With the time to pay respects to the ancestor drawing ever closer, Mu Yue dared not delay and hurriedly went inside.

She looked at Wei Jingzhu, who was sitting at the table with her head down and whose expression was unreadable, and asked gently, "Have you thought it through?"

Wei Jingzhu could sense Mu Yue's worry for her.

Not wanting her own affairs to continue to trouble the princess, she immediately nodded.

"This servant understands Your Highness's good intentions. Please tell Her Majesty the Empress about this matter. From now on, this servant will follow Her Majesty's lead without question!"

Wei Jingzhu was still somewhat unsettled, and her words trembled slightly.

Mu Yue sighed as she looked at her like this.

"I have Chunju prepare a change of clothes for you. Before dawn, you were not noticed by many people when you were walking around the palace in this clothes. But after dawn, there will be more palace servants on duty. It would be quite inappropriate for you to continue wearing these clothes!"

Wei Jingzhu nodded obediently.

Her every move at that moment resembled that of a marionette.

Mu Yue gave a command, and she did the action.

Mu Yue knew that Wei Jingzhu had not yet recovered from what happened last night.

She didn't say much.

She called out towards the door, "Xia Ju, call Chun Ju here, I have something I need Chun Ju to do!"

Upon hearing this order, Xia Ju frowned slightly, looking somewhat displeased.

She walked toward Chunju's house with a serious expression.

Mu Yue was unaware of Xia Ju's thoughts.

She sat in the house, waiting for Chunju to arrive.

Chunju learned from Xiaju that the princess was looking for her. Without thinking of anything else, she quickly tidied herself up and headed towards Muyue's palace.

"Your Highness, did you summon me?"

Mu Yue nodded, her expression serious. "I have an important matter that I need you to do!"

Looking at Mu Yue's serious expression, Chunju realized that what Mu Yue was about to say was extremely important.

Her expression also became serious.

"Your Highness, please speak!"

Mu Yue whispered her plans into Chun Ju's ear.

Upon hearing this, Chunju's expression inevitably turned somewhat angry, and her gaze towards Wei Jingzhu also carried a hint of hostility.

"Your Highness, why keep such a servant who has fallen into the hands of her master?"

"If it weren't for Her Highness the Princess, she would never have had the chance to leave the Imperial Laundry, let alone have such an easy job, or even meet the Emperor, she..."

Mu Yue looked somewhat helpless when she heard Chunju standing up for her.

"This was just an accident. Wei Jingzhu didn't intentionally seduce Father Emperor, so why be so harsh on her?"

"She has been by my side for some time now, and you have also spent a considerable amount of time with her. You should understand her temperament. If you continue to blame Wei Jingzhu, you might drive her to her death!"

Chunju is a kind-hearted and protective person.

Looking at Wei Jingzhu's bloodless face, she couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

The harsh words that were about to come out were swallowed back down.

She didn't want to force Wei Jingzhu to her death.

"This servant understands and will not say those things again!"

"Your Majesty the Empress will pay her respects to the Empress Dowager early this morning. I will take this opportunity to tell Your Majesty the Princess what she instructed."

After this matter was resolved, it was fully light outside.

Mu Yue hurriedly urged Chunju to change her clothes so she could pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

She didn't want to see the Empress during this time, so she deliberately avoided meeting the Empress at the same time every day to pay her respects.

If we don't set off soon, we'll run into the Empress Dowager at the ancestral temple.

Whenever Mu Yue sees the Empress, she is reminded that the Empress abandoned her, and her mood instantly turns terrible.

She didn't want her good mood for the day to be ruined.

Chunju also knew that Her Highness the Princess had been arguing with the Empress these past few days.

Hearing her urging, he looked even more helpless, but his hands didn't linger at all, and he quickly changed Mu Yue's clothes.

Wearing a bright green dress, Mu Yue lifted the hem and ran quickly toward the Empress Dowager's room.

The Empress Dowager had just learned from Su Mala Gu that Mu Yue was protecting Wei Jingzhu.

Her stern face furrowed slightly between her brows. "Yue'er is too kind-hearted; I'm afraid she'll suffer some hardship in the future!"

Sumalagu smiled and said, "With Miss and the Emperor here, Her Highness the Princess will be fine. If Miss is really worried, then teach Her Highness how to conduct herself in society."

The Empress Dowager glanced helplessly at Su Ma La Gu, "I'm already so old, even if I wanted to teach, I'm powerless. Besides, Yue'er is the Empress's child, how could it be my place to interfere?"

"The Empress is already unhappy because Yue'er moved to Kunning Palace. If she hears your words, she will definitely fall ill from anger!"

The Empress Dowager sighed deeply.

If we had known that the Empress was so sensitive, we should have carefully considered the selection process.

Sony isn't without other granddaughters!

For now, we can only let them be.

As the Empress Dowager thought about those trivial matters, a hint of weariness inevitably appeared on her face.

Su Ma La Gu quickly stepped forward and gently massaged the Empress Dowager's temples.

The Empress Dowager's brow slowly relaxed. "It seems that Yue'er has been arguing with the Empress these days. I wonder what it's about."

"As for Wei Jingzhu... if she poses no threat to Yue'er, let her be. If she has other motives, just send her away. There's no need to worry about the Emperor."

Su Mala Gu smiled and agreed, "This servant knows, Miss, you don't need to worry. Wei Jingzhu doesn't seem to be someone with such great abilities."

"There must be some misunderstanding about what happened last night!"

As soon as Mu Yue arrived, she overheard the Empress Dowager and Su Mala Gu discussing Wei Jingzhu's matter.

She quickly tiptoed and gestured for silence to the maid who was about to announce her arrival, then pressed her ear against the door.

After listening for a while, Mu Yue pursed her lips, looking somewhat guilty.

It seems that our ancestor already knows about Wei Jingzhu.

As expected, his clumsy acting skills were no match for the Ancestor and Aunt Su Ma.

Let's not let the ancestors continue discussing this matter.

If she continued talking, she would wish she could find a hole to crawl into.

Thinking of this, Mu Yue quickly pushed open the door and went in, calling out loudly, "Grandmother, Yue'er has come to pay her respects..."

The Empress Dowager had a strong control over the Cining Palace.

As soon as Mu Yue pushed the door open, she noticed that the maid guarding the door looked a little strange.

She gave a wink to Sumalagu beside her, signaling her to go and find out what was going on.

Sumalagu served the Empress Dowager for many years.

The tacit understanding between the two is unparalleled.

She immediately said, "This servant will go and prepare some milk snacks for Her Highness the Princess!"

While he was away, he took the opportunity to inquire about what the Empress Dowager wanted to know.

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