Dressed as a wealthy and rebellious son, his stepmother

Hearing this familiar voice, Shu Wan was overjoyed. She walked to the yard and saluted Lin Yuan happily, "I have met Empress Shu."

Lin Yuan had been holding back her words for Yin Yang Shu Wan, but when she saw Shu Wan's face and her sincere smile, for some reason, she suddenly couldn't say anything.

Lin Yuan glared at Shu Wan. She was indeed quite capable. He almost managed to confuse her. No wonder even the emperor couldn't resist her.

"Do you know how beautiful the late Queen is?"

"I know." Shu Wan replied.

"You don't know, she is the best in the country, and she is very knowledgeable. Even her master said that if she were a man, she should be the number one scholar."

"Ah."

Listening to Lin Yuan's words, Shu Wan felt funny in her heart. Back then, Lin Yuan was always competing with her, trying to distinguish herself from others, but she had never heard Lin Yuan say such a thing.

"Yeah, what, so don't think that you are somewhat similar to the late empress and just want to use this face to do whatever you want, do you understand?"

Shu Wan nodded, "Yes."

"Humph."

Lin Yuan couldn't help but lowered her head and looked at Shu Wan's face again, and was surprised. This was too similar. If she hadn't seen Shu Wan's body with her own eyes, she would have doubted that the person in front of her was really Shu Wan.

"You can take care of yourself." Lin Yuan angrily left a warning before leaving.

At this time, Shu Wan raised her head and said, "Shu Fei, my concubine has made some refreshments. If you don't mind, please come in and have some."

Lin Yuan originally wanted to refuse, but a burst of fragrance wafted out of the palace at the right time, and Lin Yuan could not hold back, "Okay, I will give it a try."

Lin Yuan followed Shu Wan into the palace and secretly looked at the furnishings in the palace. She thought that this young lady had quite good taste and decorated the palace elegantly.

Shu Wan brought over a plate of chestnut cake. She used the special technique she had learned in modern times to make the chestnut cake, which was soft, glutinous, sweet, and not greasy at all.

Lin Yuan doesn't have any other hobbies, the only thing she likes is eating delicious food.

The palace made by Shu Wan was so suitable to her taste that she couldn't help but eat several pieces.

Lin Yuan is a very straightforward person. After eating Shu Wan's cakes, she felt a bit soft-spoken.

She coughed lightly and said, "The pastries are pretty good."

Shu Wan felt amused, "Thank you, Concubine Shu, for the compliment."

"With this face on your face, don't do anything shady, you know?"

"I sincerely follow the teachings of the empress."

Seeing that Shu Wan seemed to be quite honest and her pastries were not bad, Lin Yuan came here angrily, but now her anger has dissipated.

She rolled down her sleeves and said, "That's all, I'm leaving, you can take care of yourself."

Although she said this, she did not get up.

Shu Wan stepped forward and said, "Shu Fei, please stay a little longer. There is soy sauce chicken simmering in the small kitchen. It is my new idea. Do you want to try it?"

Lin Yuan had never heard of this name, so she pursed her lips subconsciously.

In fact, although Lin Yuan loves to eat, she is not someone who is easily kept by others. But today, she didn't know what happened. Even though she told herself repeatedly that this Shu Wan was not Shu Wan, her feet could not move at all.

"Then, let's have a taste." Lin Yuan responded awkwardly.

Shu Wan said with a smile in her eyes, "Okay."

In the previous life, Shu Wan and Lin Yuan had the best relationship. Now seeing Lin Yuan again, Shu Wan felt happy and friendly, and brought a lot of delicious food over.

Lin Yuan was eating and glanced at Shu Wan from time to time. Seeing Shu Wan looking at her with a smile, Lin Yuan felt uncomfortable in her heart, "Why do you keep looking at me?"

"It's nothing, I think you look good."

Lin Yuan felt even more embarrassed. She ate another piece of pastry and then stood up, "I tell you that I and the late Queen are best friends. It is impossible for you to get close to me. A fake will always be a fake. "

Shu Wan lowered her eyes, "I know this."

"Humph." Lin Yuan snorted softly, turned and left.

Looking at Lin Yuan's back, Shu Wan's eyes felt a little hot. Although she had been in the palace for so long, Lin Yuan was still as lively as before, which was great.

In the Qianqing Palace, it was so quiet, except for the sound of Qi Yuan holding the memorial.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Shu has just left Zhongcui Palace."

Qi Yuan kept moving his hands, "How?"

"I was still angry when I went there, but I was fine when I left, and even vaguely happy."

Qi Yuan raised his head, his eyes dark, "What did Shu Wan do?"

"Shu Guiren gave Concubine Shu a few plates of cakes."

Qi Yuan's eyes moved slightly when he heard the word pastry.

Speaking of which, the fact that he gave Shu Wan a noble status this time was related to the cakes Shu Wan made last time.

During this period of time, Huang Bing occasionally brought one or two plates of pastries, which tasted fresh and obviously different from those made in the imperial kitchen.

After Qi Yuan ate twice, he proposed a noble person to Shu Wan, as if this way, he and Shu Wan could draw a clear line and only have a transactional relationship.

"Where's the green head card?" Qi Yuan suddenly said.

"Here it is." The eunuch quickly took the green card from the harem, "Your Majesty, do you still want to go to Changning Palace tonight?"

Qi Yuan glanced at the young eunuch, "You do want to help me make up my mind."

The little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much."

