They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

"I remember that this second Miss Fu was nineteen years old. She was originally engaged, but her husband's family had a scandal about giving birth to a child during the mourning period, so they broke off the engagement. After that, she wasted several years and finally settled down with the Wei family. Unexpectedly, something went wrong again. This second Miss's marriage is really full of twists and turns."

After hearing this, Jiang Wanyue had an idea.

"This Fu Er had a good relationship with the Wei family before, right?"

"That should be it?" Su Xin leaned forward a little, "Did she offend you?"

Jiang Wanyue raised her eyebrows.

"Offended? If you say so, then so be it! Yesterday, Princess Jiayin tried to probe the relationship between me and Lin Shuyan, and it was this Fu Er who instigated it. He is also a brainless man. What's the point of instigating the princess? If you really have that plan, why don't you go and tell the prince?"

Su Xin was startled and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Ah! Don't say such angry words. They have no chance to do so even if they want to. Besides, didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know about it a long time ago? Even if they want to instigate, it will be impossible for them to succeed. Okay! Don't be angry, your cousin will help you vent your anger."

Hearing this, Jiang Wanyue couldn't help but laugh.

"My cousin loves me. Fu Er can't cause any trouble. I just feel sorry that the Censorate under my grandfather used to have many upright and honest people, but now it is full of scumbags. This Master Fu is really not suitable to be a censor, nor is he suitable to stay in the capital."

There was a gleam in Su Xin's eyes.

"Okay, I'll discuss this with your brother-in-law when I get back. By the way, is cousin Yang going to take part in the imperial examination this year? Should I ask your brother-in-law to say hello to his colleagues in the Ministry of Rites?"

Jiang Wanyue leaned back.

"That's not necessary. The people in the Ministry of Rites are not so ignorant. With your knowledge, it won't be difficult for you to pass the Spring Examination as long as no one can target you."

"That's right. Cousin Yang could have left the competition last time. If it wasn't for the desire to get a good ranking, he wouldn't have wasted these three years! Then I won't waste my time on this." Su Xin said with a smile.

After talking about business, Jiang Wanyue took Su Xin for a walk before asking Xiuchun to send her out of the East Palace.

Although Marquis Gu'an was somewhat mediocre, he had many relatives in law, so it would not be difficult for him to discipline a censor.

In particular, after Princess Jiayin returned to the palace, she talked about some things with her mother.

Concubine Yu was immediately furious, and the next day she sent a nanny to the Fu Mansion, saying that she wanted to teach Miss Fu the second lesson in etiquette and rules.

Doesn't this mean that Miss Fu Er has no manners?

The Fu family's reputation plummeted, and even the married eldest daughter was implicated and returned to her parents' home in tears.

The family that was originally dating Miss Fu Er quickly withdrew, and the matchmaker returned the deposit, saying that they would no longer do business with their family.

This made Censor Fu extremely anxious. Just as he was trying to find a solution, he suddenly received a transfer letter from the Ministry of Personnel, transferring him to Changzhou to serve as Sima.

Sima is half a level higher than the Chief Censor, which seems like a promotion, but in fact Changzhou is very far away from the capital and is a lower-level state.

This is a clear promotion but a hidden reduction.

Lord Fu was no longer concerned about his daughter's affairs, and rushed to the Ministry of Personnel to inquire and try to find someone to smooth things over. However, his former good friends among the officials were unwilling to intervene.

This appointment is an urgent summons and you must leave within seven days. If you don't leave by then, it will be considered as disobeying the order.

No matter how unwilling Lord Fu was, he had no choice but to return home to pack his things and prepare to set off.

It didn't take more than a few days to resolve the Fu family's issues.

Just as Jiang Wanyue was lamenting the improvement in her cousin's husband's ability to do things, Li Ce finally found the mastermind behind the arson.

Surprisingly, the mastermind behind the incident was actually Li Jian's confidant. He was not directly involved in the palace incident, so he was only demoted and did not receive much punishment.

He had planned to attack Li Ce, but he couldn't find an opportunity, so he turned to attack Li Ce's child. However, the wind was strong at that time, and the lantern was originally aimed at Li Chengye, but unexpectedly fell towards Li Chengyin.

After the interrogation, Li Ce came to Yichun Palace and told Jiang Wanyue about the matter.

Jiang Wanyue was extremely angry when she heard this.

"How can there be such people? They can't deal with adults, so they take it out on children! How old are Ye'er and Yin'er? How can these people have the heart to attack a child of a few years old?! Your Highness, you must severely punish these people."

Li Ce drank his tea and nodded.

"The person has been handed over to the Dali Temple. He will be sentenced to death with a stay of execution at the very least."

Jiang Wanyue sat down with her hands on her chest, then changed her mind and asked again.

