I am Yuan Niaoniao

"Ever since Prince Chen and Princess Chen showed up at Yuan Niaoniao's coming-of-age ceremony, Han Junwu quickly sent someone to invite Prince Chen into the palace.

"How come my dear brother and sister-in-law didn't come to see me now that they are back?" Han Junwu said with a fake smile. Because Chen Shaoyi was going to have his wedding soon, he allowed them to come back from the desert to attend. They didn't expect them to arrive so soon, and he didn't even have any news from them.

"It's all because the desert is so remote that letters arrive slowly. I miss my son so much that the princess and I travel day and night and rush back non-stop. As a result, it's faster than the letters and I catch up with my future daughter-in-law's coming-of-age ceremony. I was so happy that I forgot myself and went straight to see my future daughter-in-law. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for not coming to the palace to meet you first." Chen Yuheng said respectfully.

"Yes, you are right. Your future daughter-in-law is so outstanding that even I can't help but feel a little envious." Han Junwu still had that extremely hypocritical smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I think your future daughter-in-law is even more outstanding. I met Miss Jin once at the coming-of-age ceremony that day, but her words and deeds all revealed the demeanor of a lady from a noble family. It is a blessing for Jun Yi to have a good partner like Miss Jin by his side." Chen Yuheng responded calmly to Han Junwu's hypocritical praise.

"Hahaha, my dear brother, you are still so humble. Well, I won't argue with you anymore. Stay and have lunch with us at noon." Han Junwu put away his smile that seemed like a joke.

"Obedience is worse than respect." Chen Yuheng knew that he couldn't refuse, and he didn't have to worry too much about what he would do to him in the palace. Not to mention that before entering the palace, Niao Niao asked Yier to give him two detoxification pills to take in advance, so he didn't have to worry too much.

"Hahaha, okay." Han Junwu laughed happily, and then ordered the eunuch beside him to notify the imperial kitchen to prepare the meal.

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While Chen Yuheng and Han Junwu were playing chess, Mu Liuli was really bored, so she took her maid to the Wanli Pond to watch it alone.

"Princess Wu Jingxin of the Wu Kingdom pays her respects to the wife of Prince Chen." Wu Jingxin walked down from the balcony and said to Mu Liuli.

"Oh, Princess Wu." In fact, she had spotted Wu Jingxin from a distance just now. She thought she was a palace concubine or something like that, resting on the balcony. Unexpectedly, it was the Princess Wu. Mu Liuli nodded and said gently, "I seldom go to the palace. Princess, you have a good eye." There were not many people who could recognize her, and probably not many were as young as Wu Jingxin.

"I heard that Prince Chen brought his princess consort into the palace today, and Jingxin has been in the palace for several months and has never seen anyone unfamiliar. And seeing that you, Princess Chen, have an extraordinary temperament, I think you must be Prince Chen's princess. Prince Chen is probably having a thorough conversation with the Emperor in the imperial study at this time, so Jingxin concluded that you must be Prince Chen." Wu Jingxin said slowly.

"The princess is so clever, and her observation skills are very good." She can judge her own identity just by looking from a distance. What a clever princess.

"Thank you for the compliment, Princess Chen." Wu Jingxin smiled confidently. "If you feel bored, Princess Chen, Jingxin can chat with you to relieve your boredom."

"Thank you for your kindness, Princess." Mu Liuli glanced at Wu Jingxin and said, "But I have to go back to have dinner with the Emperor and Prince Chen. Next time I meet the Princess, I will go out and discuss with her." After saying that, she bowed to Wu Jingxin and left.

Wu Jingxin stood there blankly, staring at Mu Liuli's leaving back, lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.

In addition to the Prince Chen and his wife, there were two other people who entered the palace today, namely Song Mingzhu and the useless Qi Changfeng. Inspired by Yuan Niaoniao, Qi Zhiying deliberately used the opportunity of being favored to say that she had not seen her family for a long time since entering the palace and she missed them. Qi Lei was a criminal and could not enter with her, so she asked to see Song Mingzhu. After Song Mingzhu received the letter, she insisted on bringing Qi Changfeng with her to the palace.

How could Qi Zhiying not know what she was thinking, but this time she entered the palace and might not get out alive. It didn't matter to her since she insisted on taking Qi Changfeng with her to die. No one could help her.

Qi Zhiying calmly ordered, "Xiaoqing, take out the items I prepared in advance and present them to mother."

"Yes, your majesty." Xiaoqing responded and immediately turned around and walked into the room.

