The third princess was the legitimate daughter of Empress Yuan. Although the Empress was deposed at this time, the Empress Dowager was still vacant and it would take another two years to appoint another Empress Dowager.

No matter how favored the Fifth Princess is, the Duke Dingguo's Mansion only has military generals but no civil officials in the court. Now that the world is at peace, there is no need for such military generals with heavy troops in the court.

With such great achievements surpassing his master, there's no telling when he might follow in the footsteps of the Dugu family.

By then, the most favored person might not be as noble as the third princess now.

The more Ruan Qian thought about it, the more she felt that she was right. Since ancient times, no famous generals had a good ending.

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion should be no exception.

Her father and mother only care about the present, and their vision is not as long-term as hers.

At this time, Ruan Qian wanted to board the third princess's boat and travel with her.

Liang Chongyue had no idea that there was a traitor among her carefully selected study partners.

If she knew about this, perhaps instead of sending her out of the palace and putting an end to it, she would rather see what big things she and her third sister could do.

Ruan Qian looked up and saw that the third princess was about to leave, and she didn't care about the pain in her hands and feet.

He said hurriedly:

"Princess Three, please stay."

Liang Zhirou felt puzzled by Ruan Qian's sudden words.

But he still stopped and waited for her next words.

"Is there anything?"

"Third Princess, I fell on the corridor a while ago. Could you please ask a royal physician to examine me?"

Liang Zhirou frowned slightly. This Ruan Qian was really stupid. She even fell down while walking. She didn't know how the fifth sister had chosen her. She must have made a mistake.

"The imperial physician will be here soon. Please go back to Gyeongbokgung Palace and wait."

After saying that, Liang Zhirou led her group outside.

Ruan Qian looked at the back of the third princess as she left, the corners of her lips curled up, and she lowered her head and smiled slightly.

The third princess had an unstable temperament and was easily angered, but he was willing to hire an imperial physician for her, which must have meant that he treated her differently.

Yes, she is the legitimate daughter of the Grand Secretary of the Palace, and among these companions, her family background is the best, so it is reasonable for the Third Princess to take a fancy to her.

I'm sorry, Princess Five. Who told you to mistake a fake for a pearl and discard a raw jade like a worn-out shoe?

You can't blame her, because her father didn't send her into the palace just to be a little companion.

Liang Yusu looked at Ruan Qian's self-righteous look and laughed foolishly in her heart.

As the fifth princess's study companion, it's hard not to think too much about his behavior now.

It's a pity that her fifth sister is not an ordinary person, and Concubine Chen will not let her get her wish.

She was afraid that her plan would be in vain.

"Miss Ruan is still Fifth Sister's study partner. From now on, just tell Fifth Sister about this kind of thing. There's no need for you to drag your injured body to attend Master Li's class."

Liang Yusu reminded Ruan Qian with a smile, but only she knew how much sincerity was in this reminder.

"Thank you, Second Princess, for your reminder. I understand."

Ruan Qian was frightened by the Second Princess's sudden words. The Second Princess had always been on good terms with the Fifth Princess.

If she saw through it, then his little thoughts would be exposed to the Fifth Princess in advance.

In this case, the Fifth Princess would definitely not allow her to stay in this palace any longer.

Ruan Qian bowed to the Second Princess with a nervous look on her face to express her gratitude. Seeing that the Second Princess looked normal, she thought that Ruan Qian hadn't noticed.

Only after everyone in the house left did he breathe a sigh of relief and dragged his injured foot out of the house.

Every step I took was excruciatingly painful.

With every step she took, she hated Gu Xuewei more.

If she had not been in a hurry to come back to listen to Master Li's lecture, she would not have fallen in the corridor and would not have suffered this unnecessary pain.

As soon as he walked out of the house, two familiar palace maids came to greet him.

"Miss Ruan is fine. The Fifth Princess asked the servants to escort Miss Ruan back to the palace."

Ruan Qian didn't expect that the Fifth Princess would actually send someone to send her back to the palace. It happened that her foot was injured and it was inconvenient for her to walk.

"My foot is injured. Could you please call a sedan chair for me? It hurts every time I take a step."

Miss Ruan was the fifth princess's study companion, so Yun Ling naturally didn't dare to delay. She left Chao Yan here and went to fetch the sedan chair.

"I will go and fetch the sedan chair right away. However, sedan chairs cannot enter the Shangshu's room. Miss Ruan, please take the trouble to move to the door."

"It's natural."

With the help of Chao Yan and the maid she brought into the palace, Ruan Qian struggled to move to the door of the Shangshu's room.

At this time, six men of extraordinary appearance walked out of the Wenhua Hall, which was opposite to the Chaohua Hall where the princess was attending classes.

The two leaders were both of extraordinary character and appearance.

Wenhua Hall is where the princes study, so these two must be the second prince and the third prince.

Although the second prince was born to a palace maid in the Old Summer Palace, the emperor had few children, so he was sent to the palace after he was born. His treatment should be no less than that of other princes.

The biological mother of the Third Prince is the deposed Empress Dugu, so he is considered the legitimate son. Although he lives in Zhaoyang Palace now, there is no guarantee that he will not inherit the throne in the future.

Ruan Qian looked at the group of men of her age walking towards her, and her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.

Liang Chong'an and Liang Chongzhen naturally saw an unfamiliar girl standing at the door of the Shangshufang.

Not wanting to go there rashly, he sent a young eunuch to question him.

Ruan Qian was a little displeased to see that the two princes had only sent a eunuch. When the eunuch approached, she subconsciously shrank back before speaking:

"In reply to this eunuch, I am Ruan Qian, the fifth princess's tutor. My father is Ruan Jin, the Grand Secretary of the Palace. I accidentally sprained my ankle today and am waiting for a sedan chair."

When the young eunuch comes back with the news.

Liang Chongan spoke first:

"Since he's Fifth Sister's study companion, let's go back to Wenhua Hall and wait for a while. There's no rush to leave after he leaves."

Liang Chongzhen also nodded in agreement with him, and just after leaving Wenhua Hall, he turned around and went back.

Ruan Qian lowered her head and was too embarrassed to look up. When Chao Yan called her to get into the sedan chair, she found that the two princes were gone.

She was filled with shame and anger, twisting her handkerchief with both hands, and got into the sedan chair with the help of Chaoyan.

When she arrived at Gyeongbokgung Palace, all her study companions were gone and she was alone again.

"Miss Ruan, Yunling has already asked the imperial physician to see you. The Fifth Princess has also sent a message. If Miss Ruan's foot injury is serious, she will ask for a day off tomorrow. Don't worry about Grand Tutor Li. The most important thing is to recover well."

"Yes, I understand. It's just that my foot is hurting so badly that I'd like to trouble you to carry me over."

Chaoyan heard it but didn't think anything of it. She squatted down and waited for Miss Ruan to get on top. After making sure that Miss Ruan was lying firmly, she stood up and went into the house.

Yun Ling immediately rushed to Gyeongbokgung Palace with the imperial physician.

When the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital saw that it was Fu Lailai, who was beside the Fifth Princess, who called out, he asked about the cause of the illness and immediately sent someone over.

When the Third Princess's men arrived, the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital heard that they were there to see Miss Ruan from Gyeongbokgung Palace, and informed Fulai that Miss Yunling had brought an imperial physician who specialized in treating injuries to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

After Fulai left, the imperial doctors who heard the noise couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

This Miss Ruan is actually favored by two princesses. She must have a bright future.

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