Sister, look at him!

The old emperor had more than ten sons in his life, but only five survived in the end, four from the four concubines and one from the former queen.

He had even more princesses, a total of twenty, but only eight grew up safely, and only four are still alive today.

In the royal family, those who died young are not counted in the ranking, so the princess is only ranked eighth.

The eldest princess Changping married a neighboring country.

The second princess died of illness.

The third princess, Huaining, was the elder sister of the King of Shu and married to the prefect of Jiangzhou.

The fourth princess, Chun'an, was the elder sister of Prince Chen and married a Hanlin scholar.

The fifth princess and the sixth princess were both born to the same mother and were killed by thieves who cast witchcraft on them.

The seventh princess, Ancheng, was born to the old emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Mei. She was only fourteen years old and had not yet reached the age of marriage.

The eighth princess fell into the water and died a year ago.

I don’t know what wind blew Princess Ancheng to Changle Palace today.

Ancheng arrived very early, at the hour of Mao, and it was still dark at the hour of Mao in the twelfth lunar month.

However, it was around this time that we paid our respects to the Queen Mother.

Linlang glanced into the inner room. There was no light in the room and she could only see a tall figure sitting behind the screen.

As expected, the Queen Mother had not gotten up yet.

In the past few days, the Empress Dowager only got up at 9:00 p.m. to have meals.

Today will surely be no exception.

Linlang made up her mind. She walked to the inner room, stopped behind the screen, and whispered, "Master, Princess Ancheng is here to pay her respects to the Queen Mother."

She didn't know what the Queen Mother's attitude towards An Cheng was, so she naturally didn't dare to send An Cheng away directly. Besides, the princess came to pay her respects while the Queen Mother was still sleeping, and if this got out, it would not be good for the Queen Mother's reputation.

"Let her go." Mu Yan said in a light voice. Princess Ancheng seemed charming, innocent and ignorant of the world, but in fact she was as cruel and ruthless as her mother. She was an absolute femme fatale. The most important thing was that she was fickle and extremely licentious.

She had liked many handsome men from prominent families, but because she couldn't get them, she secretly found many substitutes who looked like them to play with. Note that it was not love, but playing with.

Is this something a fourteen-year-old girl could do?

Cruel and vicious woman stay away from his daughter!

"Yes, Lord Governor." Linlang bowed and quietly left the room. She walked briskly to the outer hall, where An Cheng, a thin and sweet-looking girl, was standing on the thick snow.

Her face was red from the cold and her rabbit-fur scarf was covered with snowflakes.

Seeing Linlang, she smiled sweetly, "Is the Queen Mother not up yet?"

"The Queen Mother was not feeling well last night and got up late today. If Princess Ancheng has important matters, please come back another day." Linlang said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

An Cheng's smile froze. What a psycho! If there's something important to do, then he has to wait until another day. If there's nothing important, then shouldn't he just get out? !

"Nothing, An Cheng just came to pay respects to the Queen Mother." An Cheng continued to smile sweetly, but this time there was a hint of worry in his smile, "Is the Queen Mother in good health? An Cheng is here to take care of her..."

"Don't you have a mother yourself? Why do you want to serve someone else's mother?"

A mocking voice was heard, and An Cheng almost bit his teeth off when he heard this familiar voice.

She suppressed her anger and tried to smile. Looking back, she saw two young men, one tall and one short, walking towards her.

The tall young man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, with his black hair tied up high. There was no expression on his handsome face. He looked indifferent and his eyes were cold. This was the young emperor Jing Zhan, who was only seventeen years old.

The short young man was wearing a sparkling purple robe, with red lips, white teeth and a delicate face. He was Prince Jingheng, fourteen years old.

It was An Cheng whom he had just mocked.

The Imperial Concubine and Concubine Mei have always been at odds with each other, and his sister Princess Chun'an has been given several cold shoulder by Ancheng and Concubine Mei. Naturally, Jing Heng wants to get back at them.

