I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

"Congratulations, Queen, congratulations, Brother. This is Brother's family affair, so I cannot get involved. I will take my leave now."

Huanyan pulled Jiang Xingkuo up and turned away.

Jiang Xingkuo turned his head, his hair flying, and the stars in his eyes were about to swallow him up.

He lowered his long eyelashes and had an expressionless face, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

The anger, shock and panic just now are gone.

Jiang Xingkuo's gaze passed through him and fell on the queen behind him.

The queen held her belly, which was not bulging, and her face turned wildly red.

Seeing her looking at her, the queen raised her eyebrows proudly and straightened her back a little more.

Jiang Xingkuo turned her head away, her eyes revealing endless loss, as if the whole world had become dim and dark at this moment. Her steps seemed a little heavy, and every step seemed to be stepping on the pain in her heart.

Huanyan held her hands tightly and could feel her hands trembling slightly, as if trying to break free from the endless pain.

Under Huanyan's guidance, the two quickly left the scene.

Jiang Xingkuo's figure gradually walked away, and An Zhaoyan finally raised his eyes, but the guilt swallowed him like coldness.

The imperial physician came and left.

But in fact, everyone knew that in that situation, if the queen lied, it would only make it even more disastrous.

An Huanyan closed the window and asked Tengxi to light the stove.

Seeing that she was still dejected, Huanyan couldn't help but pull her scarf up. "Haven't you already prepared yourself mentally?"

Jiang Xingkuo smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that I would mind so much."

"Don't worry. They are just acting and there is no emotion between them. The emperor still treats you differently." An Huanyan comforted her.

"How different is it? In the end, it's still the same." She murmured, looking down at the charcoal fire gradually becoming brighter and redder. "What if it was you?"

"If it were me, I would - forget it, I can't stand it either." Huanyan sighed and sat next to her.

"At least the prince consort has to get your consent before taking a concubine. You can always disagree." Jiang Xingkuo said with a helpless smile.

"Forget it. If he really wants to be with another woman, no matter how much I try to stop him, it will be useless! After all, love is something that can't be obtained by force. Besides, even if he is not allowed to take a concubine, can't they have a secret relationship? In this case, what difference does it make whether he takes a concubine or not?"

Huanyan also sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and sadness in her eyes.

The two were silent for a while, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.

"Ayan."

"You said."

"I want to go out."

"I know. I'll arrange it."

Huanyan stood up, looked out the door anxiously, and shouted loudly: "Is Songyan back?"

Tengxi came over upon hearing the voice, looked at Huanyan, shook his head, and replied softly, "Not yet."

Seeing this, Jiang Xingkuo, who was standing by, raised his lips slightly, revealing a playful smile, and said teasingly: "I'm afraid Songyan is reluctant to come back! After all, she has her lover by her side, so naturally she wants to stay a little longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Yan walked in with heavy steps, but he looked very depressed.

Everyone asked her the reason, but she just lowered her head, kept her lips tightly closed, and refused to speak.

After everyone asked her many times, she slowly raised her head, tears glistening in her eyes, and said softly: "The purse that I gave to Brother Wuye... was returned by him."

Everyone was surprised and asked her the reason.

Songyan took a deep breath and replied with a slightly trembling voice: "Xiao'e's body is still warm, Wuye said that now is not the time to accept the purse..." After saying that, she couldn't help but lower her head again and shed tears silently.

It turned out to be Xiao'e.

Jiang Xingkuo sighed secretly.

Huanyan patted Songyan's shoulder and comforted her, "Don't cry, this may not be a bad thing. Wuye is loyal and righteous, which means he is a person worthy of trust."

Jiang Xingkuo also echoed, "Yes, Songyan. Just give him some time and let him slowly come to terms with it. He will definitely know how good you are."

Songyan wiped away her tears and nodded, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Princess and Miss, for your guidance."

At this time, Tengxi brought hot tea, "Have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up first. The princess's belongings are being loaded onto the carriage, and His Majesty has already informed the princess to return to the princess's mansion."

Jiang Xingkuo seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

Huanyan glanced at her and asked:

"What does the Queen mean - I mean His Majesty?"

"Your Majesty said it's only natural for the princess to return to the Princess's Mansion, but..."

Tengxi paused and looked at Jiang Xingkuo again.

"After all, the girl is still a member of the palace, so it is better for her to stay in the palace."

Huanyan slammed the table and said, "Bullshit. She is mine! How can she be someone in the palace?"

"Princess...everything you have was given by His Majesty..." Tengxi said with difficulty.

Songyan stared blankly out the window, the cold wind howling, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"What about the Queen?" Jiang Xingkuo couldn't help but ask.

Tengxi shook her head. "I came back with the princesses, so I don't know what happened over there."

Song Yan came back to his senses and said absentmindedly:

"The queen has been pregnant for more than a month, but she has not made it public because she has not yet secured her throne."

"Oh. Is there anything else?" Huanyan looked at Jiang Xingkuo with a strange expression.

"Your Majesty did not punish the Queen, but gave the power of assisting in the six palaces to Concubine De on the grounds that the Queen was taking care of her pregnancy. It is said that Concubine De pushed the power to other concubines on the grounds of taking care of her health."

"Well. This hot potato... whoever takes it will be hated. When the queen gives birth to a prince, she will probably take revenge on him again..." Huanyan analyzed.

"Then the Queen's position will be even more difficult to shake. Well, this time, we miscalculated. We thought we could hit the target with one strike."

Jiang Xingkuo stood up and walked to the window. It was bleak outside.

"Are we just going to let it go like this? Not going to find another chance to attack again?" Huanyan felt bad when she saw her depressed look.

"We didn't do anything. She was just too jealous and couldn't tolerate others."

Huanyan nodded, "Actually, think about it, we can't let her pay for Yutai and Xiao'e's lives. Even if she did, they wouldn't survive."

"I'm sorry for them after all."

Jiang Xingkuo closed the window and sat around the fire again. The two were speechless for a while.

Songyan was pulled out by Tengxi, and soon he came back to tell people that the carriage was ready and they could go back.

Huanyan lifted the curtain of the carriage and asked, "It's so big?"

Jiang Xingkuo came closer and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my god? Is it really that big?!"

"Princess... as you requested, I dug out the largest and roundest Kochia scoparia from the Imperial Garden and stuffed it into the carriage," Tengxi explained.

"What did you do? Stuffing a bush into the carriage?" Jiang Xingkuo crossed his arms.

"Uh... I just wanted to find a way to sneak you out of the palace..."

Huanyan said this as she climbed onto the carriage and stuffed Jiang Xingkuo in.