Xie Shizhu hid his hands in his wide sleeves, mingling them together in annoyance, and looking out of the hall from time to time.

Their joys and sorrows are not the same.

Yan Qiu quietly admired the marks he left on Xie Shizhu's neck last night, with a slight mocking smile on his thin lips, and slowly retracted the hand on her ear.

The empress dowager brought the two maids into the palace, Lin Xuan supported the empress dowager, and her eyebrows and eyes, which were somewhat similar to Xie Shizhu's, were always looking at Yan Qiu's face.

The Queen Mother noticed her little thoughts and didn't care.

Although Yan Chou had a surly personality, he was distinguished by his outstanding appearance and being above ten thousand people. Every woman in the world would not covet the position in the harem.

Not to mention Lin Xuan, most of the maids in her Ning'an Palace had a soft spot for Yan Chou.

The Queen Mother smiled disdainfully in her heart. This Yan Chou was just as charming as his biological mother.

After she sat down, she glanced at Xie Shizhu and said, "Queen, it's not easy for the Ai family to meet you."

Xie Shizhu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine has not been in good health recently. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

The Queen Mother frowned slightly when she saw the marks on her neck.

Today is a happy event for the Prince Regent. How can it be so casual for such an important occasion?

Due to the presence of Yan Chou, the Queen Mother had no choice but to hold back her dissatisfaction.

After a while, the regent slowly came in from outside holding Fang Yiran's hand.

Fang Yiran wore a red wedding dress and a red hijab covering her face, but Fang Yiran vaguely saw Yan Chou, and by the way, she also spotted Xie Shizhu beside him.

Yan Xiuran placed his eyes tightly on Xie Shizhu's face, trying to see a trace of reluctance in her expression.

Yan Chou's cold gaze shot towards him, and Yan Xiuran had to turn his head.

Yan Qiu had a sneer on his lips.

Tonight, Yan Xiuran will completely end things with his woman.

After the two of them knelt down to each other, Yan Xiuran took off Fang Yiran's hijab, and the servant came to the two of them with wine glasses.

According to the regulations, Yan Xiuran had to have a drink with Fang Yiran.

Yan Xiuran's fingertips were pale and he held the wine glass tightly.

Although Fang Yiran felt unwilling to do so, the regent was also a talented person. She didn't know whether her father was dead or alive, so it was a good thing to marry the regent.

At least, she is still the principal wife of the palace, and she has half a foot in the royal family.

The two of them crossed their arms, each holding a wine glass and drank the wine slowly.

Xie Shizhu automatically looked away, but was caught by Yan Chou.

Yan Chou looked at her quietly, raised his hand and pinched her chin, forcing her to watch the regent and Fang Yiran drink together.

Xie Shizhu bit his lips, a trace of pain flashed across his face.

Yan Xiuran caught a glimpse of her red eyes from the corner of his eye, and his heart kept throbbing.

Yan Chou took his hand away, his dark and deep icy eyes flashing with coldness, and his gaze collided with Yan Xiuran's.

Yan Xiuran thought of the sword on his chest that day, and still felt frightened.

Immediately, Yan Xiuran and Fang Yiran toasted to them.

When Yan Xiuran handed the wine to Xie Shizhu, Yan Chou took it from his hand and said with a frivolous brow, "The queen was exhausted last night and should not drink, so I took it for her."

Yan Xiuran was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Xie Shizhu, finding that she lowered her eyelashes and said nothing. Yan Xiuran tightened the fingertips of the wine glass, raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

The spicy smell of alcohol spread from his taste buds to his chest, making his chest feel hot.

Yan Chou sneered in his heart, put his thin lips close to the mouth of the cup, took a sip, and put the cup to one side.

The Queen Mother witnessed everything and sighed slightly in her heart when she saw this in her eyes.

This is good, at least Yan Xiuran will be able to let go of Xie Shizhu a little bit now that he has a princess.

