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Noble Consort Kang burst into laughter as a glimmer flashed in her eyes. She replied: "You really know how to please mother. The empress is only five years older than me, you're already so old."

Prince Jin acted innocently, forcing a smile: "I didn't say that the Empress is very old, you can see that in the eyes of the mother, the Queen really can't wait until the end of time, she will eventually wither."

Noble Consort Kang let out a long sigh and caressed the silk flowers in her hair with her fingers. "I think Empress Chen is not an ordinary flower from the harem, but an evergreen tree.

I understand," he said with a smile, "that the ordinary flowers of the harem can hold the position of phoenix for twenty years. But she is not an evergreen tree, either. She is a crab chrysanthemum that has lived a little longer.

Noble Consort Kang held his hand gently and laughed: "The empress always brags of being a peony, if I hear you say that she looks like Crab Claw Chrysanthemum, I would definitely be so angry that I would smoke."

"How can a peony live as long as a Crab Claw Chrysanthemum," Prince Jin lowered his head and smiled. "The empress still wants to dominate the Phoenix Position for her entire life."

"If nothing unexpected happens, she would naturally be able to dominate us for the rest of her life," Noble Consort Kang blinked her eyes. "These few days, the Emperor will be resting at Imperial Concubine Hua's place all night."

Prince Jin was startled, and said softly: "I never thought that Royal Father would actually love her so much."

"Didn't you say that the Emperor thought you were the one who placed your eyes on her?"

The Prince Jin thoughtfully nodded his head, "I dare not set my eyes on the Sovereign King, it's just that Imperial Concubine Hua has a lot of grudges against me. He must have been bragging about something at the Royal Father's place to make him think that I was the one who sent Imperial Concubine Hua as my spy."

The Noble Consort Kang held her forehead and said, "Imperial Concubine Hua didn't blow some of Prince Duan's and Xue Ronghua's pillow winds, and instead teamed up with the Prince Duan to push you out, it was our mistake."

The Prince Jin smiled and said: "Uncle Kang Zhiming is here, so there won't be any big movements from Royal Father. Xue Ronghua believes in me now, and only wants to see Prince Duan."

"Are you sure they will be willing to work with you against the crown prince?" "You're not afraid that Prince Duan would harm you, but he might have evidence in his possession that you and Xue Liuhua are very close to each other."

"I know, and it's not possible, it's definitely possible. I'm afraid that Prince Duan has already revealed some information to Royal Father, didn't mother notice that Royal Father was even colder towards me?"

Noble Consort Kang hadn't seen the emperor for the past month. She nodded in a daze and said, "Then what should we do? The prince and his concubine have been too secretive, that is a great crime."

"I have been close with Xue Liuhua, not close with him," Prince Jin said as she curled her lips, "What do I have to be afraid of."

"Do you want to meet Imperial Concubine Hua and let her control her own mouth?"

Prince Jin thought for a moment, then waved his hand, "There's no need, first, it will arouse suspicion, and secondly … If I don't do anything, Royal Father will have nothing to say. "

"Mn," Noble Consort Kang said. "If you are more obedient, I believe the Emperor will dispel his suspicions."

"As for the crown prince," Prince Jin put his hand on her shoulder, and smiled, "I will have to trouble mother to go to the Changchun Palace."

"That won't be difficult. The Crown Prince should still want to ally with you," the Noble Consort Kang said as she placed his hand on the back of his hand. "Since the Emperor hasn't even made it to the East Palace yet, I'll go meet her and relieve her boredom."

This is the seventeenth day the emperor is having lunch in Imperial Concubine Hua's palace.

"This is chenqie's newly brewed Plum Blossom Fish Mushroom Soup." Xue Liuhua scooped a bowl and smiled at the emperor.

"Hmm?" The emperor raised an eyebrow. "This … Zhen has never tasted it before." He lowered his head and took a sip, his eyes suddenly lit up, "The soup is fresh and delicious, loving consort's craftsmanship is excellent."

