Cui Hengyue picked up the tea cup again and said with an innocent face: "You know, this is my first time entering the palace, and I am not familiar with the people in the palace.

"And my maid has been away from the palace for many years and knows nothing about the newcomers in the palace."

What a cunning girl.

Chen Linshen couldn't tell how he was feeling now, but he didn't want to make any more detours with her, so he said calmly: "I'm not here today to cause trouble for you, so you can rest assured.

"In the palace just now, Zi Yan was already suspicious of you, but I have helped you solve it. They will not doubt you again in the future."

Did you help her solve it?

Cui Hengyue suddenly felt wary. Is he deceiving her?

"I don't understand what the prince is saying." Cui Hengyue decided to play dumb and not be fooled.

Chen Linshen looked at her indifferently and said slowly: "If anyone asks about it in the future, you don't have to hide it, just say that the palace maid is a girl in my palace. Because she followed me into the palace secretly for fear of being punished, I ask you to help take her out."

palace.

"I have already reported this matter to the Queen Mother, so you don't have to worry about being punished."

Cui Hengyue was a little confused and didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, she spoke: "Why did you do this?"

Why?

He also wants to know.

Chen Linshen put down his tea cup, stood up and walked out.

After taking two steps, he suddenly stopped, turned his back to Cui Hengyue and said, "Maybe...it's so pitiful to see you so lonely and helpless."

After saying that, he left the elegant room without looking back.

Cui Hengyue: "..."

Shui Fu walked in and saw Cui Hengyue sitting in a daze, so she walked to Cui Hengyue, bent down and asked: "Yuan Niang, what did Prince Changshan tell you?"

"Am I pitiful?" Cui Hengyue turned to look at her.

Shui Fu was a little baffled by Cui Hengyue's sudden question, but when she thought about it carefully, Cui Hengyue was indeed pitiful.

Her mother died of illness, her father didn't care for her, her grandparents ignored her, and her maternal grandfather's family abandoned her. Looking at Jinyang, no, looking at the whole world, it seems that no one really cares about her and loves her.

Isn't this kind of person pitiable?

But, can she tell the truth?

If I were to tell the truth, I'm afraid Cui Hengyue would be even more sad...

Shui Fu curved her lips and showed a friendly smile: "No, Yuan Niang is not pitiful.

"Now that you have returned to the Duke of Jingguo's palace, you have shown your face in front of the officials. They know your identity as the eldest daughter of the Cui family, and they will never dare to look down upon you.

"In the future, your life will get better and better."

Yeah?

Cui Hengyue sneered in her heart and stood up expressionlessly: "Go back home."

The tea shop was not far from the Jingguo Palace, so Cui Hengyue decided to walk back.

On the carriage not far away, Chen Linshen looked at Cui Hengyue's retreating back, unable to regain his consciousness for a long time.

It wasn't until Cui Hengyue completely disappeared from sight that Song Mu asked cautiously: "Prince, Jin Chai has been returned to the mansion, how should she be placed...?"

Chen Linshen withdrew his gaze and said calmly: "Place it in the backyard first."

After saying that, he closed the carriage door.

Songmu looked embarrassed. He wanted to continue asking but didn't dare to speak, so he had to tell the coachman: "Go back home."

Returning to Changshan County Prince's Mansion, Gu Yuan greeted him: "Prefecture Prince, you are back."

Chen Linshen didn't even look at him, he just passed him and walked to the study.

Gu Yuan felt uneasy, grabbed the pine tree and asked: "What's wrong with the prince?"

"I don't know either." Songmu spread his hands.

"Then...how should I place the golden hairpin?" Gu Yuan asked again.

"It's up to you."

After Songmu finished speaking, he left.

Gu Yuan's face darkened: "Okay, then I'll go ask the prince for instructions."

Upon hearing this, Songmu immediately stopped, turned around and shouted: "You are not allowed to go."

Gu Yuan raised the corners of his lips and looked at him without speaking.

Song Mu was angry, but he had to tell him: "The prince said that he should be placed in the backyard first."

