Seeing that the Empress Dowager was happy, Su Muxi also smiled.
"This thing is indeed exquisitely made and pleasing to the eye. Lady Zhang is truly thoughtful."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's face suddenly hardened. "Consort Zhang is certainly thoughtful, but what about you! It's been so long, and you haven't even come to see me!"
Su Muxi quickly admitted her mistake, "It was indeed my fault, Your Majesty, please don't be angry! I will definitely come to the palace to visit Your Majesty often in the future!"
The Empress Dowager snorted: "Hmph! I know you're bad with words, so I won't hold it against you. I called you here today to ask if you like those dresses and if you need anything else."
"...Were those dresses prepared by the Empress Dowager?" Su Muxi blinked.
The Empress Dowager chuckled and said, "What? Are you disappointed now that you know it wasn't prepared by Yu'er?"
Su Muxi blushed with embarrassment.
I was indeed a little disappointed, but after the Empress Dowager said it, I no longer felt disappointed.
If you think about it carefully, you'll understand. Ye Zeyu, like her, lost his mother at a young age. As a grown man who has never been married, he naturally doesn't know much about these trivial matters of marriage.
So it's likely that he had specifically sought out the Empress Dowager beforehand to ask for her help.
The Empress Dowager took Su Muxi's hand and patted it gently. "Silly child, Yu'er cares about you. The day after the palace banquet, he came to me, saying that he didn't want to wrong you and wanted to marry you in a grand manner. Didn't I tell you this before? Yu'er is a good man who values loyalty and righteousness. If you marry him, he will definitely not let you suffer the slightest grievance!"
Su Muxi blushed and said in a coquettish tone, "Xi'er knows she regrets it now. Fortunately, God has given Xi'er another chance. Of course, Xi'er should be most grateful to the Empress Dowager for what she has today! If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's frequent praise of Xi'er in her letters, I don't think Xi'er would have caught the eye of Prince Yong'an."
One sentence made the Empress Dowager feel happy.
But then the Empress Dowager hesitated.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke and asked in a low voice, "Xi'er, tell me the truth, are you still a virgin?"
Su Muxi knew the Empress Dowager's thoughts and nodded firmly.
Although the Empress Dowager liked her, she liked her grandson Ye Zeyu even more.
She had never been married before, and the Empress Dowager was willing to let her marry Ye Zeyu out of gratitude and recognition.
Another reason was to send her to the northern frontier to take care of Ye Zeyu, since the Empress Dowager trusted her medical skills.
But now that she has remarried, her reputation is bad, and Ye Zeyu has returned to the capital, she is no longer of any use.
So she didn't mind the Empress Dowager asking this question.
On the contrary, she was grateful to the Empress Dowager.
Judging from the dress that was delivered this morning and the Empress Dowager's current attitude towards her, it's clear that the Empress Dowager still likes her very much.
After learning that Su Muxi was still a virgin, the Empress Dowager felt a little less troubled.
"I know you're a smart child. But I still have to remind you, although the capital may seem safer than the northern frontier, it's actually fraught with danger. You must not only protect yourself, but also remember to take good care of Yu'er, understand?"
"I understand what the Empress Dowager means. Please rest assured, I will take good care of Prince Yong'an."
The Empress Dowager nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this.
In fact, before the palace banquet, the Empress Dowager was not entirely willing for Ye Zeyu to marry Su Muxi.
However, after learning that Ye Zeyu had been plotted against at the palace banquet and that Su Muxi had gone to the Prince's mansion in the middle of the night to rescue him, the Empress Dowager changed her mind.
There are only a few people who could plot against Yu'er, and she knows them all, but there's nothing she can do about them.
So it's good that Yu'er marries Su Muxi. At least Su Muxi knows medicine and has superb medical skills. With such a wife by her side, she can feel more at ease.
The two chatted for a while longer, and the Empress Dowager mentioned the incident at the palace banquet where Ye Zeyu was framed.
Only then did I realize that one of the victims was Zhang Cairen, whom I had just met.
She didn't ask about what happened that day, so Ye Zeyu didn't mention it either. What she didn't expect was that Ye Zeyu would actually kick Zhang Cairen into the lake...
"Zhang Cairen is also pitiful. She lost her memory after falling into the water, but her personality has become much more cheerful than before. She has countless novel ideas every day, and the stories she tells me are all very interesting!"
The Empress Dowager smiled again when Consort Zhang was mentioned.
Seeing the Empress Dowager's smile, Su Muxi suddenly felt a little jealous.
I always felt that if Consort Zhang hadn't already entered the palace, the Empress Dowager might have arranged for her to marry Ye Zeyu, in which case she would probably have only become one of Ye Zeyu's concubines...
After leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, Zhang Tong did not immediately return to his own palace, but instead lingered on the only route to the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
His eyes would frequently glance toward the main road.
Finally, she saw the tall figure as she had hoped and hurriedly walked towards it.
Perhaps because he was walking too fast, he didn't pay attention to his footing and tripped over a pebble on the ground, falling forward and heading straight for that tall figure...
"Ouch!"
"Master! Are you alright?!"
Seeing this, the maidservant hurriedly helped Zhang Tong up, but by the time Zhang Tong stood up, that tall figure had already walked away.
She looked with a mournful gaze at the tall figure at her feet that hadn't stopped for a moment, then at the bloodstains on her palm.
Zhang Tong muttered to herself, "She really is aloof! But you just wait, one day I'll win her over!"
When Ye Zeyu heard that Su Muxi had been summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager, he was worried and rushed over. Unexpectedly, he encountered Consort Zhang on the way.
During his visits to the palace to see the Empress Dowager, he saw Consort Zhang every time. He never believed in coincidences, so he always tried to avoid contact with Consort Zhang.
Unexpectedly, the other party tried to pounce on him directly this time. Luckily, he dodged in time, otherwise he didn't know what would have happened to him.
Thinking about Zhang Cairen's strange words and actions, Ye Zeyu became even more vigilant.
In this light, it seems that Zhang Cairen's amnesia is a lie, and that she has already sided with the Empress.
It seems he should remind the Empress Dowager today, lest she be deceived by Consort Zhang!
"Your Majesty, Prince Yong'an requests an audience!"
The Empress Dowager was discussing the details of the marriage with Su Muxi when she suddenly heard Ye Zeyu approaching.
She couldn't help but tease him, "It seems Yu'er is worried about me and has come to protect you!"
The blush that Su Muxi had finally managed to lose crept back up onto her cheeks.
After Ye Zeyu entered and paid his respects to the Empress Dowager, his eyes fell on Su Muxi.
Feeling Ye Zeyu's burning gaze, Su Muxi's face turned even redder.
Remembering that the Empress Dowager was still alive, she couldn't help but glare at Ye Zeyu, thinking that she could remind Ye Zeyu to be mindful of the occasion.
Unexpectedly, Ye Ziyu curled the corners of his lips and chuckled softly.
"Oh!"
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