Zhuang Yuyan, who was shot in the knee, looked at Xu calmly. Seeing the hatred in her eyes, she suddenly laughed, "You were the one who took the initiative to talk to me. I never said a word against you from the beginning to the end. You just took your resentment out on me."

The anger in Xu's eyes slowly turned into an indescribable loneliness, but this loneliness soon disappeared. She still looked at Zhuang Yuyan proudly, as if she would not bow to Zhuang Yuyan even if she lost power.

Seeing her like this, Zhuang Yuyan suddenly felt that Xu Shi now truly had some noble demeanor. It was a pity that no one appreciated her noble demeanor anymore.

After taking a look at Xu who was trying to remain calm, Zhuang Yuyan had no intention of talking to her anymore. She turned around and left with the servants beside her, not even glancing at the person behind her.

Why should she look any further at someone who is destined to live in misery in this harem?

"My lady, I think that Lady Qian is a little strange," Tingzhu held Zhuang Yuyan's hand and said in a low voice, "Xu Zhao...Xu has always had a grudge against her. How could she not be on guard against being plotted against?"

"It's just a trick." Yun Xi quickly looked around and saw that no one could hear their conversation, so she continued, "I have long felt that the noble lady Qian is not an easy person to deal with. She has only been in the palace for a few days, but she has been promoted."

Zhuang Yuyan turned around and glanced at the plaque on the gate of Changtian Tower. The three large characters "Changtian Tower" were written in a vigorous and majestic manner. They were written by Emperor Chengxuan himself for Xu. Now the owner of the house has changed, but the name is still hanging here.

This is the greatest irony of imperial favor.

Sitting on the sedan chair and listening to the eunuch's long voice of "rise", Zhuang Yuyan and his group were getting farther and farther away from Changtian Tower. When they looked back again, they could only vaguely see the green bamboo forest.

"stop!"

There are not many people in the harem who dare to directly stop Zhuang Yuyan. Even the people in front of the empress are polite to her. Now that she is suddenly stopped by someone, Zhuang Yuyan has some novel feelings.

With a slightly raised lip, Zhuang Yuyan looked at the newcomer and tilted her head slightly, "Isn't this the Second Prince? I heard that the Second Prince is studying the Book of Sages in the palace, so how come he has time to go around now?"

"If it weren't for you, this vicious woman, how could I be reprimanded by my father!" The second prince pointed at Zhuang Yuyan who was sitting high on the sedan chair, "They were right before, you are a vixen!"

As a concubine, being called a vixen is not exaggerating her success? But apart from the queen, who in the harem is not a vixen? Are the other concubines more noble?

"It seems that the books the Second Prince has copied recently are of no use," Zhuang Yuyan waved her hand and asked the eunuch to put down the sedan chair. She walked to a place three steps away from the Second Prince and lowered her voice, "Or did Noble Ning teach you all this?" There was a gentle smile of an elder on her face, and she reached out to touch the Second Prince's head.

"Nonsense! Don't even think about harming Concubine Ning again, you vicious woman!" The second prince's face suddenly changed and he slapped Zhuang Weiyan's hand away.

With a crisp sound, the emerald green jade bracelet hit the bluestone floor and shattered into two pieces.

"Oh, madam, this is what the emperor gave you a few days ago. He said it looks good on you." Tingzhu picked up the pieces on the ground anxiously, carefully wrapped them up with silk, and frowned, "What should I do?"

When the Second Prince heard what Ting Zhu said, there was a hint of fear in his eyes. However, when he saw Zhuang Yuyan's half-smile in front of him, his anger had already surpassed his fear. He snorted, "It's just a bracelet. So what if it breaks!"

After that, he pointed at Zhuang Yuyan and said, "Just wait for me. I won't let you go."

The Second Prince turned around and left after making those harsh words, so naturally he could not see the increasingly gentle smile on Zhuang Yuyan's face.

"Empress." Yun Xi stepped forward and looked at the Second Prince's back with some worry. The Emperor doesn't have many children now. What if the Emperor is unhappy with his master if the Second Prince is making such a fuss?

Zhuang Yuyan chuckled, "Children are children."

She is not a kind-hearted woman who allows the other party to do whatever he wants just because he is still a child. In this harem, there are no real children. Real children never live well or cannot survive.

The day after the news of the Second Prince's unreasonable behavior in front of So Hyun-ryong spread in the harem, the Emperor turned over the cards in Xihe Palace, and everyone was waiting to see the Emperor's attitude towards the matter.

Reading in the middle of the night, with the fragrance of red sleeves. This matter has nothing to do with Zhuang Yuyan. After she and the emperor finished happily in bed, she lazily let the emperor's hands gently press on her waist, "Your Majesty, move to the right a little, it hurts there."

Feng Jian did as he was told and moved to the right, kneading Zhuang Yuyan gently. However, after a few strokes, his hand moved to a place it shouldn't touch.

"Your Majesty, I don't feel any discomfort anywhere," Zhuang Yuyan glanced at Feng Jin, held his hand, stretched out her finger and lightly touched his lips, her eyes seductive, "Your Majesty, your hands are not honest."

