She always plays cards out of the ordinary

The eldest aunt also quickly refused, "Everything should be done with caution in the palace, so don't worry about us, just take care of yourself."

Seeing that they were fine, Minghui pulled Mingyu aside and said, "The banquet won't start for a while yet. Come with me to the Imperial Garden for a walk."

"Okay, I have nothing to do right now, I'll walk with my sister."

Mingyu said this and turned to look at her aunt. When she nodded, she left the side hall with Minghui.

Today, Ruoxi also entered the palace. She had just been summoned by Concubine Yi and was now coming out of Yikun Palace.

Logically speaking, the two princes of Concubine Yi have already been married, and according to common sense, she really doesn't need to worry about this matter anymore.

Even if she intended to give the two princes a few concubines, she could just give the order to reward them directly, and there was no need to meet them in person.

However, she just couldn't persuade her youngest son.

As we all know, the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince have had a good relationship since childhood, and the Tenth Prince is a good brother and good friend of the Ninth Prince.

Naturally, he was well aware of the Tenth Prince's recent emotional dynamics.

Now, after learning that Ruoxi was about to participate in the beauty contest, how could the Tenth Prince remain indifferent and sit idly by?

However, the Tenth Prince's biological mother died young, so there was no one who could speak well of him or make indirect criticisms in front of the Emperor.

As for Concubine Yi, since the Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince grew up playing together, they are quite familiar with each other.

Because of this, the Tenth Prince asked the Ninth Prince to ask Concubine Yi to ask her to say a few good words to Emperor Kangxi during the selection of Ruoxi so that Ruoxi could be betrothed to him as his wife.

It was for this reason that Ruoxi had made this trip to Yikun Palace today.

At this moment, Mingyu was walking with Minghui in the Imperial Garden. Thinking of the talent show that would be held soon, Minghui became worried about her sister's marriage.

"As the talent show is getting closer, does your family have any plans for your marriage?"

Mingyu turned her head to look at her sister, and thought of what her grandmother had said before, that her aunts had actually inquired about men of marriageable age this year, and had told her about the ones they thought were good.

“Sister, my grandmother did mention it, and my aunts also introduced me to the pros and cons of the people they valued, but I haven’t had the chance to secretly see what they look like.”

Minghui was quite satisfied when she heard that her family had plans.

"No matter what your aunts think, your marriage is definitely the top priority of our family in the next two years. If you marry well, it will also be good for the mansion.

Since they can bring it up, it proves that those men have their merits. You must not resist it."

Mingyu chuckled. She was not a child who knew nothing. Since she would have to get married sooner or later, she must face it positively and choose a good one.

"Sister, don't worry, this is my lifelong event, how could I not take it seriously?"

Minghui sighed and said when she saw that her sister did not look unhappy.

"Just be attentive. Life is not easy for women. Getting married is like your second life. If you marry well, your life will be safe and smooth. If you marry badly, your life will be difficult."

Minghui spoke softly, her voice becoming lower and lower. Gradually, her eyes became blurred and she was immersed in thoughts of the past.

The years spent with the Eighth Prince came flooding back to her mind like a tide, filled with sweetness and happiness, but more often with sourness and bitterness.

Back then, she married into the Eighth Prince's household with great fanfare and became the envied wife of a prince.

In the eyes of outsiders, she has a respected status and great power. She is the mistress who is in charge of all matters in the mansion.

However, only she herself knows how much unknown bitterness and helplessness are hidden behind the seemingly glamorous appearance.

And how could Mingyu, who was standing by, not notice her sister's sudden drop in mood?

She knew Minghui too well. She had always been strong-willed and never showed weakness easily.

However, when Mingyu saw her sister's expression at this moment, her heart was filled with heartache and worry, but she understood that with her sister's personality, she probably did not want to get pity and sympathy from her younger sister.

So Mingyu chose to remain silent, just quietly accompanying her sister, moving forward slowly step by step.

Just then, they met Ruoxi who had just come out of Yikun Palace.

The two groups of people met each other from afar. They were all related to the Eighth Prince, so how could they not say hello?

But Minghui didn't want Ruoxi to see her in her current state, as that would make her feel like she was giving in to Ruolan, so she gently patted her sister's hand.

"I'm going to go change and come back later."

Mingyu looked at the sky and refused.

"No need, sister, you can go back to the side hall or to the Eighth Prince later. I won't be able to say more than a few words to her before I return."

When Minghui heard her say this, she thought that although Ruoxi was noisy, Mingyu was not a pushover either, so she still had confidence in her sister's brain.

He also knew that Ruoxi would not be able to outsmart his sister.

"Well, I'll be leaving now."

After Minghui finished speaking, she left quickly with the help of her maid, while Mingyu walked towards Ruoxi.

"Princess Ruoxi looks really beautiful today. This light green dress suits you very well."

Ruoxi didn't expect Mingyu to be so polite, which made her feel a little embarrassed for a moment.

"You look great today, too."

"Thank you."

Ruoxi thought of the other person she had just seen from afar.

"Was Princess Mingyu with Fu Jin just now?"

Mingyu knew Ruoxi saw it, so she didn't deny it.

"Yes, but my sister had something urgent to do, so she left first."

Ruoxi has been living in the Eighth Prince's mansion since she traveled through time. Her carefree days didn't last long because she ran out to play without permission and was locked up in Tingyu Pavilion by the concubine to learn the rules.

Because of her, Ruolan was fined her salary and asked to reflect on her mistakes at home. If the Eighth Prince had not visited her frequently, she and Ruolan would have had a very difficult life.

Therefore, she did not have a good impression of Minghui, and even thought that Minghui was the female villain in the Eighth Prince's Mansion.

Because she was jealous that her sister was favored by the Eighth Prince, she took the opportunity to target them.

I don’t know if it’s because we live in this era or what, but it would be a lie to say that Ruoxi never felt sorry for the Eighth Lady in the past.

But when the historical figure really appeared before her eyes and had a conflict of interest with her, Ruoxi's pity for the paper figure disappeared in an instant.

Mingyu happened to be the only one here at the moment. Although Mingyu had had conflicts with her before, they were both the Eighth Prince's sisters-in-law, so she was prepared to have a good talk with Mingyu.

"Princess Mingyu, I hope you can persuade Fu Jin not to always target my sister."

Mingyu raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Targeting? Where did this come from?"