She slammed the table heavily and said sternly, "I already have a daughter, why should I take a child from another family to inherit the throne?"
The Prime Minister remained kneeling, knowing that the Empress would not listen and too lazy to waste any more words.
Anyway, the Queen was determined to hand over the Kingdom of Li to the Crown Princess, so it was useless for her to talk anymore.
Every time the Queen summoned her for the Crown Princess, they always ended up parting on bad terms, and she had gotten used to it.
In fact, she felt a little sympathy for the Queen. It was unexpected that such a talented man and the child left by the Queen turned out to be such a useless person.
"I know you look down on Qing'er, but she is the Queen's child."
The Queen's voice calmed down. "I wasn't by his side before he died. Do you still want me to be so heartless as to depose the princess?"
She couldn't do it. Her mind told her that Qing'er was indeed not the right person. She knew all this.
But the guilt in her heart prevented her from doing so.
The Prime Minister raised his head and said seriously, "If the Queen were still alive, would you really be willing to let the Crown Princess inherit the throne?"
The queen did not answer this question. She waved her hand to let the prime minister leave and sat without saying anything.
Ling Le stood aside, neither stepping forward nor speaking.
The Prime Minister grew up with the Queen since childhood. Now the Queen doesn't even listen to what the Prime Minister says, so the Queen may not listen to her words either.
"Ling Le, do you think that if he were here, I would destroy Qing'er?"
The Queen's voice was vague and she asked with a wry smile.
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
"You don't dare to say it," the Queen didn't ask her any more questions, but whispered, "He cares about the people. How could he tolerate someone as heartless as Qing'er sitting in that position?"
Ling Le did not respond and stood aside in silence.
The queen rubbed her brows.
She understood the logic, but the guilty voice in her heart kept telling her that she couldn't do this.
She wasn't there at the last moment of his life, so how could he give up their only daughter again?
Putting aside unnecessary thoughts, the Queen tiredly changed the subject:
"Send someone to investigate whether the princess has planted anyone beside Ling Changshi. If so, deal with them secretly."
Before he left, he asked her that if he left first one day, she must treat the people who served him well.
She could turn a blind eye to Qing'er placing someone there, but if she really wanted to touch Ling Changshi, she would not allow it.
…
Feng Qingqing still didn't know that the people she had placed next to Ling Changshi had been eliminated.
At this moment, she couldn't hold back any longer and slammed the tea on the table.
"I want to enter the palace."
Prince Duan stopped her and said, "My Lady, you can't do that."
"You can't do that now? Didn't you let me into the palace before?"
Feng Qingqing's tone was filled with anger as she glared at Prince Duan.
"There was no other way before. It was the worst option."
"So you have a solution now?"
Feng Qingqing's tone softened a little.
"The Emperor's birthday is in half a month. Princess, please prepare a birthday gift for him. In recognition of your filial piety, the Emperor will reward you. You can then take the opportunity to ask for those two people to come out."
Anyway, the Queen dotes on Feng Qingqing, and if Feng Qingqing acts coquettishly and obediently, the Queen will probably not refuse.
"Mr. Yu, this is a very good idea."
Qian Jue came in clapping his hands with a smile on his face.
Prince Duan's heart skipped a beat as he guessed Qian Jue's intention.
Yuan Can's courtship these days has been ignored by the princess, but Qian Jue, the rude guy, is the one Feng Qingqing particularly likes.
"You're here, come and sit down."
Feng Qingqing smiled and waved at Qian Jue. After he sat down, she asked him if he was getting used to the room recently, if it was hot, and if he wanted some ice.
Prince Duan and Yuan Can, who were standing by, almost bit their back teeth off when they heard this.
This was not the attitude I had towards them just now.
"Yuan Can, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and pour tea for Master Jue."
Yuan Can walked to Qian Jue's side reluctantly, knowing clearly in his heart that he really could not rely on Prince Duan.
He poured the tea and stepped aside.
Qian Jue picked up the tea and said, "The princess and Master Yu were just planning how to get someone out of the palace. Did I hear correctly?"
Prince Duan was worried that something bad might happen to him and wanted to say no, but Feng Qingqing said it quickly.
"Yes, you said that's a good idea. Do you think it's feasible?"
Qian Jue nodded, "Of course it's feasible. The Queen dotes on the Princess, so it's not easy for just two people to get it done."
Seeing Prince Duan’s alert look, Qian Jue felt amused.
He really hoped that Yu Yiluo would return to the Princess's Mansion. He didn't know how far along the two of them would be in the palace, and he was still thinking about getting back the things for the Queen.
If the two of them come out, it will be more convenient to discuss things.
Feng Qingqing came to him all the time, no matter what, and he was almost fed up with it.
But the more impatient he became, the more often Feng Qingqing went, which gave him a headache.
"Master Jue, what birthday gift do you think we should prepare for our mother, the Queen?"
Qian Jue raised his eyes and looked at Prince Duan.
"Ask this Mr. Yu."
Prince Duan's fingers creaked between his sleeves, but he smiled and said, "The clothes are embroidered with longevity characters all over them."
Feng Qingqing frowned, "That's a good idea, but who will embroider it?"
Qian Jue put down his tea and said, "Whoever came up with the idea should embroider it. You can't be the one to embroider it, right, Princess?"
"Then you and Yuan Can come and embroider it."
Prince Duan was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
He doesn't even want to learn those etiquettes, and now you want him to hold an embroidery needle?
How could a grown man like him embroider, and in such a tight time?
"Why, you don't want to?"
Seeing that Prince Duan looked unhappy, Feng Qingqing suppressed her smile and asked.
"Yes, yes, please leave it to us, Lady."
Yuan Can winked at Prince Duan and continued.
He must seize this opportunity to turn the tables and severely humiliate Feng Qingqing.
I will only feel better if I pay him back double for all the humiliation he has suffered during this period.
…
After returning to the yard and entering the house, Duan Wang questioned Yuan Can with a gloomy face.
"What do you have to promise? Can you embroider?"
He really felt that Yuan Can's brain had been corrupted by learning the etiquette of Li Country recently, and he really thought of himself as a man of Li Country.
He had no control over Yuan Can's mental problems, but he actually dragged him into this.
"Calm down," Yuan Can closed the door and whispered, "If we perform well this time, why should we worry about the princess giving us the cold shoulder?"
"We don't know how to embroider, who will do it?"
Prince Duan still looked unhappy.
"Learn, since it is a token of the princess's affection, there is no need to embroider too much."
"For the sake of the greater good, Your Majesty, please be patient."
After Yuan Can's persuasion, Prince Duan calmed down.
…
In the next few days, the two of them studied seriously.
If Yu Yiluo was not around, Qian Jue would come over and make fun of the two of them.
"My Lord, why has the princess lost interest in you?"
Yuan Can said as she embroidered clumsily.
"I've always been rude to her, so of course she doesn't like me."
Prince Duan didn't care. If she hadn't thought Feng Qingqing was dirty, she would have taken her away long ago.
"How about you pay more attention later, Your Majesty?"
Yuan Can lobbied cautiously: "A real man can bend and stretch. We can't let Qian Jue take advantage of his favor and ruin our plans."
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