"Your Majesty, why do you say that, Sixth Brother? An Cheng is also concerned about you..."

"Is the Queen Mother not awake yet?" Jing Zhan ignored An Cheng's greeting. He interrupted An Cheng and looked at Linlang who was standing at the door.

What's wrong with Feng's health? He Qingwan was just sleeping late and didn't want to get up. Jing Zhan knew the reason.

No one treats her as a human being.

An Cheng lowered his eyes, hiding the viciousness in them.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has not yet woken up." Linlang felt inexplicably guilty, as she was originally a maid in the Qianqing Palace.

"I understand." Jing Zhan nodded. He looked at the yard full of snow and couldn't help but frowned.

"Is this how you serve the empress dowager? Can't you see the snow in the courtyard?" Jing Zhan was intimidating without even getting angry, staring at Linlang with a serious look.

Linlang lowered her head and said calmly, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother told me to keep the snow and not to sweep it."

Let’s make a snowman.

Jing Zhan's temples were throbbing. Can't he use his brains? Making a snowman when his body is not feeling well? What a lame excuse!

"What's the noise about?"

Jing Zhan was just about to say something to Lin Lang when he saw a man slowly walking out.

The tall figure, evil looks, and feminine voice made it easy to tell who it was.

Kui Muyan, the powerful and influential Nine Thousand Year Old Prince.

Mu Yan walked out wearing a black cloak and looked at the three people in the yard with a puzzled expression.

There was hostility and suspicion in Jing Zhan's eyes, shock in Prince Chen's eyes, and in An Cheng's eyes...

Amazing and pity?

His appearance is stunning, but it’s a pity that he is a eunuch?

What kind of person is this? How dare Cricket Ancheng covet him?!

"So it's His Majesty and Prince Chen." Mu Yan bowed perfunctorily, as perfunctory as he had to be. After all, his character couldn't be ruined.

As for Ancheng, it was not worthy of his nine thousand year old eyes.

"Why is the factory director so late... the Empress Dowager is here." Jing Zhan's voice became colder.

"It's just a small pet for the Queen Mother. But Your Majesty, the coronation ceremony will be tomorrow. Aren't you going to prepare?" Mu Yan's expression remained unchanged.

"I would also like to see what kind of little pet it is." Jing Zhan stared at Mu Yan and spoke word by word.

"..."Mu Yan showed an unfathomable expression. He clapped his hands lightly, and a snow-white lion whose shoulders were as tall as his chest slowly walked out of the house.

Kui Muyan's body is 188 cm tall, which means that the white lion on his chest is meters tall at the shoulder and is twice the size of an ordinary lion.

"Is your Majesty satisfied with this little pet?" Mu Yan stroked the white lion's mane. "Since there is nothing else to do, everyone can go back first. The Queen Mother doesn't like noise."

Jing Zhan really wanted to kill Mu Yan directly, but he couldn't. Mu Yan's forces were complicated and he was not sure enough that he could get rid of Mu Yan.

Then you can only endure it.

……

Ji Ruyue was reborn.

She accidentally fell asleep while taking a bath. It was freezing cold and she developed a fever. When she woke up again, she was reborn.

Looking at her mother who was holding her and crying, Ji Ruyue's eyes were red. She first chatted with her mother and brother, and then she asked about He Qingwan.

"Mother, Wanwan..." Ji Ruyue suddenly choked up and couldn't continue. Her Wanwan couldn't rest in peace even after her death, as her grave was dug up by a beast.

"Yue'er, be quiet." Madam Ji covered Ji Ruyue's mouth, her face full of tension, "You are not allowed to address Empress Dowager Zhaoyuan by her name."

Now everyone in the court knows that the eunuch Kui Muyan has become He Qingwan's lackey, and he won't tolerate anyone saying a bad word about him.

Ji Ruyue’s eyes widened.

"Zhao Yuan... Queen Mother...?!"