When the couple returned to Yuqing Palace, everyone in the palace knew that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had given them a lot of gifts.

Looking at the eunuchs coming in and out of the courtyard, many people in the backyard of Yuqing Palace felt uncomfortable.

Especially, Concubine Li Jia.

After all, a concubine cannot be compared with the Crown Princess.

Concubine Li Jia has already finished dressing up, her makeup is exquisite and she looks radiant.

She took the red paper and licked it, then looked at herself in the bronze mirror. After making sure there was nothing wrong, she stood up:

"Go and bring the eldest prince over. Now that the Crown Princess has returned, we must go and pay our respects to her before it's too late."

The Crown Princess has returned from paying respects to the two bigwigs in the palace. Now, all the female members in the backyard have to go and pay respects to the Crown Princess, the mistress of the Eastern Palace.

Although Concubine Li Jia knew that this day would come, she still felt uncomfortable. However, when she stood up, a smile appeared on her face.

She gave birth to the Crown Prince's eldest son, and his name was given by His Majesty. His Majesty loved Hongxi so much, and she had some face in the eyes of His Majesty because of her son.

-

Splendid Residence.

The prince is still here.

"This is the key to Yuqing Palace, the palace affairs booklet, and the list. The Crown Princess has now entered the palace, so these things should be given to you."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will take good care of Yuqing Palace."

"I naturally believe in the Crown Princess's ability."

"Your Highness, Crown Prince, Crown Princess. The concubines, concubines, and several princesses are here."

At this moment, Fu Ju came in from outside to report.

"Let them in."

Concubine Li Jia and others came in soon.

Concubine Li Jia had sharp eyes. As soon as she came in, she didn't even have time to look at her future mistress, her eyes fell on the pair of keys casually placed on the table. She knew what they were, and because she knew, her heart sank instantly.

The hand holding Prince Hongxi's swaddling clothes paused.

She never expected that on the second day after the Crown Princess entered the palace, the Crown Prince handed over all the internal affairs of Yuqing Palace to her. She thought that the Crown Prince would discuss it with her, but this action caught her off guard.

Her eyelids were twitching violently, but the prince was there. She had wanted to do something under the pretext of hugging Hongxi, but that was impossible now. She couldn't act out and make the prince unhappy.

Everyone knelt down politely, and when they first met the mistress, they performed a great ceremony, kneeling three times and kowtowed nine times:

"My concubine, Li Jia, and Prince Hongxi are here to pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

"I, the concubine Lin Jia/Liu Jia, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

"I, Princess Liu/Qian/Zhu/Pei, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

There are seven in total, each with their own merits. The prince did not say anything and looked at Sheng Huan. After all, the backyard is the Crown Princess's home ground.

The prince gave him face, so Sheng Huan naturally took it and nodded: "Get up."

The woman's voice was dignified, and as soon as she spoke it was full of power and a kind of nonchalant elegance.

"Thank you, Your Highness, Crown Princess."

Concubine Li Jia and the others felt nervous, as the Crown Princess seemed to be someone who was not easy to mess with.

Sheng Huan didn't care what they were thinking. There were eight people in the prince's backyard including her, which was a normal number. If Kangxi didn't want the prince to be obsessed with women, and if the prince's wife hadn't entered the palace before, there would probably be more than this number of people.

"I am new to the palace, and I don't know what you sisters and Prince Hongxi like. This is a gift I prepared at home. I hope you sisters don't dislike it."

"What the Crown Princess gave must be the best thing."

"Please sit down." Sheng Huan nodded, his expression unchanged.

In the silence, the prince suddenly spoke: "Now that the Crown Princess has entered the palace, the affairs of the backyard of Yuqing Palace will be handled by her."

The eyes of several people below moved slightly, and they had different thoughts. Many of them looked at Li Jia's concubine unconsciously, wondering whether they were gloating or something.

Finally, before everyone left, Sheng Huan said, "You don't have to come here every day to pay your respects, just come here on the first and fifteenth day of the month."

"Yes."

Hearing this, everyone was truly happy. They thought that the Crown Princess might not be so difficult to serve.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince looked at Sheng Huan in surprise. He had thought that the Crown Princess would choose to pay her respects every day to establish her authority.

But that's fine too.

The greetings were over and everyone left.

-

In the evening, the sky is getting dark.

Yazhuxuan.

Concubine Li Jia changed into light-colored, thin clothes, and looked at her frail and delicate self in the mirror. She felt so pitiful, but she still felt something was missing. So, she picked up the powder on the table and applied it on her lips, and her lips turned white instantly.

She was finally satisfied and ordered: "Qiu Shuang, go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over and tell him that Prince Hongxi suddenly coughed and he didn't know what happened."

"Yes." Qiu Shuang bowed and stepped back.

Since the master is going to take action, they, the servants, must not hinder him.

What's more, now that Yuqing Palace has a mistress, some eunuchs have become more arrogant.

The master's move was successful, and no one can neglect Yazhuxuan from now on.

Qiu Shuang had no idea that their own hearts had also grown big and wild.

-

"The prince is here!"

In Yazhuxuan, Mrs. Li Jia, who had been paying attention to the movements outside, suddenly raised the corners of her lips, but it quickly disappeared.

"What's going on? What happened to Hongxi?"

The prince strode in: "But the imperial physician has been invited."

Li Jia bowed and said, "I have already invited the doctor, but the doctor has not arrived yet."

Her face was pale, and she shed tears in vain: "Your Highness, it's all my fault. If I hadn't carried Prince Hongxi out today, Prince Hongxi wouldn't have coughed. It's all my fault."

Concubine Li Jia put on her eye drops without showing any emotion and cried even more sadly.

After all, the reason she brought Prince Hongxi out today was to pay respects to the Crown Princess.

Concubine Li Jia didn't notice at all that the prince's worried look gradually lost its warmth when he heard her words.

The prince felt annoyed and thought that Concubine Li Jia did not understand the situation. The Crown Princess had just entered the palace, but she couldn't sit still. Since she had a child, she seemed to have become a little arrogant and more and more rampant.

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Splendid Residence.

Xiangyin walked in with a serious expression.

"Crown Princess, I heard that Prince Yazhuxuan Hongxi is ill. Concubine Li Jia just sent someone to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has passed away."

"I know."

Sheng Huan nodded, indifferent.

Xiang Yin could not help but be angry: "Crown Princess, Concubine Li Jia must have done this on purpose. You just got married and she used such a despicable method."

Sheng Huan raised his eyes and glanced at her, his eyes slightly cold: "Silence."

Xiang Yin shuddered: "I know I was wrong."

Sheng Huan looked better: "I know you have good intentions, but this is the palace, not the mansion. You have to be careful about what you say. You have to know that there are ears behind the walls."

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, Princess."

Sheng Huan didn't look at her again, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously. He didn't know whether Concubine Li Jia could keep the prince tonight. She dared to slap her in the face like this. It seemed that she was too gentle when she paid her respects today.

Sheng Huan thought, what if the prince helped her slap her in the face? Tsk, she lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes suppressed the dark color that flashed across her eyes very quickly.

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