"That's a strange thing to say." He had never seen anyone growing vegetables in the yard, and she was the first.

"Shovel the garden?"

Well……

"That's not necessary. It's such a waste. I mean to find a wasteland full of weeds."

"As you wish."

He turned and went into the house.

Ruan Xinchen looked up at the big trees in the yard that blocked out the sun, and really wanted to cut down a few of them.

It would be better to trim the branches.

The whole Cui Garden is gloomy and eerie, thanks in large part to them.

The courtyard was gloomy and made people feel gloomy too. No wonder the brothers' skins were so pale.

She found a rare place where she could not see anything, closed her eyes, and raised her head to absorb the sun.

Suddenly the light dimmed, and when Ruan Xinchen opened her eyes, she met Chu Xuanche's cold face.

"ah."

An enlarged face suddenly startled me.

Ruan Xinchen quickly stood up and took two steps back.

"Why are you here, sis? What's up?"

Chu Xuanche: "What are you doing?"

Ruan Xinchen pointed to the roof and said, "I'm basking in the sun."

Chu Xuanche looked up at the sky and said, "There is no sun today."

"Yes, it's the sun hiding in the clouds. You can't see it, but you can feel it."

Chu Xuanche sneered, "Are you so boring?"

What else?

"Honey, where were you yesterday? I didn't see you this morning."

"You want to know my whereabouts?"

Well……

"Is it okay to ask?"

"No." He suddenly said coldly: "In this palace, no one dares to ask where I am. Remember this. This time, I will let it go because it is your first offense."

This... is indeed moody and there is something wrong with him.

"Then just pretend I didn't ask."

"Um."

Ruan Xinchen: “…”

She felt it was boring to talk to him, so she got up and left.

As soon as she turned around, Chu Xuanche grabbed her wrist.

Ruan Xinchen stared at his wrist, puzzled.

"What are you doing?"

"You mean sunbathing?"

Cough cough!

"No, there's no sun today."

Chu Xuanche relaxed.

Ruan Xinchen left in a hurry and then met Caiyu who had returned from outside.

"Madam, I've been to the kitchen and I see chicken, duck, fish, meat, and everything else. There are also seasonal vegetables and everything you need. What would you like to eat?"

Ruan Xinchen had no interest in eating at the moment. She waved and said, "Whatever, just let them make two simple dishes."

"good."

After dinner, Ruan Xinchen found Chu Xuanche and said, "Sir, what are the rules of this mansion? Can you tell me? I'm worried that my Caiyu has violated the rules of this mansion."

The person in front suddenly stopped.

Originally, his steps were very fast, and Ruan Xinchen had to almost jog to keep up with him.

When she stopped, she bumped into his back.

Ruan Xinchen covered his forehead and took two steps back, "Son, I'm sorry."

"fool."

Ruan Xinchen: “…”

"You have to ask mother what the rules are in the mansion. There are no rules in Cuiyuan. You can do whatever you want."

Is that so?

"Well... okay then."

In a blink of an eye, it was the day before the return visit. The princess asked the housekeeper to bring a list and asked her if these things were enough.

Ruan Xinchen suddenly remembered that she still had to go back home.

She didn't mind how the Ruan family treated her. If she wasn't afraid of bringing bad reputation to the palace, she wouldn't even want to go back.

After taking a quick look, he said, "Everything my mother has arranged is the best. I don't have any requests."

"Then I will prepare according to the list."

"But, sorry for the trouble."

"Young Madam is too polite. This is what this old servant should do."

…

The next day, Ruan Xinchen and Chu Xuanche returned home with gifts.

In the capital, Prince Gong's Mansion was not far from the Ruan family's home, just a few streets away.

The carriage arrived after a while.

Ruan Hong and his wife were waiting in front of the Ruan family's door early.

Seeing that the carriage from Prince Gong's Mansion arrived first, Mrs. Ruan's expression changed obviously.

"She runs fast."

Ruan Hong hurriedly pulled her, "Madam, your son is here, please be patient."

"Huh, I'm yours." Madam Ruan pulled Ruan Hong's sleeve, very angrily.

Chu Xuanche and Ruan Xinchen got off the carriage one after another.

Ruan Xinchen felt that Madam Ruan was not in a good mood, and she herself was not in a good mood either.

When she was in the Ruan family before, the servants taught her to curry favor with Mrs. Ruan, but she couldn't do it then, let alone now.

What if I don't flatter her? She has survived all these years.

Now, it is even more unnecessary.

"I have seen you."

Chu Xuanche looked indifferent, and coldly spat out two words, "Father-in-law."

After saying that, he went straight into the house.

Ruan Hong's smile froze on his face.

Madam Ruan looked at Chu Xuanche's back in surprise and muttered, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so rude?"

"Ahem." Ruan Xinchen coughed twice and said, "Dad, I feel a little dizzy in the carriage, please don't mind."

"You're dizzy in the carriage?" Ruan Hong hurriedly called out to the servants, "Come here, hurry up and serve."

Chu Xuanche, who was walking in front: “…” Am I carriage-sick?

"Xinchen, are you doing well in Prince Gong's Mansion?"

Ruan Hong changed his usual behavior and started to flatter Ruan Xinchen, which made Ruan Xinchen very uncomfortable.

"Very good." She answered casually.

Ruan Hong asked: "Then Princess Gong has a bad temper, but she didn't make things difficult for you, did she?"

Oh, it's funny that he cares about whether she is troubled by her mother-in-law.

"It's OK. Mother is very good to me. She is always angry about things, not people. Unlike mother, she is always angry about people, not things."

Ruan Hong: “…”

He laughed awkwardly and didn't say anything else.

Fortunately, my wife didn't hear it, otherwise there would be a quarrel.

Ruan Hong escorted them into the hall, asked someone to serve them, and then went to the door to find Mrs. Ruan.

In fact, he is not optimistic about his eldest daughter now. He has inquired about it and found that the War King's injuries are very serious and the possibility of survival is not high.

If he died, the eldest daughter would be almost useless.

When he was young, he was kind to his wife out of love, and he favored his eldest daughter out of love for the woman in the house.

But things are different now. He is no longer old enough to talk about love.

What he cares more about now is profit. As the head of the family, he has to plan for the future of the family.

Compared with a dead prince, a living Prince Gong is of course more important.

Prince Gong and the Emperor have a deep brotherly relationship, and everyone knows that the Emperor favors his nephew.

As for the fact that the Queen Mother disliked Prince Gong's family, he actually didn't take it seriously.

After all, the Queen Mother is a woman, and she is already old. Who knows how many years she will live?

Her preferences have no influence on the overall situation.

Not long after, Ruan Yihe came back in a carriage.

"Dad, Mom."

She looked unwell, not only because she stayed by the War King's side day and night.

Because the War King still hadn't woken up, she went home alone.

Three days later, both the Queen Mother and the servants in Prince Zhan's mansion were not as nice to her as they had been when she first arrived.