Qin Peng screamed and fell on the chair. The maid Chun Su understood what Qin Peng meant and shouted, "The princess has fainted! Call the imperial physician! Imperial physician!"

When Qin Shuhuai heard this, he ignored everything else and rushed in after lifting the pearl curtain, anxiously saying, "Imperial Physician!"

However, as soon as he touched Qin Peng, Qin Shuhuai was grabbed by Qin Peng's sleeve. Qin Shuhuai lowered his head and saw Qin Peng shaking his head at him. Qin Shuhuai immediately understood what Qin Peng meant. He pursed his lips, lifted the curtain and said to Qin Ming: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has fainted. I would like to send the princess to the Imperial Medical Bureau. I hope Your Majesty will approve it."

"Prince Regent, hurry up!" Qin Ming stood up from the dragon chair and hurriedly wanted to go to see Qin Peng. Qin Shuhuai directly picked Qin Ming up and hurriedly rushed out. The chief eunuch Zhang Deli stopped Qin Ming who was about to rush over and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the morning court has not yet ended."

Qin Ming stopped and looked towards Zhang Ying subconsciously. Zhang Ying looked at him coldly. Qin Ming was frightened and slowly retreated back to the dragon chair.

Qin Shuhuai carried Qin Peng all the way into the side hall, put Qin Peng down and then asked everyone to leave, leaving only Chunsu in the room. As soon as everyone was gone, Qin Peng climbed up from the bed and hurriedly said, "The imperial physician is here, you stay, don't go back to the morning court today."

Qin Peng went to put on her shoes, and Qin Shuhuai grabbed her and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Ask clearly." Qin Peng said coldly, "How can Xiaoming, a child, issue such an imperial decree? I'll go find Li Shu."

After saying that, Qin Peng pulled Qin Shuhuai aside and hurried to Li Shu's palace.

When she left, Li Shu was embroidering. When she saw Qin Peng coming, she showed a look of surprise on her face. She stood up quickly and asked, "Peng'er is here? Is he leaving the court?"

"Everyone, get out!" Qin Peng's face was cold as he entered the room. The servants said nothing and immediately left obediently. Li Shu was a little nervous and looked a little flustered: "What happened? Did you get mad outside today?"

"What's the matter with the imperial decree granting Qin Shuhuai a marriage?"

Qin Peng suppressed his anger and looked at the woman in front of him who seemed to have no idea what she had done. Sometimes he thought it would be better to just poison her to death with a glass of poisoned wine. But he also felt that this was the original body's mother after all, and she occupied the original body's body, so she couldn't do such a thing.

Li Shu listened to Qin Peng's words, and after a moment's pause, she said cautiously, "Then what's wrong with the imperial edict?"

"So it was you who asked Xiao Ming to issue the imperial edict?"

Li Shu heard Qin Peng's voice and immediately felt something was wrong. She quickly pulled Qin Peng over and said flatteringly, "Don't be angry. Calm down and drink some tea. Come on, drink some tea. If there's anything wrong, I'll fix it..." As she spoke, Li Shu handed the tea bowl to Qin Peng. Qin Peng took the bowl and said coldly, "Tell me clearly why you did that?"

"Hey," Li Shu threw away her handkerchief, turned her head and looked outside, and said with a forced smile, "Isn't this all for you? Liu Shiyun is from the Liu family, and the Liu family has always been on the side of the royal family, right? If she marries Qin Shuhuai and says a lot of good things about us to him, won't our lives be much better soon?"

"Did Liu Shiyun tell you this?"

Qin Peng took a sip of tea and roughly guessed what was going on. He looked up and called out directly: "Quexiang, come in."

Que Xiang was the maid she had arranged to be with Li Shu. After she had beaten someone close to Li Shu to death, she had directly transferred that person to Li Shu's side. When Li Shu heard Que Xiang was coming, she knew something was wrong and said firmly, "You can just ask me if you have anything to ask. Don't you even trust me?!"

Qin Peng ignored her and looked at Que Xiang and asked, "Who did the Queen Mother meet during the time I was away?"

"Mr. Zhang Ying, my uncle, Miss Liu Shiyun and others often come to visit. Miss Liu has given gifts to the Empress Dowager many times and has a very pleasant conversation with her."

"You are slandering me!" Li Shu stood up suddenly and said anxiously: "Peng'er, listen to my explanation. This is definitely not what this bitch said. Listen to me..."

