Since the Empress had personally approved the marriage, Song Xiyue and Liu Xixun had to marry each other.

At this point, Wei Changying didn't dare to say anything bad. Instead, together with Wei Zhengyin, she tried to persuade Wei Shengxian to calm down, saying that maybe things wouldn't be as bad as they had thought. Song Xiyue was Wei Huan's granddaughter. So if the Liu Family wanted to get rid of her because of Liu Xixun, they would have to think carefully.

Wei Shengxian was saying "Sure". But this was about her daughter, how could she truly stay calm? Even if the Liu Family didn't kill Song Xiyue but after she got married, since her husband's family hated her, would she ever have a peaceful life?

Thinking of this fate, she was depressed, making her more vulnerable to diseases. Two days later, after she had returned to her place, someone had made her furious. The second madam of the Wei Family, Mrs. Duanmu, who had been at odds with her before she was married, brought her daughter-in-law and daughter to their mansion with a generous gift to offer congratulations to her.

Since the two sisters-in-law had held a grudge against each other for a long time, Mrs. Duanmu didn't go there to give her congratulations with the best of intentions. She complemented Song Xiyue with a smile, saying how lovely and wonderful she was, which made Wei Shengxian totally heartbroken. She also said how rarely the Empress approved marriages and how it was a great honor for them. In the end, she added with a faint jeer, "The sixteenth young master's brother and cousin, Liu Zhongzhao, have both come to the capital personally for this marriage! Apparently, the Liu Family values Xiyue as much as they value the sixteenth young master!"

Wei Shengxian interpreted these words as showing that people from Duke Weiyuan's side had already started to act. Now that the marriage had been personally approved by the Empress, it was impossible to withdraw from the marriage! Since they couldn't withdraw and didn't want Liu Xixun to marry a wife whose family wasn't powerful, Duke Weiyuan would probably do something to Song Xiyue and it would happen very soon.

As they had not paid the bride price, Song Xiyue was not yet a member of the Liu Family. If they killed her soon, when Liu Xixun married again, the woman would still become his first wife.

When Wei Shengxian had still been a young lady, she hadn't been able to get along with her second sister-in-law. Now that she had been irritated by Mrs. Duanmu, she became agitated and fell ill that night.

Song Xiyue and Song Ruxuan were worried that once Song Xiyue was married into the Liu Family, she would be hated by them or even harmed. Additionally, now, they were also worried about their mother, being saddened by the heartless thing their second aunt had done. The two sisters were almost getting thinner every day.

Wei Changying had sent a servant over to take some food to her two cousins. Having heard what had happened there, she was indignant, saying, "I can imagine the second uncle's family doesn't like me, but what has my eldest aunt done to them? Even though the eldest aunt had a grudge against the second aunt in the past, my two cousins have never offended the second aunt! For the sake of past grudges, she gloated over the misfortune of the younger generation. She is so narrow-minded as an elder!"

Mrs. Huang smiled, saying, "Maybe it's because she has no hope."

Wei Changying didn't understand the meaning of her words at that time, saying with hatred, "Granny, you are right. She makes a scene anywhere. Sooner or later she'll be hopeless!"

Mrs. Huang only smiled.

That was the end of it for now.

By the time it was New Year's Eve, Wei Changying was fully healthy, pregnant with her baby.

When it had been the Crown Prince's wedding, Madam Su had sought permission for her not to go. If she still didn't go to the New Year's Eve banquet, Madam Su would be considered to be spoiling her daughter-in-law too much. There were pregnant daughters-in-law or daughters in other families, but none stopped going to banquets in the palace as soon as they were pregnant.

So, this time, with her obviously bigger belly, Wei Changying had to get up early, clean up, dress up, and then go to the banquet in the palace early with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law.

It was tough for her, sitting in a sedan chair all the way. After they got out of the sedan chairs, Madam Su was stopped by several madams of equal rank to chat, so she sent Man Lou to check on her and told Mrs. Huang to check her pulse. She was then relieved. Having been cautious then, knowing that Mrs. Huang was here at the banquet, and thinking that the Granny who knew medicine would definitely tell Wei Changying what was not good to eat, Madam Su felt relaxed and started to chat with other madams of the same rank.

