The prince disliked her, and the legitimate daughter was reborn and married to the regent

"A clear and loving shadow...lighting the person as he sleeps..."

A cold and mournful song came from the inner side of the vermilion palace wall. Yun Nian, who was just planning to walk around casually, stopped in his tracks.

"Someone's singing? Do you know who it is?"

She turned her head and looked at Qingqing behind her, a little confused. The voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember it for a moment.

But who knows that the other party is also not clear,

"I'm not sure, but this should be the Peony Palace where the Imperial Concubine is."

Only the peony is the true beauty of the country, and only the graceful and elegant Ke Shu can receive this honor. Even though her title is only a noble concubine, she is the only noble concubine who survived.

Yun Nian recalled the brief time they had spent together at the banquet. Ke Shu gave her a very special feeling. She did not have the arrogance and strong complacency that were unique to women vying for favor, even though she was already the woman with the highest status in Da'an.

After all, she was a concubine, so she shouldn't have gone there rashly without being summoned. She wanted to turn around and leave, but the singing stopped.

The palace gate made a hoarse sound, and a maid came to her side respectfully and hurriedly.

"Miss Yun, the Queen invites you in."

Yun Nian was a little surprised. She didn't think the Imperial Concubine would remember her. Such an invitation was a little strange. However, she had no reason to refuse.

Qingqing followed her nervously and walked in together.

There were no peony flowers in the Peony Palace. Instead, it was too desolate. Even the maids and eunuchs serving beside them had no smiles on their faces. They looked lifeless.

She smelled the strong smell of alcohol in the air. Beside the stone table in the courtyard, Ke Shu propped up her head with one hand and looked at her listlessly.

"My lord, please see the noble concubine."

Yun Nian bowed and saluted, only to hear a lazy voice coming from the front, exactly the same as the singing voice.

"Get up, you are Yun Nian? Sit here."

Ke Shu waved at her and pointed at the stool next to her. The red Kou Dan on her fingertips was about to blend into the palace wall.

"Yes, your servant Yun Nian."

Yun Nian stood up and sat over, looking at the imperial concubine with some curiosity.

"Does your Majesty still remember me?"

"Of course I remember. After all, you are the first person who dares to ask the Regent for a gift at the coming-of-age ceremony."

Ke Shu seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, her eyes were a little vague, she picked up the wine jug and shook it,

"Go, fill it up for me."

She shouted impatiently to the eunuch beside her, and then drank the remaining wine in the cup.

"It made you laugh."

Yun Nian was still a little embarrassed when she mentioned this, and a faint blush appeared on her face.

She tried to change the subject and tapped the stone table again.

"My lady, what's on your mind? Why don't you tell me?"

It is always bad to indulge in wine and women. It seems that the queen also likes to drink at banquets. As the honorable mother of the country, can there be any unhappy things?

Perhaps because the expression on Yun Nian's face was so easy to understand, Ke Shu burst out laughing.

"Have you never had any worries? Will the seemingly carefree young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion always be so innocent, fearless, peaceful and happy?"

She looked into Yun Nian's eyes and spoke word by word.

The lights at the banquet were dim, and she did not dare to look closely at the Imperial Concubine's eyes. The girl who was questioned then noticed that Ke Shu's eyes also had a very light green color.

That hint of green flashed by in the bright sunlight, but when you take a closer look, it seems to be just ordinary black.

"Happy? Maybe, my lady. I think if I don't mind the pain, then I am happy enough."

If she could completely forget everything that had happened to her, then she would be able to find her own happiness. As for now, she sighed deeply.

"You see, my hand is injured. I can't be happy."

"Hahahaha, you are really funny."

Ke Shu burst into laughter, and that laughter revealed a fearless madness. The eunuch silently replaced the wine jug and retreated.

"It's rare to find a living person in this deep palace. Everyone thinks that I have achieved the most honorable status for a woman. I have given birth to a prince and princess, and I can become the queen mother in the future. No one doesn't envy me."

Her voice rose at the end, but with a hint of self-mockery.

"But no one asked me if I wanted these. My youth was wasted on a man older than my father. The person I loved used me to consolidate his position. My hometown has long forgotten my name. Tell me, am I happy like this?"

Ke Shu asked aggressively, moving closer to Yun Nian, as if she was determined to get the answer from her.

She had no fear of anything, and her words and deeds showed that she did not love the late emperor, but someone else.

Combined with the words that the imperial concubine said at the banquet, "Ning Sinian is not a good man", Yun Nian was even more frightened, and realized that he seemed to have glimpsed some incredible secrets.

The maids and eunuchs around all lowered their heads silently, without any surprised expression, as if such a scene had been played out countless times before, and they had long been accustomed to it.

Yun Nian thought about it for a while, and when he was about to answer, he saw Ke Shu's eyes suddenly become clear.

"See Prince Regent."

Wei Qingjue hurriedly walked to Yun Nian's side. He originally wanted to grab her arm, but he changed his action and grabbed her by the back of the neck and pulled her up.

"Why are you here?"

Yun Nian was picked up all of a sudden, and she hadn't reacted yet, her expression still dazed.

Without waiting for Yun Nian to answer, he looked at Ke Shu with a bad face.

"Be a good concubine and don't try to provoke anyone. If you think you have lived long enough, I don't mind giving you a ride."

He turned his eyes and saw two empty wine glasses on the stone table.

"She was injured, and you dared to let her drink, you..."

Yun Nian tugged at his sleeve and explained in a low voice,

"Your Highness, the wine glass that Her Majesty gave me was not meant for me. I didn't drink it. I just stayed with her for a while because I saw that Her Majesty seemed to be in a bad mood."

Ke Shu had not allowed her to drink alcohol at the birthday party, and she would not do that now. The wine glass seemed to be just a companion for her own amusement.

Wei Qingjue paused for a moment before speaking to the imperial concubine again.

"Don't act here. Wasn't it your own choice to marry into the palace? Don't try to tell a story to arouse her sympathy."

After saying this, he walked out with Yun Nian, leaving Ke Shu still sitting on the stone bench, with her head down and the look in her eyes unclear.

"It's really enviable, why do all people love you?"

She hooked the handle on the wine jug and pointed the spout directly at her mouth. The wine poured out, splashing and soaking her clothes.

Ke Shu wiped her mouth, her eyes as cold as a knife.

"Go, deliver the news about Yun Nian in the palace to the Jinyang Palace. I want to see how Ning Sinian will respond."