Helpless, Madam Chen could only let out two awkward laughs, then said, "Don't worry about that woman surnamed Lin anymore. She is at best just a concubine who is not valued."

Shen Muxue returned to her bedroom humming a light and cheerful tune.

Throughout the afternoon, the maid Qingqian looked worried and troubled.

Finally, as night fell, she could no longer suppress her doubts and said to Shen Muxue, "Miss, since you and the prince don't have a good relationship, why don't you consider taking him home directly? If you don't go back to the Meng Mansion, how can you expect the old man to go back and teach that shameless prince a lesson? You see, every late at night, he almost always stays at Concubine Jin's place."

Shen Muxue didn't answer the question directly, but suddenly changed the subject and asked, "How much of my dowry have you moved away recently?"

This sudden change of topic left Qing Qian stunned for a few seconds, but she quickly gave a detailed reply: "At present, all the precious and rare ancient books and various decorative items have been successfully transferred to your other residence. As for the remaining large and heavy furniture, they have not been moved for the time being. If they were all taken away, it would easily arouse Madam's suspicion."

"Well, you handled it fairly well. How about this: you can give everyone some rewards as encouragement. Everyone has worked hard on this matter over the past few days, so remember to get some rest. I'm going to rest now."

Although there were still many things she wanted to continue talking about, seeing this scene, Qingqian could only choose to step back and close the door.

At this time, Shen Muxue took a special pill - the Dream Pill, and then slowly fell into a sleep state, and began to explore the emperor's dream.

This time, the scene that appeared in front of Shen Muxue was a desolate and deserted palace backyard.

The emperor was once again beaten mercilessly and brutally by several eunuchs, until he fell to the ground covered in wounds and unable to move.

I thought that the reason why the emperor took special care of the queen was because he was very grateful to Princess Anyang.

Because this eldest princess had secretly helped the emperor in countless moments of crisis. Whether in political struggles or personal difficulties, she was always able to lend a helping hand at the right time.

Therefore, if she wanted to receive special treatment and support like the eldest princess, she had to do her best to support and assist the emperor's decisions and actions.

In the dream, Shen Muxue saw the little prince rolling on the ground in pain, his face full of pain and helplessness. The group of eunuchs surrounding him not only did not sympathetically lend a helping hand, but instead kept laughing at his misfortune.

At this moment, a eunuch in the palace raised his foot high, intending to inflict even more serious harm on the already weak child.

Seeing this scene about to happen, Shen Muxue could no longer sit idly by.

She immediately rushed forward and blocked the kick with her weak body, holding the injured little prince tightly to prevent him from being hurt again.

The fathers-in-law around her were startled by her sudden action, and everyone was stunned for a moment.

However, they soon recovered from their shock and became even more angry.

The group began to attack the two people in front of them more frantically, trying to drive away this "troublemaker" who suddenly appeared.

Even in the face of such a dangerous situation, Shen Muxue did not flinch and continued to use all her strength to protect the little prince in her arms until the end of the dream when she finally could not hold on and fainted.

When she returned to the real world, Shen Muxue felt that a certain part of her body seemed to still be aching, as if she had been hit hard by something.

She touched her back gently, but found no wounds, only a slight soreness.

"Just now, I was so focused on protecting the child that I forgot to reveal my true appearance to leave myself a way out. So, I got hit several times for no reason."

As she complained to herself, she also reminded herself to be more cautious when encountering similar situations in the future.

In the following days, whenever she saw the little emperor in trouble in her dreams, no matter which bad guy threatened, beat or tortured him, Shen Muxue would stand up without hesitation and be the first person to rush forward to protect him from all kinds of harm.

During this period, she suffered many unimaginable physical and mental tortures, including being brutally kicked and whipped, having boiling water poured directly on her skin causing severe burns, having her hair grabbed and pulled hard, and even having several of her teeth ruthlessly knocked out by the other party.

During the cold season, I was forced to wear thin clothes and be showered in freezing cold water, freezing myself. Furthermore, I had to eat poisonous food several times and nearly died.

The most serious incident was a knife wound that almost took her life.

Every time she faced such a painful test, she was willing to sacrifice everything for his safety.

In order to allow the emperor to gradually deepen his recognition of her contributions and his memory of his kindness in his subconscious, every time Shen Muxue completed the above-mentioned actions, she would choose to hug tightly the little monarch in front of her who looked young but actually had a tragic fate, and at the same time try to avoid exposing her true face so that people would remember her.

But even with such caution, sometimes she couldn't help but make painful sounds accidentally. Once she even pretended to be inadvertent and whispered, "Xue'er, it really hurts," hoping to arouse a little concern and compassion from deep in his heart.

The first few attempts to push the woman away to get a closer look at her true appearance were unsuccessful, but as the days passed, the deep bond they established with each other through repeated life-and-death battles together was influenced.

In the end, the emperor's attitude changed from initial surprise and confusion to a strong curiosity about her true identity and he took the initiative to ask for relevant information, until finally he completely changed his original indifferent attitude and would hug the woman who was like a guardian angel beside him tightly every time, asking about the specific situation with anxiety and care in his eyes.

Especially when facing the critical moment of an almost fatal sword attack, he uttered these words hurriedly and in panic: "Xue'er, you can't die like this! Don't leave me!"

This also shows his inner fear and deep reluctance to lose this rare companionship.

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