Having gossiped for a while, she glanced at her daughter-in-law and couldn't stay calm anymore. How come the one sitting beside Wei Changying with an upset face was Princess Anji?!

Madam Su was holding a wine cup and almost spilled all the wine onto herself. She didn't feel right anymore. This princess was known for her savage behavior! Her daughter-in-law was now very pregnant, in her most fragile state and at the most delicate time. She couldn't afford to have any fights. How could she allow Princess Anji to get close to her!?

She turned her head in shock and anger to look at the seat behind her. Unsurprisingly, Shen Cangning had gone away again! She had intended to sacrifice her young daughter to get Princess Anji away. But as usual, her daughter had disappeared as soon as the banquet started!

Madam Su gnashed the teeth in anger for a while, planning to go over there to get rid of Princess Anji herself. But she also worried that Princess Anji could feel her worry regarding her presence. Or it should be described as dislike and wariness towards her. The princess was very sensitive to all of these things. Now everything was calm. She didn't want to see the princess became angry or made a fuss when she went over there!

Having considered it carefully, Madam Su could only privately say to Man Lou, "Go over to Changying. Tell her I just noticed that the wine is being served at the banquet. Tell her not to drink it." She lowered her voice, "Figure out why Princess Anji is talking to Changying."

Man Lou took the order and went. But before she could get close, Princess Anji stopped her, "I need to talk to Wei Changying. Stop disturbing us!"

"Certainly, Your Royal Highness!" Man Lou reluctantly went back to Madam Su. Madam Su looked back again and saw that even Wei Changying's people, like Mrs. Huang, had been required to stay on the side. She was even more worried, speaking to Man Lou, " You go out and get the little b*stard back!"

It would be better if it was her lively daughter who got beaten by Princess Anji. She was, after all, a girl, not yet fifteen. Thought it would be embarrassing, it would be fine. There was nothing else they could do when meeting Princess Anji. It would be better than losing a lineal grandson.

Having a headache, Madam Su was rubbing her forehead, and she decided that no matter what, she must keep Wei Changying at her side at the banquet for the Lantern Festival.

At this time, Princess Anji sneered, "Look at your mother-in-law rubbing her forehead! She is incredibly worried about you now!"

"Maybe she drank too much wine." Said Wei Changying, leisurely peeling a clementine.

Princess Anji snorted, saying, "She was talking and laughing with the people sitting next to her. But once she turned around and saw you, she sent her maidservant to come over here but unsuccessfully. She then started rubbing her forehead. If this is not her being worried about you and hating me being here, what is it then?"

"It's New Year's Eve, so I think I shouldn't embarrass you." Wei Changying smiled sweetly at her, teasing her.

"Aren't you afraid of me?!" Princess Anji looked serious, shouting!

Wei Changying smiled, saying, "I was thinking that not many people would dare to tease you, Your Royal Highness. I am just joking." She held the peeled clementine in a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "This clementine is very sweet, but I am pregnant now, so I don't like too much sweetness. Would you like to try it?"

Princess Anji looked at it, seeing the pith was all cleaned off. Her long eyelashes fluttered, and she actually took it and ate two pieces of it. She then said calmly, "It doesn't matter if it is sweet or not. I remember that when I was very small, perhaps it was when the Eleventh Prince was sent to the Doujin Palace? A servant peeled a clementine for me, but there was still a piece of pith left, so I refused to eat it and my mother told the person off, and then... When my mother was sick, she wanted to eat clementines. However, no matter how I tried, I couldn't get any. I heard people say there were ornamental clementine trees in the imperial garden, so I went over at night to steal two green ones. They were extremely sour! My mother couldn't eat any part. Later when I was totally starving, I finally ate them."

What she really meant was that at that time her mother and she couldn't even have enough food, let alone sweet clementines. As a princess, she was so hungry that she had to eat the sour fruits picked from the clementine trees, which were grown for ornamental purposes instead of fruits. Wei Changying knew that Princess Anji's clothes were old. Even though she had a reputation for being fierce within and without the palace, her life wasn't good. But Wei Changying hadn't expected that she had been starved like that. She froze, not knowing how to answer.

