Fu Xiaoyu knew that Cui Yulu wasn't good at these superficial things, so he stepped forward and put his arm around her shoulder.

"You must be tired from the journey. Let's head back to the Prince's residence first. We need to see the Dowager Consort tomorrow."

Zhao Qing watched the scene unfold with displeasure. Although there was nothing he could do at the moment, seeing her sad still tore at his heart.

"That's right, I've already had the Prince's mansion prepared, just waiting for you to come and stay."

Qiao Qiao, acting like the lady of the house, warmly welcomed Cui Yulu's arrival.

This made Cui Yulu feel like an outsider.

"Thank you."

Cui Yulu whispered a thank you in a voice barely above a whisper.

The group settled down at the Jade King's Mansion.

Because both Third Sister and Xia Lan'er are pregnant this time, each of them has been given a courtyard.

Fortunately, the Prince's Mansion had many courtyards, so everyone felt at ease staying there.

"If you have any problems, don't keep them to yourself, remember to come to us."

Third Sister was still worried about Yulu, and when Lin parted, she didn't forget to give her a word of advice.

"I know, you all get some rest, everything will be fine."

After settling San Niang and the others in, Cui Yulu and Fu Xiaoyu returned to Xunmei Courtyard. Several winter plum trees in the courtyard were in full bloom, emitting a faint fragrance.

"I know you're afraid of the cold, so I specially asked the servants to heat the room so you can be more comfortable."

Fu Xiaoyu's hand stroked her high, protruding belly, and the little one suddenly kicked him excitedly.

This kick made Fu Xiaoyu feel the wonder of life.

"She's kicking me. What a naughty baby. You must have had a hard time these days."

Cui Yulu simply removed his hand.

I found a comfortable position and sat down.

"Your Highness has not yet answered my question: Do you and she truly have feelings for each other?"

"Please believe me, she and I are nothing more than..."

"So Your Highness is here. I've already prepared a meal for my sister. Let's eat together."

Before Fu Xiaoyu could finish speaking, Qiao Qiao pushed open the door and entered, smiling as she invited Cui Yulu to have dinner together.

At that moment, Cui Yulu felt nauseous and couldn't eat anything.

"Your Highness, please go and eat. I'm not feeling well and want to take a nap."

"Is my sister angry with me? We're both mothers now. We can go hungry ourselves, but we can't let the little one in our bellies get hungry, can we?"

She smiled as she looked at Cui Yulu while gently touching her lower abdomen.

Cui Yulu was shocked to find that Qiao Qiao was also pregnant. She couldn't believe her eyes and looked at Fu Xiaoyu with horrified eyes.

"You can leave now. I have something to say to Yulu alone. Please leave."

Fu Xiaoyu looked at her impatiently and told her to leave, but Qiao Qiao ignored him.

He kept talking incessantly in front of them.

"During the time the prince was in a coma, he couldn't be separated from me, so now I'm two months pregnant. It's really embarrassing to say."

Cui Yulu looked at her in disbelief. She said she was sorry, but there was no sign of embarrassment on her face.

They seemed quite at ease and comfortable.

"Alright, you can all leave now. I want to be alone. Since you're pregnant, don't overwork yourself, or the Prince will worry."

After Cui Yulu finished speaking, she ignored the two of them, leaned back on the couch, closed her eyes, and stopped looking at them.

Fu Xiaoyu had no idea what Qiao Qiao was up to. They had agreed on everything before, so why was she changing her mind now?

"What exactly do you mean? I've already promised you everything, so why are you making Yulu unhappy here?"

"Haha, Your Highness, what are you saying? Even when you're putting on an act, you have to make it look real. You can't just tell her the truth from the start, can you? Don't you want to test the relationship between you two?"

Fu Xiaoyu was speechless for a moment, yet there was nothing she could do.

For Cui Yulu's safety, he had no choice but to endure it.

"And Your Highness, don't forget the palace banquet tomorrow. Don't go too far then. The whole world is watching. It would be unreasonable for you to treat me too badly."

Fu Xiaoyu snorted coldly, turned and left Xunmei Courtyard, returned to Tingzhu Pavilion, and went to read alone.

While Cui Yulu was lost in thought, someone suddenly entered the room. It was none other than Zhao Qing.

"What are you doing here? Did you come to see me make a fool of myself? Well, you've got your wish. Laugh all you want."

At this moment, Cui Yulu completely lost her fighting spirit, and simply closed her eyes to prevent her tears from falling.

“I told you long ago that what you want to see will not be the result you want. Now you know, right? Fu Xiaoyu is not the right person for you. Why don’t you leave here with me? I promise to treat your child as my own.”

Cui Yulu suddenly opened her watery eyes and looked at him.

"Hmph, how do you think you are better than Fu Xiaoyu? You have a woman who loves you by your side, but you insist on finding someone who doesn't like you. How can I entrust my life to you?"

At this moment, she realized that she was the only one she could rely on in this world.

She had even imagined the scene of her divorce from Fu Xiaoyu.

Seeing how heartbroken she was, Zhao Qing stepped forward to comfort her, saying, "I'm different from them. I genuinely want you to be happy. Only I can give you that happiness. So please agree to leave with me, okay?"

Cui Yulu gave a cold laugh and said nothing more.

However, Zhao Qing stayed by her side the whole time, silently watching her every move.

"You should leave now. This is a prince's residence, and there are guards patrolling here. It's not appropriate for you to stay here."

Unlike outside, the guards of the Prince's Palace patrol regularly here. If someone were to see you here, you probably wouldn't be able to explain yourself even if you had a mouth full of mouths.

"Don't worry, they won't catch me. I just don't want to see you sad."

"What can you do if you don't want to see me sad? Do you think I won't be sad? Don't waste your time on me. You'd be better off looking at the people around you. An Rou'er is deeply in love with you. I bet you know that."

Zhao Qing didn't care about what she said at all; he just kept looking at her with eyes full of affection.

This made Cui Yulu feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"If you don't leave, I'll call for help."

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open again.

The person who came in was none other than Qiao Qiao, who had just left. It turned out that she had returned after seeing Fu Xiaoyu enter Tingzhuxuan.

She was holding food in her hands, with a gentle smile on her face.

“I noticed that my sister hadn’t eaten dinner, so I took the liberty of bringing you some food. I hope my sister won’t blame me.”

Just then, she suddenly looked up and saw Zhao Qing inside the room, her face also full of surprise.

"So there's someone in my sister's room. I've come at the wrong time."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yulu fully understood that this woman was by no means someone to be trifled with.

"You've come at just the right time. Wasn't this something you two planned? Why are you putting on an act here?"