Ruan Hezhu was delighted, knowing that his plan had succeeded.

Sure enough, what belongs to her cannot be taken away by others.

Even if Jiang Qingluo relied on his rebirth to gain some ability to predict the future, it would be useless.

She lowered her eyes to hide the pride between her brows and spoke gently to Guo Muhuai.

"Sir, you must listen to the prince and princess. Tomorrow I will come to the mansion to play with you and teach you how to solve this Rubik's Cube."

Guo Muhuai looked at the Rubik's Cube in his hand and nodded.

Upon seeing this, Princess Xuanyang reached out and took Guo Muhuai's hand, saying with a smile.

"Thank you, Miss Ruan."

"You're welcome, Princess."

Ruan Hezhu, immersed in joy, had no idea that this Guo Muhuai was easier for her to control than in her previous life.

Maybe she noticed it, but she just thought it was because she knew him better and would not have any other doubts.

She followed Prince Xuanyang and his wife back to the banquet hall, and her eyes immediately turned to Song Yu.

Nodding slightly at him, Song Yu knew she had succeeded.

These subtle movements naturally caught the attention of King Chen.

Originally, he was skeptical about Ruan Hezhu's ability to defeat King Xuanyang, but now he believes it a little more.

The darling of Prince Xuanyang’s Mansion kept his eyes glued to Ruan Hezhu.

If we can control him, we will also control the weak point of King Xuanyang.

Thinking of this, he drank a glass of wine happily.

As for Jiang Weizhen, he is much easier to deal with than King Xuanyang.

"The Emperor has arrived, and the Empress has arrived."

As the eunuch's voice fell, everyone hurriedly sat down in turn.

Prince Chen looked at the graceful and elegant woman, his eyes darkened, and the hand holding the wine glass unconsciously tightened.

Then he drank the wine in the glass.

"Your Majesty, drink less."

Princess Chen tried to persuade her softly, but Prince Chen didn't even look at her.

Seeing this, Song Yu pulled his mother's hand and shook his head at her.

Prince Chen's thoughts are hidden very deeply, and even the Queen herself may not know about it.

But Song Yu knew it. He had accidentally seen a portrait in Prince Chen's study.

Although the portrait was just a shell without any facial features, Song Yu recognized it at a glance.

Because there was a tiny red cinnabar mole on the back of the woman's hand, which he had seen on the Queen's hand.

From then on, he began to observe his father and indeed realized that he had different feelings towards the Queen.

At first, he also felt sorry for his mother, asking why she married her if she didn't love her.

Later he realized that he chose his mother because he didn't love her.

His mother is his best escape route, both in terms of her family background and character.

He once asked his mother whether she regretted marrying his father.

My mother said that marrying my father was the luckiest thing in her life, and now she is very content to have him as her son.

Seeing that his mother was living a happy life, he felt relieved.

But he was not like his father, who was depressed about marrying a woman he did not love.

So after meeting Ruan Hezhu, he began to plan to break off the engagement with the Jiang family.

In fact, it would be best if he could marry both Jiang Qingwan and Ruan Hezhu. In this way, he would get the person he loves the most, and the Jiang family might also be able to help him.

But Ruan Hezhu was stubborn. She said she would rather be the wife of a poor man than the concubine of a rich man.

She let him make the choice, she was always so special.

He knew who to choose between her and Jiang Qingwan without having to think about it.

Thinking of this, he looked up at Ruan Hezhu, and she was looking at him affectionately.

This must be love, Song Yu thought. He was luckier than his father. He would have both power and the woman he loved.

Today is the Emperor’s birthday, and the New Year is almost here.

All the princes and vassal states came to the capital to offer congratulations.

Naturally, gifts were also prepared.

As mentioned before, several of these vassal states surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty due to military reasons.

However, every time they came to pay tribute, they would pose some difficult problems in the hope of defeating the Yuan Dynasty and regaining some face.

The Yuan Dynasty was not in a position to argue with them over such a trivial matter, so it could only do as they wished.

To be on the safe side, the emperor would always select some talented men and women to attend the banquet.

The competitions between Fairy Biyou and Donglin Chess Academy were also partly due to this reason.

The Fairy Biyou is gone this year, and the two winners from the Donglin Chess Academy have also qualified to enter the palace.

Since Tang Yi and Miss Wan both came from merchant families and had no background, they could only sit in the corner.

But this was enough to make Miss Wan happy, and she thought that she must take advantage of this opportunity to catch the eyes of these young men from aristocratic families.

As the most dazzling young man in the capital, Song Yu was naturally noticed by her at first sight.

Looking at that handsome face, her heart couldn't help but beat fast.

After learning that he was the Prince of Chen, she could no longer restrain her love for him.

If she could marry the Prince of Chen, she would be willing even if he was a concubine.

She had been watching Song Yu, so she naturally noticed that Song Yu cast his gaze on Ruan Hezhu.

The moment she saw Ruan Hezhu, her heart sank.

She got the title of leader in an unfair way, and the only person who knew the truth was the woman who dropped the note.

It was this Ruan Hezhu. Fearing that she would expose herself in public, she tried hard to minimize her presence.

Thinking that she was the woman of Prince Chen, his jealousy towards her increased.

This woman is really his nemesis.

However, Ruan Hezhu's mind was on this banquet. After the officials had presented their gifts, it was the turn of the vassal states.

She knew she had a chance to shine at this banquet.

In her previous life, it was thanks to this banquet that she became a famous talented woman in the capital.

With the status of Fairy Biyou and the leader of Donglin Chess Academy, and with the honor she brought to the Yuan Dynasty, she became the talk of the town.

Prince Xuanyang even used this opportunity to seek a reward from the princess.

Without the blessing of the identities of Fairy Biyou and Donglin Chess Academy in this life, she is still just a nobody.

Therefore, she couldn't let Jiang Qingluo take away this opportunity that belonged to her.

Finally, a short, slightly fat man came up.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Great Yuan. On behalf of the Wayi Kingdom, I have come to present a special gift to Your Majesty."

When she saw him, Ruan Hezhu's eyes lit up, knowing that the opportunity had come.

She looked at Jiang Qingluo warily again, and was a little puzzled when she found that there was nothing unusual about her.

Could it be that she doesn't remember this?

It's impossible. She was reborn mainly to target herself. She even remembered clearly where she placed the chess pieces that helped her crack the game at Donglin Chess Academy. How could she forget about this?

However, whether she remembers it or not, she cannot get ahead of me this time.

Thinking of this, she sat up straight and waited for the envoy from the Wayi Kingdom to bring out the difficult problem.