"Princess said it's cold. Why didn't you get a few more braziers?"

The crown prince quickly changed out of his wet clothes. His expression was a bit ugly as he scolded these palace maids who didn't have good eyesight.

However, he didn't expect that a thunderous voice would suddenly ring out.

Wu Mei opened her eyes. She appeared to be a bit confused and innocent as she said, "Older Brother Crown Prince, Mei Niang is so scared."

Mei Niang was Wu Mei's nickname. It was also the nickname of the eldest princess of the first wife, who lacked a soul and had an incomplete mind.

It was the nickname that Queen Yuan gave her when she was pregnant. Naturally, it meant that she hoped that her precious daughter would look like Wu Mei.

Wu Mei's way of calling herself was incredible. The crown prince immediately fell into a daze.

Because the eldest princess of the first wife was born without a soul, her mind was incomplete, and she was an idiot. Aside from relying on human instincts to eat, drink, defecate, and sleep, she had never and would never open her mouth to speak.

Wu Mei was actually able to speak now. She even called the crown prince older brother. How could the crown prince not be stunned and wild with joy?

"Younger Sister." The crown prince was clearly very excited. His voice was actually trembling.

"You just called me older brother Gu. You … alright!"

The eldest princess of the first wife that Wu Mei possessed was no more than ten years old. However, just like her nickname, she was slender and elegant.

Although her palm-sized face hadn't grown yet, from her dark eyebrows, pink cheeks, and her foxy eyes that had become misty due to the support of Wu Mei's soul, one could see that she would be a heavenly beauty in the future.

Although Wu Mei was a demon immortal, she had been a demon immortal for a long time. Because she wanted to find the Benefactor who made her wish come true, she had wandered many worlds and seen many different things. Wu Mei's current cunning wasn't any less than the men and women who had been immersed in the power struggle of the imperial court and the fight for favor in the harem.

Wu Mei was the type of person who was more cunning than a hornet's nest.

Wu Mei's eyes were half closed. A hint of grievance flashed through her misty eyes.

"Brother Crown Prince, does Imperial Father not like me?"

The Crown Prince frowned as if he had suddenly thought of something. His expression turned ugly.

"Did someone say something in front of you?"

Wu Mei found it funny. Shouldn't this crown prince be asking how his sister, who had been a fool for more than ten years, suddenly recovered? Why did his focus shift to whether she had been bullied?

Wu Mei was amused to see such a mixture of joy and anger, but she also felt a little emotional.

He was a good brother.

Wu Mei pursed her lips. When her small face turned a little pale because of her actions, she timidly said, "Older Brother Crown Prince, Imperial Mother left. She really left … She doesn't want Mei Niang anymore."

"Little sister, what do you mean?"

Thinking of a possibility, the Crown Prince's eyes widened. After looking left and right, he still didn't see the mother he dreamed of. His tone was a little regretful as he said, "She's not here.

His voice was filled with regret as he said, "I knew that my biological sister wouldn't be a fool. It turns out that little sister has been accompanying Imperial Mother all these years!

I'm really unfilial. I actually had to wait for little sister to say it herself before I found out that Imperial Mother has been by our side all these years. "

Wait …

Brother Crown Prince, what are you imagining …

Wu Mei, who felt that her biological brother was imagining things, pursed her lips and tacitly agreed with the Crown Prince's words.

Thus, the Crown Prince, who was too good at imagining things, actually rushed to the bed. Whether it was his expression or his words, he appeared to be too excited as he said, "Why would Imperial Mother leave? Could it be that she saved little sister, so she …"

My brother, you're amazing. Little sister hasn't even said the excuse she wanted to find, and you've already found one for me.

My brother, you said it so well. If little sister doesn't go with the flow and say that it's like that, wouldn't it be letting your imagination down?

Wu Mei, who almost couldn't hold back her laughter, straightened her expression and said very seriously, "Brother Crown Prince guessed correctly. Imperial Mother said that little sister has been with her for more than ten years. If little sister isn't sent back, I'm afraid little sister will have to bear the reputation of being a fool for the rest of her life."

"Imperial Mother is just this kind of loving …"

Thinking of his gentle and dignified birth mother, the Crown Prince's eyes reddened.

He was older than Wu Mei by seven years. When his birth mother passed away due to difficult labor while giving birth to Wu Mei, he had already remembered for many years.

At that time, he vaguely understood why his mother had told him in advance that if she wasn't around, he must protect and take good care of little sister.

Presumably, his mother had long had a premonition that she would 'die due to difficult labor' while giving birth to little sister.

Thinking of his fair and tender little sister, who he had personally raised, the Crown Prince instantly thought of the person floating in the water today.

A trace of hatred flashed through his eyes. He shouldn't have believed that the people around his imperial father could take good care of little sister. Look at how little time had passed, and little sister had fallen into the water.

At this time, the imperial physician arrived.

First, he paid his respects to the gloomy Crown Prince. Then, he trembled with fear as he took Wu Mei's pulse.

After taking her pulse, the imperial physician beamed with joy and said, "Reporting to the Crown Prince, the Eldest Princess is fine."

The Crown Prince nodded. Just as he was about to order someone to give the imperial physician a reward, His Holiness, who had finished his discussion with the court officials, rushed over.

As soon as he saw the imperial physician, he asked, "How is the princess? Is there anything wrong?"

Naturally, the imperial physician repeated what he had answered the Crown Prince to His Holiness.

