I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

In the corridor of Yuxiangxie, everyone from Prince Jing's Mansion had already left, leaving only Pei Zhixuan and Mother Xu, one with a blank expression and the other whispering comforting words.

"Miss, please don't be too sad." Mother Xu gently stroked Pei Zhixuan's back, trying to soothe her trembling body. "The prince was just angry for a moment. You have to take care of yourself."

Pei Zhixuan silently let Mother Xu support her, but her heart was in turmoil. She knew that the prince had never treated her like this before, and this time he was really angry with her. Without the prince's favor, she would have nothing in this Prince Jing's mansion.

After calming down, Pei Zhixuan remembered something and asked in confusion, "Mother Xu, didn't I ask you to give that slave a bowl of contraceptive soup? How did it become a sterilizing soup? Could it be that the palace doctor made it up?"

Today, I heard that Xiao Cui, the slave girl, would serve the prince again at night. I was worried that Xiao Cui was pregnant with the prince's child, so I asked Mother Xu to prepare a bowl of contraceptive soup in advance. The scene was very chaotic just now, and I didn't have time to ask in detail.

Mother Xu lowered her head and spoke in a heavy tone, "Miss, the formula for the Contraceptive Soup is the same as the one for the Contraceptive Soup, but with the addition of musk. This old servant just checked it and it does contain musk."

"It's just that I didn't add musk when I was brewing it."

Pei Zhixuan's face darkened, and she thought to herself. She knew that Mother Xu was a careful person and would never make mistakes easily. So, what was going on with this bowl of sterilizing soup?

"So, did someone secretly add it in?" Pei Zhixuan asked suspiciously.

Mother Xu's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but recall every detail of the brewing process. However, she really couldn't imagine who would add musk when she wasn't paying attention.

"Miss, if someone really added it in secretly, who would it be?" Mother Xu frowned.

"Call all the maids and old women from Yuxiangxie over here and investigate thoroughly!" Pei Zhixuan said sternly.

Mother Xu responded, and soon the maids and servants of Yuxiangxie were kneeling all over the yard.

However, after spending most of the night trying, nothing was found.

Pei Zhixuan sat in the hall with a gloomy face. Mother Xu bowed her head and said nothing, but her heart was surging. The people in Yuxiang Pavilion were all selected by her personally. Who could be so bold as to do such a thing under her nose?

Could it be that the princess sent someone to do it?

The internal affairs of Prince Jing's Mansion have always been managed by the princess, so it is easy to place someone in Yuxiangxie.

The Second Young Miss is about to give birth, so we must strengthen the management of Yuxiangxie at this time and not let the Second Young Miss make any more mistakes.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into Yimei Pavilion. Pei Zhiyan gently opened the window, and the plum blossoms standing proudly in the morning light came into her sight. Yinliu walked in with water for washing, with a trace of concern on her face.

"Miss, you are awake, why don't you sleep a little longer?" Yin Liu asked softly. Pei Zhiyan smiled and shook her head, but her eyes never left the plum blossoms outside the window.

The plum blossoms look particularly fresh in the morning light, with petals as white as snow and stamens as red as fire. It has no gorgeous appearance and no strong fragrance, but it blooms alone in the cold winter with an indifferent attitude.

"It's so beautiful." Pei Zhiyan said softly. Yinliu looked out the window, then looked at Pei Zhiyan, smiled and nodded.

Yin Liu twisted the towel and handed it to Pei Zhiyan, "Miss, I heard that Yuxiangxie was tossing and turning all night last night."

Pei Zhiyan took the towel and wiped her cheek gently. She did not answer Yin Liu's words, but just smiled faintly.

She had someone add the musk in there to conceal it, so Yuxiangxie couldn't find it.

"Yinliu, tell me, does this hurt an innocent person?" Pei Zhiyan asked with a sigh.

"Hmph! Miss, you are too soft-hearted. How can Xiao Cui be an innocent person? A treacherous person like her is capable of anything?" There was a hint of disdain in Yin Liu's words.

In the previous life, Xiao Cui helped Pei Zhixuan deal with me a lot. In this life, if I hadn't made Xiao Cui Xuanyuan Ping's concubine in advance, Xiao Cui would definitely be Pei Zhixuan's powerful minion.

After Xiao Cui became Xuanyuan Ping's concubine, although she appeared to be submissive in front of him, she was actually ambitious. Once she was given the opportunity, she would become a poisonous snake by his side.

Oh, this is her retribution.

Although Pei Zhixuan was only confined, after she gave birth successfully, he would slowly settle accounts with her. Moreover, Xuanyuan Ping obviously had a different opinion of her yesterday, so it would be easier to deal with her in the future.

Queen's Birthday

The Queen had already said that everything should be kept simple, but as the Princess of Jing, the Queen was still the Prince's mother, so naturally she had to go to the palace.

On this day, Pei Zhiyan entered the palace early. When she arrived at the Queen's Palace, Zhao Wanru and Xiao Lingyun had already arrived, and several concubines were also sitting there.

Pei Zhiyan walked in lightly and glanced around inconspicuously. She saw that the person sitting on the right side of the queen was Concubine Ning. Although Concubine Ning was about thirty years old, she was still beautiful.

The emperor doted on Concubine Ning, but for many years she had only one young son, which made the queen and her good friends and dependent on each other.

Xiao Lingyun sat on the left side of the Queen, while Zhao Wanru sat below Xiao Lingyun. She seemed calm, but her eyes revealed an indescribable emotion.

"It's the Queen's birthday. I'm late. Please forgive me, Her Majesty." Pei Zhiyan stepped forward and bowed gracefully.

"Everyone has just arrived, Princess Jing, there's no need to be so polite." The Queen said with a smile, "Today is my birthday, and I didn't hold a banquet. I just got together with my family, and it was quite lively."

"I wish Her Majesty good fortune and a long life!" Pei Zhiyan continued, and then presented a carefully prepared gift.

The queen's personal maid came over and took the gift, which was a pearl bracelet. Each pearl was round and smooth, exuding a faint luster.

The queen had seen all kinds of good things. Although this gift was precious, it was not special in her eyes. So, she just glanced at it lightly and nodded slightly to express her gratitude.

Pei Zhiyan had no intention of currying favor with the Queen. After all, the Crown Prince and Prince Jing were now in opposition, and the Queen would never have a good impression of her as Prince Jing's Consort. So, as long as it could save face, she could just prepare a random gift.

"Princess Jing is so thoughtful. Please take a seat quickly." The Queen said with a smile.

"Her Majesty the Queen." Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly.

Pei Zhiyan greeted Concubine Ning and everyone else one by one, and then sat down below Zhao Wanru.