"you……"

Kong Mengyun was so excited by Qin Peng's words that she wanted to say something. However, before she could finish her words, an anxious old man shouted, "Princess, please forgive me!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the Minister of Rites Kong Qian who squeezed through the crowd.

Kong Qian originally went to the garden with a few old men. Wine-drinking and water-sweeping were things that young people did, and they did not participate at their age. But halfway through, they saw Zhou Yu, who came forward with a nervous look on his face and said in a low voice, "Minister Kong, your daughter is in trouble!"

Kong Mengyun was his only daughter. The Princess Qinghe whom he married was Qin Wenxuan's elder sister. Later, when Qin Wenxuan became emperor, Princess Qinghe was conferred the title of Princess Chang. All his other concubines were sent back, leaving only Princess Qinghe and his one son and one daughter.

Kong Mengyun was the youngest daughter, so she was doted on. Because of the position of Princess Qinghe, few people in the court would offend Kong Mengyun, so most of them would give in to her. If there were people who didn't give in, Kong Qian would usually turn a blind eye and let Princess Qinghe come to him. When something went wrong, he would come out to mediate.

Kong Mengyun was spoiled like this and nothing happened to her in all these years. She was not stupid and only bullied those who could be bullied. For example, Qin Peng was so poor that the Liu family sent her invitations, but no one took her seriously.

What can she do?

As a powerless princess, Kong Mengyun would be fine as long as she didn't do anything too obvious or excessive.

Kong Qian didn't take it seriously at first, but who knew it was Zhou Yulai who conveyed the message.

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel have the most real power. Zhou Yu was born as the eldest son of the Zhou family and was quite capable. He had earlier joined Qin Shuhuai and rose rapidly up the ranks, becoming the youngest minister among the six ministries and a popular figure around Qin Shuhuai.

Kong Qian was a little surprised to see Zhou Yu here. He hesitated and asked, "Why is Minister Zhou here? I wonder what my daughter did?"

"Minister Kong, come over here and talk." Zhou Yu winked at the others, and Kong Qian was brought over by Zhou Yu. After leaving the crowd, Zhou Yu said, "The prince asked me to come here. Your daughter lost the princess's face in front of everyone, and the prince couldn't bear it, so he asked you to take your daughter back."

After hearing this, Kong Qian was a little surprised: "The prince is here?"

Zhou Yu nodded: "The prince brought me and a few friendly ministers with him."

Kong Qian, who was a minister on good terms with Qin Shuhuai, thought about it and knew who were coming.

He was a little nervous: "Master Zhou, I am old and a little dull in many things. I hope Master Zhou can give me some advice." He was a little hesitant: "Why did the prince take care of the eldest princess's affairs?"

"I'm not sure about this," Zhou Yu put his hands in front of him and looked up at the sky above the peach blossom forest. "But Lord Kong, I have to remind you that the late emperor has been gone for more than half a year. There are some things you should understand. Don't take the prince's reminder lightly."

"I understand! I understand!"

Kong Qian heard the hint in Zhou Yu's words and understood Qin Shuhuai's meaning, and said hurriedly: "I will ask my daughter to apologize to the princess right away!"

After finishing speaking, Kong Qian hurried back, grabbed Kong Mengyun before she could react, and knelt down hastily, saying, "I am a naive girl and have disturbed Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"

Qin Peng said nothing, his eyes fell on Kong Mengyun.

Kong Mengyun said innocently, "Dad, what are you doing? What did I do wrong? I heard that someone bullied the princess before, so is it wrong for me to stand up for her?"

"Stop talking," Kong Qian pulled Kong Mengyun and said in a low voice, "Why don't you admit your mistakes to the princess!"

"What are you admitting?"

A cold shout came from the crowd. Qin Peng looked up and saw a lady in purple clothes coming out of the crowd. She was well-maintained and her age was hard to tell. People made way for her. She was supported by her maid and walked to Kong Qian's side. She sneered, "What's there for a young girl to kneel for? Your daughter is so kind-hearted but she is treated like a donkey. You still want to apologize? Peng'er?" The woman turned her head and looked at Qin Peng, saying coldly, "It's not right for you to do this."

