For a long time, Queen Chen, who has been favored in the harem, has been in the limelight for a while after the prince Li You became the crown prince, and no one dared to compare with her.

However, overnight, Queen Chen was removed from the palace and was even grounded in Chuxiu Palace.

And the news that Empress Chen was punished by Emperor Jin Ming did not fly away.

This is even more staggering than Queen Chen's grounding!

Because over the years, Emperor Jin Ming's harem has also had concubines who committed crimes, but he has never seen Emperor Jin Ming do anything to that concubine.

Empress Chen was the first to be beaten by Emperor Jin Ming, how can she not be surprised!

And all this happened after the county lord of Guanqing woke up. Therefore, the concubines of the harem, while celebrating the punishment of Empress Chen, became more and more curious about what the county lord of Guanqing was capable of, and let the emperor punish Empress Chen heavily for her? !

If there is a degree of suspicion, there will be all kinds of suspicions, coupled with the deliberate fanning of the flames by people with a heart, it didn't take long for rumors to spread in the palace, saying that it was Princess Wuning, the biological mother of the county lord of Guanqing, one of the Shuangshu in the capital that year, and was the favorite woman of Emperor Jin Ming, but in the end she ruined her appearance by mistake and married Bai Haoqing.

And the county lord of Guanqing and her mother were born with exactly the same face, so Emperor Jin Ming loved the house and Wu, and even transferred his feelings to Princess Wuning, and transferred his regrets and feelings for Princess Wuning to the county lord of Guanqing, so he was so fond of her, and even Queen Chen was disposed of for her......

Rumors are fiercer than tigers. Even if they saw Mei Zijin holding Shui Qingqing and sending her back to Liangfeng Tai, the people in the palace were still more inclined to the rumors that Emperor Jin Ming loved the county lord of Guanqing in order to fulfill his long-cherished wish for many years......

Although such rumors failed to reach the ears of Emperor Jin Ming, they were transmitted to the cool breeze platform where Shui Qingqing lived.

Hearing those rumors, Xiaoxi was almost mad, and Shui Qingqing's heart was also cold.

Needless to say, she knew where these rumors were coming from.

Xiaoxi also thought of it, and said angrily: "Miss, it must have come from the queen's palace, deliberately smearing the relationship between Miss and the emperor, so that Miss can't stay in the palace......"

Shui Qingqing didn't care about these rumors, but she was worried that if they continued like this, other changes would occur, and her brows couldn't help frowning.

Her eyes were cold, and she said coldly: "I'm afraid that they not only want me to stay in this palace, but also want to use these nonsense rumors to frame me." Therefore, we must take Aunt Pian into the palace as soon as possible and expose the evil things that the queen did to her mother twenty years ago, so that we can leave the palace safely before the situation is serious. ”

Xiao Xi nodded again and again and said, "Miss is right. After exposing the true face of the queen, the young lady will leave the palace and live a good life with the Hou Ye and the little son. ”

Listening to Xiaoxi's words, Shui Qingqing couldn't help but be stunned, and couldn't help but remember what Mei Zijin said to her when she woke up that day......

After Mei Zijin woke up in the side hall that day, Xiaoxi happily told him that Shui Qingqing forgave him.

In this way, Mei Zijin was overjoyed, and insisted on staying and having dinner with her before leaving.

During the meal, he also told Shui Qingqing that he would take her out of the palace and return to the Hou Mansion to live.

Shui Qingqing didn't hide it from him, and couldn't help but tell Mei Zijin about Empress Chen's framing of her mother twenty years ago.

Mei Zijin understood what she meant as soon as she heard it, and said solemnly: "Are you going to stay in the palace and find evidence that the queen framed your mother?"

Without waiting for Shui Qingqing to answer, Mei Zijin had already thought of something in an instant, and said: "But it was too long since the events of the year, and Queen Chen destroyed all the evidence, and the only evidence is what you said, the scar on the back of the waist where the red sleeves were burned by the bluestone - that is to say, the red sleeves are the key point of this old case." If you want to expose this matter, you can only start with Red Sleeves. ”

Listening to Mei Zijin's words, Shui Qingqing was stunned-

She thought that Mei Zijin would speak out to stop her when she heard that she was going to deal with the queen, but she didn't expect that he not only supported her, but also thought of starting from the red sleeves in a blink of an eye.

