The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 164: Outrageous but also normal

After another round of drinks, the emperor finally stood up and left.

On the annual New Year's Eve, he was not as strong as before and could not endure it.

The queen also had to see off the elders of the royal family, so she stayed.

After midnight, everyone left the table.

The elders left with the support of the younger ones, while those who were alone were accompanied to the palace gate by eunuchs.

Lingxi stood up. During the second half of the family dinner, she toasted almost all the members of the royal family, fluttering in the hall like a butterfly.

She was a bit tipsy now, though, and a hint of tipsy charm lingered in her eyes and eyebrows. "Princess Ping'an, don't you get bored sitting here?" She stretched out her arms, and the maid brought from the Northern Frontier put her cloak on.

"How can it be boring to watch butterflies flying all over the hall?" Xu Rongrong said with a smile.

Princess Lingxi: "..."

"I will be staying in the capital for a while. Since the county lady is so interesting, I hope you won't find it annoying if Lingxi comes to bother me."

"How could I be bothered by your presence? It's just that no one in my house can drink, and I'm afraid it would spoil your pleasure."

Mu Rong folded his arms and stood aside, watching with a smile on his face.

Now most of the people in the hall were walking out, and no one was paying attention to this place. His little girl could talk whatever she wanted and just enjoy herself.

Not far away, Mu Qianyin was rubbing her sore legs.

She looked up and saw two people fighting. Because they were a little far away, she couldn't hear what they were saying, but from their expressions, she knew it was that stupid princess who was making things difficult for Rong Jie'er again. So she stood up and said, "I'll go help Rong Jie'er."

After saying that, he took a step and left.

There were many people at the time, and the Third Prince tried to stop her, but he was still a step too late.

When Mu Qianyin was running down the stairs, she was suddenly bumped into and leaned forward, about to fall.

She screamed.

Xu Rongrong was shocked when she saw this. Without thinking too much, she pushed Princess Lingxi away and threw herself forward, trying to cushion herself under Mu Qianyin's body.

But the next moment, she was hugged by the waist.

Mu Rong acted very quickly, hugged Xu Rongrong around the waist, then flashed to the front of the steps and caught Mu Qianyin when she was about to fall.

Xu Rongrong quickly broke free from Mu Rong's arms and helped Mu Qianyin up: "Sister Mu, are you okay?" "Yinyin!" Before Mu Qianyin could answer, the third prince rushed over with a scream and hugged his wife in his arms.

His face was pale and he seemed even more panicked than the person in his arms.

Mu Qianyin was in pain from being strangled: "I'm fine, let me go."

The Third Prince then let go and looked at her carefully again before he felt relieved.

"Did Sister Yin fall?" The Queen, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, grabbed Mu Qianyin's hand and ordered Eunuch Wang, "Quickly call the imperial physician."

Mu Qianyin was about to refuse, but the Third Prince beside her was more decisive than her: "No need!"

After he finished speaking, he realized that his tone was a little inappropriate, and hurriedly explained: "Thank you for your concern, mother. It's just that today is New Year's Eve, and it is a taboo for the imperial physician to see patients! What's more, she is tough and thick-skinned. Just now, Rong Ge'er intervened in time, and she did not fall. I think she is fine." "Who are you saying is tough and thick-skinned!" Mu Qianyin was unhappy.

In front of the Queen and the ladies of the royal family, with the Crown Prince and his wife also present, he didn't even give her any face at all. It was really infuriating!

The Third Prince laughed and said, "I! I! I am thick-skinned!"

Mu Qianyin wanted to scold him a few more times, but because the queen was beside her, she couldn't lose her temper and just snorted coldly.

Seeing this, the Third Prince bowed to the Queen and said, "Look, Mother, she doesn't look like she's in trouble at all."

