The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

The emperor also affirmed and praised Ye Musen's performance.

Next, Eunuch Fu read out the imperial edict and decree, bestowing upon Ye Musen the title of Prince Duan and concurrently in charge of the Ministry of Rites, and also bestowing upon Ye Musi the title of Prince Rui and concurrently in charge of the Ministry of Justice. He also explained Ye Musi's mission to Jizhou to escort the serious criminal Jing Zhiyuan.

The ministers congratulated the two newly appointed princes. Ye Muchen glanced at Prime Minister Zou and noticed that the old man had a large blister on the corner of his mouth. He thought to himself, "If this guy is so angry, it must be something very serious!"

What he didn't know was that Prime Minister Zou hadn't attended court for two days and had only come today out of necessity!

Can it not cause internal heat?

That was most of his wealth accumulated over the years, and it just vanished without a trace.

The key problem is that we can't find out who did it!

His primary suspect now is Jingxue. Because of this, he dares not do any of the things he originally planned. His top priority is to get rid of Jingxue. Even if he kills her by mistake, he will not regret it.

He sent Zhang Lin out last night to find the infamous assassin organization, the Ruthless Pavilion.

The Ruthless Pavilion is an assassin organization that has emerged in the martial arts world in recent years. This organization is willing to kill anyone except the emperor, as long as they are paid.

However, they had never actually appeared in Beijing. One of Zhang Lin's friends had been in contact with this organization, which is why he sent Zhang Lin out of Beijing secretly.

Prime Minister Zou knew Jingxue knew martial arts, but so what? Even a hungry tiger fears a pack of wolves. He refused to believe that a prestigious assassin organization couldn't defeat a woman!

After the court session ended, Ye Muchen went to the main camp on the outskirts of the capital.

Just as upset as Prime Minister Zou was the Empress Dowager. For the past two days, she had been unable to eat or sleep. She never imagined that her lively youngest son would contract such an embarrassing illness.

After thinking about it for half the night, the Empress Dowager decided to go to the Emperor Emeritus today and find a way to cure her youngest son's hidden illness, no matter what.

Yue'an Palace

When Eunuch Xi heard that the Empress Dowager had urgent business to attend to and requested an audience with the Emperor Emeritus, he hurried inside to report that the Emperor Emeritus was currently arguing with Black Melon!

Since being brought back to Yue'an Palace, the little myna has been kept in a cage, which it is very unwilling to do and doesn't talk much.

"Let me tell you, if you don't obey, I'll have your fur plucked off and you'll starve for seven days!" the old man said through gritted teeth.

Black melon jumped around in the cage but didn't make a sound!

The eunuch Xi entered and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has arrived and says she has urgent business to discuss with you!"

The retired emperor turned around, rolled his eyes, and said in a muffled voice, "What urgent matter could she possibly have? Isn't the eldest prince perfectly fine?"

"This servant does not know, but this servant sees that the Empress Dowager looks very haggard! Please go and see her!" Eunuch Xi advised.

The retired emperor stroked his beard and said, "Alright, let her in! I want to see just how urgent her matter is!"

"Yes!"

A moment later, the Empress Dowager entered the main hall with the help of her nanny.

After exchanging greetings, the Empress Dowager dismissed all the palace servants.

"What is it?" the retired emperor asked, sitting upright in the chair behind his desk.

The Empress Dowager did not speak, but tears began to well up in her eyes.

"What are you crying for? Speak your mind!" the retired emperor said irritably.

"Your Majesty, Chen'er has contracted a hidden illness, what should we do!"

"What the hell? A hidden ailment? What hidden ailment?" The Emperor Emeritus stood up, supporting himself on the desk with one hand.

"It's just that he can't have sex!" The Empress Dowager looked anxiously at the Emperor Emeritus.

"Who said that? Has the imperial physician examined her?"

"Chen'er said it himself, that it was caused by an injury four years ago!" The Empress Dowager's voice trembled slightly.

"You believe him just because he says so! What's the point of your own brain?"

"But Chen'er wouldn't joke about something like this! Besides, how can you let just anyone treat this kind of illness? What if word gets out, how could Chen'er..."

"Alright, alright, I certainly won't believe it! Tell me why he told you all this. If it's a hidden illness, why would he tell you for no reason?" Before the Empress Dowager could finish speaking, the Emperor Emeritus waved his hand to interrupt her.

The Empress Dowager was taken aback by the Emperor Emeritus's question. Following his words, she recalled the content of her conversation with her son that day. "After Xuanhui returned, she asked me about Chen'er, intentionally or unintentionally. I guessed that she might want to marry Kangping to Chen'er as a concubine. So, I asked Chen'er to come to the palace to talk to him about this in advance, so that he could be mentally prepared. Otherwise, if he and Jingxue quarrel again, Chen'er might tell me that he has a hidden illness and that Jingxue is already helping him treat it, so that he cannot consider the matter of becoming a concubine for the time being!"

The retired emperor listened to the empress dowager's words with his hands behind his back, remaining silent for a long time.

The Empress Dowager sat in her chair, holding a handkerchief in her hand, silently shedding tears.

The Emperor Emeritus knew that Ye Muchen and Jingxue did not live in the same courtyard, and he also knew that Ye Muchen did not like Jingxue. However, a few days ago, he asked the Emperor not to give Jingxue a pardon, which was because he was afraid that Jingxue would divorce him. It should be that this guy can't win Jingxue over and doesn't want to give up. So when Ye Muchen said that he had a hidden illness, he didn't believe it at all. This guy just didn't want to marry a concubine and was just making excuses!

However, there's always a chance of something going wrong. Could it be that there's something wrong with him and Jingxue not having consummated their marriage yet? But even if it's a hidden ailment, it's not incurable.

"Stop crying! What's the use of crying? If you're sick, get treatment! I'm not a doctor, coming to me won't help!"

"But, but we can't just wait like this. There are so many famous doctors in the world. Does Your Majesty know where Doctor Baili is now? How about we summon him back to the palace to treat Chen'er?" The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor with anticipation.

"That old fellow is elusive, how am I supposed to find him? He cured my illness that year and then went on a wandering journey, I can't find him!"

"What should we do?" The Empress Dowager anxiously wrung the handkerchief in her hands.

"What's the use of your anxiety? Didn't Chen'er say that Jingxue will help him treat it? Let's treat it slowly! Besides, Chen'er's side of the story isn't very reliable!"

"Chen'er wouldn't joke about something like this!" The Empress Dowager was absolutely certain.

"Hmph! I'm 80% sure I don't believe it! You don't need to get anxious. You've seen Jingxue's medical skills. She saved both the Empress and the First Prince. Healing always takes time."

The Empress Dowager was extremely helpless, but she had no other choice at the moment!

"Alright, go back now! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings! Jingxue is blessed, and I believe Chen'er will be just as good!" The Emperor Emeritus said in a rare gentle tone.

The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears. Knowing the Emperor Emeritus's temper, she didn't say anything more and returned to the palace.

The Empress Dowager has left, and the Emperor Emeritus continues to play with the black melon. The more lively it is outside, the better; otherwise, life is really not fun!

Jingxue was sitting in the beauty salon listening to Manager Peng report on the store's situation.

"Boss, today is the 28th, which marks exactly one month since our store opened. More than 30 people tried it for free initially, and 24 people ended up signing up for memberships. Some of them came through referrals. Although we've earned more than 2,000 taels of silver, we have to serve them for a year! Some of the ladies took the sanitary napkins home to try, and they all came back to buy them!" Manager Peng placed a stack of silver notes and ledgers on the table.