Since Ning Rongzhang entered the palace, although he has not officially ascended the throne to become emperor, the various personnel in the palace have been replaced. The former secret guard Asan is now the chief steward of the palace.

Ah San thought she was teasing him and said with a smile, "Miss Ji, you are embarrassing me. Even if Miss Ji knew the way around the palace, I would still come to greet her in person. After all, Miss Ji is an important person to the prince."

The words were ambiguous. Ji Mengshu did not respond. She just concentrated on enjoying the scenery of the imperial garden, as if she did not hear it.

There are too many roads in the palace, and it takes at least two or three incense sticks to walk through them. Ah San had already prepared a sedan chair, "Miss, the roads in this palace are too far, you should get on the sedan chair."

Not everyone can ride in the sedan chair in the palace. One must be in a high position or have special care from the emperor.

Ah San naturally saw Ji Mengshu's hesitation and said, "This is the prince's special order. Please go in, young lady."

"Okay, thank you for your help, steward." Ji Mengshu didn't hesitate and got into the sedan chair while lifting her skirt.

The sedan chair was carried directly to the door of the council hall. Ji Mengshu leaned over and saw that the door was half open and half closed. The warm spring sunshine shone through the gap. Following the long sunlight, he saw a pair of black soap boots stepping on the junction of light and darkness.

The hem of the man's clothes was well-cut, covering part of his black boots. Looking up, he was wearing a blue brocade robe and a white jade belt. Looking up further, he had a face as white as jade.

Qianqian only took a glance and then lowered her head, "Greetings, Your Majesty..."

The man stood with his hands behind his back, signaling Ah San to leave first. After no one was around, he spoke, "I haven't seen you for a few days, but Miss Ji has become more different. How come?"

Ji Mengshu always followed the rules and said, "As the saying goes, times have changed. Now in this deep palace..."

Perhaps he knew what she was thinking, or perhaps he understood why she was so distant, but he still wanted to ask a few questions, "Is it because of what I said to you last time that you are unhappy?"

After that day, she just wanted to pretend she had never heard of it, but this person kept bringing it up again and again...

Ji Mengshu was speechless, raised his head and said, "No..."

Just as she was about to make a few more arguments, Ning Rongzhang smiled, "Since you are not unhappy, then you don't hate what I said... If you don't hate it..." Ning Rongzhang suddenly bent down and moved closer to her, facing her. The spring sunlight shone on his face, and she could see a bright smile, "That means you like me too."

Ji Mengshu took a few steps back suddenly, and only then was she able to put two or three steps distance between her and him. She had not expected that this man would be so bold in broad daylight. Fortunately, there was no one around, otherwise, she would have to drill into the ground along the crack in the ground.

He turned and left, "Didn't the prince want to discuss the repatriation of the concubines in the harem with me?"

She spoke in a very muffled voice. Ning Rongzhang followed her a few steps and didn't hear clearly. He said, "Miss Ji... Could it be that I was right?"

Ji Mengshu didn't say anything, obviously not wanting to pay attention to him.

Within the harem.

Some are happy and some are sad.

After Ning Huaixuan was deposed, the baby in Concubine Xian's belly died for unknown reasons.

In Concubine Xian's palace, one could hear a woman's shrill screams all day long, repeating "child...child" over and over again. The maids in the palace got goose bumps when they heard it.

There are many connections between the previous dynasty and the harem, and the problem cannot be completely solved by simply sending them back home.

For someone like Concubine Xian who comes from a noble family, the power of the Wu family behind her cannot be easily ignored. This is exactly the problem that Ji Mengshu is worried about.

"Your Highness, since the death of Concubine Liu, the harem has gradually become full. It would be fine to repatriate those people from small families, but when it comes to people like Concubine Xian, we cannot but consider the Wu family behind them..." Ji Mengshu said in a serious tone. The person behind her, who was a little slow, looked up at Chunri with a faint smile on his face. It was unknown whether he heard her or not.

"Your Majesty?"

"Hmm? I'm listening."

"I heard that Concubine Xian has lost her son, and Ning Huaixuan has been deposed. No matter what, Your Majesty should be careful of the revenge of the Wu family and others."

Her worries were not without reason. When Ning Huaixuan was in power, only Concubine Xian was pregnant with a dragon heir. With the power and status of the Wu family, if Lin'er was born, he might be the future Crown Prince.

But now, once the dragon falls from the sky, no matter how great the honor was in the past, it has now become a blank sheet of paper. Empress Xian was frightened and the fetus in her belly is gone. I heard that she is half crazy now. The Wu family must be furious.

Ning Rongzhang hummed and said seriously, "The Wu family is now eager to kill me, but the palace is heavily guarded and the Wu family's hands are not that long. Therefore, in my opinion, the Ji Mansion is the most dangerous. Why don't you move to the palace with General Ji?"

What kind of bad idea is this?

Ji Mengshu shook her head, "I appreciate the prince's kindness...but my brother is at home, so he will be safe." At most, she could hire a few experts to look after the house, but she couldn't just move into the palace.

Ning Rongzhang couldn't laugh anymore. He took two or three steps to stand in front of her, blocking her way. "Why are you hiding from me?"

"Not yet."

Even a fool could see that this person was avoiding him, as if he wanted to tell the whole world that he and Prince Changyou were not acquainted.

She lowered her head and stammered, "No..."

The man stood in front of her, and the dark shadow cast by his tall and broad back completely enveloped her. She suddenly felt a little cold, and she didn't know if it was because there was no sunlight for a while, or because the cold air was radiating from the person next to her.

"Your Majesty."

Someone called out from behind, and Ning Rongzhang suppressed the emotions he had just revealed, with no expression on his face.

After the tall figure left, Ji Mengshu saw the person who spoke. Wan Rong was standing in the distance in a green robe and happened to see the scene just now.

"Sister Wan."

Ji Mengshu walked up to her in two or three steps, holding her hand, as if they were sisters who had not seen each other for many years. Ning Rongzhang took a deep breath, thinking that he was just like someone who was hindering their conversation.

It's really embarrassing.

"Forget it. I will wait for you in the palace regarding your repatriation." After saying this, he left without looking back.

Wan Rong covered his lips and smiled, his eyes scanning back and forth between Prince Changyou and Ji Mengshu who were leaving, and after a while he said with a smile, "The prince is really a good person."

"What?" Ji Mengshu was completely confused and hadn't come to her senses for a while. Wan Rong was pointing at her, which was very stupid.

The two of them were walking along the edge of the melted lake. Wan Rong was dressed gracefully in a green dress. Her black hair was untied, hanging loosely behind her back. She had one or two white hairpins on her head, making her look like an unmarried girl.

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