When His Holiness heard the imperial physician say that Wu Mei was fine, his heart relaxed. He sent the imperial physician away and had him grab some cold medicine. Then, he asked the Crown Prince, "How did Mei Niang fall into the water?"

"Imperial father, you shouldn't ask this of your son. You should ask the people around you.

You clearly know that little sister can't be separated from someone. Why did you let little sister appear alone in the imperial garden, especially in the area with the pond? "

The Crown Prince's words weren't polite at all. On the spot, His Holiness's face fell.

His Holiness was somewhat angry. This anger was not only because of the Crown Prince's words, but also because of the people around him who didn't listen to him.

"We will investigate this matter thoroughly and give Mei Niang an explanation."

His Holiness's words were originally directed at the Crown Prince. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince pursed his lips and didn't speak. Instead, it was Wu Mei, who had always been in a daze and didn't speak, who spoke.

"Many thanks for Imperial father's pity."

His Holiness's eyes suddenly widened. It was clear that he didn't dare to believe it. He said, "Mei Niang, this is … this is …"

"She's cured!"

The Crown Prince fully demonstrated what it meant to disdain one's biological father. He narrowed his eyes and pursed his thin lips. He said mockingly, "Thanks to imperial mother's blessing, little sister is cured.

Gu Xin is very happy. It's just that those leek embryos in imperial father's harem won't feel good. "

Leek embryos …

His Holiness's mouth twitched. His heart was filled with helplessness.

What kind of lousy metaphor was this? Could his women, his shu mother, be described as leek embryos?

Although he had only seen the harem in passing these past few years, he had only heard the newlyweds laugh and not seen the descendants cry. It was indeed like leeks being harvested one by one. But when he heard his most important di son say this, as the Emperor, as a father, he felt very awkward.

However, the Crown Prince suddenly mentioned 'leek embryos'. Could it be that Mei Niang fell into the water this time because of those women of his …

His Holiness immediately began to think more. "How did Mei Niang suddenly recover?"

"It's good that she's cured.

I already said that it was imperial mother's blessing. If imperial father doesn't believe me, you can try to enter her dreams at night and have a good chat with imperial mother. "The Crown Prince firmly believed that the story he imagined was true.

"Right now, imperial father should first be confused and thinking about how little sister ran to the imperial garden.

Don't say that little sister wanted to go. Little sister used to be … oh, she was so obedient. Would she want to go anywhere? "

"We know."

His Holiness nodded with a straight face. However, he looked at Wu Mei with a kind gaze.

"Since she's cured, we should also go to the ancestral temple to pay respects to the ancestors of Great Wei.

Thanks to the ancestors, our Mei Niang … "

The Crown Prince's handsome face was wooden as he forcefully interrupted His Holiness's words.

"It's imperial mother's blessing that little sister is cured."

His Holiness: … …

This troublesome thing is not cute at all … …

After His Holiness and the Crown Prince's fight, he went to investigate the reason Wu Mei fell into the water.

One had to know that there were very few secrets in the harem that could be truly buried. It all depended on whether the emperor wanted to investigate or not.

His Holiness had promised the Crown Prince, who was obsessed with his little sister, so he naturally put in a lot of effort to investigate.

In just a few days, the hidden guards found out that this matter was related to Consort Zhen.

Consort Zhen came from Jinling's Zhen family. Her mother, Old Madam Zhen, was close friends with Lady Jia. She was also His Holiness's wet nurse.

This Old Madam Zhen had a son and a daughter. The older daughter was Consort Zhen, who was involved in the incident of Fu Mei falling into the water. The younger son was the Queen, who was quite trusted by the Emperor. He was once the Imperial Envoy Jin Ling Province's President of the Benevolent Institute, Zhen Yingjia.

"I thought Consort Zhen was a good person, but it turns out that she's also a restless one."

His Holiness sneered when he thought about how if the Crown Prince hadn't decisively jumped into the water to save Wu Mei, he would have lost his only daughter.

His Holiness had been on the throne for so many years, and his children could be considered prosperous.

But the strange thing was that he had taken in so many concubines, but other than the eldest daughter of the Queen Yuan who had died in childbirth, he didn't have a daughter in the past ten years.

His Holiness liked daughters, so not long after Wu Mei was born, the imperial physician discovered that there was something wrong with Wu Mei's brain. He didn't treat Wu Mei as a royal scandal and secretly deal with her. Instead, he chose to raise her well.

Fortunately, the ancestors protected him. He pitied his eldest daughter who had been stupid for more than ten years.

His Holiness thought about how Wu Mei looked at him with her beautiful eyes full of worship. His Holiness was angry at the Consort Zhen who was involved in Wu Mei's falling into the water.

He immediately ordered the Consort Zhen to be demoted to a noble person under the pretext of 'impoliteness in front of the Emperor'.

Not to mention how the Consort Zhen was like a bolt from the blue when she received the imperial edict. Wu Mei was asked by the Crown Prince to rest in the palace for a few days. Wu Mei couldn't sit still, and the reason was naturally related to Jia Xie.

"Benefactor wants to discuss marriage."

Wu Mei looked at the sparrow on the table that was chirping. She said with some annoyance, "Isn't the mourning period not over yet? Why is he in such a hurry to discuss marriage?" Moreover, Benefactor was only thirteen years old, not fifteen years old. It was too early to discuss marriage.