The poor Prince found his wife becoming more and more娇艳美丽 (alluring and beautiful), and he always felt like he stood next to her like her father, which was truly heart-wrenching!
He had to find a way to change this situation! So, the first person this guy thought of was Mo Lian's wife.
"That beauty cream, it's not useful for men?"
"If the Prince desires beauty, I have a kind of ointment here that is also useful for men."
"Hey, hey, hey, then, bring it, bring it!" The Old Prince reached out and poked the little poker face's arm. "Quickly, don't be stingy, give Imperial Uncle a jar. If it works well, I'll promote it for you. It's not impossible to even trick Jianping with it."
Qiao Mu: ...
You, sir, are truly King Jianping's older brother!
"Here, take it and use it. I guarantee you'll look ten years younger within three months. And don't ever be foolish enough to take that aging pill again," Qiao Mu glanced out the window, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Hey, hey, quieter, be quieter!" The Old Prince quickly put away the men's beauty cream, sneaking a glance outside the door.
A little while later, the Princess Consort walked in, her eyes a bit red. She sat next to the Old Prince, gave him a sidelong glance, then smiled and said, "Come, come, bring in the fish soup. Qiao Qiao, Aunt will ladle you a bowl."
"Aunt, we can start the acupuncture tomorrow."
"I checked Aunt today, and her body is recovering well."
"Good, good," the Old Prince said happily. "Then you stay home tomorrow with your aunt. I'll go to the palace for roll call, and if there's nothing important, I'll come back early."
"Hey, do you play mahjong? Tomorrow, the four of us will play mahjong! I'm telling you, I've never lost at mahjong!"
That night, the moonlight was like water.
Qiao Mu sat by the window after bathing, gazing at the evening scenery, listening to the soft wind rustling through the leaves outside.
"The Prince was truly happy today," Mo Lian said, walking out while drying his wet hair with a towel.
"Oh, right, I found out about Long Shouxin," Mo Lian put down the towel in his hand, raised his hand to dry his long hair a bit more, then came and sat beside Qiao Mu, taking her small hand.
"He's truly not doing well recently. It's said that his chest and head have been aching continuously, and they can't find the reason. His family says it's because he was too eager in his cultivation, leading to blocked meridians."
Qiao Mu raised her delicate brows and nodded. "Then it seems that curse talisman worked."
"I didn't expect Madam Mu to genuinely seek revenge for Mother-in-law," Mo Lian said. "I'll have people keep an eye on the Long family. If there's any movement, we'll know immediately."
"Mm," Qiao Mu nodded, resting her small head against his chest. "One day, the clouds will part, and we'll see the sun."
"Yes," Mo Lian reached out and brushed the hair from her forehead, his gaze sweeping around. "Did you have that feeling today?"
Qiao Mu shook her head. "Today, here, I felt my whole body lighten, and that chilling feeling of being watched disappeared."
This was also why she agreed to stay at Prince Kang's Estate.
She wanted to test if she would still have that feeling of being watched while at Prince Kang's Estate.
The fact proved, she did not.
"Then it seems there's still something strange about the Mu family," Mo Lian naturally trusted his little wife's intuition.
Intuition is something unexplainable, but he unconditionally trusted his Qiao Qiao.