The fourth princess consort was just speaking with consort Shu about an interesting story of the children in the residence when she heard people announce from outside that Mu cefei came to pay respect to her Ladyship.

On the following day, Yuancheng Emperor had an audience with Zhong Zheng Lin at the study for half an hour. Afterward, he nodded his head with a smile, indicating Zhong Zheng Lin to go back and attend to his duties attentively. Everything went as expected. Mu Xi Yao passed on a completely new art “Flower Cladding”. In addition, she had also explained meticulously all the needed tools and procedure. 

It turned out that there was a deeper meaning behind the tree locations. The first location was Empress Dowager’s childhood hometown. All of the memories of her mother remained there. The second location was her maternal grandparents’ place where Empress Dowager went to live after the death of her mother. There, she met Gaozu Emperor who was on his excursion to the south. Henceforth, their fates have been tied for a lifetime. The third location was where she accompanied Gaozu Emperor as his step Empress to Mt Tai offering sacrifices to the ancestral mausoleum. It was also Gaozu Emperor’s last toured place. 

Zhanghe twelveth year, the fourth day of the second month. Yuancheng Emperor hosted a banquet in Jingtai palace to celebrate Empress Dowager’s sixtieth birthday. The imperial princes, members of the imperial clan, court officials and imperial consorts and concubines were all present. 

Few days later, Di Wu Yi Zhao returned to the capital along with the chief of this season’s Ten Gentlemen, Gong Shu Yang. The two entered the study in the afternoon to pay a formal visit to the sixth prince Zhong Zheng Lin. Afterward, the three of them engaged in the confidential talk until the morning of the next day. During the time, Mu Xi Yao ordered Danruo Courtyard’s little kitchen to send over dinner and midnight snack. Di Wu Yi Zhao praised to Heaven Mu Xi Yao’s meticulously paired food. His sixth Highness felt that the little woman was very considerate. 

Taking along Hui Lan, this afternoon Mu Xi Yao went to the study in a lissome and gracious manner, seeking an audience with Zhong Zheng Lin. 

Mu Xi Yao was still exclaiming about Tang Yi Ru’s courage and decisiveness when the voices of Gui momo and Hui Lan paying respect to Zhong Zheng Lin sounded from outside the study. She raised an eyebrow. Oh, the adulterer has come. Immediately, her eyes narrowed into a smile. 

It has been one month since Danruo Courtyard had revealed good news. A big event has happened this month. 

After the crown prince was put into the house arrest, his temper turned violent and his behavior in the inner yard was utterly preposterous. He went so far as to take the lead prostitute from the brothel, fooling around with her every night. The two stayed behind the closed door all day long engaging in immoral acts. They even wantonly collected wicked and depraved items, using them on the women in the inner yard and causing the prince’s residence to turn into an extremely filthy place.

On this morning when Mu Xi Yao was using a breakfast, as soon as she took a sip of fish soup, she suddenly felt discomfort in the chest and was nauseated. She endured it for a while but in the end she supported herself with the help of Mo Lan’s hand and threw up till her eyes were teary.

There were only two carriages on the journey back. The rear one was directly given to the two maidservants while Zhong Zheng Lin and Mu Xi Yao stayed together in the another one.