After toasting according to the procedure, Fang Yiran returned to the wedding room, while Yan Xiuran drank and had fun with the court officials.

The Queen Mother was also invited by several courtiers.

There were only a few palace maids and the two of them left in the entire palace.

Yan Chou stood up slowly, turned his back to Xie Shizhu, and said calmly: "I haven't been to the palace for a long time. I went to take a walk in the courtyard. You are not allowed to leave while you stay here."

Xie Shizhu endured his annoyance and said, "Yeah."

Yan Chou went straight to the backyard.

Fuyun had already been waiting for him in the pavilion. When he saw Yan Chou appearing, he hurriedly reported: "I have deployed guards here, and the palace maid Lin Xuan must be executed tonight."

Yan Chou looked around and nodded.

Fuyun saw someone coming and signaled the guards hiding in the corner to be alert, and then hurriedly left Yan Chou.

Just as Yan Chou was about to return to the palace, a slightly older female voice sounded from behind him, with a hint of hesitation in her tone: "I will join the Emperor."

Yan Chou turned around and saw a middle-aged woman wearing servant clothes kneeling on the ground. He frowned slightly and raised his feet to pass by her.

The middle-aged woman raised her head and glanced carefully at the young emperor.

When Yan Qiu's stern and sinister face came into her eyes, the middle-aged woman was startled and subconsciously said: "Rong Changzai..."

Yan Chou paused, stood in front of the middle-aged woman, and asked in a cold voice: "What did you just say?"

The middle-aged woman was so frightened by his tone that she trembled and murmured: "Reporting to the Emperor, when I saw you, I almost thought I saw my dead master."

Because his eyebrows, eyes and facial features were very much like the dead Rong Chang Zai.

At that time, she was Rong Changzai's maid in the palace. Rong Changzai was the best among the concubines in the harem in terms of appearance and temperament, so she was favored by the late emperor.

After Rong Chang became pregnant, it was difficult to give birth to a girl. The girl was already dead right after birth.

Mother and daughter returned to the West together.

At that time, the late emperor was quite fond of Rong Chang Zai. After Rong Chang Zai's death, the late emperor was depressed for a long time.

The late emperor's empress, who is also the current empress dowager, gave birth to a child at the same time as Rong Chang. The empress regained the emperor's favor because she gave birth to a dragon heir.

Only then did the late emperor come out of the grief of losing Rong Changzai.

Yan Qiu stared at her, stared quietly for a few seconds, then left with a puff of sleeves.

As time passed, Yan Chou returned to the palace and saw Xie Shi Zhuan sitting in his original position, staring down at the ground in a daze.

He sat down next to her happily and said, "Queen, isn't it a pity that you didn't get to drink the Regent's wedding wine?"

Xie Shizhu raised his eyes and glanced at him, automatically ignoring his words.

Yan Chou was not annoyed, and looked at Xie Shizhu with half-squinted eyes, with unspoken sarcasm in his eyes.

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Lin Xuan and another palace maid were accompanying the Empress Dowager. Her eyelids kept twitching, as if there was something ominous about it.

In order to calm down her emotions, Lin Xuan left the lively atmosphere and headed to the backyard.

In addition to the pavilion, there was a rockery in the backyard. As soon as Lin Xuan sat down, she caught a glimpse of a figure cast by the sun from the corner of her eye.

She was startled, and her face suddenly turned pale.

Lin Xuan clenched her fists. It was daytime and these people would not attack her. She could only pretend that nothing happened, stood up slowly, and walked calmly to the lively place.

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when she came to the Queen Mother's side.

She probably guessed who wanted to kill her.

Last time she reported false information to Yan Chou. For Yan Chou, as long as someone knew about the love between the queen and the regent, he would definitely take action.

Before, she had an evil idea and took refuge with the Empress Dowager, but Yan Chou had no intention of giving up and wanted to send her directly to the West on the occasion of the Prince Regent's wedding.

Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with viciousness.
Chapter completed!