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"As for human nature, that's even more cruel. What do you think, Young Madam?" Meier smiled flirtatiously and asked.

She was secretly ridiculing Shen Zhu's identity.

Now that Su Zongwen was the Crown Prince, Shen Zhu was just a countryside girl … This gap was really huge!

She wanted to see Shen Zhu in a difficult situation, but she was destined to be disappointed!

A fitting smile hung on Shen Zhu's lips as he replied: "But I also have something that's right. This person, only I look down on myself, would a duke look down on himself?"

Meier, "..."

He had never read a book to show that he didn't understand it.

But she knew that it was definitely a rebuttal to her words.

"Young madam, the wangfei will invite you over in the proper hall."

Xia Zhi walked to the front of the long corridor and stood in front of the group as he politely spoke to them.

"When the wangfei heard that the young madame had come, she was very happy. She had been waiting in the main hall for a long time, and when she saw that the young mistress had delayed her future, she specially sent servants to take a look."

Chai explained with a smile.

After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze towards Meier, and the smile on her face had also receded quite a bit, "Does Aunt still have anything else to say to Young Madam? If there is one, why don't you come to the main hall and sit down? "

"As soon as I saw the young mistress, I wanted to chat with her for a bit. The conversation was so enjoyable that I forgot the time and made wangfei wait for a long time. It's all because of Meier's misgivings."

Meier shook his head with an ugly expression: "I'm not feeling well, I'll be going back to rest."

"Since that's the case, then auntie should go home and rest well." Xia Zhi felt slightly blessed.

Xia Zhi naturally heard what Meier had said just now. She said that dragons and phoenixes were simply meant to ridicule Shen Zhu, and that he was a young lady whose status was not fit to be one of the Minister Mansion s.

Shen Zhu's answer was extremely strange to her, and very magnanimous!

"Young madam, this way please." Xia Zhi pretended not to hear what he just said.

"Yes." Shen Zhu responded as he grabbed Jingshu and followed Xia Zhi to the main courtyard.

Meier went back to the courtyard with a belly full of anger. When she thought of how Shen Zhu was now so full of himself, and how her identity badge had been taken away, and how her trusted woman had been monitored, she became even more frustrated.

Main yard

"Greetings to the wangfei."

Shen Zhu, together with Jingshu and the herbs, spoke up together and bowed towards the Madame Ye who was seated on the main seat.

Madame Ye laughed and said, "Quickly get up."

"Thank you, wangfei."

After the three stood up, Shen Zhu said, "Since I wanted to come over to pay a visit today, I came over to make some pastries to express my feelings.

She brought out the pastries one by one from the food box and handed the food box to Chun Cao.

"This pastry tastes quite special."

Madame Ye took the pastries that the servant brought over, and casually picked up a piece of pastry to take a bite, smiling as he praised, "It's sweet and not greasy, it's smooth and delicious."

"Come, Shuer, come over quickly. You try it too."

Madame Ye immediately called Jingshu over to eat with him.

Shen Zhu accompanied Madame Ye and chatted for a while. Just as he was about to go see Zi Yi and Ming Yuchen, a servant girl hurriedly ran in.

"This servant greets wangfei."

The servant girl bowed and then said: "Reporting to esteemed wangfei, the imperial concubine Noble Consort s have sent someone to invite Young Mistress Su Family. The carriage is waiting outside the residence, they request for Young Mistress to enter the palace immediately."

"I understand. You can leave now."

"Since Noble Consort has sent someone to invite her, then there must be something important. You can be at ease now, I will bring Shuer to the west courtyard to see her big brother, then send someone to send her back."

"Thank you, wangfei." Seeing that, Shen Zhu could only do the same.

She exhorted Jingshu a few things before hurriedly leaving the Duke's Palace, following the carriage that was waiting at the door into the palace.

Imperial Consort Hall.

"Greetings to aunt."

Shen Zhu bowed towards the palace. For some reason, she felt uneasy, "Aunt summoned Yue Niang into the palace in such a hurry, did something happen?"

Noble Consort Su nodded her head slightly. The palace hall had long since been moved away, leaving Xiao Ya by her side to wait upon her.

From the front lines, I received news that Prince Su's army encountered an ambush two days ago. Prince Su and Zong Wen separated from the army and were trapped deep in the mountains.

Noble Consort Su said with a heavy face.

"When did this happen? Why haven't I heard the slightest bit of news from the Minister Mansion? "

Shen Zhu's face showed unconcealable worry.

"This is a secret message from the front line. I just got to know about it." Noble Consort Su let out a small sigh and pulled Shen Zhu's hand as she consoled him, "Yue Niang, good child, you don't have to worry too much. It is unavoidable for us to meet with this kind of thing during a war.

"The first time Ling'er went to the battlefield, I was like you, sitting restlessly all day, afraid that something would happen to him. It was all thanks to the blessing of the heavens that he won." The Noble Consort Su comforted her: "Yue Niang, I can understand how you are feeling right now, but, at a time like this, you can't be impatient, you don't have to mess up your mind."

"Yue Niang will remember Aunt's teachings, it is just that I am still worried about the blades and swords that have no eyes on the battlefield."

Shen Zhu frowned, his face filled with worry.

The Noble Consort Su saw that she was feeling depressed, so she did not know how to comfort her, so she could only suggest: "I heard that there is a temple that is very effective, why not, after two days, I will go with you to the temple to get a peace talisman, so that you can feel at ease, and also use this as a way to pray for Prince Su and Zong Wen."

She clenched her hands into fists inside her large palace sleeves. She had to go pay her respects. Her two sons' whereabouts were unknown, so even if she was worried, she couldn't show too much …

"Aunty has a lot of things to do in the palace. Blessings are in the heart, and sincerity is in the heart. As long as you sincerely pray, it will be the same no matter where you go."

Shen Zhu tactfully rejected Noble Consort Su's suggestion.

Shen Zhu understood all of this, but she was someone who came from another world and did not believe in gods and ghosts. She had never felt that begging for gods and buddhas was believable, saying that begging others was better than begging herself.

Noble Consort Su did not insist.

The two talked for a while before Shen Zhu bade his farewell and left.

After Shen Zhu left the Imperial Concubine Hall, he immediately made a trip to the Hundred Fragrance House.

When she arrived, Zhou Muqing was in the lobby chatting with Manager Li.

"Lady Shen?"

Seeing Shen Zhu who was in a hurry, Zhou Muqing's face revealed a look of astonishment, and then he said: "Why is Lady Shen free to come to my place today?"

Shen Zhu said with a sincere expression: "I have something urgent to ask Boss Zhou to help with."

"Lady Shen, please."

Seeing Shen Zhu's expression, Zhou Muqing guessed that what she wanted to say was definitely not small, and gestured for her to come.

Shen Zhu walked up to the second floor as Zhou Muqing followed closely behind.

Shopkeeper Li had sharp eyes, luring Chun Cao to a corner and drinking tea, not allowing her to follow him.

Shen Zhu and Zhou Muqing went into the private room one after the other. Zhou Muqing carefully closed the door before walking to the soft couch.