Now the emperor suddenly appeared again, followed by the third prince himself.
The two of them turned pale with fear and knelt on the ground, kowtow and admitted their mistake.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Third Prince, please forgive me. The younger one was just confused for a moment and spoke uncontrollably."
Ziyang snorted coldly, "You didn't behave like this when you were eating dry steamed buns for His Highness."
The emperor glanced at the two of them indifferently, and finally his eyes fell on Mu Xue beside him, making him stand up.
Mu Xue stood up, raised her eyes and glanced at the third prince without trace, and then slowly looked back.
She was wearing a moon-white waist-length dress, with cold eyebrows, a small oval face as fair as jade, and her thick black hair was pulled into a simple bun with a white jade hairpin stuck on it.
Not only was this outfit plain, it made her even more beautiful, like snow lotuses on the mountain.
[The heroine is so beautiful and temperamental. She is a perfect match for Brother Sanhuang. They are a perfect match. It's just a pity that she has a secret love with such a face, and I don't know what she thinks. 】
[But is this secret love a family inheritance? The second emperor brother, this slut, looks frivolous outside. He is very good at talking, and he looks like a seasoned driver. As a result, when it comes to the person I like, I can't beat him to it, but I still have a pure love and a secret crush. 】
Second Prince: "..."
The co-author now stops arranging his fourth brother and starts arranging himself?
The emperor listened so much that he almost forgot about the two eunuchs kneeling on the ground.
Fortunately, Mu Xue's voice called back his thoughts.
"Your Majesty, I have to go to see Concubine De, so I will take my leave first."
The emperor waved his hand, and after the others had gone away, he ordered his men to drag down the two eunuchs on the ground and kill them with sticks.
...
The maid walked out of the imperial garden with Mu Xue, feeling very puzzled.
The princess of her family usually kept a deaf ear to what was going on outside the window, and even her cousin, the second prince, didn't care at all. Why did she suddenly think of taking care of the third prince's affairs.
"Princess, the third prince is currently at the cusp of the storm. It would be bad if the emperor misunderstood you as the prince."
Mu Xue raised her eyebrows and said nonchalantly: "Dad is loyal, what does it have to do with him? I just look down on those slaves who deceive the master!"
The maid said nothing, muttering to herself, when did her young lady become so kind.
When we arrived at the entrance of De Fei Palace, before we even walked in, we heard the lively sounds coming from inside.
Hearing the footsteps, Concubine De quickly stood up and straightened her clothes as if she was facing a formidable enemy.
"Quickly, put away the cards and bring me the Buddhist scriptures."
In an instant, the people in the palace were busy, some were busy looking for Buddhist scriptures, and some were busy organizing leaf cards.
Mu Xue raised her legs and walked in, and saw that several of De Fei's maids had just collected the last leaf card.
After receiving the Buddhist scriptures, Concubine De had no time to look serious and raised her head to face Mu Xue's cold face.
"See Empress Dowager De."
Concubine De put the Buddhist scriptures on the table, stood up, raised her hand and patted her chest and walked towards her.
"It's Xue'er, get up quickly, my aunt was scared to death, she thought she was the emperor!"
Leading Mu Xue to sit on the chair, Concubine De asked with a smile, "Why do you want to come to the palace to see me? You were not willing to come to the palace before."
Mu Xue pursed her lips.
She just heard what her father said about the third prince and was too worried, so she asked her about it in the name of visiting her aunt.
Unexpectedly, with good luck, I happened to meet the third prince. Seeing him following the emperor, I thought everything was fine.
"I haven't seen my aunt for a long time, so I came to see her."
Afraid of being caught, Mu Xue quickly changed the subject, "Auntie was playing leaf cards just now?"
Concubine De curled her lips and said, "You also know that the palace is boring and I have to find something to entertain myself. Don't tell your father, otherwise he will definitely lecture me."
The image she had worked so hard to build cannot be ruined by this.
Mu Xue took out a Buddhist scripture and handed it to Concubine De, "Dad also asked me to give this to you, saying you would like it. But aunt, be careful of the emperor discovering this."
Concubine De took the Buddhist scriptures and said nonchalantly: "No, the emperor will not come to my place. To the outside world, I stay in the palace all day long copying Buddhist scriptures. He cannot come, and the other concubines will not come."
Anyway, externally she is just a virtuous concubine who likes Buddhist scriptures, and she is not a threat to those jealous concubines, so naturally those people will not come to trouble her.
Mu Xue laughed. She thought her aunt had changed her gender after entering the palace, but she didn't expect that she was just pretending.
"Other concubines want to compete for favor, but my aunt avoids them."
Concubine De took the tea from the palace maid, blew it gently, and took a sip.
"The emperor likes government affairs, and he is not a person who is greedy for beauty. He understands that it is good for him to live his own life well."
She has a child called the Second Prince, and she doesn't want to experience the pain of giving birth to a child again, so she can naturally avoid it.
"By the way, has Auntie heard about what's going on outside?"
Concubine De shook her head blankly, "Something serious happened?"
Mu Xue told the story about the third prince, and Concubine De put the teacup on the small table aside, "The third prince is a good kid, but it's a pity that he has a concubine like Lou, who is also a poor kid. "
After saying that, Concubine De seemed to think of something and stared at her niece's cold face, "Xue'er, why did you suddenly ask about the third prince? Could it be..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Mu Xue.
"When I came here just now, I heard some palace people talking about it, so I felt a little sad. Auntie, don't think too much about it."
Concubine De, who had been overthinking it, gave up her thoughts after hearing this. Xueer and the third prince didn't know each other, so there would be no relationship.
"This has always been the case in the palace. Listening to what you said, the third prince must be fine. The emperor still cares about the third prince. Even if the emperor wants to deal with the third prince, Concubine Xian will probably help to speak."
Seeing Mu Xue's puzzled expression, Concubine De smiled and explained: "The most favored person in the palace now is the little princess, and Concubine Xian is her mother-in-law. Moreover, the third prince and the little princess are very close, and Concubine Xian's temperament is definitely I will say something for the third prince."
Thinking of the baby in the emperor's arms, Mu Xue suddenly realized.
It turned out to be the little princess, and she looked really favored.
While the two were talking, the palace maid came in to report that the second prince was here.
"Concubine, my son is here to see you."
The second prince strode over, bowed and sat down by himself, allowing others to serve him tea.
"You don't know how to say hello to your cousin when you see her?" Concubine De glanced at her son.
The second prince put the fan on the table and said, "I have met my cousin."
"I've met my cousin." Mu Xue nodded in response.
"By the way, I heard that my brother is choosing a husband for you, Xue'er?" Concubine De's eyes flickered between the two of them, "Xue'er, what do you think of your cousin?"
Upon hearing this, the second prince spit out a sip of tea.
Seeing his fierce reaction, Concubine De glared at him, "Why, are you wronged by letting Xue'er marry you?"