"Chenqie learned it specially from the chefs in the Royal Kitchen," Xue Liuhua said affectionately, "Your Majesty likes it the best."

One of the maidservants beside her interrupted, "In order to learn this Plum Blossom Fish Soup, the Empress grinded it in the kitchen for a long time and even cut it into pieces."

Xue Liuhua immediately retorted: "Ru Yan, don't talk so much."

"The emperor pursed his lips. This time, two master and his servant are singing." Yes, "he pulled Xue Liuhua's hand, and saw that there was indeed a trace of a scar on her finger," loving consort has truly worked hard to look out for us. "

Xue Liuhua held onto the emperor's broad and broad palm, looking sincere and sincere. "To be able to make the emperor happy, your concubine does not feel that it's hard work."

The emperor took a handkerchief and lightly wiped his lips. "I saw that you've been learning to cook in the kitchenette for the past few days. Is it for your sister, the would-be princess of Prince Duan, to enter the palace?"

"The Emperor is indeed a person with a clear mind. He could guess what she was thinking at once." At that time, the emperor said that his younger sister would enter the palace very soon. Chenqie waited for a long time … "

"Something has happened recently," the emperor smiled. "If we delay things, we'll immediately send down an order for your sister to enter the palace in three days, so that you won't have to look forward to it everyday."

Xue Liuhua could not help but smile widely, "Chenqie thanks Your Majesty."

"This is something I promised you a long time ago," the Emperor beckoned to the people beside him, "Ru Yan, bring the Luo Juan Tea from the palace over."

"When chenqie saw that the emperor's eyes had darkened a few times," Xue Liuhua looked into his eyes affectionately, "Did something troublesome happen?"

The Emperor was silent, his eyes fixed on her.

Xue Liuhua was startled for a moment. From the dark cloud that covered his face, she could see a hint of coldness. She quickly kneeled to the side, "Your Majesty … "The imperial harem cannot be used for political purposes. This concubine knows that she has spoken falsely, so I beg your pardon, Your Majesty."

The Emperor received the tea in Ru Yan's hand without saying a word. He took a light sip and said, "Don't worry.

Xue Liuhua's anxious heart was finally at ease. She replied in a low voice, "Thank you, your majesty."

"There was a famine in the Subei, but it was resolved later."

"Famine is a natural disaster. It's good as long as it's solved."

The Emperor glanced at her. "Who do you think solved it?"

Xue Liuhua was startled. She had wanted to say Prince Jin at first, but she was afraid that he would suspect anything. She could only change her words, "The crown prince's assistant should be the crown prince."

"No," the Emperor shook his head. "It's the Prince Jin."

"Prince Jin?" Xue Liuhua suppressed the joy in her heart. If it was the Prince Jin, then his road to becoming the direct descendant would be much smoother.

"He was the one who took care of mother's family."

Xue Liuhua smiled, took a sip of tea, and said, "Prince Jin's uncle, Kang Zhiming, is the richest man in the capital.

The hand holding the cup ruthlessly froze. "…" Kang Zhiming is really powerful, Imperial Concubine Hua seems to be very familiar with the Prince Jin family. "

Xue Liuhua was stunned, she started panicking and forced herself to appear calm, revealing a bright and beautiful smile, "I only found out that chenqie came to the palace to accompany the Noble Consort Kang to admire the flowers."

Imperial Concubine Hua's smile was really eye-catching. The Emperor paused for a moment, then laughed: "Imperial Concubine Hua thinks, what about Prince Jin?"

Xue Liuhua hesitated before speaking, "Prince Jin, he … "He has an elegant demeanor and looks like a talented person. He is the dream lover of many of the capital's young ladies."

"Many of our best friends," the emperor laughed with his head lowered, a cold light flashing across his eyes. "I wonder if Imperial Concubine Hua is one of them?"

