Everyone agreed. Even if Murong Yue was unwilling to accept it, she could only bow her head in front of Gu Yanyue. "This princess is indeed inferior to others in skills, but may I ask a humble favor?"

"Speak!" Murong Yue had already lost face today, and Yuwen Ran was in a good mood, so he did not interrupt Murong Yue.

Murong Yue suppressed her jealousy and looked at Gu Yanyue with a smile on her face. "Madam Zhenguo's cooking skills are indeed good. Can this princess stay in the palace and learn more from her?"

"Of course you can! I wish there were more people as smart and considerate as the princess in the palace!" The Queen Mother smiled happily and agreed directly.

Gu Yanyue frowned slightly, obviously unhappy, but her identity was awkward, so the best thing to do was to say nothing.

"Really? Thank you, Her Majesty the Queen Mother!" Murong Yue was overjoyed and thanked the Queen Mother quickly. As for the Queen Mother's purpose, Murong Yue did not think much about it.

She didn't notice that there was a pair of eyes not far away scanning her, and his Adam's apple moved from time to time, like a wolf that had been hungry for a long time.

After a few days, this scene could be seen from time to time in the palace: a stunning beauty was running in front, followed by an extremely wretched man behind.

"Princess, Princess, don't run! I really like you, why are you hiding?" King Xiang hurriedly chased Murong Yue, muttering to himself.

Murong Yue was afraid of being caught up by King Xiang, so she ran even faster, wishing she could use all her strength in this life.

"You...don't come over here!" Murong Yue looked at King Xiang standing in front of her, feeling annoyed. It felt like she was stuck by some dog-skin plaster and couldn't get rid of it.

Prince Xiang thought he was very handsome and flicked his hair towards Murong Yue. "If Princess agrees, I can marry you as my principal wife. Then you will be the supreme princess. How do you think?"

Murong Yue gritted her teeth, wishing she could beat Prince Xiang to death with a stick. "Even if I die, I will never marry you as my concubine!"

After hearing this, King Xiang was very angry and wanted to touch Murong Yue. Fortunately, the Queen Mother's people arrived in time and rescued Murong Yue.

When the Queen Mother learned about this, she was so angry that she collapsed on the bed and became ill.

After Gu Yanyue learned that the empress dowager was ill, she did not add insult to injury. Instead, she made some fresh food for the empress dowager from time to time to change her taste.

When the weather was hot, Gu Yanyue squeezed watermelon juice by herself and then sent it to the empress dowager; when the weather was cold, Gu Yanyue asked Qin Ruoruo for help and personally cooked soup to feed the empress dowager. It can be said that she took care of her in every possible way.

If someone didn't know, they would think that Gu Yanyue was the empress dowager's biological daughter. After spending some time together, the empress dowager's attitude towards Gu Yanyue changed a lot. Sometimes the two of them would talk and laugh, and the empress dowager's condition also eased a lot.

Yuwen Ran saw the Queen Mother's change. While Gu Yanyue was happily serving the Queen Mother, Yuwen Ran took the opportunity to tell the Queen Mother something he had been thinking about for a long time, "Mother, do you think the Queen's position should be restored?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Empress Dowager choked on her soup. After finally recovering, she frowned. "What does the Emperor mean by this? Are you serving me just for the position of Empress?"

Although she had this purpose, Gu Yanyue was also sincere. Yuwen Ran shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I just feel that the harem cannot be without a queen for a day. After all, I have many things to do. If I can't manage the harem well, your Majesty is old. If I work too hard, I am afraid it will hurt my body!"

I have to say that what Yuwen Ran said made a lot of sense. Even the Queen Mother was almost persuaded by him. Fortunately, the Queen Mother woke up in time.

She was full of hesitation. She had originally liked Murong Yue very much. It would be great if she could take the opportunity to bring Murong Yue into the palace. But according to Murong Yue's personality, if she entered the palace, wouldn't she be thinking about the position of queen?

The position of queen can be held by anyone, but it must never be held by an outsider, otherwise the country will sooner or later be ruined by outsiders.

The Queen Mother thought it over and finally coughed lightly, "Since the Emperor has mentioned it, it would be unreasonable for me to disagree. However, it is not impossible for me to agree. I want the Emperor to marry the princess of the neighboring country!"

Yuwen Ran frowned after hearing this. He had thought that the Queen Mother would embarrass him, but he had not expected that she would actually make such a request. He could work hard on everything else, but this matter...

"If the emperor doesn't agree, then there's no point in talking about restoring the throne to the queen!" The queen mother's expression became cold, as if she was a little unhappy.

Yuwen Ran sighed inwardly, "I will consider this matter carefully. Mother, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave now!"

But for some reason, these words reached the ears of Prince Xiang. Murong Yue was originally the princess he had his eyes on. This was a well-known fact in the palace. How could the Queen Mother not know about it?

When Prince Xiang thought that his princess was about to marry someone else, he became furious and rushed to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

At this time, the Queen Mother was in a bad mood and wanted to take a nap to rest and recover her energy.

But Prince Xiang didn't wait for the servants to report. He went straight into the Queen Mother's bedroom, his face filled with anger. "Mother, whose side are you on? Do you still have hope for that loser?"

The Queen Mother knew what Prince Xiang was talking about. She glanced around and shouted, "Everyone, get out of here!"

The palace maids all withdrew. Don't know things you shouldn't know. The more you know, the faster you die! This is an important rule for survival in the palace.

"What are you doing? Are you really trying to piss me off to death?" The Queen Mother pointed at Prince Xiang with her fingers trembling slightly.

But Prince Xiang didn't care and still looked unhappy. "Mother, you know that I like Princess Murong, why do you want her to marry someone else? Is it possible that in your eyes, I am not as good as him?"

The Queen Mother frowned, "Of course not. I have my reasons for doing this. Don't ask so many questions!"

"I have never asked you for anything since I was a child. Now I am begging you. Please give Murong Yue to me!" King Xiang said as he pretended to kneel on the ground.

The Queen Mother was furious this time. A man's knees are as precious as gold, not to mention the noble status of Prince Xiang. "It seems you have really been blinded by that vixen. Besides her good looks, what else is there to her?"

"I just think it's a good idea. If mother doesn't agree, I'll go and get it myself!" After saying that, King Xiang turned around and ran out.

The Queen Mother couldn't catch her breath and fainted on the bed.