The emperor's carriage swayed all the way and soon arrived at the palace gate.

When Liu Jingyu got off the prince's private carriage, he saw the backs of Liu Jingcheng and his two sons following the emperor into the palace. He knew that the emperor had kept them for dinner, and the jealousy and resentment in his heart surged again.

I will never understand. We are all sons of the emperor. I am the queen's legitimate son and already the crown prince, but why am I not treated well? This third brother is stupid and has a child out of wedlock, but the emperor still prefers to be close to him. He returned to the East Palace unwillingly surrounded by everyone.

Accompanying the emperor to dine was just a formality, and it was impossible for him to eat anything. Liu Jingcheng was very cold throughout the whole process, and implemented the teaching of not talking while eating or sleeping to the end.

The news of the emperor's return spread throughout the harem a few days ago, and the concubines in each palace started preparing early. Everyone wanted to see the emperor in the most beautiful way. Although it was just a hope, they lived on this hope.

A group of women are waiting for a man, they are both rivals and allies, they all have hope, but they have no hope. The only exception is one woman, that is the queen. They are husband and wife, and the other women are her slaves. The emperor's concubine is also a concubine, just a slave with a little status.

The Queen came from Fengxiang Palace in her best attire, and brought with her Mei Shumin, who had been demoted to a commoner. It was great that Prince Hong had come, so they could test their true love and their family affection.

Commoners are not worthy of being in the palace, let alone a title. Concubine Ming, who was demoted to a commoner, is now called Mei Shuren. Any female official in the palace has a higher status than her.

Mei Shuren came tremblingly with a plate in her hand, and Liu Jingcheng saw his mother from a distance, and then he saw the queen beside his mother. He immediately understood how a fool should behave in this situation.

He hugged the two children in his arms. Not wanting his image as a father to be ruined in front of them, he whispered to them, "Go to Xianghe Palace to play with Eunuch Debao first. Daddy will come to call you back home later."

Debao also received the emperor's signal and quickly left with his two children.

Thinking that the two children had gone far away, Liu Jingcheng stood up and wanted to leave. But the Queen would not let him go, as she came here specifically to watch the show.

"Cheng'er, don't you want to see your mother?" Liu Jingcheng was already accustomed to the queen's sarcastic voice.

He looked past the queen and at the palace maid holding the food tray behind her, a woman who looked 80% like his mother Mei Shumin.

"Mother, it's my mother. Father, why did my mother become like this?" He ran over quickly, waved away the dishes in her hands, and held Ming Shuren's hand. He remembered playing with scissors when he was a child. When his mother found out, she was horrified and tried to grab the scissors from his hand, but she stabbed her left index finger. After healing, she was left with a scar. When he held her hand, he didn't feel the scar, he just wanted to confirm it, and it was indeed fake.

It is true that details determine success or failure. The Queen could never have imagined that the fake Mei Shumin would be exposed as soon as she appeared.

"Mother, mother, don't you recognize me? I am Cheng'er, I am your Cheng'er." He didn't get an answer from his mother, so he turned and looked at the queen with a pleading look and tears in his eyes, looking at his mother and then at the queen as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.

This was the third time I had seen my mother since she was demoted to a commoner. It is impossible to verify whether the first two times I saw her were true or false, but what I saw today was definitely false.

At first, I thought I was just demoted. Without those honors, there would naturally be fewer troubles. As long as my mother was alive and well, I would always be able to rescue her. However, I didn't expect that I would be treated like a servant.

Although she is not the real mother, this woman is suffering this punishment on behalf of her mother.

"How dare you!" The Queen growled. There was no way she would let a substitute speak.

Liu Jingcheng was so frightened that he trembled, and Mei Shuren was so frightened that she almost couldn't stand, but he quickly supported her, showing a son's concern for his mother very well.

The emperor turned his head and whispered to Mei Shuren, "Go down."

The voice was distant and cold, without a trace of emotion in it. The queen sneered in her heart when she heard these words, but she couldn't help but mock them. What could the emperor's favor be? He loved her to death in the past, but he forgot about her in the blink of an eye.

Liu Jingcheng chased after his mother's back, calling out, "Mother, mother," but the thin figure had already gone far away.

"Cheng'er, Cheng~er..." The emperor called out several times and had to emphasize his tone, "This is not your mother." He wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it out loud.

Liu Jingcheng did not answer. He was thinking in his heart, should he get sick at this time? Seeing his mother being tortured like this, he was shocked and it was normal for him to get sick.

So he shouted, "Mother~~~~~~", with a sad look, and then fell to the ground screaming, covering his abdomen with his hands.

"Cheng'er~~" the emperor shouted, and hurried forward to support him, shouting, "Quick, quick, call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician."

