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There was no need for the prince to stay in the outer room. If the prince was willing, he only needed to take a few concubines with him in the mansion.

"Stop fooling me. If he wasn't raising a woman outside, where did he go in such a hurry?"

Liu Ruoqing snorted coldly, he did not believe the butler's words at all, especially the butler's trembling body, which made Liu Ruoqing feel that he was clearly feeling guilty for Yan Yuan's sake.

"This ?"

The steward was somewhat innocent and hastened to explain, "Reporting to the wangfei, the prince has gone to Tenth Princess."

"Tenth Princess?"

This form of address was extremely unfamiliar to Liu Ruoqing.

Ye Xiao looked at the steward's terrified expression and fell into deep thoughts.

Tenth Princess...

Isn't that Yan Yuan's sister?

She had been married for a month and she hadn't heard that Easternum had a Tenth Princess.

Moreover, when he went to the empress dowager's place for 'dinner' today, he had not seen the so-called Tenth Princess.

It must be that smelly old man, the butler, lying on Yan Yuan's behalf.

Liu Ruoqing's gaze was filled with suspicion, sweeping across the butler's face.

"Yes, yes, Royal Concubine, there was someone from Princess Mansion just now. The princess has an urgent matter for you to attend to."

The butler replied sincerely, but Liu Ruoqing did not even plan to believe a single punctuation mark.

Even though she didn't live in ancient times, she knew the principle of respecting the people in this feudal society.

Even the Kaiser wanted to make that brat, Yan Yuan, pay three points to him. How could a mere Tenth Princess send someone over to make him rush to the Princess Mansion without delay?

This Tenth Princess sure has a big face.

Liu Ruoqing glanced at the butler unhappily, and his mouth hooked into a sneer.

The butler was so old and muddle-headed, he couldn't find a suitable excuse for Yan Yuan.

Looking at how Yan Yuan was just now, riding his horse like it was a rocket, with a whoosh, he disappeared. If it wasn't for him, what could he have done, why would he be in such a hurry?

Liu Ruoqing was clear in her heart. Since this Prince Jing's Mansion was filled with Yan Yuan's people, they naturally would not sell him out. Even if she forced him to give his confession, she would not be able to get anything out of him.

Besides, she was such a gentle person, how could she do such an indecent thing?

Furthermore, she had also thought about it. The empress dowager had said that the heartlock was left behind for Yan Yuan's wife by the First Empress Mother.

When he thought about this level, Liu Ruoqing felt much more at ease. He did not question the Housekeeper Xu anymore and stepped into the Duke Palace.

It was better to wait for Yan Yuan to come back before thinking of a way to get the heartlock from him.

When Yan Yuan returned to the Prince Jing's Mansion, it was already time to use the Evening meal.

When Liu Ruoqing arrived at the side hall used for food, he saw that Yan Yuan was sitting at the dining table.

When Yan Yuan saw her, he only raised his eyebrows for a moment. After his gaze calmly swept over her face, he did not plan to greet her.

Liu Ruoqing didn't mind, after giving him a big supercilious look, he sat down opposite him, picked up the chopsticks in front of him and started to eat.

All the servants around were startled, looking at Liu Ruoqing with an expression of surprise.

It had to be known that although the Royal Concubine was the mistress of the Prince Jing's Mansion, there was still the Prince up there. Even if they were husband and wife, there was still a difference in status.

Furthermore ? The prince hadn't even touched his chopsticks yet, but the wangfei ? How could she move her chopsticks first?

Everyone was stunned, this princess from the xieqing was really too unruly.

Even so, the prince didn't say anything. Who would dare to criticize him?

How would Liu Ruoqing know about these messy rules? His taste buds had already been subdued by the culinary arts of the Duke Palace's chef.

If one were to say that these ancients would enjoy it, their culinary skills were at least a hundred times better than the culinary skills of the chefs she had eaten.

Everyone saw that she was eating with relish and had no intention of stopping. They all sighed in their hearts.

Until Liu Ruoqing sensed that the atmosphere was strange, that strange atmosphere made her feel uncomfortable.

Very quickly, under their "contemptuous" gazes, Liu Ruoqing understood what they were talking about.

Her gaze carefully turned towards Yan Yuan. She saw that his expression did not change, but other than her day of usual indifference, he really did not have any other expression.

Withdrawing her gaze from Yan Yuan's face, she put down her chopsticks, looked at the servants, and asked: What's wrong? The way you look at me is a little strange. "

Who would have thought that she would ask such a direct question? The servants who were staring at her immediately became uneasy. All of them looked at each other in dismay, not knowing how to reply.

The way he looked like someone had caught him red-handed, it was quite funny.

Liu Ruoqing did not plan to make things difficult for them, so he waved his hand: "You guys can leave, there is no need to wait on me here."

"Yes, Princess."

As if they had been pardoned, everyone let out a long sigh, hung their heads, and quietly retreated.

At this time, in the entire dining hall, there were only Liu Ruoqing and Yan Yuan. The atmosphere was so quiet that even the sound of needles hitting the ground could be heard.

Liu Ruoqing glanced at Yan Yuan, and all of his thoughts, were placed on that heartlock.

Even though she had given herself a pill of reassurance during the day and thought about such a precious thing, she didn't think that she would be able to give a second milk without a name or a share.

But if Yan Yuan was too rash, with his position in the imperial court, even if he were to give Little San, the imperial sister-in-law and the Kaiser would not say anything about him.

The more Liu Ruoqing thought about it this way, the more nervous he became.

She didn't have the mood to pick up a mouthful of food and put it in her mouth. Following that, she carefully moved closer to Yan Yuan and asked in a casual tone, "Do a lot of girls like your family's chef?"

Yan Yuan stopped eating for a while, not understanding why she would suddenly ask this. Seeing her starry eyes, Yan Yuan's pitch-black pupils were extremely bright as she stared at him without blinking.

"Why do you ask?"

Seeing Liu Ruoqing take another bite of the dish and put it in his mouth, while eating, he placed his feet on the dining chair to find a comfortable position. That random look caused Yan Yuan to have some doubts about the identity of this xieqing princess in front of him.

"Haven't you heard that to grab a man's heart, you have to grab his stomach first? This is also very enjoyable for women. "

Liu Ruoqing said vaguely as food was in his mouth.

It was a completely different form of food from the usual elegant ones. For some reason, Yan Yuan felt that these dishes that he was already used to eating had added a bit to the taste.

"Your chef's cooking skills are really amazing. I'm guessing that after a few more meals, my heart will be taken away by your chef."