When Song Mingzhu heard this, she immediately showed an expectant look, her eyes were fixed on the direction where Xiaoqing left, and the greed on her face became more and more obvious. However, at this moment, Qi Changfeng no longer had the arrogant and domineering demeanor of the past. Now he seemed to have become a simple and stupid fool. Despite this, he could not suppress his inner restlessness. He touched and looked around in the room, looking uneasy. Facing the two people in front of her, Qi Zhiying just watched coldly, revealing a touch of indifference and contempt.

"Madam, this is what the Queen prepared for you." Xiaoqing handed over a small wooden box.

Song Mingzhu immediately took it with both hands and opened it impatiently. It was full of jewels. Song Mingzhu stared at the box of jewels with shining eyes and said with a smile: "Zhiying, you have to send more letters home. Your father and I are looking forward to your letters every day. Every time we send you a letter, there is no reply. Don't enjoy the good life in the palace alone and forget your family outside the palace."

She is really taking advantage of me. If Qi Zhiying didn't have other plans, she really wouldn't want to act with her. Just because she dares to call me by my name, she can be charged with disrespect.

"Mom is right." Qi Zhiying lowered her eyes to avoid seeing that disgusting face again.

Seeing Qi Zhiying like this, Song Mingzhu was secretly delighted. Even if you become a concubine, you still have to listen to me. "I heard that the Imperial Garden and the Ten Thousand Carp Pond are very large. When your father was an official, I never went to the palace to see them. Now it's not time for dinner yet. Zhiying, can you take me to have a look?"

Everyone knows that the emperor loves to go to the Imperial Garden. Song Mingzhu's mind is really easy to guess. She thought that if I didn't help Qi Lei to plead for him, she would go there in person to meet the emperor and plead for him in my name. She really takes herself seriously. Qi Zhiying looked down on Song Mingzhu again: "Okay, if you want to go, go." A barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"My queen, go slower." Xiaoqing and other maids accompanied Qi Zhiying on both sides, and several other maids followed behind them. Seeing this scene, Song Mingzhu was jealous again. What a lucky girl, she was favored as soon as she entered the palace, enjoying the days of being served by so many people, but she didn't even think of helping her parents. What a cold-blooded and heartless girl.

As soon as Qi Zhiying and the others stepped into the imperial garden, a palace maid came over and said, "Empress Li, the emperor wants you to come over."

"Okay, I'll be right here." Qi Zhiying nodded, then turned around and said to Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, take Liu Ye and sit with the Madam and the Young Master in the Imperial Garden first. I'll go to the Emperor's place first and then come over."

"Yes, your majesty." Xiao Qingfu bowed.

"Mom, you guys take a walk in the Imperial Garden first, I'll be there soon." Qi Zhiying turned and said to Song Mingzhu.

"Go and come back soon." Song Mingzhu had long been attracted by the beauty of the Imperial Garden. It would be best if she could bring the emperor back with her. Damn girl, what a good life you have every day. Thinking that she had already stepped into the Imperial Garden and looked around, she looked at Qi Changfeng who looked uninterested, and said, "Xiaoqing, go get some food for the young master. The young master is hungry."

"Yes, Madam." Xiaoqing rolled her eyes silently and said reluctantly. She really thought she was still in the Qi family. She dared to order her around. She didn't know what was good for her. She used to bully the young lady in the mansion. Now the young lady is the high and mighty Lipin. Only the young lady is a good person. If it were me, I would definitely never have anything to do with her again.

Song Mingzhu turned around with satisfaction and continued to admire those precious flowers and plants. Then she pointed at the willow leaves and said, "Hey, come and fan me. It's a bit hot."

"Yes, ma'am." Liu Ye had to reluctantly step forward to fan Song Mingzhu.

Song Mingzhu was immediately very satisfied, thinking that she would ask Qi Zhiying to help her more so that she could hire two more maids to enjoy. Since Qi Leimei became an official, she has been relying on her natal family and Qi Zhiying for support, and her life has been very tight. Most of the servants in the mansion have been dismissed. It is still Qi Zhiying's fault that this family has become like this! Thinking of this, she pinched two flowers and threw them on the ground, and stepped on them.

"What are you doing!" an angry voice sounded behind him.

Song Mingzhu turned around with her hands on her hips when she heard the voice. She saw that the visitor only brought a maid with him, and her clothes and appearance did not look as noble as Qi Zhiying's. She thought that she must be a concubine of low status. Then she thought that Qi Zhiying was also a concubine of Li, and she was followed by groups of maids when she went out. "Why do you have to control what I do? Do you know who I am?"

When Liu Ye heard the voice, she turned around and saw that it was Wu Jingxin. It was too late to tell Song Mingzhu. Then she thought that Song Mingzhu had just bullied her master, so she just knelt down silently and saluted Wu Jingxin without saying a word.