After waiting for a while, when there was no follow-up, Gu Yuan frowned slightly: "Just put it in the backyard? Didn't the prince say what status he would give her?"

Although she is a palace maid, she should be given the status of a concubine after asking for it from Princess Su, right?

Songmu snorted coldly: "The prince hasn't gotten married yet, and the mistress hasn't moved in yet. What status do you want the prince to give her? Concubine?"

"You have a concubine before you get married. What do you want the future princess to think?"

Gu Yuan: “…”

Songmu looked at him with disdain, said "Place it in the backyard first, don't worry about the rest", and left.

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The Duke of Jingguo.

Bai Qi reported to Cui Quan: "Yuan Niang and Xie Yuan went to a tea shop, and later met Prince Changshan at the tea shop."

"Prince of Changshan County?"

Cui Quan put down the pen in his hand and frowned slightly: "Why did Prince Changshan go to see her?"

Bai Qi replied: "The prince of Changshan County occupied the entire second floor, and our people were too far away to hear what they said.

"However, Prince Changshan and Yuanniang didn't look very good when they left. They must have had a dispute."

Cui Quan was thoughtful.

At this time, Liu Yang came to report: "Master Guo, Yuan Niang has returned home and is now heading to Fuhaiyuan."

"Go and watch." Cui Quan ordered.

"yes."

...

In Fuhaiyuan, when she saw Cui Hengyue coming back unharmed, Cui Siniang's face turned ugly, and she reluctantly stood up and saluted: "Sister."

Mrs. Cui's face didn't look very good either. She said with a straight face: "I heard from the guard at the side door that Xie Silang sent you back half an hour ago, but you left again.

"Since you're back, why didn't you go into the mansion? Where did you go after that?"

Cui Hengyue replied calmly: "Replying to my grandmother, Xie Silang said that it was rare for him to come out and he wanted to have a cup of tea at a tea shop, so he invited me to go with him."

Actually going to have tea with Xie Silang?

Cui Siniang's mind flashed with Xie Silang's majestic figure, and she couldn't help but feel jealous. She said angrily: "Didn't the Queen Mother leave the eldest sister to live in the palace for a short time? Why did she send the eldest sister back in less than a day?"

"Could it be that...the eldest sister has done something to disgust the Queen Mother?"

When Mrs. Cui heard this, her face suddenly darkened: "Did you cause trouble in the palace?"

Cui Hengyue's expression remained calm and calm: "Your Majesty summoned me today. Later, I had a discussion with Xie Silang and was accidentally injured. Your Majesty ordered Xie Silang to take me out of the palace and return to my home to recover from my injuries.

"If this is a disaster, I will go to the palace another day to apologize to Your Majesty."

Mrs. Cui: "..."

Cui Siniang: "..."

Looking at each other in silence, Mrs. Cui waved her hand impatiently: "Since you are injured, go back and recover quickly."

Regardless of the injury or caring, he chased people away as soon as he opened his mouth. Cui Hengyue felt sad for the original owner.

After leaving Fuhaiyuan, Cui Hengyue returned to his yard silently without saying a word.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, Cui Hengyue went to visit Mrs. Wen first.

After dinner, Cui Hengyue said to Shui Fu and Shui Rong: "You followed me in the palace and were anxious and didn't get much sleep. Have a good night's rest tonight and let Lady Wen stay on duty."

"yes."

Seeing Mrs. Wen enter the main room, Shui Fu dragged Shui Rong back to the room, with a worried look on her face: "Tell me, did the crazy girl see something? I think she is on guard against us."

Shui Rong smiled slightly and said: "You just think too much. Didn't she say, let us have a good rest?

"We barely slept last night, it's time to take a good rest."

Shui Fu was anxious: "No, I think she has talked a lot less in the past two days and won't tell us anything."

"Is there any?"

"have."

Seeing that Shui Rong didn't take it to heart, Shui Fu grabbed her and said, "It's true. I can feel that she doesn't trust us as much as before. We have to find a way to reverse the situation."
Chapter completed!