When Zhou Qiongyue came, she rode in the same carriage with her grandmother and mother. When she was leaving, her grandmother said she was tired, so Zhou Qiongyue happily rode in the same carriage with her mother.

Just as Zhou Qiongyue was holding her mother's hand and preparing to get on the carriage, several servants hurriedly caught up with them.

The servants began to bow from a distance: "I greet the Madam of the Crown Prince and Miss Zhou."

The Crown Prince's wife, Jin, nodded and asked gently, "Does your master have any instructions?"

At times like this, Zhou Qiongyue only needed to watch from the side, and her mother would handle everything. Zhou Qiongyue felt that this feeling couldn't be better.

As soon as Jin finished speaking, one of the leading servants came out and replied, "Madam, these are the flower seedlings that our eldest daughter gave to Miss Zhou."

After the leading servant finished speaking respectfully, several people holding the saplings immediately stepped forward.

Cai Ping, the maidservant beside Jin, immediately asked someone to come forward and take the flower seedlings, and personally stuffed a purse as a reward to those people.

"Thank you very much, young lady." The Crown Prince's wife, Mrs. Jin, still expressed her gratitude politely.

After the servants finished their work and received their rewards, they bowed to Jin and Zhou Qiongyue again before retreating respectfully.

Seeing that everything had been settled, Zhou Qiongyue took her mother's hand and got directly into the carriage.

Jin waited until the carriage started moving before quietly asking her daughter, "Are you close to this Miss Xie?"

It's no wonder Jin was suspicious. The original owner rarely attended banquets held by noble ladies like Yuan An, and mostly spent her time playing in the palace. As far as she knew, her daughter didn't get along particularly well with noble ladies like Yuan An.

Zhou Qiongyue felt that there was nothing wrong with saying it, so she said bluntly, "This is the person my second cousin is in love with. He just came to test the relationship between my daughter and my second cousin and to stake his claim."

Kim family...

For a moment the entire carriage was silent.

Finally, Zhou Qiongyue couldn't help herself and asked, "Why isn't Mom talking?"

"Mother is just wondering if the boys and girls nowadays are so bold? How dare they get engaged in private." At this moment, Jin felt that the second prince was not a good man.

Jin's impression of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion became even worse. A girl who had secretly engaged herself to another noble lady actually dared to declare her sovereignty in front of another noble lady without any shame.

"I didn't say they were secretly engaged!" Zhou Qiongyue said that this was her mother's own understanding and she didn't want to take the blame. After she finished shirking the blame, she didn't forget to make a face at her mother.

Jin was afraid that her daughter would be sad, so she patted her daughter's head comfortingly and promised, "Don't worry, I'll ask your aunt to find you a better one when the time comes."

"Then the daughter must be pretty." Zhou Qiongyue was not shy at all and actively expressed her preferences.

Jin could only poke Zhou Qiongyue's head helplessly, "You, you've really been spoiled by your father and brothers. You have no shame at all."

Zhou Qiongyue smiled and rubbed over, hugging Jin's arm and acting coquettishly, "You are also spoiled by your mother."

Jin could only indulge her daughter and let her hug her arms and act coquettishly. She was indeed responsible for her daughter's behavior.

The next day, someone came to the palace, and their main idea was to say, "The Queen misses Zhou Qiongyue and wants her to stay in the palace for a few days."

In fact, the second prince returned to the palace from the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion yesterday. When the queen asked about what happened that day, the second prince mentioned that his cousin also went to the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion with his aunt.

The Queen Mother knew that Zhou Qiongyue's health had completely recovered, otherwise, given how much her elder brother and sister-in-law doted on Yue'er, they would definitely not let Yue'er go to such an occasion.

You must know that the bigger the occasion, the more unexpected things there will be.

So the next day, the Queen Mother couldn't wait to send someone to pick up Zhou Qiongyue and let her stay in the palace for a few days.

Zhou Qiongyue, who had the original owner's memories and knew all the etiquette, didn't refuse. She couldn't refuse, so she quickly ordered her people to pack up and follow them into the palace.

When Zhou Qiongyue arrived at the Queen's Kunyun Palace, it was almost noon, and she thought she would just come for lunch.

When Zhou Qiongyue brought Gulan into the main hall, she saw the emperor, the empress, the second prince, and the fifth prince were all there. Zhou Qiongyue was surprised, and she even thought about what day it was and why so many people had come.

Although Zhou Qiongyue had a thousand thoughts in her mind, she remained calm and walked forward to salute.

"This humble servant greets the Emperor, the Empress, and the Second Prince..."

Seeing the girl in front of him being so well-behaved and wanting to continue talking, the emperor quickly interrupted Zhou Qiongyue with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a few months, and Yue'er has become estranged from us. She was not so well-behaved before."

Obviously, the emperor was talking to the queen.

When the Fifth Prince heard his father's words, he immediately stepped forward to help Zhou Qiongyue. He liked this cousin very much, just like his own sister. "Cousin, please get up quickly! We are all family."

Zhou Qiongyue thanked him and then got up obediently.

The Queen took Zhou Qiongyue's hand and asked her to sit down next to her. "Why are you still alienated from your aunt?"

"No, auntie, I haven't seen you and uncle for such a long time. I should bow politely. Otherwise, my father will scold me again when I go back." After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she pretended to be scared and looked back, as if Zhou Wencan was right behind her.

"Don't listen to your father." The queen couldn't help but complain about her elder brother.

"The Queen is right. Don't listen to Wencan. He's so young but acts like an old antique and is always nagging." Although the Emperor said this, he was still satisfied with Zhou Wencan's courtesy in his heart.

Zhou Qiongyue nodded obediently, looking well-behaved. As for her heart, she didn't believe what the emperor said!

"You've suffered this time." The Queen looked at Zhou Qiongyue's face, which had obviously gained weight, and her voice became increasingly softer. By the end of her words, even the Emperor had a smile on his face.

Zhou Qiongyue could only yell in anger, "Auntie!"

"Alright, stop teasing Yue'er. She's a grown-up girl now, and she's too shy. I just don't know which brat she'll end up falling for in the future." The Emperor said this, probing her. Although he was quite satisfied with the Marquis of Cheng'en's family, he didn't want them to produce another queen.

Zhou Qiongyue was not the original owner. She understood the emperor's words, which meant urging her to get married! She quickly climbed up the ladder and said, "Then choose one for me, uncle or aunt? I want the one who looks good."

When Zhou Qiongyue said this, the queen was the most surprised. She knew that her niece liked her son, "Yue'er, you..."

"Men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough! What's the big deal?" Zhou Qiongyue's main character is courage.

The fifth prince, Li Jingyu, was also quite surprised. He had always thought that his cousin was going to be with his second brother. "Cousin, aren't you and my second brother's childhood sweethearts?"