In Consort Yu's palace.

Consort Yu chuckled, pursed her lips, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Granny Ping, look at Consort Shu, she's still so lucky."

I find her even more displeasing now! So many women in the harem are imitating her practice of praying for blessings at dawn; it's utterly laughable to me!

Consort Yu raised an eyebrow and continued, "I clearly saw that Consort Shu's family offended some powerful and influential families in the previous dynasty because of the marriages of Consort Shu's two younger brothers."

"I was just feeling happy when, who knew that Consort Shu, that brainless woman, received the news from her family and, without a second thought, went straight to the Emperor for help."

Granny Ping quickly comforted Consort Yu, saying, "Your Majesty, didn't you just say that after the Emperor bestowed marriages upon Consort Shu's two younger brothers, he would no longer extend favors to Consort Shu's family?"

In my humble opinion, Consort Shu's family was already insignificant. They didn't even receive the Emperor's favor this time, so who knows when they'll get it next time?

This was a huge loss for Consort Shu, yet she was still smugly pleased, thinking she had received a tremendous favor from the Emperor. She was truly foolish and oblivious to her own ignorance.

Upon hearing this, Consort Yu raised an eyebrow and a slight smile appeared on her lips. "That's true. As the saying goes, we all prosper together, and we all suffer together."

Although this time Consort Shu obtained the Emperor's favor of granting marriages to her two younger brothers, thus avoiding offending certain powerful families.

However, without the Emperor's favor, Consort Shu's family could no longer provide her with any assistance.

Granny Ping also whispered, "Consort Shu was just lucky; she gave birth to three princes safely under the Emperor's protection."

But the three princes are still young, and Consort Shu isn't clever enough, plus she lacks the support of her family. Consort Yu, you'll have plenty of opportunities to see Consort Shu make a fool of herself in the future!

Consort Yu nodded and smiled faintly without saying a word.

Qingyun Yaxuan.

Soft cushions were laid on the wooden couch. Ituma Shushu lay on the couch, listening to the cicadas chirping outside the window, enjoying the leisurely afternoon.

A cup of hot tea sits on a small tea table beside the wooden couch, emitting a faint aroma.

At this moment, Ituma Shushu softly instructed, "Luoye, Zhiqiu, I want to rest for a while. You two go outside and keep watch."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After bowing in response, Luoye and Zhiqiu withdrew.

Ituma Shushu appeared to be dozing, but in reality, her ears were perked up, afraid of missing any sounds of falling leaves or the arrival of autumn.

Only after confirming that Fallen Leaves and Autumn's departure had truly ended did Ituma Shushu breathe a sigh of relief and open her eyes.

After ituma Shushu's eyes darted around twice, she muttered to herself: I really want to get Xiaju and Dongmei back to my side as soon as possible, so that I can at least be more at ease and not have to be so careful as I am now.

Why is Ituma Shushu so cautious in front of the falling leaves and the signs of autumn?

Ituma Shushu has never felt safe in the harem, so now she almost uses "Dawn Mall" like a mobile phone. She also uses the malicious sensor every day, the only difference being the number of people she tests each day.

Since Chu Yin and Chu Ling arrived at Qingyun Yaxuan, Ituma Shushu has been comparing the malice values ​​of Chu Yin and Chu Ling with those of Luo Ye and Zhi Qiu.

Gradually, she discovered that Luoye and Zhiqiu were actually spies of the Sticky Pole Bureau, at a higher level than Chuyin and Chuling.

Chu Yin and Chu Ling are skilled in medicine and martial arts, respectively.

Ituma Shushu guessed that Luoye and Zhiqiu might also have some special skills that she was unaware of.

Previously, Ituma Shushu had specifically arranged for Luoye and Zhiqiu to learn from those nannies. Ituma Shushu even praised them and expressed her satisfaction.

Despite how excited and grateful they appeared in front of Ituma Shushu, Ituma Shushu was ashamed to discover that their level of malice remained unchanged.

Ituma Shushu exclaimed at the time that there were truly acting masters everywhere in the harem!

Although Luoye and Zhiqiu have no ill intentions towards Ituma Shushu and their favorability is not low, Ituma Shushu is always a bit cautious in front of them.

Ituma Shushu snapped out of her thoughts and continued to doze off on the wooden couch, while also checking her daily "Dawn Mall" account.

Ituma Shushu stared into thought as she looked at the "Shuwan Potion" in the virtual transparent panel grid space of the "Dawn Mall".

She remembered that she had snagged the "Shuwan Potion," "Painless Childbirth Solution," "Drug-Induced Little Angel," and "Back to the Past Spray" during a special sale at "Chenxi Mall."

Ituma Shushu also remembered the effects of "Shuwan's Potion".

[Ding! Shuwan Potion]

[Note: The effect of Shuwan Potion is to gradually double a girl's strength as she gets older. This potion is only for use on girls aged 2 and under.]

Princess Furana, the fifth daughter of Consort Yu, is now almost two years old.

Ituma Shushu felt that she should first assess Consort Yu's favorability before making a decision.

So she immediately used her mind to open the small compartment with the malicious sensor, and then put the image of Consort Yu into the malicious sensor.

The virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" displayed:

[Ding! Malice value: -48]

[Ding! 20 Health Points Deducted]

Ituma Shushu was genuinely curious as to why Consort Yu's favorability towards her increased after giving birth to the fifth princess, Furana.

The reason why Consort Yu's favorability towards me increased at first must have been because of the prayer ceremony at dawn. But what happened later?

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