"But since he is Li Jian's man, he should know Qixia! Why did he attack her at that time? Wasn't he afraid of hurting Qixia?"

"After the interrogation, he said that he didn't recognize her at the time. He also arrogantly shouted that he would not hesitate even if he recognized her. He called Qixia a coward and said that she recognized a thief as her father. His tone was very unfriendly."

Jiang Wanyue frowned.

"That's totally unreasonable. Qixia is now living in Prince Ding's mansion! Is he scolding Prince Ding?"

Li Ce sneered.

"You're not scolding my second brother, you're scolding me."

Jiang Wanyue looked puzzled.

Li Ce suddenly sat up straight and took hold of her hand.

"There's something I haven't told you yet."

Jiang Wanyue saw the embarrassment on his face and understood what was going on.

I'm afraid he has already seen Wei Fuxue and knows that she is pregnant.

I wonder if Wei Fuxue has anything to do with this arson?

This thought popped up in Jiang Wanyue's mind, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Your Highness, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I am listening!"

Li Ce took a breath.

"Ms. Wei is pregnant. Doctor Zeng has examined her and she is two months pregnant."

Jiang Wanyue exclaimed and held Li Ce's hand.

"Could this be... something that happened that day? Your Highness!"

Her tone was a little anxious, but her expression was serious.

"If it is your Highness's child, what should we do if someone uses it against you?"

As she spoke, she let go of his hand and stood up, with a worried look on her face. She paced back and forth a few steps and suddenly stopped.

"Your Highness, your child cannot be left alone outside. Find a way to bring Wei into the East Palace!"

Li Ce didn't expect that she was not angry at all, but was thinking about him wholeheartedly. He was deeply moved.

"It is my luck in this life to meet Wan'er."

He pulled Jiang Wanyue to sit down.

"I have met with Wei. She feels that her status is not good enough. If she enters the palace like this, she may be criticized. Therefore, she proposed to sever ties with the Wei family and enter the East Palace with another identity. I have asked someone to handle it. In two days, the news of Wei's death will be spread. Half a month later, let her come in as a maid in the palace."

Jiang Wanyue was still a little worried.

"A lot of people have seen her. What if she's recognized?"

"After she enters the East Palace, let her rest in her residence and arrange for a few reliable people to serve her, preferably those who have never seen her. You will have to take care of these."

Jiang Wanyue thought about it carefully and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will make proper arrangements."

In fact, it is not possible to keep it a secret forever, but it is not difficult to keep it a secret only until she gives birth to the child.

Li Ce didn't stay long. After seeing Xu'er, he was called away on official business.

Jiang Wanyue watched him leave, and the expression on her face faded little by little.

"Wei Fuxue finally took action. I thought she was going to give up!"

She talked to herself in a low voice, and no one could hear her except Xiuchun.

Xiuchun looked around and asked in a low voice, "What should we do now?"

"What should we do? His Highness has already given us instructions, so we must do this carefully. I will tell the Master of Ceremonies to clean up the Qingque Palace in the north. Also, tell my family to have my mother send a midwife in."

She gave the order as she walked inside.

"As for the maids to serve, choose them from Yichun Palace. Xiuchun, you are most familiar with them. Choose two smart ones to serve you closely, and choose honest ones to serve outside."

After Jiang Wanyue spoke, all departments in the Eastern Palace immediately became busy.

In just two days, the Qingque Palace was cleaned up and the palace servants were selected.

In addition to the four palace maids selected by Jiang Wanyue, Eunuch Wang also sent a eunuch over.

Jiang Wanyue didn't ask and directly asked the young eunuch to go to Qingque Palace.

On this day, the news of Wei Fuxue's death spread throughout the capital.

Everyone in the capital who knew Wei Fuxue sighed but said nothing more.

Naturally, no one would go to pay their respects.

After three days of keeping the body, the Wei family hurriedly buried it.

Unexpectedly, on the day of Wei Fuxue's burial, Li Jian in prison committed suicide.

Before this, he had been holding on, and no matter how serious the illness was, he had managed to get through it. But he didn't expect that he would end his life like this.

Jiang Wanyue was very surprised when she heard the news.

She originally thought that Li Jian was mostly using Wei Fuxue and did not have much true love for her.

In order to ambush Li Ce, he even asked Wei Fuxue to lure Li Ce.

Who would think that a man like this is sincere to his wife?

All I can say is that human hearts are complex and fickle, and really hard to predict.

This made Jiang Wanyue think of Li Ce.

If Li Ce fell into the same situation, he would probably not sit and wait for death like Li Jian.

He would either commit suicide on the day of failure, or endure humiliation and endure hardships to plan for the future.

No matter how you think about it, Li Ce would not commit suicide for a woman.

