Mu Zhuochen thought that he could be with her, so of course he wouldn't refuse such a good opportunity and immediately agreed.

Wan Ge seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, took the other person's hand and returned to the palace, and had the dishes served.

Mu Zhuochen glanced at the food. Wan Ge shouldn't know what he likes to eat, so why is everything on the table his favorite food?

Wange looked at him blankly and picked up some food with her chopsticks: "Achen, what are you thinking about? Don't you like this dish? Should I have someone bring something else?"

Mu Zhuochen shook his head: "That's not the case. These dishes prepared by the imperial chef are all ones that I like."

Upon hearing this, Wan Ge was surprised for a moment, and then said, "What a coincidence! These are also some of my favorite foods. I didn't expect them to be similar to those of the Imperial Uncle. That's wonderful."

From now on, they can eat together without worrying about whether their tastes will be too different.

Seeing that the other party seemed completely unconcerned, Mu Zhuochen realized that he had been overthinking things. At first, he really thought that Wan Ge was deliberately trying to find out his preferences, but judging from Wan Ge's reaction, it was clear that this was not the case at all. It was probably just a coincidence.

This only proves that they are truly destined to be together and think the same way.

Mu Zhuochen nodded. In fact, he didn't even know what the food in his mouth looked like, because all his attention and attraction had been taken away by the person in front of him.

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It wasn't until after dinner that Wan Ge finally asked, "By the way, why did you come so late? Is there something you can't talk about tomorrow?"

Mu Zhuochen finally remembered the important matter. What to do? Whenever he saw Wan Ge, it seemed that all his rationality would be swallowed up, and he would almost forget what he wanted to say and what he wanted to do.

Mu Zhuochen took out a jade pendant. Wan Ge found the jade pendant very familiar because she also had a similar one. This pair of jade pendants were yin-yang jade pendants, and the mystery could only be solved by combining the two pendants.

The jade pendant was originally made by the founding emperor of the Chu Kingdom and could represent the next successor. Generally, the jade pendant was in the hands of the emperor and empress until the next emperor and empress appeared.

However, later the imperial line of the Great Chu Dynasty died out, and Mu Zhuochen went through life and death with the Immortal Emperor. The late emperor treated him like a brother, so he gave half of the jade pendant to Mu Zhuochen. This jade pendant also represented his trust in him, and their friendship and trust in each other would last forever.

Mu Zhuochen replied, "Actually, I should be the one saying that I have no interest in the throne, but I can't let the country that your father worked so hard to stabilize fall into the hands of outsiders."

Protecting you is real, nurturing you is real, I want you to learn something and improve your martial arts skills.

I never wanted that position; my only goal was to make you a wise ruler.

Wan Ge naturally had no doubt about the jade pendant given to her by her father, which further confirmed that Mu Zhuochen seemed to have no intention of harming her.

So everything stemmed from that group of people, that group of people who talked nonsense and made her believe it was true.

I also blame myself for being too young and naive back then, and for never asking what the real reasons were. I just listened to what they said, and seeing how desperately they were short-staffed, I thought what they said was all true.

Looking back now, Mu Zhuochen really did give her the best of everything and never took care of her.