After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 470 Summoned to the Palace
Jinse quietly looked at Chalan.

Cha Lan calmed down a bit under her gaze and said after taking a breath, "What Sister Jinse said just now was indeed a bit hurtful."

Jinse simply said, "Sister Chalan may not have said that, or even said the opposite, but is what Sister Chalan really thinking the same as what you said?"

"of course!"

Tea basket immediately responded.

After a while, Cha Lan replied again, "Of course it's the same!"

It seemed as if he was affirming himself, or perhaps he wanted Jinse to believe him, or perhaps he wanted to convince himself that what he said was genuinely for Jinse's good.

Jinse didn't know whether she believed him or not, but she felt there was no need to continue talking to Chalan about this matter.

Jinse gently put down the teacup, which was no longer steaming, stood up, and said, "I've been out long enough, I should go back now. If you have time, I'll invite Sister Chalan for tea again next time."

Cha Lan subconsciously stood up and reached out to stop her: "Wait, Jinse, you..."

"Oh, what brings you here, young lady? I've been looking for you everywhere!"

Before Cha Lan could finish speaking, Lin Yi, who hurriedly entered the teahouse, interrupted her.

Not to mention Cha Lan, Jin Se was also taken aback.

She asked in confusion, "Why is Brother Yi here?"

After asking, she seemed to remember something and hurriedly asked nervously, "Has something happened in the manor? Or does His Highness have any instructions?"

In the past, when she went out to inspect the bookstores, the time she spent there varied, but she never saw Lin Yi rushing to find her.

He came today, could it be...?

Lin Yi smiled, took a few steps forward, and whispered to Jinse, "Don't worry, Miss, nothing has happened in the manor. His Highness didn't give any instructions. Someone from the Imperial Palace came to deliver a message to the manor, saying that the Emperor wants to see you!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Cha Lan, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Unfortunately, I didn't see the tea blue.

At this moment, she was only in shock and filled with a tinge of jealousy.

They were all palace maids from the Imperial Palace, and they were all first-class tea-serving maids in front of the emperor. However, whether in the palace or outside the palace, Jinse was the only one who could be treated differently by the emperor.

Aren't they all tea-serving maids? What's the difference between them?

Jinse was only slightly taken aback, but not particularly surprised.

After all, Eunuch Yang had visited the mansion not long ago and had secretly mentioned a few things, so when she heard that the Emperor wanted to see her, she didn't find it so unbelievable.

She was just a little confused as to why the Emperor would want to see her now.
Last time, Eunuch Yang only said that she should occasionally accompany the Twelfth Prince to the palace when she had free time...

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Yi reminded her, "Why are you standing there like that, young lady? Come back to the manor with me quickly, the people from the palace are still waiting for you here!"

Jinse nodded hurriedly.

At this point, he didn't bother with any pleasantries with Cha Lan and turned to walk out of the teahouse.

She had said almost everything she needed to say to Cha Lan, and now there was nothing else to say, so all the past friendships from working together... didn't matter anymore!
Cha Lan wanted to keep them, but... she didn't dare to in the end.

He just watched Jinse leave in a hurry with a complicated expression.

Lin Yi paused slightly, glanced at Cha Lan, and then followed.

Lin Yi originally wanted to warn Cha Lan, but after thinking about it, he felt it was inappropriate and didn't bother to say anything.

Jinse hurriedly returned to the Twelfth Prince's residence.

Upon entering, I saw Xiao Anzi, who was still waiting at the Twelfth Prince's residence.

When Xiao Anzi saw her return, he immediately stood up with a smile: "This servant greets Miss Jinse. You've finally returned."

Jinse quickly returned the greeting: "Eunuch An, you've kept me waiting. I was busy with some matters outside the manor..." Xiao Anzi slightly stepped aside, smiling as he replied, "You're too kind, Miss. It's nothing."

Jinse didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the twelfth prince came in and said to Jinse, "Father sent Eunuch An to deliver a message, wanting to summon you to the palace. It's getting late, so let's go!"

With that, the twelfth prince led the way out.

Jinse quickly responded.

Xiao Anzi was a little stunned: "Your Highness, Twelfth Prince? The Emperor sent me to deliver a decree to summon Miss Jinse. What is this...?"

The twelfth prince continued walking: "Oh, it's been a long time since I've been to the palace to pay my respects to the Emperor. It just so happens that we're going together today."

Xiao Anzi fell silent.

He couldn't possibly stop the twelfth prince from entering the palace to pay his respects to his father, the emperor, could he?

This doesn't make sense.

So what was originally just the Emperor summoning Jinse turned into the Twelfth Prince entering the palace to pay his respects to the Emperor, and Jinse became someone who came along as a side trip.

Fortunately, this made Jinse's entry into the palace seem less conspicuous.

Inside the Emperor Zhao Palace.

After listening to Eunuch Yang's report, the emperor couldn't help but smile.

"This twelfth son, though young, can be quite clever at times, it's just that..."

It seems like every time he displays this kind of intelligence, it's because of Jinse?
The emperor thought for a moment...

Although I felt this situation was a bit... I only thought about it briefly and didn't really intend to take it seriously.

Upon seeing the twelfth prince leading Jinse in, the emperor was able to exchange a few jokes with the twelfth prince.

"It's been so long since you left the palace, and I've rarely seen the Twelfth Prince take the initiative to come to the palace to pay his respects. But today you've finally decided to come?"

The twelfth prince lowered his head and spoke in a faint tone, but one could still detect a hint of pitifulness in his voice.

"Father is always busy. I don't know where I'll go after entering the palace. It's better to stay at home. At least I have Sister Jinse with me, so I won't be too lonely..."

The emperor had nothing to say.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. He's often busy, and sometimes he doesn't have time to see his sons for ten days or half a month.

And since Consort Chen left so early, the Empress Dowager... even though the twelfth prince entered the palace, he had nowhere to stay.

After thinking for a moment, he could only ask Eunuch Yang to go to the imperial kitchen to get some good food and drinks for the twelfth prince, and then comfort his youngest son in various ways, while also testing him on his recent studies.

Fatherly love...

It must be related to the examination of teaching duties.

Even the emperor was no exception.

After all that, the twelfth prince finally sat down a short distance away and started eating and drinking.

Even the emperor was feeling a bit tired.

At that moment, Jinse brought over some hot tea.

She made a special trip to the Imperial Tea Room while the Emperor was testing the Twelfth Prince, with the approval of Eunuch Yang.

Fortunately, Aunt Cao was still in charge of the Imperial Tea Room, so when Jinse went there to brew tea for the Emperor, no one said anything.

The emperor subconsciously picked up the tea and took a sip, only realizing the difference in taste before he understood.

He glanced at Jinse and couldn't help but smile, saying, "There are many people in this imperial tea room, but I think the tea you brew is the most to my liking."