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Liu Ru was completely shocked by Nangong Waner's shocking words, she immediately looked around to see if there was anyone else, and the guards at the entrance of the palace door were not people who talked too much, causing her to feel slightly more at ease, she pulled Nangong Waner and walked to the side, "What nonsense are you spouting? What man? If Lord Assistant Minister finds out about your words, he might just break your legs. "

Nangong Waner felt that Liu Qing was like Qing Feng, unable to accept the idea of him taking care of a man.

"I heard from the palace maid that you two planned to return to your homes early. Lord Assistant Minister and Lord Liu were still talking about how you two didn't have any form of proof of identity, how could you leave the palace, I'm not interested in the banquet either, after you all left, Qin Ruxue played the zither for a while, and then the Prince Zhan left, leaving behind only some singing and dancing, I coincidentally also plan to return home early with the help of the seal that gave you two proof of identity."

"Xiao Ze, Wan Er has decided to raise her … Men... "Male …" Seeing Xiao Ze, Liu Ru hurriedly wanted to tell him the news that Nangong Waner was planning to raise a man for his son. However, Nangong Waner also realized this just in time and covered Liu Zhi's mouth.

He did not know where Nangong Waner got all this strength from, but even if Liu Ruo struggled, she still could not break free. Liu Ruo laughed and struggled to tell Xiao Ze what to say, while Nangong Waner tightly covered her mouth.

Xiao Ze looked at the two of them playing in front of him, and laughed very warmly at Liu Zhe, "Wan Er, what do you want to raise?"

How could Liu Ru say anything? She tried to open her mouth, but no words came out.

Nangong Waner started to speak first, laughing while looking at Xiao Ze and slowly saying, "A while ago, I heard that Madam Liu had taken a few portraits of some of the more talented men for this selection, so she decided to give this kind of opportunity to this kind of person. I heard that she looks like she's looking at a painting … "Alright …" Nangong Waner intentionally dragged his last words, and as he finished, his gaze turned from Xiao Ze to Liu Zhe. His eyes that were filled with a smile, had a hint of warning and warning.

Liu Ru was naturally not dumb. She suddenly realised that Nangong Waner was talking about her hiding Xiao Ze's portrait, her face immediately flushed red, and she did not struggle or speak anymore. She looked at Nangong Waner calmly with blinking eyes, nodding her head, showing her loyalty.

Nangong Waner could not help but reveal a satisfied smile, "So it's like that, you have something to say to Xiao Ze?"

Liu Ru hurriedly shook her head as she thought to herself, "What else do I have to say for myself? You are about to expose me."

Slowly, Nangong Waner loosened his hand that was covering Liu Ruo, "Let's go, big sister is treating you to the soy sauce dumplings on the streets, I'm hungry too."

Xiao Ze took the proof, and the guards of the palace naturally let the three of them go. Nangong Waner had only planned to invite Liu Ru for a meal, yet Xiao Ze asked him to go as well, "Wan Er, I feel that you have become a lot more rich and imposing recently, your image in my heart has really become even more lofty and grand."

"That's right, Wan Er, when did you suddenly get rich?" Xiao Ze imitated Liu Ruo's tone and teased Nangong Waner.

Nangong Waner turned his head, and looked deeply into both of their eyes.

In itself, this palace banquet was to welcome the Prince Zhan back and celebrate his triumphant return. However, not long after Nangong Waner and Liu Ru left the stage, the Prince Zhan left as he had matters to attend to. Although the emperor was not in the mood to entertain such a singing and dancing banquet, due to the empress dowager's presence, he could only force himself to sit there calmly.

When Qin Ruxue was playing the zither in the middle of the training ground, Prince Zhan took the chance to leave as he did not care about Qin Ruxue's face at all. At that time, Qin Ruxue's face was extremely unsightly, and it was fortunate that the Qin Residence was not an ordinary residence, and Qin Ruxue had been raised up by the empress dowager's side for many years.

Although Qin Ruxue was sad that Prince Zhan did not care about her face, he endured it. He pretended that he was fine on the surface and upon closer inspection, one would realize that the zither music under Qin Ruxue was disordered, and the zither music was her disordered heart.

Even if they didn't give Prime Minister Qin face, who wouldn't dare to give the empress dowager face? Who didn't know that Qin Ruxue was the empress dowager's flesh and blood, that even the empress dowager doted on the Prince Zhan a lot, but to Qin Ruxue, it was not enough. The empress dowager's love for the Prince Zhan was guilt and heartache. And the Empress Dowager's love for Qin Ruxue was love.

Qin Ruxue sat next to the empress dowager in a very bad state. The empress dowager's heart ached when she saw Qin Ruxue's withered look, and she pulled Qin Ruxue along with her to comfort him. Before she could finish speaking, Qin Ruxue had already begun to crumble and tears rolled down her cheeks. Was it because Han'er didn't give you face and suddenly left? "Han'er is someone who does great things. She has the responsibility of handling the country's affairs, so she didn't intentionally give you face."

Even though the Prince Zhan was cold, she would still follow the etiquette. For example, when Qin Ruxue was playing the music today, the Prince Zhan got up and said that he had something to do, so his sudden departure made Qin Ruxue lose face, as it had never happened before.

The official area was also a place of fame, and most of the officials had their own benefits. Before the day was out, if Prince Zhan had any objections to Qin Ruxue, it would have already spread to the entire Shangjing City.

The empress dowager calculated the situation in her heart before looking at the emperor and saying, "Prince Zhan sure has worked hard. He just returned from some important matters at the border, and the palace banquet that was specially prepared for him had not even eaten a few mouthfuls when he returned to the mansion to settle some important matters. This time, the emperor should really give him a proper reward."

Today, the Prince Zhan had suddenly left his seat, so the empress dowager did not want to hear any other version. The emperor naturally cooperated very well as he looked at the officials below the stage and said, "The Prince Zhan has worked hard for my Tian Sheng, and I can't help but reward those who care about the Tian Sheng. The reward is a hundred taels of gold from the Prince Zhan, fifty brocades, and a hundred acres of fertile land." As the emperor spoke, he looked at the eunuch beside him, Little De, and said, "Little De, after the banquet is over, we will send these rewards to the Mansion."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Eunuch De bowed respectfully as he replied.

This could be considered as an interlude. After the interlude, the banquet proceeded according to their original plans. Although everyone had their own thoughts, each one of them had their own way of thinking and being picky, the people below the stage all sat upright as if they were appreciative of the performance.

Not long after, the empress dowager saw that Qin Ruxue was really depressed, so she took him back to the empress dowager's palace. She gave him some tips to make him happy, then used the reason of being tired as she led Qin Ruxue away.

"Your Highness? Did something happen between you and Miss Nangong while I was away? " Midnight was outside the carriage, watching carefully.

Prince Zhan had Zi Ye drive the carriage and wait at the side of the road for a while, after a while, Nangong Waner indeed walked out with Liu Zhe and Xiao Ze. Prince Zhan lightly pushed aside the curtain of the carriage, and looked at Nangong Waner who was laughing for a while, before looking at him with a cold gaze at last, until Nangong Waner and the other two were so far away that they could not see the slightest outline of their figures. Only then did Prince Zhan put down the curtain, and lightly said two words to Zi Ye, "Let's go."

Zi Ye could not hold it in anymore. He carefully asked the prince outside if something had happened between him and Nangong Waner.