Rong Yinli looked at him with curiosity and touched his handsome face.

Ruyan saw a dead leaf on his hair crown, so she raised her hand to take it off for him, but this scene was seen by the maid beside the queen.

Upon seeing this, the Queen immediately ran to her and reported it. She was furious, but could not show it because of the presence of Princess Zhao and the Princess.

"Empress, what's wrong with you? Didn't you say there will be a flower-viewing banquet next month? Will the banquet be held or not?" Gu Yunru looked at the Queen's face curiously. Today, she finally understood how the name of this chameleon came about.

"Of course I have to do it. I asked you two to come here today to discuss this matter. Since there are still many things in the harem that have not been resolved, I am exhausted and have specially invited the princess and Princess Dongping to come to help. Since you two are willing to help, I will naturally be grateful..."

Shu'er waved her hands hurriedly and said, "Don't say that. After all, we are a family. It's time to do something to liven up the atmosphere in the palace."

"Um."

"If there is nothing else, the princess and I will take our leave."

Gu Yunru could see that the Queen was preoccupied and didn't seem to want to discuss the matter with them anymore. Since the details regarding the time and location of the flower banquet had already been made clear, they could just hold it later.

It seemed that Shu'er had not yet enjoyed the conversation enough. She was so stupid that she could not see how unhappy the other person's face was, so she pinched him secretly, which made her put down the cake in her hand.

After walking out of Qixiang Palace, Shu'er couldn't help but grumble and complain, "Aunt, why did you pinch me? It hurts."

"You said you only know how to eat. Didn't you see that the Queen looked unhappy? She must have encountered something bad again. Since the Emperor passed away, the Queen has to take care of the affairs of the six palaces and the previous dynasty all by herself. She must be under great mental pressure. Let's come here to share the burden and stop causing trouble for her!"

"Aunt, what are you talking about? When did I cause any trouble?"

Shu'er pouted her cherry lips in dissatisfaction and insisted on explaining everything to her.

"Okay, okay, it's time to teach you some ways to read people's faces. People's micro-expressions and habits cannot lie. The Queen's eyebrows were frowning from time to time just now, which means she is worried. And the maid must have discovered something important, so she reported it to the Queen. They whispered to each other, and these things must not be known to us."

After hearing what Gu Yunru said, Shu'er felt that psychology was really interesting. It was possible to analyze people's micro-expressions and find out what they were thinking. So she looked at her expectantly and asked, "Aunt, do you know what the Queen is worried about?"

"Right now, the Queen should be most worried about her position not being threatened. If Yin Li can successfully ascend the throne, she won't have to worry about that. So the one who is most worried right now must be the Second Prince."

"Aunt is so amazing, she can tell the whole story with just one word!" Shu'er couldn't help but applaud happily. Only then did she notice Ji Ruyan, who was slowly coming up to them.

"Ruyan, how is it? Is this harem big? There will be a flower-viewing banquet in a few days. I heard that the peonies and lilacs in the back mountain are in bloom. It will be so joyful!" Shu'er couldn't help but hook her arm and share. Gu Yunru looked at Ruyan and her face seemed a little heavy. She thought that something bad must have happened just now.

Looking at the two people walking in front of her, Gu Yunru couldn't help but shook her head and smiled.

Rong Yinli came to Qixiang Palace to pay his respects to the Queen. Seeing that his mother looked a little unhappy, he flattened the corners of his mouth.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Yin Li knew that his mother had been facing more and more doubts and oppositions in the past half month, so he was naturally feeling irritated and uneasy, but this was the first time he had seen such a murderous look, and he couldn't help feeling a little scared.

"Tell me the truth, mother. Do you have any connection with Ji Ruyan?"

"What... How did you know Ruyan?" Yin Li was extremely surprised. How did this unknown Ruyan get to the Queen Mother's ears? Or was the Queen Mother really too powerful? "You still want to hide it from the Queen Mother! Do you know that you are the legitimate son but not the eldest son? The current situation is so serious. If you make a mistake, the Queen Mother's position may be lost!

How dare you still have the mind to talk about love and flirt with others?"

"Mother..."

"Shut up! How could I give birth to such a cowardly and incompetent son like you? Can't you fight with your elder brother?!" the queen scolded angrily. The female officials around her couldn't stand it anymore and retreated with their heads down. There were only two people left in the main hall of Qixiang Palace.

Du Juan was naturally one of these female officials. After half a month of investigation, she learned that the relationship between the second prince and the queen did not seem to be very good. It turned out that there was a third prince, Rong Yinbai, who was the queen's favorite son.

"After all, mother still likes third brother more, right? Then why doesn't mother control the order of giving birth to princes? Maybe third brother is the legitimate son now." Yin Li smiled bitterly and even said such sarcastic words. The queen stood up angrily and walked in front of him.

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"Yin Bai is your biological brother! He has been guarding the border for three years before returning to Beijing! For three years, three whole years, I haven't seen him. Yin Bai will be back for the flower banquet next month. I don't want to see anything go wrong between you two brothers. And as for Ji Ruyan, you'd better not have anything to do with those women."

Yin Li seemed to want to refute, but due to the Queen's majesty, he dared not speak.

"Okay, you can go out." The queen turned away indifferently, her words full of indifference, which did not sound like a mother scolding her son at all.

In this way, Rong Yinli left Qixiang Palace and walked slowly on the corridor. He didn't pay attention to the people in front of him and accidentally bumped into a young female official.

"Ouch..." Du Juan Shengshi fell to the ground, looking at him with a sad face. Rong Yinli lowered his head and packed her things for her, but accidentally touched her white fingers. This was the first time he touched a woman's hand, and it felt a little strange...

He was distracted for a moment and quickly helped her up.

"Please forgive me, Second Prince. I didn't see the road ahead and bumped into you accidentally. Please forgive me."