Chapter 564 Protecting Each Other

After hearing her words, Lady Minghua smiled softly: "I will."

When she lowered her eyes, a sad look flashed in her eyes.

If she was a girl from an ordinary family, maybe she would have this opportunity. But she was not, she was the daughter of the eldest princess.

She has benefited from her mother's help since she was a child, and now that she has grown up, she must repay her mother.

Gong Qianyue came over with her belly bulging and said to Qin Huiyin, "Sister Qin, I haven't seen you for a while."

"My sister is now the young lady of the Zhu family. She is busy taking care of the household affairs of the family all day long. She is also pregnant with the heir of the Zhu family. She has indeed not been out for a while."

"I passed by the Food City not long ago and wanted to go in and sit for a while, but before I got off the carriage, I was urged to go back to the mansion by the servants. Sometimes I always think of the days in the county town. At that time, your Food City was full, and I had to have you save a seat for me every day when I went to your restaurant to eat. In a blink of an eye, several years have passed, and you and I are both married."

Gong Qianyue and Qin Huiyin reminisced about the past, and when they talked about interesting events of the old years, their emotions were so sincere and touching.

Qin Huiyin cooperated with her performance and told her old stories.

In fact, whether in the past or now, they were just doing it for the sake of face. Gong Qianyue had always been a person who would not do anything without profit, and she could not tell what she was trying to achieve by getting close to her like this.

Is it because Song Ruize is now the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

The position of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was not very high, but it had real power and was more feared than many first-rank officials who had no real power.

"Shall we go sit there for a while?" Gong Qianyue said, "It's been so long since we last met, and I have a lot to say to you."

"I haven't seen Madam Zhu for some time." Lady Minghua said, "Madam Zhu, do you welcome me to join you?"

Gong Qianyue smiled and said, "You are joking. The scenery over there is nice. If you are not afraid of being bored, why don't we go sit for a while?"

There was still some time before the meal, and some court ladies had not yet arrived. The first ones to arrive were mostly the young ones. Those who arrived early, accompanied by a few others, enjoyed the scenery in the East Palace.

Qin Huiyin followed Gong Qianyue and County Master Minghua to a pavilion not far ahead.

They chatted about this and that, talking about fashionable clothes, fashionable flower ornaments, fashionable hair buns. After chatting for a while, she covered her stomach and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable. Can the county lady help me call someone over?"

"Madam Song, why don't you go and call someone over?" Lady Minghua said, "I'll stay here with Madam Zhu."

Qin Huiyin immediately responded: "Okay."

She stood up and left the pavilion immediately without waiting for Gong Qianyue to say anything.

Chang Xiaohuan said that Gong Qianyue's belly was precious, so even she had to stay away for fear of bumping into her.

She didn't know what Gong Qianyue was going to do, but she definitely had bad intentions. Princess Minghua also saw it, so she had been obstructing Gong Qianyue's plan from the beginning.

As soon as Qin Huiyin left, Gong Qianyue said to Lady Minghua: "Lady, I seem to be fine now. I'll leave you now."

"Mrs. Zhu, you are pregnant and shouldn't be overworked. You should sit down and rest for a while." said Lady Minghua.

Gong Qianyue forced a smile: "Okay."

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You just sit here and come back when your stomach doesn't hurt anymore."

Qin Huiyin found a servant in the palace and asked her to report to the Crown Princess that the young lady of the Zhu Mansion was complaining of stomach discomfort.

Not long after, the imperial physician came and was led by the servant to a pavilion not far away.

Lady Minghua came back and said to Qin Huiyin, "Madam Song, you should follow me today. It's a good opportunity for us to have a chat."

"Thank you, County Princess." Qin Huiyin had no objection.

Although Princess Minghua is the daughter of the eldest princess, she is indeed a rather interesting person.

Qin Huiyin is a celebrity. Many people are curious about her, but not many of them take the initiative to seek her out to make friends.

Princess Cui Lingyao ordered her to go over and talk for a while. The meaning was very clear, which was to express the importance of the Eastern Palace to Song Ruize. To put it bluntly, this was to show others, to let everyone know that Song Ruize was from the Eastern Palace, so the princess had to give Qin Huiyin some face.

When Chang Xiaohuan and Qin Huiyin were alone together, they talked about Zhu Hongxiu's current situation. It seemed that after her previous marriage was canceled, no major family dared to marry her. She was also too picky and didn't want to marry down, so she became an unwanted young lady in the Zhu Mansion.

"Crown Princess..." A maid came over and whispered a few words into the Crown Princess' ear.

The Crown Princess's face changed drastically. She stood up and said, "Everyone, please enjoy your meal. I have something to do and will have to excuse myself for the moment."

Qin Huiyin was curious, but although she was curious, she had no intention of going over to watch the fun.

She sat at the same table with Lady Minghua. Lady Minghua's maid quickly found out everything and came back to report to her. She was right next to them and of course heard it clearly.

"The young lady of the Zhu Mansion and the prince are in the backyard..."

Qin Huiyin raised her eyebrows.

Only one young lady came to the Zhu Mansion today, and that was Zhu Hongxiu. So, Zhu Hongxiu climbed into the prince's bed?

Zhu Hongxiu has not been able to find a satisfactory marriage since her last marriage was rejected. This woman is too ambitious, so she would rather be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken, and she has set her sights on the prince. However, today is the birthday banquet of the crown princess, and she climbed onto the prince's bed at the birthday banquet. This is really fearless, and she offended the crown princess as soon as she came.

Qin Huiyin was curious and wanted to know how the Crown Princess would deal with Zhu Hongxiu.

"Everyone, today's banquet ends here. The Crown Princess is feeling a little unwell, so she will not come to see you off." The old nanny came out to see the guests off.

Everyone present was a smart person. The Crown Princess's expression was obviously not right just now, and now she didn't even come to see the guests off in person. It was obvious that something had happened in the backyard, leaving the Crown Princess no time to take care of the guests in front.

Qin Huiyin left the palace smoothly and got on the carriage back home.

Whoosh! The carriage stopped.

A man opened the curtain and came in.

When Qin Huiyin saw Song Ruize, he was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?" "I was going to the Eastern Palace to see the prince." He also wanted to find out if his Yinyin had been wronged in the Eastern Palace.

"The prince probably doesn't have time to see you now, right?" Qin Huiyin said.

"That's right, I didn't see him. He said the prince is busy now." Song Ruize said, "How did Yinyin know?"

"I just came out of the East Palace!" Qin Huiyin said, "The prince should be dealing with his romantic debts now."

She told him the news she had just heard.

"I also listened from the side, but I didn't hear it clearly. I don't know if it was what I thought." Qin Huiyin said.