Ever since the Queen had an argument with the Emperor over Shen Lingli, she rarely went to see the Emperor again. Although in this deep palace, the Emperor is everything to these three thousand beauties, the Queen always has a "rebellious" spirit in her heart. If she were not restrained by her identity as the Queen, she would probably be the second woman like Li Han who runs out every day.
In the past few days, the Queen played with Li Shu in her bedroom every day. Seeing that he had the mental capacity of a ten-year-old, and followed her around every day asking for a hug, the Queen couldn't help but think of the days more than ten years ago. She couldn't help feeling sad. On the one hand, she lamented that time was unforgiving, and on the other hand, she felt sorry for Li Shu who was still not getting better after so many days.
At this time, the Queen's maid hurried in, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Princess and General Lu have been stopped outside the city gate by His Majesty. They are not allowed to enter the city."
"What?" The Queen was very surprised after hearing this. "Are you sure? Why would Your Majesty be like this?"
"I heard that His Majesty ordered the princess and her companions to remain outside the city for observation for a period of time because he was worried that they might infect the people in the city with the plague as they passed through a plague-stricken area."
The queen's expression suddenly darkened and she slammed the table. Li Shu, who was playing nearby, was startled by the queen's angry look and stared at her blankly. The maid who served Li Shu was smart enough to take Li Shu aside.
The queen had an expressionless face. She suddenly stood up and ordered Li Shu's maid, "Take the second princess down to rest." She then said to her own maid, "Help me change my clothes. I'm going to see His Majesty." The queen's eyes suddenly became serious. The maid felt that the queen was a little different at this moment, but she couldn't tell what was different. She hurriedly helped the queen to wash up.
The guards and attendants did not dare to stop her. They watched helplessly as the queen came to the emperor's study in a rage. Seeing that the emperor was handling government affairs and Shen Lingli was serving on the side, she glanced at Shen Lingli coldly and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I heard that you stopped Han'er outside the city gate. What is the meaning of this?"
The emperor didn't look up, his eyes fixed on the memorial on the table. "Don't worry, Queen. I'm just worried that Han'er has the plague. Once we're sure there's no problem, we'll naturally bring Han'er back to the palace."
The Queen is the Queen of the Li Kingdom and has to consider the people of the Li Kingdom, but she is also an ordinary mother after all. Watching her daughter being turned away from home and even escaping from a plague area makes the Queen worried and concerned.
"Your Majesty, Han'er went through the plague area. He risked his life for the Kingdom of Li and saved thousands of Li people. Now that you are doing this, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the people?"
The emperor stopped reviewing the memorials and stared at the queen, seeming a little displeased. "Queen, I have my own reasons for doing things. I know you are worried about Han'er, but compared to Han'er, the millions of people in Li Kingdom are more important. I hope you will not be confused."
After hearing the emperor's answer, the queen frowned and looked unhappy. At this moment, the queen felt that the person in front of her was less and less like the person she once knew. She picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it hard in the direction of the emperor.
Everyone in the deep palace is in danger and scheming, and the Queen's edges have gradually been smoothed over the years. This is a disguise for the Queen to adapt to the environment, but it does not mean that the Queen will choose to compromise at any time unless her bottom line is touched, and Li Han and Li Shu are her bottom line.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" Shen Lingli was quick-witted and quickly blocked the teacup thrown by the Queen. The teacup then fell on the table and shattered. The fragments scratched Shen Lingli's hand, and bright red blood dripped onto the desk in front of the Queen and the Emperor.
The emperor's face darkened, and he looked at Shen Lingli with concern, "Queen, do you know what you are doing? How shameless!"
The Queen, however, looked unconcerned. "I know exactly what I'm doing. Your Majesty doesn't need to remind me."
Shen Lingli also didn't expect that the queen would dare to do such a thing to the emperor. Looking at the emperor's expression, although the emperor looked very angry, he did not scold the queen, perhaps because of the queen's face.
But since it has happened, I have no choice but to go with the flow. Shen Lingli put on a delicate look and said, "Your Majesty, I am fine. As long as Your Majesty is fine, it is worth it for me to get hurt."
Women look at women much more accurately than men do. Looking at Shen Lingli like this, the queen's eyes were full of disdain and great disgust, but the emperor seemed to buy it and picked up Shen Lingli, leaving the queen alone there.
The attendants around were trembling with fear at what had just happened. It was the first time they saw the Queen and the Emperor confronting each other so fiercely, and even fighting. They knelt on the ground, lowered their heads, and said nothing. The anger around them also became weird. They didn't dare to relax until the Queen left with an expressionless face, as if nothing had happened.
After Shen Yuan'er learned about Li Han and the Queen at the Shen Mansion, she was very worried. Ever since she met Shen Lingli last time, she had been afraid that Shen Lingli would make a comeback and do harm to herself, the Shen family and Li Han, so she spent a lot of money to bribe the maid around Shen Lingli, asking her to keep an eye on Shen Lingli's every move and report to her if there was anything important.
Hearing that Li Han was refused entry to the city gate and that the Queen and the Emperor had a dispute, Shen Yuaner always felt a little uneasy in her heart. She was afraid that more things would happen next, so she thought about going out of the city to find Li Han to discuss the matter in person.
However, Chen Yuan'er was just the unmarried daughter of the Shen family and was not very familiar with the outside of the city. She searched for Li Han and Lu Li for a long time, but just couldn't find them. While walking alone outside, Chen Yuan'er suddenly found that she didn't know where she was.
There was no village in front and no shop behind. Shen Yuaner just walked aimlessly, thinking that if she could find the same path she had walked before, she could walk back to the city based on her memory. However, all this did not seem as easy as Shen Yuaner thought.
After walking for a long time, Shen Yuan'er was tired and thirsty. She really couldn't walk anymore. In despair, she had to squat under a tree. She felt mixed emotions, afraid but also had to hold on.
At this time, a man holding a bow and arrow and dressed in hunter clothes suddenly appeared and stood in front of Shen Yuaner. "Girl, why are you here alone? It's very dangerous here. Wild animals will roam around at night. You'd better leave quickly."
The hunter was about to turn around and leave when Shen Yuaner grabbed the corner of the hunter's clothes and said, "I seem to be lost and can't find my way home."
Shen Yuaner looked aggrieved, with a few tears in the corners of her eyes. Her aggrieved expression made the hunter feel pity for her. "If the lady doesn't mind, why not let me show her the way?"
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