The cannon fodder female supporting role wants to run away, and the madly criticizing prince is red-

"flourishing."

When Lin Qianqian heard the voice, she turned around and looked back, and saw Gu Huai standing by the door of the building not far away, smiling at her with a pair of bright eyes.

Other officials in official robes were chatting around him, and palace maids and eunuchs were coming in and out. He had clear eyebrows and eyes, red lips and white teeth, and was dressed in red official uniform. His bright and shining face looked like a handsome top scholar in a painting.

Concubine Xian also turned her head. When she saw that it was Gu Huai, she pushed Lin Qianqian's arm and smiled, "Go quickly. The prince is calling you. You two can have a good chat."

"Yes, Empress Xian."

Lin Qianqian walked over, and Gu Huai grabbed her other elbow and naturally put his arm around her slender waist from behind.

"Qianqian, I'm really worried that you won't come back."

"Seeing that you are very much loved by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, I am happy for you, but other than that I feel a little uneasy."

Lin Qianqian gave Gu Huai a soothing look, "Why are you so uneasy? Anyway, I will be back to the Marquis' Mansion in the next two days. Prince, you don't have to worry about this or that. I am yours anyway."

The last sentence gave Gu Huai a full sense of security, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

"Maybe we've been apart for too long. Every time we finally get together, we separate again. My heart is always thinking about you, so as soon as the party is over, I want to come and see you."

"Yeah, I understand." Lin Qianqian lowered her hand and gently held Gu Huai's. He looked down, then smiled and held her hand in return.

How wonderful it is, he loves her and she loves him, the two of them are so in love with each other.

As for why she left so heartlessly later, Gu Huai couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Qi was ordered to guard the safety of the banquet.

He was dressed in a dark uniform with a large sword hanging from his waist. He patrolled the theater from beginning to end, guarding against assassins invading the palace.

The play on the stage was performed from beginning to end. While watching the play, the brothers also kept paying attention to the noise of tiles above their heads and people climbing over eaves and walls.

It was hard for him not to notice that Lin Qianqian was accompanying the Queen Mother. Although she was polite and servile in front of others, she stood straighter than anyone else and spoke neither servilely nor arrogantly. She knew all the words to please others, but she disdained to say them.

She moves between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, finding opportunities to express her own opinions, giving people a fresh and special feeling without angering the public.

Seeing Gu Huai taking the opportunity to find her, she went to hold his hand first, and immediately felt that Gu Huai was truly the only one she loved in her heart.

His eyes followed her to the corner of the Imperial Garden, and when he saw that she was alone, Gu Huai leaned over and kissed her secretly. The smile on her face made him feel annoyed before he had time to do so.

She also loves such a dissolute playboy who indulges in sensual pleasures?

When passing by the rockery flower path, Prince Beixuan came towards them and bumped into Lin Qianqian and Gu Huai. His eyes fell on the two people's holding hands. Lin Qianqian naturally let go of Gu Huai and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

King Beixuan nodded.

He said to Lin Qianqian, "The princess also likes the play "The Female Prince Consort". You are very talented. This play and your remarks on women's power are not to be underestimated. Your insights are very unique."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

Bei Xuan Wang said, "Your remarks always make people want to debate with you, and they are curious about what other unique ideas you have in your head." He sighed and looked at Gu Huai, "At the beginning, the prince was also attracted to you in this way, right?"

Lin Qianqian just smiled. She reached out and touched the long silver earring that had fallen from her ear. "Maybe, but I don't know if it's more about appearance or words."

Prince Beixuan smiled and said, "It seems that you two should be soul mates. I envy the prince for having such a confidant."

Gu Huai stood upright, "With your looks and status, you will have a confidante sooner or later."

King Beixuan's smile did not reach his eyes, "Maybe."

"However, if I really met a woman like this, I don't know whether she loves my status, my power, or my money."

Gu Huai looked at Lin Qianqian, "Qianqian said that with the status of the prince, it is natural that a woman from a noble family should be a good match for him. Their talents and knowledge will surely resonate with the prince's soul."

Prince Beixuan pressed down his lips, "So what if they are girls from aristocratic families? Don't they covet power and wealth? Everyone wants to marry high, and their families want to marry high even more than they do. How can a father who is obsessed with a political career raise a girl who is pure and simple? How can such a girl not show off her high marriage everywhere and belittle others?"

He laughed, as if mocking her, "Everything was given by the man, and she doesn't own it. She was attracted by her family background and really thought it was her own. She even showed it off and really thought it was her own. It's really as ridiculous as a flea on a tiger's head."

When they returned to the Imperial Music Bureau, Chen Shanggong brought two trays of silver. Each round and lovely silver ingot was neatly placed on a tray covered with red cloth.

"This is a reward from the Emperor."

"This is a reward from the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager gave the Emperor ten more silver ingots and two pearl necklaces than he had given her.

She sat down next to Lin Qianqian and said, "It would be nice if you stayed in the palace. I would have an extra helper."

Lin Qianqian smiled and shook her head. "I am already the prince's concubine. This is just the Queen Mother's decree. I can't stay in this palace for long. I can't get used to it. The Marquis' Mansion is better."

"Why is the Marquis' Mansion better? I think it's better to be in the palace. I'm used to the repeated deceptions in the harem. Being the highest-ranking female official is a lifetime of honor and dignity. But sooner or later, one will have to retire. Maybe now you regret not having a child. If you had a child, maybe he or she could inherit my position."

Lin Qianqian collected the silver coins one by one, "If you give, you will gain."

"Getting married and having children has both advantages and disadvantages. Your choice to remain single and childless for the rest of your life and become a palace lady is not necessarily wrong. Some people devote their lives to their careers, while others devote their lives to their families. Those who devote their lives to their careers are afraid that their husbands and children will delay them, so they choose to give up this part. And those who devote their lives to their families, once they have a husband and children, they will also eliminate the possibility of a breakthrough in their lives."

"Once you make a choice, don't regret it."

After listening to this, Chen Shanggong sighed deeply and said, "You are right. You can't have your cake and eat it too."

"How can life be smooth sailing? Sometimes when you insist on something, you will doubt it, and sometimes you will just want to go on blindly until the end. Maybe it's wrong, maybe it's not. Since you have made the choice, don't regret it."

She smiled and said to Lin Qianqian, "Sometimes you seem like a great monk who teaches and answers questions. You seem to look at things from a perspective several levels higher than mine. Sometimes I really wonder how you can understand so much at such a young age and see things more clearly than I do."

Chen Shanggong glanced at the dark night sky outside the window and said, "Tonight is your last night in the palace. You will leave the palace early tomorrow morning. You should go to bed early so that you can see the prince earlier."

"Yeah." Lin Qianqian nodded.