The beauty's eyes held a hint of reproach, and tears welled in the corners of her eyes, as if she were about to cry again.

"Yu Yu only recognizes the Emperor; she doesn't want anyone else."

"Alright, I will only dote on Yu Yu. Other women are just fleeting clouds; I'll sleep with them and then forget about them! Is Yu Yu satisfied now?"

Li Shengyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and pulled her into his arms.

Bai Lingyu blushed and nestled in his arms, her thin lips pursed, a dark glint in her eyes.

The two lay in the heated tent, seemingly intimately embracing each other as they fell asleep...

In reality, they each had their own agendas.

-

Jade Hibiscus Palace.

Xun'er waited anxiously at the door every day.

They waited in vain for that bright yellow sedan chair.

The atmosphere in the palace grew more and more desolate each day.

In the past, the Empress would often send gifts to the inner palace, instructing them to take good care of Consort Mi.

Now that the Empress hasn't come for a long time, the other concubines naturally don't take the young lady seriously either.

It only took a few days for the courtyard to go from being bustling with activity to being deserted.

Besides Guo Yuanshi, he still had someone deliver medicine to him every morning and evening.

The young master never drank that medicine; he only smelled it before laughing and pouring it into the clay jar.

Xun'er asked why, but the young mistress just shook her head, telling her not to spread the word.

"If you don't want to have trouble conceiving in the future, don't disturb this soil or plant fruit on it."

Xun'er opened her eyes wide and once again marveled at the Empress's ruthless scheming.

The servants in the palace often gathered together and made sarcastic remarks.

"His Majesty is too cold-hearted. Ever since he visited Consort Yu last time, he has never come to see you again."

"If this continues, will Consort Mi fall out of favor?"

"She's never been favored, so how can she be considered out of favor? I think we should hurry up and find another way out. Following this Consort Mi, we'll be starving sooner or later."

The news that Consort Mi had "fallen from grace" and was easily crushed by Consort Yu was quickly spread throughout the palace.

The news also reached the Mi family residence.

On this day,

It was the day that Mi Fen dressed up in her finest attire, ready to have a glamorous wedding and marry into the Zhang family.