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

Mei Xueer glanced at Li Mo beside her, and while writing the prescription, she casually asked, "Where did you go just now?"

Li Mo shrugged, "Gu Jia sent some more herbs over, I'm going to help unload them."

Mei Xueer didn't even raise her head, just said "oh" and continued to do her own thing.

The free medical consultation and porridge distribution lasted for nearly two months.

It's early winter.

During this time, Hua Laoer sent a letter to Li Mo, saying that Du Zheng had shown signs of waking up, and Xiao Sheng had been taking care of him these days. The letter also said that "the two were very close, and those who didn't know would think they were father and son."

Li Mo smiled slightly and said nothing.

Over the past two months, the five divine beasts have been having a great time doing odd jobs, and it seems that they have found a new goal in life.

A few days ago, Cui Hongjing and Cui Hongxiao came to visit Prime Minister Mei.

The two of them deliberately chose to come on a day when Mei Xueer was not at home.

One reason was that he didn't want to see her and was worried that the four of them would be embarrassed. Especially when he thought of the embarrassment of taking off his pants that day and the embarrassing so-called "physical therapy" these days, Cui Hongxiao felt ashamed.

One is that he wants to see her but dares not, and can only peek at her from afar. Cui Hongjing is worried that he will lose his defense as soon as he sees her. She is the only woman he has ever loved in his life, but he wants her but cannot have her.

The two princes intended to persuade Prime Minister Mei to continue to serve as prime minister, but Prime Minister Mei refused, saying only that "the Mei family cannot serve as prime minister from generation to generation, this is a taboo." He only wanted to take Shen to Yuezhou, retire to the countryside, and also keep an eye on the court to see if there would be any more rebellion by the old members of the Nanyue clan.

Seeing that he was determined to leave, the two men didn't want to force him.

When leaving, Prime Minister Mei finally said what he had been holding back for a long time: "It is unlucky to kill one's father..."

This is also the knot in Cui Hongxiao's heart.

Since he was born, this emperor, who was nominally his father but actually his brother, had no feelings for him and was always on guard against him. He only made him a prince in order to restrain other princes, but Cui Hongxiao still had some feelings for him in his heart.

He had mentioned before that he wanted to detoxify Cui Qimo, but Cui Hongjing did not respond.

Now that his father-in-law also mentioned this, Cui Hongxiao quickly agreed again.

Cui Hongjing smiled and said slowly, "In fact, there is no poison in the health tea. I originally wanted him to taste the pain of my grandfather being poisoned, but as you said, he is my father after all, and killing my father is unlucky."

Never mind, Cui Qimo is in this state now entirely because of his anger and guilt.

"He is a little confused. Don't worry, I will write the decree of succession in my own handwriting while he is still alive," said Cui Hongjing.

The two left, and from beginning to end, Cui Hongjing never mentioned Mei Xueer.

On the first day of the winter month, Mei Xueer went to the palace to visit the eighth prince.

The eighth prince looked much better, his limbs were no longer as stiff as before, and his face was a little rosy. He even took the initiative to call her "Sister Mei".

Mei Xueer gave him a full body check and said, "There is still some poison in your body. It's a very poisonous drug." Mei Xueer sighed.

Looking at the young child in front of him, and the ruthlessness and indifference that should not appear on this young face, he sighed deeply.

She couldn't imagine what the child felt when he took the poison.

Everything he did was to save his mother from the cold palace, but in the end, his mother died because of him.

With such an outcome, the Eighth Prince wondered if he could get over the hurdle in his heart.

She only hoped that he would no longer have hatred in his heart, because hatred could really destroy a person.

"You are still young and your life has just begun. Sister Mei hopes that you can let go of hatred, forgive yourself, and start a new life." She said sincerely.

The Eighth Prince had no expression on his face. He only said, "My brother has already told me these words. Sister Mei, don't worry, I won't do anything stupid again. I will also follow your method to expel all the remaining poison."

After a moment of silence, he continued, "Also, I gave Sister Mei a gift, which can be regarded as a wedding gift for you and Master Li."

Mei Xueer: "You, don't blame me for divorcing your third brother and being with someone else?"

The Eighth Prince shook his head: "Aunt Shu told me that it was Third Brother who was sorry for you."

But no matter how I asked, he refused to say what the wedding gift was, and only said, "You will know when the time comes."

After leaving Anyu Garden, Mei Xueer went to Concubine Shu again.

The two talked about the Eighth Prince, and Concubine Shu said distressedly, "That child has been worried since he was young. It's hard for him, at such a young age. After the new emperor ascends the throne, I plan to petition the new emperor to register him under my name."

Mei Xueer nodded. This was indeed a good idea, but she still had something she was confused about: "Why did he stand on Prince Jing's side in the beginning?"

Concubine Shu only said, "His mother, Concubine Lin, was banished to the cold palace because of Concubine De. How can he not blame Concubine De and Prince Qi?"

