After rebirth, the prince fell into the hands of the princess again

"Jinse." Tang Mumu suddenly spoke up, "Do you think this kind of luxurious life with jewels, emeralds, brocade and gorgeous clothes is good or bad?"

"Of course it is good. How many people in this world are trying their best to live a life of luxury without worrying about food and clothing? If my family had not been so poor, my mother would not have sold me for only five strings of cash."

"So do you hate your mother?"

"I almost forgot what my mother looked like, and I can't say I hate her. But if my mother hadn't sold me out before, I wouldn't have met a good master like the princess. My life now is much better than at home."

The self in the bronze mirror seemed to become more and more unfamiliar. She was not like this before. She had never thought that she would leave Taoyuan Valley and her master, nor had she ever thought that she would become the wife of a first-rank noble prince.

"Why did the princess suddenly ask this?"

"Nothing, the carriage is coming, let's go."

Only after he met Tang Qingzhi outside the palace gate did Tang Mumu feel a little relieved.

"Sister."

Tang Qingzhi reached out her hand and let Tang Mumu hold it tightly. Seeing her rosy face, she praised: "It seems that you have taken good care of yourself these days. Your face has finally regained its color. But your body doesn't look like it has recovered yet. Your waist is a lot smaller than before."

Tang Mumu felt embarrassed by what she said, and quickly said, "It's because my sister loves me that I have this illusion. How can I have lost so much weight?"

"You have suffered too much this time, so you must recover well. If it weren't for the special circumstances today, you shouldn't have been summoned to the palace."

Tang Mumu became interested when talking about this. She had never seen the Queen Mother in the palace before, and there were not many rumors about her. Now that she brought three princesses back to the palace, it was indeed a big event.

"Sister, do you know what kind of person this queen is? I haven't seen her since I came here, and there are very few people in the palace who talk about the queen. The Li Dynasty has always been peaceful and prosperous, so why does she always pray in Wuling Mountain?"

Tang Qingzhi smiled, and seeing that the eunuch who was leading the way had not yet arrived, she pulled Tang Mumu aside and whispered, "It's not a secret that cannot be told. With your personality, if I don't tell you, you will be suspicious, and you might get into trouble when you pay your respects later. So I might as well tell you."

"The current queen is kind and doesn't fight with others. I met the queen several times when I was a child, and she took good care of me. The queen's biological father was the former prime minister. After the death of Prime Minister Zheng, the Zheng family gradually declined. The eldest grandson of the Zheng family died unexpectedly at the age of three. In addition, the fifth princess died of illness five years ago. The queen was depressed and has been praying in Wuling Mountain. She only returns to the palace around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, and goes to Wuling Mountain after New Year's Day. I don't know why she returned so late this year."

Tang Mumu suddenly realized that this queen, whom she had never met before, had so many stories.

"Is the Fifth Princess born in the palace of the Queen?"

"Yes, there is only one princess in the palace. After her death, the queen became ill due to worry. Since she went to Wuling Mountain, she rarely returned to the palace, so you have never seen her."

"Father has never thought of deposing the queen?" Tang Mumu curled her lips. Emperor An would not have not deposed the queen just because he felt sorry for the queen who was alone and helpless. He was not that kind of person.

"Maybe he still remembers the past relationship."

"What does this mean? Isn't it the Imperial Consort that Father likes? You can't just eat what's in the bowl and look at what's in the pot."

Tang Qingzhi reached out and poked Tang Mumu's forehead, "You're so talkative, you'll suffer sooner or later." Then she explained, "Father, Empress, and Imperial Consort, the three of them grew up together, so they can be considered childhood sweethearts."

"Maybe." Tang Mumu responded casually, not wanting to waste time on other people's affairs.

"Is Fanfan coming too? Why haven't the eunuchs come yet? It can't be that the Queen Mother is upset that I want to show off her power and is deliberately letting us freeze in the cold weather, right?"

Thinking about how he had offended the Queen Mother before, he felt that he might have implicated his elder sister this time.

"Now that we have entered the palace, you must stop talking nonsense. There are many people in the palace, so be careful of gossip. We will just wait a little longer."

"I'm just worried that my elder sister is being implicated by me."

"If it's because of what happened before, it's not targeting you. I took the initiative to bring you into the palace. If there's anybody involved, it should be me who's involved. Besides, we're sisters, so there's no such thing as one of us getting involved."

"The Queen Mother is so stingy. She still remembers this after such a long time."

Tang Qingzhi really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "When you see the Queen Mother later, please behave yourself. Don't get new injuries before your injuries have healed. Your body is your own, and you have to bear the pain yourself. For the sake of your own body, it's harmless to flatter her."

"I remember, sister. There is no hatred between the Queen Mother and I. I know how to protect myself."

The wind was chilly and the two waited outside the palace for a full half hour before they saw the carriage from Prince Jing's mansion slowly approaching. By now they were certain that the Queen Mother was deliberately trying to embarrass them, and the eunuch who delivered the decree had deliberately told them half an hour earlier.

"The Queen Mother is really bored. She made us stand in the cold wind for half an hour just to prove herself. This old woman is really petty."

Tang Qingzhi glared at him, then immediately smiled and said, "I know, don't say anything you don't want to say. I promise this is the last sentence. I've already stood here, there's no point in saying more, I know that."

Linlang got off the carriage and walked towards the two of them, saying with a smile, "Why are you here so early? I thought I was the first one to arrive. After all, this is my first time to formally meet the Queen Mother, and I even came a quarter of an hour early."

"Just think of it as us not having enough to eat at home and coming here to starve." Tang Mumu joked.

"It seems that your body has really recovered. You even have the energy to laugh and joke."

As Linlang spoke, she took Tang Mumu's pulse again and said, "You're recovering well."

"That's right. My physical foundation is not in vain."

The two of them chatted and made a fuss outside for a while before the eunuch from the Empress Dowager's palace came out and led the three of them straight to the Cining Palace.

The road to the Cining Palace was quiet, and even the thick-skinned Linlang noticed that the atmosphere was weird. In addition, it was her first time to pay a formal visit to the empress dowager, so she couldn't help feeling worried, and her palms were sweating.

Feeling someone holding her hand gently, she looked up and met Tang Qingzhi's smiling eyes, and only then did Linlang feel relieved.

"Granddaughter-in-law Tang Qingzhi pays respects to the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen Mother. I respectfully wish the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen Mother good health and well-being."

"Granddaughter-in-law Tang Mumu pays respects to the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen Mother. I respectfully wish the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen Mother good health and well-being."

Linlang imitated their movements, bowed and saluted politely, saying, "Granddaughter-in-law Linlang, I pay my respects to the Royal Grandmother, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother, I respectfully wish the Royal Grandmother and the Queen Mother good health."

The Queen Mother didn't even glance at the three people kneeling on the ground. She let them kneel while she raised her teacup and took a sip.

Among these three people, one dared to defy the will of the world and beat the drum to report the incident, another dared to pretend to obey but actually lead people to break into the empress dowager's palace, and the third one didn't look like a princess at all, yet she dared to choose a husband in front of the emperor. They were able to do such immoral things, so I guess they are not the kind of ladies who follow the rules.