Morning.

Huan Yue practiced the Eight-Section Brocade.

Little Xie Tan was crawling on the side. He wasn't very good at it, but he was having fun by himself.

Lady Yang watched him from the side; the little imperial grandson was quite good.

A little while later, Princess Yong brought her grandson Xie Kun into the palace, so the two brothers could keep each other company.

Xie Tan held Xie Kun's hand.

Wenmiao watched, wondering what the two brothers were up to, unable to stand steadily.

Xie Tan noticed the problem and looked at his younger brother with suspicion.

Little Xie Kun blinks, and it's strange that the baby can't stand steadily? Look, the baby can sit very steadily and can even crawl.

Xie Tan and his younger brother climbed, but how could they climb like this?

Wenmiao and Guo Bing were busy, but their son couldn't climb up to the sky no matter how hard he tried.

Fei Hegu came over and reported, "Nan Fengling seems to have done something yesterday."

Huan Yue asked, "What are you doing?"

Fei Hegu wasn't quite sure: "Struck by lightning? Nan Fengling looked like she'd seen a ghost this morning, she's probably going to collapse."

The palace maid scoffed, "So useless?"

Di Baose came over, her aura extremely powerful: "Nan Fengling probably possesses some kind of evil magic from the Great Stone Kingdom. Once this evil magic is broken, if she doesn't see ghosts, who will? The Nan family really has a lot of nerve!"

Huan Yue said, "Could it be misunderstood? It's just to make the sage fall in love with her, or just to ask for a child."

Di Baose said, "What right does she have to beg the prince? Does she even deserve it?"

Okay, enough of that, let's get down to business.

The eunuch came to report: "Madam Qian wishes to pay her respects to Your Highness and has brought maids and other servants with her."

Huan Yue said, "Make her kneel outside Zhaoxun Gate."

Di Baose nodded, "That's right."

A female merchant, trying to make a name for herself?

Sunny said, "Maybe when they really want to make a show of it when they're choosing an empress, that would be a win!"

Fei Hegu blinked: "That's quite possible. This courtesan didn't perform in Pingkangfang, but instead performed in Lihou. How can that be explained?"

Isn't this a complete waste of the most esteemed group in the Great Zhao Dynasty?

Even if the Empress wanted her to perform, it wasn't the right time to perform after she was made Empress.

A moment later, another palace maid came to report: "Mrs. Qian brought twelve maids and wives, and they refused to kneel. There were also twelve cartloads of dowry, probably worth over a million taels of silver."

Huan Yue ordered, "Go and check if there's anything wrong with those things. Check them carefully."

An official was sent to keep an eye on things.

Entering the palace is supposed to involve strict investigation. How could Nan Fengling possibly bring evil magic with her?

Fei and Gu said, "The Nan family's caravan couldn't have gone unchecked, could it?"

Di Baose said domineeringly, "Then let's find out the truth all at once."

If they find out anything today, Qian will be in deep trouble. She's not as well-behaved as she seems on the surface.

She's not genuinely law-abiding on the surface, and there's no need to listen to her nonsense.

Anxiang Courtyard.

Nan Fengling finally came to her senses. Her mother should be here!

Nan Fengling was in a hurry to pay her respects to the Empress.

The palace maid grabbed her hair directly. How could a mere courtesan act like an empress?

Nan Fengling screamed!

The palace maid used her most prized trick, one she hadn't used in a long time, on her body; she was sure no one would notice. This technique was almost lost if not used.

Some of the young palace maids broadened their horizons.

The older palace maid smiled and said, "This isn't the real secret. But you have to use this to deal with certain things."

They studied together with the young palace maids.

Yang Quenu knew some of these things, but she didn't plan to use them. Those who had infiltrated the palace were certainly qualified to use such methods.

Nan Fengling was covered in sweat and couldn't cry.

The palace maid sneered, "You think you can become a concubine? Don't you know what despicable methods the Nan family used to get you into the palace? You lowly woman deserve this. Don't think you're so precious."

Yang Chu'er had no idea: "How did she get here?"