"Go to Zhongcui Palace."

"Yes."

Seeing that the eunuch was about to send a message, Qi Yuan stopped him, "There is no need to send a message."

"Yes." The moon was high in the sky, in Zhongcui Palace, Shu Wan finally packed her things.

Now she can live in her own palace, but Ning Yuan is still under the jurisdiction of Changning Palace. The long nights are still a bit boring.

The palace official Shuwan moved a deck chair and put it in the yard, made another cup of tea, ate cakes and drank the tea slowly, feeling that the fatigue from working all day was gone.

"The spring water of a river is as green as blue. The spring scenery makes people unable to sleep. The spring rain fills the pond and calls for water lilies."

Shu Wan hummed softly, but halfway through, Shu Wan stopped.

She turned around and saw Qi Yuan, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and looking very noble, standing at the entrance of the palace, looking at her quietly.

Shu Wan quickly stood up and knelt down to Qi Yuan reluctantly, "I have met your Majesty."

Shu Wan's kneeling pulled Qi Yuan out of some illusion. He frowned slightly and walked into the hall, "What song was sung just now?"

"Spring Mountain."

Shu Wan replied and quietly moved her knees. The road in the yard was paved with bluestones, so it was a bit painful to kneel on it.

But her actions did not escape Qi Yuan's eyes at all. Qi Yuan has never been a soft-hearted person.

But at this time, his eyes passed by Shu Wan's knees several times, and finally he couldn't hold back, "Get up."

After saying this, Qi Yuan frowned slightly, feeling this way again.

Shu Wan always gives people a sense of truth and falsehood. He knows clearly that she is false, but he can't help but make exceptions for her.

"Yes."

Shu Wan stood up and walked to stand next to Qi Yuan.

"Sit down."

Anyway, exceptions have been made several times, not more than this one.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shu Wan sat across from Qi Yuan and helped Qi Yuan pour a cup of tea. The misty aroma of the tea blurred Shu Wan's facial features. Qi Yuan subconsciously shouted, "Sister Xiaowan."

Shu Wan paused and said, "Your Majesty?"

Qi Yuan tightened his hands and gritted his teeth, "You look very much like my wife."

"I know, many people have told me."

"But they are only somewhat similar in appearance." Qi Yuan seemed to have a lot to say tonight, "She is a unique woman in this world, and all the women in the world put together are not as good as her."

Shu Wan's heart moved, and she looked at Qi Yuan. He was wearing a luxurious dragon robe, but his expression was extremely lonely, with obvious reminiscence.

The deep love in her eyes shocked Shu Wan. She and Qi Yuan met once in their previous life when they were 6 years old. Since when did Qi Yuan have feelings for her?

Regardless of whether Shu Wan responded or not, Qi Yuan said to himself, "She is a very good person."

Shu Wan pursed her lips and said, "I have heard of it."

Qi Yuan also realized at this time that he was a little out of control tonight. He took a sip of tea and suppressed his thoughts, "You made the tea well."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Qi Yuan drank tea one mouthful at a time, his face calm and calm, but his heart was rarely struggling.

Ever since he was crowned prince, he has always acted decisively and rarely hesitated.

But at this time, he was caught in the tangle of leaving and staying.

Reason told him not to indulge in this false and short-term comfort, but everything in this palace made him not want to leave.

The breeze came, carrying a green leaf and falling on Shu Wan's shoulder.

Shu Wan was making tea and didn't notice anything, but a faint fragrance of bamboo came, causing Shu Wan to look up suddenly.

Qi Yuan stood in front of her at some point and placed a hand on her shoulder.

Before Shu Wan could speak, Qi Yuan took his hand back, holding a green leaf between his bamboo-like fingertips, "Have a rest."

Qi Yuan raised his feet and walked into the hall, unconsciously tightening the hand holding the leaf.

It's just false, even he can't resist such sweetness.

Seeing Qi Yuan walking into the palace, Shu Wan followed suit.

If it hadn't been for those words just now, Shu Wan might still be afraid that Qi Yuan would ask her to sleep with him.

But now, Shu Wan is not afraid anymore. She feels that Qi Yuan will not.

Sure enough, when she entered the hall, Qi Yuan had already taken off his coat and was lying on the bedside reading a book.

That book was a travel journal that Shu Wan found when she was bored.

Although she knew that Qi Yuan would not let her sleep with him, Shu Wan was in trouble when Qi Yuan was lying on the bed. Where should she sleep?

Realizing that Shu Wan had been standing there without moving, Qi Yuan raised his head. The dim light reflected his jade face, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes, "You can sleep on the soft couch."

"Yes."

Although it is a soft couch, Shu Wan usually likes to lie on it and rest during the day. The soft couch is also covered with thick quilts.

Shu Wan came over with another quilt. After briefly taking off her coat, she lay down on the quilt.

She had been tidying up the palace all day, and now she was very tired. She yawned and was about to go to bed, but Qi Yuan spoke again, "Where have you been?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I was born in Shangnan County since I was a child and have never left home."

"Yeah." Qi Yuan responded. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he could only hear the sound of him turning the pages of the book.

Seeing that Qi Yuan didn't ask any more questions, Shu Wan closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.

However, she suddenly thought of something, immediately opened her eyes, and turned her head to look at Qi Yuan.

At the head of the bed, Qi Yuan was looking at her faintly, his eyes like a hawk locking her firmly, "Never been out? Judging from your comment, it doesn't seem like it."