Mu Chenshuang returned to the Marquis's residence.
Now that she is no longer the Crown Princess, she is not a member of the royal family and is not qualified to enter the palace. So she simply returned to the Marquis's residence and had her attendant detoxify her.
Mu Chenshuang had just sat down when Linglong's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, there's news from the palace that you need to come to the palace."
Mu Chenshuang opened her eyes.
Entering the palace at this time would definitely mean visiting the Empress Dowager.
Memories surfaced in her mind; this empress dowager was a kind old woman. It was this empress dowager who helped the original owner to marry Feng Xilan.
She probably doesn't know yet that she and Feng Xilan have already divorced.
Now the only option is to go to the palace to check on the situation.
As soon as she left the Marquis's residence, she saw Fu Junheng's carriage slowly stop. He invited her to enter the palace together, but Mu Chenshuang refused directly, saying, "Crown Prince Junheng and I should avoid getting too close in front of outsiders to avoid unnecessary criticism."
It wasn't that she was afraid of rumors or gossip; rather, Fu Junheng was simply too charming and alluring. She was afraid that getting too close to this man would disturb her peace of mind. Just thinking about being in a confined space with him made her feel uneasy and want to avoid him.
Mu Chenshuang's refusal made Fu Junheng's face darken, but he did not insist any further.
Mu Chenshuang instructed the driver to slow down and keep a distance from Fu Junheng's carriage.
Inside the Marquis's residence.
After Mu Yazhi finished her tearful account, Lu Wei's expression changed drastically, and she scolded, "How can you be so confused? Don't you know what the Divine Doctor Sect is? How dare you lie and claim to know them?"
Rebuked by Lu Wei, Mu Yazhi felt even more aggrieved, and tears streamed down her face as she said excitedly, "If it weren't for Prince Xiaoyao helping Mu Chenshuang, no one would believe that I was the one who harmed Xue Jiajia. I just don't understand why Prince Xiaoyao protects her in every way. I am also a young lady of the Marquis's mansion, my father's daughter."
Lu Wei sighed, stepped forward, cupped Mu Yazhi's cheeks in her hands, and wiped away her tears with her thumbs. "Don't you understand? Even if you are in love with Prince Xiaoyao, it's impossible for you and him. Forget about being his principal wife, you'd probably never even be able to enter Prince Xiaoyao's mansion as a concubine."
Mu Yazhi clenched her fingers, choking back tears, "But I just can't accept that he always protects Mu Chenshuang and Crown Prince Junheng. Why do they all protect her like that?"
When Fu Junheng was mentioned, Lu Wei thought of Feng Anxue's anger that day.
Whether it was Prince Xiaoyao or Crown Prince Junheng, they suddenly became close to Mu Chenshuang, and someone even came to the Marquis's residence every day to deliver things. She had someone check them, and they were just water, nothing special. But who was the person delivering the water?
What exactly is Mu Chenshuang plotting?
"Mother, the most important thing now is how to keep it from His Majesty. Please think of a way quickly." Mu Yazhi was extremely flustered.
Lu Wei withdrew her hand, lowered her eyes, and looked solemn.
"The fact that the Empress Dowager was summoned to the palace at this time indicates that she is in grave danger and they probably want the princes to see her one last time."
Hearing her mother's words, Mu Yazhi was overjoyed. "In that case, I can simply delay and say that I haven't received a reply from the Divine Doctor Sect yet. Anyway, with the Empress Dowager gone, it would be useless to find someone from the Divine Doctor Sect."
"But there's no guarantee the Empress Dowager's life will be saved. The only way now is for you to say that you were deceived. That wouldn't be considered a crime of deceiving the emperor, but you were still misled. Either way, we'll see how the Empress Dowager fares."
Mu Yazhi nodded in agreement.
"What if Xue Jiajia causes trouble again after that?"
"You said you were misled and gave her the pills unintentionally, and that your intentions were good. Everyone thinks you did it for Xue Jiajia's own good, and besides, Xue Jiajia wasn't disfigured. I think it must be Mu Chenshuang instigating Xue Jiajia behind the scenes."
Mu Yazhi was worried. "The other day, Xue Jiajia's personal maid came to me and said that Xue Jiajia had pustules and was about to be disfigured. She was too ashamed to be seen by anyone. But today she looks perfectly fine. She doesn't look disfigured at all."
Lu Wei coldly curled her lips and said, "Xue Jiajia won't suddenly stand up for Mu Chenshuang. Besides, she should know that she was poisoned because of Mu Chenshuang, so it's even less likely that she would suddenly stand on Mu Chenshuang's side."
Mu Yazhi suddenly realized and said, "Mother, you mean that the maid came to me saying that Xue Jiajia was disfigured, and that it was Mu Chenshuang's idea. She had already contacted Xue Jiajia."
"Otherwise, I don't know how Mu Chenshuang persuaded Xue Jiajia. You'd better try to get Xue Jiajia to tell you. This is a good opportunity to make Mu Chenshuang pay the price."
Mu Yazhi's eyes were filled with resentment as she gritted her teeth and said, "This bitch is indeed vicious. She framed me like this, and I will never let her get away with it."
After her mother's explanation, Mu Yazhi felt much better.
Mu Chenshuang arrived at the palace.
The carriage stopped, and she thought Fu Junheng had already left, but she didn't expect him to be waiting for her right in front.
For now, they could only pretend to have bumped into each other by chance and head to Cining Palace together, with Mu Chenshuang deliberately keeping a distance from him.
“I think it would be best if I met with Crown Prince Junheng in the future, except for treating you, to avoid getting too close. There are too many people in the palace and too much gossip, which could cause trouble.”
Fu Junheng looked straight ahead and calmly said, "Hasn't the rumor about me already spread throughout the entire palace? What is Princess Weiyang still worried about?"
She spoke as if she were the one overthinking things, but he didn't seem to care, which made her feel awkward.
However, what he said wasn't without reason; everyone thought he and the Carefree King were having an affair.
This man wouldn't possibly have any feelings for her, a pregnant woman. The inexplicable kiss earlier was just an accident. Thinking about it carefully, she was really just being delusional.
The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt. She remembered how she used to be surrounded by countless handsome men. When did she ever start to have unrequited love for men? If anyone was going to have unrequited love for someone, it was the men for her.
This time, she really lost face.
Fu Junheng noticed Mu Chenshuang's expression out of the corner of his eye. He was surprised to see her with such a calm expression, and he felt a strange sense of pleasure.
However, she was both embarrassed and annoyed. What was she annoyed about?
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