The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Others may not know what Yun Mujiu is thinking, but Ye Xiaohan knows it. If someone wants to provoke this girl, I'm afraid she would have prepared a way to deal with it in advance.

In the garden filled with the fragrance of flowers, lush treetops hang overhead, casting patches of shade on this banquet area.

Below the high platform, some people who were close friends with Old Madam Cao and the Cao family went up to the center of the long stage and personally presented the birthday gifts they had prepared.

When Mrs. Cao was greeting a few old sisters, her face showed sadness and regret. She lamented the ruthlessness of time and the poor fate that had played a trick on her, saying that her life was coming to an end because of a broken body.

During this time, Yun Mujiu stood up and politely said a few words of birthday wishes to Madam Cao.

The Night Palace prepared two gifts, one was a round plate-sized jade ruyi in the shape of a ganoderma lucidum, on which was engraved the beautiful blessing of "health and longevity". The other gift was a unique medicine prepared by Yun Mujiu from the Herbal Hall, specially for the old man to recuperate.

Madam Cao and her family were somewhat stunned and ashamed. They had never expected that Yun Mujiu would be willing to give them such a good gift. After all, Princess Gaoyang had been unfriendly to Yun Mujiu before.

Yun Mujiu looked calm and amiable. She thought to herself that others might think that things like the Jade Ruyi were expensive, but there were plenty of them in the palace's storehouse. As for the medicine? She had the system and the medicine cabinet at her disposal, so she naturally wouldn't bother about the loss of some medicines. Moreover, the conflict between her and Princess Gaoyang was between the two of them, and there was no need for her to vent her anger on an innocent old lady because of Princess Gaoyang. As for Madam Cao, Yun Mujiu simply wanted to wish her a happy birthday and had no other intentions. It was just a formality to celebrate her birthday.

After Mrs. Cao thanked Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan, she turned around and warned Princess Gaoyang not to cause trouble again in the future. Princess Gaoyang lowered her head and agreed to everything.

After a while, the ceremony of giving birthday gifts on the spot was basically over.

Old Madam Cao sat down again. Just as the orchestra started playing music, she heard the doorman's hurried voice reporting.

Someone is coming from the palace!

"The Emperor has arrived! The Empress has arrived! The Crown Prince has arrived!"

Everyone was stunned and confused. Why did the empress suddenly come to the banquet? Also, wasn't the crown prince ill and unable to go out? Could it be that the crown prince's hidden illnesses and strange diseases have been cured?

Some higher-ranking ministers still remembered that the emperor had been unwell recently, so why would he come to a mere birthday banquet?

Following a eunuch's shrill shout, the emperor, empress and their entourage slowly walked out.

Everyone stood up and knelt down to pay their respects, except Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu, who remained seated.

Yun Mujiu glanced at Ye Xiaohan and thought to herself that she would do whatever her husband did. Since her husband was not polite, she certainly wouldn't be polite either.

Emperor Haolian, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, had majestic dragon eyebrows and a solemn face, with a hint of paleness and weakness. The empress beside him was wearing a peony-shaped wide-sleeved dress, looking energetic, gentle and dignified.

The two walked in front and finally stopped in front of Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu's seats.

The emperor stared at Ye Xiaohan and called out "Xiao Han."

Ye Xiaohan pulled Yun Mujiu's hand, stood up, and didn't even salute the emperor, just nodded slightly. Yun Mujiu followed suit and bowed lightly to the emperor and empress.

The moment Ye Xiaohan stood up, the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince and other newly arrived palace staff all subconsciously widened their pupils. Even though they had heard rumors that Ye Xiaohan had recovered long ago, they were still extremely surprised to see it with their own eyes.

The emperor suppressed the surging jealousy in his heart and said calmly, "Xiao Han, how are you these days?"

Ye Xiaohan said calmly: "Your Majesty, you also know how my brother is doing."

