Early the next morning, Long Yue opened her eyes to a strikingly handsome face.

"Humph!" She snorted softly, full of disdain, "Scumbag!"

This scumbag, he won’t even spare a pregnant woman, is he really this excessive?

The man looked sorrowful and melancholic, with a touch of innocence: "Did I hurt you?"

"Get lost!"

Long Yue was incensed, this man had hardly changed, no, he had changed, he’d become even more unscrupulous!

"I have to attend the morning court."

He looked as if he wanted to die.

The Emperor’s holidays are rare, some emperors never get a day off, attending court every morning until they die!

That’s not all, after court, there’s a mountain of memorials to deal with, every day is torture.

Li Qingmu felt desperate, when would there be an end to these hectic days?

He just wanted to hold his little wife every day, drink some tea, eat some snacks, read books, and paint. Such days would be leisurely.

Oh!

Watching the man leave with a look of despondency, Long Yue felt quite pleased!

Memorials, ah, may there be more of them, tire him out, let him stay so energetic!

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Li Qingmu hadn’t left long before Liu Xiang came in.

This palace maid knew her place well, understanding what should or shouldn’t be done, what should or shouldn’t be said.

She stood respectfully to the side, speaking about official matters: "Your Highness, the Princess’s fiftieth birthday is approaching, Empress has invited entertainers to perform plays! Previously someone from Jingshu Palace came, asking if you’d like to go watch?"

Long Yue felt like saying she wouldn’t go to watch; she didn’t want to see Nianxi, but Princess Consort Jing had actually extended an invitation, she couldn’t really refuse.

After all, her impression of Princess Consort Jing was rather favorable.

"Your Highness?"

Seeing Long Yue not responding for a while, Liu Xiang called softly again.

After a while, Long Yue said: "Then let’s go, let’s go to Jingshu Palace first."

"Yes, I’ll go prepare!"

A moment later, Long Yue arrived at Jingshu Palace.

Princess Consort Jing was already waiting at the door: "Greetings, Sister Ming Fei!"

Long Yue smiled: "Is younger sister’s health feeling better?"

Previously, Princess Consort Jing had accidentally eaten a mooncake with worms, suffering quite a bit. Fortunately, her father was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau and had been visiting her these days to diagnose and treat her, so she had been recovering.

Princess Consort Jing smiled faintly: "I’m much better, thank you Sister Ming Fei for your concern."

During her illness, Long Yue had come to visit, so upon seeing Long Yue, Princess Consort Jing was quite delighted.

"It’s good that your health has improved, you should go out and relax a bit; I happen to be feeling bored these days too, let’s go together."

"Mm!"

Princess Consort Jing went inside to put on a fox fur wrap, then went with Long Yue to the back garden.

Before they arrived, they could hear singing from afar and the sounds of palace concubines chatting and laughing, it seemed the opera was quite entertaining.

Long Yue and Princess Consort Jing arrived at a seating area, found a seat, and sat down.

"Eeh... ya..."

On the stage, a young actor was tuning; Liu Xiang handed a plate of snacks to Long Yue, who took a piece, handed it to Princess Consort Jing, and started eating herself.

Having been bitten once, Princess Consort Jing was quite cautious with food for a decade.

"Thank you, sister."

She knew why Long Yue was doing this, gave her a grateful look, and put the snack in her mouth.

Nianxi was not here today; she went to Rong Si’s Fengming Palace, so here Long Yue and Princess Consort Jing held the highest status.

After all, both were pregnant now, just waiting for the day their child is born, and they can be promoted to Imperial Concubine.

So, no one should cause trouble here.

But, jealousy is hard to contain.

At the opera, there was a concubine named "Princess Consort De", she was the daughter of Prime Minister Jiang Bai, and his eldest legitimate daughter, pampered since childhood.

Especially Jiang Bai’s mother, the old Madam from Jiang Mansion, cherished her, fearing she’d dissolve if in her mouth, fearing she’d break if held, showering her with all the love.

Such a person always got what they wanted, never lacking anything.

Such people are particularly self-righteous, wrongly assuming they deserve the best things in the world, including a man!

The Emperor is the most esteemed man in the world!

Previously Princess Consort De didn’t really care, after all, the Emperor was a ten-year-old with no achievements, but now things were different.

This Emperor, young and vigorous, unmatched in beauty, supreme in martial arts, wise and intelligent, simply perfect!

She was enchanted, truly enchanted, helplessly in love with this man, wanting to be with him for life.

Princess Consort De herself was also a beauty, alluring enough to make the Six Palaces’ women pale in comparison!

So she believed she deserved this young Emperor, they were a match made in heaven!

Jiang Bai disagreed with Princess Consort De entering the palace as a concubine, he was already at the highest possible position as Prime Minister, he didn’t want his beloved daughter to sacrifice for his honor and wealth.

However, things didn’t go as planned.

Princess Consort De fell for this man!

During a hunt at the forest, she watched him ride elegantly on a tall horse, holding a longbow, with a heroic demeanor while drawing and readying an arrow, helplessly falling in love.

She wanted to enter the palace, to become his woman!

She got her wish, becoming Princess Consort De, holding high status and power!

But, after entering the palace, she discovered that this Emperor didn’t seem very attached to women, only favoring Ming Fei and Princess Consort Jing.

Now, Princess Consort De was unhappy!

She felt resentful!

Why?

Why could those two receive the Emperor’s favor, but she couldn’t?

In terms of rank, they couldn’t compare to her.

In terms of beauty, maybe they couldn’t exceed her.

In terms of skills, Princess Consort Jing might count, but that country bumpkin, what was she? Illiterate, how could such a woman be fit to be Your Majesty’s woman?

Princess Consort De was truly dissatisfied, unwilling!

She felt that if they could have favor, she should have it too, even ten times more!

Princess Consort De looked at the two women, who both showed pregnancy, talking and laughing side by side, feeling quite comfortable.

Princess Consort De’s mood worsened.

Those two bitches!

They must be the ones who seduce the Emperor, making him not visit other palaces!

Yes, it must be this!

Thinking this way, Princess Consort De looked at Long Yue and Princess Consort Jing as enemies, coldly mocking: "Oh, who do we have here, it’s Ming Fei and Princess Consort Jing? Tsk tsk, what made you come out today? Why don’t you spend more time with Your Majesty?"

Her words were provocative, making other palace concubines immediately look at them with unfriendly gazes.

Jealousy always drives people mad!

Long Yue smiled faintly, her smile was quite pleasant, said: "Princess Consort De, Your Highness this, Your Highness that, if you want, hurry up and visit the Imperial Study Room; Your Majesty just left from me, sister!"