Quick Wear: Oh no, the lady is running away with the ball again

After several twists and turns, the group finally arrived in the capital.

After the attack that night, Mo Heng borrowed local defense personnel and sped up his march, finally entering the capital before the weather got colder.

It was already late autumn, and Yun Qian was seven months pregnant. In two months, she would give birth. Mo Heng was extremely anxious, and the entire Regent's Palace was in a state of panic.

Not only did they double the number of guards in the palace, but they also sent many more people to serve Yun Qian specifically. They also transferred the imperial physicians from the palace to be on duty in the palace...specifically for Yun Qian's dispatch.

Furthermore, Mo Heng had previously asked Yun Qian if she wanted to move to his compound so they could share the same living quarters. After Yun Qian flatly refused, he resolutely decided to move to the same compound, staying at Hengwu Courtyard day and night, sharing the same living quarters with Yun Qian. Yun Qian thought he was incredibly idle, as if there were something new happening every day.

One day, Mo Heng realized that the name of Hengwu Courtyard was not good. He hated it, it was too bad. He personally wrote a new plaque and replaced it. He spent all day and night messing with Yun Qian, and he didn't look like the Regent who was busy with all kinds of affairs.

Yun Qian was content to stay home every day to take care of her baby. It wasn't as relaxing as her time in Jiangnan, when she could go out every day, but she understood that special times call for special treatment. She had Mo Heng to keep her company when she got bored. People naturally soften when they meet someone they love, and now, Mo Heng always displayed a gentle side to Yun Qian that others didn't know about.

Mo Heng hadn't forgotten the account of that night and he hadn't yet settled accounts with the mastermind behind it. He had been investigating for a while and finally had some clues. The clues were traced to the harem and it was discovered that it was the Queen Mother who did it.

Mo Heng thought that he was too kind to these royal family members and relatives who tried to interfere in politics, allowing them to still have the energy to deal with him.

The Queen Mother had always wanted to rule the country from behind the scenes. As early as when the late Emperor passed away, she thought it would be her turn to take charge of government. However, she had no idea that the late Emperor would rather hand over power to Mo Heng, who held military power, than to her.

Later, she considered asking Le Yang to act as a middleman, but found that he simply didn't have the skills. This time, she finally seized this opportunity. After all, Mo Heng's previous affair with that woman had caused a sensation, and everyone knew that His Royal Highness the Regent was deeply in love with her. So she planned to have Yun Qian taken hostage in exchange for power. However, she didn't expect that her plan would fail.

Mo Heng didn't bother to care what she thought. After collecting evidence, he publicly announced in the court that she would be punished. No one in the court dared to object, and even her mother's clan members did not dare to stand up and plead for her.

But she was the queen mother after all, and she was finally sent to guard the tomb of the previous emperor, where she had to eat simple meals every day and spend the rest of her life. For someone who had a strong desire for power, this was undoubtedly a torture.

But when the Queen Mother was exiled to guard the mausoleum, someone was bound to get anxious. Among them, Princess Leyang bore the brunt of the pain. She was the Queen Mother's biological daughter, spoiled over the years and prone to doing stupid things, like always following the Prince Regent. She'd been reprimanded by Mo Heng and then confined to her room after returning to the palace. But somehow, she hadn't learned from her mistakes.

Now, she had the audacity to come to the Prince Regent's Palace. Mo Heng was too lazy to pay any attention to her and immediately ordered his guards to send her back to the palace and put her under house arrest. But while Le Yang was making a fuss outside the palace, Yun Qian happened to be out for a walk. Upon hearing the commotion, she rushed over to see the excitement.

As soon as Mo Heng saw the look in her eyes, he knew what she was up to. As expected, Yun Qian stopped Mo Heng's order, using the excuse of chatting with an old acquaintance.

Mo Heng hadn't wanted to let the spoiled princess in, but he couldn't bear Yun Qian's orders. He thought Yun Qian had been bored in the mansion lately, and he didn't want to upset her. He agreed to her request, just for fun. His only additional requirement was that Yun Qian must be accompanied by a female guard from his secret guard camp.

Yun Qian knew that he was worried, so she agreed.

Le Yang was quite puzzled at first. She was about to be thrown out, but how could she be thrown into the Regent's Palace the next second? But the next second, when she saw Yun Qian, who was pregnant, she was shocked.

"Hey, this, this, isn't this the beautiful maid in the Regent's Palace who argued with her before? How come she's dressed like a hostess now and is pregnant?"

Yun Qian thought she was very interesting, so she went to talk to her. Seeing her surprised look, she realized that she recognized her.

She chuckled, picked up the teacup and sipped it carefully, looking at Le Yang with a playful expression.

"Long time no see, Princess Leyang."

Le Yang only felt that her red lips were extremely dazzling. She was obviously the princess, but now it seemed like the opposite.

Although I knew the answer in my heart, I still asked with a glimmer of hope: "Whose child is this in your belly?"

"Mo Heng's."

In an instant, Le Yang felt that all her hopes were dashed. What she had been pursuing so hard was just something that this woman could easily get.

Seeing her distraught look, Yun Qian was puzzled but still tried to comfort her:

"Princess Leyang, you were born a princess, a member of a royal family. There's no need to lower yourself to follow a man. With your wealth, there are plenty of men for you to choose from."

Le Yang looked at her, his eyes moving slightly. "But those are not what I want."

"If you haven't tried it, how do you know you don't want it?"

Yun Qian complained to the system in her heart: She would be obedient if she dated a handsome guy. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, her expression charming. Even Le Yang, a woman, was stunned.

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Yun Qian couldn't help but laugh at Le Yang's expression. She didn't mind the princess's arrogance; on the contrary, she didn't dislike her; she simply found her amusing. She believed a princess of her stature wouldn't stoop so low as to compete for a married man. That wasn't a princess; that was a man's imagination.

As expected, Le Yang seemed to have taken some of the words in. Looking at the pregnant yet charming woman before her, the words she wanted to plead for her mother got stuck in her throat. She had heard that her mother had sent assassins to kidnap this woman to threaten Mo Heng.

She also heard that Yun Qian killed a assassin alone while pregnant. The discomfort in her heart immediately dissipated, and she suddenly felt an inexplicable respect for her. It was indeed too strong.

Yun Qian looked at her unpredictable expression and roughly guessed what she was thinking.

"Your mother's desire for power is not wrong, and hiring a killer was just a means to an end. But now, she's truly one step behind. I won't resent her for this. Life in this world depends on one's own abilities. And I just want to survive. My stance is different, there's no right or wrong."

Until Le Yang walked out of the Regent's Palace in a daze, Yun Qian's words were still replaying in her mind. She asked her to think carefully about herself. Now that her mother had fallen, what should she do next?

Later, Yun Qian heard that Le Yang used her princess status to show her favor and increase her influence, and she completely gave up the idea of becoming the regent and began to widely select young nobles of the right age...