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Little Zhui carried a few bunches of peach bunches back to her room. Xue Ronghua gently stroked the pink and white flowers on the branches, and sighed: "Even the flowers in the Prime Minister's Mansion bloomed so well, not to mention someone meticulously waiting on them in the imperial garden."

"I heard that there's a type of cherry blossom in the Imperial Garden. Red Ribbon Green Robe is extremely rare, I wonder if it's true."

Xue Ronghua laughed: "In this Prime Minister's Mansion, you really listen and listen to everything around you. You even know what's going on in the palace."

"This servant heard it from someone else."

"Since you're so curious, why don't you go to the palace and take a look?"

Little Zhui was overjoyed: "Then what does young miss want to wear today?"

Xue Ronghua's heart skipped a beat. Clothes were a problem, if they were too beautiful, they would fight with the other young misses, and would be disrespectful to the empress.

"Take out the clothes I made that day."

Little Zhui replied.

"Help me comb a bun made from hibiscus. Just use that exquisite jasper hairpin."

Just as he stepped out of the door, Xue Ronghua, who was meticulously dressed up, almost got dazzled. She was wearing a golden magpie dress, and a pair of butterfly steps on her temples were particularly eye-catching.

Madam Ye looked at Xue Ronghua, and said quietly: "Isn't your dressing too eye-catching? Even a dignified would-be wangfei is not as beautiful as you."

"Since she is already a quasi wangfei from the Prince Duan, there is naturally no need for her to put so much effort into dressing up," Xue Liuhua said.

Hearing this, Xue Ronghua laughed coldly in her heart. Xue Liuhua was one of the best in the capital, how could other young miss compare to her?

A fine decorative carriage drove up to the front of the manor. Xue Liuhua, who was standing in front, suddenly turned around with a friendly smile on her face, "Such a fine carriage, naturally it would be my little sister who goes first."

Xue Ronghua had no interest in playing the role of a sister with her early in the morning, so she lazily said "Then I won't stand on ceremony anymore" and got on the carriage.

Prime Minister's Mansion was relatively close to the Imperial Palace, and they entered it in a short while. Xue Ronghua curiously lifted the curtain and saw that both sides of the aisle were filled with willow trees. The wind was blowing the willow leaves in all directions, and a few strands of willow leaves floated into the carriage, causing her to cough continuously.

The next mama in the sedan asked, "Is Miss allergic to catkins?"

Xue Ronghua laughed as she shook her head, "It was just that I felt a little uncomfortable and coughed a few times."

The mama smiled and said, "The emperor dotes on willow trees. There are many plants in the palace, so Miss should be careful."

The young misses from each prefecture had all arrived. They were all dressed up beautifully, wearing silky brocade and wearing all kinds of jewelry on their heads. Xue Ronghua sighed in her heart. She really didn't know whether she was here to admire the flowers or to admire the people.

The servant girl said, "Ladies and gentlemen, have some tea at the Flowing Cloud Pavilion. The Empress and the Noble Consort Kang will be arriving shortly."

At this time, Xue Liuhua quickly walked towards a charming woman, "Greetings elder sister."

The woman smiled, "Why is Sister Liuhua only just coming over? I was waiting anxiously."

Xue Liuhua looked at Xue Ronghua with a troubled expression, "The carriage was taken by someone, so we came late."

The woman said angrily: "A concubinage really doesn't know what's good for herself. She actually dares to snatch the thing that belongs to a direct descendant. If she were the concubine's younger sister in my house, he would definitely give her a few moves."

Xue Liuhua said dejectedly, "Forget it, she is the quasi wangfei of Prince Duan, how can she put me in her eyes?"

The woman said unhappily: "So what if you're the quasi wangfei of Prince Duan? You haven't even passed the door, and you're already so rude. In the future, when we've passed the door, you won't even be on your head."

After Xue Ronghua saw the two of them talking for a while, the woman suddenly turned around and fiercely gouged her out.

Xue Ronghua frowned in anger. She had never seen this woman before, why was she looking at him like that?

