The Zheng family and the Di family had a long-standing friendship, which is why Zheng was able to gain access to the Di family.

However, Xie Zhou was born as the legitimate son of the Crown Prince.

At that time, Zheng was not yet married. How could a young lady go to the Eastern Palace to take care of him?

We only meet occasionally, and showing it to her is already giving her face, yet she has such a big mouth.

Xie Zhou, being a man, generally wouldn't think in this direction, but when he did think about it, it wasn't complicated.

Zheng wanted to gain the Di family's recognition and become his stepmother.

But perhaps Qiang was too straightforward and didn't expect a teenage girl to have such thoughts, or perhaps Zheng usually pretended to be too good.

After all, Xie Zhou encountered the Chang family, who were good at pretending.

Sometimes it's not hard to see through something, it's just that you didn't think of it that way, right?

After all, given Zheng's status, it wouldn't be easy for her to become empress; an empress is no ordinary concubine.

Therefore, the Zheng family needed to rely on the Di family's help.

But the Di family is straightforward, and they were actually busy at that time!

Empress Mingde passed away, the Crown Prince was still young, and the Dong family was eyeing the throne covetously, while the Cui family was coming on strong.

The Di family was too busy to care about the thoughts of an outsider. Once things stabilized a bit, Lady Dong was made empress by the third prince, and the matter was settled.

Zheng was visiting the Di family every day; how could the Di family not misunderstand?

Di Erjiu was also very outstanding. When he was young, as the emperor's brother-in-law, many people wanted to marry him.

The fact that the Di family chose Zheng was already a great favor to them.

Some people just don't know what's good for them!

Did they think the Di family would be easy prey?

Xie Zhou considered the Zheng family's situation.

The Zheng family's turmoil is naturally inextricably linked to the Zheng family's actions.

If the Zheng family had tried to persuade her, things would have been better. But the Zheng family had always supported or tacitly approved of her, saying that the Zheng family only had one daughter.

Xie Zhou thought to himself, the Zheng family is just after benefits. If the Zheng family's granddaughter is favored, wouldn't the Zheng family benefit?

The Zheng family was probably aware that the Zheng family had designs on the Empress Dowager.

Xie Zhou felt that a careful investigation was necessary. If it was true, then dealing with Zheng would be even more swift.

The Zheng family is of little use.

Xie Zhou, standing in a high position, saw the Zheng family as someone who could be replaced by anyone. He didn't need to form factions or pursue personal gain. Like the Pei family, having his father's support was more effective than anything else.

Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes? Only by clarifying family matters can one better govern the country.

Huan Yue ate her fill. Seeing the way that scoundrel looked, she was pleased.

Often, what does it mean when someone says something unintentionally? The listener will fill in the blanks themselves.

With Di Baose dealt with, life in the Crown Prince's palace became much easier.

What is Xie Zhou thinking as he looks at his wife?

Huan Yue clenched his fist as he faced the scoundrel.

Xie Zhou put down his chopsticks, came over, and stared dangerously at his wife: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Huan Yue's eyes shone brightly as he pointed to the corner of his mouth.

Should I let him kiss me? That would be so unladylike.

Huan Yue pushed him away forcefully and walked away with a dark face.

Xie Zhou leaned against the wall, feeling helpless.

We could have someone hold her down and tolerate her for now.

The young eunuch stared at the ground and whispered, "Your Majesty means there are grains of rice on the corner of His Highness's mouth."

If this is a misunderstanding, wouldn't Her Majesty be furious? It would be terrible if she accidentally injured His Highness.

Xie Zhou thought for a while before he understood, but how could there be rice grains on the corner of his mouth? It seems that next time he should just kiss him directly.

Xie Zhou looked at the young eunuch. What did he know? A man without a wife wouldn't understand.

The young eunuch doesn't need to understand; he only needs to know that His Highness won't be beaten. If a single grain of rice were to cause a bloodbath, even the Emperor might find it difficult to judge.

The palace maids helped His Highness wash his hands.

Xie Zhou looked at it and thought it looked like a grain of rice had fallen. His mouth also seemed a bit greasy.

Oh my god!

The palace maids all kept their heads down, knowing that it would be fine once it was tidied up.

