For Mu Qing, this incident did not cause much damage to her shop, but fortunately, she happened to make a set of patterns that could be pieced together this time, if it weren't for this, this time it was really Shen Shuang'er's success.

However, even if Mu Qing slapped Shen Shuang'er in the face in public, he didn't see anything serious happen to Shen Shuang'er after that.

"Niangniang, this Miss Shen humiliated us in public, why didn't the Shen family give us an explanation."

Xin'er saw that her mother was still looking through the account book, and the look on her face was not very good-looking.

She thought that the mother she beat had slapped Shen Shuang'er hard, and the Shen family naturally had to apologize for Miss Gu Quan's face.

But I've been waiting for two days, but the other party doesn't mean to come to the door at all.

It looks like he's not going to apologize.

"The Shen family has a big business, and Lord Shen in the family is the prime minister of the dynasty, why do you think she needs to apologize to me?"

Mu Qing raised his eyebrows, feeling that what he was thinking was a little too simple, "My mother's family is just a fourth-grade Shangshu, even if her current identity is the third princess, but she is not qualified to ask Lord Shen to pull down her face." ”

Mu Qing still sees this very clearly, and the Shen family will come to apologize, which Mu Qing didn't even think about.

Bai Lichen will not easily have anything to do with the Shen family at this juncture, after all, the Shen family is now from the prince's side, and they are also on the prince's side.

The third prince did not mean to win over the Shen family.

In fact, Mu Qing also felt a little strange at this point, after all, this Shen Shuang'er liked him very much, if he married Shen Shuang'er as a concubine, then the final result might be different.

At least the form of the DPRK will be much biased in his favor.

"Niangniang, what are you thinking?" Xin'er delicately put a freshly picked hibiscus on Mu Qing's head.

The hibiscus flower was blooming in the backyard, and I heard that it was brought by Fufeng, Mu Qing smiled and nodded.

"Fufeng, this little girl is sensible, Mama Chen, you look at it a little more, if you can use it, you can cultivate it, only the two of you are still a little insufficient."

Xin'er felt a little strange, but Mama Chen felt that it was normal, and left Muqing's house after a slight response.

"Why do you keep looking for someone to help?"

In her opinion, just herself and Mama Chen are enough.

"You are still too young, Niangniang thinks carefully, this is not only to prevent those people, but also to guard against His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the relationship between His Royal Highness and Niangniang is not very good, and His Royal Highness is also a person with a bit of thought, Niangniang can't help but make complete preparations."

Thinking of this, Mama Chen couldn't help but sigh again, thinking that it was really not easy for Mu Qing, even if she got rid of her aunt and sister who bullied her, she still had to be careful everywhere and be careful everywhere.

Mu Qing was on guard against Bai Lichen, and Bai Lichen herself could naturally detect this news, and she was even a little more wary of herself than at the beginning.

Presumably because the previous dispute made the relationship between the two even worse.

Although he had a little vague astringency in his heart, he didn't say anything or do anything, after all, the most important thing for him now is to bring down His Royal Highness the Crown Prince politically, which can be regarded as avenging the revenge of the year.

"What happened to the news that I asked you to investigate a few days ago, there is really a drought in the south?"

When Danqing heard his master's question, he hurriedly lowered his head and replied respectfully.

"Yes, Your Highness, the people sent out have brought back the news, there is indeed a very serious drought in the south, and the emperor is already secretly preparing to send someone to deal with this matter."

"It's not the time for a drought, so why is there so much uncertainty all of a sudden?"

Bai Lichen's brows furrowed, obviously a little surprised, in previous years, drought would generally occur in the south in the summer of July and August, so the imperial court set up a special person to deal with the drought early.

It's been a few years since it happened, but this year it's obviously not the case, not only has the time been much earlier, but the scale has also become larger.

"Xu is because the hot weather came early this year, and I heard that the queen's mother has sent someone to send ice into the palace."

The queen's mother's family is most famous for General Zhenyuan in the north, and there are naturally a lot of ice cubes.

It's only the end of May, and it's a bit too early to use ice at this time.

"She's doing it so extravagantly." Bai Lichen sneered, it seems that the queen is also old, and she is so careless in doing things, "My father just said that the nobles of the Gaomen should advocate frugality, but I didn't expect the queen to make a drama of sending ice for thousands of miles, but it did me a great favor." ”

Many of the civil officials in the court are from the faction of the three princes, or they simply don't like to call the prince emperor, so it is obviously not difficult to find someone to impeach the prince.

On the second day after Bai Lichen said this, several officials stood up to impeach the queen and the crown prince for their extreme extravagance, and they had already found someone to send ice into the palace in May.