The palace maid said, "I'm not quite sure either. It came from the Wu King's residence and really angered the Wu King's wife."

A palace attendant came to report: "One of the Prince of Wu's favorite concubines has died suddenly. At this point, we can only bury her however we can."

Nan Fengling was stunned.

The palace maid sneered, "What do you think you are? A courtesan? You're probably not that innocent."

Nan Fengling cried, but the crying only made her more miserable; she didn't want to cry anymore.

Qing'e Palace.

Di Baose clicked his tongue. The King of Wu is indeed formidable.

However, since the Empress has already beaten Chang Dalang, how dare the concubine jump? Only death can serve as a warning to others.

Otherwise, why not try to enter the Wu King's mansion?

The Di family kept their doors tightly shut. It would be quite embarrassing for someone to knock on the door of the Wu Prince's mansion, wouldn't it?

Some people are just like that.

Fei and Gu must remember this well: You can do something wrong, but you must never do something incorrect.

As for whether the concubine was under the influence of evil magic, no one needs the truth. Because she's not qualified.

Moreover, the concubine is connected to a group of people, so if any one place is not secure, the Nan family can open it up.

However, even if the King of Wu cannot control so many people, he should at least control the gates of the King of Wu's palace.

Now that the Wu King's palace is breached, he has no choice but to kill.

The Nan family has already made contact with the Great Stone Kingdom. If the Great Stone Kingdom were to extend its reach to the Wu King's residence, and considering the death of Consort Fu, the Wu King would probably be tempted to exterminate their entire family.

The eunuch came to report: "We found quite a few things, and Lady Qian said they were all offered to Her Majesty."

Di Baose scoffed, "Let the Empress take the blame for her? If she's offered to Consort Huan, then Consort Guo won't get a share?"

Once Guo Bing is formally appointed as a concubine, she will be addressed as Empress Guo.

Fei Hegu laughed and said, "Then they'll be in a hurry to find Consort Di and Consort Guo."

Guo Bing was busy with her own affairs.

Another eunuch came to report: "Yan Luan and a group of people are making trouble, trying to posthumously confer a title upon Princess Huayang."

Di Baose asked, "Yan Luan and Taihua Zhenren have divorced. Does this mean that if Princess Huayang posthumously conferred the title, he can become a prince consort again?"

Sun said, "It might be the Cui family's doing. If Princess Huayang is restored first, Cui, as the current stepmother and the birth mother of Prince Zheng, should also be posthumously honored, since Prince Zheng is currently making contributions."

Di Baose asked, "Is King Zheng busy with the Cui family?"

Sun said, "Others can understand it that way."

Keep dreaming!

Fei Hegu thought, "When one family's son works for another's family, the maternal family only benefits. Is being filial to the emperor now just going to anger him to death?"

Bah! That's incredibly disrespectful. And to bring up both emperors at once!

However, some people are quite amusing; they can come up with all sorts of twisted logic, but ultimately it all comes down to self-interest.

The Cui family appeared just as the new emperor ascended the throne and everything was settled. Could it be that they want to make some kind of show of force?

Wanshou Palace.

Xie Yu happily takes care of her grandson.

Little Xie Yi looked at the vegetable garden and wondered if it was possible to grow such big corn.

Xie Yu pondered, "Would it work if we dug up some soil from Baishi Village?"

The child's smile was especially sweet.

Xie Yu thought it was possible: "I'll secretly get a few pots, but it might not be feasible."

Princess Tai Ning was very clever: "Would you like water from Baishi Village?"

Xie Yu asked her little girl, "Anything else?"

Princess Taihe knew: "Fertilizer is needed!"

Princess Wen'an said, "We need sunshine. The sunshine is different in different places."

Xie Yu thought his daughters were all very smart. Many factors influence crops and even people.

Xing Jieyu looked on; these three little princesses were all about to grow up to be princesses, and they were all the eldest prince's aunts.

The eunuch reported to the Emperor: "The Cui family has also selected a young lady who looks very much like Cui Shi and is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She is said to be a companion to the Princess of your county."