Huan Yue rode out of Qing'e Palace in a carriage, and it started snowing again.

The snowstorm wasn't too heavy, and everyone was fine walking around the palace.

It's not cold when it snows, but it's cold when the snow melts.

Huan Yue was wearing a fox fur coat, which looked both beautiful and warm.

The palace maids and servants were all dressed up beautifully. As for the mourning period for the Grand Princess of Chu, it was fine.

We strolled leisurely to Showa-gu Shrine.

Consort Zhu, Consort Shen, and Consort Li were all with Consort Fang. Consort Xing and Consort Wu also came to join in the fun.

With the two powerful figures no longer in the palace, everyone's life became much easier.

Although the energy for making a ruckus is gone, it's good enough to be able to sit together and chat easily, or think about how to share your burdens.

The Crown Princess is actually the most noble woman in the world; she is now free to come over.

Everyone respected her.

Huan Yue was also polite.

Wu Meiren thought she was easygoing enough. And it wasn't just an act; she probably wouldn't be too bad in the future either.

Please sit down.

Huan Yue then invited Consort De and Consort Xian to take their seats, as Consort De was a junior and this was Consort Fang's place.

Zhu said with a smile, "Then I won't stand on ceremony with Consort Xian."

Consort Shen Xianfei said timidly, "I have no ability, just don't look down on me."

Consort Zhu smiled and said, "Qing'e is just waiting for Miss Wen."

Consort Shen nodded hurriedly, "That's right: I've been very cautious, afraid of doing something wrong."

Huan Yue said, "When it comes to being cautious and timid, you are not as good as me."

Zhu laughed and said, "Don't worry about it."

Huan Yue said, "Then you all sit down first, I'll go check on the little girl. It's all because of me."

Fang Jieyu comforted her, "Don't take it to heart, how can this be your fault?"

The blame naturally falls on the traitors of Zichan Mountain and the immortal Li family.

Li Shi lay there unable to move, but she stubbornly refused to breathe her last.

Those who went in earlier, such as Pei Bo and Qian Shi, seemed to have avoided this bloody storm.

Although waiting for the Qian family wouldn't yield good results either.

Huan Yue went to Chang Zihan's room.

The room wasn't large, but it wasn't small either; it was kept very clean by several palace maids.

Huan Yue was very satisfied with Caiwei.

The palace maids presented gifts to everyone.

Caiwei was delighted. The Empress was the best, and Miss Chang was wonderful too. Serving such a mistress was true happiness.

Huan Yue looked at her and smiled, "Zihan doesn't have a maid, why don't you serve her from now on?"

Caiwei hesitated.

Princess Changning watched with amusement. This palace maid wasn't particularly sentimental; she was just obsessive-compulsive.

Huan Yue felt that having feelings for someone wasn't wrong. Serving Chang Ziyu demonstrated her value.

Otherwise, with so many palace maids in the palace, how could anyone remember them all? And not every palace maid had the chance to have a solo performance.

A palace maid laughed and said, "Without Caiwei, Pei Shi will really live like a ghost."

Caiwei was suddenly frightened; she didn't want to serve someone who was all dirty, she wanted to serve someone who was clean.

Besides, it wasn't considered a betrayal; the Empress herself spoke up, and Miss Chang is also the younger sister of Consort Chang.

Regardless, Chang Ziyu carries the Chang family name.

The female official nodded: "Then stay here with peace of mind."

Go pack your things; it'll be hard to see Chang Ziyu here in the future.

Caiwei thought that Consort Fang and Princess Guangning were also very good.

The inner palace was a very complicated place, but now it has been cleaned up, just like the silt in a pond has been removed, making the water much cleaner.

Huan Yue went inside to see Chang Zihan.

Inside the room was a bed, a table, a small bed, a small table, and a stove.

It was very warm. Chang Zihan lay on the bed, covered with a brand new quilt.

Huan Yue sat on the edge of the bed.