"Not only are my hands dishonest..." Feng Jin held the dishonest hand at his lips, put it in his mouth and bit it lightly.

The hibiscus tent is warm, the weather is beautiful, but if you don’t enjoy life, wouldn’t it be a waste?

After finishing another energy-consuming exercise, Zhuang Yuyan lay on the emperor's chest, listening to his heartbeat and closing her eyes to resist the onset of sleepiness.

"I heard that the Second Prince was rude to you a few days ago?" In the dim light, Feng Jin could only see the outline of the person in his arms, but not the expression on his face.

"How did the prince know? The second prince is still a child, why should I argue with him?"

Hearing the other party's vague voice due to being too sleepy, and even forgetting his identity and calling himself "I", it can be seen that the other party is extremely sleepy. Feng Jin gently patted the other party's back and continued: "You are now a virtuous woman. His biological mother is of low status, but she was rude to you. She should be punished. What do you think he should be punished for?"

"What punishment? What if we...the child..." The voice of the person in his arms became increasingly unclear, and in the end he fell asleep.

Feng Jin pulled the person into his arms, still patting him gently on the back, his eyes becoming even deeper in the darkness.

Those who wanted to see some excitement in the harem were disappointed again. After So Hyun-rong entered the emperor's palace, the emperor neither reprimanded the second prince nor showed any change in his favor towards So Hyun-rong. Instead, someone who took advantage of this incident left the emperor with a cloud of doubt.

Soon it was Concubine Shugui's birthday, and naturally the harem was bustling again for a day.

The Queen sat on the Lingxi Pavilion, watching the koi in the pond swimming around, feeding them quite comfortably. Seeing them huddled together for the fish food, a smile appeared on her face, "Shuguifei's birthday will be Zhao Xianrong's birthday soon. I wonder how the Emperor will reward Zhao Xianrong."

He Yu was standing aside holding a plate of fish food. After hearing what the Queen said, she replied, "Although the birthday of Consort Shu Gui this time is not as grand as in previous years, it is still quite lively. The Emperor loves Zhao Xianrong, so I don't think it will be too lonely."

"Last year, the Emperor promoted Zhao Xianrong on her birthday. I wonder if this year..." The Queen did not finish the rest of her words. There are very few concubines in the harem who are above the rank of concubine, and the Emperor has never mentioned this matter. However, with the Emperor's favor for Zhao Xianrong, I am afraid that Zhao Xianrong will be promoted soon.

The Queen had not been talking to He Yu for long when they saw a eunuch running over in a hurry.

"What happened?" The queen threw away the fish food in her hand and turned to look at the eunuch.

After the eunuch paid his respects, he said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has just come to the palace and delivered a message saying that the Second Prince is unruly and that he will be placed in the palace outside the capital to be educated. Your Majesty, you will be asked to arrange for servants and tutors."

Is the Emperor planning to drive the Second Prince out of the palace?

What use will there be for a prince who is banished from the palace and changes his teachers many times?

"Do you know the reason?" As the mistress of the harem, and the second prince being the heir to the throne, she should have given some words of comfort to the emperor regarding his decree, but she should not act rashly before clarifying the matter.

"I heard that the Second Prince was rude in front of the carriage, which made the Emperor furious." The eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued, "I also heard that several noble masters were present at the time, and because Concubine Jiang Xian accidentally mentioned the lotus in Xihe Palace, the Second Prince started to make a fuss."

"Was So Hyun-yong present at the time?" The Queen thought for a moment and continued to ask.

"The emperor and several noble masters just met by chance at that time, and Zhao Xianrong was not present."

Jiang and Zhao Xianrong did not have much contact, so this incident might just be a coincidence. It is no wonder that the emperor dislikes the second prince's behavior.

"In that case, you guys go down and make arrangements," the Queen casually ordered, then stood up and walked towards the Qianzheng Palace.

"The virtuous concubine is really capable. She turned the second prince, who used to have some brains, into an impulsive and mindless waste," the queen said with some emotion while holding He Yu's hand. "Even I have to admire her."

He Yu observed the Queen's expression, "Perhaps it was only because of Mrs. Hu's presence that the Second Prince knew what to do and what not to do. Now that Mrs. Hu has been deposed, the Second Prince's true nature has been revealed."

"It takes skill to expose a person's true nature so quickly." The queen smiled and continued walking forward.

In Xihe Palace, after hearing about the Second Prince, Zhuang Yuyan smiled and said, "What a pity."

Tingzhu changed a bunch of flowers in the vase and said, "The second prince has a quick temper. I hope life in the palace will make him more gentle."

"The emperor has a kind fatherly heart, I think the second prince can understand that." Zhuang Yuyan smiled and picked up the pen to lightly sketch a picture.

On the drawing paper, there is a fat baby holding a big red carp. With a round face and a red bellyband, he looks innocent and cute.

Naughty child, don’t think that I won’t teach you a lesson just because you are young!

After adding the final touches to the painting, the smile on Zhuang Yuyan's face became even brighter.