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The second prince looked like a mother, and he was very fair and elegant. He had a pretty face, and the chrysanthemums that filled the yard made him look even more like a gentleman than a chrysanthemum.

On the other hand, Xie Jingxi had a good impression of him. She just felt that it was a pity that she had placed such a young man, who was clean of worldly affairs, in the camp of the Imperial Inner Academy. On the other hand, Third Prince was extremely adorable. It was just that his expression changed along with his birth mother's, bringing about a bit of weakness. His eyes were rolling around the room cleverly, but his movements were a bit timid.

"I didn't expect Xiao Ruochuan to be so good-looking after growing up. You don't know how he looked like when he was young, like a little girl." Gu Wan pulled Xie Jingxi and muttered to him softly, "Back then when we disguised him as a servant girl, we couldn't even tell him apart from the people we knew in the palace. But come to think of it, why wasn't he afraid of the chrysanthemums?"

Gu Wan was still brooding over the fact that she was afraid of the chrysanthemum. There were a few young ladies who were playing around back then, and even the Second Prince she usually bullied was fine, but she had already lost a lot of face.

Xie Jingxi suddenly asked. "Are you saying that at that time, you were the only one who had a rash?"

"I don't think so, I heard that some of the young mistresses were also sick, but it's just that they had a headache and did not have a rash. I can't remember exactly what happened, and it was Second Brother who comforted me, saying that I was not the only one sick, so I didn't feel that bad, but after I recovered I forgot about it."

"Then you're really unlucky, but sometimes it's not exactly an allergy to flowers. Maybe you ate something you shouldn't have."

"Who knows. Anyway, I won't touch the chrysanthemum."

The chrysanthemum wine had to be drunk during the chrysanthemum appreciation ceremony, and the light aroma of the wine mixed with the fragrance of the flowers filled the air. It was both comfortable and refreshing, everyone exclaimed and surrounded the courtyard full of chrysanthemums, except of course Gu Wan who was shivering in cold sweat.

Xie Jingxi saw that she could not take it anymore, and said: "Otherwise, you will go back to the house first. Mother will probably be tired after coming out for a while, you should accompany her back.

Gu Wan hurriedly nodded, "That's right, I will accompany mother back, so be careful by yourself."

Thus, Gu Wan accompanied the Lady Zeng out of the palace. When the Empress asked, Xie Jingxi only said that the Lady Zeng was not feeling well, and left first with Gu Wan. The Empress asked a few questions, but did not suspect anything.

His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood as he carried the alcohol and chatted and laughed with the people around his. The Second Prince didn't speak much, but occasionally spoke a few words with His Majesty, and indeed, the Second Prince was as learned and refined as the rumors had it.

Xie Jingxi could not drink too much, so she took a few sips, while watching the movements over there. On the other hand, Third Prince was more cheerful and lively, he occasionally spoke a few childish words, which caused the His Majesty to be happy, and His Majesty walked over, holding a cup of chrysanthemum flower wine to his mouth, "Ol 'Three, do you want to drink?"

The was overjoyed as well. He fed the wine to a little kid who was a few years old, and the servants all broke out in a cold sweat for Third Prince. The Queen also looked over occasionally, and Third Prince looked at His Majesty timidly with his bright and clear eyes.

His Majesty immediately laughed out loud. "Old Third is indeed Xiao Zhen."

This action was memorized by many people, His Majesty seemed to prefer Third Prince a little more, and they did not know if His Majesty was sincere or not, but with these ambiguous words, the atmosphere started to change, but before His Majesty was finished, he turned to Second Prince and said, "Second brother does not need to study in the academy anymore, we need to go to the study room and study in the cabinet, and follow the pavilion masters to learn about internal affairs."

Second Prince wanted to go to the cabinet to take charge, this was entirely the treatment given to him by the Crown Prince. Although he was focused on learning before, and it was meant to avoid the limelight, in the end, he was still a little late, at this age he didn't need to take the examinations for his name, and he still had to stay in the school every day. This really didn't look like it, the His Majesty's arrangement was undoubtedly paving the way for the future.

Those ministers who leaned towards Second Prince all let out a sigh of relief. Imperial Noble Consort Shen also had a faint smile on her face, and she joked with her as if he didn't hear anything.

"Mrs. Gu doesn't seem to drink that much?" It was unknown when Zheng Peiru had arrived by Xie Jingxi's side, but Xie Jingxi, who was perked up listening to the commotion, was given a huge fright.

Xie Jingxi put down the glass in her hand that she had not drunk half a cup for a long time, and concealed a smile, "Indeed, it's not good to drink, it's just smelling the fragrance, and taking a few bites out of it."

Zheng Peiru drank a cup of wine without thinking, and then asked with some hesitation. "Recently, Shen Dong's family doesn't seem to be in the capital, but I don't know where their hometown is, nor where they often go?"

