When the chamberlain went out to deliver the message, he met He Songning standing outside the hall.

He Songning stopped him: "Your Majesty is still talking to Princess Xuan inside?"

The chamberlain nodded: "Yes."

He Songning watched him go away, and soon saw him bringing Concubine Dong Xian and the Seventh Prince over.

He Songning had met Concubine Dong Xian before.

But this is the first time for the Seventh Prince...

He was wearing a blue robe with flowers, birds, insects and fish embroidered on it. He didn't have the bearing of a prince, but more like a young scholar.

He walked beside Concubine Dong Xian in an orderly manner, not squinting his eyes, and he was not even interested in someone as big as He Songning standing outside.

"Mr. Xue, these are the Concubine Xian and His Highness the Seventh Prince."

He Songning heard the palace attendant's voice. He was stunned for a moment before he realized... Ah, it turned out to be a reminder to him to salute them.

He Songning's mind instantly spread with soreness and pain. He twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled.

Then he saluted them.

"Mr. Xue?" Concubine Dong Xian asked curiously, "Is this Xue from Concubine Xuan?"

"Yes, Qingyin is my sister." He Songning nodded.

The look of intimacy on Concubine Dong Xian's face suddenly became stronger. She asked in surprise: "Could it be that Concubine Xuan specially asked Mr. Xue to wait here?"

As soon as Concubine Dong Xian said this, she noticed that the palace attendants looked embarrassed.

wrong.

Wrong thing to say.

Concubine Dong Xian's heart sank slightly.

But He Songning smiled and avoided answering: "Well, Concubine Xian, please go first."

Concubine Dong Xian had no choice but to hold back her thoughts and lead the seventh prince inside first.

She found that Mr. Xue had not followed...

Concubine Dong Xian felt even more strange.

Concubine Dong Xian turned the corner and saw Emperor Liang De and Xue Qingyin sitting not far away. Concubine Dong Xian took a breath, her movements became much more careful, and she had no time to think about anything else.

"Meet Your Majesty."

"Greetings to your father." The seventh prince also followed suit, and then his eyes were attracted to Xue Qingyin, and he looked at her blankly for a second time.

Concubine Dong Xian was about to ask how Xue Qingyin was doing when Xue Qingyin smiled and said, "Do you still remember me?"

The Seventh Prince whispered: "Remember."

Emperor Liang De pretended not to know anything at this moment and asked: "Huh? When did you see your sister-in-law Wang?"

The seventh prince did not look at Concubine Dong Xian, and answered seriously: "A long time ago, my mother brought me to see my mother. I met Sister-in-law Wang on the way. She also brought some golden beans to my sister and me."

Emperor Liang De sighed: "That's rare. You know that your sister-in-law Wang always takes money from other people's pockets. How can it be reasonable for her to give money to others?"

Xue Qingyin said lazily: "Father, are you thinking that I have never used money to honor my father?"

"Forget it, you did offer tea to me."

Concubine Dong Xian slowly relaxed as she listened to this conversation, which seemed like homely conversation.

When the seventh prince was ill, the emperor also became ill, which really scared her out of her mind. Now it seems that His Majesty has no intention of pursuing the matter.

Concubine Dong Xian hesitated and said: "I met the princess's brother outside..."

He Songning is here? When?

Xue Qingyin sat up straighter and couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Emperor Liang De.

Emperor Liang De looked calm.

The emperor was so ruthless... After deciding to test He Songning, he asked He Songning to see with his own eyes how the seventh prince was favored.

Hasn't he ever thought that people's hearts can't stand the test?

Xue Qingyin thought that it was a good thing for her anyway.

"Well, he must be here to visit you." Emperor Liang De said to Xue Qingyin.

Xue Qingyin nodded.

"Bring the people in too." Emperor Liang De paused for a moment, "Go and bring Yihua here too. We will have a family dinner today."

Yihua is the name of the Ninth Emperor's daughter.

The palace attendants heard this and hurriedly followed the instructions.

But Concubine Dong Xian noticed something unusual again... If we were talking about a family banquet, why wasn't Prince Xuan there?

After a while, He Songning was called in first, followed by the Ninth Emperor's Daughter.

The Ninth Emperor's Daughter also remembered Xue Qingyin, and she said crisply when she saw her: "I remember you."

Emperor Liang De asked: "Did you also take your sister-in-law Wang's golden beans?"

The Ninth Emperor's daughter was a little afraid of her father, so she just nodded timidly.

Emperor Liang De smiled and said, "It shows that your sister-in-law Wang likes you very much."

After hearing this, the Ninth Emperor's daughter blushed slightly and smiled timidly.

"Just sit next to her." Emperor Liang De said.

Before the Ninth Princess could say anything, the palace servants had already moved the stool over.

He Songning suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

Even though Xue Qingyin was away from King Xuan, she was still more like a family with others.

Because He Songning was a foreign minister on the surface, but he was only able to sneak into this family banquet because of Xue Qingyin's influence.

Emperor Liang De naturally didn't talk to him much at the banquet. He only asked about the seventh prince's studies and how the ninth princess was doing...

The Ninth Prince was trembling with fear and fear of her father. But the Seventh Prince was neither humble nor overbearing.

This is not a good sign... He Songning felt even colder.

At this time, the palace servants presented the dishes to the table one by one.

A rare dish was placed in front of Xue Qingyin.

Xue Qingyin raised her eyebrows and said, "On Zhuangzi? Didn't His Majesty just say no a few days ago?"

"I mean, people from the catering bureau don't have to go to school in your village. How difficult is it to get people to come in?"

Xue Qingyin was shocked: "You won't purify people, right?"

What a bad thing!

Doesn't this make her hateful?

"This is his good fortune." Emperor Liang De said.

He was still a little puzzled by Xue Qingyin's shock.

He has satisfied her, shouldn't she be happy?

Xue Qingyin was speechless and choked.

This is where their conflict lies.

Emperor Liang De treated her better and better, but his status was destined to "those who obey him will prosper, and those who go against him will perish." And he would never feel any guilt in his heart.

Because the minister died for the king, in today's world, death is a well-deserved death.

The Ninth Emperor's daughter licked her lips at the novel dish.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Liang De smiled and said, "That's your sister-in-law Wang's favorite food. If you want to try it, you have to say good things to her."

Apparently he didn't take what he just said to heart at all.

The Ninth Princess didn't know what the adults were talking about just now. After listening to Emperor Liang De's words, she mustered up the courage to turn her head and look at Xue Qingyin.

She thought to herself that this was the first time her father had said so many words to her...

Xue Qingyin put aside her helplessness and raised her hand to pinch the Ninth Emperor's face: "Here, just eat it. You are so cute, why do you need to beg me?"

The Ninth Emperor's daughter's face turned even redder, and her voice was as thin as a gnat: "Thank you, Mrs. Wang."

With the emperor's foreshadowing, the three concubines Dong Xian and Xue Qingyin indeed became much closer.

Although the seventh prince spoke little at the table, he made a special point of bowing to Xue Qingyin before leaving.

Stepping out the door, Ninth Princess asked: "Brother, why don't you talk to Mrs. Wang?"

When she was away from the emperor, the Ninth Emperor's daughter seemed to talk a lot more.

The seventh prince blushed and said, "I said she was a goblin last time."
To be continued...