After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

"Yes."

The two of them slowly came to the main hall of Minghua Palace.

When the Empress Xianfei arrived, she saw that an adult and a child had already sat down on the chairs consciously. Both of them had expressionless and cold faces, and no one paid any attention to each other. However, anyone with eyes could tell at a glance that they were a father and son, after all, they did look somewhat similar.

As Concubine Xian approached, her eyes could not help but fall on Qi You. This little kid was really so good-looking. Not only was he good-looking, but his temperament was also extremely noble. But which grandson was he? She had never seen him before.

Upon seeing this, King Rui signaled Qi You to stand up and salute together.

"My son pays his respects to his mother and concubine."

"Grandson Qi You pays respects to grandmother."

One big and one small, the voices rang out at the same time.

The virtuous concubine looked at Qi You a few more times.

When the other grandchildren met him for the first time, they were inevitably a little nervous, but this one in front of him was not like that. He was calm and composed at a young age. He was even more satisfied with him, but he still looked serious and said lightly, "Don't be shy when you come here."

These words were spoken to Qi You. Qi You looked up at the graceful and elegant woman sitting at the head of the table, feeling a little dazed for a moment.

Although the woman in front of him was already in her forties, she looked like she was in her early thirties. She was well-maintained, with a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. She exuded a cold temperament, exactly the same as in the previous life. The difference was that he saw her three years earlier in this life. At that time, the virtuous concubine was not yet the empress dowager who was second only to the emperor, and she did not have the majesty yet.

Thinking about this man's later disgust towards him, Qi You was a little dazed for a moment.

"What's the matter with coming into the palace this time?" Concubine Xian and her son always spoke freely without hiding anything. Seeing that her son didn't say anything, she spoke first.

Prince Rui stood up and bowed to his mother, saying, "I would like to trouble you to take care of Xiaowu for a while. When I come back, I will pick him up."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian’s face froze for a moment.

She really didn't want to take care of children. Children were noisy and annoying, and she was really afraid. Thinking back to when she was taking care of her own son, her head was buzzing every day due to the noise. She looked so miserable, and it was scary to think about it. But it was unavoidable and there was nothing she could do about it. And now, her son sent his son to her again. Concubine Xian looked at Prince Rui with a dim gaze.

Prince Rui touched his nose, pretending not to see it, and said directly, "Mother, Xiaowu has a quiet personality, you will definitely like him. My son has important things to do, so I will leave first!" After that, he got up and left.

"stop!"

Prince Rui stopped and turned around and asked awkwardly, "What else do you want, mother?"

His appearance was completely different from what he usually looked like in front of others. It was also the first time that Qi You saw his father like this. He was a little surprised for a moment, but it only lasted for a moment.

On the way here just now, he told me a lot about the preferences and temperament of the Empress Dowager, that is, my grandmother, and asked him to be smarter.

He understood his mother's thoughts. Since she wanted him to have a good relationship with Concubine Xian, he would do what she liked. The words his father said on the way would be of great help to him in winning Concubine Xian's favor, so he listened.

Concubine Xian was a little dazed as she looked at her son who had grown up and had his own ambitions. She looked at him and said solemnly, "Come back safely. Mother is waiting for you here."

When King Rui heard this, his eyes became complicated for a moment. He nodded, glanced at Qi You, and left without looking back.

Qi You and Concubine Xian were left staring at each other.

Prince Rui's Mansion.

Begonia Courtyard.

Qiao Rongjin was wondering what was going on with her son in the palace, and whether the virtuous concubine was easy to get along with.

After thinking like this for a while, finally, King Rui sent someone to inform her that she could leave.

Qiao Rongjin took Zhuyun and left directly. As for all the affairs in Haitangyuan, Qiao Rongjin handed them over to Qinyun to manage.

"This servant respectfully sees the master off."

Qinyun and Hongdou watched their master walking further and further away.

Qinyun's face was full of happy smiles. The master asked her to look after Haitang Courtyard, which meant that he had begun to use her. Thinking about what the master had just said to her, Qinyun's eyes were very determined. She would definitely manage Haitang Courtyard well.

In the front yard, led by the princess, everyone, including the children, came to see Prince Rui off.

Chen, who had just recovered from a serious illness, also came here dragging her tired body.

As soon as Qiao Rongjin arrived, everyone's eyes were on her, even Prince Rui.

Qiao Rongjin pretended not to see it and stood aside waiting for Prince Rui to say goodbye to everyone.

Chen, whose plan was disrupted, saw that Qiao Rongjin's displeasure had reached its peak.

She really didn't expect that Qiao Rongjin would actually send Qi You to the virtuous concubine in the palace. She was so cautious. Could it be that she discovered something?

And the prince, ever since he went to stay overnight at Haitang Courtyard last night, he has not paid as much attention to himself. When Mrs. Qiao was not here just now, the prince looked at him the same way as before, but after Mrs. Qiao came, Prince Rui's attention was completely attracted to her.

It is true that a good appearance is a powerful weapon. The position of Qiao in the prince's heart is really different.

It turns out that men are animals who think with their lower body!

A hint of coldness flashed across Chen's eyes.

Now she felt uncomfortable when she saw Qiao. Did she think that she would be helpless if she brought her into the palace? Humph, Qi You must die. To her, Qi You was more important than anyone else. Only when he died could she plan the next thing without distraction. Otherwise, she would always feel uneasy.

As for Qiao Rongjin, it would be best if she died this time and never came back. She remembered that the journey there was not peaceful at all. There were certainly no assassins, but there were quite a few bandits and refugees along the way.

Everyone present was in a bad mood, and the children were even more silent. They just stared quietly at the tall figure in front of them.

"Take good care of the mansion." Prince Rui came back to his senses and spoke to the princess again.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I am here."

"Yes." After saying that, King Rui reached out and stroked Qi Shao's head. "Take good care of your brothers and sisters and wait for father to come back."

Qi Shao heard this and nodded firmly, "Father, don't worry, I will take good care of my brothers and sisters, and you must return safely."

The others didn't say anything, but just looked at King Rui with resentful eyes, expecting King Rui to look at them even for a moment, but he didn't.

After Prince Rui finished his instructions, he looked at Chen, who had remained silent not far away. Coincidentally, Chen was also looking at her.

Seeing her pale face, as if she would fall down if touched, King Rui was a little worried, so he could only say, "Everyone go back."

The eye contact between the two naturally caught the attention of many people who were interested. The princess snorted in her heart, turned her head and glanced at Qiao, and saw that she was also looking at them with lazy eyes, as if she was watching a play. Then she thought about the fact that she asked the prince to send Qi You to the palace, and she disliked her a little.

Feeling the princess's gaze, Qiao Rongjin pretended not to see it.

"Let's go." King Rui looked at Qiao Rongjin and said.