"What did you send?" Qin Peng ignored Li Shu and looked at Que Xiang and said, "Tell me."

"Ten night-shining pearls, twenty thousand gold, ten gold-plated necklaces, two pairs of white jade bracelets..."

"Shut up, you are such a jerk!" Li Shu stood up suddenly and rushed towards Que Xiang. Qin Peng grabbed Li Shu and yelled, "Sit down!"

Li Shu was stunned by Qin Peng's yelling. After a moment, her eyes turned red and she said with her handkerchief tied up: "Peng'er..."

"Li Shu, Li Shu," Qin Peng looked at Li Shu, and his anger instantly turned into pity and helplessness: "You must kill your own children before you stop, right?"

"I don't have one!" Li Shu hurriedly waved her hands and explained, "Miss Liu is so pretty, so kind, and so well-born. She and Qin Shuhuai were already in private, but her father stopped her. I was just trying to help them. I asked Xiaoming to arrange the marriage, and Qin Shuhuai should be grateful!"

"Is this what Liu Shiyun told you?" Qin Peng said sarcastically.

If someone else said this to her, she might still be skeptical, but Li Shu has always been such a ridiculous person.

You say she is timid, but for such a tiny profit, she dares to do anything. You say she is brave, but she can't stand the slightest threat.

To put it bluntly, this person is stupid.

Qin Peng thought about it and sat down tiredly: "Where's the money? You sold Qin Shuhuai for so much money, where did you get the money?"

"Your uncle..." Li Shu lowered her head and whispered, "He did some business outside, and his funds are not turning over well..."

After hearing this, Qin Peng couldn't help but smile bitterly. She had already checked out all of Li Shu's brothers, and none of them were good. With their small business, how could they spend so much? They just coaxed Li Shu and took the money to gamble and whore.

"Mother," Qin Peng reached out and tucked Li Shu's hair behind her ears, looking at her seriously: "I don't know whether to say you are too stupid or too good. It's been so long, and you still don't use your brain to do things?"

Li Shu stared at Qin Peng blankly, not being able to understand her daughter's expression at all. Qin Peng sighed and said helplessly, "Let's leave it at that. Don't see Xiao Ming until he grows up."

"Peng'er!" Li Shu raised her head suddenly, her face full of shock: "What do you mean? You don't want me to see Ming'er?!"

"Not just Xiaoming," Qin Peng said calmly, "From now on, you are not allowed to see anyone."

"How dare you!" Li Shu got angry and stood up abruptly, pointing at Qin Peng and saying, "I am the Queen Mother, I am your mother! How can it be your turn to command me? You are rebelling! You are really rebelling!"

Qin Peng didn't say anything. She stood up and Chunsu put a cape on her. Li Shu continued to curse: "I gave birth to you and raised you, and you treat me like this today? Do you still have a conscience?!"

Qin Peng ignored her, put on his cloak, and walked outside. Li Shu followed him out and started to curse him in vulgar language: "You little bitch, you deserve to be a widow for the rest of your life! Do you think I don't know about the shitty things that happened between you and Qin Shuhuai? Do you think he would marry you? You are a rotten piece of shit who was slept with by someone without any matchmaker or engagement. I arranged a marriage for Qin Shuhuai for your own good! Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes? How is your identity, your bones, your blood, and your flesh and blood not mine? You..."

Li Shu chased all the way to the door, and Qin Peng turned around abruptly and looked at her coldly.

"If you say one more word," she said calmly, "I will pull out your tongue."

Li Shu suddenly stopped talking and looked at Qin Peng in horror.

The last time she looked like this, everyone around her was dead.

She was trembling. Qin Peng looked at her frightened expression, turned around, walked out of the hall, and said to the people outside: "Seal the room and say that the Queen Mother is ill and cannot see guests. Don't let her see anyone outside."

"Yes." Que Xiang bowed respectfully and saw Qin Peng off.

After Qin Peng left, Que Xiang came back and saw Li Shu sitting on a high seat, holding a tea bowl and taking a sip.

"Tell Liu Shiyun," she smiled, "and the rest is up to her luck."

When Qin Peng returned after dealing with Li Shu's affairs, the morning court had already ended and Qin Ming was sitting in the waterside pavilion listening to the class. After a new tutor was appointed, Qin Peng no longer came to the waterside pavilion to look after Qin Ming.

