She didn't accept Gu Rui, partly because she was a concubine, partly because of the age difference, and partly because she had been injured.

She was from Jiangnan and was the daughter of the governor. She had once stood out in a talent show and won Chu Yan's favor with her lively smile.

Yes, she used to be a lively and cheerful girl, not as indifferent as she is now.

She had also fallen in love with Chu Yan, who was at the top, and had clung to him like a little girl, wanting him to spend more time with her.

Chu Yan was happy at first, because Qin Meizhi was so favored at that time that she overshadowed the queen and the imperial concubine.

This resulted in her incurring revenge from the two men and being framed for misbehaving in front of the emperor.

She thought that given Chu Yan's feelings for her, this was nothing, but she later realized that there was no such thing as true love in the deep palace.

Since then, she became cold towards Chu Yan, and her later restoration of his favor was all due to the push of Queen Mother Yao.

Now, Gu Rui is deeply in love with her. He was paraded for her and lost his job for her. How could she remain unmoved? When waiting for Su Xiujie to send the fake death drug, it was the most difficult time for Qin Meizhi.

During this period, she thought about a lot, and the thing she thought about the most was Queen Mother Yao, who helped her several times in times of crisis.

Chu Youyang and Mu Hui have already started a family. The only things she is worried about are her young daughter and Queen Mother Yao.

Qin Meizhi made a bold decision.

She brought a fake death drug into the palace, intending to finish her business, and on the way back, she would ask the coachman to pretend that the carriage fell into the river, and then she would fake her death and escape.

Cining Palace.

Ever since Chi Yu left the palace, Empress Dowager Yao's life has been extremely boring, and it seems like she is barely getting by.

Qin Meizhi's arrival added some color to her life. The two of them had long conversations and asked about each other's well-being.

She still asked them to take care of themselves, but Queen Mother Yao always felt that something was not right in Qin Meizhi's eyes.

It seems to be a little melancholy, a little reluctant, and also seems to be determined.

Queen Mother Yao noticed something. After all, the affair between Qin Meizhi and Gu Rui was a hot topic in the city. Even if she didn't ask specifically, someone would have passed the news to her ears.

As the queen mother, she should be in charge of this matter, but she just couldn't say it.

Not only could she not express it, deep down in her heart, she even felt a little envious.

After lunch, Qin Meizhi left, but did not leave the palace, but went to Kunning Palace.

Su Bei sensed Qin Meizhi's departure earlier than Empress Dowager Yao. After all, the fake death drug was given by Su Xiujie, who had informed her on the day it was made.

But she didn't expect that Qin Meizhi would make such a request.

"Youyang and Jinrong are like children to me. I am not at ease letting them raise Ruyang. After I leave, can you let Ruyang be raised by the Queen?"

This request was not too excessive, and it was just right for keeping Xiao Tangyuan and the other boys company, so Su Bei agreed.

But it was the request Qin Mei made later that really scared Su Bei.

"It's not like you're just going to keep her and then after a while, say she's seriously ill and can't be cured, and then give her to me."

"The Concubine Dowager wants to take Princess Ruyang away?" Su Bei was shocked.

Qin Meizhi nodded, "She is too young, I still want to keep her with me."

At first glance, this request does not conform to the ideas of ancient people. After all, it is not easy for others to become a county lord or a princess. If Ruyang leaves the palace, she will definitely be an ordinary citizen.

But after thinking about it carefully, Su Bei could still accept this idea.

After all, it is best for the child to stay with his mother, and Qin Meizhi did not abandon the child in pursuit of her own happiness.

Su Bei also agreed.

This is the most important thing for Qin Meizhi's trip to the palace.

When passing by the Nanbei Dim Sum Shop on her way out of the palace, Qin Meizhi asked the maid to buy some dim sum, and specifically asked for fresh ones right out of the pot. After sending the maid away, she gave the coachman a gold ingot.

The driver had never held a gold ingot in his life, and his jaw almost dropped in shock, "Madam... Madam...what are you doing?"

As he spoke, he touched his face.

It's not that he is narcissistic, but that he is too narcissistic.

He claimed to be a handsome man and was surrounded by girls since he was a child. Although he got married when he grew up, there were always girls who wanted to be his concubine.

All because of this face.

It's a pity that he had a miserable life. He could only be a coachman and couldn't afford to support so many concubines.

What's more, he didn't dare to do that since he had a fierce wife at home.

So when he saw Qin Meizhi giving him the gold ingot, his first thought was: Could it be that the Concubine Dowager has taken a fancy to me? Although the Concubine Dowager is over 40 years old, she is ten thousand times prettier than the tigress in my family. If the Queen Mother wants to have sex with me, should I agree or not? If I agree, it will cost me my head. If I don't agree, I will be sorry for the gold ingot and the Concubine Dowager's efforts...

Just as he was struggling with his thoughts, Qin Meizhi spoke up: "Go around the moat later, pretend to scare the horse, and then drive the carriage into the river."

"Ah?!" The driver was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped, "Madam... Madam, what are you doing?"

"Don't ask! If you don't agree, I will say that you stole the gold ingot!" This was the first time in Qin Meizhi's life that he did something threatening.

She thought it over, the fake death drug would not kill one immediately after taking it, there would be a period of time. She left a will asking people to let the coachman go, and the coachman was fine.

The driver suddenly fell from the ninth heaven to the eighteenth level of hell. He was unable to calm down for a while. He slapped himself twice before he reacted.

Concubine Mei had tried to commit suicide before but failed. Everything was normal during this period and everyone thought she had recovered. However, they didn't expect that she was still thinking about death.

But he had no other choice. Stealing was a serious crime and being beaten to death was normal, so he could only accept it.

Qin Meizhi got on the carriage with satisfaction.

Looking at the streets of the capital city again, everything seemed familiar yet strange, except that she was leaving and might never come back in this life.

The carriage headed towards the moat.

Also go towards Qin Meizhi's hope.

However, things did not go as smoothly as she thought. After the carriage was violently shaken, Qin Meizhi was ready to enter the water, but she heard the driver screaming: "There is an assassin! There is an assassin!"

Imperial study.

Chu Younan was still working overtime reviewing memorials as usual, but today he was not alone.

Originally, Ruan Ningyun dragged her sick body to bring him soup, but he really didn't want to accept her kindness, so he asked Tang Jiang to quietly tell Su Bei to make some snacks and send them over.

So Ruan Ningyun waited outside for a long time, and finally watched Su Bei bring in the snacks, and heard the laughter of two people coming from inside.

The spring breeze was slightly chilly, but not as chilly as Ruan Ningyun's heart.

Just when she felt like she was going to faint from anger, she saw Tang Jiang running towards the imperial study in a panic, shouting as he ran: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Something bad has happened! Concubine Mei has been kidnapped!"