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She knew that the man she married was someone who ruled the world. She also knew that the existence of the Consort De and the King Rui were like a thorn stuck in the emperor's throat.

Duke Xian had previously expended a great deal of mental energy in order to defeat the King Rui, causing them to need to rest for a few years before being able to recover. However, he could not do anything big, so he ended up causing trouble for them in small matters.

Consort De's father was the military's president during the previous emperor's era, and the King Rui's cheers were always as loud as those of the current emperor. This was also the reason why the previous emperor gave the order when he knew that his time was running out and the King Rui had no chance of winning.

Even if they had left the capital, there were still many left behind in the capital who were part of the legacy of the Consort De. After the Emperor ascended the throne, the court became unstable, and foreign enemies invaded ceaselessly, never to be able to find a suitable opportunity to punish these officials.

However, many officials, who knew that it was hopeless for them to stay their entire lives, recognized their situation and all offered to return home. However, many officials, who knew that it was hopeless for them to stay their entire lives, recognized their situation and all proposed to return home.

However, the King Rui outside was still a thorn in the side for the Emperor. For the past few years, in order to stabilize the imperial court and achieve checks and balances, he had entered the imperial harem many times.

However, these were not things that Shen Qi could handle. She was more concerned with the situation with the second batch of cotton-padded clothing, and with the buffer of the knee guards from before, she had received a lot of cotton-padded clothing this time, so Xie Shihan sent people to deliver them directly to the border pass after informing them about it.

After the second batch was sent away, it was Da Ba's turn. Shen Qi brought Wang Ma Zi Zhu and the others to prepare the dish for the eighth season, and mixed the various food ingredients, red dates and lotus seeds with the purple rice and rice. This was a sweet porridge, and the salty things such as egg yolk, cured meat, and ham.

Every year, the palace would reward him with porridge. It might not be as tasty as the palace, but it did mean something different. Although the emperor had bestowed it to the officials he valued, the emperor had bestowed it to him as well.

However, no one cared about the taste. Even if the manor rewarded a bowl of food, not everyone would be able to enjoy it, even if they had a sip. The mansion's servants could enjoy the taste of the palace porridge bestowed by their masters, which was certainly a blessing for the very top servants.

The King's Mansion had a reward every year, and after cooking it early in the morning, they would have to heat it up before being able to eat it. The King's Mansion had more of it, and had a pot, and it was the same for the rest of the year, but the mansion did not seem to be surprised, and they acted very calm.

Shen Qi was not surprised by this at all. She felt that the porridge in the palace was not as rich as the ones cooked at home, with abundant materials, thick and sweet, salty and sweet. She liked to use them that way.

When the rewards were given down, Shen Qi instructed the kitchen to heat up the porridge for her. She did not plan to drink the porridge that she had eaten, since she cooked very well herself.

Although King Xian didn't usually eat sweet porridge, he actually drank a bowl of sweet porridge at this time. When he saw the fragrance of the salty porridge, he couldn't help but eat a bowl as well.

Naturally, she wouldn't miss Lan Xin when she shared the porridge. At this time, she actually took her food box to Cang Lan Yuan to seek an audience, and at that time, Duke Xiang had just finished drinking two bowls of porridge.

When the servant reported, Shen Qi was puzzled for a moment. She still didn't have any clear points in the mansion, but she didn't say anything. From time to time, she would make some snacks for the prince and make a soup. She didn't stay idle either.

Although Shen Qi was puzzled, she saw that the Duke didn't say anything and just waved his hand, "Let her in." She wondered what she was doing here.

Of course, the important parts of the study would definitely not allow her to enter the inner chamber. It was delivered by the servants outside, and no one would know whether or not Sky King would use it.

When Lan Xin came in, she paid her respects to King Duanren and Princess Huang, who was even studying the small dishes in front of her, as if she hadn't seen anyone. Shen Qi could only smile as he excused her, "Do you have any of the porridge that we have at the palace?"

"Thank you for your concern, wangfei. This servant will share a bowl with you." Lan Xin was still humble. She was currently dressed in pink court lady attire, and there was a layer of fox fur around her collar. This was a bit out of place, but it made her face look rosy, like peach blossoms.

Seeing her like this, Shen Qi gave a sigh of admiration, her appearance was truly a little weak, like a willow rising to the wind, and could very well cause people to feel pity for her. A pair of eyes that did not seem to be angry, faintly looked at King Duanren, but unfortunately Duke Duanren did not raise his head from beginning to end, and actually threw an enchanting gaze at the blind man.

"Why is the Orchid Lady here?" Shen Qi continued to ask with a smile. She was quite satisfied with Duke Xian's attitude, she didn't care about other things and just ignored him in front of him.

