The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

But before Liu Moyan could make a move, someone spoke up to stop her.

"I saw everything that happened just now clearly. This lady Cui probably didn't stand firmly and fell to the ground. It's normal for others to be unable to see clearly from a distance."

Such blatant protection surprised everyone.

Cui Baiyu looked at the Third Prince in disbelief and said anxiously, "Your Highness, this is clearly not the case."

"Shut up!" Han Gongling shouted coldly, "Madam Cui, don't forget where this is. You can't act recklessly here."

Cui Baiyu's face turned pale. He looked unwillingly at the Third Prince, then at the female official with a strange expression. However, he still reluctantly admitted what the Third Prince said and apologized to Liu Moyan.

She left angrily with the help of the palace maid.

Those who originally did not dare to speak also left quietly.

Liu Moyan clearly felt that Han Gongling was probing her.

Liu Qingwan knew whether this was a good thing or not, as her sister and Pei Shuo were in love with each other.

If there hadn't been this sudden beauty pageant, she would have had to leave the palace.

If any rumors were to spread at this time, making people think that the Third Prince was obsessed with Liu Moyan, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.

So Liu Qingwan dragged Liu Moyan along and thanked the third prince with gratitude yet distance.

He was very flattering to the Third Prince in his words, praising him for his noble character and fairness.

Everyone could see from their distant attitude that they did not want to have too much to do with the Third Prince.

The third prince understood the meaning and did not want to do anything eagerly. Instead, he left calmly and coldly, as if all his actions just now were just a piece of cake, which made the Liu sisters a little uneasy.

They had been in the palace for two days, but the palace did not hold a selection immediately. Instead, they were placed in the Palace of Selected Ladies and would begin teaching them the palace rules the next day.

They were really bored today, so they went for a walk in the garden outside, but they never expected to encounter such trouble.

Liu Moyan took advantage of the fact that no one was around and complained, "Does Cui Baiyu have some kind of epilepsy? Why is he attacking me for no reason?"

He also found it strange that the Third Prince was defending him so openly, as if he was very familiar with him.

Others didn't notice it, but she noticed that there was something indescribable in the look in the Third Prince's eyes when he looked at her.

After thinking about it, Liu Moyan convinced herself that it might be because they reluctantly protected the Third Prince from disaster last time in the Taoist temple, so the Third Prince had such affection for them.

Liu Qingwan thought about it and said calmly: "But I hope so."

It's better than the rumor that the third prince favors my sister.

It was a very special time, and many of these concubines wanted to marry into a royal family. Even if they themselves didn't want to, their parents might not want to miss the opportunity to become royal relatives.

By then, there is no guarantee that she will not resort to extraordinary means in order to marry into the royal family.

Liu Moyan nodded in agreement, thought about it, and then pulled her sister to see Pei Yi.

Pei Yi was different from them. He just stayed in his room these two days, chanting scriptures and reciting Buddhist scriptures.

She said that she had not completed her homework yet and needed to meditate and practice.

When they arrived, Pei Yi had just finished chanting the sutra. The serving palace maid considerately took the Buddhist beads from her hand and helped her up.

Hearing about their experience today, Pei Yi was slightly surprised. "Sister Pei, do you think the Third Prince is helping us because he feels guilty about what happened last time?"

Liu Moyan hoped that Pei Yi would nod in agreement with this statement, but Pei Yi looked strange, "Why did that Madam Cui attack you? Have you offended her in any way?"

Liu Moyan shook her head: "I have never seen her before. If I hadn't entered the palace, I wouldn't have known whether she was round or flat. Don't you think she is very strange? She attacked me for no reason..."

After a pause, Liu Moyan suddenly thought of something and a look of fear and anxiety appeared in his eyes.

"what happened?"

"Do you think it's because we are so beautiful and she wants to enter the palace. She thinks we will block her way, so she is so cruel to us?"

The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Liu Moyan is not narcissistic. She is really beautiful. After being in the palace for so long, there are really few women who are more beautiful than her.

If Liu Qingwan is like a blooming lily, elegant and cool, then Liu Moyan is a delicate peony, extremely gorgeous and rich.

With a beauty like this, if she were to enter the palace in the future, she would surely be the most beautiful woman in the palace.

I'm afraid all other powders will lose their color.

With such a beautiful appearance, no matter how much a man likes her, the royal family is unwilling to let her enter the palace as his wife.

Although Pei Yi thought she was a little narcissistic, she had to admit that she had some truth in what she said.

"Is this Madam Cui's grandfather Prime Minister Sima?"

Liu Qingwan thought about it and nodded.

"If her father is really Pingzhou Governor Cui Shou, then her mother should be Sima Fanglin, the youngest daughter of Prime Minister Sima."

Pei Yi nodded. "In addition to the words of virtue and kindness, the royal family's selection of wives is also a matter of power and interests. Prime Minister Sima has a high status among the literati and has a very good reputation. Unfortunately, there are no suitable girls among the Sima family's grandchildren to enter the palace."

Otherwise, there is no need to think about it. Even if the daughter of the Sima family is a little ugly, the empress and the imperial concubine will also win her over.

But he has a granddaughter. If this generation's granddaughter can marry into the palace, the Sima family will be connected with the palace.

With the in-law relationship, this kind of thing is the best thing for the empress and the imperial concubine.

Although Pei Yi didn't know what was happening in the court now, there had always been intricate connections between relatives in the struggle for imperial power since ancient times.

With the support of these powerful ministers, the prince will be qualified to compete for the position of crown prince and ascend the throne as emperor.

Liu Qingwan sighed, "If this is true, you and I, sisters, will probably be in endless trouble."

As he said this, he looked at Pei Yi with a serious expression. If the royal family was selecting concubines based on their looks, the two of them would at most be concubines.

But Pei Yi is different. The daughter of a Duke’s mansion is at least an imperial concubine.

But now, whether it is the second prince or the third prince, I am afraid that neither of them is a good match.

In this situation, what would the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion do?

Liu Moyan recalled that in her previous life, Cui Baiyu became the third imperial concubine because her grandfather was Prime Minister Sima. But when the third prince rebelled, Prime Minister Sima not only did not help his granddaughter, but also stood up and accused the third prince of treason.

Did he force Cui Baiyu to commit suicide?

She used to sympathize with Cui Baiyu, but after being targeted like that just now, Liu Moyan felt that she deserved to die. If she wanted to jump into the fire pit, thinking about the glory and wealth of the royal family, she could not escape the misery of being abandoned when she lost her value.

She thought about how she had been reborn and tried to enter the palace. Now thinking about it, it was all stupid. Fortunately, Pei Shuo insisted on not giving up, and she did not go down this path to the end.

But after a short while, she felt depressed again. The crisis of the Pei family had not been resolved yet, so why should she be happy?

Pei Yi saw that she was happy at one moment and worried at another, and couldn't help asking her, "What are you thinking about?"

Liu Moyan looked at the two of them and said hurriedly, "I feel that this palace is a place where people are eaten alive. If we come in, we will be forced to fight even if we don't want to. Sister, let's find a way to leave."