Holding the script, I want to give up.

"Wow~ there's stinky tofu here."

"Sister Liu, buy three servings, I really want to eat them."

Shangguan Zitong drooled over the tofu stall not far ahead.

"Okay, I'll go right away, you little glutton."

Liu Yunwan pushed her to buy three servings of stinky tofu from the stall and then placed them on her lap.

"Hey, aren't you going to eat?"

Shangguan Zitong gestured to her, as if they were brothers, to take a portion, but she shook her head and said, "No, you eat it."

"Alright then, Shadow Ten, do you want some?"

She gestured towards Ying Shi again, but he politely declined, saying, "I'm not hungry."

"Alright, alright, you're not going to eat this delicious food, huh? I'll eat it all myself and make you all drool."

She had no choice but to eat three servings by herself, even though it was painful. Liu Yunwan fed her one serving after another until all the stinky tofu was gone, and only then did her contorted expression return to normal.

For the first time, she hated herself for having no sense of taste; nothing tasted good. Shangguan Zitong could only comfort herself by imagining the aroma of stinky tofu.

"Holy crap, there's a flower hairpin!"

"Sister Liu, I heard that if you wear flowers in this life, you'll be beautiful in the next. Shall we go and wear some?"

She excitedly gestured to Liu Yunwan, her eyes filled with undisguised longing.

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Liu Yunwan pushed her towards the hairpin shop.

"Boss, could you make a hairpin for my friend?"

Liu Yunwan asked the boss.

"Sure, that's totally fine."

The boss looked at Shangguan Zitong and, seeing her in a wheelchair, his expression softened.

"Then I'll bother you."

Shangguan Zitong let them remove all her hair ornaments, then restyled her hair, put flowers in her hair, and dressed her in a red outer robe.

"Alright, young lady, take a look at yourself in the bronze mirror. You look beautiful."

The shopkeeper held up a bronze mirror so she could admire the flowers in her hair.

"Well, it does look good."

"Sister Liu, why don't you give it a try?"

Shangguan Zitong had only heard of hairpins in her original world, but had never worn one herself. She couldn't help but smile knowingly when she saw her reflection in the mirror.

"Then boss, give me one too."

Liu Yunwan sat down and said.

"Hey, good."

The shopkeeper handed the bronze mirror to Ying Shi, asking him to hold it up for Shangguan Zitong, while he went to adorn Liu Yunwan with flowers.

"Shadow Ten, why don't you wear one too?"

Shangguan Zitong thought that boys would definitely look good wearing flowers in their hair. For someone like Ying Shi, whose features are very defined and look quite masculine, wearing flowers in their hair would probably make him look softer.

"I swear I'd rather die than accept this."

Ying Shi looked at the woman's flower-adorned hairpin with a look of resistance.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want it, that's fine. We won't force you."

"I just think it suits you well, and I wanted to see you wear it."

Shangguan Zitong explained to him.

"Need not."

Ying Shi refused to wear the flower hairpin once again.

"How is it, Zitong? Does it look good?"

Liu Yunwan turned around and smiled at her.

"It looks amazing, it suits you perfectly."

Shangguan Zitong's eyes lit up as she said that she had never seen Liu Yunwan with the flower in her hair before.

"really?"

Liu Yunwan touched the hairpin in her hair and said uncertainly.

"It's really true, truer than real gold."

"Ying Shi, go quickly and let Sister Liu look in the mirror. She needs a mirror."

Shangguan Zitong spoke to Ying Shi, who understood and walked towards Liu Yunwan, acting as a tool.

"Both of you young ladies are very beautiful. You are the most beautiful and suitable among all the people I have ever seen who come to adorn themselves with flowers."

The boss's eyes swept back and forth between Liu Yunwan and Shangguan Zitong.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Liu Yunwan stood up, leaving behind a gold leaf, and pushed Shangguan Zitong away.

"Please take care, ladies."

The boss was overjoyed to see the gold leaf.

Is there anything else you want?

Liu Yunwan asked Shangguan Zitong, who was in a wheelchair.

"I don't know either, it seems to be gone."

"How about we just wander around? What if I suddenly get the urge to buy something nice?"

Shangguan Zitong looked up at her with a smile.

"Okay, as you say."

Liu Yunwan pushed her around the market aimlessly.

Ying Shi then acted as a mere tool, carrying more and more things in his hands.

......

Inside the East Palace, Liu Yunwan fed Shangguan Zitong.

"Zitong, I might not be able to take care of you for a few days, please don't be angry."

