"This..." Concubine Wan was stunned at first. Her daughter's eyes were full of indifference and strangeness. She seemed to have become a different person, which made her a little puzzled.

"Mother... Eighth sister must be a little tired. Let's go out first." Rong Yinzu was a man who knew how to read the signs, so he and Concubine Wan left first.

After Rong Yue heard that the room had calmed down, she took a deep breath and finally felt her ears were much quieter. Then she slowly turned her head and said, "Come out, there's no one here anymore."

Han Suche poked his head out from behind the screen. He was wearing a light blue palace dress and had a faint smile on his face. "I didn't expect the Eighth Princess to become more and more sensitive."

"Although I don't know why you follow me, but I see that you are quite good at martial arts, so stay by my side from now on."

"But what happened last time was all due to my momentary negligence, otherwise you wouldn't have ended up like this..."

Han Suche knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he shut up obediently. It would be better to say less at this time.

"Please change my clothes for me. I'm a little tired."

"yes."

Prince Zhao's Palace.

Gu Yunru made a big cake and took it out of the steamer. Everyone gathered around the table with greedy looks on their faces. "It smells so good. I can smell it from so far away." Even a reserved beauty like Ji Ruyan couldn't help but wipe the saliva from the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief.

Gu Yunru looked at everyone complacently and said, "This is called cake. Try it and tell me how it tastes." He gave everyone a few small pieces. Shu'er ate heartily beside him and said, "So you prepared this for the flower banquet, right? I remember you made fruit wine a long time ago. I wonder what innovations you have made now."

"Don't worry, I brewed plum honey wine. This kind of wine is not alcoholic. Drinking it will make people feel very good. It also has the effect of nourishing the skin." Soon, the big piece of cake was divided up by everyone.

Ji Ruyan looked at the cake foam on Shu'er's mouth with a smile on her face. She looked at her and said, "What steps are needed to make this cake? I want to learn it too." It was rare to see Ruyan like and want to learn something so much, so she taught everyone to sit up.

In the evening, Ruyan made a small piece of exquisite cake and placed it on the stone table in the pavilion, preparing to enjoy the food alone, but she heard a slow sound of footsteps approaching. Ruyan turned around and found it was Ji Heng, so she invited him to sit opposite her.

"This is the result of my whole afternoon of study with the princess. Why are you still in the mansion today?"

"It's like this. I was delayed discussing the flower banquet with the prince. I was about to go back, but I was attracted by your cake on the way."

"Really? Is this cake really that fragrant?" Ruyan was a little unconvinced, so she took a bite. Sure enough, the taste was refreshing and full of aftertaste. The cake was not much worse than hers.

"Do you mind if I try it too?" Ji Heng volunteered. Ruyan was naturally flattered and gave him a small spoon. The two of them shared the delicious food here. At Ji's house, Shu'er had been busy all night and made the cake for him to come back. While waiting, she dozed off and fell asleep.

Finally, she heard the footsteps, and she immediately perked up. She looked at Ji Heng and saw that there seemed to be cream on the corner of his mouth. She frowned and said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? I prepared something good for you. Come and see."

"Um."

Ji Heng sat at the table and saw her open the food box. Unexpectedly, it was another cake with a pair of mandarin ducks carved on it. The shape was indeed very exquisite, but he was not surprised.

Shu'er thought that his eyes would light up, but he was still as cold as a block of wood, not understanding the romance at all. "Why? This is the cake I made for you personally, don't you want to try it?"

"No..." Ji Heng took a sip to hide his guilty conscience and praised it highly. Shu'er was delighted, and her eyes and eyebrows were filled with a deep smile. He said, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace with my aunt to attend the flower banquet. It may take two or three days to come back. Why don't you come with us?"

"Why would I go to that place? That's a gathering for women. Men should do what they are supposed to do." After hearing what Ji Heng said, he felt that it made some sense, so he stopped forcing him.

"Husband, I want a child." Shu'er looked at him eagerly. There was never any light in Ji Heng's eyes when he looked at her. She was jealous of Shui Rutong, jealous that she occupied his heart, and she could only look at her from afar, not knowing when she could enter his heart... Ji Heng's expression was dazed for a moment before he came back to his senses.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest. The servants have prepared your clothes and jewelry. You can go with peace of mind tomorrow. I'll be there for you." Ji Heng's evasive words were very subtle. Shu'er nodded and did not refute him.

"A Zhao, I remember there are two little princesses in the palace, one is the eighth princess and the other is the ninth princess. I don't think I have seen the ninth princess yet..." Gu Yunru was sitting in front of the bronze mirror doing skin care. She has been busy publishing beauty books these days, hoping that those rich ladies can learn from her.

"Ninth Princess Yu'er... Concubine Cao's daughter is usually not in the palace."

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Rong Zhen looked at the beauty books she wrote and checked them for her, while Gu Yunru took the essence and smeared it on her face. She patted her face, wanting to stand out at tomorrow's flower banquet so that people would buy her books.

"So it was Concubine Cao who gave birth to the child. Concubine Cao is quite fertile. She has two princes who are both talented in both literature and martial arts, and they are also very good-looking. The power of genes is amazing!" Gu Yunru kept teasing secretly. Rong Zhen smiled and walked behind her to hug her waist. "So, with such perfect parents like us, do we also have to give birth to a little life?"

"You're here again..." Gu Yunru couldn't help but let out a coquettish sound as she looked at Rong Zhen in the bronze mirror. She half-heartedly went to the bed with him and started making love.

When the first ray of sunlight came in the next day, Gu Yunru felt a little panic in her heart, but fortunately the flower banquet was held in the afternoon, so she should have enough time to think about dressing up in the morning.

She called four or five maids in, some washed their faces, some combed their hair, and some changed clothes. Being surrounded by so many servants, Gu Yunru felt extremely happy.

"Princess, would you like to choose this Four Joys and Ruyi Cloud Patterned Brocade or the Suzhou Embroidered Moonlight Brocade Shirt?"

The maids were dazzled by the selection of so many glittering and colorful brocades. They wondered which one the princess should wear to attend the banquet in the palace. "It should be a dress of four happinesses. For the skirt, wear a plain pleated skirt. It doesn't need to be too fancy."