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

Jingxue was momentarily at a loss for words; she felt her smile would be more like a grimace! Ye Muchen, however, picked up where the Empress Dowager left off, saying, "Mother, don't worry! We will do our best!"

Jingxue rolled her eyes, head down. What a load of crap, you jerk! Who wants to have a child with you? Pah!

This old lady is something else! Does she think she'd get a commission if I gave birth? So enthusiastic!

Others might think Jingxue was just shy!

Jingxue: Do I need to rub my little handkerchief to help me out?

Fearing that his mother would keep bringing up the topic of having children, Ye Muchen asked, "Mother, how is Father Emperor doing lately? I haven't seen him for several months. Every time I go to pay my respects to him, he refuses to see me!"

Mentioning the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager's face immediately turned cloudy. "Just thinking about your father gives me a headache. He not only refuses to see you, but he also won't see me or the Empress Dowager. I don't know what's wrong with him. I asked the imperial physician who took his pulse, and he said that his liver fire is too strong, making him irritable and easily angered, and that he needs to rest. Sigh! We'd better not disturb him!"

After hearing what the Empress Dowager said, Jingxue thought that the Emperor Emeritus probably had high blood pressure or something similar due to old age!

Consort Li said understandingly, "Empress Dowager, I believe the Emperor Emeritus will be fine after the imperial physicians' treatment. Please don't worry too much! Please take care of your health!"

"Yes, Mother, as long as Father is alright, it doesn't matter if he doesn't see us!" Ye Muchen echoed.

When Consort Li saw that Ye Muchen shared the same viewpoint as her, a smile appeared on her face!

How could this Princess Consort of the War King, who has never been to the palace, be so shrewd and worldly-wise?

So what if she's a princess? Her maternal family is thousands of miles away, and she's all alone. How can she compare to her?

Everyone knows that Ye Muchen dislikes the Prince of Zhenbei, so how could he possibly treat his daughter well? Just look at how long it took him to bring her into the palace after their marriage—that's enough to tell you about the Prince of Zhan's attitude!

Jingxue glanced at Consort Li, noticing her slightly smug expression, and couldn't help but chuckle to herself. The emperor's harem was a battlefield without visible smoke, where open and covert struggles never ceased! She had no time to get involved!

Consort Li's smugness was all for naught!

Ye Muchen didn't notice any of this. After a few more casual words, Consort Li said she had to take care of the Third Princess and took her leave.

"Chen'er, after the full moon banquet today, neither of you should go back to the manor. You have a place to stay in the palace, and it's always cleaned. Tomorrow morning, after court, you and Xue'er will have breakfast with your mother before going back!" The Empress Dowager said after Consort Li left.

When Jingxue heard the Empress Dowager say this, she thought to herself, "Doesn't that mean I have to live with that dog of a man?"

She blurted out, "Your Majesty, I haven't prepared anything. How about next time?"

The Empress Dowager smiled upon hearing her words, "Don't worry! I've prepared everything for you, and your change of clothes have already been sent over!"

Well! They've blocked our way!

"Your son obeys!" Ye Muchen knew that Jingxue definitely didn't want to live in the palace, and neither did he. The reason he agreed to the Empress Dowager's request was twofold: first, to comfort the old lady, and second, to deliberately make Jingxue uncomfortable. In fact, he could have sent someone back to fetch her maid to serve her, but he was happy as long as the brat was uncomfortable!

Jingxue never expected Ye Muchen to have such thoughts!

Before they knew it, it was already dusk, and Jingxue went to Yuhua Palace with the Empress Dowager and Ye Muchen!

"The Empress Dowager has arrived! The War King has arrived! The War King's Consort has arrived!"

As the eunuch announced, the Jade Flower Palace fell silent, and everyone inside rose to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager!

Although it was a family banquet, the emperor had many wives, so there were quite a few people in the hall.

After everyone bowed and took their seats, the Empress Dowager introduced everyone present to Jingxue, and Jingxue also met the Emperor and Empress sitting in the high seat!

Emperor Ye Muming was probably in his thirties. He wore a bright yellow dragon robe and looked somewhat like Ye Muchen. He had a full forehead, deep eyes, and a short mustache that made him appear more dignified and composed.

However, why did Jingxue think of Fatty Orange Fourth Uncle as soon as she saw the emperor?

The Empress is heavily pregnant and looks like she'll be giving birth soon!

Perhaps due to being further along in her pregnancy, the Empress looked slightly tired, but she still maintained a dignified and gentle demeanor!

Consort Xian was a woman slightly younger than the Empress Dowager, and she didn't look much like her niece, Consort Li.

The retired emperor had been fighting on the frontier for many years, so he didn't have many concubines or children in his harem. Several of them died young, leaving him with four sons and one daughter.

The Empress Dowager is the birth mother of the Emperor and Ye Muchen. The Second Prince Ye Muchen was born to the Virtuous Consort. The birth mothers of the Fourth Prince Ye Muchi and Princess Ye Muyan were of low rank and had already passed away!

Emperor Ye Muming had only three princesses and no princes. The eldest and second princesses were born to the empress. Although the emperor had more than a dozen concubines, he still cared about the fact that the eldest prince had to be born of the legitimate wife. Therefore, he would not allow any other concubines to become pregnant before the eldest prince was born.

Consort Li's pregnancy was a case of surviving. Every time a concubine had been with the emperor, the emperor would give her a contraceptive soup. On that occasion, the emperor had to leave in a hurry, which allowed Consort Li to take advantage of the situation!

When the Emperor first heard that Consort Li was pregnant, he was furious. He was truly afraid that Consort Li would give birth to the eldest prince, but thankfully it was a princess. Therefore, the Emperor was still happy!

Because he could finally put his mind at ease after months of worry!

The Second Prince's grandfather, Ye Musen, already has two sons and a daughter. The Emperor has high hopes for the Empress's pregnancy. If this child is also a princess, then the concubines will no longer be allowed to drink contraceptive soup!

Princess Ye Muyan is one year younger than Ye Muchen. She married the heir of the Marquis of Pingyang, and she and her husband have a son and a daughter!

However, the child is too young, so we didn't bring him into the palace today!

The youngest of the four princes, Ye Musi, is only 19 years old and is said to be away from the capital.

Jingxue and Ye Muchen sat in the seats below the Empress Dowager, opposite the Second Prince Ye Muchen and his principal wife.

The Second Prince and the Virtuous Consort looked very alike, with phoenix eyes and flat noses.

The woman was petite and cute, but the man was not so good-looking. Fortunately, the Second Princess was quite beautiful; she was said to be the daughter of the Minister of Revenue.

The couple sat upright, even their smiles were very formal!

Everyone presented gifts to the Third Princess!

Jingxue didn't concern herself with the affairs of the Prince's Mansion, so she just watched the show!

Ye Muchen had his attendant present him with a pair of gold-inlaid jade ruyi scepters!

The emperor, understanding the empress's health, announced the start of the banquet!

"This is Xue'er's first time in the palace. It's a family banquet today, so please don't be shy!" the Empress said with a smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!" Jingxue stood up and expressed her gratitude.

"Please sit down! My sister should call me Empress Dowager!" The Empress's voice was very gentle.

"Princess Consort Zhan didn't address the Empress Dowager as 'Mother' at Shou Kang Palace just now. She's been married for so long, and perhaps because she's been unwell, she doesn't understand these royal rules. My maid, Granny Wang, has always managed the servants in my palace. Why don't we send her to Prince Zhan's residence to teach Princess Consort Zhan?" Consort Li said, seemingly out of kindness.