After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Mrs. Cheng then entered the medicine store. When Liu Yunxiang walked in, she heard the maid next to her say to the guy who prepared the medicine: Please bring some more herbs to strengthen the kidneys and strengthen yang.

So the clerk put out Cistanche deserticola, Cnidium monnieri, and Cynomorium cynomorium.

What did she think, using these to supplement her husband, so that he would have the energy to harm other women?

"Can these things be mixed together to make up for it?" Ms. Cheng asked.

The clerk's eyes widened, "Of course not, the supplement must be done step by step. Madam, please don't be impatient, otherwise it will cause damage to the body if the supplement is not done."

Cheng said calmly: "This man is not very young, so he is useless."

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, he paused for a moment before walking forward: "Third Madam."

Mrs. Cheng turned around and saw Liu Yunxiang, and said with a smile: "Princess, what a coincidence, you are also here to buy medicinal materials?"

Liu Yunxiang shook his head, "I saw the third lady on the street and came after you specifically."

"That's it." Mrs. Cheng rolled her eyes, "Let's go to the teahouse opposite to talk."

"it is good."

When she arrived at the teahouse, Liu Yunxiang sat down opposite Mr. Cheng. When the tea was served, she poured a cup herself and delivered it to Mr. Cheng.

"Thanks to the third lady, my niece can return home safely."

Cheng looked puzzled, "What do you mean, Princess?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Third Madam, please have some tea."

"I didn't help you with anything, so I don't dare to drink this tea." After saying this, the third lady put down the tea cup.

Liu Yunxiang sighed, "Although my niece has returned home, she is vague about what happened these days. She seems to be hiding something. I am really worried about her."

As he said that, Liu Yunxiang glanced at the third lady, "The third lady waited for me specially that day and leaked the news to me. It must be out of good intentions and she didn't want to see a little girl being killed, right?"

The third lady still shook her head, "Princess, you are overthinking. I only talked nonsense that day and did not reveal any information to you."

"Then Xue Hefeng has harmed bad women. Is such a person worthy of your continued protection?"

"He is my husband."

"He's a beast."

Mr. Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't care what kind of person he is, but we are husband and wife, and we will both prosper and suffer. As for your niece, since she has returned home safely, this is a great good thing. You really There’s no need to get to the bottom of it.”

Mrs. Cheng refused to say anything, and it was useless for Liu Yunxiang to chase her and ask.

At this time, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats downstairs. Liu Yunxiang looked down following the sound and saw a group of people galloping from the city gate. The leader was Wei Shuyi. Was he back from Nanzhou?

Liu Yunxiang looked back again, but did not see Zhu Qingjia. He should have led his troops to stay in Nanzhou.

The Nanzhou Rebellion has been fighting intermittently for three years, and Nanzhou's military strength has been almost exhausted. Now that the war has ended, we are faced with the problem of which team of troops to leave to garrison Nanzhou.

Now there are Zhenbei Army in Nanzhou, Zhu Qingjia's Central Plains Army, and Lu Changan's Dingxi Army. Three groups of people are fighting for this territory. Whoever falls into the hands will definitely recruit troops, and the military strength will be greatly improved.

Of course, the imperial court will gradually replenish the Nanzhou local army, but this will take a process. It is hard to say whether it will take three to five years, but during this period, who knows what will happen.

When Shangguan Xu transferred Wei Shuyi back, he was the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, and he was also the spy he placed around the emperor.

Back at the palace, Liu Yunxiang didn't expect the queen to come and wait for her at the palace for almost two hours.

"The queen has brought Yuan Qingyue." Jinyan was waiting at the door of the mansion to tell her the news and make her mentally prepared.

Liu Yunxiang paused, "It seems that she is supporting Yuan Qingyue."

Since the eldest princess and Mrs. Dingyuan Hou failed to support Yuan Qingyue, Yuan Qingyue has been living in Lanyuan silently. Thinking that she could not make any waves, they abandoned her. The back of my head.

Unexpectedly, she appeared again.

"What about Your Highness?"

"His Highness has almost recovered from his injury. He went to the government office this morning. The servant asked the young man to go to the government office to tell him about the Queen's visit, but the servant came back and said that His Highness was not in the government office. They said that the government office has not received any cases in the past few days. , it was very leisurely. Your Highness went to the palace and nodded, then went out, I don’t know where he went.”

Liu Yunxiang originally wanted Yan Mu to explain clearly in front of the queen that he had reconciled with Yuan Qingyue, but now that he couldn't be found, she had to go and tell him. When he came to the hall of the middle courtyard, Liu Yunxiang entered the door and first saw the queen sitting in the seat, and then saw Jiang Yunying standing next to the queen, and his heart changed.

She stepped forward and saluted, and said with a smile: "Before your Majesty comes, you should ask the eunuch in the palace to give you a message. I won't go out and will wait for you at home."

The Queen took a deep breath and said, "Princess, you have a lot of face, so I'll wait for you."

"The queen is joking, but I don't dare to take it seriously."

Liu Yunxiang looked at Jiang Yunying again and nodded to her, "Concubine Jiang is here too, please take a seat."

Jiang Yunying showed compassion on her face, "Princess, my mother and I came to the house today, which may make you feel uncomfortable, but Concubine Yuan is really pitiful. My mother and I are both soft-hearted people, and we really can't stand it."

"Is it."

Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Yuan Qingyue. She was standing to one side. Her face was a little haggard and there were tears in her eyes. When she saw her looking over, she hurriedly lowered her head, as if she was afraid of her.

Liu Yunxiang glanced lightly, and was about to look away when he saw Yuan Qingyue's belly, which was clearly bulging.

"Concubine Yuan is pregnant, almost five months old. Please be kind to the princess and let her return to the palace." Jiang Yunying persuaded her nicely.

Liu Yunxiang narrowed his eyes, "She's pregnant, why do you want me to tolerate her?"

"What are you talking about? She is pregnant with Lao Qi's child. Where can she go if she doesn't go back to the palace?" the queen shouted angrily.

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and asked: "Yuan Qingyue, did you tell the Queen that you were pregnant with His Highness the Seventh Prince's child?"

When Yuan Qingyue heard this, she sobbed and then knelt on the ground.

"Princess, I know you can't tolerate me. I have no extravagant hopes anymore. I just want to live the rest of my life peacefully in Orchid Garden, but...but I am pregnant again. After all, I am of royal blood, and I cannot live without fame and status. I have no choice but to go to the palace and beg the Queen."

Yuan Qingyue wiped her tears as she spoke, crying until she was out of breath.

The queen said coldly: "Ms. Liu, I have told the emperor about Concubine Yuan's pregnancy before I came here. If you agree to let Concubine Yuan in today, then all the previous matters will be wiped out. If you don't agree, huh, the royal family can I won’t tolerate such a jealous daughter-in-law like you!”

Liu Yunxiang was amused, "Yuan Qingyue is pregnant, so this child must be His Highness's?"

"She is Lao Qi's concubine. Whose is hers if not his?"

Liu Yunxiang looked at Yuan Qingyue with sharp eyes, "You know the character of His Highness Seventh, I can ask you this nicely, but His Highness doesn't have the patience, so you'd better think clearly, is the child really His Highness's? "

Yuan Qingyue was stunned for a moment and said: "Yes, five months ago, His Highness went to Orchid Garden drunk. That night he thought I was you, and I wanted to push him away, but I love him and I can't let him go. , just... let him go."