While speaking, An Ruowan did not forget to wink at Gu Beichen, and that gesture somewhat calmed the anger in Gu Beichen's heart.
"What are you going to do?"
Since An Ruowan said that she had an idea, Gu Beichen also wanted to hear what ideas she could come up with.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to hear it?"
An Ruowan's appearance whetted Gu Beichen's appetite. After seeing him nod, An Ruowan leaned close to his ear.
"The Second Prince still has something to ask me to do, and Concubine Qiong doesn't dare to do anything to me. But there are people who might be in trouble if they enter the palace this time."
When she thought about this, An Ruowan felt very good. When she raised her eyes, she noticed Gu Beichen's slightly red cheeks, which made her smile a little thicker.
"My lord, why are you blushing?"
Hearing the sudden sound in his ears, Gu Beichen was stunned and immediately took half a step back.
When An Ruowan spoke in his ear just now, the slightest breath from An Ruowan's mouth passed by his ear, and for a moment, a strange feeling surged in his heart.
But being exposed by An Ruowan in public was another matter. It immediately made his cheeks redder and he couldn't help covering his lips and coughing twice.
"My king, I just feel a little hot."
Hearing Gu Beichen come up with such a lame excuse, An Ruowan couldn't help laughing loudly.
This situation immediately put a bit of embarrassment on Gu Beichen's face. He was clearly angry, but now it turned into An Ruowan's ridicule to him.
"Okay, okay, it's the prince who's overheated, but it's the princess who didn't entertain her well."
An Ruowan saw that Gu Beichen's face turned very ugly, and she quickly put away the smile on her cheeks.
"Your Majesty, is this why you came here specially today?"
Hearing An Ruowan's question, Gu Beichen subconsciously wanted to nod, but he felt that admitting like this would be a loss of face, and he didn't know how to speak for a while.
After a while, An Ruowan stopped insisting on the matter and wanted to let Gu Beichen sit down to relieve the embarrassment.
However, Gu Beichen did not want to stay any longer at this moment, "I still have something to do in the palace, so I won't stay too long."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Beichen couldn't wait to turn around and walk out. Upon seeing this, Qingfeng quickly followed.
Looking at Gu Beichen's back, An Ruowan did not stop him, but looked thoughtful.
Caihuan came up from behind her, looked at her appearance, and couldn't help but joked: "Miss, are you sincerely interested in Prince Rong?"
Hearing this, An Ruowan shook his head at her calmly, and then said very firmly, "I think something is wrong with Prince Rong."
Caihuan was stunned for two seconds before An Ruowan's voice came to her ears, "If Prince Rong wasn't interested in me, how could he come to the princess's mansion just because of a post from Concubine Qiong?"
For a moment, Caihuan didn't know how to answer, "As long as everything is fine, Miss."
Not long after, it was the day of the banquet. Caihuan started dressing An Ruowan early in the morning. She looked at the figure in the bronze mirror and nodded unconsciously.
"Let's go." After seeing Cai Huan stop moving, An Ruowan stood up and walked straight out of the house.
But when the carriage stopped outside the palace gate, An Ruowan heard a noise in her ears before she even got up.
"Go and see what's going on outside."
As she spoke, Caihuan jumped off the carriage and came back not long after.
"Back to Miss An, those few people did not expect that Miss An would also appear here. They were blocking her outside the palace gate. Miss An was not convinced and started to quarrel with them."
Hearing this, a flash of surprise flashed across An Ruowan's face, and then she walked forward quickly.
As soon as he got closer, he heard a voice of disdain.
"Who do you think you are? If I let you in today, I'm afraid it will pollute this place. How can we sisters get in?"
"The post was posted by the Imperial Concubine herself. Are you dissatisfied with the Imperial Concubine's decision?"
An Zhining was able to keep her composure now. Knowing that it would be difficult to confront them head-on, she raised the banner of Concubine Qiong.
Today's banquet was hosted by Concubine Qiong. Even if something happened, it was indeed not their turn to point fingers here.
But if these people could really let An Zhining off so easily, they wouldn't have tried so hard to stop her here today.
"Since it is the imperial concubine who invites us, there is no reason for us to be embarrassed."
After seeing An Zhining's erect figure, the leader slowly uttered a sentence, and when he saw An Zhining heaving a sigh of relief, he continued.
"But since we met today, we are destined. If you can solve the doubts in my heart, I will let you go for now."
An Zhining frowned. She didn't seem to understand what Qin Xianglian, the daughter of the minister in front of her, wanted to do?
Seeing that An Zhining didn't respond, Qin Xianglian just thought that she was acquiescing, and raised the corner of his mouth to ask.
"I heard that you will not be able to have children from now on. Is this true?"
As soon as these words came out, anger suddenly surged on An Zhining's face.
We are all noble ladies in the capital. We usually look down without looking up. Even if something like this really happened, most people would not say this openly in front of others.
But what Qin Xianglian did today was undoubtedly rubbing An Zhining's face on the ground. How could An Zhining swallow this tone!
Looking at Qin Xianglian's smug face in front of him, An Zhining knew that she must have said these words on purpose. He wished he could tear her mouth to pieces on the spot!
But before An Zhining could make any move, there was a burst of footsteps from the side.
"It turns out to be Princess Yuanshuang."
After seeing who the visitor was, Qin Xianglian showed no trace of restraint on his face. After all, it was already known to everyone that the two ladies in the Prime Minister's Mansion were at odds. She didn't believe that An Ruowan would replace An Zhining. Come forward!
But this time Qin Xianglian thought wrong, because after An Ruowan came over, he stood with An Zhining.
"What happened just now?"
An Ruowan ignored Qin Xianglian in front of him, and turned to look at An Zhining beside him in his first words.
Not to mention that Qin Xianglian didn't expect things to develop like this, even An Zhining couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"What's wrong? The princess is asking you something."
Fortunately, Cai Huan, who was on the side, noticed something was wrong and immediately took half a step forward, then turned his eyes on An Zhining.
These words finally brought An Zhining back to her senses, "It's actually nothing."
In any case, An Zhining never thought of telling An Ruowan about such embarrassing things.
But when An Ruowan saw that An Zhining was not ready to respond, he turned his attention to Qin Xianglian who was standing aside.
"Since Miss An doesn't want to speak, why don't Miss Qin come and talk to me about what happened just now?"
