A young maid rushed in from outside. When Mu Xingrou heard that the items were a gift from the emperor, she was overjoyed.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and bring the people in for this palace."
The people outside carried in two large boxes of items. Mu Xingrou's eyes sparkled at the sight of these two boxes. This was the first time the emperor had bestowed so many things on her.
"Lady Mu, the emperor asked this servant to convey a message to you." A leading eunuch came up to Mu Xingrou and said respectfully.
"Please speak, father-in-law." Mu Xingrou thought that the words from this eunuch would surely be of great help to her.
"Lady Mu, the emperor said that a mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother. Please take good care of yourself, Lady Mu." As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, he led the people who had just come and left.
Mu Xingrou stood in the yard, pondering over the emperor's words. A son is honored by his mother... which meant that as long as she gave birth to a son, her status would skyrocket. Maybe even Concubine Hua wouldn't be her match then.
By then, with her capable mother to help, how could her child be mediocre? Mu Xingrou got excited at this thought. The emperor was really starting to treat her well. Otherwise, why would he send someone to convey such words to her?
"Chunhua, go and invite the imperial physicians. Ask them to prescribe the best pregnancy - protecting medicine for this palace." She was determined to rise to a high position with this child. Someday, she would be the empress, second only to the emperor and respected by all.
"Sister Jingfei, Lady Mu is pregnant, and so is Concubine Hua." What should we do? Concubine Shu looked curiously at Jingfei.
"We don't need to worry about them. Just live our own lives well." The children of those two would never be born so easily, especially Lady Mu's child.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, Sister Jingfei." Concubine Shu looked at Jingfei with a beaming smile. Jingfei was infected by her smile and stroked her head. Concubine Shu seemed to enjoy it very much.
The news of Concubine Hua and Mu Xingrou's pregnancy quickly spread throughout the palace.
Previously, the women in the palace could get along harmoniously because none of them had children.
But now it was different. Two women were pregnant at the same time. For a while, the women in the palace had different thoughts and started to send messages outside the palace.
Whether to kill or keep the two children depended on the replies from the people outside. However, in their hearts, they hoped that the two children would not be born, for they were potential threats. Who knew what those two children would be like in the future?
"Qier, what are you thinking about?" When Jing Xunche returned from the palace, he saw Mu Fengqie sitting motionless in the yard, daydreaming. He wondered what she was thinking.
"I'm thinking about Tule Haojia." She always had a feeling that something bad would happen to Tule Haojia. But now she couldn't find him, so she could only sit here, feeling anxious.
When Jing Xunche heard that Mu Fengqie was thinking about a man, his face instantly turned ugly. Although Tule Haojia had helped them a great deal, that was no reason for Qier to think about him.
"Qier, don't worry. I've already sent people to look for him. As soon as I get any news, I'll tell you." Although Jing Xunche felt very uncomfortable in his heart, he couldn't show it. Otherwise, Qier would say he was petty.
He couldn't let a wild man come between him and Qier. As a qualified husband, he had to know how to judge the situation.
"When did you send people to look for him?" Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunche in confusion. How come she hadn't heard any news about it? This man was really quick - acting.
"On the day I woke up from the poisoning. He gave us such a generous gift, and I wanted to thank him properly. But the people I sent couldn't find him. I was worried that something had happened to him, so I sent people to look for him." Fortunately, he had sent people to look for him. Otherwise, Qier would have been even more worried about Tule Haojia, and the time she spent caring about him would have been even less.
So he had to eliminate all possibilities. Qier was his alone.
"Qier, even the emperor has a child. When are we going to have one together?" Jing Xunche looked at Mu Fengqie with expectant eyes.
"Are you in a hurry?" Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunche expressionlessly. Jing Xunche was frightened by her expressionless face and quickly shook his head.
"No, I'm not in a hurry. I'm just worried that you might be in a hurry, Qier." Jing Xunche secretly wiped the sweat off his forehead. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly. Otherwise, he might have been in trouble.
"I'm not in a hurry. There are still many things to do, so I don't plan to have a child for now." The child she had before was an accident. If she had traveled through earlier, she would surely have taken a contraceptive pill afterwards.
Looking at Mu Fengqie's expressionless face, Jing Xunche thought that she had recalled the child she had accidentally lost before. For a moment, he also felt a bit sad.
From now on, as long as Qier didn't mention having a child, he would never bring it up again.
Neither of them said a word. For a while, the atmosphere around them was rather gloomy. This gloom was not broken until Mu Nan's arrival.
"What's the matter?"
"Master, a man named Jian Yi came and said he wanted to see you." Mu Nan looked at Jing Xunche with an ugly face and thought he had come at a bad time. He was so unlucky.
"Jian Yi? Who is he?" Mu Fengqie had never heard this name before. But when it came to "Yi", she thought of Hong Yi.
"I haven't heard of him either. Let's have him come in and we'll find out." Jing Xunche ordered someone to bring Jian Yi in.
Seeing a man in black clothes exuding a murderous aura all over his body, Jing Xunche knew that this man was not ordinary.
"Greetings to the Marquis of Zhongning and the Princess of Tianlin." As soon as Jian Yi came in, he gave Jing Xunche and the others a grassland - style salute.
Seeing this, Jing Xunche and Mu Fengqie immediately understood whose man Jian Yi was.
"Was it Tule Haojia who sent you here?" Jing Xunche looked at Jian Yi in front of him and asked.
"No, it wasn't my master who sent me. I came here on my own." He had been separated from his master for a long time. He hadn't seen his master since the Mid - Autumn Festival.
"Then what are you here for?" Mu Fengqie was confused. Since he wasn't sent by Tule Haojia, what did this man come to them for?
"I'm here to ask for your help. I haven't seen my master since the Mid - Autumn Festival." There was obvious anxiety on Jian Yi's face. He was very worried that something bad had happened to his master.
"You don't know where your master is either?" Mu Fengqie was shocked. She didn't expect that even the personal guard beside Tule Haojia didn't know his whereabouts. Where on earth had he gone?
"I don't know." So he came to them for help.