Chapter 551 They Should Know Better Than My Cousin

Mu Rujun also smiled and said, "When you are free, please come and spend more time with me. I feel much better when I am with you."

She asked the maid to fetch a waist badge and gave it to Xing Xing: "Take this waist badge with you and come to play anytime. No one will stop you."

Xing Xing also liked Mu Rujun, so she smiled and agreed:

"OK!"

Nie Yuke's hands were shaking, and she couldn't help but scream in her heart: "You bastard! Are you afraid that others don't know that you want to seduce the prince?"

She looked at Mu Rujun with a bit of gloom again.

Haven't you always been keeping your cousin the Crown Prince from marrying any concubines? Why are you being lenient now, letting Yu Xingxing, a little bitch, come in and out of the East Palace as she pleases?

Nie Yuke was shaking slightly uncontrollably.

Xing Xing looked over and said, "Miss Nie, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

Nie Yuke forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I'm wearing too little today and it's a bit cold."

Mu Rujun glanced at Nie Yuke and asked the palace maid to close the open windows in the palace.

Wei Shiqing said, "Don't turn it off. Doctor Yu said that the palace needs to be ventilated frequently. I think this is because she has been sitting in the palace for a long time without moving around. Lu Ming, take your sister out for a walk."

Nie Yuke's face turned even paler now.

Nie Luming was still a little hesitant.

He hasn't talked to Xingxing yet.

Nie Luming thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, wait a minute. I have something to say to the Lord."

Wei Shiqing frowned slightly, but he couldn't stop Nie Luming from talking to Xing Xing, so he said unhappily, "Then hurry up and tell me."

Nie Luming said, "My Lord, I was amazed at your superb archery skills when I saw you last time. I have made a few bows suitable for women. Would it be convenient for you to come to our house to try them out and help me adjust them?"

Wei Shiqing had a cold face and almost blurted out: "It's inconvenient!"

Good boy, you are trying to steal my second brother’s support!

Xing Xing didn't care and nodded: "It's indeed not very convenient."

Nie Yuke looked at Wei Shiqing's concern for Xing Xing and clenched her fingernails into her palms, almost piercing them!

Nie Luming nodded hastily: "I didn't think it through. After all, the lady is a girl. How about I bring those bows to visit her?"

Xingxing thought about it and agreed that this was an acceptable option.

She said, "It's just that the palace examination will be held in a few days, and my family is busy right now. Can you come after the examination is over?"

Nie Luming nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, that's natural. My Lord, it's settled."

Nie Luming was very happy. She stood up and went to pull her sister Nie Yuke: "Come on, fourth sister, I will walk around the courtyard with you."

Nie Yuke was speechless towards her stupid brother! She was also filled with anger!

"You hurt me!" Nie Yuke just threw his hands away and rushed out angrily.

He looked as if he was unhappy with his brother's strength.

Nie Luming didn't know that his sister was taking advantage of the opportunity to show off. He looked at his hands awkwardly: "...I think I used too much strength."

He bowed to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess and said, "Cousin, I'm going to look for my fourth sister."

Mu Rujun didn't care: "Go quickly."

As soon as the siblings Nie Luming and Nie Yuke left, the atmosphere in the palace became more relaxed.

The prince could roughly guess that, given Mu Rujun's personality, she should have already explained the whole story to Xing Xing. He also said directly to Xing Xing, "...You don't have to worry about the Queen Mother. It's just a formality. Don't feel pressured."

Xing Xing nodded, feeling more and more emotional in her heart. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's nose and mouth were somewhat like Brother Yan's. He looked so friendly!

The three of them were chatting, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and happy. After a while, Nie Luming came back with Nie Yuke, whose expression had returned to normal, and the prince stood up: "I still have something to do, the Crown Princess, please help me entertain..."

Wei Shiqing originally wanted to ask the Crown Princess to help entertain Nie Luming and Nie Yuke, brother and sister, but he paused before the words came to his lips.

Wei Shiqing felt that Nie Luming was a good-looking boy with good character. If he managed to lure away the inexperienced Xing Xing, how would he face his second brother when he came back?

Wei Shiqing changed his words again, "Crown Princess, please help me entertain my cousin. Lu Ming is coming with me. I have something else to talk to you about."

"Ah?...Oh, okay." Nie Luming agreed.

Nie Yuke had never expected that her cousin the prince would leave as soon as she returned. She was reluctant to let him go, but she couldn't show it. She obediently followed her brother to pay her respects and see the prince off.

At this time, Mu Rujun was left with only Xing Xing and Nie Yuke.

Mu Rujun ordered someone to prepare the meal and invited Xingxing and Nie Yuke to stay for dinner.

Nie Yuke was a daughter of the Nie family who was educated in a serious manner. She never spoke while eating or sleeping. Until the palace maid brought up a dessert of almond tofu, Nie Yuke gently put down her chopsticks, looked hesitant, and called out "cousin-in-law".

Mu Rujun also put down his chopsticks and looked at Nie Yuke with a good temper: "What's wrong?"

Nie Yuke said hesitantly: "Cousin, this almond tofu, almonds are the most harmful to the fetus. Although cousin is not pregnant at the moment, the meals of the East Palace should still be more cautious..."

Nie Yuke looked like he was doing good for Mu Rujun, and what he said made a lot of sense.

But for Mu Rujun, who has been unable to conceive, these words are inevitably a bit ironic.

The nanny in charge of meals knelt down immediately.

Mu Rujun said calmly, "It's okay. This almond tofu only uses a few almonds. Besides, the meals in the East Palace are rotated every half a month. This amount should be fine."

Mu Rujun looked at Xing Xing again: "The county lord is proficient in medicine, am I right?"

Xing Xing nodded: "The Crown Princess is right."

Mu Rujun then looked at Nie Yuke with a half-smile: "...Thank you for your concern, cousin. However, the recipes of the Eastern Palace have always been supervised by Doctor Yu. They should know more about these obvious food incompatibilities than my cousin. Cousin, am I right?"

Nie Yuke's face tensed up, and she heard the warning in Mu Rujun's words. She lowered her head and said, "Don't blame me, cousin. I said too much. I'm just worried about your health."

Mu Rujun didn't say anything else, but raised her wrist and scooped a spoonful of almond tofu into her bowl.

She took a bite very gracefully and commented: "The kitchen did a great job. Appreciate it."

This action was like a slap in the face to Nie Yuke!

What's more, this happened in front of Xing Xing, which made Nie Yuke even more embarrassed.

Nie Yuke's eyes were red.

After the meal, she left in a hurry, as if she could not bear the humiliation.

Mu Rujun didn't care much and just asked Xingxing if she wanted to accompany her for a walk in the yard to help digest the food.

Xingxing agreed.

He had just made a quick walk around the East Palace when he "coincidentally" met Prime Minister Pang, who was coming with his daughter to pay a visit to the Crown Prince.

Prime Minister Pang remained calm and said to Mu Rujun, "Last time, my daughter asked for your calligraphy. She copied it every day and made great progress in calligraphy. This time, I came here with this old minister to express my gratitude to your Highness."