The guards of the palace who heard the noise quickly ran over and took Liu Jingcheng from the emperor's hand, "Medicine, this is the medicine for the prince, give it to the prince quickly."

"What kind of medicine is this? How can you give it to Cheng'er casually?" The emperor took the medicine bottle from Jie'an's hand and asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, this is the medicine that Imperial Doctor Yang prescribed for the prince, specifically for the prince to take when he is ill."

Liu Jingcheng was rolling on the ground in pain. The little palace maid had already fetched some water as instructed, dissolved the pills given by the guard in the water, and fed it to him.

The Queen just watched indifferently from the side. She had never seen him when he was sick before. She only knew that he was sick for all these years, but today was the first time she saw him. She felt so happy that she wanted to laugh out loud.

Liu Jingcheng, who was curled up on the ground in pain, holding his head and pressing his abdomen from time to time, gradually recovered after taking the medicine. It seemed that the pain had subsided, and he gradually calmed down and broke out in a sweat.

"Your Majesty, I will take the prince back to the palace." The guard helped Liu Jingcheng bid farewell to the emperor.

The queen looked coldly at the fool lying on the ground, and once again confirmed in her heart that he was really a fool. She thought he would pretend not to know her, but he expressed the mother-son affection without any scruples. Only a fool would be so reckless.

She felt very unhappy at the moment, but also very regretful after the happiness. She had inserted so many needles into him, but why didn't he die?

But this is also acceptable. How can a sickly person possibly fight for the throne?

She smiled contentedly, looking a little ferocious.

Liu Jingcheng stopped pretending after watching the queen leave. At this time, the guard whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty, Jie'an and Youbai were seriously injured and have been carried back to the palace."

Liu Jingcheng immediately stood up and said goodbye to the emperor, "Father, I want to marry Prime Minister Hua's eldest daughter, Hua Qianyu. Please grant me the marriage."

Without waiting for the emperor's reply, he told Ah Shui to take the two young masters back to the palace and then left in a hurry.

In the Prince's Mansion, Gu Wuhuan was still pondering the name "Lin Da" when he heard Hua Xiyu say, "Hey, Gu Wuhuan, it seems like you need to arrange a place for me to live first." Hua Xiyu shook off the dust and dirt on his body and showed it to him, "I want a room with a bathroom. If I don't take a shower, I'll be covered in worms."

"That's easy. Chengyu Garden or Jingxi Courtyard are both fine," Gu Wuhuan blurted out, sounding very matter-of-fact.

There are several bathrooms in the palace, but they are all public. If you want private bathrooms, there are only those two courtyards.

The little girl Caiping looked at Gu Wuhuan with great dissatisfaction: "Master Gu, but that is..." The main courtyard of the prince and the two young masters, what a joke.

"Oh, oh," Gu Wuhuan said belatedly, and that was it.

He had no control over Lin Da's residence. His cousin brought the person back with him, but left him alone. He didn't know what he was doing.

Jingxi Courtyard is where Liu Jingcheng lives, and Chengyu Courtyard is where the two young masters live. No one else has the qualifications to ask for a courtyard with a separate bathroom. It is really overestimating one's own abilities for Lin Da to make such an excessive request as soon as he arrived.

The maids all knew that men who could bathe in the prince's bathroom must be his confidants and distinguished guests, and women were to serve him in bed. Regardless of whether they were men or women, the maids dared not neglect them.

However, the prince has not yet married a princess and has never had a maid serve him. None of the prince's confidants, except Master Gu, have ever come here to bathe. This is especially true for Jing Xiyuan, where no one has ever been except the prince. It is really arrogant for a small guard to want a courtyard with a private bathroom.

He doesn't look that good, he's tall and thin, and you can tell at first glance that he can't do anything. Why does he have the right to be so self-conscious?

Women are always more competent in cleaning the rooms. The maids had been replaced one after another. Later, when Lian Niang came, Jingxi Courtyard was handed over to Lian Niang. But later, there were many more women in the palace. The empress dowager rewarded two, the queen rewarded two, and the emperor rewarded three. Lian Niang had to help with the backyard, so these small things like making the beds and folding the quilts had to be done by the little maids.

Every maid serving in the prince's room assumes that she is the prince's woman, but the prince has a strange temperament. He is in his twenties and has four correspondents and three concubines in the mansion, but he never goes to the backyard. The seven women are just like decorations.

He had never even thought about someone as beautiful as his cousin, let alone these skinny little girls, he hadn't even looked at them for a second.

Everyone suspected that the prince did not like women but liked men, but the appearance of the two young masters broke the rumor. Many maids who had stopped thinking about it became active again. For the sake of their future life, there are always people who want to take a gamble.

Hua Xiyu looked at Gu Wuhuan. "Oh, oh" What does it mean? Do you want to arrange it or not? Give me a clear answer.

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