Chang Zihan looked on longingly and reached out to grab her older sister.

Huan Yue kissed her cheek: "Does it hurt?"

Chang Zihan smiled. Her serious injuries weren't to her face, but to her body. But her sister kissed her! It didn't hurt!

Huan Yue praised her: "A brave girl! She knows when to be coquettish and when to be brave."

Zihan knows. And she's alright now.

Huan Yue suddenly asked, "Is playing house fun?"

Chang Zihan snorted weakly, "It's not fun."

Huan Yue asked, "Is it because Xie Geng is too ugly? Or do you not want to have such a grown son?"

Princess Guangning was speechless. That's just how her second sister-in-law was.

Chang Zihan thought for a long time and said, "I just don't think it's fun."

Huan Yue nodded: "It's your decision. Next time we'll play something fun. What do you want to play?"

Chang Zihan smiled and said, "Reading. I understand, the princess is very good at reading."

Huan Yue said, "Then we'll wait until next year, study in the morning and play in the afternoon."

Chang Zihan held her sister's hand and counted: "Besides studying, we have to do needlework and grow vegetables."

Huan Yue asked, "You've learned how to grow vegetables?"

Chang Zihan nodded slightly and hummed in agreement: "They weren't planted well."

Huan Yue laughed and said, "No rush. You can learn as long as you live. There's nothing shameful about learning what you don't know. There's a sequence to learning, and there's always something to learn from others. It's not shameful to learn from anyone."

Princess Guangning remembered.

Sometimes it's not that they don't know, but they stubbornly maintain a facade. What good would it do to let go of their princess status?

Dong Qian is in a terrible situation now.

Because of the inseparable relationship between the Cheng and Dong families, if the Dong family rebels, the Cheng family will definitely not have a good ending.

Even if the Cheng family isn't exterminated, they'll probably live much like ordinary people. They might not be able to live a normal life.

What use is Dong Qian at this point? Even Cheng Junyi is useless.

Dong Qian's mother died, Xie Geng died, and her maternal family was gone. Her father, the Emperor, didn't want her.

So what if she's a princess? There are plenty of princesses like that. Although many others suffer tragic fates, it's all just ordinary life.

Chang Zihan finally relaxed and fell asleep peacefully.

Huan Yue was cold; he only did his best and that was it.

Instead of worrying about her siblings like others do, she might as well just go to sleep.

The lady-in-waiting smiled. Actually, everyone is fine on their own. The Empress has her own pressures and doesn't expect the Chang family to help her.

The Chang family is quite successful, much more so than the He family.

This is the difference between the Chang family and the He family. As for how Madam Pan ended up with Madam He's daughter, there's no absolute answer.

A palace attendant rushed over and reported to the Empress: "Cheng Junyi is gone."

Huan Yue blinked.

Princess Guangning also blinked.

The eunuch reported, "They said Dong Qian strangled him."

Huan Yue nodded: "Possibly. Or perhaps someone told her that this is how to save her life?"

The eunuch withdrew. Was Dong Qian drawing a line between himself and the Dong and Cheng families? Or had he gone mad?

Cheng Junyi's most significant contribution was that he was the grandson of a sage. Without him, only Xie Fufu and Yan Boxuan would remain.

Huan Yue felt that one Yan Boxuan was worth thirty Cheng Junyis.

Anyway, he's just a child; we'll wait for instructions on how to handle him.

Huan Yue returned to the main hall.

Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to say or perhaps unwilling to pretend about Dong's grandson.

Pretending is something most people don't even have the right to do.

If the child is innocent, then Xing Meiren would like to ask, is her child guilty?

The snow outside started falling heavily, the wind wasn't strong, and the snow just kept falling silently.

Just like this silent world, everything is so unwilling to be lonely.

Another eunuch came to deliver a message: "He Chong has been executed, You Dabiao betrayed the country and was killed by his subordinates, and his sons You Chengzong and You Chengye have been captured alive."