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Zheng Ziyi had become more and more lively during this period of time. She walked around with her big belly. She would go wherever there were more people, especially where the empress was. Zheng Ziyi would always push her way through.

The others didn't understand. This empress clearly didn't like Zheng Ziyi, but she still wanted to get close to her. She wasn't afraid that something bad would happen to her child.

Only Zheng Ziyi understood that she couldn't wait for someone to touch her and then take the opportunity to give birth to a child. She said it was premature, so as to conceal the child's true identity.

Therefore, she was nervous and boastful in order to arouse the jealousy of her concubines.

Mu Sheng and Xue Ruoyun got off the palanquin and slowly walked towards the empress dowager's palace. Her steps were slow, and the short distance between them was grinded by her for a long, long time.

"Aiyo, my stomach hurts. Mu Sheng, I think we should head back first. You can go pay respects to the empress dowager by yourself." After thinking for a long time, Xue Ruyun suddenly clutched his chest and yelled out that his stomach was hurting.

"Since your stomach hurts, then I'll carry you on my back. It'll be so easy for muhou to have the imperial physician treat you." Mu Yong said as he gently caressed her back.

"No need, no need. I'll go to the prince's mansion myself to eat some medicine and rest for a while." Xue Ruyun quickly waved his hand, turned around, and was about to leave.

"Come back." Mu Sheng grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

"What is it?" Xue Luoyun looked guiltily at Mu Sheng.

Mu Ying stepped forward, "Have you ever seen someone hold onto their chest in pain alone? Stop pretending, you must go today. "

"My, my chest hurts too." Xue Ruyun softly said.

"I know what you are escaping from. Don't be afraid, the Queen Mother has changed her opinion of you. We can't escape for the rest of our lives. " Mu Sheng comforted Xue Luoyun softly.

"Fine." Seeing that he couldn't make it through, Xue Ruoyun could only straighten up. Truthfully speaking, she really was too annoying to see the empress dowager. Every time she jabbered on and on, Xue Ruoyun couldn't figure out how she managed to find so many words to say. It felt like she had a huge grudge against the empress dowager.

However, Mu Ying's words were reasonable. Although he hated the rules of the palace the most, since he chose to marry Mu Ying, he had to do his best to win the empress dowager's approval. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to hide for the rest of his life.

In the Prince's Mansion, when they heard that Xue Muyun and the others had already left in their palanquin, the servants became excited. The long awaited time had finally come.

"This time, we must work out a clear division of labor. We must ensure that there are no mistakes. If there's no mistake, after Xue Luoyun returns with Prince in the afternoon, her days will be completely different. " Hu Jie said proudly. He felt that victory was already in sight.

"Fourth Madam, please know some martial arts and your agility. You can go hide the letter and the jade pendant." Hu Jie instructed.

"Yes." Luo Qianzi gracefully bowed, took the jade pendant and the letter, and left.

"Third Madam, you go lure the servants away to assist Third Madam. The other people will do as they see fit and be smarter for themselves. "

After giving out orders, everyone began to move out in separate directions.

Arriving at the courtyard where the princess lived, Wen Minjia first looked around her surroundings, only to see that her maids and guards were busy. Therefore, she walked forward and randomly pulled on a seemingly friendly servant girl. "I'm here to visit the wangfei today. Is the wangfei present?" Wen Minjia had to first confirm that something was amiss.

When the servant girl saw that it was her, she quickly put down her work and bowed before replying, "To reply Third Madame, wangfei isn't inside. This morning, I saw wangfei enter the palace with her to pay my respects to the empress dowager."

So it was like that.

Wen Minjia pinched the handkerchief with some hatred and said, "Every day, she goes out with the prince. That woman is truly shameless." Wen Minjia was jealous.

But that was just right. They could move better.

When Wen Mingjia heard the maid's reply, she purposely said loudly, "Ah, so it was like that. Then it was really unfortunate that I came."

At this moment, when Luo Qianzi heard that Xue Ruyun wasn't here, she carefully entered through the back door of the campus. Feeling reassured, she jumped onto the wall and slipped into her room.

Ever since he had married into the Prince's Mansion, she had been accompanied by the Prince, and the Prince's Mansion was also safe. Thus, she had not set up traps like when she was in the Xue Estate. She hadn't thought that these secondary wives would be so bold as to come to the courtyard and harm her.

Wen Minjia then found some random words to ask the maidservants to distract their attention. After she saw Luo Qianzi enter, she turned around and walked away with a relieved expression on her face.

The servant girl looked at her back and scratched her head in bewilderment. Since the prince had given his order, the secondary wives usually didn't come to visit. Why did they suddenly come to visit the imperial concubine today? It was really strange.

It was none of his business, all he had to do was do his job. She shook her head and turned back to her work.

This was the first time she had been in Xue Ruyun's inner room. He had originally thought that the interior of Xue Ruyun's room would be decorated with paintings. It was magnificent. However, he didn't expect that the interior was indeed exquisite and elegant, with an ancient style. He didn't expect that this Xue Luoyun had quite the taste.

Luo Qianzi thought as she quickly walked to the bedside. He saw a red tent hanging on the big bed made of ancient sandalwood. The red tent was hung on both sides and was tied up by a red cloth with Begonia embroidered on it. There was a big red blanket under the red tent, and the picture of a phoenix and a bird singing on top of it stung Luo Qianzi's eyes. As he thought about how many days and nights he had spent in this happy place and how many times they had stayed alone in this empty room, Xue Ruoyun had fallen in love with his highness.

