Yu Jintang has a new love, but Gu Yuelan and Xue Wanhe don't care because they have never had it, so there is no such thing as losing it.

Yan Muqing was different. She had to watch the lover who had been so close to her fall in love with the woman next to her. She must have been very upset.

Yan Muqing's behavior was just as the two had guessed, forcing herself to smile but looking as if she was about to burst into tears the next moment.

No matter what everyone felt, three days later, the actress Qian Mei was carried into Changle Palace in a sedan chair.

Qian Mei had no name or status, and was of humble origin. According to convention, she could not ride in a sedan chair into Changle Palace. However, the prince took into consideration that her injuries had not yet fully healed, and specially allowed her to enter the Eastern Palace as a selected concubine.

On the second day after entering the palace, Qian Mei came to the main hall to pay her respects to the Crown Princess, and everyone saw her true face.

Her thin eyebrows, almond eyes, bulbous nose and chin are not ugly, but she is definitely not stunning. She can barely be considered a pretty lady.

Gu Yuelan leaned forward to look outside the hall, and after making sure that there was no one outside, she believed that the person she saw was Qian Mei.

Being able to snatch the prince away from Yan Muqing, she originally thought that the legendary wild flower could not compare to Yan Muxi and Yan Muyun in beauty, and should be on the same level as the courtesan in a brothel. She did not expect her to be so ordinary.

Xue Wanhe was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that the woman who captured the prince's heart would be so ordinary and plain in appearance.

Yan Muqing had met Qian Mei once in his previous life. Although he was not surprised, he pretended to be three parts surprised and five parts contempt on his face.

Qian Mei had no rank, so she had to kneel down and kowtow to Xue Wanhe. She was very respectful, and although her movements were not standard, she managed to complete the kowtow without any mistakes.

"Now that you have entered the Eastern Palace, you must serve His Highness wholeheartedly." Xue Wanhe said in a calm tone.

Qian Mei replied respectfully, "I will definitely live up to your expectations and take care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with all my heart and soul."

"Heh!" Yan Muqing suddenly sneered, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he put on a smile and pretended nothing had happened.

After asking Qian Mei a few more symbolic questions, Xue Wanhe let her leave.

Before the others had gone far, Gu Yuelan could not help but speak, "I thought she was such a stunning beauty, but this is it! I got up so early to come here to watch the fun."

After saying this, he yawned, turned his head and saw that Yan Muqing looked unhappy, and did not forget to comfort her, "Concubine Yan, you don't have to take the actors too seriously. I guess Yu Jintang is interested in porridge and side dishes because he has eaten too many delicious dishes. After a while, he will get tired of it and will definitely like delicious dishes again."

"Concubine Gu, don't talk about His Highness behind his back." Xue Wanhe scolded in pretended anger.

"I understand." Gu Yuelan responded perfunctorily, and then perfunctorily performed a goodbye ceremony. "Now that the fun is over, I will not stay to disturb the Crown Princess's peace." After saying that, she walked out of the main hall with her maid in a leisurely manner.

After Yan Muqing and his servants left, Nanny Tian said dissatisfiedly, "The Crown Princess is too indulgent to Concubine Gu."

Xue Wanhe glanced at Nanny Tian calmly, "Then according to Nanny's opinion, should I punish Concubine Yu Gu?"

"I dare not make decisions on behalf of my master."

"It's best if I don't dare." Xue Wanhe didn't like disputes, but it wasn't that she didn't understand the twists and turns involved.

Nanny Tian is her aunt Queen Xue's person, so she needs to respect her. Gu Yuelan is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Dingbei, so she needs to give in to her.

As for herself, she was the legitimate daughter of the Xue family, the crown princess married by the prince, and the future mother of a country. She did not need to fight for anything. As long as she fulfilled her duties as a wife, she would live a life of wealth and worry-free.

In the West Palace, seeing Lan Shuang placing a meal for one person on the table, Yan Muqing asked, "Has His Highness returned to Changle Palace?"