Without waiting for her to speak, Mei Zijin asked while helping her make soup, "Do you have a plan in mind?"

After hesitating for a moment, Shui Qingqing roughly told him the plan in his heart.

After listening, Mei Zijin nodded approvingly, raised her eyes and looked at her with sparkling eyes, and said with a smile: "Good idea - I'll help you!"

Hearing his words, Shui Qingqing's heart was relieved, and the last worries in her heart were also put down.

If she really did what she planned, she really needed to find someone with strong martial arts skills, and she was still worried about who she was looking for, but now he offered to help her, but it was the most suitable.

Shui Qingqing was not polite to him, stretched out her left hand to pick up the soup bowl in his hand, and said, "So, thank you Master Hou first."

Mei Zijin didn't hand her the soup in his hand, he blew it on his lips a few times, then picked up the spoon and scooped it to her mouth, while signaling her to open her mouth, and said unhappily: "Between me and you, do you still need to say 'thank you'?!" In addition, don't call me Hou Ye, it's better to call me Zijin. ”

After saying that, he seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "'Qingqing' Zijin, relax my heart." Both of us have a pair of names, and it's really destined for fate - you can't escape. ”

As soon as he said it, Shui Qingqing thought that his name was indeed connected to his, and she couldn't help blushing, and she didn't know how to pick him up, so she had to change the topic with other things.

She thought of Empress Chen's dementia for her, and said to Mei Zijin: "I'm afraid that the queen will attack Imperial Doctor Sheng in order to cover up her crimes, and I also ask Master Hou to send someone to help me keep an eye on the Sheng family at all times and keep the safety of the Sheng family - Doctor Sheng is my benefactor, and I don't want to let him and his family have an accident because of my business."

Seeing that Shui Qingqing said seriously, Mei Zijin also put away her joking thoughts, frowned and listened carefully.

He was clear-minded, and immediately nodded in response, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Zhongren is the key to dementia. And I know exactly his weakness - don't worry, I'll help you with everything outside the palace, and you remember to take care of your own safety. Empress Chen, the crown prince, and even Bai Haoqing, they have suffered a lot of damage this time, and they will definitely not be reconciled, I will send the most secret secret guards to guard you to ensure your safety. ”

"Even so, the food you eat in the palace, the tea, everything that goes into your mouth, even the spices that go into your nose...... All food, clothing, housing and transportation must be carefully guarded, and you must be careful, and you must not be careless......"

Looking at Mei Zijin's worried look, Shui Qingqing's heart swelled with warmth, but her face was relaxed and said: "Then there is a Hou Ye who said it so terrible." Besides, the queen will naturally not let me have an accident in the palace at this time, she is afraid that others will say that she framed me and retaliated against me......"

"Either way, you have to be careful. And if you meet someone who wants to deal with the queen, it is also possible to blame the queen by framing you......"

The more I thought about Mei Zijin, the more worried she became, and then it was the most dark, and there were open and secret battles everywhere, if someone wanted to take advantage of Shui Qingqing to fight with Queen Chen, it would be dangerous to attack her.

Mei Zijin looked at her steadily, suddenly solemnly took her hand, and said, "Promise me, when Queen Chen's matter is over, she will go back to the Hou Mansion with me, and we will reunite with Yun'er's family and live a good life."

Mei Zijin's abrupt words made Shui Qingqing's heart tighten, and she lowered her eyes to avoid his earnest gaze.

Shui Qingqing didn't want to leave the palace early, return to the Hou Mansion, and return to Yun'er.

But when she thought of the wedding of the two that day, the old lady slapped Mei Zijin in anger, as well as the name she signed on the resignation letter, and even the eyes of the world, all made her shy away from the Hou Mansion.

However, if she didn't follow him back to the Hou Mansion, where would she go?