But Xie Zhou just acted so slutty and flirtatious with his wife? That's terrible.

He must have been thinking about something and not paying attention.

She felt much more relaxed around Pei Shi, partly because Pei Shi had flirted with her. So it's still her fault!

Di Shan was out alone, enjoying his meal and drinks, which was quite pleasant.

As for the near bloodshed between His Highness and His Majesty, he really shouldn't have interfered in such intimate moments between the young couple.

Xie Zhou stared at him.

Di Shan blinked. "Your Highness, would you like another pot of wine?"

Xie Zhou sat there, feeling a bit uneasy. He had let his guard down a bit; he should have restrained himself a little more.

They were all angered by Di Baose and Zheng Shi, so let's all settle the score with her.

Looking at His Highness's expression, Di Shan realized that he had also considered it. Although he was just a baby and didn't know what happened back then, he could still deduce some things from the clues over the years.

Di Shanxin wasn't particularly meticulous, but he couldn't afford to be careless, otherwise he wouldn't even know when the Dong family, the Cui family, or someone else would take advantage of him and kill him.

Although Zheng was family, she kept causing trouble and complaining about the eldest son's family, so Di Shanzhen couldn't treat her as family.

Previously, I only thought of Di Baose as the only legitimate daughter of the Di family, and I gave her face because of her.

But now that she has a niece, Di Baose is indeed worthless.

My eldest niece is very cute now, not much less so than Yan Fufu.

After all, the Di family's family background was no worse than the Yan family's.

Although Princess Huayang was a princess, it was inappropriate for the Di family's daughter to be compared to a princess, but it was not considered presumptuous to be compared to the princess's daughter.

Huan Yue came out of the house, saw his cousins ​​were busy, and decided to leave them alone.

However, Xie Zhou saw her leave through the back door and immediately followed her.

Di Shan was also extremely surprised, and shouted, "Follow me, follow me!"

The reason Huan Yue is taking action now is that he doesn't want to be sneaky; why not be more straightforward?

Xie Zhou saw that she was wearing pants and carrying a cloth bag. Was she going to pick elm seeds herself?

Growing her own vegetables wasn't enough, and even the vegetables from her relatives weren't enough for her. What else did she want to do?

Go out the back door, turn the corner, and you'll see a rather large elm tree.

Under the setting sun, the elm seeds on the trees are green, tender, and sweet, making them especially attractive!

Xie Zhou didn't even try to stop her; he watched as his wife darted up the tree!

Di Shan ran over in a few steps, looked up at the tree, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty is so majestic! It takes years of practice to learn how to climb a tree!"

Don't be fooled by how gracefully the empress climbs; she's still wild.

I wonder how everyone will impeach me tomorrow; perhaps the saint will find it amusing?

Di Shan looked at His Highness.

Xie Zhou held his tongue; his wife had just bumped her head, but everything else was normal.

For example, she climbs the tree steadily without any worries about falling. It's more worrying if she uproots the whole tree.

Huan Yue climbed the tree, and it became beautiful!

Looking at the magnificent palace, she climbed a little higher, wanting that commanding view!

The higher you stand, the farther you can see. She climbed as high as the elm tree could go, and plucked down the tallest bunch of elm seeds to offer to the saint.

That's how simple and honest they are.

The Crown Prince's Palace doesn't have many local specialties, and gold and silver are too common. In the future, besides ginkgo nuts and elm seeds, we should prepare a few more items to make up four or six gifts. Being the Crown Princess is not easy.

Although Huan Yue was quite heavy, the elm tree could support her.

Climbing up to the top and looking out over the East Palace and the back garden is absolutely beautiful!

The Jiade Hall of the East Palace is taller than an elm tree, making the Jiade Hall and the distant outer court appear even more majestic!

The wind blew, causing the trees to sway, and Huan Yue swayed along with them, feeling extremely comfortable.

While picking elm seeds, they sang a song: "Partridges roam the mountains in March, and rivers flow everywhere in April; tea-picking girls walk through the tea mountains, and tea songs fly up to the white clouds."

I can only sing this song since I don't know how to sing the "Elm Seed Picking Song," but anyway, it's tea picking season now, right?

Xie Zhou's neck was tired from looking at the tree, and he felt that his wife wanted to fly to the sky.