Cui Jingyu was wearing a fox fur coat. Because of the snow on it, the soft fur at the collar was wet in clumps. Despite this dishevel, Cui Jingyu still sat upright on the stool.

When Jiang Rou saw this, she hurriedly said, "Empress Dowager, the Crown Princess's dress is wet. I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable for her to wear." Cui Jingyu looked up and saw Jiang Rou looking at her with a worried look on her face.

In the harem, the queen is in power and the queen mother never interferes in the affairs of the harem. She looked at Cui Jingyu's embarrassed appearance and sighed. The queen became more and more outrageous.

The Queen Mother patted Jiang Rou's hand and said to Cui Jingyu, "Good child, you have suffered a lot today. Go and change your wet clothes quickly, or you will catch a cold."

Cui Jingyu glanced at Jiang Rou, who was worried, and left with the palace maid after thanking her.

Cui Jingyu was taken to a side room. Since there were no spare clothes for her there, she could only use a stove to dry her wet clothes.

Cui Jingyu sat on the bed, thinking about today's plan. The emperor's body was almost unable to hold on, and the party struggles in the previous dynasty were becoming more and more intense.

The harem, as the rear base of the imperial city, has inextricable ties with the previous dynasty. The reason why she is being so obediently manipulated by the queen today is because of the palace power in the hands of the queen.

If the palace power is in her hands, then the rear base will be in her hands, and the chances of success of what she does will be higher.

Although Jiang Rou's plan was ruined today, she turned a disaster into a blessing by coming to the Queen Mother's palace. She could see the dissatisfaction with the Queen in the Queen Mother's eyes, which was exactly what she wanted.

While the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits. There was a fight between two giant Buddhas in the harem, and she was able to profit from it. She should thank Jiang Rou very much.

Just as she was thinking about the knock on the door, Cui Jingyu heard Jiang Rou's voice, "Princess, can I come in?"

Cui Jingyu said "Okay", and Jiang Rou pushed the door open and walked in. She closed the door and turned around to see Cui Jingyu looking at her.

Jiang Rou felt a little embarrassed and she clenched the porcelain bottle in her hand. Cui Jingyu saw her nervousness and softened her tone and said, "Thank you for today."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Rou quickly shook her head and said, "You're welcome." Then she remembered her mission and took out the porcelain bottle in her hand.

Seeing the confusion on Cui Jingyu's face, Jiang Rou hurriedly said, "The Crown Princess knelt on the palace road for a long time today, and her knees must have become thinner. This is the medicine for her wounds."

Cui Jingyu was slightly surprised when she looked at the golden medicine in her hand. This medicine was specially used by the emperor and clan members and was very precious. She must have thought that Ji Huaian gave it to her and asked her to send it to him.

Cui Jingyu looked at Jiang Rou's expression and guessed that she must not know the value of this golden wound medicine. If she told her, would she still give it to her?

Cui Jingyu said, "No, the injury is not serious. This medicine is precious and rare, you can keep it for yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a chill on her knees, and saw Jiang Rou squatting in front of her, lifting up her trouser legs, revealing her hideous bruises.

Cui Jingyu saw that there was no ripple in her heart. After all, these injuries were nothing compared to the previous injuries. But when she looked down, she saw Jiang Rou staring at her knees blankly with tears in her eyes.

Then Jiang Rou took out the golden wound medicine and applied it to Cui Jingyu. She moved gently, and blew on it from time to time for fear that Cui Jingyu would feel pain. She was very careful.

This made Cui Jingyu stunned. She had carried the burden of the family since she was born. She lived a pampered life. The love of her parents and the care of her brothers and sisters were all conditional.

However, she and Jiang Rou had only met twice, yet she saved her at the risk of contradicting the queen. She felt heartbroken and cried when she saw her wounds. When Cui Jingyu saw this, she wanted to ask why.

She actually asked the question, and received a gentle smile from Jiang Rou, and then she said, "I often hear Qin'er mention the Empress. Like Qin'er, I admire the Empress and want to be a woman like the Empress." When she said these words, Jiang Rou's eyes lit up and looked very beautiful.

When Cui Jingyu heard her reason, she secretly sighed at her naivety. She thought everyone was kind. If she knew what she was doing now, she probably wouldn't say that.

Looking at Jiang Rou, Cui Jingyu thought of what Ji Huaian said not long ago. At that time, she had just formed an alliance with Ji Huaian. Once what they did was exposed, it would be a heinous crime that would lead to the extermination of all nine generations of the clan.

Before the alliance, Ji Huaian put forward a condition, which was to protect one person at all costs, and that person was Jiang Rou.

Cui Jingyu initially wanted to force Ji Huaian to get on her boat, so she wanted to tie him down with their love affair, but he was totally dismissive. However, his expression softened when she mentioned Jiang Rou.

Now Cui Jingyu understood why Ji Huaian treated Jiang Rou like that. There really are such wonderful people in the world.

Cui Jingyu was naturally not one to suffer any loss. Sure enough, three days later, everyone joined forces to report the Queen's harsh treatment of the lower-class concubines to the Queen Mother.

Looking at the concubines who were almost emaciated, the empress dowager was furious. She confined the empress's feet and took back the palace power from her hands, giving half to Cui Jingyu and the other half to several high-ranking concubines.

When Jiang Rou heard the news, she was stroking the thank-you gift sent by Cui Jingyu.

Qingyan looked at the fox fur coat without any other colors and said with emotion, "As expected of the Crown Princess, she is so generous. The quality of this fur is even better than the original one."

Jiang Rou touched the soft fur with a smile on her lips. 021 watched how things developed and felt that something was not right.

But it couldn't tell what was wrong, so it thought of something and said, "There will be a banquet in a few days, and this is an important night for the hero and heroine."

After Ji Huaian returned to the palace to report, he came to the Cining Palace. Before he said a few words, the empress dowager could see that he was absent-minded. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Look at you, you look so useless. Go away and don't bother me."

Looking at Ji Huaian's leaving back, the smile on the Queen Mother's face gradually faded. She sighed, and the nanny beside her said, "The Prince has a good relationship with Miss Jiang. I think after the two of them get married, it won't be long before the Queen will have a great-grandson."

The Queen Mother murmured, "Huai'an is about to get married and have children, but she is still staying in the temple. After all these years, she doesn't want her children, and even her own mother", and she began to cry as she spoke.

The nanny knew who she was talking about, and quickly comforted her, "Your Majesty, the princess will naturally come back after the prince gets married, and she will be reluctant to go back then." The Queen Mother suppressed her emotions and sighed, "I hope so."

When Ji Huaian came to the backyard, he saw Jiang Rou picking up snow. He gently called Jiang Rou "A Rou".

Jiang Rou was stunned for a moment when she heard the voice. She turned around and saw Ji Huaian behind her. The palace maid retreated tactfully.

Jiang Rou ran towards Ji Huaian and threw herself into her arms. The two of them hugged each other tightly and talked about their longing for each other over the past few days. Feeling the person in his arms, Ji Huaian's heart settled down.

Jiang Rou left Ji Huaian's arms and looked at him carefully. Seeing the scar on his brow bone, Jiang Rou gently touched it with her hand.

The scar was long and thin, cutting across her left eyebrow and extending to the corner of her eye. Jiang Rou's tears began to flow. Seeing someone crying, Ji Huaian hurried to wipe her tears.

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