Qin Ye quickly lowered her head, Song Yi thought she was being modest and didn't suspect anything. Jin Xun even handed her a purse as a thank you: "Thank you sister! But this set of clothes doesn't seem to be the one my lady brought into the palace?"

  "The sister sent by the Qingjiang County Master said that the side hall of Mingguang Palace is now crowded with people dressing up, and the county master can't find Madam Song's things for the time being." Qin Ye calmed down and said, "I'm afraid you're waiting anxiously here, so I'll send over my spare ceremonial clothes first, please make do with them, madam!"

  Upon hearing this, Song Yi smiled and both master and servant felt relieved.

  After she thanked and retreated from the reward, Jin Xun waited on Song Yi Xiao to dress up neatly, then went to thank Nuan Shu Ren.

  Nang Shu's face revealed a faint smile, just about to say something, but the people sent by Qingjiang County Master hadn't left yet. Seeing Song Yi smile, they reminded her: "The Princess has already been persuaded back to Mingguang Palace by our County Master, several ladies and madams had their clothes soaked, some even fell down, it seems that Empress Xian has also received the news, she should be on her way back to Mingguang Palace now!"

  Jiang Xianfei deliberately avoided the Weiyang Palace today, making excuses to chat with the Empress, and thus vacated the Mingguang Palace.

  This will hurry her back. As Song Yi Xiao was a guest at the banquet, she couldn't stay here chatting with Nuan Shu Ren, and had to rush over to prepare for pleading on behalf of Princess Yu Shan.

  She could only give Nuan Shu a apologetic glance: "Today, thanks to your help, I'm deeply grateful! However, as the virtuous imperial concubine is about to return to Ming Guang Palace, I dare not continue to disturb you!"

  The warmth in his heart was lost in disappointment, but he didn't dare show it on his face. He forced a smile and said: "You're too kind, madam, it's just a small effort... Please go ahead, madam!"

  After they left, Nuan Shu returned to the inner chamber with a listless expression. Qin Ye followed closely behind, finding an excuse to dismiss the others before kneeling beside the couch and speaking in a low voice: "Shu, I just discovered something strange!"

  The warm and gentle person's expression wasn't very good, and upon hearing this, she listlessly said: "What?"

  "When I went to deliver clothes to Madame Song, I found that the Palace Guard's mark was still on her arm! Qin Ye knew that Wu Huan didn't have the custom of marking with the Palace Guard's seal, so she lowered her voice and explained, 'According to rumors in the palace, Madame Song and Master Jian are deeply in love, but what just happened, I saw it clearly! It can't be wrong!'"

  "It's been several months since Madam Song got married, if they were a normal couple, how could she still be intact? I suspect that Master Jian's body is... not quite right!"

  She solemnly informed him of this matter, not just for the sake of wagging her tongue. "Duke Jian was only eleven years old when he followed the army to conquer the land, still a child! Not yet at an age to consider marriage and such matters. Whatever his shortcomings may be, I'm afraid the Princess of Jin will put the blame on the Wuhuan royal family! And now, there is only you, Empress, left in the Wuhuan palace - the only one who can protect you from the Princess of Jin is Your Majesty!"

  "So, you must never again be cold and distant to His Majesty, otherwise His Majesty will be moved by the words of the Princess of Jin State and hand you over to her for punishment. At that time, I wouldn't dare think about your fate!"

  Qin Ye Yuan was a low-ranking palace maid, sent to serve Warmth Shu Ren. She thought that following such a talented and beautiful master, she would quickly rise through the ranks! Who would have thought that it's almost been a year now, and not only is Warmth Shu Ren still as cold as ever, but they don't even have any children!

  Although she was born in a humble family, she was an ambitious person. Seeing this, how could she not be anxious? However, Nuan Shu had been disheartened by the misfortunes of her fallen country and broken home since the old days, and no matter how much she tried to persuade her, she refused to show any courtesy or respect to Emperor Xian of Jin.

  It will be easy to find a reason for the host to make progress, and naturally it will be done with all one's might.

  But unexpectedly, Nuan Shu's eyes widened in shock for a moment before tears suddenly fell!

  "When the Wuhuan were not yet extinct, I once asked my father to betroth me to Ahu - at that time he was already poisoned and my father was afraid that he would not live long enough to entrust me for life. So secretly sent a doctor to take his pulse, if he really had such a big problem with his body, how could my father not tell me?"

  "It's a pity that he ultimately couldn't let go of his prisoner-of-war mentality and flatly refused the king's offer of marriage!"

  "But when the Grand Preceptor relied on Da Rui and was about to capture our royal family, if he hadn't spoken up for us, I would have died in humiliation on the road just like my sisters!"

  "It's clear he has feelings for me!"

  Warm and gentle, the human heart surges up and down, tears fall like pearls, can't help but raise sleeves to cover face, so as not to let the piano leaves discover one's loss of composure.

  "So, he doesn't have any physical problems? He probably just doesn't like that Mrs. Song at all, but needs a wife to take care of things for him, and has no choice but to put on an act in front of people!"

  After a while, she barely controlled her emotions and spoke to cover up: "But I heard that Your Majesty is very respectful of the Princess of Jin State. If the Princess wants to find trouble with me, even if Your Majesty likes my appearance, you may not necessarily go against the Princess's wishes?"

  Qin Ye heard this and was overjoyed, saying: "Shu Ren, don't you remember that when you entered the palace, Empress Long also opposed you? It can be seen that in the emperor's heart, you are more important than Empress Long! As long as you serve the emperor well from now on, what can Empress Long do to you?"