This statement has a hidden purpose. First, it implies that it was the emperor who caused him to return from the battlefield injured. Second, it implies that the emperor has been closely monitoring his movements. The news that his legs have recovered has spread a long time ago. The emperor is now hypocritically asking him, which is really ridiculous. It is like a normal person pretending to be blind and innocent.

The emperor's face changed slightly, but he maintained a amiable look and continued, "I heard a few days ago that you and Princess Ye were not feeling well and were confined to your residence to recuperate. It would be better for you to take good care of your health."

Ye Xiaohan said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"Uncle, how did your leg get better?" Crown Prince Ye Chuao interrupted. He was wearing a goose-gold silk brocade robe, and the jewels on his hair crown were colorful, looking like a smug villain who had succeeded in his career and regained his reputation.

What does it matter if he is dressed decently? The bruises under his eyes, vague gaze and black lips still reveal the fact that his health and spirit are not good. He looks like an old smoker who is about to smoke himself to death.

When the prince saw that Ye Xiaohan's legs had healed and that the beautiful Yun Mujiu was by his side, he became jealous and didn't even bother to be tactful and polite when asking questions.

Ye Xiaohan said nothing, but glanced at the prince coldly.

The prince shuddered, and his voice, which had long been out of tune due to his illness, moved, and he asked in a weak hoarse voice, "Uncle, what are you looking at me doing?"

“Prince, haven’t you learned your lesson about etiquette?” Yun Mujiu asked, her beautiful eyes full of coldness.

The prince was stunned, recalling that he had been publicly harassed by Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu because of etiquette issues before, and was severely criticized by the emperor and the old ministers. His face turned pale, and he raised his head to speak, but he was caught up in Yun Mujiu's beautiful appearance again.

Ye Xiaohan swung his sleeves embroidered with cloud patterns and pushed the prince away. The latter realized that he was distracted, smiled awkwardly, and shrank back.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Ye Huang and Aunt Ye Huang, I was rude."

Seeing this, the Empress' eyes showed dissatisfaction. The Crown Prince was such a disappointment. He finally recovered some spirits with the treatment of the Divine Doctor Beihan, but as soon as he went out, he showed his dirty look of coveting Yun Mujiu's beauty. He was really an idiot, a hopeless case!

The prince was anxious to ask about Ye Xiaohan's legs, so he spoke anxiously. The emperor was different from the prince, and acted more calmly.

He took over the prince's topic and glanced at Ye Xiaohan's legs quietly.

"Xiao Han, your legs..."

Ye Xiaohan interrupted directly and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that my legs are fine."

Yun Mujiu pursed her lips and smiled. The emperor wanted to ask about your leg condition, not that he really cared about you. It seemed that Ye Xiaohan was much more sinister than her.

The emperor paused and said, "Well, I have indeed been concerned about you and worried about your health."

"My brother is fine, don't worry." Ye Xiaohan added fuel to the emperor's fire. What did the emperor care about, but he had to take advantage of the emperor's displeasure to poke his heart.

The word "very good" made the emperor feel even more depressed and anxious.

The corners of the mouths of the onlookers twitched, thinking that King Ye and Princess Ye were worthy of being husband and wife, their eloquence was incredible!

The emperor forced a smile, glanced at Ye Xiaohan's legs again as if unintentionally, and asked the question that concerned him the most in a casual manner -

"By the way, when did your leg get better?"

"It's been ready for a long time." Ye Xiaohan's answer was very general, and it seemed that there was no difference between answering and not answering.

The emperor was unwilling to give up, and asked the question that concerned him with a hint of resentment -

"If you've already recovered, why don't you get up and walk?"

"lazy."

Ye Xiaohan looked at him with a pair of deep eyes and answered as if it was a matter of course: "I'm too lazy to walk, so I sit in a wheelchair, that's all."

puff!

Everyone who heard this wanted to laugh to death. But in this situation, wanting to laugh but not being able to laugh made everyone's expressions become extremely strange.

Yun Mujiu covered her lips lightly, and silently gave a thumbs up to Ye Xiaohan, who had strong attack power, in her heart.