My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

The palace maid took Mei Xueer and Nanxing through twists and turns, and Mei Xueer secretly memorized the way they came.

"Miss Mei, please!" When they reached a secluded tree-lined path, the palace maid stopped moving forward and stood beside the path.

Mei Xueer looked around and thought this should be a remote corner of the imperial garden.

The path was paved with cobblestones and was clean, with the snow swept away along the side of the road.

The road was lined with bamboos, whose branches were bent by the snow and drooped down, forming a long arch.

Mei Xueer took a step forward and walked slowly. After turning a corner, the view in front of her suddenly opened up to a large osmanthus forest.

There are no osmanthus flowers in the cold winter, but the air seems to still be filled with a faint osmanthus fragrance.

Just like the scent of osmanthus in Prince Jing’s mansion.

There is a small bamboo pavilion in the center of the osmanthus forest.

A noble lady was sitting in the pavilion with her back to her.

She had her hair tied up in a very simple bun and didn't wear many jewelries, but she exuded an air of nobility that was innate.

She sat quietly, motionless, lonely and desolate.

Just like a painting.

Mei Xueer walked over slowly.

Hearing her footsteps, the lady slowly turned around.

"Noble Concubine Wan?" Mei Xueer looked at the woman in surprise.

She had met Concubine Wan at a palace banquet.

Everyone had previously speculated that since the queen was no longer around, the highest ranking person in the harem would be Concubine Wan, and everyone thought she might sit next to the emperor.

But everyone guessed wrong.

She didn't say a word at the palace banquet, like an invisible person, and didn't even look at her biological son Cui Hongxiao and future daughter-in-law.

Logically speaking, she has the highest position and should be in charge of the harem in the absence of a queen, but she refused. Therefore, the harem affairs are currently being managed by Yan Wang's biological mother, Concubine Shu.

I heard that Concubine Wan was devoted to worshipping Buddhism. Could it be that she has already reached the point of becoming a nun?

But since he no longer cares about worldly affairs, why am he waiting for her here?

Concubine Wan stood up and casually extended her left hand, "Princess Jing, please sit down."

There are all kinds of charm in every gesture.

Mei Xueer motioned Nanxing to wait in the distance, and she lifted her skirt, went up to the bamboo pavilion, and bowed, "I wonder if Concubine Wan has any instructions? Besides, I am no longer the Princess of Jing."

Imperial Concubine Wan seemed not to have heard what she said. Her eyes drifted to the large osmanthus forest outside the pavilion. "Princess Jing, what do you think of this osmanthus forest?"

Mei Xueer didn't know what her intention was, so she replied, "She looks very good."

A smile suddenly appeared on Concubine Wan's expressionless face, "This was specially planted by the late emperor for Concubine Jing."

She seemed to be talking to herself about a past memory, not to Mei Xueer.

What?

The late emperor?

Concubine Jing? Prince Jing's mother?

Wait, Mei Xueer felt her mind was a little confused and needed to be sorted out.

When the current emperor was still the crown prince, the late emperor planted this large tract of osmanthus trees for his son's concubine?

Could it be that the late emperor was very kind to Concubine Jing...

Oh my God, the late emperor cuckolded his own son?

Could it be that Lord Dog is not the emperor's son, but the offspring of the previous emperor? Is he the younger brother of the current emperor? ?

If I were still Princess Jing, should I call Cui Qimo "Royal Brother"?

It’s too melodramatic and the palace is too complicated. She really wants to go back to modern times.

"But the emperor doesn't know?" Concubine Wan suddenly laughed, and her laugh was a little ostentatious.

Compared with the otherworldly look he had at the palace banquet before, he was like two completely different people.

Such a Concubine Wan made Mei Xueer feel a little fear for no reason, "Why did Concubine Wan tell me this?"

Concubine Wan ignored her and stopped laughing, saying, "Your Majesty thinks this osmanthus tree was planted by the late emperor for Prince Jing. Just like, uh, the one in Prince Jing's mansion."

"But." She turned her head slightly and looked at Mei Xueer.

Her eyes were empty, and it was unclear what their focus was, but they contained a hint of excitement for some reason.

But soon, she frowned again, "You are wrong. Prince Jing is really the emperor's biological son. The emperor is also wrong... so wrong... but, he can be wrong, how can you be wrong? Prince Jing loves you so much, how can you be wrong?"

Listening to her incomprehensible and incoherent words, Mei Xueer cursed inwardly: You are wrong, you are mentally disturbed! Is this Concubine Wan mentally ill?

"I'm not sick!" Concubine Wan said suddenly.

Mei Xueer was shocked: Does she know what I am thinking?

"I know what you are thinking." Concubine Wan spoke again faintly, "I am really happy to talk to you. Princess Jing, I am willing to use my life in exchange for a happy life for you and Prince Jing!"

Mei Xueer was so frightened that she fell off the bamboo stool this time. "I, I don't know what you are talking about? Imperial Concubine Wan, I have something else to do. I will take my leave first!"

Besides, how can there be happiness being with the Dog Prince?

You are afraid that you will use your life to exchange for my life of suffering and a life worse than death.

Concubine Wan frowned again, walked forward to pull her up, and sat her down again, "Can't you see how much Prince Jing loves you? From the way he looks at you, I can tell how much he loves you."

"I……"

Seeing that Mei Xueer didn't look happy, Concubine Wan's face suddenly changed, becoming cold and stern, "How could you treat him like this?"

She grabbed Mei Xueer's arm and moved closer. Her eyes were bloodshot and her voice was getting louder and louder, even a little hysterical and hoarse: "What did he do wrong? What did he do wrong? Just because of a groundless suspicion, he fell from the world to hell and there is no way back! Tell me, what did he do wrong?!"

Concubine Wan's hands gripped tighter and tighter, as if they were going to pinch her flesh. Mei Xueer struggled for a while, but she had not expected that this woman in the deep palace was so strong that she could not get free.

She finally let go, and the anger on her face turned into resentment, "He loves you so much, I won't let you hurt him."

Mei Xueer pushed her away and said loudly, "I don't care what you want to say or do. But I tell you, he has always been the one hurting me, and I have never hurt him!"

"How is it possible?" Concubine Wan was startled, her doubtful eyes wandering around, shaking her head continuously, "Impossible, he is so well-behaved, so good, how could he hurt the person he loves. You must have misunderstood him, you made a mistake, you made a mistake..."

As she spoke, she squatted on the ground, held her head and began to cry loudly.

Mei Xueer straightened her skirt and tried to calm herself down. "Imperial Concubine Wan, I don't know what you want to say to me. But, Prince Jing and I will handle our affairs ourselves. Besides, we have divorced. It's over. Goodbye!"

She ignored Concubine Wan who was still squatting on the ground crying, and pulled Nanxing away.

Behind him, the voice of Concubine Wan, which sounded like resentment and tears, could be heard faintly.

“I return your pearl with tears in my eyes. Why didn’t we meet before I got married… People always say that it’s painful to never meet the right person, but few people know that what really breaks one’s heart is meeting the right person at the wrong time… Hahahaha…”

"Miss, is Concubine Wan crazy?" Nanxing trotted after Mei Xueer.

"Maybe. Don't talk and go away!" Mei Xueer felt that it would be pitiful for Qianyue to face such a mother-in-law in the future.

Looking at her expression, it seems that she doesn't think that Prince Xiao is her own son, but as if Prince Jing is her biological son.