Before Lan Xin could say anything, Duke Xiang stood up and said, "This duke still has matters to attend to. I'll head to the study first. I'll take care of the wangfei myself if she has any matters to attend to." He didn't even look at Lan Xin as he walked out.

Lan Xin raised her head to look at Prince Duan. Seeing that he had been so cold that he didn't even want to look at her, she lowered her head in grievance. Right now, she didn't have the qualifications to let the prince see her.

Ever since she had returned from the palace with the wangfei, it had been difficult for her to see King Duanren again. Every time she went to deliver soup and snacks, the prince's guards would always block her path, preventing her from seeing him.

Previously, she had thought that after his body had recovered, it would be useless even if she saw him. However, after these few months, he actually didn't give her any more chances to recover. Lan Xin was now anxious.

She still wanted to have a place in the prince's mansion before the prince's wife reached her prime. Although there was still more than half a year left, it was better to do this sooner than later. It would be best if she could have a son before the princess left, and by then, even if the prince liked her, he wouldn't be able to do anything to her.

Her thoughts were good, but it was useless to never see the Prince again. Normally, she didn't have the chance to come to Cang Lan Yuan, but this time, Laba had found an excuse to come here and let the Prince see her.

She felt that if the prince was a normal man, then he would need women, and if the wangfei couldn't serve him, then wouldn't coming here to remind him of his own existence would make the prince pay attention to her?

Lan Xin had always known what her advantage was. Although she wasn't as beautiful as the princess, she wasn't bad either, and she also possessed a gentleness that the princess didn't have. Her education was no worse than an ordinary girl from the imperial family, and she also had good culinary skills.

The prince didn't even look at her and even said that he would let her punish him as she pleased. She didn't think that it was her prince's fault, that the wangfei must have said something to her.

She couldn't serve him, and she wouldn't allow any other woman by his side to occupy the prince's side, not allowing her to get close to him. Furthermore, she was bestowed by the empress dowager, yet she still dared to do so.

But it wasn't convenient for her to see her mother now, so she could only find a way to send a letter to her mother. The empress dowager valued her so much, that she'd be able to speak up for her.

"Esteemed wangfei, this is a congee congee made specially by a servant to moisturize the lungs. Inside the house, there is a charcoal brazier that is inevitably dry. Please use a bowl of it every day to alleviate the pain."

Shen Qi raised her eyebrows. Did this Lan Xin turn to him to please him the moment she saw King Duanren? Or was her target her from the start? However, she only smiled at such matters. She hadn't been virtuous enough to cram women into her husband's room, even though she hadn't fallen in love with him yet.

"You're considerate." Shen Qi said while smiling, and then she turned to instruct Zi Zhu, "Zi Zhu, pick up a box of the pastries that the palace has bestowed upon you and take it away with you." Then she turned to Lan Xin and said, "I know you don't care, but I just want to try something new."

Lan Xin bowed. "Many thanks, Royal Consort!"

Shen Qi waved his hand, "What's not worth it? It's hard for you to think of me as your concubine."

After getting the snacks, Lan Xin saluted and left again. After she left, Lian Qiuwei angrily asked: "Who is she showing that to?"

The Wang Ma also sighed. This Lan Xin was given to Prince Duan by the empress dowager, and she had put on such a show at this time, so anyone would be able to tell that she had specially come to see the Prince at this time. However, they had no way to get rid of her.

Shen Qi waved her hand nonchalantly. "Enough, go on and do what you have to do." Isn't the prince's attitude the most important thing?

It was not that Shen Qi didn't know what Lan Xin was thinking, but she could still restrain her from going out. After all, there was still the empress dowager above him.

It made sense to say that he had to look at the owner to hit the dog. He didn't want to hurt the jade bottle by hitting the mouse. As long as King Xian's attitude was straight, she did not believe that the demons and demons outside could come up with any tricks. Of course, if it was really too excessive, Shen Qi would not give her such a chance.

"Esteemed wangfei, look at her. She's obviously here to seduce the prince, why aren't you paying attention?" Forsythia said angrily.

"Forsythia!" Zi Zhu shouted loudly, then looked up at Shen Qi's expression. This was a little too much.

Shen Qi's face turned cold, "You're not allowed to speak of it like this in the future, it'll ruin your reputation."

Lian Fu also knew that she said the wrong thing and hurriedly apologized, "This servant was in a rush and asked for the punishment of the wangfei."

"You don't need to punish me. Be more careful when you speak in the future and don't speak of everything to others. I know that you are doing this for my own good. I know what I'm doing, so you don't need to worry too much." Shen Qi squinted his eyes and looked outside. He was not afraid of her restlessness, but was afraid that she would be too obedient.

When they heard that the wangfei knew what they were doing, the Wang Ma and the rest relaxed. They knew that the wangfei had her own plans, but the reason why they were worried was that the wangfei did not put them in her heart at all.