"This big sister," Xue Ronghua patted on the shoulder of a young miss beside him, and glanced in Xue Liuhua's direction: "Who is that person next to young miss Prime Minister's Mansion?"

The young miss, who was busy putting the flower hairpin on her head, said impatiently, "This is the National Duke’s daughter, which adult are you from? Why don't you recognize her?"

Xue Ronghua watched as Xue Liuhua and the National Duke’s daughter conversed quietly. Xue Liuhua's face was gloomy and her eyes were wet, while the other National Duke’s daughter was extremely angry as they glared at her a few times.

This Xue Liuhua was probably spreading rumors in front of others.

Xue Ronghua had no intention to linger on this disputed land. She grabbed Little Zhui with one hand and said, "The empress and the others don't know when they will arrive. Didn't you want to go see Lv Ying?

Little Zhui said anxiously, "What if the empress comes? It would be disrespectful if we arrive even later than she does."

Xue Ronghua comforted her softly: "There's no need to worry, it's still far from over."

Chu Zongge was reading a book in his room when he suddenly heard laughter outside. He curiously walked out of the hall and discovered that there were two human figures in the cherry blossom forest.

Under the tree, there was a girl wearing a goose-yellow robe. She was wearing a moon-white dress with a thousand flowers in it. She was just about to pluck some flowers from high places. The petals of the cherry blossoms scattered in the air. The girl seemed to have become a fairy from a painting scroll, her clothes fluttering in the wind.

Chu Zongge raised his hand to lightly brush away the cherry blossom petals on her shoulder, and said gently: "How do you know there's a Lv Ying here?"

Xue Ronghua turned his head and saw that it was him, she smiled: "I heard from Little Zhui that there's Lv Ying in the imperial garden, so I came to look for him, I never thought that it would be the back of your residence."

Chu Zongge said, "The emperor just gave you some tea leaves the day before yesterday. Would you like to come in and have a drink?"

Little Zhui tactfully saluted, "Then Miss, please follow the Prince, I'll go back to Eldest Miss's side."

Xue Ronghua followed Chu Zongge into the Xinyang Hall behind the cherry forest.

"Xingyun Pavilion is very lively. Why don't you go take a look? Why are you holed up in your own palace?"

Chu Zongge laughed: "If it's really that fun, why are you still here?"

Xue Ronghua was speechless for a moment, and then she said, "Has there been any major changes in the past few days?"

"Prince Jin came to look for me a few times, and then told me about the crown prince."

"What is it?"

"The Crown Prince has been very busy these past few days and has made friends with several ministers."

Xue Ronghua was startled, "The crown prince is so presumptuous, but the emperor doesn't care."

"Just turn a blind eye," Chu Zongge said with a serious face. "Actually, the words of the Prince Jin are not bad, the most impressive thing about the Crown Prince is not his noble identity, but the fact that he has an indomitable Empress Chen."

"In the end, she is the woman that the current Emperor dotes on the most, but isn't your mother the Mrs. Heyi?"

Chu Zongge said as his eyes dimmed, "I heard that her relationship with the Emperor is not good, but her position is still high."

"Then the emperor is good to you. How many times has he summoned you?"

Chu Zongge rested his forehead tiredly, "I guess so. Of the three princes, I'm the least."

"The empress has arrived, the Noble Consort Kang has arrived."

The noisy Flowing Cloud Pavilion immediately quieted down. All the young misses saluted respectfully and said, "The Empress is blessed with gold and the Noble Consort is blessed with blessings."

"No need for formalities." The Empress Chen cordially swept his gaze across the entire audience and asked: "Who is this Princess Duan?"

It was completely silent inside the Floating Cloud Pavilion. Xue Liuhua revealed a slight smile, raised her head and said, "Younger sister is suddenly addicted to entertainment and went somewhere else. I hope that Empress can forgive me."

Empress Chen looked at it carefully, and his gaze paused on the side of her head, "I've heard that the big miss is a devastatingly beautiful lady from Prime Minister's Mansion. It's indeed different to see her today."