"Something big is going to happen in the next few days. Don't go out. Just stay in the palace."

"I will send Shadow Ten to protect you. Your life will not be in danger."

Liu Yunwan looked at her sincerely and said.

"Okay, I understand."

"I will stay here and not go anywhere."

"Once things have settled down, come with me for a stroll around this palace."

"I haven't visited the Dongchuan Imperial Palace yet."

Shangguan Zitong sighed, "Sure enough, you'll encounter palace coups no matter where you are. I hope they can succeed."

"Okay, I'll go first."

After feeding her, Liu Yunwan had the maid clear away the dishes and left, relieved to see that Shangguan Zitong was alright.

At the spring banquet, Mu Rongyi and Liu Yunwan knelt side by side, while the others sat according to their rank. The Eastern Emperor and Eastern Empress sat at the head of the table, and the concubines had their own seats.

A joyful dance began, and everyone enjoyed the sounds of string and wind instruments and the graceful movements of the dancers.

Mu Rongyi observed everyone's expressions, while Liu Yunwan looked at the Prime Minister in the distance and fell into deep thought.

"Your Highness, this small banquet was well organized."

What reward do you want?

The Eastern Emperor looked at Mu Rongyi Ke, who was seated in the seat.

"Your Majesty, I do not wish for any reward."

"I am hosting this small banquet simply to make everyone happy and relax."

"Your subject hopes that Your Majesty and Mother will live to be a hundred years old, and that the people will live in peace and prosperity."

Mu Rongyi personally went to the center, knelt down, and bowed in response to the Eastern Emperor's words.

"You're very kind. Now go back to your seat."

Dong Hou gently raised her hand to signal him, and Mu Rongyi returned to her seat. Everyone's expressions were different, some showing undisguised disdain or genuine admiration. Those who could hide their expressions and show appreciation were all old foxes.

"Yi Ke, do not carry out any action today. Just proceed as normal. There is something wrong with the Prime Minister."

Liu Yunwan whispered to Mu Rongyi Ke.

"No, the people outside the palace are already prepared. Now the arrow is on the string and we have no choice but to release it."

Mu Rongyi also noticed that the prime minister was acting strangely and wanted to withdraw the troops, but it might be too late.

"No, there must be a way."

"So, you..."

Liu Yunwan told him her plan to turn the crisis into an opportunity. She suggested that the people waiting outside the palace change their clothes and perform martial arts to deceive them.

Do you think Father or anyone else is blind?

Mu Rongyi shook her head, indicating her disapproval of the idea.

"Listen to me, I have a bad feeling about this."

"You have to trust my sixth sense. We'll carry out the palace coup in a few days. Let's just fool them for now."

Liu Yunwan pinched his wrist tightly in his sleeve, trying her best to prove that her premonition was correct.

"Is your system detecting a problem?"

Mu Rongyi still wanted to take advantage of this spring banquet to launch a palace coup.

"Yes, so let's give up and let them pretend, okay?"

Liu Yunwan looked at him sincerely and said, "This matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise it will truly become a tragedy. There are many princes in Dongchuan, and it's impossible to say who will hold the crown prince position for long and ascend the throne smoothly until the very end. They are all so secretive; we must be cautious."

"okay, I get it."

Mu Rongyi gave a coded message, which Xu Bin, hiding in the shadows, instantly understood. He quickly leaped from the darkness to the palace gates and told the others to cancel the mission for unknown reasons. Those who had planned to ambush them were surprised that Mu Rongyi told them to wait, so they had no choice but to give up.

"Yi Ke, I won't hurt you."

Although Liu Yunwan didn't know how he had evacuated the people outside the palace, she was certain there was an inside agent. Her internal energy wasn't that strong; she'd used all her martial arts skills on whipping, so she hadn't noticed Xu Bin's presence. This was the first time she'd lied to Mu Rongyi, and she had no idea what the system was thinking; her system had long since...

"I know, I believe you."

He grasped her hand in return.

The banquet reached its climax, and everyone was slightly tipsy, enjoying the fireworks display, which was unlike any in previous years. This was the best banquet they had ever seen held by any of the previous crown princes. This was an excellent opportunity to hunt down Mu Rongyi, but unfortunately, she failed to seize it.

Every prince and princess present offered a carefully prepared performance to attract the Eastern Emperor's attention, but Mu Rongyi did the opposite. He tried to claim he hadn't prepared a performance, citing the long preparation time for the banquet, but his actual performance was a palace coup.

......