After the sun sets, the temperature drops.
Zhou Yunshen looked at the sleeping Jiang Shuyue and put his cloak over her.
Ever since he learned that the Fourth Prince was the instigator of the fusion in the Marquis' Mansion, he could not look the Fourth Prince in the eye.
I've been thinking about getting rid of him these days.
But how could the emperor's son be eliminated so easily? Besides, he was already eleven years old and had built up a lot of his own power, both openly and secretly.
Matters in the imperial court affect the entire body, so it is not that easy.
"Jiang An, Fourth Prince, there is a lot of time to come, let's play slowly."
In the Queen Mother's bedroom, King Huai was so happy that he drank a few more cups during dinner.
Prince Huai lay in the Queen Mother's arms like a child: "Mother, are you alright? My leg can be saved! The person who harmed me and ruined our relationship as brothers and mothers was actually Princess Qingping!"
"Mother, when my child is well again, I will definitely kill that vicious woman, that vicious woman..."
King Huai fell dizzy into the Queen Mother's arms.
Two palace maids pushed King Huai away and helped him to sleep in the palace.
Nanny Gui served the Queen Mother a cup of green tea and said, "Queen Mother, I secretly filmed four people going over today. One of them couldn't hear anything, but the other three confirmed what the prince said."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and broke the rosary in her hand with force.
Since Princess Qingping married into the Qi family, she has not only been treated with great courtesy, but also has supported the entire Qingping family. Even though the emperor was quite dissatisfied, she still persisted.
Unexpectedly, the person who returned her prince to her was someone close to her.
Aunt Gui didn't know how to comfort her.
Thinking about the rift between the Queen Mother and the Emperor over the years, and then thinking about His Royal Highness Prince Huai's legs, even if he killed that vicious woman ten thousand times, it would not be enough to vent his anger.
"Didn't Qingping always ask me to arrange a marriage for her nephew? Who didn't listen to my heart today?"
"It's Cui'er, the little maid sent by the Imperial Household Department three years ago. You praised her for her beauty, cleverness, and intelligence. She was promoted to second-class palace maid last year."
"Yes, Aijia now remembers. She is indeed a clever and smart girl. Such a good child is wasted in the palace. I hereby issue an imperial decree to adopt Cui'er as my adopted daughter and to marry her to the nephew of Princess Qingping."
Aunt Gui was stunned for a moment: "Isn't this an honor for her?"
"Those who are not of my clan must have ulterior motives. Those who cannot hear the inner voices of others are possessed by demons. No matter which faction sent them, I will not tolerate them."
"Why not give it to Princess Qingping to fill her stomach."
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, the Queen Mother stroked King Huai's hair, tears streaming down her face.
If she felt sorry for King Huai and failed to protect him, then the person she felt even more sorry for was her eldest son.
The Queen Mother didn't know what to do, so she hid aside and wiped her tears.
Nanny Gui smiled and said, "Empress Dowager, you were having dinner just now, and the Emperor sent someone to bring you tea. You see, the Emperor should not have gone to bed yet. Why not send him a bowl of calming soup?"
"Okay, give him some egg custard as well. It was his favorite when he was little. Remember to put some minced meat in it."
"Oh, I understand. Your Majesty, don't worry."
The next day, when the Qingping clan received the imperial decree granting the marriage, they almost fainted from anger.
Duke Qi was summoned to the palace early in the morning. When he came back, Princess Qingping was still ridiculing him and quarreling with him.
Duke Qi slapped Princess Qingping away with a slap. "How dare you say that? The Queen Mother and the Emperor know all the shit you did. It's a kindness of mine not to skin you alive!"
"If you still want to live a good life, then behave yourself. If you cause trouble again, just let it go!"
"Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. Your imperial edict has been revoked, and the ancestors of the Qingping clan have also been removed from the imperial temple."
"If you're not convinced, you can go to the palace to see His Majesty, but I advise you to think carefully and be careful not to go in standing up and come out sideways."
"Come here, remove her housekeeping authority and temporarily hand it over to Third Aunt. Also, tie up those maids she brought from her mother's family and find a human trafficker to sell them off. From now on, all correspondence leaving this courtyard must be handed to me first."
Princess Qingping had never suffered such humiliation before.
She angrily smashed the porcelain and cursed: "Qi Youcai, why do you treat me like this? I am the Princess Qingping, you have no right to treat me like this"
When the Duke of Qi thought of what the Queen Mother and the Emperor had said to him, his eyes turned red with anger.
He had asked for this marriage, but the neglect he had received over the years had worn away his love at first sight into a calm state.
After learning what she had done, the Duke of Qi wanted to kill her.
Duke Qi stared coldly, "If it weren't for the Marquis of Zhennan's wife, His Majesty would have ordered you strangled. If you still want Ling'er to marry peacefully, don't do anything stupid. Otherwise, even I can't protect her."
Duke Qi walked away, while Princess Qingping was holding onto the table precariously.
Your daughter? He used to dote on Ling'er and never used such words.
Could it be that he even knew Ling'er's life experience?
What will happen to Shi Lang?
Princess Qingping didn't dare to think about it, nor could she think about it.
She only knew that the only thing she had to save now was her and Shi Lang's daughter.
Within one day, all the officials of the Qingping clan were investigated, all those who could be transferred were transferred, and all the untalented scholars were removed and replaced with people with clean backgrounds and family records.
At the same time, there was another small matter that became a topic of conversation among the people after dinner.
The largest rouge shop in the capital caught fire. Boss Shi and his wife died in the fire, and only his two young sons survived.
Jiang Shuyue and Zhou Luming were strolling on the street when they heard people discussing this matter and felt scared.
"Why is there a fire?"
"Who knows? Maybe it was because of the dry weather, and I wasn't paying attention when I was making the rouge."
Jiang Shuyue sighed, "It's fine if the adults were careless, but it's a pity that they killed two children. What about those two children? I heard that the oldest is only five years old and the youngest is only two years old. Do they have any family to take care of them?"
"Don't worry, there are relatives taking care of the child. They are very wealthy and should take good care of the child."
"That's good."
Zhou Luming smiled. The Duke of Qi's wife and the man surnamed Shi had a child, so they were relatives. Besides, the Duke of Qi was indeed very rich.
She really didn't tell a single lie!
The system originally wanted to reveal some gossip, but in the end didn't say much.
It is becoming more and more human!
"Hey, isn't this Miss Zhou who is engaged to Shen Rufeng?"
Zhou Luming frowned and stared at the flashily dressed woman not far away with a look of wariness and disgust.
"Chu Xiner, why are you here?"
"You own Phoenix Street? My sisters and I came here to buy some things, but we still need your permission?"
Chu Xiner looked at Jiang Shuyue presumptuously: "Are you the wife of the Marquis of Zhennan? It must be hard for you to be a stepmother at such a young age, right?
Jiang Shuyue smiled and said, "Yeah, it's because Lu Ming always buys things for me, which makes me feel bad! Miss Chu, you have such a good relationship with my Lu Ming, please help me persuade her."
"If they keep buying like this, I'm really worried that the Marquis's small treasury won't be able to handle it!"
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