course, if someone has done something that they shouldn't have, I will never show favoritism."

Leng Qiyue felt depressed and wanted to flare up, but if she were to get angry, wouldn't that mean that she would become a scoundrel in the future?

She could only smile apologetically, "Of course I know that. It's best if little sister is fair in her enforcement. Big sister will be better off not having to worry about that."

Han Liu nodded with satisfaction. She suddenly swept her stern gaze over the crowd. All of them lowered their heads as she looked at them.

Han Liu's goal was achieved as she smiled and said, "Come, let's all have a taste of my hometown's snacks. There's no need to be polite."

Leng Qiyue really didn't have much appetite. She just ate a little and left. The others also saw her leaving and looked for their own reasons to go back.

Xiao Die held Leng Qiyue up and said angrily, "What? Does she really think she's the empress? She even said those words to the empress?"

Leng Qiyue was much calmer than Xiao Die and said, "Forget it, since she has the Phoenix Talisman, she has the right to speak. "Right now, the Emperor is spoiling her so much. We should avoid causing trouble as much as possible. Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if we get caught."

Xiao Die nodded and said, "The Empress is right. It seems that we should endure it. We can just wait until the Empress gives birth to the Second Prince."

Leng Qiyue faintly smiled. She didn't know if this was a man or a woman. Instead, she felt like she was a girl. Since the start of her pregnancy, she hadn't had any bad feelings, and everything was going smoothly.

As soon as Han Liu took up his position, he had reduced the usage of the palaces, which meant that he had to eliminate waste and save money. Although this matter caused discontent among the various palaces, none of them dared to voice it out loud. Leng Qiyue did not think much of it, since what she normally ate was simple and the expenses were not that high. Even after shrinking down, she still had some leftover food.

At the end of the month, Die took the silver taels and said, "Fortunately, you have been saving money. Although the money is less than before, it is still alright. "However, the palace has long since made a rule that pregnant women can receive double their monthly salary. It's all the Empress's fault for not agreeing at the beginning, we only just had enough silver at the moment."

Leng Qiyue smiled and said, "We have something to eat and something to drink, so we don't need to buy anything. Why do we need that silver? "In terms of silver, the Emperor borrowed quite a bit from me. Let's see how he's going to repay me."

Xiao Die said with a smile, "Esteemed wangfei, why didn't you mention this to the emperor? "It seems to me that the Emperor has already forgotten about this."

Leng Qiyue shook her head. "Forget it. I'm not lacking in silver. If I'm chased out of the palace by the emperor one day, you won't die from hunger even if you follow me."

Xiao Die giggled and didn't say anything.

Leng Qiyue rubbed her stomach. There were still 40 more days before the child was born, but she still couldn't think of a way to deal with the empress dowager. It looked like she could only delay matters for now.

Little Shun Zi walked in from outside. "Empress, there's a letter for you."

Leng Qiyue took it. There was no writing on it, but it was sealed with a fire lacquer. She tore open the letter and unfolded it. The more she read, the more excited she became. She actually stood up with a 'sou' sound.

Xiao Die asked in bewilderment, "What is it, my lady?"

Leng Qiyue said, "Quickly, pack up. I want to go to the guest courtyard."

Seeing the serious expression on Leng Qiyue's face, Xiao Die did not dare to ask any further questions and hurriedly went to prepare clothes and a sedan.

Because Leng Qiyue had the jade pendant that Dongfang Haotian had given her, she didn't need to bring a token to leave the palace. She could directly leave. After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they left the palace and headed straight for the guest courtyard.

The courtyard was the same as the last time she came, they had entered through the main entrance this time. Rong Fei was already waiting there, and when she saw Leng Qiyue, she walked up to her and smiled, "You still care a lot about that matter."

Leng Qiyue nodded furiously. "That's right, but you're not lying to me, right?"

Rong Fei Fei smiled but didn't say anything as she pulled Leng Qiyue towards the courtyard she lived in.

After the two of them sat down, a maid served them fragrant tea. Leng Qiyue impatiently asked, "Where is she?"

Rong Fei smiled and said, "You can leave now."

"Yes." The maids retreated, but one of them stayed behind. Leng Qiyue looked at the maid. The maid smiled sweetly at her and said, "Long time no see."

Leng Qiyue almost jumped up in fright. She stepped forward to grab her hand and said, "That's great! You didn't die!"

The maid raised her head and saw that it was Mu Fei and Mu Qingyao.

Mu Qingyao smiled and said, "The Emperor didn't kill me. He only arranged for me to live in this courtyard."

Leng Qiyue pulled her to a seat and asked, "Didn't the emperor kill you?" "That one?"

Mu Qingyao smiled sadly, "It wasn't the Emperor who killed him. I misunderstood him."

Leng Qiyue was extremely shocked by this news. She asked, "Who killed that person?"

A hint of hatred flashed in Mu Qingyao's eyes as she said, "It's my brother."

"Ah?" Why did Prince Mu want to kill him? " Leng Qiyue was even more confused.

Mu Qingyao sighed and said, "He's a hunter. In order to make me the Emperor's concubine, in order to stop my thoughts of leaving the palace, Brother killed me."

Leng Qiyue did not expect Prince Mu to be so ruthless, to even kill her own little sister's lover. But then again, they were siblings. As brothers, naturally, they wished for their younger sister to live a good life and have a high status. Thus, what they had done could be forgiven.

Mu Qingyao said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Actually, I saw you the last time you came. However, you snuck in. I can't greet you, so you can't blame me, right?"

Leng Qiyue shook her head. "How could that be? No wonder I felt that someone was very similar to you the last time I saw him. It's just that I didn't expect it to be you." "Then are you going to stay in this courtyard from now on?"

Mu Qingyao shook her head and said, "I plan to go back to Heaven's Cry after a while. After I return, it'll be fine even if I become an ordinary person. No matter what, that's my hometown!"

Leng Qiyue nodded. "Then you must write me a letter."

Mu Qingyao smiled, "Alright, definitely. I plan to go back and open a restaurant to spread the dishes over there. The people of Heaven's Nest did not pay much attention to food, so the dishes were not meticulous. The food here is all made like flowers, and it's still very tasty. "

Leng Qiyue chuckled, "You definitely don't know that my culinary skills are very good. Do you want me to teach you a few moves?"

Mu Qingyao teased him, "Come on, I don't believe that your dishes will ruin my brand."

Leng Qiyue snorted, "Fine, you don't believe me, right? I'll go and do it. Let's see what else you can say. "

Rong Fei watched the two bickering happily. If she hadn't come to this courtyard, she wouldn't have discovered that Mu Qingyao was still alive. However, why had the Emperor sent her here? It was definitely not because he pitied the fairer sex, but because he had another goal in mind.