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In the manor, ever since his several concubines had taken turns to visit him after half a month, his mental state had always been in a bad state. It was the first day of the new year, and it was also the day for everyone to have dinner together.

Ever since Xue Luoyun had married into the Prince's Mansion and after he had gone to the Beautiful World, Mu Sheng had returned to the Mansion. Several of the princesses were overjoyed. They often looked forward to capturing Mu's heart at the two monthly dinners.

It wasn't even time for dinner yet, but several of the princesses were already dressed up and waiting for them. After the dishes were served, Mu Sheng and Xue Ruoyun finally arrived.

"We pay our respects to Your Highness and Madam." The few concubines hurriedly bowed.

"Get up." Mu Yong said indifferently. He sat down in the middle with Xue Ruyun beside him.

Seeing Mu Ying pick up the chopsticks, the other consort princesses finally dared to touch the chopsticks.

"My lady's clothes are quite nice to look at. The dark plum blossoms at the collar are small and exquisite, and even the tiny lines on the petals can be clearly seen." Luo Qianzi was the first to speak.

Today, she was wearing a light yellow muslin dress. There was a lifelike colorful butterfly embroidered on her shoulder, dancing with her trembling body. When she said this, everyone noticed that, at the same time, they also saw the bright spots on her shoulders, especially the prince.

What followed the butterfly was her jade arm. It was as white as jade and extremely attractive.

Mu Sheng only glanced at it once and remained unmoved, retracting his gaze.

"That's right. Madam's hands are so coincidental. They were actually able to weave such a beautiful design. In comparison, chenqie looks so much more like a laughingstock." Hu Jie touched the front of his shirt.

There was indeed some embroidery on her lapels, but it was not very conspicuous. On the contrary, the most eye-catching thing was the green flower embroidery on her waist. It was indeed very exquisite.

This Hu Jie's embroidery skill has always been famous in Beijing. When she heard that the Empress Mother had celebrated her birthday, she embroidered an image of Guan Yin that the Empress Mother loved very much. What she said now sounded incomparably humble, but in reality, at the same time that she secretly ridiculed her for only knowing how to brandish sabers and wield swords, she also attracted the attention of the prince.

"That's right. One day, we will also come knocking to ask for your advice so that we can weave this exquisite design." The other concubines hurriedly said as well.

How could Xue Ruyun not see through his intentions? She took a sip of the soup, smiled sweetly and said, "Oh, sister, you're making fun of me. Your embroidery is famous in the capital. How can I compete with you?"

When Hu Jie heard this, a trace of complacency flashed through her eyes, and the corner of her mouth rose. She covered her mouth with the silk handkerchief to cover her smile.

How could Xue Ruyun let them be so proud? Even more so, she did not want them to come and find her every day. She put down the ginseng soup and continued, "This was not embroidered by me, but given to me by the prince."

Even though these words were short, they caused the complacent faces of the few of them to collapse in an instant.

Yes, no matter how well they were embroidered and how finely dressed they were, the Prince still held them in contempt. Even though Xue Ruyun didn't do anything, she had the things several people wished for. Wasn't this just slapping their faces?

Hearing this, a few people immediately quieted down.

"Sister, I've also been studying military strategy for the past two days. Is there anything I don't understand that I can ask you for guidance?" Liu Ruyi asked.

While they were talking, she had been eating. Now that she was done eating, she opened her mouth.

During this time, Liu Ruyi had gone out with the butler to purchase some things and had just returned yesterday. She didn't know that her concubines had been harboring ulterior motives. They had long since faked the fact that they were here to see Xue Ruyun every day to see her.

It was a lie for a few concubines to seek advice, but it was true when they saw the prince. On the contrary, Liu Ruyi truly wanted to learn something from Xue Moyan.

"Sure." She had heard that because Liu Ruyi was a martial general for her generation, her brother had died in her generation. Therefore, even though Liu Ruyi was a woman, she wanted to carry forward her ancestors' will and learn some martial arts. So she was happy to teach her.

"Great, then I'll apply for a leave of absence from you in the future. Don't find it annoying." Liu Ruyi said happily.

Seeing Liu Ruyi like this, the other concubines couldn't bear to watch any longer. They relied on their own thoughts to guess at Liu Ruyi. They thought that Liu Ruyi was like them and was trying to get close to the prince. They were already using this move.

Therefore, they secretly looked at Liu Ruyi with jealousy, "Little Gouzi, you're just a lowly slave that the Prince accepted. You still want to fight with us for the Prince!"

When Mu Ying heard Liu Ruyi's question, even though Xue Ruyun had agreed, his heart didn't feel comfortable. After all, she had been feeling much worse during this period of time.

Therefore, he put down the bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth, looked around at the several concubines, and suddenly said, "It's good to be humble, but don't disturb others. "Since Princess Hua-Yang's health isn't good, don't disturb her. If there's anything you don't understand, figure it out by yourselves."

As soon as she said this, the concubines were secretly shocked, and the chopsticks in their hands also stopped.

