In the Pepper Room, candlelight flickers.

Queen Wang glanced at the book for a few seconds and felt uneasy. She couldn't tell why and was very irritated. She subconsciously called out, "Where's Madam Liu?"

"Her Majesty, Madam Liu went to Concubine Liang's palace and hasn't returned yet," said the senior palace maid Chunlan, who was serving on the side.

Chunlan was Queen Wang's maidservant who came with her as a dowry and had been serving her since she was a child.

Queen Wang then remembered that she had asked Madam Liu to go to Concubine Liang's palace and "send someone to look for her and ask Madam Liu to come back quickly."

"Greetings, Your Highness."

There was a noise outside and footsteps at the door. Queen Wang looked up and saw that the eldest prince had arrived. A smile appeared in her eyes.

"Your son pays his respects to the Queen Mother."

Xiao Conghui saluted. He was dressed in a gorgeous azure blue robe, with sharp eyebrows and eyes. He had an air of nobility just standing there, making people dare not approach him easily.

"Bring hot tea quickly," Queen Wang ordered, "Come and sit down."

"You all go out and serve," Xiao Conghui did not respond to Queen Wang's words. He came here today for something very important.

"yes".

When Chunlan went out, she deliberately passed by the eldest prince. It was no wonder that she had such thoughts. Queen Wang privately hinted to her that she would be sent to the eldest prince's room to serve him in a few days.

She has been with Queen Wang since she was a child. She is three years older than Xiao Conghui. It was she who coaxed Xiao Conghui to play when he was a child, so she was always closer to him than others.

When Queen Wang saw the eldest prince, her depression was swept away. She was happy just to see him. "Hurry up and sit down. Why are you here at this time? Why didn't you leave the palace today?"

After the prince reaches adulthood and sets up his own household, he generally does not stay overnight in the palace unless there are special circumstances. Of course, the palace is always prepared.

"Madame Liu was arrested by the Ministry of Punishment," Xiao Conghui walked to Queen Wang.

What?

A bad premonition came over her, very strongly. Queen Wang knew the methods of the Ministry of Punishment. Liu Ma would definitely not be able to hold it. If she confessed everything, then?

She panicked. What should she do?

"She has confessed," Xiao Conghui said seriously.

The Queen Mother is so careless. How could she not make preparations for such a special moment? The eldest prince thought.

Then? Queen Wang was completely panicked. This matter could not be blamed on Liu Ma. The most urgent task was how to suppress this matter.

Xiao Conghui held down Queen Wang's hand and said, "Fortunately, she is smart and still wants her mother to save her. She took the blame for framing Concubine Guo on herself."

"But, if the trial continues...", beads of sweat appeared on Queen Wang's forehead. If the trial continued, the consequences would be unimaginable.

She will definitely confess everything, including the past events, Hanpin's child, Defei's child, Li Guiren's child...

And that Chun'er who was pushed into the lotus pond by her...

If Xiao Hanyi knew about this, she would have no chance of survival. Considering Xiao Hanyi's feelings for Chun'er, he might even crush her to ashes.

Queen Wang tried hard to calm herself down.

"Madame Liu is dead," Xiao Hanyi's face showed no emotion.

After Guo Xiner was found to have been poisoned, he became more vigilant and had people keep an eye on Madam Liu. Sure enough, today Madam Liu was taken to the Ministry of Punishment.

He took advantage of the moment when Chen Hai was delivering his confession to Xiao Hanyi and sent someone in to force Madam Liu to commit suicide without anyone noticing.

Nanny Liu still has family. She knows what to choose: one person dies or the whole family dies.

"Dead? Good thing he died."

Queen Wang felt relieved. After a moment, she looked at Xiao Conghui with admiration in her eyes. This brave and resourceful son would surely become a great man in the future.

"If the emperor asks, how would the queen mother like to answer?" asked the eldest prince.

Queen Wang was silent for a moment. "I was just saying, is there a private feud between Madam Liu and Imperial Concubine Guo?"

She looked at Xiao Conghui with a questioning look.

Xiao Conghui shook his head. Just because they had a private feud, she dared to murder the heir to the throne? That was a poor excuse.

Queen Wang naturally understood this, but how could she find any other excuse now? After all, Nanny Liu was someone close to her and had her trust. Xiao Hanyi would definitely not believe her.

Xiao Conghui didn't show any panic in his eyes. "Mother, they said that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory observed the celestial phenomena at night and calculated that the child in Concubine Guo's belly is in conflict with the fate of the emperor, and will definitely affect the emperor's health in the future. So, Madam Liu is doing this for the emperor..."

Do you understand?

Queen Wang frowned and thought, if that was the case, even if murdering the royal heir was a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan, it would have nothing to do with her.

"Please sleep, mother. I will take my leave now."

Xiao Conghui turned around and strode out of the Pepper Room.

…

Half an hour ago, West City.

Today, it was Xu Zhiwei, the official historian, who was on duty. He was beaten up by the second prince during the day, so he took a leave. He had just left the palace and was about to go home when he met a servant who told him that his two concubines had fought and wanted him to go back to seek justice. It was nothing more than jealousy between the women in the harem. He was annoyed when he heard it, so he turned around and went to Yihong Courtyard.

On the way, he opened the sedan chair and looked at the sky. He unexpectedly found that there was a small star faintly next to the Ziwei star, and the Ziwei star, which was getting darker, began to shine.

The starlight around Ziwei Star gradually became brighter.

What did this mean? Xu Zhiwei scratched his head. His whole body ached and he couldn't concentrate at all. He had to ask his master.

His master was once a world-famous image observer, gifted and famous at a young age. For unknown reasons, he suddenly retired sixteen years ago.

But until now, his legend still exists in the world.

Xu Zhiwei sat in the sedan chair, thinking of Xiao Cui's soft waist and delicate skin, and felt itchy in his heart.

He entered Yihong Courtyard and chose Xiaocui.

But the brothel owner told him that Xiao Cui had been ordered by another customer today. He didn't care about that. "You're talking nonsense to me? Xiao Cui must be ordered today."

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