  Moreover, that Lord Jian is a member of the Crown Prince's faction. Now that both the King of Wei and the King of Zhao have ambitions to succeed the throne, who knows what will happen in the future? If there's a change in the heir, Lord Jian will definitely not end up well! At that time, even if Princess Chang manages to save his life, she won't have time to worry about others. She might even come begging to you instead!

  The gentle woman lowered her eyes: "Today is the birthday of Princess Yushan, Your Majesty will definitely go to Mingguang Palace tonight. I am now just a gentlewoman and cannot afford to offend one of the four consorts!"

  Qin Ye Hui said, "A virtuous person is young and not in a hurry at this moment! As long as the virtuous person has this heart, I dare say that these three palaces and six courtyards will one day have no one who can offend you!"

  By then, she will have risen from a humble lady-in-waiting to a high-ranking palace maid whom many lowly consorts dare not offend and even the empress must show some respect!

  The unexpected event in Pinglan Pavilion was completely unknown to Song Yishang and her sister-in-law.

  When they returned to the Mingguang Palace, Xianfei was already there, scolding Princess Yushan: "Look at you! Look at you! A good little banquet was turned into what kind of situation by you? If it were during the hottest days of summer, I would have let it pass as a childish mistake! But now what season is it? If everyone catches a cold because of you, just wait and see how I'll deal with you!"

  Qingjiang County Master and others begged for mercy on behalf of the princess: "Your Highness, please calm your anger. It was also our fault for being rash at the time. You can't blame the Princess!"

  "This child has been spoiled by me and has no sense of propriety at all!" Xianfei only had this one biological daughter, so she was very fond of her. Scolding Princess Yushan in public was just for show.

  After being persuaded for a few words, she saw that it was good to stop and turned to apologize on behalf of her daughter. "You can't be too familiar with her - Jiangtang is here? Quick! Serve everyone and warm up!"

  It was already late at this time, everyone finished drinking ginger soup and chatted for a while before dispersing.

  Song Yixiao, although she had been treated in Pinglan Pavilion, still felt a chill in her lower abdomen after returning to the Yan State Duke's mansion. After some thought, she ordered someone to invite a doctor to take a look.

  She sent someone to invite a doctor, and Jian Yu Bai also rushed over, saying: "Why did you just come back and want to invite a doctor?"

  As he spoke, he walked over and took her pulse, saying with a sigh of relief, "Nothing's wrong?"

  "I'll tell you later!" Song Yi smiled, although she knew he also understood medicine, but after all, a professional doctor was still more trustworthy. So when the invited doctor said it was nothing to worry about and only reminded her to drink more ginger sugar water for the next two days, she finally put her mind at ease. She asked Qiao Chen to send off the doctor before telling her husband everything that had happened today.

  Jian Xubo heard that she went to Pinglan Pavilion and met with Nuan Shu people, slightly frowned, and then heard that Su Shaoyang pressed her into the snowy ground, her face suddenly turned gloomy: "How can the Su family teach such an unruly girl?"

  "She didn't mean any harm, she's just a bit reckless." Song Yi smiled knowing that Su Shaoyan wasn't being intentional, and since the doctor had also said it was nothing serious, she didn't hold any grudges against her. Hearing this, she laughed and said, "Today, both Big Sister and Fifth Sister have already scolded her, so let's just consider the matter settled. After all, she is the emperor's niece. Besides, at the Quan Chun Hall, Second Master Su did save Fifth Sister!"

  Jian Xu Bai hummed: "I will return Su Zhiyong's kindness, but that is no excuse for the Su family girl to be rude to you!"

  "Su Er Gongzi and Su Qi Xiaojie are both knowledgeable about etiquette, and they will likely come to apologize in a couple of days." Song Yi said with a soft smile, "If we still insist on making a big deal out of this, it'll spread like wildfire and people will laugh at us! From now on, I'm afraid no one will dare to joke around with me!"

  Jian Yu Bai Cai said: "Tomorrow afternoon, the Su family will come to apologize, and this matter will be settled. Otherwise, I'll personally go to the Su family to ask for their guidance on how to educate a daughter!"

  Song Yi giggled and snuggled into his shoulder, turned her head to peck a kiss on his cheek, wrapped her arms around his neck, and playfully said: "Hubby is so caring, I'm so touched!"

  Great tolerance comes from great tolerance, a husband's care and maintenance are also needed, but encouragement is also necessary!

  She hadn't finished speaking when Jian Yu Bai suddenly pulled her into his lap, his large hands holding the back of her head as their lips entwined for a long time. Only then did he slightly pant and raise an eyebrow, saying: "You're so moved, wait until you're more comfortable, and then you'll have to promise yourself to me!"

  "Disgusting! No way!" Song Yi said with a smile, her hand lazily tracing patterns on her husband's chest, her eyes shining with a mixture of refusal and invitation. Jian Yu Bai's mouth twitched as he quickly pushed her back onto the bed: "Again with this routine?"

  Song Yi smiled innocently and said: "Which set?"

  "In short, just don't regret it in a few days!" Jian Xuwu knew she was pretending to be stupid and didn't expose her, but instead pinched the tip of her nose and said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Don't ask me for help when the time comes!"

  "Particularly demanding of you!" Song Yi smiled, grasping his hand and placing it on her belly, contentedly saying, "Indeed, it's much warmer like this, more comfortable than a hot water bottle - good husband, warm me up some more, okay?"

  Jian Yu Bai cried and laughed at the same time, speechless for a moment before resentfully saying: "Are you intentionally teasing me? I saw you crying when you turned your head!"

  It turns out that he still picked up his wife and held her in his arms, warming her belly with his palms - leaning against her husband's chest, feeling the warmth of his palm, Song Yi smiled contentedly and closed her eyes, thinking to herself: "See, I said he was still easy to coax! He just talks tough, but actually, if you pout a little, it's fine!"

  Seems like nothing is wrong?