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

The Empress Dowager remained silent for a long time, her heart filled with mixed emotions. Chen'er's words made sense, but she truly felt sorry for her son. Although he had been extremely precious since childhood, he was also very sensible.

He fought on the battlefield in his teens for the sake of the people and land of Beiye, but in the end, it damaged the very foundation of the nation.

"Alas!" The Empress Dowager sighed and wiped away the tears that had already welled up in the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief.

"Chen'er, your mother respects your wishes and hopes you recover soon so you can live a happy and harmonious life with Xue'er! As for other things, your mother will help you as much as she can and will keep your secrets. You must tell your mother if you have anything to say!"

Ye Muchen stood up and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Mother! Your son is unfilial! I have worried you." Ye Muchen spoke these words from the heart; there was no other way, it was a white lie!

Not wanting to linger any longer, Ye Muchen comforted his mother a few more times before taking his leave of Shou Kang Palace. On his way back to his residence, his heart was filled with guilt towards his mother.

Meanwhile, Jingxue and the others in the mansion were chatting casually.

Just then, a servant came to report that the prince had returned to his residence. Everyone then left the manor, exchanged a few pleasantries, and boarded their respective carriages, heading towards the estate.

It was at this time that Princess Jingyi arrived at the Imperial Aunt's residence, which was formerly the residence of the Grand Princess. The gate has now been removed, and the new one has not yet been completed.

Yesterday, she received an invitation from her imperial aunt. Even if she hadn't received an invitation, she would have planned to visit her imperial aunt in the next few days because her mother-in-law, who was also her maternal aunt, Lady Quyang, had talked to her for a long time on the night of the welcoming banquet for her imperial aunt, Xuanhui.

The central idea was to have her arrange a marriage between the third young master of the Marquis's mansion and the Princess of Kangping County.

Although she didn't want to get involved in this matter, her mother-in-law said that the Marquis's mansion was declining and the next generation might be reduced to a count's mansion, so she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

As for her mother-in-law's suggestion that she adopt a child from a collateral branch, she did not agree. If that were to happen, she would still have her own children.

Princess Jingyi visited the mansion several times when Princess Xuanhui was living in the capital.

Upon entering the mansion, servants led them to the main hall, where Princess Xuanhui and Princess Kangping were present. After exchanging greetings, Princess Jingyi instructed her maid to present gifts.

Princess Xuanhui ordered tea and refreshments to be served, then pulled Princess Jingyi to sit down, her eyes filled with concern. "Jingyi! Your aunt has been back for a few days, but has been busy with the matter of Kangping presenting grain, and hasn't had a proper chat with you. How have you been these past few years?"

Princess Jingyi nodded slightly. "Thank you for your concern, Aunt. I am well!"

Princess Xuanhui said with a smile, "That's good! That's good! Come and keep this old lady company more often! And Kangping, she's new to the capital and doesn't know many people, so please take her out more often."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! Jingyi will definitely come often."

Speaking of Princess Kangping, Princess Jingyi remembered her mission for the day and said, "Kangping, you can come to our Marquis's residence to play when you have time. The third young master and the fourth young lady in the residence are about the same age as you, so you will definitely have a lot to talk about."

Princess Kangping smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Aunt Jingyi!"

Princess Xuanhui picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then slowly put the cup down. She smiled and looked at Princess Jingyi, saying, "I specially invited you to my residence today. Firstly, I wanted to catch up with you, and secondly, I wanted to ask you about some things."

"Please speak, Your Majesty. Jingyi will tell you everything she knows!"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask how much you know about Mu Chen and his princess?"

"The War King and his wife?" Princess Jingyi understood immediately upon hearing Princess Xuanhui's words; it was clear that Princess Kangping had feelings for the War King.

She speaks her mind directly, saying whatever comes to mind.

"But Kangping has taken a liking to Mu Chen? Putting aside their seniority, that Princess Consort Zhan is not someone to be trifled with!"

"Oh? What's so scary about her? Tell me!" Princess Xuanhui was a little skeptical. She was just a young girl. Now that her parents were imprisoned, what could she possibly do?

"After she married Mu Chen, she was initially quite unknown. Mu Chen didn't bring her to several palace banquets, saying he was unwell. It wasn't until the Third Princess's full moon banquet that she happened to be in the middle of the Empress's difficult childbirth. She actually performed a cesarean section to deliver the baby, saving the Empress and the First Prince."

"From then on, people gradually began to notice this person."

Princess Xuanhui and Sun Ruping listened attentively.

"I don't know the true nature of her relationship with Mu Chen, but on the surface, they seem like an ordinary married couple."

"However, Princess Zhan has been running her dowry shops very well during this time. Almost all the grain shops in the capital have closed down, leaving only Li's Grain Shop with long queues every day. It is said that she is getting close to the heir of the Duke of Anguo. Yesterday, the heir of the Qin family opened a grain shop in the south and a shop in the north of the city."

Princess Xuanhui narrowed her eyes. "The Duke of Anguo's mansion is the Empress Dowager's maternal family. Mu Chen and Prince Qin are cousins, so it's normal for them to be close!"

Princess Jingyi also picked up her cup, took a sip of tea, and continued, "After Princess Zhan saved the Empress and the First Prince, the Emperor actually bestowed upon her a pardon from death!"

"A pardon? How is that possible? Since the founding of the Northern Night Kingdom, no one has ever received a pardon." Princess Xuanhui was incredulous, her voice rising considerably.

“Imperial Aunt, this is absolutely true. It was with this pardon that Jingxue saved the lives of her parents and younger brother. I heard from the Marquis that she also presented the salt-making formula to the court, which is why the Emperor agreed to let her bring her brother back to the mansion and spare him the suffering of imprisonment!”

Princess Xuanhui leaned back in her chair and slowly said, "I haven't returned to the capital for several years, and so many unprecedented things have happened. Jing Zhiyuan committed the heinous crime of treason and deserves to be beheaded and have his entire family executed. I always thought that the Emperor Emeritus had spared his life, but I never expected..."

"And Jingxue is highly skilled in martial arts; I am always defeated by her!"

"What's the use of that? A woman should serve her husband, continue the family line, and manage the household!" Princess Xuanhui rolled her eyes.

Princess Jingyi gave a wry smile. "Although Jingxue is unruly, the Empress Dowager is quite satisfied with her!"

Princess Xuanhui said dismissively, "I can see that too. The Empress Dowager is confused. I can tell that her mind is on the First Prince. She can't stop talking about him!"

"Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring. Look at the Second Prince, he has several children in his household, two concubines, and I heard he also has a concubine of lower rank! That's the right way."

"Imperial Aunt, that's all I know. I think if Kangping is interested in the War King, you should still consider this carefully!"

Princess Xuanhui refused to listen to this, saying, "What do you mean by 'taking it in the long run'? Whether Mu Chen takes a concubine or not is not up to Jing Xue. At most, after marrying into the family, he will only be subordinate to her. Maybe Mu Chen prefers our Kang Ping!"

Princess Jingyi glanced indifferently at Princess Kangping, thinking to herself, although Princess Kangping is not bad-looking, it depends on who she is compared to. Compared to Jingxue, she is far inferior. The War King is not blind!