Mo Xiang, the maidservant who followed Concubine Shu, sighed after hearing this: "When I was in the Marquis' Mansion, I often heard people say that the Imperial Noble Concubine and Concubine Fu were like fairies in their lives. Now it seems that even fairies cannot compare to them."

As soon as she said this, Concubine Shu turned her head and glared at her fiercely, saying unhappily, "What's the use of being beautiful? A high family background is what matters most."

"Yes, your majesty is right. It was this servant who was foolish." Mo Xiang saw her master was angry and quickly bowed her head to admit her mistake. "If we talk about family background, even if the Imperial Noble Consort becomes the Empress one day, she will naturally not be able to compare with you."

Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows, a hint of pride on her face. She was in a very good mood for the moment and simply abandoned the sedan chair and strolled slowly along the long street.

"Do you know why the Empress Dowager chose me to enter the palace?"

Mo Xiang flattered: "How can this servant guess what the Queen Mother is thinking? Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

Concubine Shu was very proud: "Although the Imperial Noble Concubine is the Empress Dowager's niece, she is not a direct descendant, so there is no way they can completely trust each other. Even if the Imperial Noble Concubine gives birth, she will be canonized as the Empress. Take Su as an example. The Empress Dowager is afraid that she will become too proud of her position and power in the future. That's why she summoned me to the palace to be a concubine, in order to suppress the Empress."

Mo Xiang felt sorry for Concubine Shu: "So, aren't we just pawns in the hands of the Queen Mother?"

"What's wrong with being a chess piece?" Concubine Shu didn't care and smiled slightly. "If someone is willing to use you, it proves that you still have value. Otherwise, you are worse than a blade of grass. I'm afraid that Princess Gong's health is not good. I don't think my cousin is a man who values ​​beauty. As long as Princess Gong dies, the position of the first wife will belong to the Fu family in the future. The Empress Dowager's mother's family has long run out of people they can rely on. Maybe if the Imperial Noble Concubine wants to succeed the Empress, she can create a new branch of the Fu family. Perhaps this is another reason why the Empress Dowager allowed me to enter the palace."

"But it was the Queen Mother's idea to make the Imperial Consort the Queen, wasn't it?"

Concubine Shu looked sideways at Mo Xiang and said coldly, "Things in this world are always possible. Perhaps the Imperial Concubine simply can't afford such a blessing?"

Mo Xiang stared at his master in a daze, obviously not hearing the meaning of these words.

Concubine Shu smiled, looked up at the azure sky, and said with a leisurely smile: "The weather is so nice, let's go to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the flowers."

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Fu Qianyin carried her son into the warm room. Before she could even perform the formalities, her sister had someone help her up. She smiled and scolded, "We're all family. Why are you going through all this vulgar ritual?"

Seeing the cute pink little nephew in his sister's arms, he said happily, "Let me hold this little naughty monkey."

The name of the prince's heir happened to be of the Hong generation, so he was named Hongnian.

Fu Qianyin was worried about her sister's pregnancy and didn't dare to let her hold the baby. But she also didn't want to spoil her sister's fun, so she held her son's buttocks and said with a smile, "Our Hongnian pays respects to auntie."

On the warm kang, brothers Jing Heng and Jing Yi were staring at the little guy in front of them with wide eyes. Fu Qianyu held Hong Nian in front of the two sons and said with a smile, "This is your little brother."

The third brother and the little guy sat together, and their eyebrows were very similar.

Jing Heng was relatively calm and just stared at his younger brother quietly. I thought the three brothers would be shy when they met for the first time, but the next second, Jing Heng reached out and grabbed a piece of cake from the plate and put it into his younger brother's mouth, mumbling, "Eat, brother."

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Fu Qianyin held Jing Heng in her arms and kissed him lovingly: "Our Jing Heng loves his younger brother so much, but his younger brother is still young and can't eat cakes. Can you give it to your aunt?"

The little guy seemed to understand, but after glancing at his mother, he stretched out his chubby little hand and put the flattened pastry into Fu Qianyin's mouth.

Jing Yi was not to be outdone. He followed his brother's example, reached out and grabbed a piece of cake, first put it into his younger brother's mouth, and before Hongnian could open his mouth, he put it into Fu Qianyin's mouth.

This action made everyone in the room laugh, and Hongnian also giggled along with the adults.

The wet nurse took all three children away at once, leaving space for the two sisters to talk.

Fu Qianyu took her sister's hand and looked her up and down. Seeing the rosy complexion and bright eyes of the young woman, she knew that her sister was living a good life in the mansion.

"I haven't asked you yet, why do you want to enter the palace today?"

Fu Qianyin sat beside her sister, drinking tea with a leisurely smile: "It was the emperor's idea. I wanted to return to the palace in a few days, but the emperor issued an order early in the morning, and asked me to stay in the palace for a few days to accompany you."

"He's really thought it through."

Fu Qianyin nodded, then moved closer and said, "Sister, I'm afraid the princess is dying."

Fu Qianyu was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "We just met during the Mid-Autumn Festival, how could he suddenly stop being able to do it?"

"It happened a few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Fu Qianyin's eyes darkened. "On the 25th, the prince was ordered to enter the palace. He didn't return until the evening. As soon as he returned, he went to the main courtyard. Not long after, I heard a quarrel inside. Later, the prince came to my room. I didn't dare to ask more questions. It was only when the prince couldn't help himself that he told me that the princess seemed to be involved in the death of the second prince."

"What?"

"Sister, I find it strange, too. The Second Prince's biological mother was deposed long ago. Why would the Princess help the Ming family for no reason?"

Fu Xiyu's heart was pounding when she heard this. She thought that this matter was done by the Ming family alone, but she didn't expect that Princess Gong was also involved.

But she really didn't understand when Princess Gong had an affair with Ming?

When Ming was executed that day, people outside the palace only knew that Ming had poisoned the prince, so she was sentenced to death by the emperor. However, the truth behind this was concealed by the emperor.

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