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Wei Qingqing and Xue Wuyang had a fight in the Red Plum Forest in the south courtyard today, so Tao Yurong solved the case in the warm room of the Red Plum Forest.

The winter plum blossoms were just beginning to bloom, but there weren't many of them, and they weren't dense, so you could see at a glance that the center of the forest had been broken and cut due to the fight, and the flowers had fallen to the ground, leaving a large empty space.

In the morning, I only heard the two of them fighting, and Wei Qingqing even used a sword. I didn't expect it to be such a big deal.

He took two quick steps to the door of the warm room. As soon as the plywood curtain was opened, he heard Wei Qingqing's smug voice: "Look, it's not even your turn to light the fire when it's the maid's turn. If I were you, I would just hang myself with a rope right now."

Her turn?

Feeling uneasy, Xia Zheng immediately turned around and walked inside. After passing the screen, she saw the three people.

Tao Yurong sat on the upper couch, frowning, and remained steadfast in her response to Wei Qingqing's words.

Wei Qingqing sat on the big chair on the right with her chin raised. The thin fur coat with a red background and gold floral patterns made her look even more arrogant. Her sidelong glance was full of pride and contempt.

Xue Wuyang felt extremely embarrassed as she was treated with such contempt.

Her hair was disheveled, and her hairpins were hanging crookedly on her head. Her lotus-white dress was stained with floral mud. Although her feet were hidden under her skirt, you could see through the gap on the side that her right foot was without a shoe, and her socks were also covered in mud.

The makeup on her face was smudged by tears, and her eyes were red and swollen, filled with anger as she looked towards Xia Zheng.

Xia Zheng immediately bowed and said, "I, your servant, pay my respects to the Crown Prince's wife and the two concubines."

"It's true that whoever you mention will come." Wei Qingqing turned around and glanced at Xia Zheng. A hint of jealousy appeared in her originally proud eyes.

She was also five months pregnant. Her body was swollen, her face was dotted with spots, and there were two blisters on her mouth. She looked not as good as before, but Xia Zheng had not changed at all except for her bigger belly. Instead, her skin became whiter and her every move was more gentle, and the difference between them was immediately apparent.

But on second thought, even if she was as beautiful as a fairy, she would have no use for it now, not to mention that an ugly son makes a beautiful daughter a beautiful mother.

Thinking of this, jealousy turned into pride, and her fire was directed at Xue Wuyang again. "Same lotus root white, Xia Zheng looks more like a concubine than you do."

"Wei Qingqing! You are going too far!" Xue Wuyang stood up angrily.

Before she even finished her words, Wei Qingqing stood up, pulled the sword from Wang Mama's hand, and pointed it at Xue Wuyang. "What's wrong with me bullying you?"

Seeing the sword blade flashing with cold light, and remembering the look on Merlin and Wei Qingqing's faces as if they really wanted to chop him down, Xue Wuyang felt uneasy and didn't dare to speak again.

"Wei! My princess is still sitting here!" Tao Yurong said at the right time.

Wei Qingqing glanced at Tao Yurong sideways, lowered her sword unhappily, and said perfunctorily without even touching her stomach: "My stomach hurts a little, I'm afraid I'm having a miscarriage, so I'll go back first."

Without waiting for Tao Yurong's consent, Wei Qingqing walked out with the sword in hand.

Watching the person walk out the door, Xue Wuyang looked at Tao Yurong with grievance. "Prince's Consort, are you just going to let this go?"

Tao Yurong looked embarrassed, but she eventually withdrew her gaze and said to Xue Wuyang, "She's pregnant now, so it's inevitable that she might have a bad temper. In this situation, with the prince's life or death uncertain, you should... be more tolerant."

Obviously, she didn't expect such a result, but it wasn't unexpected either. Xue Wuyang's face turned blue and red.

"You were also wrong in what happened today, but I know you've been wronged. So, I'll do as you said before. If you want to attend Princess Yi's plum banquet, I'll ask for a spot for you."

