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

Jingze and the other children stood at the side door of the main hall, not daring to come in. Jingxue breathed a sigh of relief, lifted her skirt, and knelt on the ground. "Father, please calm down. It was your daughter-in-law's fault. I shouldn't have made you angry!"

The retired emperor shouted, "I will take good care of your people. Now get out of here! Just seeing you makes me angry!"

"Yes!" Jingxue replied, then stood up and walked over to Jingze and the others, saying to the wet nurse and the others, "Take good care of the three children!"

“Eldest sister…” Jingze heard that his uncle, the Emperor Emeritus, and his eldest sister were arguing, and he was starting to not want to stay here anymore.

Jingxue slowly squatted down, looking at Xiaoze with gentle yet firm eyes, and said softly, "Xiaoze, you have to stay here with Brother An'an and the others, okay? Don't run around, okay? I have some things to take care of. I'll come back to pick you up as soon as I'm done." After saying that, she gently touched Xiaoze's cute face.

An'an, who was standing to the side, nodded sensibly, reached out her little hand and held Jingze's hand tightly, comforting him, "Sister, don't worry! We will all stay with him until you come back."

Hearing An'an's thoughtful words, Jingxue felt very gratified and smiled at An'an, saying, "Yes! You're such a good child, thank you, An'an!"

Jingze, who was initially somewhat uneasy, finally calmed down a bit after seeing his elder sister's loving and encouraging eyes. He nodded vigorously, indicating that he would be obedient.

Seeing this, Jingxue stood up with relief, turned to look at Runyue beside her, and said, "Runyue, let's go!" Then, the two of them walked out of the hall together.

Seeing Jingxue and Runyue walk out of the main hall, the Emperor Emeritus gritted his teeth. This brat dared to talk back to him. She was simply lawless. How could the Third Prince possibly subdue her like this?

It’s really worrying!

Ah! Children and grandchildren have their own blessings to enjoy!

"Xiao Xi, go and ask the Imperial Hospital to send a physician over in a bit. There should be a physician on duty at Yue'an Palace during this period."

"Yes!" Eunuch Xi hurriedly called for people to clean up the mess on the ground. The Emperor Emeritus walked up to the children with his hands behind his back. "Come on! I'll take you to a nice place to play."

In the past, Jingxue might have been very angry, but now she's gotten used to it.

Her talk of divorcing Ye Muchen today was just a test to see how the Emperor Emeritus would react. As she expected, the path of divorce was difficult, unless it was a royal divorce.

The key point is that even royalty doesn't divorce their wives?

Consort Li was only banished to the Cold Palace for what she did; those who did even worse would have been killed, like Consort Fang.

If it weren't for Jing Zhiyuan's family, he could have easily gotten away, but he simply couldn't just leave.

Upon arriving at Yichun Palace, they saw several palace servants delivering auspicious robes. Ye Muchen and Gao Chi had also returned from court.

"You're back? Warm up a bit and start trying on the wedding clothes! If they don't fit, have them alter them." Ye Muchen's expression wasn't good.

"It's not cold. I'll go try it on in the bedroom. Bring the clothes in!" Jingxue said.

The tailor who made the auspicious dress for Jingxue was a woman in her thirties who was skilled at embroidery. With the help of Xiaoman and Liqiu, she dressed Jingxue in the auspicious dress.

To be fair, the embroiderers of ancient times were truly skilled, and with the use of the finest Shu brocade, the overall effect was magnificent and exquisite.

"So beautiful!" Xiaoman exclaimed.

Liqiu corrected, "Our young lady looks good in anything!"

The embroiderer's eyes lit up as she said, "Your Highness is truly the most suitable person for this auspicious dress. If paired with jewelry and makeup, you will surely outshine all others. The fabric and color were chosen by Her Majesty the Empress, which shows that Her Majesty the Empress knows Your Highness very well!"

Jingxue wasn't in the mood to listen to these compliments, even though she could tell they came from the heart.

After changing into his everyday clothes, he instructed Xiaoman to put the clothes away.

