She always plays cards out of the ordinary

In the previous life, everyone's attention was attracted by Ruoxi and Mingyu who were fighting, and no one noticed this carefully decorated pavilion at all.

However, at this moment, when his eyes fell on the strings of exquisite paper cranes hanging, the vague guess in his mind suddenly became clear.

He was almost 100% certain that Ruoxi had the same extraordinary adventure as himself!

Yes, the prince in front of him is no longer the prince of the past, but a person who has experienced the cycle of life and death and been reborn.

Back then, after he unfortunately passed away in his previous life, he was not able to be reborn immediately. Instead, he inexplicably stepped into a completely unfamiliar and strange world.

In that strange world, there was neither the almighty emperor nor the so-called feudal dynasty rule.

The core values advocated there are equality for all, fairness and justice, and the rule of law.

Moreover, that world has countless advanced science and technology, as well as a variety of dazzling innovative ideas and concepts.

Those new and interesting things came like a tide, leaving him overwhelmed.

(Privately, I still want the prince to see the world three hundred years later and make changes as soon as possible. I really don’t want to experience the invasion wars of modern times again.)

The prince spent his long life in that place as an ordinary person, blending into the local life like a breeze.

As time passed, he collected historical materials through various channels and had a clear understanding of the subsequent direction of this dynasty.

I even watched a harem drama with the fourth brother Yinzhen as the protagonist.

Although many plots in the play seem absurd and very different from real history, he had already lived in modern times for many years at that time and was mentally mature and stable.

He did not feel angry or dissatisfied with the fictitious and exaggerated stories. Instead, he just laughed it off, thinking that it was just a pastime for people after dinner.

So when he saw the exquisite paper cranes made by Ruoxi herself, he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

Because this unique handmade work of art clearly does not belong to the era in which they lived.

"Tenth brother, why are you all gathered here?"

Before the Crown Prince could open his mouth to ask, the always impatient and impatient Ninth Prince could no longer suppress his inner curiosity. He began to look up and down at everyone in the pavilion with great interest, and teased them with a joking tone on his face.

At this time, Ruoxi, the Tenth Prince and others were all here. Just now, the Tenth Prince had a dispute with the Fourteenth Prince, and she and the Thirteenth Prince had a lot of trouble to persuade them to stop.

These people came over, and Ruoxi sighed secretly.

Because everyone had come, the Tenth Prince knew that he could no longer continue to express his feelings to Ruoxi, so he could only pout with a sad face and remain silent.

However, the Fourteenth Prince was different. Seeing that his Tenth Brother was upset with him just because of such a trivial matter, he told him everything that had just happened without any hesitation.

"Nineth Brother, you may not know that this is the birthday gift that Ruoxi carefully prepared for Tenth Brother. Thirteenth and I happened to see it, but Tenth Brother complained that we came at the wrong time."

When Fourteenth Prince said this, Mingyu's heart sank. You know, Ruoxi is a concubine to be selected, and her identity is sensitive and special.

However, judging from Fourteenth Prince's description just now, Ruoxi seems to have developed a relationship with Tenth Prince to the point where they can confide in each other.

Although Mingyu did not have much affection for Ruoxi, she still felt that the Fourteenth Prince's remarks were too casual and he did not take into account the difficult situation a girl might face in such a situation.

Fortunately, Ruolan was here. She quickly stepped forward and explained calmly.

“This pavilion was actually carefully decorated by the mansion for the Tenth Prince a long time ago. It should have been presented to the Tenth Prince as soon as possible to show his appreciation.

It's a pity that I was just tied up with some trivial matters and couldn't get away for the moment. I had no choice but to let Ruoxi do it for me. Please ask the Tenth Prince to move over."

In these words, Ruolan cleverly hinted to everyone that Ruoxi was just the person responsible for leading the way, and it was definitely not something she prepared specifically for the Tenth Prince.

He tried his best to clear away the ambiguous atmosphere surrounding Ruoxi, fearing that others would have unnecessary misunderstandings or associations because of it.

Upon hearing this, the Tenth Prince seemed to be hesitant to speak. He wanted to deny Ruolan's words, but realized that now was not a good time, so he finally did not speak.

As for everyone present, since Ruolan said so, they would not openly sabotage her, but no one knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

Seeing that no one said anything, the Third Prince simply stepped forward to act as a peacemaker and ease the atmosphere.

"Now that we've seen this pavilion, let's go back and have a drink. Today is Tenth Brother's big day, and we agreed not to leave until we're drunk."

"That's it."

Several people pulled each other out of the pavilion and prepared to return to the banquet. Only the prince took a deep look at Mingyu and Ruoxi before turning around.

******

Some time had passed since the Tenth Prince's last birthday, and a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held in the palace, and Mingyu was able to enter the palace to attend.

It’s just that she went in with the people from Prince An’s Mansion, not with Minghui.

When they arrived at the palace, they could only rest in a side hall because they had to wait for the banquet to start.

As for the princes' wives, they naturally had their own places to go. It was a rare opportunity for them to enter the palace, so no matter if they were princes or wives, they would definitely go to pay their respects to their mothers.

Minghui first went to Yongshou Palace where Concubine Liang lived with the Eighth Prince, and then went to Concubine Hui, because before Concubine Liang was conferred the title of concubine, she had lived in Yanx Palace where Concubine Hui lived.

Even Yinsi was raised by Concubine Hui for several years, so it was impossible for him not to repay this favor.

Every time the Eighth Prince and his companions entered the palace, they would go to Concubine Hui to pay their respects.

After paying respects to the two ladies, Minghui came over to talk to her aunt and sister.

When Mingyu saw the natural expressions on her sister's face, she knew that she was in a good mood recently. She guessed that the Eighth Prince must be more fond of Minghui recently, otherwise, she couldn't figure out why Minghui was happy.

"Sister, aren't you with the Eighth Prince?"

Minghui explained seriously with a soothing smile on her face.

"The Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince have gone to see the Emperor. I thought I had nothing to do at the moment, so I came to see you. It's convenient here. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll find a way."

Mingyu shook her head, "Sister, we're fine."