After Prince Rui left, the Imperial Concubine packed up a little and walked calmly towards the cold palace with a few trusted palace maids.

The gloomy door of the cold palace was tightly closed, as if it cut off all the warmth and vitality in the world. The imperial concubine stood in front of the door, frowning slightly, with a trace of disgust in her eyes, but still signaled the palace maid to open the door.

Soon, the door creaked open, making a creepy sound. The imperial concubine walked lightly and stepped into the cold and lonely cold palace.

Queen Wang, once the noble mother of the country, now looked haggard, wearing tattered palace clothes, curled up in a corner, her eyes empty and desperate.

The Imperial Concubine raised a mocking smile and walked slowly to Queen Wang. She looked down at her and said softly, "Oh, sister, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become even more miserable."

When Queen Wang heard the familiar voice, she slowly raised her head. A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and then turned into deep hatred. She gritted her teeth and said, "You bitch, you still have the nerve to come to see me?"

The Imperial Concubine didn't care at all. She patted her sleeves lightly and sneered, "Sister, what you said is really harsh. I came to see you because of our old sisterly love."

Queen Wang snorted coldly, "Stop pretending. I don't know what you are thinking. Now that you are proud of yourself, don't forget that the feng shui in this palace changes with time."

The smile on the Imperial Concubine's face disappeared instantly, and her eyes became cold. She moved closer to Queen Wang and said in a low voice, "Humph, things change over time? I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for that day anymore. You should just spend your remaining years in this cold palace. It won't be long before I ascend to the supreme position of Queen Mother. This position should have been yours. Why were you so incapable of keeping it in the first place?"

After hearing the Imperial Concubine's ridicule, Queen Wang was so angry that she trembled all over. She struggled to get up, but because she was weak after being in the cold palace for a long time, she stumbled and fell back to the ground. Her eyes were red, and she glared at the Imperial Concubine and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't be too proud too soon. Even if you have the upper hand now, who can predict the changes in the palace? You are so cruel, and you will be punished sooner or later! I'll wait for you in the cold palace."

The Imperial Concubine snorted disdainfully, brushed the hair beside her ears gently, and said slowly: "Retribution? Sister, you should take care of yourself first. Look at how miserable you are now, and you still think you can turn things around one day? It's really ridiculous."

After saying that, the Imperial Concubine turned around, her eyes swept over the dilapidated things in the cold palace, and a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. She slowly walked to the side, picked up a worn-out tea bowl, and gently stroked the cracks on it, as if she was admiring a work of art.

"Life in the cold palace is so hard. My sister used to enjoy wealth and glory, but now she has fallen to this point. It's really sad." There was a bit of sarcasm and pity in the words of the imperial concubine, but it made people feel her inner coldness and ruthlessness.

Queen Wang listened to the Royal Concubine's ridicule and became even more angry, but she could do nothing about it. She knew that she had lost all her power and status, and it was almost impossible for her to turn things around.

The Imperial Concubine seemed to see through Queen Wang's thoughts. She sneered and placed the tea bowl heavily on the table with a loud "bang".

"Sister, you should think carefully about how to spend the rest of your life in this cold palace." After humiliating Queen Wang, the Imperial Concubine felt very happy. She originally wanted to come after Ye'er ascended the throne, but she was afraid of bad luck, so she decided to come before he ascended the throne. After saying that, she left with her trusted maid, leaving Queen Wang alone shivering in the wind and snow.

A heavy snowfall last night covered the entire Prince Jing's Mansion in white.

As the New Year is coming to an end, the weather is getting colder. Yuan Ying and Wan Qiu are concentrating on learning to knit sweaters in the house. I originally thought that knitting sweaters should not be a difficult task, but when I really started to do it, I found that it was not the case at all. Even Wan Qiu, who is usually a "hands-on superman" in needlework, had to unpick and knit.

After the opening of the trade, a batch of wool was exchanged from Mongolia, and Yuan Ying specially asked someone to twist the wool into yarn. Although she had seen her grandmother knitting sweaters when she was a child, she had never really tried it herself.

She thought Wanqiu was so good at sewing that she should be able to learn how to knit a sweater by following the drawing paper, but she didn't expect Wanqiu to be confused. In this way, the two of them have been groping here for more than ten days.

Yuan Ying held the knitting needle in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed, her eyes full of concentration and helplessness. She looked at the half-knitted sweater in front of her but with the wrong stitches, and couldn't help but sigh softly, muttering: "This sweater looks easy to knit, but why is it so difficult to do it." She originally wanted to knit one for Murong Xuanyi as a surprise, but gave up, it was too difficult.

Wanqiu was also having problems. Although she was quite good at doing various handicrafts, she still lacked some skills in knitting sweaters. She smiled bitterly and said to Yuan Ying, "Princess, I thought this was not much different from the needlework I usually do, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult. I have to take it apart several times."

As they were talking, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in, causing them to shiver. Yuxi came in with a bowl in her hand, and there were still some snowflakes on her body.

Yuxi looked at the half-finished sweaters in Yuan Ying and Wan Qiu's hands, and saw their slightly annoyed expressions. She couldn't help but smile and said, "Princess, you two have been struggling for so long. I think you should use a loom to weave. Maybe it will save you a lot of trouble."

After saying that, he handed the bird's nest in his hand to Yuan Ying and continued, "Princess, eat it while it's hot. This is the bird's nest that the prince asked me to stew."

Yuan Ying reluctantly put down the knitting needle in his hand and took the bird's nest. Looking at the badly knitted sweater, he said to Aunt Xi with a wry smile: "Aunt, this sweater is thicker and more intimate. There are people in my hometown who can knit it, but we are not familiar with the knitting method, so it will take more time."

After finishing the bird's nest in his hand, Yuan Ying took out the drawings of other patterns, which showed wool socks, gloves and so on. He handed them to the two and said, "Mammy, look, this wool can not only be used to weave clothes and pants, but also gloves and socks, and the warmth retention is much better than ordinary clothes."

Nanny Yuxi's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with surprise: "If these clothes can really be woven, they will surely be popular in the capital and even the whole Xia Kingdom." Yuxi wondered how much money she could make.

She suddenly had an idea and said, "Princess, please give me the drawing paper. I will go and see the embroiderers at Jinxiufang. Maybe they can weave it."

Yuan Ying nodded, and handed the drawings of various woolen clothing styles and the half-knitted sweater in Wanqiu's hands to Nanny Yuxi, saying, "Mammy, please make this trip for me. I hope the embroiderers can find a way to weave it."

Yuxi took the things and replied with a smile on her face: "Don't worry, Princess. I will go to Jinxiufang to ask. The embroiderers there are all very skillful. Maybe they can figure out some tricks after seeing these."

After saying that, Nanny Yuxi hurried out the door.

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