Long Live the Empress

Nanny Qin reported to Yue Jinghao the news she had recently heard, "That day after the young lady went to Qiansui Mansion, the master actually told the old lady that he wanted to expel the young lady from the Yue family and go to the Ministry of Revenue to remove the young lady's name from the family tree... The old lady got very angry, so the master didn't go."

Manjue reacted even more strongly than Yue Jinghao, "Young lady is the master's biological daughter. How could the master treat her like this! Fortunately, the old lady loves young lady, otherwise she would be an orphan now..."

Yue Jinghao looked indifferent. The old lady? She only protected her because she saw that she was engaged to the prince. In her previous life, when she was driven to Changqing Temple, the old lady never took care of her at all. After Yue Jinghong was engaged to the prince, she ignored her... "What about over there?"

Nanny Qin handed a booklet to Yue Jinghao, "This is the time when the second young lady went out and came back recently. The latest time was yesterday at midnight..."

Yue Jinghao looked at the date on the book. Since the day she went to Jingxin Tea House, Yue Jinghong had been out of the house more often, almost every other day. "Keep watching her. Where is Changqing Temple?"

"Since the eldest lady sent someone over, the third lady's injury has improved, and she can now get out of bed and move around..."

Yue Jinghao nodded. Wouldn't it be boring if Yue Jinghong was the only one jumping around in the mansion? "Where's the Second Aunt?"

"Second Aunt has been very upset recently. I heard from the maid that because she had her period this month, she smashed all the things in the house..."

As soon as Aunt Su noticed Second Aunt's actions, she added medicine to her daily food. It would be strange if she could get pregnant!

Yue Jinghao straightened the slightly wrinkled hem of her skirt and said, "Second Aunt is so pitiful. Third Sister is not here, so I'd better go and see her!"

When Nanny Qin saw that she was about to leave, she quickly asked, "Where is Aunt Su..."

Yue Jinghao said as she walked out, "Don't worry about her, just let her do what she wants."

When Yue Jinghao arrived at the Second Aunt's room, the broken porcelain pieces had been cleaned up by the maids, and the Second Aunt was lying listlessly on the beauty couch, her face pale. "Why is the eldest lady here? I am so rude!"

Yue Jinghao saw that she was about to get up, and quickly held her down, "Auntie, you are too polite. My third sister is not with you, and I, as your elder sister, should come and see you. Why is Auntie angry?"

The Second Aunt touched her belly in disappointment and said, "It's all because of my uselessness that I can't give birth to children for the Master..." As she spoke, she actually burst into tears.

Yue Jinghao asked the maids in the room to leave, and whispered in the ear of the Second Aunt: "Auntie is so healthy, it shouldn't be like this. I think we should start with her diet, and Auntie should also be careful about the maids around her..."

Second Aunt looked at Yue Jinghao's little face in front of her fiercely, "What the eldest lady means is..."

Yue Jinghao pressed her hand and said, "Auntie is kind to others, but how can you know what others are like? You must be on guard against others!"

Second Aunt thought that she had always been in good health and had taken pregnancy-maintaining medicine every time, but it still didn't work. She didn't believe that no one had tampered with her!

After Yue Jinghao left, the second aunt went to find Yue Hanwen sobbing.

Yue Hanwen has been paying attention to the Second Aunt recently. When he saw the Second Aunt coming crying, he quickly went over to hug her and said, "Who made you angry? I'll sell him out right now!"

The Second Concubine lay in Yue Hanwen’s arms, crying breathlessly, “Today, I originally wanted to bring you my token of love, but I searched everywhere and couldn’t find it. It must be that the maid in the courtyard was dishonest and stole the token… Woohoo… Master, you must help me find it back…”

Yue Hanwen slammed his palm on the table, "She is a rebellious person! How dare she steal in the Prime Minister's Mansion! I will go and take care of it for you right now."

The maids in the yard knelt on the ground. Yue Hanwen sat in the main seat and took a sip of tea. "If you voluntarily hand it over now, I can still let it go and not pursue the matter any further."

After waiting for half an incense stick, Yue Hanwen saw that no one admitted it, so he asked people to search the lower room, but still found nothing.

Just when Yue Hanwen thought that the Second Aunt had made a mistake, an old maid came in holding a medicine bag, "Master, I found this."

Bi'er, the maidservant of the Second Aunt, was shocked. Wasn't that the red flower given to her by Aunt Su? She had hidden it so secretly, but it was found out?

Yue Hanwen looked at the medicine in the medicine bag and became furious. "Whose is this?"

Safflower is a medicine commonly used by women in the rear house, and Yue Hanwen knew it since he was a child.

All the maids were trembling with fear. Suddenly, one of them pointed at Bi'er and said, "Master, this is Bi'er's! When I got up at night a few days ago, I saw Bi'er hide this medicine bag in the crack of the bed."

Bi'er kowtowed quickly, "Master, I am innocent. How could I hide safflower?"

The Second Aunt slapped her hard in the face, "Bitch, the master never said there was red flower in it, how did you know? I usually treat you well, why did you harm me like this! Who ordered you to do that?"

Bi'er collapsed on the ground. She couldn't betray Aunt Su. Her father and mother were in Aunt Su's hands. "No one instructed me to do this! It was... it was when the Third Miss was here that she always beat and scolded me. So I held a grudge and put red flowers in Aunt Su's food..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the second concubine slapped Bier one after another, and cursed her in a way that was unbearable to hear.

Yue Hanwen grabbed the Second Aunt and looked at Bi'er, "Someone, take this slave away and sell her to Yongle Lane!"

Bier's plea for mercy was heard far away, but the Second Aunt was worried: It seemed that what the eldest lady said was right, someone was indeed plotting against her... Aunt Su!