Emperor Mingde looked at his grandson lying on the ground.

Maybe because he grew up in the border area, his grandson is taller than other children of the same age and looks stronger. He also has a very slender figure as a martial artist. From the appearance, he is better educated than several grandsons in Beijing.

It’s a pity that such a good child is King Ping’s son.

Emperor Mingde sighed in his heart, and couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable with the existence of Prince Ping again.

"Let's get started! Put everything else aside for now and tell us about what happened this time."

Emperor Mingde asked people to stand up.

Zhonglizhou stood up and calmly started from the beginning, explaining how the other party launched a surprise attack, how they decided to fight back this year, and how the fight started.

Among them, the matter of Jiang Zhuo was inevitably mentioned.

Marquis Jianping stood there with a gloomy face, enduring the strange looks from the people around him from time to time, and cursed Jiang Zhuo in his heart.

I've lost my mind after staying at the border for so many years!

He left such a big mess at home before he died!

"After receiving the order from Grandfather, my father has taken the Governor of Liang Province to negotiate with the foreigners. Soon they will personally bring compensation and come to the capital to apologize to Grandfather."

Emperor Mingde felt relieved after hearing this.

Sure enough, after hearing that others were worse off, he inexplicably felt better.

"Where is the man who killed Jiang Zhuo?"

"Just outside the palace, waiting for the summons from the Emperor."

"Xuan!"

The summons officer quickly spread the news. Ji Mingxue took a deep breath, looked at the plaque of the Zichen Hall, and stepped in.

Ji Fengshou had been standing there in high spirits. When he saw that the person who appeared was indeed Ji Mingxue, he trembled with excitement, looking like he was having an epileptic seizure.

The subordinates behind him were horrified and quickly lowered their voices to ask with concern, "Sir! What happened? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ji Fengshou suppressed his inner excitement and raised his chin: "See? My nephew! That's my biological nephew!"

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Inside Yeonbok Palace.

Hearing that Ji Changying was coming to visit him, Jiang Qianruo was overjoyed: "Hurry up and invite her over!"

Chulu looked at her happy expression and felt relieved.

As Ji Changying stepped into Yeonbok Palace, the heat that hit her face made her feel a little more energetic.

There are several kinds of vase flowers placed in the corners of the hall, and the most colorful one is the jasmine placed on the screen, which is beautiful and bright.

The other flowers also have their own seasons, but the bluish-white snow willow is the only one that is favored. It is placed alone on a high-legged sandalwood flower stand next to Jiang Qianruo's bed.

"Grandma, how are you doing lately?"

Ji Changying saw a smile on Jiang Qianruo's face and ran over to pull her.

Jiang Qianruo was pleased by her action and laughed heartily: "I've been feeling so good these past few days that I feel like I have endless energy. I can easily beat a cow to death with one hand."

Chulu and Chuyu, standing aside, heard her say this and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, there are no cows in the palace..."

Jiang Qianruo looked at them angrily: "Can I really beat the cow? The cow has done nothing wrong."

Ji Changying carefully observed her complexion, and it seemed that she was really better...

She calmed herself down and said, "I just went to the Criminal Investigation Department to see Aunt Lai before I came here."

The smile on Jiang Qianruo's face froze in an instant.

Nanny Lai’s condition could not be concealed at all.

The palace knew the news on the night Huiji escaped from prison, including the fact that Ji Changying fainted after saving them. The palace also knew about it that night.

"She deserved to die! I treated her like a sister for so many years, and how did she treat me? She never told me what happened back then, and now she almost implicated you. I only blame myself for not being more decisive before!"

Ji Changying looked around in embarrassment. Jiang Qianruo gave Chulu a wink, and she immediately retreated with the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall.

Ji Changying then thought for a moment and said, "That night..."

She caught up with him and found that Huiji and Lai Mama were only halfway through their conversation. Jiang Qianruo's mind seemed to explode: "Impossible! How could it be?! How could Huichun have a child with Huiji! We have been together for so many years and have hardly been apart, except..."

She suddenly stopped, a flash of realization in her eyes: "Except that, when she said she wanted to go back to her hometown to see her parents off for the last time... I allowed her two months..."

No wonder she wanted to find Huichun a good family to marry, and she threatened to commit suicide.

He just said that he wanted to follow her for the rest of her life. She was so moved that she secretly vowed in her heart to treat Huichun as her own sister.

It turns out that everything started so early.

Ji Changying looked at her distraught appearance and for a moment he was a little confused about whether he should say the next words.

It's not that she hadn't thought about telling the news to the emperor first, but not to mention whether the emperor disliked Prince Ping and was willing to believe the news, even from a personal point of view, the emperor was not only Prince Ping's father, but also the father of the other three princes.

Who knows what he thinks?

But the Empress is different, she is just a mother.

Jiang Qianruo looked at her for a long time without saying anything, then calmed down and said, "Keep talking. It's just a small matter. It can't hurt me."

Ji Changying shook her head: "I don't believe it. You'd better ask an imperial physician to wait here. I'm afraid you really can't bear it."

Jiang Qianruo glared: "When I was young, I had seen all kinds of storms and waves. I was always at the forefront when fighting the enemy."

"That won't do! I won't tell you unless you call a doctor."

It’s not that Ji Changying is persistent, she really doesn’t dare to gamble.

Jiang Qianruo was both angry and amused, but seeing her stubborn look, he could only give up. He ordered Chulu to get a doctor to wait in the side hall, and then said angrily: "I wonder what other earth-shattering words you can say next!"

"Then I'll tell you!"

Ji Changying glanced at her carefully, and then told her that Nanny Lai had not obeyed Huiji's order to kill the princess but put her into the moat instead, and that it was the raccoon who replaced the prince, and that Prince Ping was the real one...

After Jiang Qianruo heard the last part, there was a buzzing sound in his head, and then his whole body felt light.

Then, with Ji Changying's eyes that said 'I knew this would happen', he fell down.

"Quickly call the imperial physician!"

Ji Changying shouted outside, and Chu Lu and the others quickly rushed in, pulling Song Yuanshi, who had just returned to the Imperial Hospital.

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The news here could not be concealed. Emperor Mingde, who was attending court, became restless when he heard that the queen had fainted.

"That's all for today. If nothing else, let's leave the court!"

After saying this, Emperor Mingde waved his sleeves and walked away without stopping.

The remaining court officials were completely bewildered. They were just talking enthusiastically! Now they were going to stop talking?

Lord Cao pulled the eunuch aside and asked, "What happened? Why did Your Majesty leave in such a hurry?"