"Your Highness just came back a quarter of an hour ago and went to the Fangfei Garden in the back." Lan Shuang said, afraid that she would be sad, and added: "It is the first day that Miss Qian Mei entered the palace, so it is normal for Your Highness to go and see her."

However, comforting someone once may have some effect, but if it happens too often, it will be useless.

For more than ten days, the prince stayed in Fangfei Garden all his time except for occasionally coming to the West Palace to take a look.

Yan Muqing's pregnant belly is becoming more and more obvious. It is a good thing for her that the prince doesn't come to the West Palace often.

But Keren is a weird and strange creature. She doesn't want her pregnant belly to be discovered, but she also wants the prince to visit her often and keep a place for her in his heart.

After breakfast that day, Yan Muqing was walking in the yard and ran into Qian Mei and her servant.

Qian Mei had been recuperating in the small courtyard for more than half a month since entering the Eastern Palace. Only after being reminded by the servants did she hurriedly greet Yan Muching.

"My daughter has met the Concubine."

Yan Muqing stared at her, but did not call out. Instead, he said, "I heard that Miss Qian Mei's chest was injured. How come her legs and feet are not working properly?"

Hearing this, Qian Mei quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "I was blind and didn't recognize you, please forgive me."

"Since you know you are wrong, I am not the type of person who will not let you go. Miss Qianmei, just kneel here and repent!" After Yan Muqing said this, she walked past the master and servant, without saying how long Qianmei would be forced to kneel.

Near noon, Lan Shuang came into the palace and replied, "Qian Mei is still kneeling in the garden! It's been more than an hour, is there anything wrong?"

Yan Muqing continued trimming the flowers and plants. "It shouldn't be. Wait a little longer."

At noon, just as the food was placed on the table, Yu Jintang came to the door angrily.

Yan Muqing pretended nothing had happened and went to greet people with a smile on her face.

"Your Highness has arrived just in time. The food has just been served, including the steamed sea bass that Your Highness loves."

Facing Yan Muqing's joyful look, Yu Jintang's anger mostly subsided, but when he thought of Qian Mei's miserable appearance, his anger rose again.

"Mu Qing, why do you want to punish Yu Qianmei? She is seriously injured and hasn't recovered yet. How can she withstand such torture from you?"

"What?" Yan Muqing put away the smile on his face, "So His Highness finally came to the West Palace to call for justice."

Hearing her sarcastic tone, Yu Jintang became even more angry and said angrily, "Don't change the point. I want to ask you, why do you want to punish Qian Mei?"

Yan Muqing was frightened and trembled, then retorted loudly, "I am the prince's concubine who has married the Royal Jade Butterfly. I was just punishing a lowly actor who did not know the difference between respect and inferiority. Even if I killed that lowly person, there is no need for me to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right?" Yu Jintang did not expect Yan Muqing to say such condescending and vicious words.

In his impression, his sister Mu Qing has always been gentle and kind. She always convinces people with reason and never beats or punishes anyone. How could she become so paranoid and strange now?

A lowly person? Beat her to death? As soon as he thought about Yan Muqing going to beat Qian Mei to death, and he might lose Qian Mei, his heart felt like it was exploding, and the pain was so severe that he dared not breathe.

It was not until the remaining rationality in his brain told him that Qian Mei was still fine and he had not lost her that the pain in his heart slowly faded away.

Looking up and seeing Yan Muqing's stubborn look, he finally said, "From now on, Miss Qian Mei from Fangfei Garden will be appointed as the Crown Prince's concubine. Concubine Yan is jealous and narrow-minded, so she will be confined to the West Palace to reflect on her mistakes. Without my order, she is not allowed to go out."

The stubbornness in Yan Muqing's eyes turned into disappointment, and the mist gathered into tears, and she tried her best not to let them fall.

Yu Jintang turned his eyes away and dared not look at her again. He left a sentence, "Concubine, please reflect on your mistakes!" and fled out of the room.

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