Gu Fengnan's ambiguous words made the Queen Mother unable to ask anything, and she immediately withdrew her eyes and narrowed them slightly.
"Yes, it's good that you understand my painstaking efforts."
"How could I not understand?"
The Queen said, she smiled, but there was a different meaning in her words.
"The Queen Mother cares deeply about Changle and has thought of everything for her. If Changle still doesn't know what's best for her, then she's being ungrateful."
Anyone could hear the sarcasm in her words.
Prince Duan frowned and didn't look at the Queen. He drank the wine glass in front of him.
The emperor looked at the queen with disapproval but did not say anything to stop her.
The Queen Mother paused while twisting her Buddhist beads and said slowly
"They are all my granddaughters. It is natural for me to think carefully about them. This is true for Changle, and the third girl is no exception."
"Miaomiao, forget it."
The queen smiled coldly, with a sad tone in her voice.
"Miaomiao is already disfigured. How can she possibly be the empress dowager's granddaughter? It's a pity that she had a point but couldn't speak up. She just suffered in silence and her life is ruined."
After hearing what she said, all the ministers fell silent. This suffocating atmosphere made people want to bury their heads in the ground.
Everyone could see that the Queen Mother was intentionally favoring Gu Qingsheng in this matter, but it was a bit embarrassing to be said so bluntly by the Queen.
"Why are you talking about this on a good day?"
The emperor was a little displeased and said with a frown.
"yes."
Concubine Ning is now close to giving birth. Actually, she doesn't have to come to such a lively and chaotic occasion, but she insists on coming for the fun and to celebrate.
Only then was she allowed to come over.
After listening to the conversation between the Queen Mother and the Queen, she interrupted and looked at her white jade hands.
"I don't know what the Queen is thinking. On the day of the Third Princess's engagement, she's complaining and complaining all the time."
"I wonder how sad the Third Princess would be if she heard this."
"Also, I heard that when Princess Changle went to Luofo Temple to save the Queen, she got a long scar on her back. For a woman like that, it's just like what the Queen said, her life is over."
When the Queen mentioned the last time Changle saved her life, her face darkened. Now she was being unreasonable and making a fuss.
These words of Concubine Ning made the Queen shut up completely. She pursed her lips and stopped talking. The Queen Mother sneered.
"This imperial concubine sees things more clearly than the queen."
"Well, why are you saying this on such a nice day?"
Prince Duan spoke softly and looked at the sky outside.
"Changle is supposed to protect the Queen. Why is she so angry? I heard that Changle did have a few encounters with the assassin that day. If this has made the Queen so angry, then I will call Changle over now to confess her guilt."
"It's okay for the Queen to throw her into prison or execute her in the autumn. It's just a prison sentence. She has done it before."
It is true that Gu Qingsheng was once jailed for hurting Luo Zhaozhao, but the person involved, Chu Zhiyao, has clarified that it was slander and has given him corresponding punishment.
That time, Gu Qingsheng was imprisoned for no reason. The emperor was too embarrassed to do so and put him in jail without conducting a thorough investigation.
If it hadn't been said, no one would have noticed it, but now that it's been said, it makes people think about it.
Princess Changle saved your lives but was still slandered. She has suffered so many disasters and now she is still not let go.
Just having met the assassin a few times became a capital crime.
This Queen and the Emperor are too ungrateful.
After all, Gu Qingsheng lost his mother when he was young, and Prince Duan was not an easy person to deal with. He could already hear some anger in his words.
Under the gaze of the ministers, the emperor coughed
"What are you talking about, Prince Duan? Changle didn't know the assassin would do such a thing, and she was also injured in the riot, so there's no need to say such angry words."
After saying that, he looked at the queen coldly.
"It's getting late. Are they ready?"
The emperor asked Eunuch Li beside him, and was very eager to get over the topic.
The queen's face turned pale. She had only mentioned it briefly, but she didn't expect the situation to be so one-sided. She immediately pursed her lips and stopped talking.
Eunuch Li took a look at the situation with great discernment and said to the emperor:
"I just went to urge them, it should be almost done..."
"The Third Princess has arrived—the Prince Consort has arrived—"
The young eunuch at the door said something in a loud voice, and everyone's thoughts were suddenly pulled back. They turned around and saw two red figures appearing at the door.
Gu Miao stood up straight, his face flushed. The long scar on his face was hidden by an exquisite mask, revealing a pair of eyes full of joy.
Lin Song on the side was not as resistant as rumored. Although he had a gloomy face, his steps were steady and he did not show any intention of fleeing at all.
Seeing him like this, Lin Qingshan nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chu Zhiyao.
If Lin Song could always be so obedient, it would save them a lot of effort.
Gu Yinghuai also glanced at Lin Song and carefully rubbed the white jade porcelain cup in his hand.
"Hey, two new people are here."
Concubine Ning smiled, covering her face with a round fan and looking at the two of them.
"The Third Princess has a beautiful complexion. She matches the Prince Consort very well."
These words were not compliments to the Queen. How could a princess born by the Queen be paired with a bastard's son?
She could only feel depressed but had no way to express it, so she could only hold it in her heart, put on a smile and nodded.
"good."
"Princess San, your husband, please serve tea to the Queen Mother—"
Eunuch Li shouted as he flicked his whisk.
Gu Miao took the tea brought by the palace maid with a shy look on her face, and followed Lin Song in offering tea to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them without showing any joy. As long as she accepted the cup of tea, the relationship between the two would be half settled.
After a while, she nodded and stretched out her hand to take the tea when suddenly there was a loud explosion from outside!
This frightened the Queen Mother. Everyone looked outside and saw a star flashing next to the morning star. The flickering color made people feel uneasy.
The star was constantly swinging around one of the stars, and along with the sound just now, everyone frowned as they watched this scene.
Only the Queen Mother was frightened and shouted
"Quick! Please ask the Imperial Master to come over! Quick!"
The palace maid beside him hurriedly responded and went out to call Xu Qingyi. Only Lin Song was looking at the star alone, and a light seemed to be burning in his eyes.
After a while, Xu Qingyi was brought in. When Xu Qingyi came in, everyone lowered their heads.
"National Master!"
The Queen Mother hurriedly responded
"Look! Look at that star in the sky. What's going on? Why did it start shaking just when I was about to get some tea?"
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