In the East Palace, Jiang Rou and Jia Wen stared at Cui Jingyu's belly with curiosity. Jia Wen asked, "Can the Emperor's sister-in-law hear us now?"

Everyone in the room was amused by her words. Cui Jingyu said gently, "It's only been a month. If Qin'er wants to talk to him, she will probably have to wait for a long time."

Jiawen scratched her head, she bent down and said to Cui Jingyu's belly, "My little nephew, you must come out soon. All my treasures will be given to you."

Jiang Rou stepped forward and handed Cui Jingyu a handkerchief with peony embroidered on it. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it, because the peony on the handkerchief was embroidered on both sides, one side was a white peony and the other side was a blooming red peony.

Cui Jingyu took it in her hand and looked through it carefully. Jiang Rou saw it and said softly, "I originally wanted to embroider one for the Crown Princess, but I was afraid that the smell of the sachet would offend the Crown Princess, so I thought of making it into a handkerchief. I hope the Crown Princess doesn't mind.

Jiawen looked at the exquisite work and praised it repeatedly. She said to Jiang Rou, "Arou, you have many more surprises that I don't know. I don't care. If the emperor's sister-in-law has such a beautiful handkerchief, I want one too."

Cui Jingyu held the handkerchief in her palm and looked at Jiang Rou tenderly. She said slowly, "I like it very much." Jiang Rou smiled shyly when she heard it.

After they left, Cui Jingyu was still sitting on the couch, holding the handkerchief and looking at it again and again. The little maid next to her saw how much she liked the handkerchief, so she said, "Miss Jiang is really clever and dexterous."

Cui Jingyu smiled when she heard this, her eyes still on the handkerchief. Seeing this, the little maid continued, "I wonder which man in the future will be so lucky to marry a girl as gentle and virtuous as Miss Jiang."

The little maid continued to speak, completely unaware that her words made Cui Jingyu's face suddenly turn cold. Cui Jingyu put the handkerchief on the table and said to the little maid, "Get out."

Seeing Cui Jingyu suddenly so unhappy, the little maid didn't dare to say anything and quickly retreated. When Cui Jingyu was alone in the room, she picked up the handkerchief again and looked at it with complicated eyes.

The biggest regret of Emperor Cheng'an before his death was that he did not see Ji Huaian get married, so he sent Jiang Rou to the Qinzheng Palace, wanting to see what the woman Ji Huaian liked looked like.

Then Jiang Rou was summoned to the Qinzheng Hall, where she knelt on the ground and paid her respects to Emperor Cheng'an. Emperor Cheng'an looked at the woman who was kneeling quietly on the ground below.

Emperor Cheng'an had no intention of making things difficult for Jiang Rou, so he smiled and asked her to stand up. Jiang Rou was a little panicked when she met the emperor for the first time, but when her eyes met Ning Xi who was standing behind Emperor Cheng'an, Ning Xi gave her a soothing look.

Emperor Cheng'an noticed the nervousness in Jiang Rou's heart, so he spoke to ease the situation. After asking and answering, Emperor Cheng'an listened to Jiang Rou's clear answers and nodded secretly.

So it didn't take long for Jiang Rou to leave the Qinzheng Hall. Li Jinxiang personally sent Jiang Rou out. Coincidentally, she ran into King Huan who came to show his filial piety just after she left the hall.

Li Jinxiang spoke first. After Jiang Rou knew the identity of the person in front of her, she hurriedly leaned over to greet him. King Heng felt that Jiang Rou looked unfamiliar, so he asked Li Jinxiang, "Who is this girl?"

Li Jinxiang said, "This is because the cousin of the Marquis of Wu'an has a destiny with the Empress Dowager and has been living in the palace ever since. The female doctor Ning who was with the Emperor was saved by Miss Jiang before."

Prince Heng could no longer hear what he said because he was attracted by Jiang Rou's appearance. She was as delicate as a flower, with cloud-like hair and a slender waist. It was the first time that Prince Heng met a woman who was so to his liking.