"Although the ice cubes are easy to obtain, but the way to the capital is very long, not only to consume huge manpower and material resources, but also financial resources, the emperor just advocated to be frugal some time ago, and now the queen and the crown prince do such a thing, it is really not advisable!"

The words of the official made the emperor's heart extremely dissatisfied, it was indeed that he had just said that he would be a little thrifty, and the queen and the crown prince disobeyed their words in public, making him lose face in front of the hundred officials.

After leaving the court, he immediately went to the queen's palace.

Since Chen Guifei entered the palace, the number of times the emperor has come to the queen's palace can be said to be a handful, after all, Chen Guifei is young and beautiful, and the queen is already old, and she is also involved in the partisan struggle, which makes him even more disgusted.

"Your Majesty!"

The queen naturally didn't know about the affairs of the previous dynasty, she saw the emperor coming, thinking that he had come to visit her, with a surprised expression on her face.

Unexpectedly, the emperor just glanced at her coldly, and then sneered.

"The queen is really getting more and more moisturized, and the queen mother and I haven't used the ice cubes yet, but the queen uses them first."

When these words came out, the queen's face immediately froze.

She obviously didn't think it was for this matter.

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten? The concubine's body bones have always been bad, and she has always been very afraid of heat...... That's why the concubine used ice with confidence. ”

"Even if I had said so, I thought you would have used it in June, and it was only the end of May!" The emperor was so angry that he brushed his sleeves out, and although he did not tell the queen not to use ice, the queen was still so frightened that she knelt on the ground.

It was because of this incident that the emperor originally planned to train the crown prince and asked him to deal with the drought, so he directly chose the third prince in a fit of anger.

When the news came back to the Three Princes' Mansion, Mu Qing couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, she didn't know why the Emperor suddenly changed his mind and chose the Three Princes.

It stands to reason that the current crown prince is still the crown prince, no matter how much the emperor doesn't look down on him, he still has to give the opportunity that should be given, so he gave the opportunity to Bailichen so happily?

"I heard that it was because the queen used ice cubes early and was said by the ministers at the court meeting, so the emperor was furious, and angrily gave this opportunity directly to His Royal Highness the Third Prince...... Niangniang, you should be happy, if this thing is done well, His Royal Highness the Third Prince will completely emerge. ”

Xin'er smiled and told Mu Qing the news she had heard, but Mu Qing didn't laugh much, for her, what she wanted was actually really simple, just to be able to live well.

The queen hated herself very much, if she didn't have the protection of the three princes, she would be like a cow and sheep to be slaughtered in the capital alone, and there was no room for resistance.

"No, if the third prince really goes to the south, I have to think of a way to go together, what is the difference between calling me here alone and telling me to die!"

Mu Qing stood up anxiously, the capital was too dangerous, for her, she was able to escape the queen's lone hand these times, thanks to the help of the third prince behind her back.

"Mother?"

It's a little strange in my heart, when did my own mother be so reluctant to go to the south with the third prince?

When he arrived outside Bailichen's study, Danqing was still waiting outside, as if he had already known that Mu Qing would pass.

"Niangniang, Your Highness is already waiting for you inside."

Mu Qing nodded, but in his heart he felt that he was being put on the spot by Huo Bailichen, he actually knew that he would come.

"Your Highness."

After knowing this, Mu Qing's face was not very good, she glanced at Bai Lichen, who was sitting in front of the desk, and her face was not very good-looking.

"You're looking for me."

Putting down the book in his hand, Bai Lichen raised his head with three points of banter in his eyes.

In his eyes, no matter how much Mu Qing quarreled with him before, he was now begging for his help.

Mu Qing is a stubborn temper, although she is afraid of death, but she is also very stubborn.

Now that she knew that Bai Lichen was here to see her jokes, she would definitely not continue to ask the other party like that.

"Originally, there were." Mu Qing smiled, "But seeing that His Highness doesn't seem to have any intention of helping—or asking me for something I can't pay, if you think about it this way, I think it's better to forget it." ”

After saying that, she turned around and left the study with her heart.

What she hates the most is the high-minded attitude of others, originally she really wanted to ask Bai Lichen to take her to the south with her, so that she could escape the embarrassment of the queen, but now Mu Qing has changed her mind.

What can't escape, she felt annoyed just by seeing Bai Lichen's appearance when he pinched his shortcomings!

Seeing the third imperial concubine come out in such a hurry, Danqing was a little depressed, could it be that the two of them had negotiated so quickly? These three imperial concubines just went in and came out?