I saw his palm gently covering Wang Lin's palm on his arm and clenching it slightly.
Those cold black eyes were now filled with a bit of tenderness, "I've made my beloved concubine worried, and I will reward you generously."
Wang Lin was almost flattered by Nangong Shuo's rare tenderness, and her eyes couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, my concubine."
Having said that, he still did not forget to cast a provocative look at Shangguan Yu who was standing beside him, his eyes full of pride.
Shangguan Yu lowered her eyes and said nothing. She told Nangong Shuo that she would never love him again. Since she didn't love him, why should she care about whom he expressed his affectionate words to?
She smiled bitterly in her heart, but at this time, Shangguancheng, who was also standing among the ministers, saw that her daughter looked lonely, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
Tibu stepped forward and asked softly: "Xiaoyu, Yuan Fei said you injured your foot, how are you doing now?"
Hearing the care shown in his father Shangguan Cheng's tone, the discomfort Shangguan Yu had been holding back surged into his heart at this moment.
Her eyes couldn't help but turn red. She slowly raised her eyes to look at Shangguan City and said, "I'm fine, dad. It's just a minor injury. It's almost healed."
She reluctantly twitched the corners of her lips, but found that her smile was uglier than crying.
Nangong Shuo couldn't see Shangguan Yu's face. Although all his thoughts were on Shangguan Yu at the moment, he still forced himself and Wang Lin to play tricks in front of her, just to make her give up on him completely.
But hearing the loneliness that was inadvertently revealed in her words, his heart still couldn't help but feel distressed.
"Your Majesty, the Ai family has hosted a banquet at Cihui Palace for your return. You and Gu Aiqing are tired of traveling, so go to your mother's concubine to have a meal first."
After saying that, Princess Wang cast her eyes towards Gu Zixu, "Gu Aiqing, do you want me to show my favor?"
Gu Zixu, who had been silent since entering the palace and just watched Nangong Shuo and Wang Lin's flirtation, turned his attention to him when he heard Wang Taifei mention him.
This time, he politely refused, "My dearest concubine, please forgive me. Weichen has not been home for a long time. The two elders in the family are very concerned about Weichen. Weichen must return home as soon as possible to report that he is safe. Thank you very much, Mrs. Weichen."
The concubine’s kind wishes.”
Gu Zixu refused directly in front of the ministers. Although he said it tactfully, he still did not save any face for the princess.
The Princess Royal was rejected, her face was a little confused, and there was a look of displeasure in her eyes.
But at this time, she didn't show it too obviously. She just smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, the two elders in the family know Si'er well. The Ai family understands this deeply, so they don't force Aiqing to stay."
"Thank you, Princess Taifei, for being considerate of me."
Gu Zixu cupped his hands and said, "Wei Chen, please retire."
After that, he turned around and saw that Shangguan Yu was still standing aside silently without speaking. He frowned slightly and wanted to speak, but still didn't say anything, so he left the palace without saying a word.
Wang Lin, on the other hand, was particularly proud at this time. She cast her eyes on Shangguan Yu and suddenly said with a self-blaming look on her face, "Oh, look, my sister really doesn't understand the rules. She has been here for so long and she didn't even notice."
With that said, Wang Lin walked up to Shangguan Yu hypocritically and said, "If my sister is fine, why not go to the concubine's palace to have a meal with the emperor like my sister?"
Her false invitation made Shangguan Yu sneer in his heart again.