His gaze was too fiery for Jiang Rou to ignore, so she had to lower her head even lower. Li Jinxiang naturally noticed it as well, so he stood in front of Jiang Rou unnoticed and said to King Huan, "Your Highness, please go ahead and do your work. We will not disturb you any more."

Without waiting for Prince Heng's reply, he took Jiang Rou away. Prince Heng stood there, looking at Jiang Rou's back, with a glimmer of determination in his eyes.

He ran happily into the Qinzheng Hall, and his first words were, "I would like to ask your Majesty for permission to marry me." These words attracted the attention of Emperor Cheng'an.

So after asking a few questions, King Huan said, "It's Miss Jiang from the Wu'an Marquis Mansion." As for Jiang Rou's name, he didn't know, he only knew that Jiang Rou was from the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he finished speaking, the Qinzheng Hall fell silent, and then he was driven out. When standing outside the Qinzheng Hall, Prince Heng's face suddenly turned gloomy. He didn't understand why her father would not agree to marry a little orphan girl.

His eyes were gloomy and he hated Emperor Cheng'an in his heart. He said to himself, "Father, since you look down on me so much, I won't be polite either."

Emperor Cheng'an's health was really at its worst this time. He couldn't hold on any longer after seeing Jiang Rou and fell into a coma that night.

After Ning Xi finished the acupuncture, she walked out to face the questions of the crowd, shook her head, and said in a serious voice, "Your Majesty's health is beyond recovery."

These words made the empress dowager turn pale. If there was no one to support her, she would have fallen to the ground. After a moment of stunned silence, she ran into the house.

Ning Xi stopped everyone and said to them, "The Emperor said he has something to say to the Empress Dowager."

Ji Huaian looked fine on the surface, but his face was pale, his hands and feet were trembling, and he even walked with his hands and feet unsteady. Jiang Rou saw it all, and she held Ji Huaian's hand and looked at him soothingly.

This was the scene Cui Jingyu saw when she came in. She paused for a moment and then turned away, asking Ning Xi, "How is father?"

The prince did not come with Cui Jingyu. When Jiawen saw her, he felt like he had seen his backbone and burst into tears, "What should I do with my sister-in-law? My father is dying. If I don't have my father anymore, what should I do with my sister-in-law?"

Cui Jingyu patted her back soothingly, then met Ning Xi's gaze, and Ning Xi shifted her gaze after a moment.

The last time she accidentally learned that the Crown Princess was not pregnant at all, she thought that the Crown Princess was lying because she loved the Crown Prince and wanted to save him.

But after she asked Jiang Rou indirectly, she found out that the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess was not harmonious. Ning Xi was very confused as to why she made up this lie to deceive everyone.

After a while, the empress dowager came out with red eyes. She held the door frame and said to Ji Huaian and Jiang Rou, "The emperor has something to tell you."

When Ji Huaian and Jiang Rou entered, they saw Emperor Cheng'an lying on the bed, breathing in less than breathing out. Jiang Rou thought of the last time they met, when Emperor Cheng'an was still sitting on the dragon throne. Although he was very thin, he looked in good spirits. She didn't expect that they would be like this when they met again.

When Emperor Cheng'an saw the two of them coming, he looked at them with a smile. Li Jinxiang at the side was holding a yellow imperial edict. Emperor Cheng'an said to Ji Huaian with some regret, "The biggest regret is that I didn't see you get married and have children. You have followed me since you were a child, and I watched you grow up."

"The last thing your uncle can do for you is to grant you two a marriage," Emperor Cheng'an said, turning his gaze to Jiang Rou.

He smiled and said, "I knew you were a good child the first time I saw you. The Queen Mother has praised you many times in front of others. Even my daughter, who is very picky, likes you very much."

Emperor Cheng'an paused and continued, "In the future, you must stay with Huai'an, and you two must support each other and love each other."

Before he could finish his words, he began to breathe heavily.

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