Xue Liuhua was overjoyed, "Thank you, Empress."

Empress Chen turned his face to Noble Consort Kang and smiled: "What do you think?"

Noble Consort Kang had no interest in Xue Liuhua who had a flattering expression. Hearing the Empress's question, she could only reply, "The Empress has good eyes, but the concubines have good eyes."

"Do you think Prince Jin would like it?"

The Noble Consort Kang shook her head helplessly. "That child's taste has always been hard to grasp.

"But why is the Prince Jin not here yet?"

"Oh, since the Emperor wants him to go to the Imperial Study to play chess, I wonder if we can make it in time."

Xue Liuhua could not help but feel a little disappointed in her heart. She had gotten up early and meticulously dressed up so that she could see the Prince Jin.

Empress Chen waved her over, telling her to come over and chat with him.

When the servant girl beside Xue Liuhua saw Little Zhui returning, she was so angry that she elbowed her a few times: "Where did you go to play, where's your young miss?"

Little Zhui said: "My family's young miss will go with you."

Brightmoon rolled her eyes at her. "Esteemed Empress has an invitation. Why don't you hurry and find her?"

National Duke’s daughter snorted. "In the end, she's still the quasi wangfei of Prince Duan, she sure has a high profile. Even the Queen and Noble Consort Kang have to wait for her."

Hearing that, Little Zhui was afraid that the Queen would scold him so she quickly rushed to the Xinyang Hall.

Chu Zongge and Xue Ronghua were still in their rooms studying the situation in the palace, and when they saw Little Zhui rushing over, they knew that the Empress had arrived.

"Just in case, I'll accompany you on a trip to the Imperial Gardens."

Xue Ronghua joked: "The flowers in the garden are all red and green, aren't you afraid of the Spring of Prosperity dazzling in your eyes?"

Chu Zongge looked at her seriously, "My palace already has Lv Ying by my side, why would I care about spring colors?"

Xue Ronghua laughed: "You should rest for now, it's very noisy there, don't go there."

"Are you sure? Empress Chen normally doesn't like me, so you should be careful that she might make things difficult for you. "

Xue Ronghua helplessly spread her hands. "Even if the Queen doesn't make things difficult for me today, the other misses will too."

Little Zhui held her hand and prepared to leave the room.

"Wait," Chu Zongge took out a string of Lv Ying s from his sleeve and passed it to her. "If the empress asks, just say that you are here to help her pick Lv Ying up from the Xinyang Hall."

Xue Ronghua smiled lightly: "You're thinking carefully too."

Empress Chen brought a group of beautiful girls and chatted along the western garden's route. Xue Liuhua's soft and charming words were extremely auspicious, making her very happy.

Prince Jin suddenly came out from the apricot bush and bowed to Empress Chen.

A cry of surprise came from the ladies' group, and everyone became excited.

Seeing that the Queen had walked far away, the Noble Consort Kang whispered into his ear, "It seems that the Queen intends to betroth Xue Liuhua from the Prime Minister's family to you."

Prince Jin couldn't help but frown as he thought of Young Master Mu with his Tingxue Building. "This son is not interested in that kind of vase."

The Noble Consort Kang sighed, "I don't like it either. You'd better be careful not to push the Empress Chen onto you."

Prince Jin disdainfully said: "Crown Princess didn't even accept it, what does she care about me for?"

The Empress Chen in front took Xue Liuhua's hand, turned around and looked at him, "What do you think about Miss Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Young Miss Xue laughed gently," Young Miss Xue looks like a beautiful woman, with the beauty of a nation, she is even more beautiful than the flowers in the imperial garden.

Xue Liuhua shyly lowered her head as her cheeks flushed red.

"Then is the Prince Duan's Xue Ronghua here?" the queen asked.

The Noble Consort Kang shook her head, "She must have arrived, but I don't know where she went. She should have entered the palace to see the Prince Duan at Xinyang Hall."