What's more, if he really planted a woman he didn't like for the Empress Dowager, wouldn't that be just an act of hatred?

It’s better to spare her such a thankless task!

No matter how Ji Ruyan thought about it, she felt that it was not worthwhile, so she rejected the Empress Dowager's request.

The Empress Dowager is not in a hurry, "You can think about it carefully, the Ai family will be waiting for your answer in Xianping Palace!"

What surprised Ji Ruyan the most was that the Queen Mother didn't stop her, which really made her feel very weird.

She asked Aunt Lingxiu to call her, but she refused her request, but the Empress Dowager was not in a hurry?

Ji Ruyan raised her eyebrows. If that was the case, then this matter must not be urgent, so why should she worry about it? She could just wait for Luo Shunchen to come back and deal with it later.

On the way back to Bingyun Palace from Xianping Palace, Ji Ruyan passed by Wen Bin's Fengyun Palace.

Outside Fengyun Palace, Concubine Wen was standing at the door, as if she was deliberately waiting for Ji Ruyan.

Ji Ruyan walked slowly to Wen Bin, who nodded to her, "Seventh Princess, do you have time to come to my palace for a meeting?"

"Okay, I happen to be thirsty too."

Ji Ruyan did not refuse and agreed.

When the two women walked into Fengyun Palace, Ji Ruyan realized that there was no one waiting in Fengyun Palace, and she couldn't help but be surprised.

"Don't be surprised. Those palace maids are going to collect their monthly bills and summer clothes today, so I gave them leave and asked them to pick them up in person."

Wen Bin made tea herself and poured a cup of hot tea for Ji Ruyan.

The faint fragrance of lotus made Ji Ruyan look at Wen Bin with admiration.

Because Wen Bin actually dried lotus flowers and then made tea to drink. Such tea would be dyed with the aroma of lotus flowers.

Ji Ruyan took the hot tea and thanked her, "Thank you."

"No, it's me who should say thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to complete what my father told me last time."

Wen Bin smiled gently.

"Zong Zhouhou went to the Ancient Beast Mountain Range?"

"My father has already left and is not expected to come back until the end of the year."

When Wen Bin talked about Zong Zhouhou, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Ruyan glanced at her and found that Concubine Wen was actually not outstanding in appearance, and she was quite old in the palace. She had a daughter and a son. The daughter was the eldest princess Luo Qianfan, who was already married.

Go out, Fu Ma heard that he died young. So the eldest princess Luo Qianfan now lives in the princess's house, but never goes out to see guests.

The son is His Royal Highness Luo Zhengde. He is nineteen this year. I heard that he has always been a scholar rather than a martial artist. It can be said that compared with the sons of Emperor Xuan, he is different.

Therefore, Marquis Zong Zhou paid no attention to Concubine Wen and did not care whether she lived well in the palace.

The most important thing is that His Highness Luo Zhengde followed Wen, and Concubine Wen supported it.

Wen Bin brought several pastries from the side and handed them to Ji Ruyan, "Try them. These are all newly made pastries in my small kitchen."

Ji Ruyan glanced at it. The colors of the pastries looked very good, white, yellow, green, black, and red.

Seeing that she didn't do anything, Wen Bin explained from the side, "Don't worry, except for the white ones, which are rice cakes made from rice flour, the others are pastries made from soybeans, mung beans, black beans, and red beans. Nothing else is added."
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"Oh!"

Seeing her expectant look, Ji Ruyan couldn't bear to refuse, so she had to reach out and take a piece of red bean cake and take a bite.

The taste is sweet and fragrant, but it has a different flavor.

"How does it taste?"

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Chapter completed!