Moreover, now that Yun'er has been confirmed to be his son and the heir of the Hou Mansion, she can no longer be allowed to take it away alone.

She was reluctant to part with him, and even more reluctant to leave Yun'er.

Kehou Mansion ...... Will she be able to go back? Will Mrs. Hou and the others identify with her?

Thinking of this, Shui Qingqing didn't know how to answer Mei Zijin......

Now, Xiaoxi also talked to her about returning to the Hou Mansion to live, and she couldn't help but make Shui Qingqing entangled and confused again......

On the evening of the third day, Shui Qingqing went to the imperial study to ask Emperor Jin Ming to leave the palace tomorrow.

After interrogating Empress Chen and the Yang family that day, the angry Emperor Ming of Jin fell ill again, and when Shui Qingqing entered, he lay on the bed in the side hall to rest.

After listening to Shui Qingqing's explanation, Emperor Jin Ming agreed without saying a word, and asked Wu Yong to prepare a token for her to enter and leave the palace early, and said with a smile: "I heard that you and Marquis Mei have been reconciled, I am very pleased......"

"This token is given to you, so that you can enter the palace at any time in the future - remember what I said to you, and I will be your maiden home from now on...... If you are wronged outside, if Mei Zijin bullies you, you can come back at any time, and the cool breeze will always be kept for you. ”

Emperor Jin Ming's warm and concerned words made Shui Qingqing's eyes sour, but she remembered the rumors in the palace in her heart.

In fact, Shui Qingqing also wanted to know why Emperor Jin Ming, who had nothing to do with him, treated him like a loving father?

Of course, she also understood that it was all because of her mother.

But as far as she knows, since her mother married Bai Haoqing, because of her identity and because of avoiding suspicion, she rarely entered the palace, and the opportunity to meet Emperor Jin Ming was even more limited.

Therefore, after so many years, Emperor Jin Ming's harem can be regarded as countless beauties, but Shui Qingqing doesn't believe it, he can't forget his mother in his heart......

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said movingly: "Why does the emperor want to be so good to me...... When everyone disliked me, even my biological father, only the emperor always protected me......"

Emperor Jin Ming coughed twice and said with a smile: "Entrusted by the old man, let me help take care of you."

Shui Qingqing hesitated: "The old man the emperor said, but my mother?"

Emperor Jin Ming nodded, looked at the nothingness in front of him with his eyes, and sighed: "Do you believe it, when your mother was alive, she always avoided me, and even if she entered the palace, she never saw me." But after she passed away, she often appeared in my dreams......"

Hearing this, Shui Qingqing couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"We drank tea and chatted together like old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time...... She is still the same as when I first saw her in the past twenty years, kind and beautiful, like an apricot blossom fairy who has strayed into the mortal world and is not stained by the world, with a smile and a smile, she is extraordinarily good-looking, really good-looking......"

Speaking of this, the corners of Emperor Jin Ming's mouth unconsciously put on a satisfied smile, his eyes looked at Shui Qingqing lovingly, and said movingly: "Even in the dream, the person she cares about the most is still you." It's also her, please take good care of you again and again...... I promised her, so I'm going to do it......"

Shui Qingqing's tears flowed non-stop.

From Emperor Jin Ming's dream, she could feel her mother's concern for her. She can feel the true love of Emperor Jin Ming for his mother all the time, even if twenty years have passed, he still remembers his mother in his heart......

It is said that the emperor is ruthless, but the majestic emperor lying on the couch in front of him and his sideburns is actually deep in love!

The glimpse under the apricot forest in the other garden made him always remember the beautiful Princess Wuning......

Leaving the imperial study, Shui Qingqing 'bumped into' the crown prince Li You on the way.

Li You walked towards her, stopped in front of her, stared at her for a moment, and finally landed on her right hand tied with thick gauze, and sneered: "The county lord's hand injury has not healed, why don't you have a good rest in the cool breeze platform - but what is the big deal to complain to my father?!"

