Dongchu, Kyoto.

Su Xuening took Xiaobao to Jing'an Temple to offer incense. The abbot of Jing'an Temple cleared the area and only received Su Xuening as a worshipper that day.

Su Xuening hadn't expected that her trip would cause trouble by clearing the area and affecting other worshippers, so she felt a little regretful.

After sincerely praying to Buddha and donating a lot of money for incense, I wanted to leave with my baby as soon as possible so that the temple could properly welcome the worshippers.

"Su Xuening!"

As soon as Su Xuening led Xiaobao out of the main hall, Su Yuxin ran over.

"How dare you!" Bihe shouted angrily at Su Yuxin when she saw that Su Yuxin dared to call Su Xuening by her name.

Su Xuening raised her hand to stop Bihe's cursing.

Su Yuxin then realized what was happening and quickly knelt down before Su Xuening: "This humble nun greets Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

"Get up." Su Xuening gestured with her chin toward Su Yuxin.

Su Yuxin then stood up and pleaded with Su Xuening, "It is rare for Your Majesty to come to Jing'an Temple. Why don't you come and sit with this humble nun?"

Su Xuening didn't refuse and good-naturedly reached out her hand to Xiao Bao next to her.

Xiao Bao immediately and obediently offered his hand to Su Xuening.

Su Yuxin looked at Xiaobao with curiosity: "This is... the little prince, right? He looks exactly like the emperor."

Su Xuening smiled and gently stroked Xiao Bao's chubby cheek with her finger: "Xiao Bao, call me Auntie."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxin was flattered and waved her hand, saying, "No, no, you mustn't."

Su Yuxin dared not accept the child calling her "aunt," for this was the future emperor of Eastern Chu.

Su Yuxin led Su Xuening and Xiaobao to the courtyard where she lived.

Su Yuxin didn't take Su Xuening to the side room, but instead sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

Su Yuxin quickly made tea and also got some snacks.

Seeing that she lived in a separate courtyard and had her own small kitchen, Su Xuening knew that she was doing well at Jing'an Temple.

Su Yuxin explained with a smile, "Isn't this just because I received money from Su Feiling? I took out a portion to give to the abbess, and gradually the abbess began to treat me differently. In addition, you became the empress, and your sisters became empresses. The nuns in this temple are all about flattering the powerful and belittling the weak. Isn't it also because of you that my life has become better and better!"

As Su Yuxin spoke, she poured tea for Su Xuening again: "There is only coarse tea in this courtyard, Your Majesty, please don't mind."

"No," Su Xuening said, politely drinking the tea.

Seeing how easygoing she was, Su Yuxin relaxed a bit: "Why did Your Majesty come to Jing'an Temple today?"

Su Xuening touched her belly and said, "I just got pregnant, so I brought the baby here to pray."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuxin was overjoyed and immediately knelt down, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty the Empress."

Su Xuening smiled and said, "Get up. We're all sisters, no need for you to call me Empress."

Su Yuxin got up, but didn't dare to act rashly.

Su Yuxin never expected that Su Xuening would be pregnant again after giving birth to the eldest prince.

It is said that the Emperor favors only the Empress, and there is no other woman in the harem besides her.

Su Xuening is truly blessed; not only did she marry Xuan Yuanzhan, who became emperor, but he also loved her so much.

Most importantly, I heard that in addition to being the Empress of Eastern Chu, she was also the Crown Princess of Western Liang and a Princess of Northern Wei. In short, each of her identities was something that ordinary people could never achieve in their entire lives.

They were originally sisters, but without realizing it, she had become far more noble than them.

Thinking back to when they first met, she felt a wave of fear. Fortunately, Su Xuening didn't pursue the matter.

Su Yuxin awkwardly made conversation: "I heard that my aunt was originally the Empress of Western Liang, and my uncle is actually still alive, and is the grandson of the Emperor of Northern Wei."

"Mm." Su Xuening nodded calmly, not wanting to talk too much about her father and mother.

She didn't want others to think she was showing off.

The two had only exchanged a few words when Su Xuening saw a familiar figure run into the courtyard.

It's Su Muyao!

Seeing Su Muyao again, Su Xuening felt as if she had been in another world.

Su Muyao was dressed in a nun's robe, her hair was disheveled, and she had no makeup on, as if she were mentally unstable.

When Su Muyao entered the courtyard, she was probably looking for Su Yuxin, but she was instead attracted by Xiao Bao next to Su Xuening.

She immediately looked at Xiaobao with curiosity, rummaged through her clothes, found a candy, and stuffed it into Xiaobao's hand, smiling ingratiatingly at him as she urged him to eat it.

"How dare you!" Bihe shouted angrily at Su Muyao when she saw Su Muyao touching Xiaobao inappropriately and feeding him food.

Su Muyao immediately shrank back in fear.

Upon seeing this, Su Yuxin quickly got up and pulled Su Muyao to kneel down.

Since Su Muyao couldn't speak, she explained on Su Yuxin's behalf: "Your Majesty, please calm down. She meant no harm. She's not mentally sound. She probably just saw that the little prince was handsome, so she gave him candy."

Seeing that Su Muyao seemed to be acting strangely, Su Xuening reached out and took her pulse.

Seeing that her pulse was extremely erratic, it seemed that she was truly delirious.

Su Muyao hid in Su Yuxin's arms in fear, and Su Yuxin quickly comforted her: "Don't be afraid, this is our eldest sister, you forgot? She won't hurt you."

Su Muyao had completely forgotten about Su Xuening; she just stared intently at Xiaobao, as if she particularly liked him.

Su Xuening frowned as she looked at Su Muyao: "How did she become like this?"

Su Yuxin shook her head: "This humble nun doesn't know either. It seems that after Su Feiling died, no one from the Ministry of Rites took care of her. In the end, they sent her to Jing'an Temple. When this humble nun saw her, she was already like this."

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