As an ordinary person, her body was naturally not as robust as a cultivator's.
On the carriage ride back, she dozed off for a short while, and only felt a little better when they arrived at the Mu Estate entrance.
Soon after returning to Gilt Courtyard, she heard that Concubine Yuan had come making a scene with her child, weeping incessantly at the entrance.
Mu Qingya was too impatient to deal with her, so she sent Granny Qiu out to clarify the situation and dismiss Yuan Qionger.
While the Mu family's first branch was in constant turmoil, the little Crown Princess's life was calm and peaceful.
When Crown Prince Mo returned to the Eastern Palace bathed in the evening afterglow, he happened to see Madam Bu Er, who had finished packing her clothes, walking out with a mournful face.
"Greetings, Your Royal Highness." Madam Bu Er quickly forced a smile and bowed to Crown Prince Mo.
Mo Lian nodded and walked past her.
He then turned to look at Madam Bu Er, who was leaving with a miserable face, and asked Huifeng, who was following behind him, with a puzzled expression, "Is she out of her mind?"
Huifeng twitched his lips. He had been with His Royal Highness all day, so he naturally didn't know what had happened to Madam Bu Er.
Mo Lian just found it a bit comical.
Before going to the Sun and Moon Secret Realm, when he had Madam Bu Er come to tailor clothes for Qiao Qiao, she would smile all day like a Maitreya Buddha, looking at him as if he were a walking golden pig...
What nerve was she having today, with a tear-streaked face, looking as if she had lost a parent? It was completely unlike her usual demeanor.
The Crown Prince stepped into the inner chambers and heard Master Qiao Qiao's clear voice call out, "Husband."
The slight irritation Crown Prince Mo had been bottling up all afternoon in the old man's imperial study immediately completely dissipated.
He quickly walked over and embraced the little figure who had rushed into his arms. "Qiao Qiao, I feel like I haven't seen you in a year and a half!"
This half-day felt too long.
Master Qiao Qiao blinked, then reached out and pinched his chin. "Husband, we just ate lunch together."
Speaking of that lunch, the Great Emperor felt quite frustrated.
His son, eating lunch, even had to return to the Eastern Palace, under the pretext of eating with his wife!
Didn't he think of his father? Couldn't he spare some time to eat lunch with his father?
"No matter, I just feel like I haven't seen you in a year." Mo Lian rubbed against her, then asked with a smile, "What was wrong with Madam Bu Er just now? She looked like her father had died..."
Jinxiu couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker. "Your Royal Highness, it wasn't that her father had died; it was that her money was gone!"
"Our Crown Princess let Madam Bu Er try several new beauty products, and Madam Bu Er ordered a lot in one go. She's going to the Zhenhui Workshop to settle the bill tomorrow."
The Crown Prince burst into laughter upon hearing this. His wife truly knew how to handle things! Look! While getting a wedding dress for free, she also sold Madam Bu Er a lot of good products in return.
"How much?" the Crown Prince asked eagerly.
"Eighty-eight thousand spirit coins in total," Jinxiu couldn't help but laugh when she mentioned this.
When Madam Bu Er heard the total price, didn't she look like her father had died...
Considering this, Madam Bu Er actually ended up paying out more than thirty thousand spirit coins for this wedding dress business. No wonder she looked so aggrieved!
Crown Prince Mo laughed heartily, picking up his little wife and holding her high. "Wife, you're amazing."
Master Qiao Qiao tilted her small head, rubbed against his loosened dark hair, and sweetly called out, "Husband."
Suddenly, "His Majesty has arrived!"—