Xue Liuhua took a deep breath. He was about to step on the most fatal wound. No, "she shook her head vigorously, and said sternly," As the direct daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, chenqie naturally has to enter the palace to serve Your Majesty. "

"Is that so?" The emperor obviously didn't believe him. "If it wasn't for that time at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, you would probably have married a certain prince and become the imperial concubine, right?"

Xue Liuhua said with a smile, "If there wasn't a Supreme Harmony Hall, chenqie would have become the emperor's concubine as well. However, now that I think about it, it does have a bit of the feeling of fate."

Perhaps it was because Xue Liuhua's acting was so realistic that even the Emperor had no choice but to believe in her. Mn, according to what loving consort said, then Prince Jin can become our matchmaker. "

Xue Liuhua's heart ached even more, but she still said with a smile, "Yes, chenqie wants to thank Prince Jin properly." Her heart was already in turmoil, and she did not know if these words would be able to suppress the fact that he was suspicious of the Prince Jin.

The Emperor licked his lips and said, "loving consort's kitchen is not bad. I'll come again for dinner."

A light drizzle of rain floated in from outside the window, wetting Xue Ronghua's sleeves.

Since that quarrel, she had not seen Chu Zongge again. She heaved a long sigh. Now that Chu Zongge should be staying within the Xinyang Hall, pondering about how to solve the problem between the Prince Jin and the crown prince.

Was what Chu Zongge said the other day true? Could it be that she was truly bewitched by Prince Jin's righteous performance on the Tingxue Building because of her betrayal? Xue Ronghua felt her mind was in a mess, she really couldn't think of the reason, she didn't know who was in the right and who was in the wrong, and she couldn't decide if he should trust Prince Jin or not.

"Miss," Little Zhui pulled her back to reality from her meditative state. "Quickly don't stand outside the window, you are afraid of catching a cold."

Xue Ronghua lowered her head and looked at the water droplets that were on her sleeves, then laughed: "It's okay, my body is very good."

"I can see that young miss is not in a good mood today," Little Zhui said worriedly when she saw the gloomy look on her face.

"The spring rain is as precious as oil, how could I not like it?" Xue Ronghua sighed, then raised her head to look at the dark sky, "It's just that the haze is pressing down on my mood."

"If Miss is so stuffy in the manor, why don't you go out and take a walk?"

Xue Ronghua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's raining outside, where do you want me to go?"

"Does Miss know that there is a peach grove behind the river?"

"Peach Blossom?" In Xue Ronghua's memory, there really was no such place, "Even if there is a peach forest, it would not be good for me to go there when it rains."

Little Zhui laughed: "Miss, I wonder, what do I look like if I have to be in the rain like this?"

"What reason is that?"

"It's spring now and all the peach trees are in bloom. If the pink petals and petals are mixed with the rain, then the beautiful scenery would be really mesmerizing."

Xue Ronghua thought about it in her mind, "Hmm, the pitter-patter of the rain and the fluttering petals sounds really good."

As Little Zhui spoke, she had already brought the paper umbrella over. Coincidentally, there was a tree of peach blossoms on the surface of the umbrella.

Little Zhui's attitude of letting her go was extremely positive. Xue Ronghua took the umbrella and hesitated: "Why haven't I seen Zhu Tong, why is she always busy?"

"Zhu Tong likes to cause trouble, so she went out for a while," Little Zhui pushed her out of the door, "Miss, please do not worry about Zhu Tong, go out."

"Sigh," Xue Ronghua felt suspicious, "Are you trying to tease me with that girl Zhu Tong? You're in such a hurry to get me out of here."

Little Zhui waved her hands in panic, "No, no, Zhu Tong and I were just worried that Miss would be bored to death, so we let Miss go out."

Seeing her dodging eyes, Xue Ronghua knew that they were playing some tricks, but she did not poke holes in her. Instead, he opened up an umbrella and went outside to see what tricks they were going to play.