Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 266 Entering the Palace Now

"She also said that as long as you do as she says, she will develop a beauty pill for you in two months. By then, you will definitely become the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty." Ning Xingchen touched his nose. Although his younger sister was quite pretty, to be honest, she was still a bit short of being the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty. At least the current most beautiful woman, Lan Tingwan, was really beautiful.

My younger sister is still not as good as others.

That Yunyi is really too arrogant. Does she think she can make her sister's features grow back?

Anyway, he felt that there was some exaggeration in what he said, but there was one advantage: it would make his sister happy.

"Really?" Ning Wushuang's eyes lit up. "Then I'll have to study this carefully." After saying that, she grabbed the ointment and the letter and was about to run away, but she still knew her manners and stopped after taking a few steps. "Thank you, brother."

Ning Xingchen waved her hand, "No need for thanks. Just don't hold it against me if I don't become the number one beauty."

In Wushuang Courtyard, Ning Wushuang frowned slightly as she read the words in the letter. What kind of method was this?

Ru Hua brought over some freshly baked tea and snacks from the kitchen: "Miss, is something wrong?"

Ning Wushuang glanced at Ruhua and handed her the letter: "This is what that divine doctor told me. He said that as long as I follow his instructions, I can become the most beautiful woman."

Ru Hua glanced at the letter, her expression turning somewhat strange: "Eating more vegetables and fruits is fine, but can learning to smile every day make me the most beautiful woman?"

“Well… let’s just laugh, it’s not a waste of anything.” Siqin next to her smiled. “It’s so simple.” She then deliberately grinned.

Ning Wushuang's lips twitched: "I'll try my best."

"Come on, cleanse your face first and apply the ointment, then take a nap. Tomorrow... start smiling." Ru Hua smiled too, but this girl rarely smiled, and her smile now felt a little strange.

Ning Wushuang was helpless, but she still did as Ru Hua said, since she wouldn't lose anything anyway.

not to mention……

She raised her hand to touch her face. She had thought there was no hope, but now it seemed that she could still make it to the palace banquet at the end of the year. Her mother had wanted to avenge her, but she had refused. It was just a dispute between two girls. If her mother had intervened and made a scene, she might have been accused of bullying others, since the other party had sincerely apologized and brought generous gifts.

However, she would never let it go like that. She had heard that Han Lian'er had also returned, and some grudges should be settled by herself.

After explaining things to his parents, Ning Xingchen went back to his room to sleep. He was exhausted from the journey, having to travel through wind and rain. He needed to rest and recuperate, otherwise his image as the most dashing playboy in the capital would be tarnished.

Princess Qiaochu, however, was discussing with her husband with a serious expression: "I think we should go to the palace."

"Do you think that person will listen to you?" Marquis Yong'an asked with a solemn expression.

"Then what can we do? Are we just going to let those people get away with it?"

Marquis Yong'an grasped his wife's hand: "Ah Xian, he... is not a wise ruler."

Princess Qiaochu's maiden name was Zhou Jingxian, and Qiaochu was her title.

Princess Qiaochu nodded: "I know, and I also know that... the Crown Prince was his doing."

Marquis Yong'an remained silent.

"Brother Xun, I know you're actually feeling very wronged..."

“Ah Xian, I won’t feel wronged if I can marry you.” Marquis Yong’an shook his head. “Although I can’t lead troops, I have money, leisure, and a beautiful wife. Many people envy me.”

Princess Qiaochu felt even more distressed. The title of Marquis of Yong'an was won on the spot. Ning Xun's grandfather was a meritorious official who helped Emperor Gaozu overthrow the corrupt rule of the previous dynasty. He was personally granted the title of Marquis of Yong'an by Emperor Gaozu.

His father guarded the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty for thirty years, and even Ning Xun was born on the southern border.

The first and second Marquis of Yong'an both died and were buried on the border.

Ning Xun, the dashing young man in his prime, was the dream lover of countless girls. If he hadn't married her, the eldest princess, he would probably be a powerful marquis on horseback, not the man he is now...

"Alright." Marquis Yong'an naturally knew his wife's thoughts and reached out to hug her. "These were all my own choices, so you don't need to blame yourself. Besides, the Emperor is very suspicious. If I had continued to stay in the South, I might already be dead."

Princess Qiaochu took a deep breath and reached out to hug the other person's waist: "Tell me, wouldn't it be great if we were just ordinary people? We could just live our own little lives without so many troubles."

Marquis Yong'an laughed: "That's not necessarily true. Haven't you heard that poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows? Moreover, ordinary couples often have more things beyond their control. If those powerful people take a fancy to you and try to take you away, I won't be able to protect you."

"What are you saying?" Princess Qiaochu patted his chest.

“Then let’s put it another way. If some noble lady took a fancy to me, you couldn’t protect me, could you?” Marquis Yong’an held his wife’s hand. “But what about now? Although… there are unavoidable circumstances, at least no one dares to bully us, and we can protect the people we want to protect.”

“You’re right,” Princess Qiaochu smiled. “I was mistaken.” She paused for a moment, “However, such a big thing happened over there, shouldn’t we tell everyone?”

"Go ahead and say it, but let's see how you say it."

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Your Highness will have to do this."

"Ok?"

"You shall enter the palace now..."

The Imperial Palace, Cixi Palace.

Emperor Zhou Shun brought the imperial physician with him. The weather was getting cold, and Consort Hong was getting old, so she hadn't been feeling well these past few days.

Although Consort Hong was not Emperor Zhou Shundi's biological mother, she continued to enjoy the treatment of an empress dowager because of the favor she had shown him when he saved her life, and because the empress dowager had already passed away.

"I'm just getting old, Your Majesty doesn't need to make a fuss about it." Consort Hong smiled at Emperor Zhou Shun.

"Your Highness, you are too kind." Emperor Zhou Shun treated the Red Consort with great respect. "It is only natural for me to come and visit you."

Consort Hong patted Emperor Zhou Shun's hand without saying a word, but coughed a few times.

The imperial physician who examined her pulse gave the diagnosis: the weather had turned cold, she had caught a chill, and she should take some medicine and rest well.

Emperor Zhou Shundi personally oversaw the fetching of the medicine, then personally watched it being brewed, and personally served it to Consort Hong. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the Grand Eunuch Zhong hurriedly walk in and whisper a few words in his ear.

Emperor Zhou Shun's expression changed: "Your Highness, please rest well. I have other matters to attend to. I will come to see you another day." Then he turned and left.

"Go and see what happened," the Red Consort hurriedly called to her trusted nanny.