"Qingruo, this...but my brother has taken good care of me for so many years. Is he really such a person?" Huo Ziyao recalled how kind Huo Weilou was to him when he was a child, but he still didn't want to believe it.

He didn't want to be an enemy of Huo Weilou, but he really couldn't get better towards Huo Weilou.

Lan Qingruo saw that her words had had an impact on Huo Ziyao, so she decided to add fuel to the fire and use Huo Ziyao's love for her to kill people with a borrowed knife!

"Ziyao, don't you believe me? The prince takes care of you because he wants you to be unable to inherit the regent's palace and to keep you under him for the rest of your life."

"Ziyao, I won't harm you. They have already harmed me so much. Without you, I really don't know what I would do..."

As Lan Qingruo spoke, tears fell from the corners of her eyes. The beauty shed tears, which made people pity her.

Huo Ziyao's heart went to Lan Qingruo, and he held her tightly in his arms, but gently wiped away his tears.

Huo Ziyao thought carefully about Lan Qingruo's words. Huo Weilou had always protected him very well and did not let him experience the bloody storms of the court. It seemed that he had protected him, but in fact, it did prevent him from taking over the affairs of the Regent's Palace.

He was raised to be an idle waste.

Huo Ziyao couldn't help but lowered his head and kissed Lan Qingruo's eyes.

Lan Qingruo lowered her head shyly. "Ziyao..."

"Qingruo, I believe in you, I only believe in you." Huo Ziyao directly expressed his feelings to Lan Qingruo.

"Ziyao, husband, I want...you to compete with the prince. If you are the regent, then Shen Xinyue and the others will definitely not bully me again."

"Okay, I promise you, I will deal with Huo Weilou and take the regent back from him!"

With the beauty in his arms, Huo Ziyao didn't have that much self-control. He immediately fired his gun and hid her figure in the tent with red candle curtains, making her look charming all night long.

Lan Qingruo was secretly planning her next move. She would make Shen Xinyue completely ruined after the Buddhist banquet!

A few days later, Shen Xinyue's mother and others came to the capital.

Song Ruyu got off the carriage at the main entrance of the palace, looking at the huge palace, she couldn't help but feel a little timid.

The Regent's Palace was magnificent and huge, and the number of maids and servants inside was several times that of the Shen family. Song Ruyu had never seen such a luxurious place, especially after marrying Shen Chusheng, she rarely even went out.

"Is this where Yue'er lives? It's so luxurious."

Aunt Liu raised her eyes and looked at Song Ruyu who had never seen the world before, and couldn't help but sneer: "Sister, look at you, have you never been to the capital? Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, you haven't even left the Shen Mansion.

But of course I don’t know what’s going on outside.”

When the servant at the gate of the Prince Regent's Palace heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he mocked: "Is this the princess's mother? Why is she such a country bumpkin who has never seen the world?"

The servant belongs to the old princess and received the old princess's instructions. Naturally, she doesn't have a good attitude toward Shen Xinyue's family.

"Oh? Why didn't I know that my mother was a country bumpkin?" Shen Xinyue's voice came first before Shen Xinyue arrived.

The servants relied on the support of the old princess and did not know how to restrain themselves. Aunt Liu hated Shen Xinyue, and she would not show a good face.

Shen Xinyue walked quickly, supported Song Ruyu, and said with a smile: "Mother, you must be tired from the long journey. Come with me to have a good rest later, and we can talk about old times later."

Then, Shen Xinyue looked at the servant with a cold face, condescendingly, a cold look flashed in her eyes. "When can my mother be judged like this by a servant?"

The servant was so frightened by Shen Xinyue's momentum that he took half a step back and fell to his knees on the ground, but did not beg for mercy.

"Why, if you don't apologize to my mother, do you want me to take action?" Shen Xinyue waved her hand, and Si Qi then stepped forward, ready to take action.

The servant looked at the old princess from the corner of his eye and saw that the old princess had no intention of speaking for him, so he panicked and quickly kowtowed and apologized.

"I'm sorry, Princess! I said the wrong thing, please don't argue with me!" The servant apologized and kowtowed, and soon blood started to flow from his forehead.

Song Ruyu couldn't bear it and begged for mercy: "Yue'er, in my opinion, let's just forget about this..."

Shen Xinyue patted the back of Song Ruyu's hand comfortingly, shook her head gently, and signaled her to stop caring about this matter.

"If you kneel to the wrong person, just keep kneeling." Shen Xinyue didn't even look at this person.

The servant then came to his senses, and quickly turned to Song Ruyu on his knees, and kowtowed to her several times: "Madam, I'm sorry, madam, I have no brains, I can't keep my mouth shut! Please forgive me, madam... …”

"Get up." Song Ruyu finally relented. The servant who looked after the door was as old as Shen Xinyue's brother, and Song Ruyu couldn't bear to let him kowtow all the time.

"Thank you, madam! Thank you, madam!" After the servant stood up, he bowed gratefully to Song Ruyu.

He has understood the situation, and now he can only avoid punishment by pleasing Song Ruyu. Otherwise, if the princess blames him, and this matter comes to Huo Weilou's ears again, he will shed his skin even if he doesn't die!

"Although my mother has forgiven you for your disrespect, the punishment you deserve is unavoidable! Otherwise, everyone can come to the palace to dominate and do harm." Shen Xinyue said slowly.

The servant's heart felt cold again. He thought that he might not be able to escape death today.

I saw Shen Xinyue waving her hands, speaking slowly, and spit out a few words: "Okay, I'll fine you half a year's monthly payment, and then go clean the toilet."

