Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

When it was time for lunch, everything was just as Mu Qingchen had said. The lunch delivered by the imperial kitchen today was completely different from the previous ones.

When Wu Han came over, he saw Mu Qingchen sitting next to him and subconsciously wanted to go back.

Qiao Shinian hurriedly ran over and called him: "It's okay, let's eat together."

Wu Han was a little uncertain and turned to look at Wen Jiu, but saw that Wen Jiu was unmoved. He nodded and followed Qiao Shinian, sitting aside and silently picked up the bowl and chopsticks.

The sumptuous meal on the table made people eat in silence. Qiao Shinian was the oldest and the least thoughtful one among the people in this group.

Just like before, seeing that Wu Han ate little, she kept serving him food and reminded him to eat more and not to go hungry.

It was hot, but the atmosphere was cold.

Finally finishing the meal, Qiao Shinian yawned and lowered his head as he looked at Mu Qingchen who showed no intention of leaving.

"I remember you were curious about me, why don't you look at me now?" Mu Qingchen asked Qiao Shinian half-jokingly, "I can feel your gaze at every banquet, like a little mouse, you lower your head immediately once I make a move."

Qiao Shinian frowned, thinking about how to respond. Should he kowtow to him?

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I've played chess and eaten, so it's time for me to leave." He stood up and looked at Qiao Shinian, who was bowing his head like a quail, with a hint of loss in his eyes.

It was his presence that disturbed Qiao Shinian and Wen Jiu.

He knew that Qiao Shinian and Wen Jiu were not usually like this. They were like real siblings, talking, laughing and playing around.

He has an older sister and an older brother, but the huge age gap between them means he can only look up to them.

Later, his brother became emperor and the most honorable person in the Zhou Kingdom, while he had nothing.

Without a father and a mother, the power of his maternal grandparents now belongs to his nominal aunt.

Wen Wenshan is about to get married and has a family, but he is still single.

Looking at Mu Qingchen's back, Qiao Shinian just felt that he was so lonely and sad.

"Sister, you are feeling sorry for him." Wen Jiu looked into Qiao Shinian's eyes.

"Yeah, he seems so sad and lonely." Qiao Shinian stood up and walked towards the bedroom, then turned around and said, "Wen Jiu, hurry up and take a nap!"

"Okay, I'm coming." Wen Jiu responded and hurriedly followed.

The two of them spread a cloth on the floor and lay down. Qiao Shinian was a little puzzled: "You said that he suddenly showed his goodwill to us. Is there a conspiracy? When I think about it now, I feel a little horrified. How could he, a prince, suddenly be interested in us?"

"I don't know, but isn't this what we expected before? It's just that the target is Princess You'an, and now the big brother has become the virtuous king." Wen Jiu turned his head to look at Qiao Shinian and asked carefully: "Sister, do you hate him?"

"It's okay, not annoying, but I'm a little scared of him suddenly approaching us and always trying to seduce me. What if he has some intentions towards us?"

"What can he want from us?" Wen Jiu asked back, and Qiao Shinian shut up.

After a long silence, Qiao Shi said in a young voice: "I understand. I will be more careful next time."

"Anyway, we are penniless now and have nothing. It would be a win for us if we make friends with him." Wen Jiu held Qiao Shinian's hand and said seriously, "Sister, I will protect both of us. We will return to Chuwen Country safely."

In the afternoon, Mu Qingchen did not come, Wen Jiu went to class, and Qiao Shinian took Yue Yu to Concubine Liu's palace.

Today, the situation here for Concubine Liu seemed different from the previous times she came here. Seeing the palace servants all with their heads down, as if they were ready to kneel down and apologize at any time, Qiao Shi's young and fast pace also slowed down a lot.

The dancer didn't come, the nanny who was often seen on weekdays was not there, the door was wide open, but everyone was at a distance.

Seeing this, Qiao Shinian didn't dare to move forward anymore. She found a palace maid and walked over to ask, "Do you still want to practice dancing today?"

Whatever happened in the Imperial Concubine's Palace had nothing to do with her. She came here just to get money and temporary shelter.

Just after Qiao Shinian asked this question, she heard the sound of porcelain breaking, which was like someone throwing a cup hard.

Qiao Shinian was very confused and asked in a low voice, "Is His Majesty here?"

The little palace maid didn't want to pay any attention to Qiao Shinian. She rolled her eyes at Qiao Shinian and remained silent with her head down.

Then there was a roar from inside. Ancient buildings were not soundproof, so Qiao Shinian quickly determined from the sound that this was not the voice of Emperor Zhou, but the voice of Mu Qingchen whom he had just heard at noon.

This elegant young man, this always calm and indifferent man, seemed to have broken down today.

Wen Jiu and Qiao Shinian have already confirmed that Concubine Liu is Mu Qingchen's biological mother.

"I'm doing this all for your own good!"

Concubine Liu's sharp voice floated out softly and reached Qiao Shinian's ears. She didn't know what was going on inside, but from the sound of the two people's quarrel, Qiao Shinian understood that it was not appropriate to stay here today, and the best thing to do was to leave.

Qiao Shinian thought for a moment, then looked at the little maid carefully, bent down and whispered in her ear: "It seems that I can't teach today. Please tell the imperial concubine later that I will come again tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked out. Suddenly, she heard the sound of something falling at the door of the Imperial Concubine's Hall. She paused slightly, and then continued to walk out.

"Qingchen! If you don't listen to me, you will regret it!" Concubine Liu's voice was no longer as vague as before, but was clearly heard by Qiao Shinian.

Then she heard the sound of approaching footsteps. For some reason, although the sun was shining brightly, Qiao Shinian felt a chill behind her.

When she stepped out of the palace gate, she saw a white crescent walking side by side with her.

Tsk! Bad luck!

Qiao Shinian quickly quickened her pace, but the white shadow beside her kept following her.

For a moment, the world fell into silence, and it seemed as if danger was lurking around.

Qiao Shinian just felt uneasy, and this feeling made her realize that she seemed to be targeted by danger.

She wanted to close the door immediately as if escaping back to a familiar place, but that figure just walked in like that, as if he was in an empty place. The palace maids and eunuchs here were just surprised, and before they could stop him, Mu Qingchen had already sat down in the reception room.

Qiao Shinian's scalp was tingling at this moment. She wanted to go out and find Wen Jiu immediately, but that person just looked at her calmly, staring at her straight, and even stretched out his hand and waved at her.

"Go and find Wen Jiu quickly." Qiao Shinian whispered to the little girl beside her. She was very scared. The virtuous king was not someone they could afford to offend right now, especially the virtuous king who had just had a quarrel with the imperial concubine.

Who knows if she can survive in the next second, who knows what will happen to them?

Help, or total destruction.

Qiao Shinian was confused, scared, and wary of this person.

At least, at this moment, Mu Qingchen is Pandora's box to Qiao Shinian. She doesn't know what will happen to her or what her future fate will be. She is very passive.

But we cannot ignore it and move towards this unknown future step by step.