The Prime Minister remained calm.
"I will just wait for the result."
She was the person who looked down upon the princess the most. If she really found out something, the empress would think that she was deliberately fabricating evidence against the princess.
The Queen's expression softened a little and she looked towards Minister Jiang.
"Let Minister Jiang investigate this matter."
Minister Jiang was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward.
"I obey your command."
"You must thoroughly investigate this matter and find out who is causing this trouble. If this is true, I will depose the Crown Princess."
"Your Majesty is wise."
Before the ministers left, Minister Jiang glanced at Feng Qingqing again without leaving any trace.
Feng Qingqing pretended not to see it and turned away.
In an instant, there were only two people left in the huge imperial study. The empress stood up and slowly walked towards Feng Qingqing who was standing below.
"Queen Mother, what's happening outside..."
The Queen held her hand and said, "Qing'er, I won't let anyone frame you."
Feng Qingqing raised her eyes, looked at the tenderness in the Queen's eyes, and asked softly.
"The Queen Mother believes in me?"
The Queen touched her face.
"Silly child, you were born to me. How could I not know whether you are my daughter or not?"
Feng Qingqing's eyes were a little sour. Her biological mother only wanted to use her to satisfy her own ambitions, but the Queen Mother believed in her without hesitation.
"How can your Majesty be so sure that I am your daughter?"
The Queen withdrew her hand, her expression softening.
"The day you were born, the thing I remember most clearly was the plum blossom birthmark on your ankle when the midwife took you out. I wanted to see if it was a boy or a girl, but I fainted from exhaustion."
Feng Qingqing still had some fantasies in her heart.
She wondered if Minister Jiang wanted to use her, so he deliberately made up a lie to deceive her, but after hearing this, her last bit of fantasy was gone.
The Queen Mother fainted after giving birth, and there were too many things that could have happened in between.
This also verifies that the story of Minister Jiang substituting a cat for the crown prince was indeed true.
"Thank you, mother," Feng Qingqing collected her thoughts and looked at the empress seriously, "I have caused you so much worry. I am so sorry."
The queen was a little dazed, and felt that the person in front of her seemed to have grown up suddenly.
She patted her shoulder and said, "Go down. I will punish those who spread rumors. Don't kill innocent people."
Feng Qingqing walked to the door and heard the Queen say, "Don't place anyone else next to Ling Changshi. After all, he served your father."
"Yes, I understand."
It would have been fine if the Queen hadn't mentioned this, but as soon as she did, Feng Qingqing thought of the people who had been cleared out.
She left the imperial study and headed towards the harem to look for Ling Changshi.
Ling Changshi was supported by his attendants to appreciate the flowers in the imperial garden. When he saw Feng Qingqing, he winked at the attendants and wanted to leave.
But Feng Qingqing had already seen him, so there was no way she would let him leave.
She quickly approached Ling Changshi and blocked his way.
"Princess."
Ling Changshi was stopped and had no choice but to bow and salute.
Feng Qingqing glanced at him and smiled.
"Attendant Ling, would you like to take a walk with me?"
Knowing that he couldn't refuse, Ling Changshi nodded.
"Please, my lady."
Feng Qingqing walked ahead, and after two steps, she turned back and said to the people following behind her, "Don't follow me. I want to ask you something about my father."
These people knew that Feng Qingqing was a domineering person. Although they were worried that she would pick a fight with her master, they did not dare to refute her and could only agree.
With no one following her, Feng Qingqing felt much better.
She slowed down her pace, waited for Ling Changshi to catch up, and then said, "Is Ling Changshi so afraid of me? Why are you walking so slowly?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood. What does Your Highness want to hear from the Queen?"
Feng Qingqing walked to a pavilion in front and sat down. She motioned for Ling Changshi to sit down as well and said with a smile, "What I want to talk about is my second sister's affairs."
When she mentioned her daughter, Ling Changshi's expression changed. He was worried that Feng Qingqing would find out, but he quickly regained his composure.
"What happened to Yu'er?"
He tried his best to act indifferent, because only in this way would the princess not use him to threaten her daughter.
"She's fine, Minister Ling, don't worry."
Ling Changshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and saw Feng Qingqing pick up the tea on the stone table, pour a cup and hand it to him.
"But as a father, you are too cold towards your second sister. Fortunately, your second sister is a filial daughter."
Feng Qingqing raised her eyebrows and looked at Ling Changshi, then placed the tea in front of him.
"I simply gave my second sister a finger that looked like your little finger, asking her to be obedient. And she actually did. Do you think this is filial piety?"
Ling Changshi paused while holding the tea cup, and tried his best to suppress his strange expression and force a smile.
"You are the future crown prince, and also the eldest sister. It is understandable that Yu'er will listen to you."
Although he said this, Ling Changshi had a bad feeling in his heart.
He has always been indifferent to his daughter, hoping that his indifference would make Tai Nu Shao torture his daughter and make her hate him.
In this way, even if the princess wants to use him to threaten her daughter, her daughter will ignore it.
When his daughter went to Tianqi to get married, he once felt that he was doing the right thing.
The princess is very ambitious and might use him to threaten her daughter to do something. At this time, his indifference over the years will take effect.
But he didn't expect that what he worried about would happen.
"Does Chamberlain Ling really think so?"
Feng Qingqing picked up the tea and blew slowly, saying lightly: "I asked her to find a way to kill Crown Prince Tianqi."
Ling Changshi clenched his fists tightly on his legs to prevent himself from losing his composure.
"You must be joking, Lady."
"I'm not kidding," Feng Qingqing put down the teacup and placed her hand on it. "If Second Sister fails to complete her mission, I'll think about what to give her next time."
Feng Qingqing was a little disappointed that she didn't see Ling Changshi's angry look.
"If my second sister knew that her father didn't care about her, she would probably be very sad."
After saying this, Feng Qingqing stood up and left triumphantly.
Ling Changshi returned to his residence in a distracted state. The servant looked at him and asked with concern.
"What's wrong, Master? Is the princess causing you trouble again?"
"fine."
Attendant Ling lowered his eyes. Feng Qingqing blatantly told him about Yu'er because she was sure that he would not dare to tell the empress.
He smiled bitterly. The Queen hated him. His complaint would not only be ineffective, but would make Yu'er's job even more difficult.
…
The other side.
The fact that Feng Qingqing's matter was handed over to Minister Jiang for investigation caused dissatisfaction among many people.
These people went to the Prime Minister's house together. After entering the house, they looked at the Prime Minister who was calm and composed, and said angrily:
"Master Prime Minister, the Emperor asked you to investigate together, why didn't you? Minister Jiang is the Crown Princess's lackey to begin with. If you let her investigate now, she'll cover it up even if there's anything wrong."
"Yes, if this is true, it just supports the princess to be the crown princess. I think the princess is a patient person."
"You know it after just one encounter?"
"No matter how bad it is, it won't be worse than the princess, right?"
No one could refute this.
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