Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Longevity Palace

The Empress Dowager looked displeased and said angrily, "Look at the time! They still haven't arrived. Do they even respect their mother?"

"Mother, my brother is newly married and it's inevitable that he might overstep his bounds. Please be understanding."

"Hmph, I think his princess is a vixen."

"Empress Dowager".

"I had no idea that Mother had become like those vulgar women in the common folk, always talking about vixens," Mu Jinchen said as he led Su Qianrou in.

The Empress Dowager showed a fleeting moment of embarrassment, but it was only for a second. She then snorted coldly and said, "You all know to come, don't you even know what time it is? Why didn't you wait until night to come?"

"It's not impossible."

"you……".

"It is my fault, I overslept, please forgive me, Mother."

"Your Majesty must have been exhausted last night, which is why you woke up late... Your Majesty is always considerate of the younger generation, so I don't think she will hold it against you, right, Your Majesty?"

Since she had said that, what could the Empress Dowager say? She could only reply, "Hmm."

"Your subject knew that the Empress Dowager was a magnanimous person and would not blame your sister-in-law for such a trivial matter."

Su Qianrou was not an observant person, so she immediately said, "Thank you, Mother."

"I have other matters to attend to. Please serve tea."

The palace maid then brought a cup of tea and handed it to Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou knelt down, then took the tea and handed it to the Empress Dowager, saying, "Mother, please have some tea."

The Empress Dowager did not accept it.

"Mother, your sister-in-law is serving you tea."

The Empress Dowager slowly accepted the drink, but did not rush to drink it. Instead, she said, "Now that you have married into the royal family, I hope you will behave yourself and follow the rules in the future. Do not do anything outrageous that would disgrace the royal family."

"Yes, Your Majesty's teachings will be followed."

The Empress Dowager said nothing more, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and then looked at Granny Xu.

Xu Mama understood, walked up to Su Qianrou, and handed her the box in her hand. Inside the box was a bracelet. "Your Highness, this is a gift from the Empress Dowager to you."

Su Qianrou accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Mother."

Then, Mu Jinchen helped her up.

When the Empress Dowager saw this, she was somewhat surprised and displeased, but it was displeasure directed at Su Qianrou.

Chang Le, on the other hand, had a smile on her face.

Then, Mu Jinchen said, "I still have some memorials to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

Su Qianrou also said, "Your daughter-in-law still needs to go to the Empress Dowager's palace, so I will leave first. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

“Perfect timing. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to the Empress Dowager’s palace. I’ll go with you.” After saying that, he looked at the Empress Dowager and said, “Mother, I’ll take my leave now.”

"Go away, go away, all of you, I get annoyed just seeing you."

Chang Le smiled, walked to her side, hugged her arm, and coaxed, "Alright, Mother, I'll come to the palace to see you again in a couple of days. I'll bring Xuan'er with me then, okay?"

"Hmph, Xuan'er is much more charming than you."

"Mother is fickle; she forgets her old love once she has a new one."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Su Qianrou quietly watched the mother and daughter without disturbing them. Then she looked at Mu Jinchen and saw that he was expressionless. She couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. Then she saw him walk out. Without thinking much, she followed him out.

He only stopped when he reached the doorway.

"Are you going to the Imperial Study?" Su Qianrou asked.

Mu Jinchen did not answer, but asked instead, "Are you really going to Yongshou Palace?"

"Yes, according to the rules, I have to go."

"If you don't want to go, you don't have to go."

"It's okay, I'll just say hello and leave."

"I will accompany you."

"No need, don't you still have memorials to deal with? You go ahead and do your work, I can go by myself."

"With me here, she wouldn't dare do anything to you."

Su Qianrou couldn't help but laugh. "What do you think she would do to me? Make things difficult for me? Don't forget, I am now the Regent's Consort. Even if she were the Empress Dowager, she couldn't do anything reckless. Besides, do you think I'm so easily bullied? In the end, it's hard to say who will come out on top."

Mu Jinchen thought about it and agreed, but just to be on the safe side, he still said, "Let Yingfeng go with you."

Just as Su Qianrou was about to refuse, Chang Le's voice came.

"Your Majesty, you can go to the Imperial Study without worry. I'll accompany Your Majesty. Don't worry, I promise to return your princess to you in perfect condition." With that, Chang Le walked over.

Su Qianrou also said, "Yingfeng is a man, it is not appropriate for him to go with me. I will go with the princess. You don't need to worry about me, go and do your work."

"Take good care of your sister-in-law," Mu Jinchen said to Chang Le.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."

Mu Jinchen then led Yingfeng to the Imperial Study.

Then, Chang Le joked, "I have never seen my brother care about someone so much. Sure enough, my sister-in-law is amazing. She can even make an iron tree bloom."

"Your Highness is joking."

"I'm telling you the truth, you don't know this, do you? Today, I was still asleep when my brother sent someone to wake me up and told me to come to the palace to appease the Empress Dowager. He was afraid that if you came to the palace late, the Empress Dowager would make things difficult for you."

Su Qianrou was surprised that Mu Jinchen said he would send someone to the palace, and that person was actually Chang Le. "Thank you for speaking up for me earlier, Princess."

"No need to thank me. You are my sister-in-law. If I don't help you, who will I help? You tell me, right?"

“Princess, just call me by my name. It sounds awkward to my sister-in-law.”

Chang Le smiled and replied, "Alright, then I will still call you as before, and you don't need to call me princess, just call me Chang Le."

"it is good".

Then, the two walked towards Yongshou Palace, chatting and laughing all the way.

Yongshou Palace

Qin Yulan and Qin Zhenzhen are chatting.

"Hmph, this Su Qianrou is really disrespectful. It's already this late and she still hasn't come to pay her respects. I'm afraid she doesn't even respect her older sister."

"Now she is the Regent's wife. With the Regent backing her up, even I can't do anything to her."

"A dog relies on its master's power."

Just then, a palace maid came in to report, "Your Majesty, the Regent's Consort and Princess Chang Le request an audience."

"Let them in."

"Yes".

A moment later, Su Qianrou and Chang Le walked in.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

"Greetings, Eldest Sister-in-law."

No need for formalities.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager/Thank you, Great Empress Dowager Sister-in-law".

"You may call me Empress Dowager, Princess Regent. Now that you have married the Regent, we are family. There is no need to be so formal."

"Yes".

"Please sit down."

Su Qianrou and Chang Le sat down opposite Qin Zhenzhen.

"The Regent's Consort has arrived quite early; it's not even lunchtime yet," Qin Zhenzhen said sarcastically.

"It is I who am late, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Qianrou was tired yesterday, and my brother felt sorry for her, so he let her sleep a little longer, which is why she was late. Please don't hold it against her, sister-in-law."

Qin Zhenzhen's expression changed drastically, and his gaze towards Su Qianrou was piercing.

Qin Yulan smiled and said, "I didn't expect the Regent to be so considerate. But then again, it's not easy to have a princess consort, so he should cherish her."

“What the eldest sister-in-law says is true,” Chang Le echoed.

Su Qianrou knew they had misunderstood, but she didn't explain further. Besides, she was indeed tired, just not in the way they thought.

At this moment, Qin Zhenzhen's personal maid came in, whispered something in her ear, and then said, "I still have some things to take care of, so you may go back first."

"Yes, we will take our leave."

Then, the three of them left.

Qin Yulan also quickly walked out.