A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Summer mornings always carry a slight chill, and the cicadas chirp incessantly...

At the entrance of the General's Mansion, the brother and sister were leading Lou Xiaobao into a carriage to enter the palace. Firstly, Xin Moling needed to report some military matters to Emperor Yuan, and secondly, Lou Shenghan also said he was coming to the General's Mansion to pick up his son, so they simply brought him into the palace.

Hua Buyu sent someone to tell Xin Moyan last night that she would be staying at the Xuanwang Mansion for the next few days, and that if Yun Zhaoyao came looking for her, she should say that she was not there. Xin Moyan found this strange, but had no choice but to do so.

Upon arriving at the palace gate, Xin Moling instructed the palace servants to take his sister and Lou Xiaobao to Yongning Palace to pay their respects. He would then go to the Imperial Study with Lou Shenghan to find them. The two siblings parted ways at Dingkun Gate.

"Mother, do you want to play with Grandma?"

"Yes! Little Bao, how about I take you to see Daddy later?"

Xin Moyan had a faint smile on her face as she held his little hand. A palace maid was leading the way. Cailian had been called to help out at the milk tea shop, and Hongluan was in the army and hadn't come. So today, apart from Lou Xiaobao, she hadn't brought anyone else.

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, Father!"

"You actually said your dad works hard? Lou Xiaobao, how come you're so obedient!" Xin Moyan shook his little arm, her eyes filled with even more affection.

Lou Xiaobao rolled his round eyes and said, "Daddy said that Mommy will earn money to support the baby."

"..."

The smile on her lips froze instantly. Could it be that Lou Shenghan kept saying he wanted to marry her just so she could make money to support Lou Xiaobao because he saw that her milk tea shop was doing well and she was planning to expand the business?

This is a really good plan...

The two, one big and one small, were chatting away when they were about to pass by the gate of the Imperial Garden. Two figures came from the depths of the garden. Xin Moyan saw this and pulled Lou Xiaobao to walk a few steps faster. Unexpectedly, Fang Xinrou spoke up quickly.

"Princess, please wait!"

Xin Moyan knew these two were no good people and didn't want to pay them any attention. Pretending not to hear them, she quickened her pace.

Fang Xinrou seemed unwilling to let this opportunity slip by, and quickly called to the palace maid beside her to run forward and stop her.

"Princess Danhua, why are you walking so fast?"

Xin Moyan turned around helplessly and saw that Consort Rou was wearing a pale yellow silk palace dress with pearls and jade swaying gently and light makeup. She was carefully helping Consort Ning walk over.

Once Xin Moyan had a good look at her, Consort Ning was dressed in a hibiscus pink palace gown made of snow-white silk brocade. The collar was trimmed with layers of gold, the skirt was inlaid with the finest pearls, and even the belt was made of gold and jade. She exuded an air of nobility.

She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. These days, a mother's status still depends on her son. But Consort Ning is not even showing yet, so why is Consort Rou being so careful and cautious in supporting her?

Seeing that Xin Moyan did not answer for a long time, Song Yining put on a considerate and gentle smile and parted her red lips slightly, "Is the princess here today to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager? Why did you bring Young Master Lou with you?"

"Your Highnesses, I am very polite. Xiao Bao has been staying at the General's Mansion for a while. It just so happens that my brother and I went to the palace today to pay our respects to our aunt, and we brought Xiao Bao along to see Prime Minister Lou."

"Hehehe~ I see. It seems I should congratulate the princess in advance." Song Yining walked gracefully to her, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, and smiled sweetly.

Xin Moyan calmly led Lou Xiaobao back a step and politely asked, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what brings you this congratulation?"

"Hehe~ It is the marriage between the princess and the prime minister. I think the relationship between the young master Lou and the princess is even deeper than that between an ordinary mother and son. Prime Minister Lou is also so affectionate towards the princess. I think this good thing is just around the corner."

She twitched the corners of her mouth and secretly despised Song Yining in her heart. The outside world didn't know, but the entire palace knew that she had rejected Lou Shenghan. And she said it was a good thing and that it was just around the corner? She was just lying through her teeth.

As she was secretly grumbling to herself, Fang Xinrou, as if struck by a sudden insight, said sarcastically, "Oh! Princess Danhua, it's strange, wasn't the Princess relentlessly pursuing Prince Lie before? How come in just two months, the Princess has changed so much? Not only did she break off her engagement, but now she's also very close to the other princes, and even Young Master Lou has recognized you as his mother? I remember those princes used to despise the Princess. Could it be that the Princess has some kind of magic potion that can make them change their minds?"

"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with Consort Rou, does it?"

Xin Moyan's tone was somewhat cold. She hated it most when someone slandered the original owner in front of her. How could Fang Xinrou, so young, have such a foul mouth!

“Oh, I was just trying to be kind to the princess. The Empress Dowager is currently chanting sutras at the Fanhe Hall and is not in the Yongning Palace. Why don’t you come to my palace for a while, princess? I’ll have a good chat with you about your lost memories.”

As she spoke, she reached out and touched Lou Xiaobao's face, smiling as she said, "Young Master Lou is such a handsome boy. I love him so much. May I come and sit with you?"

Lou Xiaobao quickly shook his head, took a step closer to Xin Moyan, and looked somewhat wary.

"Princess, Consort Rou is always friendly, so please don't be too polite. I'm tired from walking around, so please come with me for a cup of tea!"

Song Yining spoke in an extremely kind and friendly manner, but Xin Moyan still felt something was off. Based on the palace dramas she had watched before, a pregnant concubine's unsolicited kindness was usually a ploy to frame someone, or… “She pushed Consort Xi~”

Good heavens! The more she thought about it, the more her scalp tingled. She had no experience with palace intrigue! What's more, she had a child to take care of right now. What if she fell into their trap?

Without a second thought, Xin Moyan immediately pulled Lou Xiaobao into her arms, took a big step back, and created a clear distance between herself and Song Yining. The first step to prevent being framed was to avoid physical contact.

"Your Highnesses, Lou Xiaobao just went out and didn't have time to relieve himself. I'll take him to the toilet first. We'll have a small gathering another day. I'll take my leave now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she ran away as if she were being chased by wolves and tigers, carrying the child and not even bothering to keep up with the little palace maid who was leading the way.

"Sister Ningfei, is Xin Moyan acting strangely today?"

Song Yining frowned slightly and nodded, "I think so too. Oh well, let her be!"

Xin Moyan carried the child and ran wildly. Lou Xiaobao, oblivious to everything, only thought that running through the air was fun and clapped his little hands, laughing very happily.

"Mother, let's fly!"

She had just slowed down and was about to speak to Lou Xiaobao when, without noticing what was in front of her, she and the baby fell straight into someone's arms.

"oops!"

Yuan Huaijun lifted Lou Xiaobao with one hand and held Xin Moyan tightly around the waist with the other to prevent her from falling awkwardly. "Yan'er, why are you in such a panic?"