A look of sadness flashed in her eyes, then was drowned by strong jealousy and anger. Even if she didn't get the prince, she wouldn't allow anyone to be in love with him. Thinking of this, Luo Qianzi quickly placed the letter and the jade pendant under her pillow and hid it well. She turned her head to look at the dazzling red blanket and walked out hatefully.

When Luo Qianzi arrived at Hu Jie's room, all of the other concubines were there as they chatted. Meanwhile, Hu Jie held the embroidery in hand and chatted along the edge of the embroidery, his expression calm.

Seeing that Luo Qianzi had arrived, Hu Jie's hand paused for a moment. He looked at Luo Qianzi and said, "Sister, you've come."

"Yes, I just went to get something. I just got here. Elder sister won't blame me, right?" Luo Qianzi pretended to reply. Then, she secretly made a successful gesture towards Hu Jie and sat down. The group of people pretended as if nothing had happened and started chatting in an especially harmonious manner.

Although Xue Ruoyun was unwilling, he still came to the empress dowager's palace.

After paying her respects, the empress dowager once again sent a face to Xue Ruyun. "Your marriage has been going on for quite some time. Why haven't you taken on a bit of color by yourself?" The empress dowager unhappily said as she looked at the flat stomach beneath Xue Muyun's detailed waist.

"Imperial Mother, you are in too much of a hurry. Our wedding isn't that long ago, how can it be that quick? We'll have to wait for at least a year or so." Hearing the empress dowager's words, Mu Ying hastened to smooth things over.

"As the saying goes, there are three ways to not be filial. If she doesn't have a child and can't be inherited, why would we marry her? It would be better to just cripple her earlier. " The empress dowager didn't pay any heed to the fact that Xue Muyun was standing right next to her as she bluntly said these hurtful words.

When Xue Ruyun heard her words, she was so angry that her lungs were about to explode. I'm not a tool for the birth of a child. It was like marrying me was a huge advantage. She didn't envy anyone else for envying the position of wangfei. At that time, it was Mu Ying who proposed to her, right?

It was only because they shared a mutual love that they had found the person who wanted to be with them for the rest of their lives. That was why they had gotten married. Why did the Empress Dowager's words now make everything change?

Mu Sheng became a person who only married him because he was looking for a fertility tool, while he himself also became a person who only climbed high because of his status as a concubine and his love of vanity.

Now the empress dowager was directly saying that she had been crippled, there was simply no respect for her at all. Do you think I'm going to be so scared that my legs will go limp when I hear that? I don't want to see you, old woman. If it wasn't because of Mu Ying, I wouldn't have come to suffer your anger.

Xue Luoyun was extremely angry in her heart, and wished that she could immediately return. However, thinking of how she was Mu Ying's mother, she was still extremely patient.

"Imperial Mother, you don't need to worry about this matter." Hearing that she was getting more and more outrageous, Mu Ying couldn't be bothered to persuade her.

"I don't care about what. This is related to the big matter of our family being the descendants of the Mu Family, how can I not care." Look at you, protecting her like this in front of This Dowager. No wonder your imperial concubines cry every time they come to visit me. Her family were people who had contributed greatly to Xi Liang, so you should know your limits and take into consideration the general plan. Now that you have a main concubine, these secondary concubines have been waiting for you for so many years. In order to avoid a single person being favored and being favored by others, and thus influencing the entire Duke Palaces. "

Although the empress dowager's tone was low, every word she said was still against Xue Ruoyun. She even belittled her, implying that she was of low status and had no family background.

"Imperial Mother has always been kind to everyone and has always taken care of all the consorts. I don't know where Imperial Mother heard these words, but I don't know if you should believe them all." Mu Yong's tone was cold, clearly trying his best to suppress his anger.

"If I had listened to my mother and married that child Chang Le, maybe now …" The empress dowager continued to speak as if she had not noticed Mu Sheng's mood, and the more she spoke, the more outrageous it became.

"Imperial Mother, chenqie is not feeling well and wishes to make a trip out." Xue Luoyun found it hard to endure her words, so he directly interrupted her. With that, he did not care if she agreed or not. He bowed, got up, and walked out.

"Look at her, she doesn't put This Dowager in her eyes at all. Ostensibly …" The empress dowager couldn't contain her anger when she saw Xue Ruyun leave. She pointed at her back and complained to Mu Ying.

"Muhou!" At this point, Mu Sheng also began to get angry, and with a low growl, he frightened the empress dowager.

When Mu Ying saw that the empress dowager was stunned, he wanted to argue with her, but when he recalled that she was still grieving over Changle's death not long ago, he decided not to provoke her.

Mu Ying looked at the empress dowager and wanted to say something, but he hesitated. In the end, he stood up and said his goodbyes.

Xue Ruyun walked out of the main hall and let out a long breath. She really couldn't stand the empress dowager any longer. She had thought that if she was respectful and sincere, the Empress Dowager would change her opinion of herself. Unexpectedly, she acted even more intensely.

Xue Luoyun truly could not bear listening to her words. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would not be able to hold back and argue with her. As a result, she forcefully suppressed her anger and walked out.