The Poisonous Wife: Cute Baby Comes to Rebirth with Me

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Yun Xi looked back, gave Mei Qing a reassuring smile, and then left with firm steps.

When I stepped into the room, I saw that Censor Xiao had prepared thorn sticks and tied them tightly around his back.

The sharp thorns of the bramble pierced deeply into his skin, and blood slowly seeped out through the gaps between the thorns, staining his clothes red. The bright red was so dazzling that it almost made people cry.

Li Dui had regained his composure at this moment, perhaps because Lan Xiang's words had made him understand something.

Seeing this, Yun Xi whispered, "Drink a bowl of hot brown sugar ginger soup before setting off."

Censor Xiao took the ginger soup, his hands trembling slightly, not sure if it was due to the cold or excitement.

He looked up at Yun Xi, his eyes full of gratitude and relief.

Li Dui watched from the side, feeling mixed emotions, and silently urged Xiao Yushi to drink it while it was hot.

The ginger soup went down his throat, spicy with a hint of sweetness, and the warmth spread throughout Censor Xiao's limbs.

He drank the ginger soup and even swallowed the ginger pieces, tears seemed to flash in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yun Xi smiled softly and said, "Everything is ready, let's go."

The wind outside had begun to howl, and they had to set off as soon as possible while the warmth was here.

Li Dui nodded, turned around and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and whispered: "I'll go prepare the carriage." Since they were asking for forgiveness by carrying the thorns on their backs, they naturally could not take a carriage. They had to walk into the palace naked, carrying the thorns on their backs.

Inside the palace, Concubine Liu sat upright on a chair, wearing a light blue satin palace skirt embroidered with peonies.

Although the dress was a little old, it still brought out her noble temperament. Although her headdress was expensive, it was not a new style, which showed that she was not a person who pursued fashion.

Her face was well-maintained, rosy and smooth, but fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes and there was a hint of fatigue in her eyes.

Over the years, although the Liu family held high positions and enjoyed generous salaries, due to the emperor's strict supervision, it was inconvenient for the harem to communicate with the previous dynasty, and Concubine Liu's life became increasingly difficult.

Empress Changsun was in charge of the affairs of the harem and was known for her frugality, so the monthly allowance of the palace concubines was reduced accordingly.

Although Concubine Liu had no worries about food and drink, she still had to arrange for expensive things in private, which made her feel a little stressed.

The wife of Marquis Wu'an would occasionally send some gifts to the palace, but recently, as she had not received any return from Concubine Liu, her exchanges had gradually decreased.

Concubine Liu was dissatisfied with this and thought that the wife of Marquis Wu'an severed the sisterhood because there was no profit to be gained.

After hearing what Concubine Liu said, Lady Wu'an couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She responded calmly, "If the news of the poor relief that Her Majesty said about coming to the palace gets out, I'm afraid it will be laughed at. And Her Majesty said that she has nothing to give me, so does that mean the things that Her Majesty gave me when she came back to visit her relatives don't count? I'm afraid that even if I bring in ten more gifts, it won't be worth even one tenth of it."

When Concubine Liu heard this, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face.

She smiled faintly and said indifferently: "Don't mention those anymore. They were all given by the Queen. They are not my own things."

The wife of Marquis Wu'an has never been good at pleasing people, and even when facing a high-ranking lady like Concubine Liu, she speaks frankly.

She knew that Concubine Liu was trying to discourage her, but thinking that they were sisters after all, she didn't want to say anything more.

This meeting left a subtle rift between the two men.

Concubine Liu's financial difficulties and Marquis Wu'an's wife's alienation both indicate that in this deep palace, the fake sisterhood will eventually be no match for the real calculations of interests. (End of this chapter)