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After thinking about it for a long time, Qu Yi decided to visit Qu Xue'er first. Although the time was a little long, it was still good to look around.

"Xue Er, where are you going?"

When Qu Yi entered Qu Xue'er's palace, he coincidentally saw her coming out of the room right after changing her clothes. Compared to usual, Qu Xue'er's clothes were much more formal. He must have been dressed up well.

"Elder brother, the last time I begged father to save Gu Xiao, that Imperial Noble Consort Yan had pleaded for me and it could be considered as him helping me out. I was prepared to bring some things to see her, so it could be considered as a thank-you."

Qu Yi saw more than ten palace maid holding trays waiting, all covered with red silk, without needing to open them. Based on his little sister's handwriting, it should be some kind of golden hairpin.

Qu Yi frowned, he was extremely dissatisfied with her actions.

"Xue'er, have you forgotten the relationship between us and the Imperial Noble Consort Yan?" Qu Yi's tone suddenly became much heavier.

Qu Xue'er was startled, she did not understand what she meant, but after muttering some words, she opened her mouth, "I know, she stole our father s."

"But this is the palace, and there is more than one concubine in the father. Royal brother, she helped me last time, I was just there to repay her kindness."

Moreover, which man wasn't a concubine with three thousand beauties in the harem? father was the ruler of a nation? Just ask where would there really be a king of the weak water 3000 only to take a ladle, these are only ancient books.

Qu Yi was momentarily convinced by her reasoning, as if it was indeed the case.

"Alright, then go earlier. Remember, other than repaying her favor, don't have any other entanglements with her. Otherwise, mother will be unhappy."

"Mhm mhm, I got it." "Then the next time I'm free, I'll pay my respects to my royal brother. I'll take my leave first."

Qu Yi looked at her leaving figure and thought back to what the palace maid had said before. "The Grand princess originally wanted the Emperor to send troops to rescue the kidnapped Godly Doctor Gu, but some words annoyed the emperor and he was punished to kneel in front of the Cheng Ming Palace for an entire night. Coincidentally, another heavy rain came that day, which was why …"

It was all his fault, as the eldest brother, for being too useless. The power he wielded was too small, so much so that even after kneeling in the rain for so long, no one came to notify him.

When he thought about how Qu Yiyu had sent many people to stay by his side, Qu Yi did not know whether to be happy or sad. Although the father valued him very highly, he was too strict with him.

As the Crown Prince, it seemed like he was truly as those people said. He had no real power, and he only had the reputation of being a Crown Prince. The Queen Mother's attitude towards him had always been neither cold nor hot. Out of the three sons, it was unknown who the Queen Mother had placed her bets on.

Forget it, there was no use thinking too much about these things. Since father had promised him to give Xue'er a way out, he would definitely agree.

"Taste it, this is made from osmanthus flowers specially collected a few days ago, and it's even fresh. The food will be here soon, when Xi Wu is hungry, she'll eat some osmanthus cake first."

Catching sight of Feng Xiwu's lolicon of gluttony, Mu Hanyan smiled as she pushed the pastries towards her.

Looking at the mixed pastries, Feng Xiwu unceremoniously picked one up. "Big Sister Yan is indeed clever, not only are women so good, even the taste of the pastries is so good, from now on …"

He realized that he had said the wrong thing. Feng Xiwu immediately stopped talking, and the table became quiet for a moment, "Big Sister Yan is sorry, I did not do it on purpose."

Damn it, I forgot to look at the calendar, I shouldn't have gone out today.

Mu Hanyan laughed, "It's fine, you didn't do it on purpose, but you're a Prince Jing's Wife now, so you can't speak without thinking in front of others."

Feng Xiwu nodded and obediently started eating her snacks.

"That's right, Xi Wu, Prince Jing entrusted me to pass this to you." Mu Hanxuan suddenly remembered his purpose coming to visit her.

Prince Jing?

Recalling what she had done, Feng Xiwu felt guilty.

Looking at the envelope in her hand, Feng Xiwu hesitated. Mu Hanxuan saw that something was amiss and probed, "What, did you quarrel with Prince Jing?"

Feng Xiwu was silent.

"Shut up. You can't stop me from eating." Mu Hanyan lightly rebuked him, "Yunxi, since you don't want to watch, then let's eat first. Relax, Big Sister Yan still has some ability to protect you."

Feng Xiwu laughed awkwardly, then casually stuffed the envelope back into her sleeves, "Big Sister Yan, the Prince and I are fine, you guys are overthinking things."

While they were talking, the palace maid had already served their meals. Mu Hanyan picked up some vegetables and placed them into her bowl, "Quickly eat it, it will become cold later on."

While the three of them were talking, a mischievous figure appeared at the door.

"See you too long, princess." Qing Shui, who was waiting at the side, quickly went up and bowed. Her servants also quickly followed and kowtowed.

"Get up." Qu Xue'er casually waved her hand. Feng Xiwu was surprised, why was it that the Big Sister Yan was always so lively when the Queen just left?

Although she hadn't seen Grand Princess's face in the Prince Jing's Mansion last time, looking at the way these two people acted, it was clear that Grand Princess and her mother were not the same type of people.

"I have seen princess for too long," Feng Xiwu said as she slightly bowed towards Mu Hanyan.

"Eh? Prince Jing's Wife, you are here too? Has my royal brother come? " Seeing Feng Xiwu here, Qu Xue'er was very surprised. She thought that she was the only one in Imperial Noble Consort Yan today, but she did not expect that she would coincidentally bump into him.

Feng Xiwu smiled politely. "The Prince has something to do, so this wangfei has nothing better to do in the palace. I'll come to the palace to take a look at the Big Sister Yan and chat with her."

Mu Hanxuan shot her a glance. Like last time, he would always lie without making a sound.

"Why is the Great princess here?" Mu Hanyan looked at the thing that was on Qu Xue'er's back, and felt that it was strange, she did not have much interaction with this Grand Princess.

To be more precise, she didn't have many interactions with some of the people in the palace.

"I am here to thank Imperial Noble Consort Yan for helping me during the rainy night. Although you and my mother are enemies, I have always loved and hated you. Since you helped me out, I will naturally repay this favor."

Mu Hanyan laughed, "That's why all the things that the has brought are just gifts, right?"

These words sounded weird, Qu Xue'er frowned.

Facing Qu Xue'er's face which had just lost its childish look, the image of the resolute back figure in the rain once again surfaced in Mu Hanyan's mind.

These two gave people a feeling that they didn't match.

"It was merely a small matter, there is no need for princess to be so courteous, and furthermore," her clear eyes met Qu Xue'er's with a puzzled look.