When Concubine Ye heard Bai Juncheng's words, her eyes widened and she stepped forward to hit Bai Juncheng.

"How dare you talk back."

Seeing this, Bai Juncheng quickly surrendered.

"No, no, my lady, try this folk snack too. It makes Jinjin, who knows how to eat, linger."

Concubine Ye had no choice but to give up and let Bai Juncheng push her down on the chair to eat. Bai Jinjin took a bite of the wontons and her mood instantly improved a hundred times.

Woohoo, it turns out that the food in the world is not to be missed. It is so delicious.

…

The Queen naturally knew about what had happened in the Imperial College during the previous dynasty. Although she felt that this was God's help, she did not show it on her face and even said with worry, "If this rumor reaches the ears of the Ninth Princess, she will be very sad."

Ruyi naturally understood what the Queen was thinking and said worriedly, "Yes, although the Ninth Princess is a bit arrogant, she is still a girl. How can she withstand such rumors?"

When the palace maids heard the queen's words, they looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. The queen seemed to have accidentally told them what had happened in the Imperial College.

The palace maids below finally understood what the Ninth Princess had done. Although they wanted to have a good talk with their good sister, they did not dare to be presumptuous in the Queen's palace.

Seeing that the maids below were beginning to lose their patience, the Queen rubbed her head and said, "I am tired. It is enough for Ruyi to stay here. You all can leave now."

After the palace maids left, they approached the sisters they got along well with and said, "Oh my God, the Ninth Princess is actually such a person."

"Yes, yes. I saw that the Ninth Princess treated the palace maids very well before, but I didn't expect that she would be like this in private."

"Yes, I also heard that the Ninth Princess slapped the Sixth Princess in the Imperial Garden. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems to be true."

"I never thought the Ninth Princess would be so arrogant and domineering."

"There's nothing I can do. She's the apple of the Emperor's eye. Even the Ninth Princess's mother is the most favored concubine in the six palaces. How can they be the same?"

Ruyi listened for a long time, nodded with satisfaction, and reported to the queen.

"My Lady, things have developed exactly as you expected!"

The queen nodded with satisfaction. Things were indeed developing in the direction she wanted.

But Ruyi was a little worried.

"My Lady, what will you do if this matter is traced back to you?"

The Queen laughed sarcastically and said, "What are you afraid of? I didn't ask them to spread it. I was just talking to you and they just happened to overhear it. How can they make up such a rumor and spread it? What does it have to do with me?"

I am happy for the Queen if she is so confident.

"Your Majesty is wise. The rumors have spread. We just need to wait for good news."

The Queen picked up the teacup with her slender hands, looked at Ruyi with satisfaction and said, "As expected, Ruyi understands my heart best."

Ruyi looked at the Queen happily, bowed, and said, "I have been serving the Queen since she entered the palace. If I can't do this, how could I have served the Queen for so long?"

Bai Lingling, staying in her own bedroom, could hear the palace servants discussing Bai Jinjin. She was a little confused. Wasn't this news only circulating in the Imperial College and the previous dynasty? How did it get to the harem too?

"We all heard what Her Majesty the Queen said. How could it be false?"

This sentence woke Bai Lingling up. If there was one person who could know the news between the former dynasty and the harem, it would only be the queen!

This is her chance, a chance to ruin Bai Jinjin's reputation. Thinking of this, Bai Lingling's expression revealed a bit of ferocity, but then she put away the ferocity on her face, walked out of the room with a smile on her face.

Several palace maids bowed to Bai Lingling when they saw her.

"This servant pays homage to the Sixth Princess."

Bai Lingling smiled and nodded, then leaned forward and said, "Get up. I just came out for a walk. What are you talking about?"

Several palace maids glanced at each other and said, "Princess, we are just chatting, there is nothing special."

Bai Lingling chuckled and said, "Okay, stop talking and get back to work. You'll be punished if you stay any longer."

After saying this, he walked out without paying any attention to the palace maids' muttering.

"This Sixth Princess is indeed gentle and virtuous."

"Yes, yes, it's a pity that the princess who can be favored by the emperor is not the Sixth Princess."

Linglong heard this when she came back from the second prince's residence. She frowned and ran back to the queen's bedroom. The queen, who was talking about future plans with Ruyi, heard someone coming and immediately took a sip of tea.

Linglong walked in and bowed to the queen.

"Empress, His Royal Highness the Second Prince finally trusts me now. Bai Lingling can't bring him any benefits."

When the queen heard this, she looked at Linglong in surprise.

"Are you serious? Has Yu'er really seen through Bai Lingling's true colors?"

Linglong nodded seriously and said, "Yes, Queen, and the Second Prince has already summarized Bai Lingling's mistakes. I think he really recognizes them and doesn't seem to be deceiving me."

The queen happily said yes.

"Quick, call the Second Prince over here so I can question him in person."

Linglong stopped Ruyi from going to call the Second Prince and said, "Empress, it's really inappropriate to go now. The Second Prince is reviewing his studies. Perhaps he's figured something out, and he's been particularly diligent in his studies these past few days."

These words really touched the heart of the Queen. She nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, since the Second Prince is studying, then don't disturb him. Has my Yu'er finally figured it out?"

At the end, the queen was a little hesitant. She knew her son's character best. It was almost killing him to have him stay by Bai Lingling's side all day reviewing his lessons.

Ruyi was a little suspicious of Linglong. The Second Prince hadn't paid his respects to the Empress in the past few days, and she was worried...

"Linglong, you said the Second Prince was studying, but I haven't seen him in the past few days. What's going on?"

When the queen heard this, she looked at Linglong with sharp eyes.

"Yes, Linglong, my son Yu'er comes to visit me every morning and evening. Why haven't I seen him these past few days?"

Linglong said frankly: "If you, Queen, do not trust Linglong, please go with Linglong to the Second Prince's palace."

Even Linglong, who was so frank, couldn't make up her mind for a moment. She looked at the queen hesitantly, and finally lowered her head in dissatisfaction. Seeing this, the queen had no choice but to give up the idea.

"Linglong, it's not that I doubt you, it's just that I haven't seen Yu'er for a long time and I miss her a little."

Linglong knelt down and said, "The Second Prince wants to give the Queen a surprise. Please wait a little longer."