The legitimate daughter is reborn and cannot escape after being provoked by the tyrant

Zhou Ruo stood there for a long time before Lin Jiuqing and Lin Qingqing saw her coming.

Lin Qingqing didn't look happy when she saw her. She rolled her eyes and sat aside with the child in her arms.

Cuiping couldn't hold back her anger for a moment, and she shouted, "How dare you be rude to the imperial concubine?"

Lin Jiuqing, who was about to say hello, was stunned, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Ruo.

Lin Qingqing was full of impatience and said calmly: "I know you are a noble concubine, so there is no need to show off everywhere. This is Lanyin Palace, not your own little piece of land, so don't come here to show off."

Cuiping's face darkened and she was about to say something when Zhou Ruo raised his hand and pulled her back.

Zhou Ruo shook his head at Cuiping, signaling her to shut up.

Although Cuiping was unhappy, since Zhou Ruo had spoken, she dared not disobey and could only shut up.

Zhou Ruo took a deep breath, forced a smile, and walked towards the two of them.

"Don't take it to heart that your subordinates are ignorant," Zhou Ruo walked up to Lin Jiuqing and said with a smile, "Empress Chen doesn't need to perform formalities when she sees His Majesty, let alone us. What's more, we are a family, so there's no need to be so polite."

The concubine smiled and said, "Your Highness is right."

Lin Qingqing curled her lips: "Pretending to be hypocritical."

Zhou Ruo glanced at Lin Qingqing, his face darkened for a moment, and then he smiled again.

She ignored Lin Qingqing who was sitting on the side, and only said to Lin Jiuqing: "Has An'er been obedient during these days with you?"

Lin Jiuqing glanced at the child in Lin Qingqing's arms and nodded: "Don't worry, Concubine. An'er is very obedient and well-behaved."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you," Zhou Ruo said softly with a bit of guilt on his face, "It should be my responsibility to take care of An'er, but now it falls on you. You were not in good health to begin with, and His Majesty didn't want you to be tired at all, but you were implicated by me and have to suffer this. I'm really sorry for you."

Lin Jiuqing raised her eyebrows, took back Zhou Ruo's hand, and said in a cold tone: "It's not a bother. As His Majesty's concubine, it is my responsibility to take care of his offspring. Although I am not as healthy as the Imperial Concubine, I am more than capable of taking care of a child. Moreover, I don't think that taking care of An'er is a suffering. On the contrary, I think that taking care of him is a very happy thing. Therefore, the Imperial Concubine does not have to feel sorry for me."

Zhou Ruo pursed her lips, and the expression on her face became a little stiff, but she managed to keep her face from changing color.

She had been through adversity since she was a child, and was the best at adjusting her emotions and making herself look the right way in the right situation. So Zhou Ruo quickly came to her senses, with a slightly awkward smile on her face, and said softly, "I'm overthinking, don't be angry, Sister Chenfei."

Lin Jiuqing smiled and said, "No, don't think too much, Madam Royal Concubine."

Zhou Ruo curled the corners of his lips, took the thing from Cui Ping's hand and handed it to Lin Jiuqing: "This is something I prepared for An'er myself. Please give it to An'er, it's a little gift from me."

Lin Jiuqing took it and took a look inside. He then handed it to Yingyue and whispered, "Give it to An'er after checking it."

Yingyue responded, "Yes, I understand."

Although the two spoke in low voices, Zhou Ruo could still hear it clearly.

This master and servant never spoke behind her back, as if they didn't treat her as a human being and there was no need to hide anything.