Given his personality, he might do the opposite, and when he dies, he would take his beloved woman with him to be buried with him.

Jiang Wanyue was just thinking about it casually, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was something Li Ce could do.

Then I thought that Li Ce's favorite person now was me...

She couldn't help but shudder.

Xiuchun just came in.

"Is it cold in the room? Why is the master shivering?"

Jiang Wanyue shook her head.

"It's not cold. Are you done with everything?"

Xiuchun walked up and handed a letter to the table.

"This is my godmother's reply, I just received it."

Jiang Wanyue couldn't wait to open it and read it carefully.

"Godmother agreed! That's great!"

She was pleasantly surprised.

Xiuchun also started laughing.

"It would be great if I could help you."

Jiang Wanyue quickly folded the letter and asked Xiuchun to put it away.

"I originally thought my godmother wouldn't agree! I didn't expect that she would agree immediately after I just tried to ask her. I can finally hand over the position of chief physician to someone I know."

Jiang Wanyue let out a long breath.

Medicine and food are too important, and Jiang Wanyue can't let outsiders take care of them all the time.

She transferred the head of food and the head of garden away, and kept the head of medicine, mainly because there was no more suitable candidate.

Xiuchun put the letter away and returned with a smile on her face.

"My godmother will be back next month. I don't know how she is doing in her hometown. Has she encountered any interesting things? My godmother said that she will take me back to pay homage to her when the situation in the palace stabilizes."

Xiuchun changed her surname to Sun, and was considered a descendant of the Sun family. Logically, she should go back to worship her ancestors and have her name recorded in the family tree.

However, Xiuchun was worried about Jiang Wanyue, so she was unable to go.

Jiang Wanyue pulled her to sit opposite her.

"Let's go next year! Everything is stable in the East Palace now, so you don't have to worry about me. I have to go to the Sun family, and it will put my mind at ease."

Xiuchun nodded in response.

The two of them talked about their future plans, and time passed by unknowingly.

When the winter jasmine and peach blossoms bloomed one after another, a sedan chair appeared silently at the corner gate of the East Palace.

Jiang Wanyue only sent Xiuchun to pick her up, but did not go herself.

Wei Fuxue probably didn't want to see any familiar faces. Rather than being embarrassed, it would be better not to see them.

Because Wei Fuxue was weak and had difficulty walking, she never got out of the sedan chair. The people carrying the sedan chair were replaced by eunuchs from the palace.

That way, she wouldn't have to show up.

Wei Fuxue, who was originally a little nervous, breathed a sigh of relief.

The eunuch walked steadily and carried her to the Qingque Palace quickly.

Wei Fuxue walked out of the sedan chair. The dazzling sunlight made her squint her eyes instinctively.

Xiuchun led the palace maids of Qingque Palace to pay their respects together.

"The servants pay their respects to Wei Fengyi."

Wei Fuxue changed her name and is now Wei Xueer.

She abandoned her identity as a daughter of the Wei family, changed her name, and changed her identity. Now she is just a maid of humble origin.

But Wei Fuxue didn't care.

As long as she can enter the Eastern Palace, it means she still has a chance.

When the Jiang family was in trouble and Jiang Wanyue was reduced from a rich lady to a slave, wasn't it thanks to Li Ce that the Jiang family was able to regain its former glory?

Since Jiang Wanyue can do it, so can I.

Wei Fuxue raised her hand and touched her heavily made-up face.

She gave him some support.

"Everyone, get up! What are your names?"

Several palace maids hurried forward to introduce themselves.

Wei Fuxue saw that the two senior palace maids were quite clever, so she took off a pair of bracelets from her wrists and handed them to the two of them.

The two senior palace maids were delighted and knelt down again.

"Thank you, Wei Fengyi, for the reward."

"No need to be so polite, just serve me well from now on. Help me in!"

Wei Fuxue raised her hand.

Two palace maids hurried forward, supporting her on the left and right as they walked into the hall.

The Qingque Hall is located in a remote area, with palace walls on the east and north. The Feihu Hall to the southwest is empty and uninhabited. To the southeast is a Buddhist temple, and to the south is a small garden. Across the small garden is the Yichun Palace.

Wei Fuxue listened to the palace maids' stories and nodded secretly.

This place is quiet, it's a good place.

She looked at the furnishings in the palace. Although they were not as good as when she was a princess, they were still pretty good.

It seems that Jiang Liangdi still has good intentions.

I just don't know if Jiang Liangdi knows her true identity? Will she be afraid of the child in her belly?

Wei Fuxue frowned slightly and sat down.

Don’t think too much about it. The most important thing now is to take good care of the baby.

It would be best if this child could be born smoothly, but if not... we have to make plans as soon as possible.