Therefore, she would never refer to herself as "this Empress" in front of Wan Ge, nor would she put on airs as an empress, because in her eyes, Wan Ge would always be her most trustworthy friend and her only sister.
She was an only child, so she didn't know what it was like to have a real older sister. But when Wange protected her, she felt that if she had an older sister, she would definitely be like Wange.
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The Emperor watched the Empress's departing figure, then looked helplessly at Mu Yanxing beside him: "I feel that since the birth of the child, the Empress and I have become increasingly distant. I doubt the Empress would abandon the father and leave the child behind."
Mu Yanxing patted the emperor on the shoulder: "I think Your Majesty should have a heart-to-heart talk with the Empress when you have time."
"What are we talking about?" the emperor asked, looking bewildered.
Mu Yanxing replied, "Tell her just how much you like her, and what the purpose of all those concubines in your harem is."
“I have said it, I have said it many times, but she doesn’t seem to believe me.”
Mu Yanxing simply looked up at him and asked in return, "When and under what circumstances did His Majesty say that?"
The emperor's face instantly turned bright red, and he whispered in the other's ear, "That's what I said when we were consummating our marriage."
Mu Yanxing's expression was perfectly normal, and he looked very calm. He rationally analyzed the situation with the other party: "Is it possible that Her Majesty might think that you are just trying to coax her, that you just want to have a marital relationship with her and say what she wants to hear?"
"Oh? Is that so?"
Mu Yanxing nodded very seriously: "So Your Majesty should find a suitable time and then tell the Empress very seriously that you are not just trying to coax her, and that what you said is true."
After hearing what Mu Yanxing said, the emperor suddenly realized: "I understand. I will definitely find a time to explain it to the empress."
Mu Yanxing nodded in satisfaction, with an expression that said he was a promising student.
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As Wan Ge approached the banquet, she saw a young and beautiful woman being pulled along by a middle-aged woman: "Alright, hurry up! You're taking so long to change your clothes. What will you do if you're late?"
As she said this, she suddenly pulled the other woman along. Seeing that the young and beautiful woman was about to fall, Wange quickly stepped forward to help her up.
"What are you doing?" Wan Ge frowned slightly.
The middle-aged woman noticed that Wan Ge was dressed simply, but her clothes looked expensive, so she guessed that the person in front of her must be someone of great importance.
So the middle-aged woman immediately said, "Thank you for helping my daughter-in-law, madam. We are a little late and were afraid of delaying the banquet, so we wanted her to hurry up."
Wan Ge glanced at the other woman and then looked at the young and beautiful woman in front of her: "Your daughter-in-law has a leg injury, right? That's why she's walking so slowly. Why are you, as her mother-in-law, treating her so harshly?"
Upon hearing the word "mistreatment," the other party's expression instantly changed: "Madam, please don't talk nonsense. I was just a little anxious. I would never dare to mistreat my daughter-in-law."
"The banquet hasn't even started yet, why are you late? Your daughter-in-law has a leg injury, she should walk slower."
At this moment, the young lady quickly spoke up: "Thank you, madam. My mother-in-law was just a little anxious and did not mistreat me. If this gets out, it will damage my mother-in-law's reputation. Please be careful with your words."
Seeing the nurse's anxious expression, Wan Ge realized she really wanted to defend her mother-in-law: "She really didn't mistreat you?"
The young lady shook her head again: "Of course not, thank you, madam."
"Cousin-in-law, you're here too."
A familiar voice came from behind Wan Ge; it was her older sister and sister-in-law.
They had come out of the Empress's palace together, but as soon as they stepped outside, someone wet their sister-in-law's clothes. It must have been done by the Consort's people, in an attempt to get them away.
My sister accompanied my sister-in-law to change her clothes, which is why they were a little slow.
When the young lady saw Miss Shen, she showed no surprise and obediently bowed, saying, "Greetings, cousin-in-law."
The middle-aged woman immediately changed her attitude, greeting him with a smile: "Isn't this Chen'er's wife? I knew that when Chen'er returned to the capital to take up his post, he would definitely see you."
Miss Shen replied calmly, "It's been a long time since I last saw my cousin."
The middle-aged woman in front of her was Miss Shen's husband's cousin. Their family relationship was fairly good, but this cousin's attitude towards her daughter-in-law was not very good, so she didn't like her very much.
"It's been a long time. And who are these people?" The aunt winked at Miss Shen, seemingly wanting her to introduce them.
Miss Shen didn't intend to hide it, since she was going to find out anyway.
The first person introduced was, of course, the Empress: "This is my Empress of the Great Qi."
Upon hearing this, my aunt's legs went weak and she knelt down instantly: "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
The lady hadn't expected that one of those who helped her would be the Empress, who quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
The Empress reached out and helped the lady up, saying, "Rise, are you injured?"
"No, no, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Madam, please get up. Don't kneel." The Empress's tone was indifferent, which made the old lady feel somewhat apprehensive, worried that she might have offended the Empress.
At this moment, Miss Shen continued to introduce: "This is my younger sister, Princess Anning, who is also the wife of Prime Minister Mu."
"Greetings, Madam Mu." The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law greeted each other together this time.
They had heard about the Prime Minister's wife; although she was a second wife, the Prime Minister doted on her.
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