Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

"Stop!" Fortunately, Su Qianrou arrived in time and stopped her.

"Sister Rou".

Su Qianrou quickly walked up to them and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Sister Rou, my grandfather is ill and urgently needs a doctor, I..."

“I know, that’s why I came. Don’t be impulsive. If you rush out, even if the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion is innocent, it will eventually become guilty.”

“But my grandfather couldn’t wait any longer.”

"Trust me, okay?"

Liu Xinyue had no choice but to put her hand down.

Seeing this, the Imperial Guards also put their swords away.

"I want to go in, so why aren't you all moving aside?"

"The Regent has decreed that no one may enter."

"How dare you! This is the Regent's Consort! How dare you stop her?" Li An said angrily.

Upon hearing this, the two imperial guards looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

"Get out of the way."

"Your Highness, please don't make things difficult for us."

"If I insist on going in, do you dare to lay a hand on me?"

"this……".

"Your Highness, without His Highness's order, we really dare not let you in."

"I'll say it one last time, get out of the way."

"Didn't you hear what the Princess said?" Mu Jinchen arrived at the scene at some point, followed by a royal physician.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Mu Jinchen walked to Su Qianrou's side and looked at her.

"Why are you here?"

"If I hadn't come, what did you plan to do? Force your way in?"

“I…” Su Qianrou couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.

"I'll settle the score with you when we get back," he said with a hint of helplessness. Then, he looked at the two imperial guards and said, "Get out of the way."

"Yes".

Mu Jinchen went in first.

Su Qianrou stood there, stunned, watching him go inside.

"Your Highness, please."

It wasn't until Yingfeng reminded her that she realized what was happening and quickly followed.

Then, they arrived at the Duke of Zhenguo's courtyard and went inside.

Liu Chengjun was by the bedside. When he saw them arrive, he got up and said, "Greetings, Regent." Then he looked at Su Qianrou and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Su Qianrou asked, "How is the Duke of Zhenguo?"

"Still not awake."

So Mu Jinchen called out, "Imperial Physician Xu."

Upon hearing this, Physician Xu immediately stepped forward to take the pulse of the Duke of Zhenguo. After a while, he said, "Your Highness, the Duke of Zhenguo fainted due to excessive emotions. There is nothing to worry about. I will prescribe some medicine and he will recover in a few days."

"Okay, you can go now."

"Yes".

Liu Chengyun sincerely said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Liu Xinyue replied.

"Since the Duke of Zhenguo is out of danger, then the Queen and I will take our leave first," he said, taking Su Qianrou's hand.

Su Qianrou looked at him blankly.

"Let's go," he said, pulling her outside.

Liu Chengjun looked at them, feeling a pang of pain in his heart.

Inside the carriage, Mu Jinchen remained silent, his face grim.

Su Qianrou looked at him and asked, "Are you angry?"

Mu Jinchen did not respond.

"I went there because I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo had fainted and no one was treating him."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

"I know I disobeyed your orders and embarrassed you, but this is a matter of life and death."

Seeing that he still didn't speak, Su Qianrou's temper flared up, and she shouted, "Mu Jinchen, say something!"

"You like him so much that even his family is extremely concerned and nervous about him."

"What are you talking about?" Su Qianrou looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Qiulan healed his leg, didn't she?"

"You mentioned Prince Liu, how did you know that?"

Mu Jinchen did not answer.

Su Qianrou then realized what he was saying, "You think I like Prince Liu?"

"Isn't that so?"

"Who told you I like him?"

"You don't like him, so why do you keep going to him?"

"When did I start going to see him all the time?"

"You asked him to meet you at the chess club just two days ago, don't think I don't know."

"I told him about Liu Mingye in advance so that the Duke of Zhenguo would be mentally prepared, but I didn't expect that the Duke of Zhenguo would still be so angry that he fainted."

"Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"You don't need to prepare yourself mentally."

"Then you can inform me in advance."

"I was planning to tell you yesterday, but you didn't come back."

"What about even earlier times? Why not mention them?"

"There is insufficient evidence, and you wouldn't believe me even if I told you."

"Who says I don't believe it? I believe whatever you say."

Su Qianrou looked at him in surprise.

Mu Jinchen felt a little awkward being stared at, so he changed the subject and said, "So, you really don't like Liu Chengyun."

Su Qianrou didn't delve into his words and replied, "If I liked him, I wouldn't have agreed to marry you."

Thinking about it now, it seems that's the case. He had a preconceived notion that she liked Liu Chengyun.

The next day, Su Qianrou got up early, intending to go to class. She hadn't been to Shengming Academy for half a month, and it was time to go back to class.

However, just as she was about to leave, the Empress Dowager sent someone to summon her to the palace. Helpless, she had to change her plans and go to the palace.

Longevity Palace

When she entered the hall, the Empress Dowager was sitting and drinking tea.

"Greetings to the Empress Dowager, may the Empress Dowager enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

The Empress Dowager ignored her, as if she hadn't heard her.

"Your daughter-in-law greets Your Majesty, may Your Majesty be blessed with ten thousand years of happiness and peace."

"You still know you're my daughter-in-law? What daughter-in-law is like you, not coming to pay her respects for ten days or half a month?"

Su Qianrou thought to herself, "I've only been married for less than seven days, how could it be ten days or half a month?" However, she didn't say what she was thinking. "It's my fault. I've been too busy lately, so I haven't come to pay my respects." Then she added, "I thought that Mother Empress was a reasonable person and wouldn't blame me, so I didn't come. Please forgive me, Mother Empress."

Her words directly shut down the Empress Dowager. If she blamed her, she would be seen as unreasonable and heartless. Therefore, even if the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied, she had no choice but to let it go. However, not blaming her did not mean she would not find fault with her.

"I heard that Chen'er didn't go to the morning court the day before yesterday."

"Yes, that day the prince was handling official business until late at night. His daughter-in-law saw that he was too tired and thought that he should sleep more. So she took it upon herself to ask Yingfeng to ask for leave on his behalf."

"Are you sure he was on official business and not for anything else?"

"My daughter-in-law doesn't quite understand what my mother means. Besides handling official business, what else could it be for?"

"Hmph, you know why yourself," she said, then added, "You are the Regent's Consort, you should consider the big picture, be mindful of the overall situation, and be strict with yourself. Also, Chen'er is the Regent, and handling state affairs is his duty. How can he neglect state affairs because of momentary pleasure? If this gets out, will he lose his reputation? Don't you think about yourself, or your husband?"

"Your Majesty has misunderstood, the matter is not..."

"I don't want to hear your explanation, guards!"

Then two palace maids came in. "This servant greets the Empress Dowager and the Regent's Consort."

“They were carefully selected by me. Take them back with you and let them help you with some of the work. You won’t be so busy that you don’t even have time to go to the palace to pay your respects.”

"Yes, thank you for the reward, Mother."

Seeing that she accepted it, the Empress Dowager was satisfied. "Alright, you can go back now."

"Yes, daughter-in-law takes her leave," and then walked out with Chunzhu.

The Empress Dowager gestured for the two palace maids to follow quickly.

The palace maid curtsied and then quickly followed.