Seeing Mu Qianyin's angry look, the Queen no longer persisted. She said helplessly: "Say you know the rules. If you don't walk well, you will fall down on the next step. But if you say you don't know the rules, you will fall down." I also know that it is inappropriate to ask for an imperial doctor at this time. You guys... really don't let me worry!"

Mu Qianyin stuck out her tongue and smiled apologetically: "After all, you are the mother of our sons and ministers. It is natural for a mother to worry about her children." The Queen smiled and poked her between the eyebrows with her fingertips: "You are the one who talks nonsense! If you have nothing to do, go back early. I was just scared by you, and now I don't have the heart to care about your affairs!"

Everyone hurriedly said, "Farewell, Queen."

The prince followed and said, "Your son will escort your mother back to the palace."

The queen nodded and left Zhengyang Palace with the prince and his wife.

Only after they had walked away did the Third Prince pull Mu Qianyin and say, "Let's go too."

Mu Qianyin snorted coldly, "Who wants to go with you? I'm thick-skinned and tough, so how can I be worthy of you? Go find someone with a delicate body and go back home with me!"

The Third Prince stopped her and said, "Why aren't you angry yet? At worst, I can go back and let you kick me a few more times to vent your anger! Besides, why did you run away just now? You almost scared the hell out of me."

After being reminded by him, Mu Qianyin remembered what happened just now. After glaring at Princess Lingxi, she held Xu Rongrong's hand and said, "I just wanted to find Sister Rong and tell her not to bother with those messy people. Our Great Zhou is the Celestial Empire. Even a princess is precious."

Princess Lingxi: "..."

The Third Princess's words and actions simply meant to tell him that the princess from a foreign country could not compare to the county princess of the Great Zhou.

However, she was clearly angry with the Third Prince just now, so why did she turn her anger towards herself just because of his casual words?

The third prince is really good at diverting trouble away.

Mu Qianyin looked at Xu Rongrong: "Did you hear that?"

Xu Rongrong was both moved and helpless: it turned out that she ran over in a hurry because she was afraid of being bullied, and she almost fell down.

She nodded: "I've taken note of what Sister Mu said. I will never pay attention to irrelevant people again."

Princess Lingxi was furious when she heard this. She turned around and ordered her maid, "Let's go!" "Okay, okay, now that the irrelevant people have left, let's go back early." The third prince took the opportunity to say.

After saying this, he gave Mu Rong a wink, meaning that he should take Xu Rongrong away quickly.

Mu Rong looked at his nervous expression, thoughtful.

When the group reached the palace gate, the third prince and his wife boarded the carriage and left first.

Mu Rong looked at Xu Rongrong and said, "Let's go back too."

Xu Rongrong watched the carriage departing from the Third Prince's Mansion and murmured:

"Sister Mu...is pregnant?"

Mu Rong was shocked when he heard this: "How did you know that?"

"Sister Mu likes to drink, but tonight she kept complaining that the Third Prince didn't allow her to drink. When she fell down the stairs just now, the Third Prince was so nervous, but even so, he didn't want to call the imperial physician from the palace. I guess he didn't want people to know that Sister Mu was pregnant." "Rongrong is so smart." Mu Rong smiled.

Xu Rongrong blushed.

She lowered her head, thought for a moment, then raised her head and asked, "Your Highness, do you not trust the people in the palace?"

"Who can trust me?" Mu Rong sneered. "Take what happened just now. The behavior of the clan members has always been engraved in their bones. They all advance and retreat in a controlled manner. How could they suddenly bump into the third emperor's concubine?"

Xu Rongrong was surprised: "Could it be that someone noticed that the Third Imperial Concubine was pregnant and wanted to... harm her?"

"should be."

Xu Rongrong remembered that Mu Qianyin had been complaining that the third prince did not allow her to drink. She frowned and said, "But Sister Mu doesn't seem to know that she is pregnant..."

Mu Rong raised his head and rubbed Xu Rongrong's brow: "Although this matter is outrageous, it is normal for the Third Imperial Concubine to happen to her."