I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

The Empress pursed her lips and snorted.

"I have no grudge against you, so why should I punish you? I only care about Wei Ming. He lost both his parents, has a pitiful background, and has been harmed like this..."

At this point, the Empress raised her handkerchief and began to wipe away her tears. Seeing this, Consort Zhen followed suit and also began to wipe away her tears.

Seeing this hypocritical scene, Lan Zhi could only laugh.

The Emperor sighed and waved his hand, saying:

"Never mind, as long as Ming'er is still alive, it doesn't matter if she loses her memory. Let's go back to the palace; the Empress Dowager is still worried about her."

At this point, he glanced at everyone, then looked at the Empress.

"Didn't you say you'd have Yumin take care of Ming'er? Ever since Ming'er got injured, I haven't seen her even once."

Upon hearing Yu Min's name, the Empress secretly swallowed.

After Wei Ming was injured, Yu Min insisted on returning to the palace, citing the reason that it was not safe to stay outside the palace. Without asking the emperor, she agreed.

Now that the Emperor has asked about Yumin again, she quickly replied:

“Yu Min and Ming’er are close. Ming’er’s injury this time was a big blow to her. She feels very guilty and often shuts herself in her room. I guess she’s hiding somewhere crying right now. I’ll go find her in a bit.”

The Empress's explanation didn't arouse the Emperor's suspicion; his gaze softened slightly compared to before.

"Go and comfort her. To prevent her from blaming herself too much, let her continue to take care of Ming'er!"

The Empress hesitated for a moment, then did not dare to object.

"I understand. I will go to see her shortly."

The Emperor left with everyone, but Consort Liang stayed behind.

She stood in the main hall of the Crown Prince's residence, looking at Wei Jianning seated in the central position, then at Lan Zhi standing in front of her, and gave a solemn snort.

“Wei Ming’s injury was an accident. You could have just ignored it and sent him to the palace to be treated by the imperial physicians. But you took on such a big responsibility. You’re clearly just causing trouble for Ning’er.”

Just as Lan Zhi was about to explain, a flash of malice appeared in Wei Jianning's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:

“Mother, I never thought Lan’er was causing me trouble. On the contrary, I think she did the right thing. The situation was urgent, and Ming’er was seriously injured. If Lan Zhi hadn’t intervened in time, it’s uncertain whether Ming’er would have survived. How could you blame her?”

Consort Liang's face turned ashen with anger at Wei Jianning's words.

“Ning’er, I’m doing this for your own good. I’m afraid she’ll cause you a lot of trouble. Do you know how hard it was for you to get to the position of Crown Prince? If this woman’s meddling makes it so that you can’t even hold onto this position, wouldn’t that be her fault?”

“Mother, I want to reiterate that Lan Zhi is neither this woman nor that woman. Her name is Lan Zhi. Whether you acknowledge it or not, she is my wife, Wei Jianning. As long as I sit in the position of Crown Prince, the position of Crown Princess belongs to her. If Mother feels this is inappropriate, then let me not be the Crown Prince anymore, and let's go back to Kangzhuang Village.”

"presumptuous."

Consort Liang was enraged and embarrassed; a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.

"Are you threatening me?"

"I don't dare!"

"So what do you mean by this? Are you determined to marry no one but this woman?"

Wei Jianning nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, I will marry no one but her."

Consort Liang was immediately so angry that she nodded while panting heavily.

"Fine, you've got guts. You don't even listen to your own mother anymore. Have you forgotten how you survived? Have you forgotten how I've taken care of you for the past five years, changing your excrement and urinating every drop of urine? Now you're going to defy me for this woman, is that it?"

Wei Jianning stood up from his seat, slowly walked to Lan Zhi's side, and, seeing her astonished look, took her hand and solemnly said:

"It's true that you saved me back then, but you abandoned me afterwards. It was Lan Zhi who took on the responsibility of taking care of me, turning me from a cripple into a person with all four limbs intact. To be honest, I am more grateful to her than you are to me, and my love for her is unmatched and incomparable."

