Qi Yuning instructed Chunfen and Jingzhe, "Please take good care of Lingling."

Chunfen and Jingzhe knelt down and replied, "Yes."

Lingling poked her little head out of the carriage, waved to Qi Yuning and said, "Goodbye, mother."

Qi Yuning looked at Lingling in the carriage and said, "Don't stick your head out. Wait until we get to North City."

"Oh." Lingling waved her hand and then obediently retracted her little head.

Qi Yuning looked at the carriage going away, feeling reluctant and worried, but she knew that Lingling's future in Shengjing City was uncertain.

At least in North City, there is no need to worry about Lingling's safety.

Qi Yuning returned to the palace and found that the room was suddenly empty. Most of Lingling's clothes were gone, and the spring and summer clothes she had just made were taken to the North City. Only a few sets of winter clothes were left.

Qi Yuning calmed down and returned to the desk to check the account book.

Then he saw a small peach wood sword next to the account book, which was Lingling's favorite toy. There was also a piece of paper next to it, with Lingling writing crookedly. The words were really hard to make out. Qi Yuning looked at it for a long time before he realized that it should be the three words "Mom plays".

Lingling kept her favorite little peach wood sword.

Qi Yuning touched the small peach wood sword, feeling reluctant. He had to expose the conspiracy between the prince and the Qin family as soon as possible so that he could bring Lingling to his side.

Over the past six months, I have become accustomed to Lingling's laughter and joy. Suddenly, without Lingling, the palace seemed to have fallen into silence again.

As dusk approached, the silence became more pronounced.

Until he felt a force on his shoulder from behind, Qi Yuning looked back and saw that it was Lu Ze.

Lu Ze looked at the small peach wood sword in Qi Yuning's hand and said, "Lingling left this for you last night so that you could play with it and have fun whenever you missed her."

Qi Yuning looked up at Lu Ze and asked, "Have you seen His Majesty today?"

Lu Ze shook his head and said, "His Majesty has already said that no one is allowed to disturb us, not even my mother or the Queen."

Qi Yuning said, "This secluded cultivation is tantamount to handing over the imperial power to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. After forty-nine days, even if His Majesty is still alive, the court will have long been under the control of the Crown Prince. His Majesty has always been wise and sage, how could he become so foolish in his old age?"

Lu Ze said, "How many people can face life and death calmly? Now we have no choice but to find a way to get Prince Jin to testify, so that the Crown Prince and the Qin family's conspiracy can be exposed to the public."

Qi Yuning thought about the King of Jin yesterday and sighed, "The King of Jin may not be willing to compete with the Crown Prince of the Qin family."

"What if the Crown Prince learns that the origin of opium is Prince Jin?" Lu Ze asked, "Will the Crown Prince tolerate Prince Jin?"

Qi Yuning smiled lightly and said, "That's right."