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

Lu Qingshuang has always known what she wants since she was a child.

She's also smart enough to figure out how to get what she wants.

The Lu family's rules are strict and harsh. Lu Qingshuang started to recite "Female Commandments" and "Female Training" when she just learned to read. She was trained as the mistress of the family and learned to hide her true emotions early on.

I've also long known that men are unreliable.

I never expect any love affair.

She also always believed that she was an excellent mistress of the house, and would not be jealous or envious because of love.

Everything she did was for her family and her two children.

But at this moment, the scene before her hurt her.

Just when Lu Qingshuang was panicking, Jiang Wanyue on the bed suddenly opened her eyes.

Her face was turned toward the side of the bed, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Qingshuang.

She didn't miss any expression on Lu Qingshuang's face.

Nor did he miss Prince Jing's surprised voice.

"Wan'er, are you awake?"

Jiang Wanyue blinked and tried to get up by supporting herself on the bed with her elbows.

"Why is the princess here? I pay my respects to the princess..."

As soon as she finished speaking, her arms went limp and she fell down with half of her body supported.

Prince Jing was quick to hug her.

"You are ill, so forget about these empty formalities and just lie down."

Lu Qingshuang came back to her senses and regained her "Princess Jing" status. She walked quickly forward with just the right amount of worry and concern on her face.

"Your Highness is right. You are not feeling well, so you don't need to perform the ceremony."

Jiang Wanyue showed gratitude.

"Thank you, Princess."

Lu Qingshuang looked at their clasped hands and quickly looked away.

"Your Highness, did Doctor Zeng tell us what Madam Jiang's illness is? When I met Rong An before, he was vague and unclear."

Without waiting for Prince Jing to speak, Jiang Wanyue responded first.

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. I am fine. I probably ate something wrong and had a sudden stomachache. I have had stomach discomfort these past two days and cannot eat raw, cold, or greasy food. In the afternoon, I ate a snack in the pavilion while enjoying the view with other sisters. I vomited and probably felt uncomfortable at that time."

Her breathing was a little weak, and she took a breath in the middle of a sentence. After she finished speaking this long string of words, her face became even paler.

Prince Jing frowned and pushed her back onto the bed.

"Stop talking. You've lost a lot of blood. Doctor Zeng said you need to recuperate for a while."

Jiang Wanyue nodded.

Lu Qingshuang keenly caught the word "blood loss", and a hint of inquiry flashed in her eyes.

She wanted to test it, but she restrained herself and only said some innocuous words.

After a while, Jiang Wanyue looked tired, and Lu Qingshuang quickly changed the subject.

"Since Aunt Jiang is fine, I will take my leave first. Your Majesty, do you want to go back with me?"

When Lu Qingshuang asked this question, she already knew how Prince Jing would answer.

Prince Jing said, "I will stay here tonight, Princess, please rest up! We have a lot to do tomorrow."

Lu Qingshuang is indeed very busy and has to go to the palace tomorrow.

She didn't act pretentiously, just stood up, said goodbye and walked out.

Jiang Wanyue kept looking at her until she was sure that she had left the courtyard, and she was obviously relieved.

She smiled at Prince Jing, her smile was tender but also filled with joy and attachment.

She pulled Prince Jing's hand upwards, leaned her little face forward, and rubbed the back of his hand gently.

"It's great to see the prince... Earlier, I thought I couldn't make it. I kept thinking about the prince, thinking that as long as I could see the prince before I died, I would have no regrets in my life. Fortunately, God heard my prayers and sent the prince back."

These words, filled with admiration, made Prince Jing's chest tremble.

"Nonsense! You are so young, and you are talking about life and death. With me here, I will definitely keep you safe."

Jiang Wanyue sighed.

"There are unexpected events in life, and misfortunes may come to people at any time. Even if you are the prince, you can't always protect me!"

Prince Jing stopped talking.

He didn't think that Jiang Wanyue was poisoned by the princess.

She's not that stupid.

However, although she didn't do this, it is also a fact that she didn't manage the rear house well.

He had not taken the infighting in the harem seriously before, thinking that the princess could handle it, so he handed over the inner house to her.

The princess used to do well, but lately she has been having problems.

Her mind is not on the inner house, but on the outside, so problems arise.

Prince Jing did not think it was a bad thing for women to leave the inner house. When they were at the border, women, like men, could do business, practice medicine, and even kill the enemy at critical moments.

It's not a bad thing to be ambitious.

However, if your ability does not match your ambition, bad things will happen.

These thoughts emerged in Prince Jing's mind, and he began to question the princess's abilities.

At the same time, deep in my heart, another question flashed through my mind.

If she can't even manage a palace, how can she manage six palaces in the future?

The thought only flashed through his mind and quickly disappeared, and Prince Jing did not think about it.

Just because you don’t want it doesn’t mean it doesn’t leave ripples.

Jiang Wanyue had been paying attention to the changes in Prince Jing's expression. Seeing that she had achieved her goal, she stopped talking and just lay there obediently.

Not long after, Rong An came back with Xiuchun.

Xiuchun looked a little disheveled, but nothing serious happened, she only suffered some minor injuries.

As soon as she came back, she pushed away the old woman who was supporting her and wanted to run into the house, but was grabbed by Rong An.

"My dear Miss Xiuchun, hey! The prince is inside! What are you doing in here at this time?"

Xiuchun's face was full of worry.

"How is our aunt? I haven't seen her, and I'm worried. Mi'er said she fell asleep, is she awake now? Does she need to take medicine? The prince is a descendant of the royal family, and he doesn't know how to serve others, so I'd better go in!"

Rong An rolled his eyes.

"I'll just pretend I didn't hear what you said. Aunt Jiang has woken up and is fine. She's being taken care of by other maids! Don't worry about it. Look at yourself! You're dirty. You're going in like this. Aren't you afraid of scaring your aunt?"

Xiuchun looked down at herself and discovered that her body was covered with charcoal ash, wood chips, blood, and some unrecognizable dirt.

If the young lady saw me like this, she would definitely be worried.

So, Xiuchun no longer insisted and was pushed back to the room where Rong'an lived.

Fangzhi fetched some hot water, helped her wash and apply medicine, and then changed her into clean clothes.

Xiuchun has many scars on her back.

Fangzhi was just a little girl, and she cried silently while applying medicine to her.

Xiuchun tied the belt and quickly tied her hair into a bun. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror, made sure there were no scars on her face, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Luckily I covered my face in time. Auntie shouldn't be able to see it. Fangzhi... Fangzhi?"

When she turned around, she found Fangzhi's face covered with tears.

"They are so cruel. Does Sister Xiuchun feel any pain?"

Xiuchun's heart softened and she took a handkerchief to wipe Fangzhi's tears.

"Skin injuries are nothing, they will heal in two days. When I was in the Dong family, I was beaten every day, sometimes even worse than this! Don't cry, you can't cry when you are serving the master, it's unlucky, understand?"

Fangzhi quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeves and stared with her eyes wide open to prevent the tears from flowing down.

Xiuchun couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this.

"Silly girl, how tired are your eyes? Just stay in the room and don't get close to the master."