How could it not be difficult? She had two broken ribs and should have just rested, but in order to dispel the rumors, she had to pretend nothing had happened and run around with Mrs. Ruan.

Chu Younan paused, "My aunt has also entered the palace."

"I wonder if Ningyun has done something that displeased the prince?" Mrs. Ruan went straight to the point.

"No." Chu Younan said politely. He was not dissatisfied. Anyway, he planned to find a suitable time to divorce her.

"Since there's nothing to be dissatisfied about, then..." Mrs. Ruan thought about it again and again, but she still couldn't bring herself to bring up the matter of them consummating their marriage.

"If aunt has nothing else to do, I'll leave first. I have something important to do." Chu Younan said.

"Don't go! There's someone!" Mrs. Ruan said anxiously.

In fact, Chu Younan already knew what she wanted to say.

But she herself still couldn't say it.

Chu Younan pretended to be stupid and said, "State affairs are urgent. If it's not something particularly important, let's talk about it later."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Mrs. Ruan was so upset. It was just a simple sentence like "Why don't you consummate your marriage with Ningyun?" How could she not say it? ! She should talk to Queen Mother Yao. This matter should be communicated between women.

When Chu Younan returned to Renshou Palace, Su Bei had also returned from Xue Jinrong.

The two looked at each other, and one look said it all.

After entering the room and sitting down, Su Bei sighed, "I went to talk to the Queen. She said that Chu Youyang had a habit of staying in bed before, and it was always her who urged him to get up and go to court. But isn't it time to choose a concubine for him? He got a little carried away."

After she finished speaking, Chu Younan also sighed heavily, "I also talked to the emperor, and he said that he had never taken a concubine, and he didn't know that other girls were also very good before, but this time he finally knew, so..."

The two looked at each other, their eyes full of approval for each other's acting skills.

In fact, this matter is not that complicated. It is just a trick used by Chu Youyang to avoid the talent show.

When Chu Younan arrived at the Yangxin Palace, he not only heard Chu Youyang's inner voice, but also heard the little palace maid muttering in her heart: "Is the emperor seriously ill? Does he just like to hear people screaming?"

People outside found it unbearable to hear, but actually, the situation inside was pure as it couldn't be purer. There were just two people sitting there in neat clothes, one drinking wine and eating meat, while the other moistened his throat and continued to shout.

In fact, there is no need to shout all the time, but Chu Youyang always feels that he should take this opportunity to establish his image of being "brave and good at fighting", so he has to shout more.

Empress Dowager Yao and Empress Dowager Mei were confused and both looked worried.

"What should we do?" Empress Dowager Mei held her forehead with her hand.

"It's a good thing that we arranged a beauty contest for him. If we really add another person, I'm afraid he won't attend court at all, right?" Queen Mother Yao sighed.

Su Bei's eyes lit up. This is what he was waiting for!

"So I think we shouldn't let him participate in the selection. It's better to let the queen take good care of him!" Su Bei said.

"Why don't we discuss it with him and let the regent take over the throne..."

Before Empress Dowager Mei finished speaking, Empress Dowager Yao interrupted her, "Isn't this inappropriate? He has to be willing to do this, but the way he looks now, it's obvious that he really likes being the emperor."

Everyone has a good relationship, and she can't let Chu Youyang and his mother think that Chu Younan covets the throne. Since ancient times, the throne has caused countless brothers to turn against each other.

"Then ask him to come and discuss it." Queen Mother Mei said firmly, "By the way, tell him that there will be no selection of concubines!"

Su Bei and Chu Younan looked at each other. It turned out that Chu Youyang's method was quite effective and solved the problem so easily.

But Empress Dowager Mei's people came back not long after they left and said, "The emperor said he would not come. He said he was tired and needed to rest for a while. He also said that the selection must be done. It's already halfway through and can't be abandoned halfway."

Su Bei and Chu Younan were a little confused.

What on earth does this guy want to do? Is he really trying to be a tyrant?!

"If he doesn't come, we'll go see him tomorrow!" Empress Dowager Mei said firmly.

"Alas! This is the only way we can do. This child shouldn't be stubborn. Let's have a good talk with him." Queen Mother Yao sighed.

Su Bei and Chu Younan also decided to stay in the palace for one night to avoid running back and forth.

They did discuss it, but the Ruan mother and daughter had to wait in vain for another whole day.

The one who was even more anxious than the Ruan mother and daughter was Liang Zhu.

Tomorrow is the day when Bei Yanming will enter the palace. He has not found a chance to drug the two queen mothers. If he fails to complete the task, his wife and children, who he has worked so hard to get, will be killed! But the Regent and his wife have settled in the Cining Palace. Even if he has a hundred guts, he dare not do anything tricky under the Regent's nose!

Let’s think of a solution from Empress Dowager Mei.

Fortunately, he had a good relationship with the young eunuch in Empress Dowager Yao's palace. He heard that the little princess's wet nurse had to drink several bowls of goat's milk every day, so he added something to the goat's milk.

But he didn't know that the goat milk was not for Gu Rui to drink, but for the little princess.

Gu Rui is enjoying this kind of life as a stay-at-home dad now. He can take care of the children easily every day and see his sweetheart. Although he can't do much, he is happy just to talk to her.

In fact, he didn't dare to think about anything else. Although he usually spoke so casually, he was actually more timid than Cheng Shi. As long as he thought about changing the "little cloth strip" for Empress Dowager Mei that day, his nosebleed could not be stopped.

I don’t know what happened to the little princess today. She drank a sip of goat’s milk, then spit it out, and kept crying.

"Why, is it hot?" Gu Rui took a sip.

"It's not hot, the temperature is just right, why don't you try it again?" He fed the little princess another spoonful.

But this time the little princess didn't even open her mouth. She just turned her head to the side and started crying.

This made Gu Rui very anxious. He thought that maybe the goat milk was not fresh enough, so he took another sip.

It was quite fresh! What should he do? He had no choice but to carry the little princess to find Queen Mother Mei.

Upon learning that the little princess refused to drink milk and kept crying, Empress Dowager Mei was almost dying of anxiety and quickly summoned the imperial physician.

Sure enough, she was feeling a little unwell. The imperial physician said she had a slight fever and prescribed some medicine for the little princess.

Gu Rui also suggested that the little princess should be wiped with warm water.

After a lot of trouble, the little princess finally fell asleep, and Empress Dowager Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But when she turned around, she saw Gu Rui standing aside, covering his nose.

"It's getting late. You should go back and rest. I will take care of her tonight," said Empress Dowager Mei.

Gu Rui didn't say anything, nor did he leave. He just stood there and stared at Empress Dowager Mei.

He had a nosebleed again because he felt a great power in his body that was controlling his body and brain. The image of Empress Dowager Mei kept appearing in his mind, and he felt like he couldn't control himself...

"What's wrong?" Empress Dowager Mei looked at him in surprise.

Gu Rui trembled: "I...you...that..."

He didn't know what he wanted to say, but he couldn't control himself, so he rushed over and kissed Empress Dowager Mei on the face...