"yes."

The sunny afternoon was filled with solemnity, sadness and sorrow.

The passing of the Queen Mother brought a touch of sadness to everyone inside and outside the palace.

"Miss, Prince..." The little mouse followed Gu Yunru and spotted a burly figure in front of him with his sharp eyes.

"Wait here for me. I'll go up and talk to him."

"Yes." Gu Yunru walked up to him with light steps, looked around, and found that he looked thinner and darker.

"You're back." Gu Yunru showed him her neat white teeth. Rong Zhen's dark pupils flashed a faint smile, and he stared at her beautiful face intently. "I saw you on the street that day. An'er and Huan'er had already been taken back. Why didn't you show up?"

"I don't know how to tell Miss Shen yet. Besides, Aojun will definitely not be able to accept it." Gu Yunru became hesitant again. Rong Zhen put his hand on her shoulder, with tenderness in his eyes. "I have been waiting for you to come back. There are also An'er and Huan'er. They can't lack motherly love."

"I know you don't have to trap me with two children. I understand all these things." Gu Yunru bit her lips as if she had made a difficult decision.

"How about this, give me a few more days." Gu Yunru looked at his solemn expression, knowing that he must be a little angry, so she quickly said a few soft words.

"How long exactly do you mean by a few days?"

"It won't take long. By the way, Shu'er..." Gu Yunru told him everything that happened that day. The two of them stood under the scorching sun. Hao Lu was very sensible and brought two umbrellas to shield them from the sun.

"Shu'er actually..." Rong Zhen never expected that at this moment Shu'er had already colluded with that group of evil people from a foreign country.

"Actually, it's my fault too. I discovered it a long time ago and should have warned you. It's all my fault." Gu Yunru blamed herself. If she hadn't been so cowardly at that time, such a thing would never have happened.

"Don't blame yourself anymore. This matter has nothing to do with you." Rong Zhen patted his shoulder solemnly and looked at the medicine boy behind him, frowning curiously.

"This is my apprentice, you can just call him Little Mouse." Gu Yunru was worried that the witchcraft he learned had no place to be passed on, but it was better not to let so many people know about this evil magic, so that people with ulterior motives would not take advantage of it and harm the people.

"Are you going to live in the palace these days?" Rong Zhen asked about her food, clothing, housing and transportation. Gu Yunru nodded quickly, and thought he was talking too much, so she quickly pushed him aside. "Okay, you've asked enough questions, so go back and have more time to communicate with An'er and Huan'er."

"kindness."

After Rong Zhen walked away, a palace maid in green palace dress came forward, bowed to Gu Yunru and said, "Miss Ah Xin, the emperor invites you to have dinner at the Yangxin Palace tonight?"

"Did you hear it wrong last night?" Gu Yunru pointed at the tip of her nose in disbelief, looking at the palace maid's expression with a serious look.

"I didn't hear it wrong."

"How many people?" Gu Yunru asked tentatively, staring at the palace maid's expression, but the palace maid kept her head down so that he couldn't see her eyes clearly.

"I don't know, you will know when you go there."

After the maid finished delivering the message, she left in small steps. Gu Yunru was left alone in the wind, her face disheveled. Little Mouse walked up to her and glanced at her with a sly look, "It seems that the emperor intends to host a banquet to thank Master for saving my life last time."

"Thank you for saving my life..." Gu Yunru repeated softly, looking at the little mouse with a sneaky look, he reached out and gave him a chestnut.

"The emperor's mind must not be confused. Have you guessed it?" Gu Yunru was doing this for his own good, to prevent him from saying something disastrous. The little mouse scratched his head innocently and had to nod repeatedly.

At night, Gu Yunru felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her heart, and she could not breathe. She walked slowly to the main hall. The food had been prepared in the main hall, and it didn't look very large, so it was probably not a banquet for many people.

"Ahem." The emperor's health has almost recovered now, and he looks healthier.

"Your servant greets the emperor." Gu Yunru is now in the palace and also considers herself a servant. Seeing that the emperor seems very happy, she sits on the futon.

"No need for such great courtesy." The emperor stretched out his hand to give her a helping hand, but she quickly dodged to the side, as if she was averse to having any physical contact between them.

"Please sit down. There's no need to be so reserved." The emperor was very pleased. Gu Yunru looked at the side dishes on the table. They were delicious and she couldn't help but salivate. However, she thought it was not appropriate to be too unrestrained in front of the emperor, so she took a few bites.

"Why did the emperor think of asking me to come here..." Before Gu Yunru could finish her words, the emperor said, "I am also grateful to Miss Ashin for saving me time and time again. I wonder if you are used to staying in the palace."

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"Everything is fine..." Gu Yunru felt uncomfortable all over. She couldn't do anything or stand properly. She couldn't do anything when she saw the delicious food and had to eat it with relish in front of him.

"Miss Axin, you are not feeling well." The emperor noticed something was wrong with him at a glance, so he asked curiously.

"No, I'm just a little nervous. I've never had a meal with the emperor before." Gu Yunru couldn't help but murmur in her heart, I am your brother's wife, don't have any unrealistic ideas!

But who asked her to appear in front of the emperor with such a mediocre face?

"You don't have to treat me as an emperor, just treat me as an ordinary friend." The emperor's temper was more easy-going than before, making people want to get close to him, but Gu Yunru never raised his eyes to look at him from beginning to end, for fear that the two of them would have a spark of attraction.

After dinner, the emperor invited her to the back garden to admire the moon, but Gu Yunru found an excuse to decline and leave.

Seeing the little mouse standing nearby, he quickly walked up to him and patted his head, "Have you forgotten what we agreed on before? If I blow a whistle, you have to come over and interrupt my conversation with the emperor!"

"Master, that man is the emperor. Even if he gave me hundreds of courage, I would not dare to ..." The little mouse felt aggrieved and scratched his head.

"You are so timid, so calling you a little mouse is really a compliment to you!" Gu Yunru muttered to himself and returned to the side courtyard. The little mouse followed him like a tail.

"Master, the little mouse has been following you for some time. I wonder when you can teach me how to control animals?" The little mouse's eyes were shining, and it seemed that he was quite interested in this matter.