After the two maids saw the embroiderer off, they went to get busy. Now, the only servants left are the two of them and Yingwu. After what happened to Fulai, the original maids and eunuchs of Yichun Palace dared not be used anymore.

Jingxue arrived at the main hall and saw Ye Muchen standing by the window, seemingly lost in thought. Usually, this guy liked to sit and drink tea.

Ye Muchen sensed Jingxue coming out and turned around. Their eyes met, and Jingxue noticed that his thoughts were written all over his face.

"What's wrong?" Jingxue asked directly.

Ye Muchen sighed softly and walked to the table to sit down.

"The Cangbei delegation will arrive in Shangjing in three days, and Prince Duan and I will go out of the city to greet them."

"Oh! That's fast!" Jingxue sat down as well.

"Yes! They are skilled in riding and archery, and they are fast! Tomorrow, the children of noble families will be tested. The Empress Dowager and my sister-in-law will also be there. After that, they will leave the East Palace. This place will need to be cleaned up to welcome the arrival of the army."

Ye Muchen glanced at Jingxue and continued, "In court today, the Emperor said that the Cangbei delegation was working to ensure their safety..."

Jingxue interrupted Ye Muchen before he could finish speaking, "The hostage exchange is demanded. The other side is asking for the exchange of the princess. His Majesty has sent me, is that right?"

"You know? Did Father tell you?" Ye Muchen asked Jingxue with some surprise.

“Yes!” Jingxue nodded.

Ye Muchen asked nervously, "So you agreed?"

"Ye Muchen, does it matter whether I agree or not? It seems your family is quite polite to even ask for my opinion. If I don't agree, I don't have to go? Really..." Jingxue's voice unconsciously rose a lot.

It's so annoying, this petty stuff never ends!

Jingxue's anger flared up again.

"No, what I mean is, if you don't agree, let's go to the Emperor together and talk to Second Sister-in-law!" Ye Muchen said, seeing that Jingxue was obviously angry.

"Ha! In the end, I'm the one who has to make a fuss, and then I end up doing all that work for nothing? I'm completely passive, so why bother?" Jingxue said with a sneer.

Ye Muchen frowned and said, "Well... I just don't want you to feel wronged!"

“I have a lot of grievances, which one are you referring to?” Jingxue rolled her eyes.

Although Ye Muchen had made many preparations, he was still completely overwhelmed by Jing Xue's few words.

"As soon as His Majesty mentioned this matter today, Prime Minister Zou and others immediately recommended you. Even Prince Duan and Hu Yucheng said that Second Sister-in-law is not as good as you. I know they have ulterior motives, but I did not express my opinion. There is no use arguing with them. If you don't want to go, we will go directly to His Majesty to talk to him."

Ye Muchen felt that stifling feeling again; he hadn't felt this way in a long time.

“It’s perfectly normal for those bastards to do this! I’ll just say one thing: this time I’m sacrificing for the country. If your brother keeps treating me like a fool, do you believe I can ruin this border trade deal?” Jingxue said nonchalantly, arms crossed.

“I believe you!” Ye Muchen said without hesitation.

Just then, Runyue ran in and said, "Your Highness, Miss, that Eunuch Fuhai has arrived!"

Jingxue and Ye Muchen exchanged a glance, both knowing why Fuhai had come!

The two remained motionless in perfect unison. Ye Muchen said, "Have him come to the main hall! It's cold outside."

Leap Month agreed and ran out again.

A short while later, Fuhai entered with a young eunuch.

"Greetings to Your Highness and Your Highness's Consort! This servant is here to deliver an imperial decree," Fu Hai said, bowing respectfully.

“Eunuch Fu, this is the Eastern Palace. We have only brought a limited amount of things, so we won’t set up an incense table!” Jingxue said.

"It's alright, His Majesty knows! Please, Princess Consort, kneel down to receive the decree!" Fu Hai said in his usual high-pitched voice.

Jingxue got up, straightened her clothes, walked to the center of the ground, and knelt down, lifting her skirt.