Concubine Shu said no more, and Mei Xueer didn't ask any more questions.

After they talked for a while, Mei Xueer wanted to leave. She came here today just to say goodbye.

Concubine Shu held her back and said, "Please stay a little longer. My useless son will come to the palace at noon. You haven't seen them for a long time. Why don't you have lunch together?"

Mei Xueer readily agreed, so she didn't have to make a special trip to Prince Yan's Mansion to say goodbye to the couple.

As he was speaking, the voice of King Yan came from outside: "My aunt, please slow down, you are scaring me to death."

Then, Mei Xueer saw Princess Yan rushing in with a protruding belly.

She quickly stepped forward to support her: "You are about to give birth, you can't move like this!"

Princess Yan didn't expect to see Mei Xue'er here. She was so happy that she moved even more vigorously, almost jumping up, "Miss Mei, why are you here?"

"I'm here to say goodbye to the Concubine Shu. I'll be leaving for Changguo in a few days, and I don't know when we'll meet again. I thought I'd visit you after leaving the palace, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Go to Changguo?" Princess Yan was puzzled.

The Prince of Yan knew all these things, but considering that the princess was pregnant, he did not reveal too much to her.

Especially regarding the matter of his father being under house arrest, he had his own thoughts. After all, he was the only prince who had not been suppressed by Cui Qimo over the years.

Although he appears to be careless and doesn't care about anything, he is actually a very insightful person. He understands what it means to protect oneself better than anyone else.

Therefore, even if he did not approve of Cui Hongjing's actions and his persuasion was ineffective, he would not say anything more. He could only visit him whenever he had the chance and fulfill his filial duty as a son.

Mei Xueer examined Princess Yan and was very satisfied: "According to calculations, the due date is in the latter part of this month. Although the fetus is in a normal position, you must remember not to run around. It is necessary to walk around the mansion more often. Remember, you must walk slowly."

"Look, the miracle doctor said the same thing." The Prince of Yan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, almost as big as his wife's. He touched his belly and said, "Miss Mei, she won't listen to me no matter what I say. You have to talk to her. She will listen to you."

So, Mei Xueer and Concubine Shu talked to Princess Yan for a long time, even during the meal, making Prince Yan feel like an outsider.

He ate a few mouthfuls of rice angrily and left, saying that he wanted to go see his father. When he left, he also carried a food box with several of his father's favorite foods in it.

After lunch, the three women talked for a long time before they realized that King Yan was missing.

"The prince has gone to the emperor's bedroom." The palace servant replied.

Concubine Shu didn't even say "Oh" and continued, "I think we should have one more wet nurse for the mansion. In addition, I have found a midwife and will let her live in the mansion for the next few days."

"Mother, there are already eight midwives." said Princess Yan.

Concubine Shu: "This is very good. Mother has inquired about it. This is really experienced."

Princess Yan had no choice but to nod.

Mei Xueer shook her head helplessly and changed the subject: "How is Pingjin doing recently?"

When Princess Shu heard the word "Pingjin", she sighed with a sad look on her face. "Naturally, Concubine Xian was unwilling to marry her daughter to Xiling for a marriage, but the emperor had issued an order for this matter. Even though the emperor is now... it is the emperor's will after all. Although Prince Xiao is now registered under Concubine Xian's name, she has always been cautious, and this matter is not a matter of the harem, but a matter of state, so she did not dare to mention this to Prince Xiao. Last month, she came to me and wanted me to help her with some advice."

Mei Xueer pondered for a moment and said, "The marriage between Pingjin and Jin was originally caused by the invasion of the Tiger Division of Changguo. Prince Jing feels guilty. From what I know about him, I think he will find a way."

"The Changguo Tiger Army is invading. What does this have to do with Prince Jing?" asked Princess Yan.

Mei Xueer looked at her and thought that King Yan had never mentioned these troublesome things in the court to her, and only wanted her to rest and take care of her pregnancy.

Then he said, "It's nothing. I just want to say that Concubine Xian is now the mother of Prince Xiao, and Pingjin is his biological sister. He will definitely not watch his sister go to the fire pit."

Concubine Shu: "That's what I told Concubine Xian as well. The marriage we talked about before will be early next year. I told her not to worry about it. Prince Xiao will definitely find a way."

Mei Xueer nodded: "That's right."

Before leaving, Mei Xueer pulled Princess Yan aside again and whispered, "Remember, from now on, don't do that again."

Princess Yan burst out laughing: "Don't worry, he has been very restrained since you told him last time. Isn't it that I'm pregnant now? He has been holding it in since I got pregnant, and it's really hurting him."

After talking for a while, Mei Xueer stood up and said goodbye.

Just as she reached the palace gate, someone called her from behind: "King, Miss Mei——"

Mei Xueer turned around and saw that the person coming was Zhuang Xiang.