Qin Peng smiled, bowed his head slightly, and said, "Aunt."

The atmosphere eased a little, Qin Qinghe's expression became less aggressive, and he nodded: "Yeah."

Qin Peng raised his hand and pointed to the seat next to him: "Aunt, please take a seat."

Qin Qinghe didn't want to argue with Qin Peng face to face. When Qin Peng took a step back, Qin Qinghe naturally stopped and walked to the upper seat with Qin Peng.

Kong Mengyun helped Kong Qian up and whispered, "Dad, what are you afraid of? Mom is her aunt. The Liu family and our family are on good terms. What can she do?"

Kong Qian shook his head and was about to dissuade him when he heard someone say, "Wait."

Everyone wondered who called out, and when they turned around to look for the sound, they were all stunned.

Qin Peng was also stunned.

She knew Zhou Yu was here, but no one told her that Qin Shuhuai was here too?

And - she counted the people around Qin Shuhuai and her heart suddenly became nervous.

Two chancellors, one minister of history, two dukes and three nobles.

These are not the people she hired!

Such a large number of noble people came uninvited and hid quietly at the banquet. Even if you told her that Qin Shuhuai had no intention of causing trouble, she wouldn't believe it.

Qin Qinghe didn't take it to heart, but when she saw Qin Shuhuai leading such a large group of people to stand in the yard, she panicked.

She always felt that Qin Shuhuai was here to cause trouble, so she straightened her back involuntarily and looked at him nervously as he walked towards her.

Liu Shiyun was drinking tea in a seat in the corridor, watching the show through the curtain. When she saw Qin Shuhuai appear, she stood up quickly, rolled up the curtain and stuck her head out.

Qin Shuhuai's appearance was unexpected to everyone. Everyone was trying to figure out what Qin Shuhuai's attitude was. But he walked up to Qin Peng and bowed respectfully: "Princess."

"The Regent."

Qin Peng turned around and nodded. A row of people behind Qin Shuhuai came forward and saluted Qin Peng.

Qin Peng was trying to figure out Qin Shuhuai's intentions, and then he saw Qin Shuhuai turn around and nodded lightly at Qin Qinghe: "Princess Qinghe."

The titles "Eldest Princess" and "Eldest Princess of Qinghe" are completely different.

Qin Qinghe's face changed drastically, but he knew who was the soft persimmon, and he didn't dare to make trouble for Qin Shuhuai, so he could only say stiffly: "The Regent Prince is here? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"I didn't say much because I was afraid that the young people would feel restrained," Qin Shuhuai said calmly, "This is also what the eldest princess meant."

Qin Shuhuai's attitude was very clear.

The princess told him to keep quiet, so he kept quiet. It shows that no matter whether Qin Peng actually has power or not, in Qin Shuhuai's heart, he has to obey the princess' words.

Everyone began to rethink Qin Peng's position in their hearts. Qin Peng was also a little confused for a moment, not knowing what Qin Shuhuai meant.

Liu Shiyun frowned and held the curtain with such force that her knuckles turned white.

Liu Shuyan was the first to come to his senses. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, he stepped forward with a smile and said, "Please take a seat, Your Majesty. Since you are already here, you should get drunk with everyone!"

"Yes, yes, let's drink." The others echoed, and the atmosphere became lively again. Kong Qian pulled Kong Mengyun to salute Qin Peng and retreat, and Qin Qinghe also planned to take a seat.

Everyone seemed to have ignored the farce that had just happened. Qin Shuhuai stood there, his hands folded in his sleeves, and suddenly shouted: "You arrested innocent people and humiliated the princess of Zhen State at will, and you just pretend nothing happened?"

Kong Qian held Kong Mengyun's hand and paused for a moment. Qin Shuhuai asked directly, "Where is the clan leader's order?!"