Qingluan's pregnancy greatly boosted Madam Shen's fighting spirit.

She quickly changed from her retirement state to that old mother who was willing to worry about Shen Rong, and went back to the old house to visit her every now and then.

While comforting Qingluan, she also had to be on guard against Ye Qinghuan and Shen Lin's mischief and cut off her Rong'er's offspring. Her mental state was getting better day by day!

The servants in the mansion also discussed the matter, and the news reached Su Jinxiu.

Su Jinxiu couldn't lie still any longer, and discussed with Lian'er: "We must not let Qingluan give birth to the child, otherwise the general will be in danger."

"Madam, you are not feeling well right now, so don't worry about those things. Just take good care of yourself!"

"No! The general and his wife treat me so well, I have no way to repay them. Madam is kind-hearted, let me do this!" Su Jinxiu bit her lip lightly.

"But the old lady is very cautious. If Qingluan gets into trouble, the old lady will definitely suspect Madam first. Then, won't we cause trouble for Madam?"

Su Jinxiu smiled and said, "Silly, we can wait until the Madam and the General go to Xiguan before we take action."

----

Soon, Daxia decided that Crown Prince Gao Xun would take several civil servants and Shen Lin to Xiguan to negotiate with Mu Li.

Before leaving, *** asked someone to invite Gao Xun to come and warned him earnestly: "Prince, Wan'er is definitely not a Western Yi. I can guarantee that she is the flesh and blood of the Qin family. She recognized the thief as her father just to take revenge on me. You must be careful on this trip."

"Aunt, are you so sure? Could it be that the Regent of Xiyi recognized the wrong daughter?" Gao Xun smiled, obviously not believing it.

"Of course I'm sure. Shu'er and Qin Baolin have lived under my nose since they got married." *** raised the luminous cup filled with grape wine, "Mu Li is not that easy to fool. They must have a big trick up their sleeve to lure you to negotiate."

"Aunt, do you think Shen Lin has also defected to the Western Barbarians and wants to harm me?"

"That's right! Shen Lin was very ambitious. Your father had long suspected him, so he indulged me and let Shen Rong replace him. Now that Shen Rong is dead, Shen Lin has become more powerful. I'm afraid he will rebel in the future."

"Aunt, you are worrying too much. I believe in Shen Lin's loyalty. But you have to think about how to deal with the Qin family."

"The Qin family is a bunch of cowards! They are all blind! Wan'er is obviously the daughter of Shu'er and Qin Baolin, how can she look like a Westerner?" *** said angrily.

The Qin family are all civil servants, and they have been scolding her severely during this period.

If he hadn't been under house arrest and there were imperial guards guarding outside the mansion, I'm afraid the Qin family would have come to the door with bloody curses.

But these days, she thought about it and there was only one possibility: Wan'er hated her and didn't want to go back to her. Because, as long as Wan'er was there, except for being fat, she actually looked like her when she was a child. So the emperor liked Wan'er very much.

In the past, no matter what she did, her brother would never punish her too much. But this time, because of Wan'er, her brother stripped her of her title.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. This damn girl, I'll see how I deal with her when she gets back!

"Aunt still has the heart to consider me. She really is not affected by losing her title!" Gao Xun looked at the extremely luxurious *** Mansion. "This mansion is even more luxurious than the East Palace."

"What? Is the prince interested in my mansion? When the prince ascends to the throne in the future, he will have plenty of good things to give him. He won't have to focus on me anymore." *** became alert.

The child has respected her since he was young, why is he speaking so rudely today?

Could it be that you heard some gossip?

"I heard from my mother that my aunt loved luxury. Even many treasures in her palace were given to my aunt. I wonder if those old things are still there?" Gao Xun lifted his robe and sat down.

Coincidentally, the rosewood chair he sat on was a gift from the late queen.

*** finally sat up straight, her face slightly changed: "The prince is affectionate and always thinks about the emperor's sister-in-law. When you return from Xiguan, I will send those old things to the East Palace for the prince to remember every day."

"Thank you so much, Auntie!"

Gao Xun smiled lightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes.

He sat there nonchalantly, drinking tea, with no intention of leaving.

***The alarm bell rang in his heart: "Prince, do you have anything else to say?"

"Aunt, you lost your daughter and your grandson. Have you ever thought about having another child?" Gao Xun asked.

***'s face changed drastically: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I, a widow, have a child? Besides, how old am I?"

"The fertility pill can make my aunt's wish come true." Gao Xun took out a brocade bag from his sleeve and placed it on the wooden table.

The familiar hanging fish pattern and pills made *** terrified.

Gao Xun really knew the secret back then...

"Aunt, goodbye! I hope I can hear good news from you when I return to the capital."

Gao Xun smiled meaningfully and walked away with his head held high.

*** was so angry that she threw the sachet to the ground and stomped on it: "Damn it! Damn it! Who spread gossip about me?"

"***, the fertility pill is a secret, the prince should not know about it. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Empress Dowager Yu. I heard that Empress Dowager Yu was entrusted by Old Madam Shen to take a fertility pill to make Shen Lin's concubine Su Jinxiu pregnant with a boy. Could it be that the news leaked out because of this?"

*** narrowed her eyes, her chest rising and falling violently: "Empress Dowager Yu? That's right, she was once favored by Meng Jingyao. As soon as Meng Jingyao died, she hurriedly moved out of the palace and lived with Prince Rui... I was negligent."

"But Prince Rui is highly valued by His Majesty, so we can't do anything to Concubine Yu!"

"The words have been spread, what's the point of killing her now? It will only make the prince find fault with me. Keep her and make plans slowly." *** took a deep breath and sat back in the luxurious chair. "I am worried about Wan'er now!"

----

Xiyi, Regent Palace

Mu Wan'er was dressed as a princess of Xiyi and dancing in the garden.

Mu Li stood under the corridor with his hands behind his back, admiring his daughter's dance, his face full of admiration.

"Father, am I dancing well?"

As soon as the dance was over, Wan'er ran over and acted coquettishly.

Away from Daxia, she returned to her original life, innocent and carefree.

Mu Qi scratched her nose lovingly: "Good, very good! Better than your mother's dance."

"Father, who is my mother?" Mu Wan'er asked curiously.

Mu Qi's eyes flashed with sadness, and he shook his head and said, "She was a very good person. She was very talented... Unfortunately, I indirectly killed her."

"Then why did father abandon us in the first place?"

"Wan'er, let's not talk about the past. Just think of it as your father's fault. From now on, your father will love you."

Mu Li didn't want to say it, and although Mu Wan'er was curious, she didn't want to ask any more questions.

She obediently moved closer to his arms: "Okay, it's enough for me to have my father to love me!"

"Yes. Daxia will send people to negotiate soon. I heard that Gao Xun and Shen Lin are among them. Do you want to meet them?" Mu Li asked.

Mu Wan'er's eyes lit up: "Mrs. Shen is here too? Then I want to see her!"

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