Han Nian was unwilling to give up and continued to beg: "I just can't bear to leave my mother. She is alone now. This is the first year I've been away from her. I'm worried that she won't have a good time during the New Year."

"The old lady is surrounded by maids arranged by the princess herself, and she has also hired guards. Are you worried about your mother, or do you not trust the princess?"

Fu Guiyun glared at her fiercely: "Besides, the Han family is a military family, why do you need to take care of these trivial matters? The army will make arrangements."

Han Nian had no choice but to put on a pitiful look and hold her hand to beg: "Princess, please have mercy on me. I really don't want to be trapped in the lifeless Shuhua Garden all day long."

"Why, you're restless again?"

Fu Guiyun's face became even colder: "Aunt Han, you have to know your current status. You are now the concubine of the prince. It is different from before. If you go out and do something that damages your reputation again, no one can protect you."

Han Nian had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

After that, I tried to find something to do every day to kill time in these boring days.

She first went to Fucai Pavilion, looked at Fangyi's bulging belly, sat for a while, and then asked her: "Aunt Fang, you have served the prince for so many years, who do you think the prince cares about the most?"

Fangyi doesn't care who the prince cares about now. Since she gave up on the prince, she is more concerned about who the prince's wife cares about.

Fang Yi smiled faintly at Han Nian who was full of expectation, and replied calmly: "In terms of favor, the prince certainly cares about Aunt Han the most."

Han Nian was very satisfied with this, and went to Wuhuayuan to greet Caidie.

Looking at Caidie who had gained weight, Han Nian asked with some disdain, "The prince should be coming back soon. Aunt Cai, whose courtyard do you think he will go to first after he returns home?"

Caidie felt that this man had gone crazy since he mentioned her aunt.

Anyway, the prince would not come to my courtyard, so why bother where he goes.

"Of course, we should go to Chuxian Palace to visit the Crown Princess and the young master first..."

I answered absentmindedly, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

Caidie shook her head speechlessly: "Aunt Han just wants to know whether the prince has you in his heart."

"Of course he has you in his heart. How can the concubines in our mansion compare with you?"

The prince didn't feel disgusted even after being abused by others, which shows that it is true love.

Han Nian was happy to hear that, and finally went to Ningxiang Pavilion to visit Fuxiang.

Fuxiang has been secretly sad about Han Nian's concubine recently.

Because she knew clearly that the prince could only take four good concubines at the moment, and if Han Nian was promoted, Li Xue would have no chance.

Sitting by the fireplace in a daze, I saw Li Xue leading Han Nian in.

After the two of them greeted each other, Han Nian felt a little jealous thinking about how the prince always stayed in Fuxiang Courtyard in the past, so he said, "Sister Fuxiang has the most relaxed life in the palace. Not only does the prince pity you, but even the prince's wife likes you very much."

"Mrs. Han, you are overpraising me."

Fu Xiang said calmly, "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess only take extra care of me because of my miserable life experience. Naturally, I cannot be compared with Aunt Han."

"Do you really think so?" Han Nian stared at her closely with burning eyes.

"of course."

Fu Xiang pursed her lips and smiled: "When Aunt Han enters the mansion, she will not only be the Crown Prince's Consort, but even the Princess will personally prepare a generous betrothal gift for you. Who can match such an honor?"

Han Nian felt that she was telling the truth about this.

Although she was only a concubine, the Crown Prince's wife gave her eight hundred taels of silver and twelve pieces of soft brocade, and the Princess even took one thousand taels of silver and fifty pieces of soft brocade from the private treasury. Such a generous betrothal gift was probably beyond the reach of even the mistress of Lu Youxi and Anshun Marquis's mansion.

She asked smugly, "Sister Fuxiang, what do you think of the prince? Does he value me the most?"

Li Xue was listening at the side, and she felt like she had met a fool. She couldn't help but interrupt: "Aunt Han should ask the prince about this matter. How can my aunt know?"

"You're such a big mouth." Han Nian glared at her angrily, "You dead cripple."

"You..." Li Xue wanted to argue with her out of grievance, but was stopped by Fuxiang.

"I know Aunt Han misses the prince, and he will be back home in a few days anyway."

Fu Xiang comforted her with a fake smile: "Madam Han, you should just go back and wait patiently."

When she thought that the prince would soon return home, she really didn't want to chat here anymore. She had to go back and make preparations well, so as not to let others get the upper hand.

After hurriedly saying goodbye to Fuxiang, Han Nian immediately returned to Shuhuayuan.

Looking at Li Xue's dejected face, Fu Xiang felt even more uncomfortable and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

Li Xue saw what she was thinking and said, "Aunt, you don't have to worry about me. I am content that you can take me in now."

She knew that she could not be of any help at all if she stayed in Ningxiang Pavilion, but Fuxiang still took care of her out of their past friendship. Even if they were real sisters, this was the best thing she could do.

"Li Xue, the palace's rules belong to the palace. In my heart, I have long regarded you and Han You as sisters."

Fu Xiang said in a deep voice: "Don't call yourself a slave in front of me, and don't have any wild thoughts. Just live your life peacefully. As long as I have something to eat, you won't be short of anything."

Li Xue was both sad and touched: "I just don't want to drag you down anymore."

"You call me sister, and calling me a burden is really awkward."

Fu Xiang advised softly, "Don't be discouraged. Life will eventually pass. I will definitely find a way to ask the Crown Prince's Consort to give you a status."

"Sister Fuxiang."

Li Xue threw herself into her arms and cried bitterly, regretting that she had not listened to her advice.

"It's a pity that Han You is so stubborn and refuses to change her ways. If she follows Chu Huaixi, she will probably be rejected by the palace sooner or later."

"We can't take care of anything else right now, we can only take care of our own lives."

Fuxiang patted her back gently, and after comforting her, they went into the house together to pack things.

Looking at some familiar objects in the box, Li Xue took them in her hands and was suddenly stunned: "Sister Fuxiang, you are a concubine now, why are you still drinking this contraceptive soup?"

Fuxiang stared quietly, remaining silent.

"Sister Fuxiang, are you afraid of the Crown Prince's Consort?"

Li Xue advised, "She shouldn't be so narrow-minded. Aren't Concubine Fang's children and the Crown Prince's Concubine trying their best to protect them?"

"People's minds are hard to predict, not to mention that the Crown Prince's wife has no children yet."

Fu Xiang sighed, "It is a taboo for a concubine to give birth to a child before the mother. It's okay if it's a daughter, but if it's a boy, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

"It can't always be like this."

Li Xue said anxiously, "The Crown Prince's Consort has already adopted Du Jiuniang's twin children, so the family has a legitimate grandson. If my sister is pregnant, it will be in accordance with etiquette and rules, and will not cause any criticism."

After a pause, she continued, "Besides, it's been almost a year since the Crown Prince's Consort entered the palace, and there has been no news so far. If she is really infertile, I can't spend my whole life with her."

"Don't talk nonsense."

Fu Xiang reminded her, "Li Xue, you have to remember that no matter how others talk about the Crown Prince's Consort, we can't blindly get involved. Many misfortunes in this world often come from the mouth."

Moreover, she always felt that the Crown Prince's wife was a little strange. She was eager to adopt a child less than a year after entering the mansion, and she also gave the Crown Prince so many concubines. She was afraid that she didn't want to be favored at all.

Li Xue had learned her lesson and now obeyed Fu Xiang's words without hesitation and did not dare to discuss these messy things anymore.

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