Qin Ming was worried about Qin Peng and was a little absent-minded. When Qin Peng came in, Qin Ming was in a daze, and the ink stained the pages, but he was completely unaware.

"Go down." Qin Peng sent everyone away. Qin Ming suddenly came back to his senses, stood up and said, "Sister!"

As he said this, he threw the pen aside, walked to Qin Peng, held Qin Peng's hand and said, "Sister, are you okay?"

"It's okay." Qin Peng pulled him back to his original position: "I'm just pretending to be sick."

"Why did my sister pretend to be sick?" Qin Ming was a little confused: "But you don't want to go to the morning court? I often don't want to go to the morning court, thinking that if I feel uncomfortable, I can leave early. Anyway, I just sit there every day, one more and one less won't make much difference."

"Nonsense." Qin Peng poked his head and said, "If you weren't here, this morning court would not be held."

"Oh," Qin Ming was a little disappointed, and raised his hand to rub the place where Qin Peng had poked him. Qin Peng straightened his face and said seriously: "Do you know why I pretended to be sick today?"

Qin Ming shook his head, thought about it, and nodded.

"What are you nodding for?"

"I don't quite understand, but I think it might be related to the imperial edict."

Qin Ming sighed and looked up at Qin Peng: "I shouldn't have issued the imperial decree, right?"

"Yes." Qin Peng responded, and Qin Ming nodded: "I also think it's not right. Qin Shuhuai is the regent king, how can I grant him marriage? My mother asked me to issue this imperial decree, and I felt it was inappropriate, but what mother said also makes sense. Miss Liu and him are in love with each other..."

Qin Ming said this with a bit of depression in his voice. Qin Peng thought about it and realized that Qin Ming was right. The most critical problem between him and Qin Shuhuai was that Qin Shuhuai was stronger than him. He wanted to control the fate of a strong man as a weak man, which was courting death.

However, Qin Peng could not tell him this, because if he did, Qin Ming would hate Qin Shuhuai for the rest of his life. Every emperor has his desire for control and dignity, and this desire for control is often the cause of their demise.

Qin Peng thought about it, chose his words carefully and said, "Actually, whether it's Qin Shuhuai or not, you shouldn't have issued this imperial decree."

Qin Ming was a little confused and looked up at her.

"When a person is alive, he has basic rights. With such rights, he will have dignity. He has the right to live, the right to choose marriage, the right to choose what to do and where to go. These rights should be respected. If you don't respect him, even if he is not Qin Shuhuai today, but just a weak person, he will hate you in his heart."

"If you want to arrange a marriage, then before you arrange the marriage, you should ask both parties whether they like each other. If this marriage is destined, then you should arrange the marriage. If not, then you shouldn't. Did you ask Qin Shuhuai before you arranged the marriage?"

Qin Ming didn't say anything. He lowered his head, pursed his lips and shook his head.

Qin Peng couldn't help laughing: "Isn't that right? You're forcing a matter concerning one's whole life on others without even asking. This is not right."

"Then," Qin Ming took a deep breath, "is there any destiny that we are born with?"

"There is no destiny that is carried by others," Qin Peng stroked his hair, his voice soft, "only destiny that is imposed on you. However, people are actually fighting for the freedom they want throughout their lives. Working hard to make money is to buy what freedom wants to buy; working hard to have power is also to get the respect you deserve and protect the people you want to protect. All imposed destinies are meant to be changed. People should discipline themselves first and then others, and do not impose on others what you do not want others to do to you. Are you willing to be arranged a wife for you without even asking?"

Qin Ming shook his head, then he raised his hand, grabbed Qin Peng, and said seriously: "Then, sister," his eyes lit up: "Are you willing to marry Qin Shuhuai?"

Qin Peng was slightly stunned. Qin Ming looked at her with stars in his eyes. "He came to me just now and said that he really wanted to ask me for an imperial decree to grant him marriage, but the object can only be you. I think he is a good person, so sister."

"Will you marry him?"

【Small Theater】

Qin Ming: "I want Qin Shuhuai to marry Liu Shiyun!"

People: “We refuse”

Qin Ming: "I want Qin Shuhuai to marry my sister!"

Zhao Yu and Liu Shuyan: "We refuse!"

Qin Shuhuai: "Who should I marry that you monsters would reject? I'm talking about the two upstairs, not everyone."