"Thank you, Princess!" The servant hurriedly left. He no longer wanted to be a gunman for others. Not only did he almost lose his life, he would have to clean the toilet every day in the future! He also had no monthly money for half a year!

Aunt Liu couldn't sit still, and her mean voice reached Shen Xinyue's ears. "Shen Xinyue, he just told the truth, but you actually want to punish her like this. You are really vicious! There is no room for sand in your eyes. !”

Shen Xinyue pointed the finger: "Aunt Liu, you are a concubine, how dare you speak to your legitimate daughter like this?"

"Me!" Aunt Liu said "I" for a long time, but she didn't say anything out of the ordinary in front of the old princess.

"As a concubine, not only do you disrespect your wife, but you also disrespect your legitimate daughter! Aunt Liu, do you really think I dare not punish you?"

Shen Fengjiao has a bad temper, and when she saw Shen Xinyue talking to Aunt Liu like that, she immediately exploded. "Shen Xinyue! Why do you talk to my mother like that?"

"Why? Just because I am a legitimate daughter, your mother is a concubine, and you are a concubine!" Shen Xinyue's aura was fully activated, and she directly suppressed Shen Fengjiao.

"You! Shen Xinyue! You have to know that my father only dotes on me and my mother! Who do you think you are!" Shen Fengjiao's temper got worse and she started to lose her head when speaking.

Aunt Liu quickly grabbed Shen Fengjiao: "Jiaojiao, have you forgotten everything mother taught you?"

"Mom!" Shen Feng stomped her feet coquettishly.

Seeing that both of them were being suppressed by Shen Xinyue, the old princess couldn't get off the stage, so she came out to smooth things over: "Okay, what does it look like to make a fuss in front of the house? It's just a joke to others! Come in."

Shen Xinyue glanced at Aunt Liu and Shen Fengjiao, mother and daughter, snorted coldly, and then decided to give the old lady some face.

"Mom, let's go in."

Shen Xinyue held Song Ruyu's hand and led her to her yard. Si Qi, who was on the side, carried the things she brought into the yard with Song Ruyu's maid.

The remaining Aunt Liu and the others went to the courtyard arranged by the old princess.

Shen Xinyue settled Song Ruyu in a side room in her yard. The lighting here was good and everything was clean.

"Mom, why did Aunt Liu come with you?" Shen Xinyue was puzzled. The old lady clearly only invited Song Ruyu and a few concubines from the Shen family, but not Aunt Liu.

Song Ruyu looked at Shen Xinyue lovingly, the maternal love in her eyes seemed to overflow, and Shen Xinyue's heart warmed.

Although this is not her mother, Song Ruyu makes her feel like a mother.

"I have a weak character. Your father was thoughtful and worried that I would be bullied by others and worried that I would lose face in this huge palace, so he asked Aunt Liu to accompany me here."

Song Ruyu thought for a while and then continued: "Your father was right. The accident just now was also because of me. That's why we were looked down upon by the old lady. Yue'er, do you blame mother?"

Shen Xinyue was just half-hearted by the warmth. Song Ruyu actually thought that Shen Chusheng's arrangements were thoughtful? She also took over what happened at the gate of the palace and thought it was her problem?

"Mom, this is not your problem at all!" Shen Xinyue said in a serious tone, unable to control her volume for a moment, which made Song Ruyu think that she was yelling at her and blaming her, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"Yue'er, it's my mother who can't help you." Song Ruyu wet her eyes.

Shen Xinyue sighed, patted her face, and after calming down her emotions, she spoke to Song Ruyu in a good voice.

"Mom, you can't always be so weak. As a concubine, Aunt Liu is riding on your head. Her daughter, Shen Fengjiao, a concubine, can also dominate you."

"Mom, if you have always been so weak, if the servants at the gate of the palace can bully you like this today, then even any servant or maid can bully you in the future. I am here today to help you regain your face."

"But you have to remember, mother, you are Shen Chusheng's main wife. No matter how much he dotes on his concubines and destroys his wife, your identity is there. You have to become stronger. No one can help mother if you remain weak."

"Okay, Mom, I remember." Song Ruyu lowered her head slightly, suppressing her emotions in her eyes so as not to show them.

Shen Xinyue knew that talking too much was useless, and Song Ruyu obviously didn't listen.

Two days later, the Buddhist banquet was held as scheduled.

This Buddhist banquet was held by the old lady, and all the matters in it were arranged by her. Shen Xinyue did not interfere. Therefore, Shen Xinyue did not know where there were traps for her in the Buddhist banquet.

No one from outside the palace was invited to the Buddhist banquet. Huo Weilou specially postponed his official duties for the Buddhist banquet in the palace and went back to another courtyard to have dinner.

Shen Xinyue was vigilant about everyone and every dish present, and only after confirming that it was safe did she dare to take a bite.

Huo Weilou, who was sitting aside, couldn't help laughing when he saw Shen Xinyue's cautious look.

"Princess, you don't have to be so careful. Just eat in peace."

Huo Weilou gave Shen Xinyue several dishes, "Eat it, it's not poisonous."

Shen Xinyue's eyes moved back and forth between Huo Weilou's face and the food in the bowl, then she let down her guard and started eating happily.

Although this dish tasted good, because it was a Buddhist banquet, there were no meat dishes, only various vegetables. Shen Xinyue was not very full after eating.

The meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the host without any interruption.

Shen Xinyue was quite sorry. She also wanted to teach Lan Qingruo a lesson through the Buddhist banquet.

Even so, Shen Xinyue did not let down her guard. Based on what she knew about Lan Qingruo and the old lady these days, it was impossible for the two of them to do anything. Since it was not at the Buddha's banquet, it must have been after the Buddha's banquet. That’s the link.
Chapter completed!