"There's no need for the Crown Prince's Consort to condescend to you. Offspring are the most important thing. Princess Yi is inviting those who are pregnant and have children. I don't have the status to go." Xue Wuyang was holding back her anger, but she didn't care about her embarrassment and walked out with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

When passing by Xia Zheng, he took a fierce look at her belly and paused before leaving.

"Niu Ma, go and persuade him." After telling Niu Ma to follow, Tao Yurong turned her gaze to Xia Zheng and said with a wry smile, "If I had known this would happen, I would have called you later."

"It's because I hurried too fast."

"You're always good at talking." Tao Yurong smiled a little, seeming more approachable. "I called you here because I have good news to tell you. Princess Yi is hosting a plum blossom banquet at the palace in five days. Since you and Sister Wei are both pregnant, I'm asking you to come with me."

When Xia Zheng was wandering, she heard Zhou and the old marquis talking about Princess Yi.

Prince Yi died young and left no children. Princess Yi became a widow at a young age and stayed widowed for more than 20 years. As a result, her status in the Great Zhou was extremely high, and even the old emperor had to respect her.

Princess Yi and *** are close friends. Perhaps because they have no children, she treats Gu Yizi like her own son. Now that she is older, she likes children very much. If Tao Yurong can give birth to a child and win the favor of the old princess, it will be an extra help.

As for the banquet hosted by a princess of such status, only the royal family, the legitimate wife of a prominent family, the noble daughter of an aristocratic family, or at least the one with legitimate reasons could attend. Even Xue Wuyang could not go, let alone someone of Xia Zheng's status.

The reason she was asked to go must be that Gu Yizi's life or death was uncertain, and she and Wei Qingqing were both pregnant, so she wanted to take a look and even determine the gender of the child.

Such a banquet and such a situation are of no benefit to Xia Zheng.

If you want to refuse...

"Also, the Plum Feast has also invited students from the lower and middle levels of the Qingya Girls' Academy. I think your sister will go too."

Tuaner will go!

Xia Zheng immediately dismissed the idea of ​​escaping by using illness as an excuse.

Pretending to be sick might not work anyway. If Tuan'er went, even if we couldn't meet, the disadvantage of being able to see Tuan'er from afar would seem insignificant.

What's more, Tao Yurong is in front of her.

"Thank you, Crown Princess."

"Look how happy I am for you, I've lost my mind. The one who should be thanking is Princess Yi. Okay, go back, take good care of yourself for a few days, and go out looking bright and beautiful. Don't let others see us and speculate about our family."

"Yes."

Xia Zheng replied and retreated. After the others had gone far away, Tao Yurong picked up the invitation sent by Prince Yi's Mansion again. With a calm look in her eyes, she whispered, "Go and prepare. Dress that old woman like a nanny and have her follow me to Prince Yi's Mansion in five days."

……

Outside Beichen Pass, on the east side of the glacier.

In the camp of the Great Zhou army, cartloads of military rations finally broke through layers of ice and snow and were delivered. The morale of the entire army became high with the arrival of the ration carts.

Just wait for the white rice to be moved into the food tent so that we can have hot meals tonight.

It doesn’t matter if it’s not hot, as long as you’re full.

Although the Boch army had remained inactive and had not engaged in any fighting during this period, the blizzards continued and their food supplies were blocked. They had not had enough to eat for half a month, so their eyes lit up when they saw the food carts, and many of them followed them in.

Qin Yang stopped the grain cart in front of the grain tent and without waiting for the escorting official to speak, he directly cut open a bag with his sword.

The white rice inside immediately gushed out and the soldiers shouted excitedly.

Qin Yang's stomach growled slightly, but for the sake of dignity, he kept a straight face and waved his hand for people to unload the food and go in.

After just a few trucks had been moved, Qin Yang was about to stamp the document when he saw someone unloading grain moving in an unnatural way. He called out, "Wait."