Mei Zhihui smiled and picked up the tea cup, her words and demeanor were very casual.

The concubine also smiled disapprovingly, "It's up to you and me to let him go. I'm afraid those old ministers in the court won't let him go like this in the future."

Mei Zhihui stopped smiling and said, "You are still young. He will be in charge for a long time. Take your time."

"My son is good at everything, but he thinks the walls of this palace are too high. When he was a child, he didn't like it here and was taciturn. But I have no choice but to keep him. I just thought that I would make up for him elsewhere.

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"Heng'er is a capable person who knows how to hide his clumsiness. I feel relieved to see him like this." Mei Zhihui seemed to be a little unpretentious.

Bai Chengzhi was frightened every time he heard a word. These two ladies really... don't treat him as an outsider, can they say anything in front of him?

Moreover, judging from their tone of voice, they don't look like the heir of a country and the envoy of a country. They are clearly two women who gossip and laugh when talking about their children.

Bai Chengzhi just listened quietly, without moving or interrupting.

The two chatted for a while, and then seemed to remember that Bai Chengzhi was still there. The princess smiled at Bai Chengzhi, raised her hand, and pointed to the food box on the narrator's table.

"Mr. Bai, could you please help me get that box."

Bai Chengzhi stood up, walked to the table, picked up the food box, and handed it to the concubine.

"Originally we planned to wait until Mr. Ning arrives and then taste it together. But it's too hot right now, so we'll open it first." The concubine took the food box, opened it, took out a piece of emerald-colored pastry and handed it to Bai Chengzhi, "This is

Mung bean and chestnut cake, it’s very refreshing to eat a piece on a hot day.”

Bai Chengzhi nodded hurriedly, took it, and put it in his hand.

Then, the queen handed the second piece to Mei Zhihui.

Mei Zhihui took the chestnut cake, put it in her mouth and took a bite. "Well, it still tastes the same." Mei Zhihui looked at Bai Chengzhi, "Mr. Bai, try it too."

Bai Chengzhi naturally didn't refuse and took a sip.

The princess and Mei Zhihui both looked over, "Mr. Bai, what do you think of this pastry?"

"Refreshing and sweet, it tastes good. But..." Bai Chengzhi glanced at the chestnut cake he took a bite of.

"Mr. Bai, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." The lady put down the chestnut cake in her hand.

"The taste of chestnuts is pure, sweet and unique. Adding mung beans to it is a bit superfluous. If it is just the flavor of chestnuts, it may be more refreshing to eat it chilled."

Bai Chengzhi made suggestions based on his own taste, without noticing that the concubine and Mei Zhihui in front of him had begun to look at each other.

The two of them looked at each other first, and then looked at Bai Chengzhi.

The princess stared at him intently, as if she wanted to see this person through from beginning to end.

"Your Highness?" Bai Chengzhi raised his head and noticed the strange atmosphere.

The princess slowly took out a light brown pastry from the food box and slowly handed it to Bai Chengzhi. "You... also want to try the chestnut cake without mung beans."

Bai Chengzhi was stunned, took the pastry without knowing why, and took a bite under the strange looks in the eyes of the concubine and Mei Zhihui.

"How is it? Which one is more delicious?" The lady couldn't wait, and there seemed to be a slight hint of hesitation and panic in her eyes.

"According to Bai's taste, the chestnut cake without the mung beans is naturally more refreshing." Bai Chengzhi replied respectfully.

Before Bai Chengzhi finished speaking, the concubine's expression had changed several times. "Mr. Bai, what do your... parents do at home?"

"The grassroots family has been doing business for generations."

Lan's old disciple Bai Chengzhi comes from a family of merchants, which is not a secret in the Six Kingdoms.

"Is your family well-off?"

Bai Chengzhi nodded, "It cannot be compared with the aristocratic families that have been doing business in the capital for generations. It can only be considered as barely passable."

"Mr. Bai's family, have you ever stayed in Yan State before?" The princess waited expectantly for the answer.

Bai Chengzhi shook his head, "I've never heard my family mention this."

"Oh..." A little disappointment appeared on the face of the concubine. "Then..."

Just when she was about to ask more questions, the Crown Prince's personal officer hurriedly entered the room. "Your Highness, Princess Chanli is making trouble outside!"

Mei Zhihui stood up suddenly, "What's going on?"

"I heard that when the servants in the palace saw her, they didn't call her princess, but the princess-to-be. In a rage, she whipped several palace servants until they were half dead."

The princess sighed lightly, "This girl really gets into trouble every day."

"Your Majesty, let me handle it. Don't summon her today. How about another day?" Mei Zhihui stood up.

"Okay, you can settle this girl well. I'm afraid the things we talked about today will have to be changed."

Mei Zhihui nodded and retreated.

Bai Chengzhi looked at Mei Zhihui's hurried away figure and curled his lips imperceptibly when he turned around.

Morning Dew Palace.

Although Ye Ningyu's pockmarked face couldn't be said to be a different person, he did look somewhat changed.

The grandson looked over his pockmarked face and looked deeply at Ye Ningyu, his eyes admiring and complicated.

"Senior, everything has been arranged outside, right under that tree." Ye Ningyu sent the pockmarked face to the entrance of Chaolu Palace without going out.

"Okay." Pockmarked face took a long breath.

Looking at the pockmarked face moving step by step, the grandson thought thoughtfully. "That's how I helped you today. You must remember my kindness."

Ye Ningyu nodded to his grandson, "Ning will remember His Highness's kindness today."

"Aunt Mei is my mother's best friend. Your Highness treats her like your own mother. If I know that you have other thoughts about her, Your Highness will not miss any other old feelings."

Taisun rarely calls himself "Your Highness" in front of Ye Ningyu and Bai Chengzhi. Today, for the first time, it was to warn them not to have Mei Zhihui's ideas, which shows how much Taisun values ​​Mei Zhihui.

"That's natural. I just want Senior to meet Master Mei. As for the rest, I can prove it to His Highness in the future."

Ye Ningyu felt that she didn't need to say too much at this time. If Taisun really suspected that they had ulterior motives for Mei Zhihui, he would definitely not help.

The weather in Dayan is changeable. The palace was still under a scorching sun when we entered the palace, but now the sun has dispersed and a thin layer of black clouds has rolled up around it.

From Chaolu Palace to the century-old tree outside the palace, it took about a cup of tea. Under the leadership of Dong'er, the pockmarked face slowly walked towards the tree.

On the other side, Mei Zhihui, who was finishing the matter of Hu Yanchan and his wife, was preparing to leave the palace with the foreign princess and gave her some kind words and persuasion. At this moment, her eyes fell on the thirty-year-old girl.

Under the old tree just a few steps away.

There, a figure was standing under the tree, looking up at the treetops.

A faint shadow appeared on the ground, not very obvious, but visible to the naked eye.

"You go first, I will come later." Mei Zhihui ordered the female officer close to her to lead Yanchan out of the palace first.

Then, she looked at a place dozens of steps away and approached it step by step.
Chapter completed!