"In this palace, there is too much I and my mother don't want to recall." Princess Anji wrapped the remaining half of the clementine in a clean handkerchief and carefully put it into her sleeve. She did this in front of Wei Changying, without showing any embarrassment, nor did she pretend to be pathetic or pitiful. She said calmly, "Therefore, my biggest wish is not to take revenge on or to make things difficult for anyone. I only want to take my mother with me, living without worrying about food and clothing, even if everything is so simple. So, you don't need to worry that I will become your burden in the future. After I get married, unless someone is restricting me, I will not take the initiative to cause trouble for anyone. I'm tired of plotting against others!"

Wei Changying was stunned, saying, "I didn't think you would become my burden, Your Royal Highness."

Having heard that, Princess Anji looked upset, shouting in a low voice, "Then what do you mean? You have said that there is a suitor. But for months, there was not even a message from you! Are you fooling me?!"

"I said I haven't spoken to that person yet. If he has someone who he likes or is engaged to, what to do then?" Wei Changying pointed to her belly, saying with a wry smile, "Your Royal Highness, you see, it is not convenient for me to look around for you these days!"

Well, actually, she had forgotten about it.

After returning home from King Run's mansion, she had gone to her second uncle's mansion to seek an apology and then had found out that she was pregnant that night, but her pregnancy had been fragile. So, how could Wei Changying do what she promised Princess Anji? She had been too busy trying to keep her baby!

Later, her condition had been stabilized, but she had then had to worry about her cousin Song Xiyue's marriage. And a few days ago, her eldest aunt, Wei Shengxian, had fallen ill!

If today Princess Anji hadn't come and sat over here, soon after the banquet had started, she would have completely forgotten the things she had promised this princess beside the lake in the garden of King Run's mansion.

Since Anji had come to collect the debt, Wei Changying was very embarrassed.

Furthermore, Princess Anji, who was not easy to please, said with a scary look on her face, "How dare you lie to me! If it is inconvenient for you to do it, why can't you tell someone around you to do it? Don't you have all those cousins? Don't you have many relatives and the people from your dowry? Even if you weren't pregnant now, would you go to the place to ask them in person? It must be that you were half-hearted about the promise you gave me, and then you forgot about it. Now you dare to make excuses!"

Wei Changying secretly wiped away her cold sweat, thinking as this young princess had managed to give all the imperial madams in the capital a headache, she was really not someone who people would mess with! She said with hollow laughter, "Your Royal Highness, please forgive me!"

Having heard this, Princess Anji became angrier, "I knew it! How dare you!"

She then whispered to threaten her, "Tell me quickly. Who was he whom you mentioned last time?"

Wei Changying looked around, whispering, "Your Royal Highness, I don't know if that young master is married, so I really can't tell you."

"What do you know!" Princess Anji looked so fierce, glaring, that she almost slapped the table, "If you don't think it's good to tell this to me, why did you promise it to me that time? You made me keep thinking who the person you talked about was! Do you think I will only want to marry him? I'm just curious about who you are talking about!"

"...!" Wei Changying was wiping at her cold sweat, laughing awkwardly, "It's all my fault..."

"Of course, it's your fault!" Princess Anji almost wanted to hold her neck and shake her back and forth, "Tell me, tell me quickly, who is he?"

Wei Changying had no choice. She could only cough dryly, moving towards her ear and lowering her voice to say, "The young master I want to tell you, who is honest and loyal and has a harmonious family, is the first young master of the Huo Family in Yunxia, Huo Zhaoyu!"

Princess Anji paused, muttering, "Huo Zhaoyu? I have not heard of this person..."

"I have only met this young master and his half-brother once." Having said that, Wei Changying was glared at by Princess Anji. She quickly stopped Princess Anji from attempting to question her in anger, saying, "At that time, because of the presence of another person, I became sure that this young master is definitely a good-natured person! So is his half-brother! Both of them have good temperaments, so it must be that their family is nice!"

Gu Naizheng was such an eccentric. Wei Changying was overjoyed every time when she managed to keep him under control. These two young masters of the Huo Family were able to treat him as their brother and have a close friendship with him!

So, there was no need to question how broad-minded, sincere, humble, and noble Huo Zhaoyu and Huo Chenyuan were!!!