The reason why Concubine Chen killed Princess Fuqing was unknown to the emperor, empress, and Prince Yan and his wife. However, the secret of how the Fifteenth Princess died could not be kept secret, and it spread out at lightning speed after the palace banquet.

Along with this, news also spread about Jiang Si and Yu Jin's outstanding performances.

The Princess of Yan cured Princess Fuqing's eyes and received the Lingxiao bracelet awarded by the Empress. The Prince of Yan also found out the murderer who killed the Fifteenth Princess. Tsk tsk, it seems that the Prince of Yan and his wife have to save face in front of the Emperor and Empress.

As expected, although the palace did not reward the Prince of Yan with a mansion, when the training of the six ministries of the princes was reviewed later, the Prince of Yan was the only one who received praise from Emperor Jingming.

This compliment is worth more than any reward.

The princes were in mixed feelings for a while.

The seventh child, who was sent out of the palace at birth and had the reputation of bringing harm to his father, the emperor, was actually praised again!

What on earth was Father thinking? He just found the murderer who killed the fifteenth princess. What kind of great ability is that? A prince is competing with the officials in Shuntian Prefecture for jobs. He is just bored and has nothing else to do.

But there is one consolation: the prince was scolded again.

Thinking of the crown prince, the princes suddenly felt more balanced.

The officials and nobles who had originally turned a blind eye to the Prince of Yan began to re-evaluate his importance. Even the wife of the Duke of Anguo, Wei, went to the palace to visit Concubine Xian.

"Sister-in-law, is everything okay at home?" Concubine Xian had been in a depressed mood these days, and only smiled when she saw Wei.

She was really unlucky, as the murderer who killed the fifteenth princess happened to be from Yuquan Palace!

Not only did she feel unlucky, but even though the emperor didn't say anything, she could still sense his coldness.

This is anger, but it makes people helpless.

After all, it was her bad luck!

Hearing Concubine Xian's question, Wei frowned subconsciously.

There are no major events at home, but there are certainly many worries.

"What?"

After all, they were just sisters-in-law, so Wei had no face to complain to Concubine Xian, and hurriedly said, "Everything is fine at home, your majesty, don't worry."

"Where's mother?"

"The old lady is in good health. This time when she came to the palace to see the queen, she asked me to bring a message." Wei got to the point.

"What did mother ask my sister-in-law to say?"

Mrs. Wei put down the teacup and lowered her voice: "The old lady said that she hasn't seen the two princes for a long time and misses her grandson..."

Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows slightly.

In the past, the old lady only had one grandson in her heart, and that was the fourth son.

She understood the implication of the old lady's words. She was asking her to pay more attention to the Seventh Brother. The Duke's Mansion also wanted to get closer to the Seventh Brother.

Thinking of this, Concubine Xian became furious.

I only heard that the son coaxed his mother, and now it was her turn to go along with that evildoer. How could this be justified?

Wei looked at Concubine Xian's expression and shook her head secretly.

No matter what, a son is still his mother's flesh and blood. This aunt is good in other aspects except that she is too hard-hearted towards Prince Yan.

Unlike her, she is often pissed off by the unruly third son, but she still can't bear to say a harsh word.

Wei gave birth to three sons in one go. The eldest son was steady, the second son was humble, and the youngest son, whom she loved the most, was lively. Life should have been smooth sailing, but troubles began to arise after the youngest son married such a woman.

"My queen, everyone outside is jealous of you now, saying that the two princes have great potential."

Concubine Xian said calmly, "What's the point of them being successful or not? Just do your duty and don't let me worry about you."

"Let's go back to the Duke's Mansion and prepare some things. Please invite the two princes to bring the princesses to have a simple meal."

"Just let the sisters-in-law take care of it."

Wei curled her lips secretly.

If she hadn't told him in advance, it would have been strange for Concubine Xian to feel at ease.

The purpose of entering the palace was achieved, and Wei offered to resign.

Concubine Xian ordered the palace maid to send Wei out and summon Princess Qi to the palace.

"In a few days, the Duke's Mansion will invite you and the Seventh Master and his wife to come over. You should try your best to get along well with the Seventh Master's wife."

Princess Qi smiled awkwardly: "My daughter-in-law naturally wants to be on good terms with my seventh brother's wife, but at the palace banquet that day, my seventh brother's wife was quite cold to my daughter-in-law..."

"You are different. Why do you care about her?"

"My daughter-in-law understands."

She is certainly different from Princess Yan.

Their prince is a man who is seeking great things, so of course he has to make friends with as many people as possible before he can accomplish his goals. The same is true for her as a good wife.

The King and his wife of Yan were just wasting their time.

"I understand." After Concubine Xian gave the instruction, her eyes suddenly dropped downwards.

Although Princess Qi was only of average appearance, she had given birth to a daughter, so her figure was still slim.

The flat belly made Concubine Xian frown.

"There has been no movement?"

Princess Qi's face immediately turned red and white.

Since she gave birth to Yuan Jie'er, she has been silent, but Yuan Jie'er is already six years old...

Concubine Xian's eyes turned cold, and she said slowly: "The prince still has no offspring, you have to be more careful."

If the crown prince were to die, the fourth prince would be the only one without any offspring among the several princes who could compete for the throne, which would be a great hindrance.

"My daughter-in-law knows." Princess Qi responded meekly.

Concubine Xian smiled.

To be honest, she is indeed a very worry-free daughter-in-law, but it's a pity that she has not been able to give birth to a son.

Princess Qi returned to Prince Qi's mansion and sat quietly in the room for a long time. She then ordered the nanny to bring in a young girl of about 29 years old.

The girl had a face as white as a silver plate, and looked like a good match for a boy.

Princess Qi stared at the girl for a long time and said gently, "Serve the prince well tonight."

The girl's eyes flashed with joy and she quickly responded.

At night, King Qi discovered that there was another person in the house.

"The princess ordered the maid to serve the prince."

The King of Qi looked at the girl in the light of the lamp, but he lost interest.

He did not dare to give himself the reputation of being lustful, so he never made a move on the beautiful maids in the mansion, let alone taking a concubine. Fortunately, the princess took the initiative to arrange a few concubines for him because she had not taken any action for a long time.

But, can't you make it look better?

After all, the princess only did it for her own reputation and never really cared about him.

The King of Qi was furious, but compared to his wife who was as dull as water, the person in front of him was still fresh and young, so he just nodded lightly and kept the person.

Princess Qi stared at the silver hooks with phoenixes on the ceiling of the tent without closing her eyes for almost the entire night. When she heard the roosters crow, she got up, covered the dark shadows under her eyes with rooster powder, and began to take care of the day's affairs in the palace.

Jiang Si soon received the invitation from the Anguo Mansion, and on that day he and Yu Jin went there by car.

In summer, people in the capital city get up early to work for their livelihoods, and the various shops lining the streets also open their doors early to welcome customers.

The fragrance of Lu Sheng Xiang had already become famous on this street. As soon as Lady Xiu opened the door, many customers rushed in.

There were familiar faces as well as new ones among these customers, almost all of them were women, making the small shop extremely lively.

Miss Xiu greeted the guests with ease and familiarity, and she seemed like a different person compared to last year.

When Miss Aqiao comes next time, she wants to propose to take over the cloth shop next door, so that Lushengxiang's business will be even more prosperous.

At this time, a group of people walked to the door of the shop in a mighty manner.