Consort Liang was absolutely furious with Wei Jianning, and she immediately threw her hand away.

"Rong'er, Rong'er..."

The girl quickly ran to her side and helped her up, as she was about to collapse.

"My lady..."

"Let's go back to the palace."

It seemed that Consort Liang was really angry. As she walked towards the door, her feet were unsteady and her body was trembling.

Lan Zhi looked at Wei Jianning with unbearable pity.

"She really doesn't like me, otherwise..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wei Jianning raised his hand to cover her lips and shook his head forcefully.

"I love you, and I won't allow you to have any thoughts you shouldn't have. Just remember, I can't live without you."

Although his words were brief, they carried a heavy weight for Lan Zhi.

She nestled into his arms and sighed with worry.

“I never imagined that so many people would oppose being with you. Sometimes I think, if you weren’t the crown prince, if you were just an ordinary person, would no one care if we were together? Would we not have to face these things?”

Wei Jianning hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry, I didn't protect you well. But don't worry, I will overcome all difficulties to marry you. We will be together forever, and no one can stop us."

His sweet words touched her deeply.

She nuzzled against his chest, and he hugged her back tightly, feeling an indescribable melancholy in her heart.

……

Yu Jie returned to the palace and heard that Tianwu Kingdom had sent a letter demanding that Beiwei Kingdom send Huo Batian back safely, and also compensate them with 100,000 taels of gold and four cities. Not only that, but they also wanted Beiwei Kingdom to marry a princess to Huo Batian as a concubine. Among all the princesses, Yu Jie was the oldest. Although the emperor was reluctant, he was willing to compromise due to the military strength of Tianwu Kingdom.

The people of Tianwu Kingdom also stated in their letter that if the people of Northern Wei Kingdom did not agree to Tianwu Kingdom's plan, Tianwu Kingdom's army would press on the border and arrive in the capital within a month. In order to appease the people of Tianwu Kingdom, some ministers suggested that the emperor should comply with the demands made by Tianwu Kingdom.

However, this demand was absurd. Not only did they want Huo Batian, who had murdered the emperor, released, but they also had to compensate the other party with a large amount of gold and four cities. And that wasn't enough; they also wanted to marry a princess to him as a concubine.

This is simply outrageous! Not only does Princess Yujie disagree, but Wei Jianning also strongly opposes it and is currently preparing to go to the palace to argue with the Emperor.

Yu Min returned to Jingxiang Garden, but because Wei Ming had lost his memory, she was no longer as afraid as before. She resumed her arrogant and willful lifestyle in Jingxiang Garden.

Lan Zhi always turned a blind eye to her behavior, because all she wanted to do now was take good care of Wei Ming and didn't want to interfere with anything else.

After seeing Wei Jianning off, she brought Aqi to Jingxiang Garden. As soon as she entered, Yumin crossed her arms and blocked her way.

"You surnamed Lan, don't come to Jingxiang Garden so often in the future."

Lan Zhi laughed, completely unconcerned.

“I’m the one who calls the shots in the entire Crown Prince’s residence, including this Jingxiang Garden. I should be the one to say that.”

"Hmph! I was sent by my father to take care of Wei Ming. I am surnamed Wei. What are you good for, you country bumpkin?"

"Snapped!"

Lan Zhi finally couldn't hold back any longer and slapped her through gritted teeth. Yu Min was immediately furious.

"Fine, you dare to hit me? My mother has never hit me once since I was a child, and you actually dare to hit me."

As she spoke, she reached out to retaliate with a slap, but Lan Zhi immediately grabbed her hand and reminded her in a cool voice,

"Wei Yumin, this is my last warning. If you dare to disrespect me again in the Crown Prince's residence, be careful, or I won't be polite to you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she shook off her hand. Yu Min lost her footing and took a few steps back, but fortunately, she was supported by the maid beside her.

She watched as Lan Zhi swaggered towards Wei Ming's room, with Huang Bao and Nie Yuan opening the door for her, and immediately pointed at her angrily.

"Do you...do you believe I'll go to the palace right now and find my father and mother, and have them question you?"