A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

"Flowers do not speak; one must not be rude!"

"I didn't say anything wrong, didn't you just give away the last cup?"

Xin Moyan looked up and saw that the man in the corner had no expression. To be precise, his face was frighteningly cold. Perhaps his name was truly an insult to civility!

"Well... I don't have any milk tea to offer. How about I invite your prince another day?"

Hua Buyu pointed to the milk tea that she hadn't had a chance to drink yet and said with a grin, "Yan Yan, you haven't drunk this cup yet! If you ask me, why don't you just switch with that prince? Otherwise, everyone else is drinking milk tea and he's the only one not, which would be a bit isolating for him."

"That won't do! I didn't drink it, but it's already been opened, so we can't change it!" Xin Moyan rejected her suggestion without even thinking.

"Princess, my lord also said that as long as it hasn't been drunk before, it's fine; if it has been drunk before... then forget it."

After Liu Qing finished speaking respectfully, he didn't forget to glance at Xin Moyan with a meaningful look in his eyes.

The memories they had been trying so hard to suppress resurfaced; they had drunk each other's milk tea yesterday...

My heart was pounding faster and faster, and my face gradually looked unnatural.

"The princess?"

"Oh dear! Take it, take it. Your prince is always so troublesome."

As Hua Buyu spoke, she picked up the milk tea and handed it to Liu Qing, glaring at him. He had just said that her idea was uncivilized and that she would resign as soon as she got home!

Liu Qing took the money, afraid that Xin Moyan would change her mind, and immediately turned back after thanking her.

"Silence, I haven't even agreed to the change yet!"

"You've never drunk it before, why is the Xuan King making such a fuss?"

"Hmph! Hua Buyu, I told you not to use such a scandalous name that day, but you insisted, and now you're blaming the Xuan King."

"How is this indecent..."

She heard the two people arguing, and Xin Moyan looked at the milk tea on the table, while secretly glancing at the distance. She saw someone holding a cup of milk tea, taking one sip after another as if nothing had happened. She didn't know what the strange feeling in her heart was, but she couldn't help thinking about what happened in the carriage. She even had trouble sleeping for a long time last night.

The small gathering at Zheyue Terrace allowed everyone to eat and drink to their heart's content. As Prince Xuan took his leave early, the family banquet gradually came to an end. Xin Moyan also made an appointment with the Empress Dowager to visit her in the palace whenever she had time. Lou Xiaobao woke up early and was held in Lou Shenghan's arms and coaxed to sleep.

Some left the palace, some returned to their chambers, but some were happy while others were sad.

"boom!"

The porcelain shattered on the ground, and Yuan Huaixue angrily smashed things, the clanging sounds echoing throughout the Cold Snow Palace.

"Your Highness, please don't be angry."

"How could I not be angry? I'm absolutely furious! What's so great about that Hua Buyu that she managed to seduce Brother Ling like this!"

She thought that sitting next to Brother Ling might allow her to exchange a few words with him, but to her surprise, he chatted with Hua Buyu and Xin Moyan the entire time and didn't pay any attention to her.

"Hehehe~ Your Highness, it's no use getting angry and ruining your health. General Ling is still bewitched by that woman!"

Yun Zhaozhao swayed her slender waist as she walked gracefully over, and with a gesture, she ordered the palace servants to hurry up and clean up the mess.

"Sister Yun, what's the matter?"

Yuan Huaixue's tone was somewhat cold. She knew that Yun Zhaozhao was arrogant and domineering, but she did not expect that Roufei would be humiliated by her so severely behind the scenes.

"Your Highness, I know your heart is set on General Ling, but he has never seen your true feelings. I have heard that Hua Buyu is now living in the General's mansion. They are together day and night, and that woman is very good at sweet talk. I heard at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet that the woman in red in the General's mansion will soon be the General's wife..."

"boom!"

Another antique vase shattered, and Yuan Huaixue's face turned bright red.

"Hehehe~ Your Highness, please don't get too excited. Well... I have a brilliant plan. I wonder if Your Highness would like to hear it?"

Yuan Huaixue's expression froze, and she looked at her suspiciously.

"Do you have any idea?"

"Princess, please listen closely..."

Yun Zhaozhao walked out of Hanxue Palace, her smile gradually turning sinister. It was bad enough that Consort Ning was pregnant, but Qin Shuang had actually regained the emperor's favor. His Majesty even personally led her to sit together, and she heard that the rewards he gave her were even more than what Song Yining had recently received. She absolutely could not sit idly by and wait for her doom.

And then there's Princess Danhua and Hua Buyu, who dared to embarrass her in front of everyone; she won't let those two women off the hook either.

Imperial Study——

"Your Majesty, as you instructed, Zhao Yuan first went to Consort Yun's palace to check her pulse, and then went to Ninglu Palace to carefully examine Consort Ning and the condition of the child in her womb."

"Hmm, what did the head of the academy say?"

"Since her miscarriage two years ago, Consort Yun's health has been weak and unable to keep up. Recently, however, her health has indeed improved considerably. With a little more recuperation, she will soon be able to continue the imperial lineage."

"What about Consort Ning?"

"The imperial heir in Consort Ning's womb has a strong heartbeat. With a little nourishment, it will surely be born safely."

"I'm asking whether the child in Consort Ning's womb is a boy or a girl?"

“This…” Wang Si quickly lowered his head and said carefully, “The head of the hospital diagnosed that it should be a little princess, but Her Majesty is in the early stages of pregnancy, so it is inevitable that some things are not clear.”

He put down the commemorative document in his hand, his eyes filled with thoughts. After a long while, he calmly said, "Wang Si, have the head of the academy announce that Consort Ning is carrying a prince and that she must be carefully cared for."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Si hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Your Majesty, the rewards from Ziyun Palace have all been sent over, and the imperial carriage is ready."

A hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and he coldly rebuked, "When did I say I wanted to go to Ziyun Palace?"

Wang Si's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to beg for forgiveness. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it was this servant who acted on his own initiative. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"It won't happen again."

"Yes!"

Before long, a shadow guard reported that Qi Yun had sent a large number of troops to probe the border, and some had already infiltrated Yuanqi's capital. The incident was sudden, so he summoned Yuan Huailie and Xin Moling to the palace overnight, one inside and one outside, to guard the city with all their might.

The next day, Xin Moyan woke up to find out that her brother had left the capital for the border in the middle of the night. Although she was a little worried, she believed that her brother would return safely.

"Yan Yan, are you saying that Xin Moling won't be coming home anytime soon?"

She nodded. Even Sister Hongluan was going this time, so the situation must be very tense.

Hua Buyu's eyes lit up, and she rubbed her hands together excitedly.

"Silent, what are you planning now?"

"Hehe! Yan Yan, it's rare that Xin Moling is away these few days, and we don't need to help out at the milk tea shop, so let's find some fun to do!"

"Play? What do you want to play?"

"I don't know either. I've done all the games I could over the years."

Xin Moyan had a sudden inspiration: since she had already traveled to ancient times, she should naturally learn from the female protagonists in those time-travel novels!