Yu Qingwu looked up and saw Gao Minyue walking over with a dignified air.

As she walked, she opened the food box in her hand and said to Xie Jin Yan with a sweet smile, "Shixiong, these are shaobing I made myself, exactly like the ones my father makes. Her Majesty the Queen will definitely like them…"

Was Gao Minyue taking the wrong medicine today?

Yu Qingwu was puzzled, and suddenly felt a chill. She subconsciously looked at the man beside her.

Xie Jin Yan was also clearly frightened by Gao Minyue's 'gentleness.'

He frowned and said with a sullen face, "A Yue, you're still injured. Don't come out and mess around."

Shixiong didn't want her to see Her Majesty the Queen? How else could she expose that cheap woman Yu Qingwu's ugliness in front of the Queen?

A trace of unwillingness flashed in her eyes. Gao Minyue clenched her fists, turned her gaze, and suddenly looked at Yu Qingwu. Changing her usual fierce attitude, she softly handed the food box in her hand to her, pleading, "Second Shijie, look, I spent most of the day making these shaobing, and I really miss Her Majesty the Queen. Please don't hold a grudge and let Shixiong take me with you, okay?"

The implication was that she was holding a grudge and preventing Xie Jin Yan from taking her, a noble 'relative of the emperor,' into the palace?

Well, Gao Minyue's entry into the palace might ruin her chances of becoming a concubine.

Thinking of this, Yu Qingwu also changed her usual behavior, stepped forward to hold Xie Jin Yan's arm, and gently persuaded him, "Your Highness, why don't you… let A Yue go to the palace with us? It wasn't easy for her to make so many shaobing."

???

His Shijie was actually helping A Yue speak?

Could it be that she wanted to use A Yue to ruin the marriage?

Her mind was turning very quickly…

Unfortunately…

With a slight lift of his lips, Xie Jin Yan held the small hand covering his arm, stroking it intentionally or unintentionally, and said ambiguously, "Alright, since Shijie has spoken, A Yue, you can go with us."

Didn't that sound like he was letting Gao Minyue go because of her?

For some reason, Yu Qingwu felt that Xie Jin Yan was doing it on purpose. Did he want to make Gao Minyue jealous?

She quietly glanced at Gao Minyue, who was indeed gnashing her teeth in anger.

Yu Qingwu smiled, pretended not to see it, and turned sideways, hugging Xie Jin Yan's arm and acting coquettish, "Your Highness, I can't get up, please carry me."

"Okay." Xie Jin Yan heard this, and very cooperatively picked her up, gentle, doting, and full of affection.

Seeing this scene, Gao Minyue's lungs were about to explode with anger.

Yu Qingwu leaned in Xie Jin Yan's arms, looking at her with extremely provocative peach blossom eyes.

Gao Minyue's face became even more unsightly, and her lips trembled slightly, probably because she was too angry.

Yu Qingwu curled her lips and gave her an extremely seductive smile, leaning even closer into Xie Jin Yan's arms.

For the rest of the way, she used the excuse of being afraid of thunder, leaning into Xie Jin Yan's arms from time to time, and constantly acting coquettish with him, saying that she was very scared and asking him to hold her tighter.

And that man was extremely cooperative.

Gao Minyue was disgusted the entire way, and was even a little unsteady on her feet when she arrived at Fengzao Palace.

Yu Qingwu, on the other hand, put on a weak appearance, carefully following Xie Jin Yan, and only restrained her pretentious appearance when she entered the main hall.

Looking at the Empress Zhou, who had a five-point resemblance to Xie Jin Yan on the phoenix throne, Yu Qingwu bowed and saluted her, "This commoner greets Her Majesty the Queen."

"A Yue greets Auntie the Queen." Gao Minyue also stepped forward, happily and affectionately saluting Empress Zhou.

"Good, good children, rise." Empress Zhou smiled kindly at the two of them, signaled the palace maids to help them up, and then ordered the palace servants to bring a sandalwood box and hand it to Yu Qingwu, "You must be Qingwu? This palace has heard Jin Yan mention you. It's our first meeting, and I haven't prepared anything, so I'll give you this set of jewelry."

As soon as Empress Zhou finished speaking, the palace servants presented the box to Yu Qingwu.

Inside was a complete set of ruby jewelry, including a necklace, earrings, hairpins, and a bracelet.

Golden and dazzling, the workmanship was exquisite and beautiful.

At a glance, it was a rare treasure in the world…

Yu Qingwu did not expect that Empress Zhou would not only be as arrogant and indifferent as she had imagined, but also so kind and generous.

For a moment, she was a little overwhelmed, but quickly pushed it back, "Your Majesty, this… is too valuable, I cannot accept it."

"Hey, child, what is so valuable about this?"

"Besides, you are Jin Yan's Liangdi (Good Consort), so you are this palace's daughter-in-law. We are all family, why be so polite?"

Empress Zhou was full of gentleness, and as she spoke, she gave Xie Jin Yan a wink, blaming him, "Jin Yan, what are you still standing there for? If your wife refuses to accept it, then you accept it for her."

Hearing this, Xie Jin Yan looked over, his handsome eyebrows filled with a soft smile, his voice much gentler and more casual than usual, and said with a smile, "Alright, Shijie, if she wants you to accept it, then accept it."

Empress Zhou and Xie Jin Yan had both said so much, and even though Yu Qingwu was embarrassed, she couldn't refuse any longer.

She had no choice but to accept the sandalwood box, bow, and thank Empress Zhou.

Gao Minyue sat to the side, seeing Empress Zhou give Yu Qingwu such valuable jewelry, she felt that hers would definitely be even better.

Seeing Yu Qingwu get up, she leaned her body slightly forward and immediately looked at Empress Zhou, in a posture of waiting for a reward.

Empress Zhou saw her staring at herself, felt inexplicably strange, touched her face, and asked with a smile, "A Yue, why are you staring at this palace so intently? Is there something on this palace's face?"

Hearing this, Gao Minyue was slightly stunned, feeling a little suspicious.

The Queen wasn't planning to reward her with jewelry?

She reluctantly looked at the palace servants beside Empress Zhou.

The palace servant's hands were empty…

This was impossible!

Gao Minyue felt extremely depressed, bit her lip, and unnaturally handed the prepared food box to Empress Zhou, smiling with a flattering meaning, "That… Auntie the Queen, these are shaobing that I made especially for you, and the taste is exactly the same as the ones my father makes, you will definitely like them."

After Gao Minyue finished speaking, she leaned forward, wanting to get close to Empress Zhou.

However, Empress Zhou didn't seem as happy as she had imagined, but instead seemed very indifferent.

She only glanced at it before instructing the palace servants to take it down.

Gao Minyue immediately felt lost in her heart, and sat back in her chair in confusion and disappointment.

Seeing this scene, Yu Qingwu was also a little puzzled. Didn't Gao Minyue say that the Queen was very familiar with her?

But judging by this, it didn't seem like it.

"Qingwu, come in with me, I have something to tell you in private." While Yu Qingwu was distracted, Empress Zhou suddenly spoke.

A gentle smile appeared on her well-maintained face as she took her hand and said, "Come."

Yu Qingwu suddenly came back to her senses, feeling quite puzzled in her heart, but still followed Empress Zhou into the inner room.

"Come, Qingwu, sit here." As soon as they entered the inner room, Empress Zhou affectionately pulled her to sit on the soft couch, smiling kindly and gently, "I want to ask you something."