After sitting in Chang'an Palace for a while, the empress dowager suddenly remembered something and looked up at Song Qingxue.

"Qingxue, I heard that Chongyuan brought back a very beautiful girl from Xunnan a few days ago?"

"The girl is a beautiful girl, but she was not brought back by the prince." Song Qingxue smiled and said, "The girl came to the capital to repay her gratitude."

"Oh? To repay a favor?"

"Yes, for saving my life." Song Qingxue thought for a moment and added, "Lin Xian saved me."

The empress dowager finally felt relieved when she heard her say that it was Lin Xian who saved the girl.

Although it was normal for Xiahou Chongyuan to want to take more concubines given his status, she couldn't bear to see Song Qingxue suffer any injustice.

"well"

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Although it was Lin Xian who saved him, you still have to be careful."

She has been in the palace for so many years and has seen too many women who have ulterior motives.

Song Qingxue nodded and replied, "I know, aunt, don't worry."

"Oh, how can I not worry? You are so innocent and kind. I am really afraid that you will be wronged."

Song Qingxue smiled awkwardly when she heard this.

She felt that the Queen Mother's filter of family affection for her was a little too heavy.

No matter whether it was the original owner or her, they could not be considered as simple and kind people.

The Queen Mother had been sharp-eyed for half her life, but she just couldn't understand what kind of person she was.

Perhaps it was because she loved her niece so much that she selectively ignored all her bad aspects.

It is her great fortune to have such a relative.

"I won't be wronged." Song Qingxue rubbed against the Queen Mother's arms and said, "I have my aunt's support. My aunt will not let me be wronged."

The Queen Mother held her gently and stroked her head again and again. The scene was extremely warm.

However, good times are always short-lived.

The snow stopped in the evening.

Song Qingxue and Xiahou Chongyuan also got on the carriage and left the palace.

"I saw Zhao Wanqiu again today." On the way home, Song Qingxue started the conversation with Xiahou Chongyuan as usual.

Although there was nothing necessary to say about seeing Zhao Wanqiu, she felt that the atmosphere would be awkward if she continued to sit there quietly.

"Um."

It seems like a new topic has been brought up, and it's quite awkward.

Xiahou Chongyuan didn't seem interested in this.

Song Qingxue was unwilling to give up. She bit her lip and said, "Don't you think Zhao Wanqiu comes to the palace too frequently?"

"She is the Third Prince's fiancée, so it is normal for her to enter the palace a few more times."

“……”That’s true.

Only she knew what Zhao Wanqiu and Xiahou Chun were going to do specifically, so when she saw Zhao Wanqiu entering the palace frequently, she was the only one who would think too much.

Sometimes I really want to tell Xiahou Chongyuan the entire plot of this world!

Otherwise, every time she noticed something was wrong, she would need to give frantic hints, which was not only troublesome but also very tiring.

Xiahou Chongyuan couldn't help but look up at her.

Their eyes met, and Song Qingxue began to grin foolishly when he looked up.

All the atmosphere was gone. He only felt that the whole car was filled with the inexplicable stupidity that emanated from Song Qingxue.

"Your Highness, didn't you say before that Li Chang had a noble person backing him up? Have you found out who that noble person is?" Song Qingxue decided to give Xiahou Chongyuan a hint.

She hasn't seen the two protagonists doing anything recently, and she always feels uneasy.

Judging from the personalities of these two people, although they are not causing trouble on the surface, they must be planning something big behind the scenes.

There are not many nobles in the capital, and there are only four including him.

Xiahou Le and he naturally would not allow such corrupt officials to run rampant, and the eldest prince was in poor health for many years and had never been involved in court affairs.

After eliminating these, only Xiahou Chun was left.

She has hinted at it like this, so Xiahou Chongyuan should understand, right?

"Xiahou Chun." Xiahou Chongyuan said these three words in a low voice.

In fact, he didn't need her to hint, he could have guessed it was Xiahou Chun just by thinking with his heels.

But when he sent people to investigate, the clues were always deliberately blocked.

He could guess that the person behind the scenes was Xiahou Chun, but he had no evidence, so it took so long and he only dealt with a few officials involved in the matter.

As for Xiahou Chun, he really didn't expect to use the evidence to touch him.

So for the time being, there are some things that can only be discussed between the two of you in private.

Seeing that he understood what she meant, Song Qingxue continued, "They haven't made any moves recently. I'm a little worried that they will do something big."

"Yeah." What Song Qingxue was worried about was also what Xiahou Chongyuan was worried about.

Although Xiahou Jun's power is not yet mature, it should not be underestimated.

Just by following the clues, he found many important officials in the court.

If Xiahou Jun intends to do something, it may not be easy to solve at that time.

However, although they have some guesses now, they don't know what big move Xiahou Chun is making, so they can only wait and see.

The two of them probably thought of the same thing, so Song Qingxue couldn't help but say, "Prince, do you feel that our current situation is very passive?"

"really."

Xiahou Jun has always been very good at disguising himself.

If it weren't for Song Qingxue, he might not have known until now that Xiahou Chun was so ambitious.

Xiahou Chongyuan has never been afraid of others having ambitions. What he is afraid of is ambitious people like Xiahou Chun.

Xiahou Jun was not only good at disguise, but also very cautious in his work. Even if the secret guards were sent to investigate, they would not be able to find any evidence against him.

"What should we do?" Song Qingxue was a little melancholy. "We are always so passive. I am afraid that sooner or later I will fall into the pit he dug."

"It's okay. He doesn't have that ability yet."

Hearing this, Song Qingxue couldn't help but give him a look of appreciation and admiration.

As expected of the ultimate boss, even without a script in hand, he can still grasp the strength of the protagonist so confidently.

What Xiahou Chongyuan said was indeed correct. At this point in time in the original text, the two protagonists, even with the help of the idiot original owner, were still not capable enough to compete with the Regent, not to mention the current situation without the help of the original owner.

Thinking of this, Song Qingxue felt relieved immediately.

It was already completely dark when the two of them arrived at the palace.

However, just after the two of them stepped into the palace and took a few steps, they saw Liu Huan running towards them in a hurry.

"Princess! Something bad has happened!"

Song Qingxue supported the panting Liu Huan and asked quickly, "What happened?"

"Miss Pin'er! Miss Pin'er she..."

"She was taken away by the concubine!"

"What!" Song Qingxue was startled and looked up at Liu Huan, only to find that Liu Huan's cheeks were a little red and swollen.

"Liu Huan, what's wrong with your face?"

"It was the concubine!" Liu Huan blinked and tears began to fall, "It was the concubine who beat me."

"Let's go find her first. Tell her what happened today while we're walking."

As Song Qingxue spoke, she quickly walked towards Su Ruqian's yard.

Liu Huan told her on the way that after she left today, Zhu Pin'er would find Liu Huan and go for a walk on the street. As a result, as soon as they walked out of Chunhuiyuan, they met Su Ruqian.

Zhu Pin'er didn't know her and didn't react at first, so she didn't greet her in time. Su Ruqian thought that Zhu Pin'er was deliberately disrespecting her, so she hit her without saying a word.

As for Liu Huan's face, it was because she went to help Zhu Pin'er, which provoked Su Ruqian so much that she hit her as well.