After transmigrating into the book, the prime minister always wants to farm with me.

Chapter 438 Your Majesty's Insolence
The Empress looked unwell but said nothing. She smiled and said, "It's common knowledge in the capital that Lady Xian is unwell, so it's understandable that Prime Minister Pei is worried. However, people only know how devoted the Prime Minister is, but they don't know that Lady Xian is such a beautiful woman."

Qi Yunran also glanced at the Empress, who was wearing a bright red phoenix robe and a golden phoenix crown.

Her round face makes her look like she's destined to bring good fortune to her husband.

Her eyebrows were curved like willow leaves, and her eyes had a slightly sharp, phoenix-like quality.

Not aggressive, seemingly easygoing, yet creating a sense of distance that makes one feel ashamed!
She had a high, delicate nose and perfectly shaped, crimson lips.

She appeared aloof, dignified, elegant, and noble.

Qi Yunran quickly bowed and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress!"

"Get up!"

Lou Mingzhu's eyes deepened when she saw that Qi Yunran had not been blamed.

He looked at the Empress with a half-smile: "Greetings to my sister-in-law!"

"Rise! Someone, please have a seat!"

"Yes!"

The palace maids immediately brought over two chairs and said respectfully, "Princess and Lady Xian, please sit down!"

Qi Yunran smiled and nodded to the palace maid before sitting down.

Seeing that the two were seated, the Empress ordered tea to be served.

Qi Yunran dipped her lips in the tea and exclaimed in admiration, "It is indeed fine tea, Your Majesty is too kind!"

"This isn't exactly good tea; it's pre-rain Longjing. If you like it, I'll give you some!"

"Your Majesty is too modest. This is the finest tea! It would be a waste for someone like me who knows nothing about tea to take it. Your Majesty should keep it and savor it!" The Empress calmly put down her teacup. "Your Majesty is too modest. No matter how precious the pre-rain Longjing tea is, it is still an inanimate object. It is only natural to give it to His Highness the Crown Prince's foster mother."

Lou Mingzhu then added, seemingly unintentionally, "That's right. They have the grace of raising the Crown Prince, so any reward is justified and not excessive."

Qi Yunran looked calmly at the Empress: "Your Majesty, you may not know this, but it was His Highness the Crown Prince who saved me back then. If anyone owes me a favor, it is His Highness the Crown Prince who has done me a favor."

A cold glint flashed in Lou Mingzhu's eyes.

The Empress's eyes flickered slightly, her gaze shifting gently: "You're too kind, Madam. His Highness the Crown Prince always remembers your kindness in raising him. Hearing that you had returned from your illness, he rushed back to see you, even neglecting his studies!"

Qi Yunran's heart sank. The Empress was blaming her for being too close to the Crown Prince.

With an expressionless face, just as Lou Mingzhu was about to reply, she interrupted, "It's a good thing that His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​loyalty and righteousness. Of course, he will remember the kindness of Lady Xian in raising him. No wonder His Highness treats Lady Xian even more affectionately than I, his aunt! This princess is a little jealous."

That's a really hurtful thing to say.

Is this clearly saying that Jingxuan is not close to members of the royal family, but close to her?

“Princess Mingzhu, everyone has a heart. As long as you treat him sincerely, His Highness the Crown Prince will not be unkind to you. Look, His Highness has only been with me for a year, yet he is so sentimental. This shows that His Highness is indeed a kind and loyal prince.”

Lou Mingzhu's eyes turned completely cold, tearing away her pretense: "Does Madam mean that I am not sincere in my feelings for His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Qi Yunran also stood up and apologized to the Empress: "Your Majesty, Princess Mingzhu said this herself, I never said it. Besides, for the past five years, it has been Your Majesty who has been carefully instructing His Highness the Crown Prince. Does Princess Mingzhu's statement mean that she is dissatisfied with Your Majesty's teaching?"

The Empress's face immediately darkened. It was indeed she who had been tutoring the Crown Prince for the past five years. Was Mingzhu deliberately ruining everything in her feud with Consort Xian, trying to humiliate her?

"You insolent Madam! Do you really think this princess dares not punish you?" Lou Mingzhu was furious. Seeing that Qi Yunran's expression was still calm and without the slightest fear, a surge of anger rose in her heart, and she only wanted to end her immediately.

(End of this chapter)