Mo Xiao and Lin Jiuqing huddled together and talked in low voices, as intimate as if no one was around.

Concubine Zhou Ruo, standing aside, seemed redundant.

Cui Ping pursed her lips and whispered in Zhou Ruo's ear in a low voice: "This Concubine Chen has no respect for the rules. Your Majesty, you are still standing here, but she is just like His Majesty, acting as if there is no one around. She doesn't even take you seriously."

Zhou Ruo glanced at Cuiping, who was startled and immediately shut up.

Zhou Ruo retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Your Majesty is willing, and this is someone else's place."

She was the one who had the audacity to squeeze in, and now she deserves to be ignored and left out.

Cuiping pursed her lips and dared not say a word.

Zhou Ruo looked at Mo Xiao's back for a long time, then slowly lowered his head.

She took a deep breath, stood up and walked to Mo Xiao. She smiled at Lin Jiuqing first, then looked at Mo Xiao and said softly, "I suddenly remembered that I haven't visited An'er today. I will owe you this meal today, and we can celebrate with the eldest prince next time we have a chance."

Lin Jiuqing paused, said nothing, and turned his head to look at Mo Xiao's expression.

Mo Xiao had no expression on his face, and said calmly: "How is An'er?"

Zhou Ruo's smile became more sincere, and he said softly, "My mother has been taking care of him personally. He eats well, sleeps well, grows fast, and is very strong."

After a pause, he continued, "By the way, the eldest prince went to the Queen Mother's place a few days ago and played with An'er for a while. The two of them got along very well."

Mo Xiao hummed: "Okay, I understand."

"Since you want to go see An'er, then go ahead," Mo Xiao said calmly, "Next time you have a chance, bring An'er over to play together."

Lin Jiuqing spoke at this time: "Yes, there are few children in the palace, let An'er and Ningning get closer."

Zhou Ruo smiled, stood up and said goodbye with Cuiping.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of Lan Yin Palace, Zhou Ruo's face turned completely cold.

She originally thought that Lin Jiuqing also hated Lin Qingqing, so at least Lin Jiuqing would still stand on her side.

After all, from the time Lin Jiuqing entered the palace until now, she had been helped in both overt and covert ways. Wasn't there a reason why she could have such a comfortable life in the harem? In addition, she had done her best for Lin Jiuqing, and she thought there was still some affection between them, but now it seemed that everything was just her wishful thinking.

On the contrary, his attitude towards Lin Qingqing actually changed from disgust to a bit more admiration.

Could it be that it’s just because of Lin Qingqing’s true nature?

But when this true nature falls on one's own head, it turns into bullying.

Zhou Ruo walked out for a long time before he stood there and took a deep breath, muttering, "Sure enough, people with different backgrounds and from different circles can never get together."

She tried her best to please Lin Jiuqing, but it was no match for Lin Qingqing who did nothing… That golden Buddha was like a slap in her face, making Zhou Ruo's face burn.

"One of them is the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, and the other is the last orphan of the Lin family. No matter who it is, it is better than me, a concubine's daughter."

Zhou Ruo's voice was very low, so low that only Cuiping beside her could hear it clearly.

Cuiping's face changed. She looked up at Zhou Ruo's expression and soon lowered her head solemnly.

Their queen is good in every way, but there is one thing that is her Achilles' heel: her background.

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