"Oh, I'd like to see who you are!" Seeing that she didn't recognize her, Wu Jingxin smiled cunningly and deliberately used "I" instead of "this princess" to refer to herself.

"I am the mother of Concubine Li, how dare you control me?" Song Mingzhu looked ferocious.

"Oh, it's Concubine Li. But has Concubine Li ever told you that the flowers in the imperial garden are extremely precious and that the emperor comes to see them every day? If the emperor knew that you not only picked his flowers privately, but also stepped on them a few times, do you think Concubine Li can protect you if the emperor blames you?" Wu Jingxin looked at Song Mingzhu with interest. Isn't this stupid woman just adding trouble to Concubine Li?

"This........." Song Mingzhu hesitated after hearing this, and then she returned to her arrogant look: "Who saw me pick it, and who can prove that it was me? I said you picked it, and you stepped on it, so it doesn't matter if it's different?"

"How dare you! How dare you speak rudely to the princess!" Sang Xin who was beside Wu Jingxin stepped forward and said, this person is neither a noble lady nor the mother of a royal concubine or queen, yet she dares to make trouble in the palace with just a concubine!

Song Mingzhu was shocked when she heard that, "Princess...Princess?" The emperor has no princess. If it is a princess, it can only be the Princess of Wu State. It's over. This time, she is in big trouble.

Princess? "Your servant greets the princess." Xiaoqing just came back with food and saw Wu Jingxin and Song Mingzhu seeming to have an awkward atmosphere.

Upon hearing this, Song Mingzhu immediately knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowed repeatedly, and asked Wu Jingxin to forgive her: "Don't blame me, I am blind and have offended the princess. Please forgive me this time."

Wu Jingxin looked at her ugly appearance and felt disgusted, "Madam Qi is really flexible, hahahaha". She turned to leave, then stopped and said, "Forget it, considering that this is your first offense, I will forgive you this time."

Song Mingzhu felt as if she had been pardoned. She breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Princess. You are so generous! Thank you, Princess!"

Wu Jingxin continued, "If you offend me again in the future, don't blame me for being rude." After that, she took Sang Xin away.

Song Mingzhu stood up, her face pale. She realized that she had just committed a serious crime. She couldn't imagine that if Wu Jingxin reported it to the emperor, she would be guilty of an even greater crime, not to mention pleading for Qi Lei. She had to be careful in this palace and not cause any more trouble. At the same time, she suddenly felt afraid of Qi Zhiying. Qi Zhiying had been favored all the way until now, which showed that her methods were not simple. She could tolerate her oppression like this. Could it be a trick? Thinking about it, she began to be afraid.

"Madam, how did you get into trouble with Princess Wu? She has the weirdest temper in the palace and is the most difficult to deal with! This is really troublesome." Xiaoqing frowned and said. In fact, this was already within Qi Zhiying's expectations, but she didn't expect Wu Jingxin to let Song Mingzhu go so easily. If she followed her usual temper, Song Mingzhu would definitely be killed if she was so arrogant and domineering.

"How dare you say that? If you hadn't come back so late, I would have run into her! I fell into her trap!" Wu Jingxin was also cunning. She didn't tell her that she was a princess at the beginning, so she didn't know she had fallen into the trap. Otherwise, why would I have bumped into her like this! Damn it!

"Madam, this is the imperial palace, not the Qi residence. It will take some time for me to go back and forth." Xiaoqing couldn't help but retort.

"How dare you talk back! Humph, I'll teach you a lesson when we get back." He wanted to teach this ignorant girl a lesson, but when he thought about the Imperial Garden, if he ran into someone else, he would get into trouble again, so he held back. "Humph, let's go back and eat, Feng'er?" Only then did he realize that Qi Changfeng was missing. "Feng'er? Where are you? Don't scare your mother."

Song Mingzhu was so anxious that she started looking everywhere: "Hurry up and help find him. Such a big person is missing and you didn't even know about it! What a bunch of idiots!"

Liu Ye and Xiao Qing looked at each other and sighed helplessly. It was because of her that she kept ordering people to work. "Besides, how could Qi Changfeng, such a grown-up, run around when he knew he was in the palace!" Liu Ye muttered to Xiao Qing in a low voice, and then slowly began to look for him in the Imperial Garden.

Where Qi Changfeng went at this time was only known by Qi Zhiying, who had been observing secretly.

Song Mingzhu was walking further and further away, and gradually lost contact with Liu Ye and Xiao Qing. She wandered around the huge imperial palace looking for Qi Changfeng, while Liu Ye and Xiao Qing unknowingly returned to the Magnificent Palace.

"My queen, everything will be according to your instructions..." Xiaoqing whispered in Qi Zhiying's ear.

"Okay." Qi Zhiying nodded and smiled with satisfaction.