Shen Meizhuang immediately shook her head, thinking that it would be better for An Lingrong not to know the secret of her child's background. If something happened to her, An Lingrong would not be implicated.

An Lingrong understood instantly that Shen Meizhuang was probably thinking of giving the Emperor a surprise at that time, so she didn't think much about it.

The three of them ate fruits and pastries while chatting and laughing from time to time. The atmosphere was very harmonious.

It has been a long time since we felt so relaxed and happy, and everyone's face was filled with happy smiles.

Before they knew it, the sky gradually darkened. Zhen Huan said to Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong, "Today is a good day for me to move to my new house. You two should stay and have dinner with me to celebrate. It will be more lively with you here!"

Then he said to Liuzhu, "Liuzhu, go and ask the imperial kitchen to prepare more delicious dishes."

"Yes, your majesty, I'll go right away!" Liuzhu took the order and walked out quickly.

Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong did not refuse. An Lingrong smiled and said, "I am very happy to have dinner with you two sisters."

Shen Meizhuang also agreed, "I'll be eating alone when I get home anyway, it will be more delicious if the three of us eat together."

"Then come to my Yongshou Palace often to dine with me. I welcome you at any time." Zhen Huan smiled.

Yu Rao and Shen Beile, who were playing in the snow in the Imperial Garden, watched as it grew darker and decided it was time to part.

Snowflakes also began to fall.

"Yu Rao, it's getting dark and we should go back." Shen Beile said.

"Okay." Yu Rao nodded, feeling a little reluctant.

"Let me take you back to Yongshou Palace." Shen Beile said without hesitation.

"Okay, if I fall, you can still save me, hehe." After Yu Rao said this, she realized that what she had just said was a bit shameless, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.

Beile Shen looked at Yu Rao's blushing cheeks. It turned out that the words "beautiful" and "cute" were not contradictory and could coexist.

They walked side by side on the way back to the palace, silent but seeming to have thousands of words to say.

Shen Beile would steal glances at Yu Rao's face from time to time. Her delicate little face still had some baby fat, and her pink little lips were a little sexy. He wanted to kiss her so much.

Beile Shen was a little frightened by his own thoughts. He had only met Yu Rao twice in total, and today was their first formal contact, but he liked her so much that he even wanted to possess her.

When they reached the gate of Yongshou Palace, Shen Beile stopped and looked at Yurao, "Yurao, let's play together next time."

Yu Rao smiled and responded, "Okay, Yunxi."

Then, she turned shyly and trotted into the palace, leaving Shen Beile standing there, looking at her departing back, and only turned and left after she disappeared.

Yu Rao ran into the house with a smile on her face and saw two other concubines in the house. She had met them at the full moon banquet last night, but she didn't know anyone at the time and didn't have time to say hello.

Seeing Yu Rao's appearance at the moment, Zhen Huan knew that she must be having a lot of fun outside. She didn't ask any questions and quickly waved to Yu Rao to come over.

"Yu Rao, come and greet the two ladies. This is Concubine Hui, and this is Concubine An. They are both my good sisters. You must be more polite when you see them in the future."

"I, the commoner Yu Rao, greet Concubine Hui and Concubine An!" Yu Rao's voice was soft and very pleasant to the ear.

Shen Meizhuang looked at Yu Rao, who was so well-behaved and pretty. "Huan'er, this is the little sister you often mentioned before, who was raised at home. She looks almost exactly like you. She has been a beauty since she was a child."

An Lingrong also liked Yu Rao very much. She could tell at first glance that she had a lively personality, which was the character she had always longed to have. Since she came to the palace, she had to be very careful everywhere. She was originally a quiet person, so she liked Yu Rao's personality even more.

She then said, "Yu Rao is Sister Zhen's sister, so she is also my and Sister Mei's sister."

As she spoke, An Lingrong took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Yu Rao, saying:

"You can call me sister in the future. You don't have to call me madam. It seems strange. I didn't know I would meet sister Yurao today, and I didn't prepare any gifts. This jade bracelet is my gift to sister Yurao."

Yu Rao was a little at a loss, not knowing whether to stop or not, so she turned sideways to look at Zhen Huan.

Seeing An Lingrong's actions, Zhen Huan quickly said, "Lingrong, this jade bracelet of yours is a special gift from the Emperor. I remember that this type of jade is very precious, and there are very few second ones even in the palace. Such a precious thing, Yurao cannot accept it."

An Lingrong took Yu Rao's hand and said, "No matter how expensive it is, we are like sisters. This is my gift to Yu Rao. If you refuse to accept it, I will be angry."

Zhen Huan felt warm in her heart, so she nodded slightly to Yu Rao, "You should accept the love that Concubine An has for you."

Afterwards, Yu Rao accepted the precious jade bracelet.

"Thank you, Sister An!" Yu Rao said sweetly.

Seeing this, Shen Meizhuang also took off a pearl hairpin from her head and said, "I was in a hurry to go out today, but luckily I wore this unique pearl hairpin. This is the first time I wear it. It was given to me by the emperor before, and it is very precious. I think it suits Yurao very well. Sister Yurao, please accept this little gift from me."

Yu Rao looked at the pearl hairpin carefully. The hairpin was made of gold inlaid with beautiful jade, emitting a faint glow, and its design was unique and novel.

She turned to look at Zhen Huan, her eyes full of expectation and desire.

Zhen Huan looked at Yu Rao with a smile and nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Yu Rao excitedly took the exquisite pearl hairpin and thanked her happily: "Thank you, Sister Mei!"

At this moment, Liuzhu hurried back and reported that dinner was ready.

Zhen Huan immediately ordered the food to be served on the table, and the four of them sat around the table and began to enjoy dinner.

Since Zhen Huan is now Concubine Xi and is favored by the Emperor, the imperial kitchen will deliberately increase the portion of the dishes.

When Liuzhu went to the kitchen to order the preparation of more delicious dishes, the imperial kitchen was very obedient in meeting their requests.

The four of them ate with gusto and laughter. Especially with the lively and lovely Yu Rao joining in, the whole dinner table was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

At this moment, a familiar and majestic voice suddenly came from outside the door: "What makes you so happy?"

When everyone heard this, they thought, wasn't this the emperor's voice? However, he didn't let anyone know in advance, which was really surprising.

Fortunately, they didn't discuss anything confidential just now, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang, An Lingrong and Yu Rao hurriedly stood up, saluted respectfully to the emperor, and said in unison: "May the emperor be blessed with good health!"

The emperor smiled and waved his hand, indicating that they did not need to be so polite, and replied in a relaxed manner: "No need to be so polite, no need to be so restrained!"

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