"Who cares if it sounds good or not." Concubine Zhen clung to the Imperial Concubine, as soft and fragrant as jade. "Sister, I'm really worried about Mo'er. Why can't he accept those women? Where in the world can there be a man like him? Even though the Prince of Qi and the Princess are in love, didn't the Prince of Qi have many wives and concubines in his early years? Later-"

"Just shut up!" The imperial concubine glared at her, "Misfortune comes from the mouth."

"oh."

Dai Yan came in quickly: "Your Majesty, His Majesty sent someone to invite Concubine Zhen back to the palace."

Concubine Zhen hugged the Imperial Concubine's arm and closed her eyes: "I am going to sleep, please let your Majesty go to Concubine Rong."

The Imperial Concubine's eyes twitched. Concubine Rong has always been a non-confrontational person and she would rather not see His Majesty. Even if she did, she would just act nice and ask for some reward.

If His Majesty is asked to go to Concubine Rong's palace in the middle of the night, Concubine Rong will come to them and go crazy the next day.

"Why don't you go back? Concubine Rong might be asleep by now." The Imperial Concubine tried to struggle.

Concubine Zhen hugged her tightly and said, "I won't go!"

"Be careful he will punish you tomorrow."

"If you want to punish me, it's nothing more than a fine of some monthly salary, copying scriptures, and being confined." Concubine Zhen stretched her waist lazily and leaned against the neck of the Imperial Concubine. "Your Majesty's body is hard, not as soft and fragrant as your sister."

Imperial Concubine: “…”

If they hadn't been together for more than ten years, she would really throw Concubine Zhen out.

Upon seeing this, Dai Yan left the hall to reply to the letter.

Not long after, Dai Yan came back.

"Your Majesty sent someone to tell Concubine Zhen to come and serve at 11:00 tomorrow morning."

Concubine Zhen: “…”

This is even earlier than getting up to serve him at the morning court.

Concubine Zhen returned to the side hall with great resentment. When she stepped in, her face was full of smiles.

She endured it.

On the second day, the news of the Third Prince breaking into the Yiku Palace at night spread throughout the six palaces. The Third Prince was punished with thirty strokes of the cane, which hit everyone in the palace hard.

Helian Yu woke up in the morning, Xingchun helped her wash, and Chang'an told her this anecdote.

"Then let's go see the third brother today—"

"Your Highness, you are going to attend the Imperial Concubine's banquet today and choose a few tutors." Chang An reminded in a gentle voice, "Just now, the Imperial Master sent ten jade waist cards for you to give to the tutors."

"Master calculated that I need to select ten tutors?" Helian Yu clapped his hands. "Since he calculated it, why not just send them over directly? Why did he make me go over there? It's very tiring!"

"The Imperial Master said he has not calculated it yet. You can choose any number of tutors. The ten waist badges are just for you to choose from."

Helian Yu: "..."

He didn't even count it!

Too lazy! For this reason, Helian Yu ran to the main courtyard holding the Thousand Folds Shrimp Bun.

"Don't barge in, the young master is bathing."

"He's bathing again?" Helian Yu's lips were shiny and oily, and there was a strong aroma of shrimp as she spoke. "Eh? I didn't mean to break in! Don't slander me!"

Chang Zuo stared at her closely: "Oh. I don't believe it."

Chang Zuo’s perception of Helian Yu—a man who dares to think and act, and is a troublemaker.

Helian Yu snorted, tugged at Chang Zuoxin's robe, and commanded in a delicate voice: "Let's go! Leave the house! I'll take you to Shangyang Tower for breakfast!"

"The master doesn't allow you to have too greasy food for breakfast." Chang Zuo stood there, motionless.

"But the breakfast at Shangyang Tower is not greasy, and the stewed pigeon and eight-grain porridge is delicious!"

Chang Zuo raised his chin and said slowly, "Thirty taels of silver for a small bowl, that's too expensive."

"Save when you can, spend when you can." Chang Zuo looked up at the sky, "Breakfast in the mansion is free."

Helian Yu: "I'll treat you."

"good."

Helian Yu: …………

Helian Yu went to Shangyang Tower as he wished, bringing Chang Zuo Chang'an and Xingchun with him.

The meal cost more than two hundred taels of silver.

Helian Yugang felt a little distressed, then she realized that it could be credited to her master's account!

Eh~ I don’t feel sad anymore!

"Take a few more plates of cakes and put them in the food box. Put them all on Master's account!"

The red girl agreed, "Miss, are you still the one who arranges the food boxes?"

"No, this time we'll send it to the Imperial Concubine, and arrange it beautifully." - The Spring Banquet is euphemistically called a Spring Outing with All Beauties Having Fun Together, but in fact, it specifically requests that children be between seven and ten years old, which has hinted at the real purpose.

The imperial garden behind Kunning Palace was chosen to show respect for Princess Zhaoyang and to warn everyone to behave themselves.

Hundreds of flowers bloom in the Imperial Garden, each with its own beauty.

When Helian Yu arrived, many ladies were already waiting for him.

Led by palace servants, the ladies toured the southern part of the Imperial Garden.

Although it is only a partial area, it is equivalent to an ordinary courtyard and is large enough for ladies to visit.

Guards patrolled other parts of the Imperial Garden to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from causing trouble.

Helian Yu took the food box and went to see the Imperial Concubine first.

At that time, the Imperial Noble Consort was in the pavilion, chatting with several ladies from the Marquis's Mansion.

"Your Majesty, Princess Zhaoyang has arrived." The palace maid came to report.

Not long after he finished speaking, Helian Yu arrived, with Chang An behind him carrying an exquisitely carved rosewood food box, and walking gracefully as if waking up from spring and bidding farewell to winter.

"Zhaoyang, come here quickly." The imperial concubine waved at Helian Yu before she saluted.

Helian Yu ran over and smiled reservedly at the Imperial Concubine: "Zhaoyang brought some cakes, all of which are extremely exquisite foods from Shangyang Tower, and there are also a few new dishes."

"Zhaoyang is thoughtful." The Imperial Concubine stroked her hair. Dai Yan sent someone to add a chair that had been prepared long ago, which was very close to the Imperial Concubine. The Imperial Concubine bent her eyes and pulled her to the chair beside her. She raised her eyes with dignity and said, "Put it on the table, so that the ladies can have a taste too."

The ladies bowed and said, "Thank you, Imperial Noble Consort, and thank you, Princess Zhaoyang."

What happened in the pavilion was seen from afar by the young ladies of each family.

"Is that Princess Zhaoyang? She seems to be wearing the most valuable item in Jinxiufang! Is there a wooden hairpin on her head?"

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't let the queen and the princess hear you!"

"Princess Zhaoyang is so fair! She has big eyes and looks so pretty when she smiles!"

"Yes, that's right! Look at the maids around the princess. The clothes they wear are so beautiful! The princess must be very good to them!"

"What are you all talking about? Do you know the rules?" The little girl was not tall, and her tense face was raised to the sky, looking at people with only her two nostrils. "Don't you let your maids wear nice clothes when you go out? Who doesn't know how to act?"

A chubby little girl tilted her head and said very frankly: "Ximen Luo, your maid's clothes don't look good."

"What qualifications do you have to question me?" Ximen Luo looked at her coldly. "My aunt is Consort Zhen, my father is a general, and my cousin is a prince. What do you have? With your honor, the princess would never choose you unless she is blind."

The little girl was so angry that her eyes turned red. She completely ignored her father and mother's advice to "be careful with what you say and do in the palace" and rushed forward, knocked Ximen Luo to the ground and grabbed her hair.

"You're ugly!"