"Uncle Liu," Prince Rui was silent for a long time before he responded.

"Duan Jinxiu is dead, Da Liu is also dead, Rui'er, you..." The queen hesitated, looking at her prince with a strange feeling.

Prince Rui lowered his eyelids and remained silent.

"Have they offended you?" the queen asked him again, somewhat unwillingly.

Prince Rui picked up the kettle on the table and poured a glass of water. The water was still a little hot, and the steam slowly spread on his face, making this person who looked so unremarkable look even more confused.

The queen got up from the couch and walked to his side.

She looked at him blankly, was this Rui'er who was independent of the world?

"Pour one for your mother, too." The queen looked at it for a while and then spoke.

Prince Rui came to his senses and handed the cup he poured to his mother.

And he poured another one.

"The water is a little warm and the tea leaves cannot be brewed, so the Queen Mother will drink it." Prince Rui picked up the tea cup and took a sip before saying.

"You," the queen hesitated, but understood that there was something behind Rui'er's words.

He was reminding himself that he should not be benevolent as a woman. It was obvious that Da Liu and Jinxiu were useless, and they were useless chess pieces, so they naturally had to be discarded.

"Father, do you have any news about Uncle Nine Emperors?" Prince Rui turned the cup and asked casually.

"I don't know, probably not." The queen really didn't know. After all, the emperor didn't tell her everything.

"Yeah," Prince Rui hummed, put down his cup, and stood up.

The queen didn't stop him, so she naturally knew that he wanted to return home.

This palace is not a place to stay for a long time.

Rui'er came in through the window and probably had to go out from there too.

Prince Rui walked to the window and suddenly turned around, "Mother, the mouth of the dead is the most reliable!"

The tea cup that the queen was holding suddenly fell on the table and made a circle.

She was so frightened that she quickly held it tightly. If there was a big noise in the middle of the night, Rui'er might not be able to leave the palace.

When she looked up, she realized that there was only one person left in the room.

She just shouted outside, "Come here, I want a drink of water!"

The palace man quickly got up and ran in.

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"Your Majesty, Prince Rui entered the Queen's palace last night." The shadow guard rushed into Emperor Renzong's palace early in the morning and reported.

Emperor Renzong looked up at him and nodded.

Everything seemed to be as he expected.

As soon as the morning came, Emperor Renzong rushed to the Queen Mother's palace.

Mu Li happened to be making breakfast in the small kitchen.

Since she stayed in the palace, she naturally had to take care of the breakfast.

Mu Li didn't know that Emperor Renzong would come, but he did make a meal for three people. He didn't do it intentionally, but he brought a share with the Queen Mother who was serving at his side.

"Li'er greets the emperor." Mu Li saluted and said hello.

Emperor Renzong smiled and sat directly at the dining table.

The Queen Mother invited Mu Li to sit down together.

There were three of them, and the chair was placed just opposite Emperor Renzong.

Also, the Queen Mother is in the upper seat, Emperor Renzong is sitting on the left, and the other chair is naturally placed on the right.

Mu Li was startled for a moment, then sat down.

She raised her head slightly and met the emperor's eyes.

I don't know whether it was because Li'er had grown up or because she was dressed differently today, but Emperor Renzong thought she was a little more charming.

When he looked carefully, he discovered the flower pattern between Mu Li's eyebrows.

Emperor Renzong was stunned for a moment. He was used to seeing concubines wearing makeup all day long. But Muli was young and naturally beautiful. Most of her faces were bare-faced. But today was different, especially the lotus flower between her eyebrows.

, very eye-catching.

Unable to bear it, Emperor Renzong took another look.

The Queen Mother frowned, her heart skipped a beat, and she was extremely nervous.

Could it be that Ren'er also has a crush on Li Yatou?

"Ren'er, have a sip of porridge first," the Queen Mother smiled and scooped a spoonful for him personally and put it into a bowl.

Emperor Renzong came to his senses and took it with a smile, "The queen still treats me as a child."

"Of course, the emperor's son will always be the queen's favorite." The queen mother smiled and returned a bowl for herself.

Mu Li quickly stood up and prepared to serve.

"Girl, you don't have to get up, you should eat quickly." The Queen Mother smiled, with a kind face.

Mu Li was silent. There were only three of them in the room. The Queen Mother retreated from the house and the maidservant.

It seemed a bit unreasonable not to get up and serve, but since she had spoken, she just obeyed.

The three of them had breakfast, the Queen Mother talked to the Emperor, and Mu Li sat quietly aside.

"Li'er, this breakfast is good. I want to reward you. Tell me, what do you want?" Emperor Renzong said with a smile.

"..."

Mu Li was slightly stunned. What did the emperor mean? Are you testing whether he has lost his memory?

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Li'er doesn't need rewards. Li'er likes to cook delicious food."

The emperor laughed.

Most of the noble ladies in the capital are famous for their music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but Li'er is special. She only likes delicious food, which is indeed unique.

He took a closer look at her again and said, "Well, this flower painting is pretty good."

Emperor Renzong sat for a long time before getting up and going to the imperial study.

The Queen Mother asked Mu Li to get up, supported her, and walked around in the garden.

When the maids in the palace saw her dressed up like that, they started talking secretly and felt that Mu Li was a bit pushy.

When everyone talked about her, she was very eloquent and had many arguments.

Mu Li couldn't hear it, and even if he heard it, he wouldn't care.

After walking in the garden for a while, Mu Li supported the Queen Mother and returned to the Queen Mother's palace.

The Queen Mother went to the couch and took a nap, while Mu Li found a storybook to read.

This book is new and was brought to me by a palace maid in the morning.

Mu Li flipped through two pages and found them quite interesting, so he started reading.

"Li'er," someone shouted.

Mu Li sounded familiar and raised his head to take a look.

"Jun Mobai?!" She said in surprise and quickly stood up from the soft chair.

The notebook in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.

Prince Zhan walked a few steps forward, picked up the storybook on the ground, and his face suddenly turned red, "Li'er, you actually read such a thing?"

Mu Li frowned. What do you mean, you can't read the script?

She looked at him in surprise, with a puzzled look on her face.

"Why, you can't watch?" Mu Li asked him directly what he wanted to say.

Jun Mobai suddenly felt bad and said to Mu Li, "I just came from the emperor's place."

"Oh," Mu Li didn't ask much. It was normal for Jun Mobai to go to the emperor first when he entered the palace.

Jun Mobai flicked his sleeves and walked directly inside.

Mu Li was silent, this man was quite filial, he actually knew to go in and pay his respects to his mother.

She picked up the storybook that Jun Mobai had thrown on the soft chair and continued reading.

This, this, God, no wonder he asked this.

Mu Li closed the notebook with a swish, his face flushed with embarrassment.

The front is fine, this, the pattern in the middle, why is it so dirty!

She couldn't remain indifferent any longer, so she hurried to the kitchen and threw the book into the stove.

There was no fire in the stove, so Mu Li thought for a while, lit the fire box again, added some water, and boiled a bowl of lotus tea.

When Jun Mobai came out to look for her, the tea was just ready.

"Li'er knew that the king was thirsty, so he specially made tea?" Jun Mobai smiled, his eyes filled with emotion.

Mu Li rolled his eyes, a little embarrassed by his self-righteousness.
Chapter completed!