The soft beauty is so good at teasing, the villain prince asks for a kiss

Kunhua Palace.

The queen looked worried and gloomy. She took a small silver spoon and scooped some incense powder into the three-legged auspicious beast incense burner.

Wisps of smoke rise up, exuding a faint fragrance.

She raised her hands to fan herself, took a deep breath, and her frown slowly relaxed.

After smelling it for a while, she straightened up, waved her jade hand, and immediately a palace maid took the lid and covered the incense burner.

"Go make a pot of——"

Before the queen finished her words, a questioning voice suddenly came from outside.

"Eunuch Fang, is the Queen here? Is it convenient for me to go in now?"

The palace maid An Zhi smiled and said, "My lady, it's the young lady who is here."

The queen handed her the things in her hand, her face lightened up a little, she wiped her hands with a handkerchief, went out to greet her personally, stood at the door and waved slowly, "Zhi Ning, come to your aunt."

Chen Zhining's eyes lit up, she lifted her skirt and quickly walked up the stairs, calling out affectionately: "Zhining greets auntie, long live auntie!"

"Slow down, slow down!" The Queen gently touched her smooth and fair face and asked with concern: "Have you been taking medicine on time recently? How is your health?"

Chen Zhining held her hand and whispered softly, "Father and brother take turns watching over her every day. How dare Zhining not take medicine on time?"

"They are doing this for your own good. You are seriously ill and you almost scared your aunt to death!"

As the queen spoke, she pulled her into the inner hall and had her sit on the couch.

After serving tea to the two of them, An Zhi tactfully led the other palace maids to retreat, leaving the aunt and niece to talk privately.

After chatting for a while, the queen suddenly asked, "Who sent you here?"

Chen Zhining was startled, then lowered her eyes, revealing a somewhat shy girlish attitude, twisting her handkerchief with her slender fingers, and whispered, "Auntie is asking even though she knows the answer."

"Looking at your rosy face, what is there for me to not know?" The Queen tapped her forehead and jokingly said, "Girls are really hard to keep when they grow up. Do you like him so much?"

Chen Zhining couldn't help laughing, she held the handkerchief to cover her lips and said, "I like him. The first time I saw him, I felt that if I could marry him in this life, I would die without regrets."

"Nonsense!" The queen glared at her. "No matter how good a man is, he is not worth swearing your life on. You have to remember that your life is the most important, and everything else is secondary."

Chen Zhining did not argue, and nodded obediently, "I understand, aunt."

Seeing that she didn't care, the queen had no choice but to ask, "Since you two love each other, have you set a date for the wedding?"

"Brother Changjin said that we can't make it this year. I need to prepare my dowry and wedding dress, so I can't be too hasty. The earliest time would have to be winter, but winter is cold. He said that it would be too bleak to get married at that time, so he discussed with Dad to postpone it to March next year."

Being able to marry the man you love is probably the dream of every young girl. When talking about this, Chen Zhining couldn't hide the sweetness on her face, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy.

The queen was moved and sighed, "He is a thoughtful person, and it is worth it that you like him so much."

Chen Zhining heard that her tone was not right, and looked at her face carefully. Seeing that she was depressed, she couldn't help but ask: "Aunt, did you encounter something unpleasant?"

The queen was silent for a moment, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said sadly, "Before you came, Princess Changle from the Annan Palace brought her younger brother to pay respects to Your Majesty and me."

"Zhi Ning has also heard about this matter. What's the matter? Are they disrespectful to the Empress?"

The Queen shook her head and said, "I thought that Princess Changle is eighteen years old, still unmarried, and very beautiful, so I thought of finding a husband for her."

She leaned forward and lowered her voice, "You also know that the Prince of Annan's Palace has always been a concern for His Majesty. I want to find a good marriage for Changle in Yundu. If you keep her here, wouldn't His Majesty have another bargaining chip to check and balance the Prince of Annan?"

Chen Zhining nodded.

"That's where the problem lies." The Queen frowned and said, "I just said that His Majesty mentioned Fang'er and asked me if I wanted to introduce Fang'er to someone else."

Fang'er is Chen Fang, Chen Zhining's biological brother and the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion.

Chen Zhining was shocked, "Your Majesty, do you suspect that my aunt has selfish motives?"

The queen nodded slowly, "I meant well, who would have thought that I would make him unhappy?"

As she said this she sighed again.

Chen Zhining sorted out the whole story, held her hand, and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Don't take it to heart, aunt. You know that His Majesty has always been suspicious. However, if you ask me, what you did in this matter was indeed inappropriate."

The Queen frowned, "What do you mean?"

"My aunt is the queen, and my cousin is the crown prince. Our Rongguo Mansion has reached its peak of honor and favor, and we can no longer move forward. At least no one in our family holds military power now. Even if we act a little arrogantly, His Majesty will only turn a blind eye for the sake of the crown prince and my aunt."

"But if my brother marries Princess Changle, it will be completely different." Chen Zhining's face was slightly solemn. "Princess Changle is backed by the Annan Palace. The Annan King has a large army and is a thorn in your majesty's side. If our two families join forces, your highness the crown prince will be the heir to the throne and have military power. What should he do next? Do you think your majesty can still sleep at night?"

The queen stood up suddenly, her face pale, and she clenched her hands tightly. After a long while, she slapped her face and said angrily, "I am so confused! Even if Changle is unmarried, anyone can propose to be her matchmaker, except me!"

Chen Zhining nodded, "That's right."

"You are really smart!" The queen was surprised and delighted. "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have been confused and would have had to go around in circles for a long time."

Chen Zhining comforted her a few more words, and the Queen gradually felt relieved. She kept her in the palace for lunch before letting her leave.

Before leaving, the Queen patted her hands and said, "You are so smart, I am relieved. I am afraid that you will be blinded by your emotions. Liang Changjin is definitely not a good person, so you'd better be more careful."

Chen Zhining agreed with his words, but he disagreed in his heart.

She likes Liang Changjin, and believes that with her own abilities, she can definitely keep Liang Changjin's heart.

*

Liang Changjin came out of the East Palace. The prince saw him to the door. He turned around and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, please stay. I'll take my leave."

The prince hesitated, patted his shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "I know you have suffered a lot of grievances. The Duke has been acting more and more recklessly in recent years. In addition, he only has Zhining as his daughter, so it is inevitable that he is too arrogant. But Zhining is not a bad person by nature. You will know it if you get to know her more. Don't hold a grudge against her."

Liang Changjin smiled gently, "Your Highness, you are overthinking. I was ignorant before, but now I have let it go. I just want to stay with Zhining forever."

The prince looked at him with satisfaction and waved his hand, "Okay, go ahead."

Liang Changjin bowed again and turned around.

He walked out of the East Palace quickly, and just as he reached the carriage, Chen Zhining arrived right after him. He walked up to her and used his sleeves as an umbrella to shield Chen Zhining from the scorching sun.

Chen Zhining smiled sweetly and wiped the sweat from his forehead with her handkerchief. The two looked at each other with their eyes flickering and their feelings surging. From afar, they looked like an enviable couple.

"Let's go home, Brother Changjin." Chen Zhining put down the handkerchief and pulled Liang Changjin's sleeve.

"Go home?" Liang Changjin laughed briefly, "Okay."