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The empress dowager didn't even pay attention to them. She gave a light snort and looked at Yun Ruoleng once before frowning, ”You girl, haven't you eaten? ”Why have you become thinner and thinner?”

”It's not that Ruo Er has lost weight, it's that your mother is worried and confused.” Yun Ruoleng supported the empress dowager back to her seat with a smile on his face. Like the rest of the people, Yun Ruoleng knelt in front of the empress dowager obediently. Yun Ruoleng carefully lifted the teacup on top of the head of the nation with his jade-like fingers. ”Imperial Mother, please have some tea.”

The empress dowager accepted the bowl of tea, and with a laugh, used the cover of the tea to remove the tea powder on the teacup. She lightly sipped at it, and then handed over the Ancient Wood Carving Flower box to Yun Ruoleng, which was on a red lacquer tray.

”Thank you mother.” Yun Ruoleng received the box with a smile, and carefully passed it to An Xiang who was beside him.

The empress dowager extended her hand to help Yun Ruoleng up, then began to introduce her to the people present.

Yun Ruoleng responded to everyone one by one, and faced all of their faces that were half familiar with each other, he was not afraid in the slightest.

The empress dowager became more satisfied with Yun Ruoleng, and after Jun Qingshang left and sent off the others, she then pulled to continue speaking with her.

”The embroidery you left behind last time was really pretty.” The empress dowager's favorite thing in life was to collect paintings. She had collected quite a few famous paintings from her treasury, and Yun Ruoleng's Guan Yin sitting lotus picture was also kept inside.

The empress dowager asked nanny Han to take out the embroidered sample and pulled Yun Ruoleng over to have a chat with him. Not long after the two had started, someone came to report Xiahou Jin Rou's arrival.

The empress dowager was momentarily stunned, and she subconsciously glanced at Yun Ruoleng, who was sitting down. Yun Ruoleng nodded at the empress dowager and said, ”My daughter-in-law has entered the palace to disturb mother for a long time, it's about time to go back.”

The empress dowager nodded and asked nanny Han to send her out of the palace. When Yun Ruoleng came out of his room, he saw Xiahou Jin Rou standing at the door with a faint smile on her face. As if she was waiting for him, he bowed slightly, ”This subject's daughter, Xia Hou Jin Rou, greets the Regent's consort.”

Yun Ruoleng slightly nodded towards her, his cold and detached gaze focused on Xiahou Jin's soft and charming face. He was slightly startled in his heart, This girl didn't look as beautiful as him, but she had a kind of gentleness about her that was difficult to ignore.

”Get up.” Yun Ruoleng did not go forward to help her up. Instead, he took a step forward and left, with Xiahou Jin's gentle gaze staring at Yun Ruoleng's back. Only after she had disappeared did he raise his lips, following nanny Han into the Tzu Ning Palace.

After Yun Ruoleng left, there were people who invited her to the side hall of the imperial study before bringing An Xiang there.

Inside the side hall, Jun Qingshang, who hadn't been in the palace for even a day, was entangled with the little Emperor Jun Rushi.

”Why didn't the royal uncle bring Imperial Aunt to thank us?” Jun Rushi and Jun Qingshang looked at each other for a few seconds, then their curiosity was piqued.

Jun Qingshang glanced at it, and continued to flip through the memo in his hand, and did not answer.

Jun Rushi pouted and said smilingly, ”royal uncle shouldn't have been too …”

”Is the emperor very free?” Jun Qingshang finally started to pay attention to him, but before Jun Rushi could say anything, a stack of memorials was handed over to him.

When Little Jun Rushi saw the stack of petitions in front of her, the mocking smile on her little face instantly froze. Her gaze pitifully stared at Jun Qingshang's handsome face that could not be refused, ”I've been busy lately.

”Is that so?” Jun Qingshang stared at him with a fake smile, this fellow actually took out all kinds of excuses for him, not even taking a look at what kind of person he was.