Xie Jingxi was so embarrassed that she was about to get sick, and say that Zheng Peiru looked like a lady from a noble family, why was she so shameless deep down, asking about the situation of a man, not afraid of her reputation being tainted? Moreover, why did she only capture Xie Jingxi to ask? Could it be that he would need to tell her to protect the media in the future?

"Miss Zheng, I really don't know much about Shen Dong's family's situation. Shen Dong's family and I come from the same place, but after so many years of not knowing each other, there are some things I can't say for sure. I'm sorry, but I can't answer."

Zheng Peiru lowered her eyes in disappointment, "But she has made it difficult for Mrs. Gu."

However, because of her identity, she could not speak of it openly, so she would definitely not feel good about it. As long as she was not a lady of Zheng Family, Xie Jingxi would happily lead them together, but looking at Miss Zheng's uncaring attitude, she was afraid that she would run away from home to find a lover. At that time, even if she did not say it, she would not be able to explain clearly.

As Xie Jingxi was in an awkward position, she suddenly heard a shout from the His Majesty, which was quickly followed by chaos. Xie Jingxi took a glance and vaguely heard that something happened in the Second Prince.

It was indeed Second Prince Xiao Ruochuan, and for some reason, he suddenly fainted and his body spasmed uncontrollably, causing everyone to panic. His Majesty urgently summoned Imperial Physician, but Imperial Noble Consort Shen suddenly ran over as if she had lost her soul, and pushed through the crowd of people to pounce onto Second Prince, "Chuan'er, are you alright? Why are you still standing there? Why aren't you helping Second Prince back to his chamber? "

Xie Jingxi suddenly remembered about Gu Wan and wanted to go over to take a look, but unfortunately, Second Prince was tightly covering him, and could not really see clearly. She only heard Imperial Noble Consort Shen shouting, "Second Prince can't drink chrysanthemum wine, why don't you guys know how to persuade him a little!"

At first, Second Prince did not drink any alcohol, but later on, he only drank some fruit wine, and no one saw when he drank the chrysanthemum wine, but now that he had already done this, arguing was useless. Under the orders of Imperial Noble Consort Shen, the maids and eunuchs led Second Prince back to his quarters.

Although His Majesty didn't say anything, he looked extremely displeased. Everyone was worried for Second Prince, and didn't know what exactly had happened, but according to Imperial Noble Consort Shen's words, Second Prince was allergic to chrysanthemums and was not allowed to drink chrysanthemum wine, so it was unknown if he had forgotten to drink by mistake just now or if the person drinking the wine didn't notice it. In short, everything was in a mess without any clues, and they could only hope that Second Prince was alright.

If Second Prince was allergic to chrysanthemums, then he himself should be very careful, and it's not like such a big person would not take it lightly, but if someone purposefully gave him the chrysanthemum wine, then it would be of a different nature. Second Prince was a sensitive person, and if something happened to him, it would lead to a struggle, and it was no wonder that His Majesty's face would turn ugly.

Xie Jingxi was curious about Imperial Noble Consort Shen's reaction. Of course, when her own son fainted because of an incident, even a mother would lose control over herself, but Imperial Noble Consort Shen's behavior was different from other people's. When she heard that Second Prince had lost control of herself, her first reaction was to be terrified, so it was normal that she wouldn't have such a reaction. The moment Xie Jingxi saw lose control of herself, then Imperial Noble Consort Shen covered it up really well.

After His Majesty left, everyone went back to their own homes. Fang Dai was waiting outside the banquet, the moment she got in, he immediately ran over to Xie Jingxi's side, "Madam, have you drank that chrysanthemum flower wine before? Are you alright? "

Xie Jingxi patted her hand, "It's nothing, I just drank a little. It's not because of the chrysanthemum wine, don't worry."

Therefore, Fang Dai did not ask anymore, and accompanied Xie Jingxi into the carriage before speaking again: "Mistress, you should still be careful when entering the palace. Try not to drink, if you can't, you can't too, there's too many people in the palace, and it's not like I can't always follow you, it's too dangerous."

"I will pay attention, this is an accident on Second Prince's part, I don't know if anything will happen to him, if he is really allergic, then it is not a joke."

However, Xie Jingxi thought that if she saw Second Prince, he would see him standing right in front of the chrysanthemum, and did not have any intention of dodging it. Whether Second Prince was truly allergic or had some other secret, it was unknown, but there was definitely something fishy going on today.

The horse carriage slowly moved forward, and Xie Jingxi closed her eyes to rest his mind, his mind filled with the chaotic scene today. It was currently noon, and the beautiful sunlight was shining upon the autumn tigers' posture, causing the pedestrians on the street to be bustling, the Gu family's horse carriage ride on the road was extremely spacious.

It was fortunate that there weren't many pedestrians on the road, so it didn't bump into many people. Although the horse was fast, it still knew how to avoid pedestrians and stalls. Aside from raising dust along the way, there were no accidents. Just that, he did not expect that there would be a carriage in the middle of the road, and when he realised it, he was already very close, but he was already unable to control his speed, and just like that he directly smashed into Xie Jingxi's carriage.