Cuizhu is thirty years old this year and has been serving the Crown Prince for more than ten years.
She is the Empress's, and the Crown Prince naturally knows that.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress," Cuizhu said with a smile.
"Come sit down and talk to me for a while," the Queen said with a smile, beckoning him on.
"How is the household doing lately?" the Empress asked.
"Your Majesty, everything is fine. The same few people are still favored," Cuizhu said.
"Oh? Is this Yan really a sensible person? Or has the Meng family frightened her out of her wits? What do you think?"
“This servant thinks the Meng family is blind.” Cuizhu shook her head with a smile: “This Yan Liangyuan has been in the manor for more than a month, where is there a trace of arrogance? I’m afraid her past reputation is all thanks to the Meng family and that person.”
That one, of course, refers to the eldest princess.
"That would be for the best. If she were that incompetent, she would be useless. Now she's just right." If she were truly that worthless, she would probably be devoured by the women in the backyard very soon.
At that time, all her efforts were in vain.
"How is Yue'er?" the Empress asked again.
“Ye Liangdi is still the same, sigh, so childish,” Cuizhu said.
"She hasn't been able to conceive yet, and there are no children in the inner palace. She... sigh." The Empress sighed, "I can't interfere too much."
“It’s not just Consort Ye who doesn’t have it now; everyone does. Even the most favored Consort Su and Consort Xia don’t have it either. But as for Lady Liu before… perhaps she just didn’t have the right opportunity?” Cui Zhu said.
The fact that Lady Liu was able to get pregnant proves that the Crown Prince is fine.
"I'm afraid... the Crown Prince has his own ideas. There's no use in me being anxious. I just want him to have an heir as soon as possible." After all, having a son is a good thing.
Cuizhu agreed, then recounted everything that had happened in the mansion before returning home.
The Crown Prince's residence is in the Crown Prince's residence. The Crown Prince's departure will last for six days.
Taking Xia Fengyi away infuriated Ye Liangdi.
She went to beg him the day before yesterday, but her cousin only said that the weather was bad and told her not to go. But then he turned around and took Xia Fengyi away.
She couldn't even comfort herself by saying that her cousin wasn't suffering from the cold like her.
He was just angry; he couldn't stand the sight of Su Liangdi no matter what.
Yes, Yan Nangui, this newcomer, is no longer a threat to her.
It's still the old rival who's more infuriating.
After listening to the heated debate for a while, everyone dispersed.
It's the time when the snow is melting, and it's especially cold now.
Yan Nangui wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and returned to Jiyue Pavilion. He quickly changed his clothes and went to warm up on the couch in the outer room.
"Liangyuan, Zhang Chenghui went to see Consort Su," Chanyi said.
"Hmm. So you have an idea?" Zhuang Yannan chuckled.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I heard yesterday that she doesn't even have enough winter clothes," Luo Kui said.
“Yes, she completely fell out of favor last year and had a difficult winter. This year will only be more difficult. I’m afraid there’s nothing that can be done. However…” Jiangxiang shook her head: “I’m afraid Su Liangdi won’t do anything.”
"How so?" Yan Nangui asked.
“Su Liangdi… hasn’t shown any interest in forming cliques in recent years. Besides, Zhang Chenghui made the wrong choice,” Jiangxiang said with a smile.
That's true.
Indeed, Ye Liangdi was almost strangling Su Liangdi to death. After all, Su Liangdi was of the same status as her, so it wasn't easy for her to do so.
But what if there were a Zhang Chenghui or someone else following Su Liangdi? Wouldn't that make them easy targets for her anger?
But the Crown Princess doesn't manage things, and Consort Ye has a bad temper.
Oh, and Zhang Chenghui actually came looking for me, tsk...
"And what about Han Chenghui? Why doesn't he seem so upset? And what about the two unfavored concubines? Why don't they seem so upset either?" Yan Nangui asked curiously.
"It must be sad to think about, but Zhang Chenghui offended many people in the manor because of his straightforward nature. Although he wasn't the master, he was still..." Jiangxiang said.
"Yes." Yan Nangui nodded, indicating that she understood.
As expected, Zhang Chenghui's visit to Consort Su was also met with a rebuff, and he had no choice but to slink back.
However, this trip also sowed the seeds of future trouble for her. Sure enough, the next day, Ye Liangdi found fault with her.
Let's talk about today first.
On this very day, someone in the Meng family suffered.
The current young mistress of the Meng family, Yan Jinsi, is naturally not like the Yan Nangui of the past, who only knew how to make noise but dared not take action.
She had long been angered by Li Shi, and today, in front of her mother-in-law, she ordered four nannies to hold Li Shi back, and each nanny went up and slapped her more than a dozen times.
Li's lip was cut open, blood flowed down, and her face quickly swelled up.
Even the old lady, Madam Li, dared not say anything and could only frown and watch.
"Do you think I have a good temper? You should just be a concubine and stop pretending in front of me. If you're so capable, why can't you get your cousin to make you his wife? Do you think I'm like Yan Nangui, someone you can harm?" Her words were directed at Madam Li, but they also implied something about the old lady.
The old lady's face was grim.
Meng Junxian, who rushed over, also had a dark expression: "What are you doing?"
"What? What else is there to do if a concubine disrespects her mistress? So what if I sell her off?" Yan Jinsi said angrily.
"Alright, alright, it's Li Shi's fault for being so ignorant. It's all my fault for not teaching her well. You are the legal wife; you should be more tolerant," the old lady hurriedly said. This was her own niece!
Yan Jinsi snorted and stood up: "Since my mother-in-law said so, then so be it. I'm tired, I'm going back."
He left after saying that, showing no respect to the Meng family whatsoever.
Although she was tricked by her own mother, the Emperor still refused to grant her the title of Princess when she was about to get married.
Now, when she faces the Meng family, isn't she just seen as an ant?
Li was crying so hard she couldn't get up. She had already been crippled by Yan Nangui, so how could she withstand such a beating?
Meng Junxian picked her up and put her in the inner room first.
He went out to talk to the old lady.
“Our family has suffered a terrible fate! Your father is very dissatisfied with you now, and your mother only has you and your fourth brother, who is still young!”
The Meng family doesn't just have one eldest son; they also have two capable illegitimate sons...
"I've made my mother suffer. It's all my fault." He thought to himself, even though Yan Nangui had been arrogant and domineering in the past, he had never disrespected his mother...
"Alright, it'll be alright if you can have a child." The old lady shook her head. "Just tell Qiang'er to stay away from her in the future. Are you trying to kill her?"
Meng Junxian nodded: "I'll take her home."
Li was carried back to her room, crying her heart out. She grabbed Meng Junxian's hand but couldn't say a word.
Meng Junxian sighed and applied the medicine to her: "Try to stay away from her in the future, and things will get better."
Li didn't say anything, but just thought, "How can things be better in the future?"
All her heartfelt feelings were met with this one sentence?
If she continues like this, can she still save her life?
She didn't speak, much less utter a word of resentment. She knew all too well how to elicit sympathy.
She just shed silent tears. That was enough.
Meng Junxian was genuinely heartbroken and hugged her to comfort her, saying, "Don't worry. I will treat you well in the future. Just bear with me for now."
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