Originally, they had thought that after appearing in front of the prince for so long, the prince had already begun to pay attention to them, but they did not expect that the prince would still not respond. Instead, he blamed them for disturbing Xue Ruyun.

Although their expressions remained unchanged, their hearts were full of hatred towards Xue Ruoyun. "This Xue Ruoyun is truly a slut. On the surface, it seems that he welcomes them, but behind their backs, he complains to his highness."

"Even after bearing so much kindness, you still haven't persuaded the prince to give us some."

"It's all Liu Ruyi's fault. As expected of the lowly slave, when did you not mention it? Instead, it was mentioned at this time. Your highness, you've finally spoken."

The few concubines lowered their heads to eat, but they were filled with resentment.

"You haven't been able to rest well lately. Come, have some of this." After Mu Sheng finished speaking, he picked up another piece of fish and carefully picked out the fish bone before sending it into Xue Ruyun's bowl.

"Thank you, Prince." Xue Ruyun lowered his head, smiling extremely sweetly.

Initially, the several concubines had tried their best to win the favor of the prince, but in the end, not only did the prince ignore them, he even drew a rebuke from them. How depressing.

"Have you finished eating?" Mu Yong asked as he saw Xue Ruyun put down his chopsticks.

"Right." Xue Ruyun nodded his head.

"The night is bright tonight. Let's go for a walk outside." Mu Ying gently said to Xue Ruyun.

"We also …"

"You can go back to your rooms as soon as you're done." The several concubines put down their bowls and were about to leave when Mu Ying ordered them to return to their rooms.

"Yes." A few of the concubines reluctantly answered and sat down to watch them leave.

When Mu Ying and the others were far away, Wen Mingjia suddenly threw her chopsticks and stood up, "This Xue Luoyun is simply too much. Not only is she so jealous of the prince, she even wants us to look at her a few times and interact with her a bit more. She has to pretend to be sick and act painful to chase us away! "

When the other concubines heard her words, they too began to flip their bowls and chopsticks, expressing their anger.

Only Liu Ruyi didn't understand what they were talking about. Xue Ruoyun clearly hadn't said anything, so why was there such a thing as jealousy? What's more, before Xue Muyun came to the palace, the prince had always been cold to them.

Although he didn't understand, seeing how angry they were, he knew that he shouldn't stay here any longer. He silently stood up and was about to leave.

"I-I've finished eating. Sisters, take your time." Liu Ruyi bowed and was about to leave.

"Halt!" At this moment, Luo Qianzi turned around and spoke to Liu Ruyi's back.

When Liu Ruyi heard this, she could only timidly turn around and ask, "Is there anything that elder sister needs?"

"Since you're in such a hurry to leave, are you thinking of whether or not you can send Xue Ruoyun's bootlick? You evil spirit!"

Luo Qianzi wrapped her arms around herself and walked in front of Liu Ruyi. She looked around her, "This little hoof of yours, let's not talk about it earlier, let's not talk about it later. Why are you acting so humble at this moment and even going to ask Madam for guidance? We can't go now, are you satisfied?" Luo Qianzi scolded and pushed Liu Ruyi.

He didn't dare to express his resentment towards Xue Ruyun, so he had to find someone to suffer. This cowardly Liu Ruyi, who didn't have any family background, was their punching bag.

Liu Ruyi staggered back a few steps, but it was Wen Minjia who supported her from behind.

Liu Ruyi was about to thank her when Wen Mingjia pushed her from behind. She said in a strange tone, "That's right. Why don't you see what you were born for? Do you still want to fight with us for the throne?"

"Sisters, what do you mean? Please forgive me for not understanding." Liu Ruyi hurriedly said after she was pushed to the ground by them.

"You're still pretending? Didn't you want to take the opportunity to get close to the Prince when you were asking for advice from him?" The other concubines also came to criticize Liu Ruyi.

This time, Liu Ruyi finally understood. It seemed like they had used this method to seduce the prince and harass his wife. That was why the prince had given this order today. They were so angry from embarrassment that they wanted to vent their anger on him.

"Alright, stop arguing." The few of them were still in a heated argument, when Hu Jie, who had been sitting in silence, suddenly spoke up to stop them.

Hearing her voice, the others quietened down. Liu Ruyi pulled at her clothes, which had been torn to shreds by them, and slowly stood up.

"You guys have been arguing here for a long time, throwing a tantrum, is there any use? This Xue Ruyun is still under the moon with the prince, you and I are just as arrogant and proud as before. "Besides wasting your saliva and adding wrinkles, what else can you do?" Hu Jie stood up.

"But what can we do? No matter what we do, the Prince won't even look at us."

"That's right, the empress dowager said it when she bestowed the marriage on us. The prince is stubborn, so we have to rely on ourselves to win his favor when we get married." If you don't do it now, you'll be too embarrassed to speak to the empress dowager. " Wen Min was extremely angry.

"The reason why Prince likes Xue Ruyun so much is because he has yet to discover her weakness. If he had seen her original appearance, he wouldn't have ended up like this." The calculation began to rise on Hu Jie's face.