Song Qianfan had just warned Su Juan not to leave Prince Jing's Mansion, but within two days, someone came from the palace and invited the entire family of Prince Jing's Mansion to the palace for a banquet, and Su Juan was specifically mentioned.

Su Juan was dressed ostentatiously and walked past Song Qianfan in a swagger. Afraid that he couldn't see her, she waved the round fan in her hand twice.

She smiled obediently and bowed, "My Lord."

Song Qianfan turned his head away and got into the carriage, thinking out of sight, out of mind. However, the carriage could not block Su Juan's voice.

[Alas, someone won't let me leave the house, but there are plenty of people who want me to leave the house. There's really nothing I can do. ]

Su Juan lifted her skirt and got on another carriage.

"......" Song Qianfan pursed his thin lips, with a new string of Buddhist beads in his hand.

...

Hundreds of flowers bloomed in the palace, and the Queen hosted a Hundred Flowers Banquet, inviting many families of high-ranking officials from aristocratic families into the palace.

Delicious food and fine wine were served like water, and Su Juan and Liu Miaoqing sat at the next table.

After Su Juan finished eating her own food, she would stare at Liu Miaoqing's table from time to time and lick her lips.

[That pink pastry looks good too, it should be soft and fluffy...]

[Alas, this palace is still the best. There are so many delicious foods. It’s not like in Prince Jing’s Mansion, where I have no freedom and no food to eat...]

The next second, Liu Miaoqing brought the small pink plate of pastries to the table in front of Su Juan.

"I don't like sweet things. Please help me eat them."

Su Juan's eyes lit up, "You don't like sweet food?"

"Well, I always feel a little tired."

Seeing that Su Juan was satisfied with the meal, Liu Miaoqing also felt happy.

The ladies were eating, two or three of them were chatting, and some were whispering about recent events in the capital.

"I heard that the Du family has called off the marriage with the Mu family. Now Mu Yan stays in the mansion all day and doesn't come out to see anyone."

"What did Mu Yan do wrong? If you ask me, it's He Yue who is..."

"Shh!"

The people who were talking looked back and saw that He Yue had already taken his seat without them noticing.

She just sat there, her veil covering the wounds on her face, and she still looked proud, which showed that what happened that day did not have much impact on her.

"She is so shameless. Mu Yan has been harmed by her, and she still has the nerve to sit here."

"If I were her, I would just jump into the lake and apologize!"

While people were talking in low voices here, the male guests over there also took their seats one after another.

The emperor and the empress took their seats on the throne. As soon as they sat down, they heard the voice before they saw Su Juanren.

[The food in this palace is so delicious. I envy the emperor and the empress. They can eat this every day. I envy them! ]

The emperor said to the queen beside him, "There are plenty of things in the palace, but this prince's wife only thinks about food. She really has the mentality of a little girl."

The Queen smiled, her eyes full of longing, "I think the Crown Prince's Consort is an honest child. She just likes to eat, and there's nothing wrong with that."

When she first met Su Juan, she liked the child very much and had a very good impression of him.

There are so many noble ladies in the capital, each with their own mind. She has seen through many things and many people in the palace, but there are very few who have a mind like Su Juan.

It would be good if the child could always keep his thoughts simple and free as he does now.

After all, people always need to keep things simple so that they can live freely and not be trapped within these palace walls.

Thinking of this, her eyes were filled with loneliness.

The emperor standing by didn't pay any attention to it, his attention was all on the guests at the banquet below.

Someone suddenly brought up what happened at Liu's house that day, and an argument broke out among the people.

After two cups of wine, Minister Du began to get a little drunk. He usually talked about etiquette, but now he started to lecture Lian Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, "I am not saying anything, Lian Shaoqing, your son is still somewhat responsible for what happened at the Liu Mansion that day. You should restrain him when you go back."

Lian Shaoqing was a straightforward person. The rumors in the capital these past two days had brought shame to him as a father. He was already feeling upset, and when Minister Du said that, he became furious!

"Minister Du is wrong!"

"People have seven emotions and six desires. Although my child is a little different from others, he has never hurt anyone, let alone put anyone in danger! How can it be my child's fault?"

Su Juan took a bite of the cake, listened to the words coming from the men's seat, and blinked, "My son has no intention of harming anyone, but your father may not be the same. He even implicated Miss Mu, but now he wants to clear his family from this matter. You are so good at playing football. If you are second, who dares to claim to be first?"

The emperor raised his eyebrows. He had heard two days ago that when there was a commotion at Liu's residence, the prince was present and the two girls started fighting on the spot.

Judging from the situation, her contribution was indispensable at that time.

He had also heard some parts of this matter and was not clear about the specific details, but now that the melon was served in front of him, he would be a shame not to eat it.

He watched the debate among his ministers at his leisure.

Mu Jijiu was already angry, "Mr. Lian! You said you never hurt anyone, but you implicated my daughter. My daughter has locked herself in her room since she returned home that day. Now you want to erase the blame from your son with just a few words. This is really too much!"

[That's not the case. In the final analysis, it was your daughter who made the wrong friends and trusted the wrong person. After all, it was the Du family who suggested canceling the engagement!]

Lian Shaoqing sneered, "Mu Jijiu, why are you talking to me like this?"

"It was Minister Du's family who broke off the engagement with your daughter, not my son."

Seeing that Lian Shaoqing was turning his spearhead towards him, Du Shilang had already prepared his words: "Mu Jijiu, originally the engagement between the two families was a good thing, but this marriage, after all, is the child's own business. My son's heart belongs to someone else, and he insists on canceling the engagement. Du has no choice."

[Look at how high-sounding this statement is. Isn't it just implying that the girl's reputation is ruined and he doesn't know if she is innocent or not, so he doesn't dare to marry her! ]

Mu Jijiu was so angry that his face turned red. "Minister Du, you are the Minister of Rites, and you can say such words!?"

"It was your family who was eager to ask for my daughter's hand in marriage, and it is your family who wants to cancel the engagement now! You, the Du family, are really going too far!"

His daughter was still looking at him at that time. He still remembers clearly how anxious Mrs. Du was to have Yan'er.

Minister Du seemed calm, drinking a little wine, and staying out of the matter, which immediately made many people very angry.

[It’s because Minister Du’s son has a mistress outside, and the baby is pregnant, so Madam Du is anxious to find a legitimate mother for the child. She thinks that your Mu family is easy to bully, and she is sure that your daughter will not dare to say anything after she gets married! ]

With a "bang", a guest's wine glass fell on the table.

The palace maid beside her quickly cleaned up.

"Oh my god! I always thought the Du family thought highly of themselves, how could they be interested in the girl from the Mu family? It turns out that their son has a mistress outside and she's pregnant!"

"Having a bastard son before marriage is too outrageous!"

"The Du family still wants to cheat Miss Mu. They are such inhumane people!"