If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Queen Ruan invited Prince Chen and his wife to have dinner in Kunning Palace, and sent someone to the Eastern Palace to invite Fu Jinyi over.

There was light snow outside, but the palace was warm and cozy.

The whole family gathered around the hot pot, and there was no rule of not talking while eating. This was an unprecedented liveliness and warmth in Kunning Palace.

The palace maids serving nearby couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.

Their queen has a really hard life.

Since she married the emperor, who was still the crown prince, she has never smiled as happily as she does today.

The Emperor favors Concubine Liu, and his relationship with the Empress is like fire and water.

If the Queen had not been strong enough over the years, who knows how badly we would have been bullied.

However powerful the queen was, she could not sleep every night. They all knew that she missed the eldest prince whose whereabouts were unknown.

It's better now.

Not only did the eldest prince come back alive, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also looked healthier and more energetic than before. The good days for the Queen were finally here.

Emperor Fu, who had just finished reviewing memorials in the Qianqing Palace, looked at the sky outside.

The palace servant stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, would you like to serve the meal?"

"Go tell Concubine Liu that I'm going to have dinner, and then go call the second prince over." Emperor Fu ordered.

"Yes."

Two palace maids came over with a cloak and put it on Emperor Fu.

"Have Prince Chen and the others left the palace?" Emperor Fu asked casually.

Palace maid: "Your Majesty, Prince Chen and Princess Chen are having dinner in Kunning Palace."

what? !

Emperor Fu's face darkened.

What does Ruan Danyang mean!

Their family reunited without even informing him. Although he might not necessarily go to Kunning Palace, he could choose not to go, but the Queen had to come and invite him.

The more Emperor Fu thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Go to Kunning Palace!" he ordered coldly.

The palace servants were all stunned.

It has been a long time since the Emperor went to Kunning Palace after nightfall, and he just conveyed his order to Concubine Liu. This is the first time he went to see the Queen halfway.

"Your Majesty, what about the Imperial Concubine..." The chief eunuch Su Zhongcheng spoke cautiously.

Emperor Fu gave him a cold look.

Su Zhongcheng has served Emperor Fu for many years, but he still doesn't quite understand what the emperor's look means.

The emperor's setting up of Kunning Palace not only caused the empress's happy mood to suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse, but even Imperial Concubine Liu, who had dressed up carefully and prepared a table full of dishes that Emperor Fu liked, was stunned.

"What did you say? Where did the emperor go?" Concubine Liu asked in surprise.

The maid Lily whispered, "Your Majesty, the emperor... has gone to Kunning Palace."

Concubine Liu chuckled, "Impossible!"

The emperor could go to any palace, but definitely not to Kunning Palace.

If Queen Ruan had not gotten the emperor drunk, the emperor would never have had two sons with the queen.

"Your Majesty, it's true." Lily whispered, "I heard that Prince Chen and Princess Chen stayed in Kunning Palace for dinner. After the emperor heard about it, he said he was going to Kunning Palace."

Concubine Liu's expression changed.

Another maid, Lianhua, muttered: "The queen actually used such means to seduce the emperor, it's really..."

"Anyone in the palace could seduce the emperor except the queen, and she wouldn't use such despicable means." Concubine Liu said unhappily.

In the eyes of others, Concubine Liu and Queen Ruan are irreconcilable.

In fact, Concubine Liu tried her best to avoid conflicts with Queen Ruan. She felt that Queen Ruan... could kill her with a single blow at any time.

He Zhiyuan also warned her not to take advantage of her favor in the palace and provoke the queen, otherwise he would not be able to protect her.

"Your Majesty, would you like to eat first?" Lily asked.

Concubine Liu said, "Keep the dishes warm first and serve them when the emperor arrives."

……

Emperor Fu ordered the palace servants outside Kunning Palace not to speak. He stood outside the palace and listened to the noise inside.

The prince's cheerful laughter was heard, and no one knew what he said, but it made the queen laugh as well.

"You little monkey, your brother is the only one who is willing to spoil you." Queen Ruan scolded with a smile.

"Yes, yes, it's great to have a brother." Fu Jinyi laughed, "Now I not only have a brother, but also a sister-in-law. Soon, I will have a little nephew."

Fu Jinyuan raised an eyebrow, "Little niece."

Queen Ruan nodded, "Yes, I also hope to have a caring granddaughter."

"I like them all anyway. I'll take them horseback riding and buy them candied haws, pine nut candy and crystal cakes..."

Emperor Fu murmured in his heart, isn't this what the prince likes?

Also, why give birth to a little niece? At that time, the only way to carry on the family line was to give birth to a son.

No, no, it would be best if his first grandson was born to Yu'er. How could it be Prince Chen?

"Your Majesty, aren't you going in?" Qingli noticed that the emperor stood by the door for a long time, and she smiled respectfully.

Emperor Fu was startled by the palace maid behind him.

Queen Ruan and Fu Jinyuan in the palace looked at each other.

They all noticed the appearance of Emperor Fu, but since he didn't come in, they pretended not to know.

"I was just passing by Kunning Palace and came over to take a look." Emperor Fu coughed lightly.

Hearing Emperor Fu's voice, Queen Ruan in the palace had no choice but to stand up.

"Everyone, stand up." Emperor Fu glanced at the table and saw only leftovers.

There was absolutely no place for him at this banquet.

"Has the emperor had his meal yet?" Queen Ruan asked knowingly.

"I'm going to have dinner with... the Empress Dowager." Emperor Fu said with a cold face.

Empress Ruan said, "Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some midnight snacks for the emperor. The empress dowager has been a vegetarian this month and is afraid that the emperor will be too hungry to sleep at night."

"It's almost curfew, Prince Chen, why are you still in the palace?" Emperor Fu's voice suddenly became majestic.

Fu Jinyuan: "There is still half an hour left, so we can return home in time."

"Brother, I will take you out of the palace." Fu Jinyi said immediately.

Queen Ruan brought him back and said, "Your sister-in-law just came back and needs to rest well. Don't go and cause trouble."

"Also, how many days have you not done your homework?"

The smile on Fu Jinyi's face fell, "Mother, how could I cause trouble to my sister-in-law? My sister-in-law has just arrived, and she must need someone to introduce her to the royal capital. I am..."

"You have been out of the palace so many times that you can count them on your ten fingers. What do you want to introduce to your sister-in-law?" asked Queen Ruan.

Fu Jinyi let out a howl and wanted to hug Queen Ruan's shoulders and act coquettishly, but when he saw Emperor Fu's face getting increasingly gloomy, he had to hold back his howl.

"You are the crown prince, but you act like a child all day long. How disgraceful! You don't have any composure at all." Emperor Fu scolded angrily.

"Father, I'm not very old." Fu Jinyi said in a low voice.

"When I was your age, I was already in charge of a job. What can you do? Stop acting like a spoiled child to your mother all day long. You are not a child anymore."

Emperor Fu cursed.

Fu Jinyi covered his chest and said, "It hurts, it hurts so much, I feel like I'm going to vomit blood again."

“…” Emperor Fu’s face turned pale instantly when he remembered the last time he was sprayed with blood.

Fu Jinyuan: "Your Majesty, the prince had an old illness last time and it took a lot of effort to recover. The imperial physician said that he should not be stimulated again."

Emperor Fu was so angry that he left in anger.