Defei has indeed restrained herself a lot since she was discovered by the emperor last time.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. She called the Second Prince and Mu Xue and wanted them to play cards with her, but they directly refused.
"Okay, if you don't want to fight me, let the palace maids fight with me."
Before he could take out the leaf cards, Eunuch Cao walked in.
After greeting, he said, "The Emperor has ordered this servant to come and invite His Majesty and His Highness to dine together at Zuihua Palace."
"Let's go have dinner?" De Fei looked at Mu Xue, "Xue'er, come with us!"
The emperor has sent someone to invite me, so it would be inappropriate not to go.
Mu Xue was a little hesitant. Her father saw her talking to the third prince last night, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
Also, if I give the prescription to the Third Prince, will he misunderstand?
"Aunt, I'm not going."
De Fei pulled her over and said, "Why don't you stay here? Let's go together. If you don't want to drink, just refuse it."
In fact, she never understood why her niece didn't drink.
…
When they arrived at Zuihua Palace, Concubine Shu and the third and fourth princes had already arrived.
There was a bustling atmosphere in Zuihua Palace. The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were teasing Yu Yiluo, Concubine Shu was chatting with Concubine Xian, and the Emperor and the Crown Prince were talking about something. The scene looked very warm.
Seeing several people coming in, the emperor waived the formalities and gestured for them to sit down.
[Oh, this looks quite harmonious. Concubine De could easily move her own leaf cards over and set up two tables.]
[The heroine is here too, but why isn't she looking at the Third Emperor? Something must be wrong when things aren't going right.]
[The Third Prince wouldn't forcefully kiss the heroine, would he? That shouldn't happen. Progress can't be this fast.]
The Third Prince: “…”
What is going on in Luo'er's mind all day long?
The others stole a glance at the Third Prince and were extremely surprised.
When Empress Xian saw that everyone was present, she ordered the palace servants to bring all the prepared dumplings.
Soon, the steaming dumplings were placed on the table.
"I don't know if you like spicy food, if you want chili, add it yourself at the table."
Mu Xue sat down next to Concubine De, opposite the Third Prince. Since she didn't talk much, Concubine De didn't notice anything unusual about her.
"I haven't eaten dumplings in a long time. Sister Xianfei is so thoughtful."
Defei picked up a dumpling. She thought that the meal at Zuihua Palace would be the same as last night, but she didn't expect that it was dumplings that she hadn't eaten for a long time.
"As long as everyone likes it," Concubine Xian said, looking at the emperor, "If the emperor and the princes want to drink, I will have someone bring it to you."
The emperor was in a good mood and agreed immediately.
The palace maid brought the wine and filled everyone's cups before stepping aside.
"Xue'er, if you can't drink, then don't drink." Concubine De reminded Mu Xue who was eating dumplings slowly with her head down.
【Why can't the heroine drink alcohol? 】
Yu Yiluo racked her brains for a while, but still couldn't figure out the reason.
"Come on, let's have a drink," the emperor raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Mu Xue was still distracted, and subconsciously picked up the wine glass next to her when she heard this.
He drank it all in one gulp without waiting for the Third Prince to remind him, and only realized that he had drunk the wrong thing after it reached his mouth.
"Princess, are you okay after drinking the wine?" The Third Prince noticed her behavior and asked Concubine De.
[Ah, the Third Prince actually cares so much about the heroine that he immediately noticed she had drunk the wrong thing. The progress is so fast.]
[Sigh, several people have wives, except my brother the Crown Prince. How pitiful my brother the Crown Prince is.]
"Are you okay?" Defei was not sure either.
But just as he finished speaking, Mu Xue stood up, her cheeks flushed as she pointed at the Third Prince, "Yu Jingchen, you liar."
[Hahaha, so this is why the heroine doesn't drink. This cool beauty is quite cute when she gets drunk.]
"Your Majesty, please forgive me," Concubine De put down her chopsticks, "I will take the princess back first."
When Mu Xue heard that Concubine De was going to take her back, she staggered to her feet and walked towards the Third Prince, raising her hand to grab the Third Prince's hand.
"I don't want to go back. Yu Jingchen, you are a liar. I beg you..."
Before she finished speaking, she burped, raised the Third Prince's hand in confusion, and muttered to herself, "Why is it still so cold? Didn't I give you the prescription?"
"Xue'er, your aunt will take you back first." Concubine De was afraid that Mu Xue would say something else, so she went forward to pull her.
Mu Xue raised her hand to avoid it, looked at the Third Prince, and then smiled foolishly, "I want you to take me back."
[Third brother, why are you standing there like an idiot? Send her back quickly!]
Defei looked embarrassed. Xue'er was right not to drink. She was like two different people before and after drinking.
"Third brother, send the princess back!"
The emperor was almost laughing in his heart. Marquis Qingyuan looked down on the third son the most. Now it seems that he has to recognize the third son as his son-in-law.
After all, he couldn't stop his daughter from falling in love with the third brother.
The third prince got up and sent Mu Xue back to Concubine De's palace. When he came back, he kept thinking about what Mu Xue had not finished saying.
Mu Xue knew him very well, but he knew clearly that they didn't have much contact.
Did I forget?
…
Qi Mansion outside the palace.
The Fifth Princess's courtyard was completely silent. The maids stood aside with their heads down, not daring to make a sound.
The prince consort is going to make trouble for the princess again.
They have become accustomed to the fact that the prince consort appears to love the princess very much in public, but he beats her every now and then in the mansion.
At the beginning, some maids couldn't stand it and even stood up for the princess, but the princess not only did not thank those who stood up for her, but also blamed them for being nosy.
Over time, they just pretended not to see it.
"All of you, please leave!" Qi Xuan waved away the maid and walked up to the Fifth Princess. "Princess, you didn't say anything you shouldn't have said at the family dinner yesterday, did you?"
The Fifth Princess shook her head. "How did my husband find time to come here today?"
"Is it possible for me to come to your yard?" Qi Xuan pinched her chin, his expression cold. "Why, you seem to be quite dissatisfied with me not coming to your yard? If you weren't pregnant, why would mother let you take a concubine for me?"
The Fifth Princess suppressed her pain and said, "I have been taking the medicine according to the prescription given by my mother. It is my own fault. If my husband wants to take a concubine, I can help you."
Qi Xuan let go of his hand, looked around her yard, and walked over to sit down.
"I think your yard is quite spacious. My cousin is pregnant now. The doctor recently said that the baby is not in good condition. Why don't you let my cousin come and live with you?"
"Don't worry, when her child is born, I'll raise him under the lap of you, her legal mother. That way, your mother won't say you're childless anymore."
The fifth princess was moved.
Her husband still cares about her, otherwise he wouldn't worry about her being talked about.
He immediately agreed to give the main courtyard to cousin Qi Xuan.
Seeing that she was so sensible, Qi Xuan rarely refrained from attacking her.
"By the way, did you mention what I asked you to mention?"
The Fifth Princess pursed her lips and said, "Yesterday was a family dinner, and the Emperor's uncle was there. No one talked about official business, so I didn't mention it."
Qi Xuan rubbed his brows. He had gone to great lengths to marry the fifth princess, thinking it would help his career, but in the end it was of no use.
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