Hearing Li You's undisguised ridicule, Shui Qingqing's heart was cold, and she replied coldly on her face: "This is my own business, there is no need for the prince to worry about ......"

"You have harmed the queen mother like this, and even the wedding between Bengong and Lin Rou has been postponed, what else do you want?"

Before Shui Qingqing finished speaking, Li You had already interrupted her coldly, staring at her with gloomy eyes, and the terrible description seemed to be about to devour her alive.

Shui Qingqing looked at him indifferently, and said coldly: "I never take the initiative to harm people, but I will not let go of those who harm me - so His Royal Highness questioned me about this, it is better to think about it first, who provoked the incident first, and who was going to put me and my mother to death from the beginning!"

Li You's eyes narrowed dangerously, hooked his lips and sneered: "Next, are you going to expose your dementia to your father?" Do you have evidence - if you can't produce evidence, this palace advises you not to harm others. ”

Shui Qingqing instantly understood in her heart, it turned out that Li You was worried about this.

And he suddenly stopped himself, just to test whether he had more evidence in his hands.

Li You knew that Shui Qingqing was aware of her dementia before, but she wondered why she didn't say it on the spot in the imperial study last time.

Even when he slandered her for eloping with the guards. Li You was afraid that Shui Qingqing would be exposed.

Because now he and Empress Chen are on the verge of precariousness, and they can't have any more accidents.

Therefore, these things have been hanging like a big rock above his head, as if they were about to fall down at any moment, and smash his head to the point of bleeding. made Li You scared and worried. After learning that Shui Qingqing came to the imperial study to see her father again today, she couldn't help but take the initiative to come to her, wanting to test the evidence of dementia in Shui Qingqing's hands.

And his sentence of 'harming others and harming others' is an undisguised threat to Shui Qingqing!

Shui Qingqing smiled coldly and said, "The person who harmed me hasn't stopped yet, how dare I stop first?!" Does the prince still want me to sit on the ground and wait for death? ”

Her face became more and more gloomy, of course Li You knew that what Shui Qingqing said was referring to the rumors between her and Emperor Jin Ming that had recently spread in the palace, and she wanted to say something, but Shui Qingqing didn't want to say anything more to him, so she walked over him without looking back......

However, after finally dealing with Li You, Shui Qingqing had just returned to the cool breeze platform, and before she had time to sit down and take a sip of tea to rest, the fifth princess Leyi came to the door angrily.

Princess Leyi has a delicate temper and a fierce temper, and she and Shui Qingqing have a deep grudge because of the snow wolf dog incident earlier.

Later, I learned that her illegitimate son was Mei Zijin, and I hated her to the bone marrow. In addition, in the past two days, I heard about her openly hugging with the Imperial Garden and Mei Zijin, and there were ambiguous rumors with her father, Le Yi couldn't sit still anymore and rushed to the cool breeze platform to find trouble.

As soon as she entered the hall, Princess Leyi rushed to Shui Qingqing without saying a word, and was about to slap her in the face, but was stopped by Xiaoxi and other palace people.

The big palace maid beside her, Dewdrop, was also so frightened that she hurriedly grabbed her, and carefully reminded her: "Princess, this is the cool breeze platform, if the emperor knows, I'm afraid it will also make you grounded......"

Listening to Dewdrop's words, Le Yi couldn't help but think of Queen Chen, who was grounded, and there was a trace of fear in her heart, but the anger grew.

She no longer rushed forward to fetch Shui Qingqing, but pointed at her nose and scolded: "Slut, you are looking for your father again?!" Are you deaf and can't hear what outsiders say about you and your father? On the one hand, he hooked up with the Hou Ye, and on the other hand, he was involved with his father, what a shameless stinky bitch, you don't want to be ashamed, but your father still needs face......"

Le Yi's sharp throat shook Shui Qingqing's ears, and the words he scolded were even harsh and ugly, and even the palace people looked embarrassed when they heard it.

Shui Qingqing raised her eyes and looked coldly at the barbaric princess in front of her, and said coldly: "The princess of the dignified Jin Dynasty actually said such unbearable, naïve and brainless words - others want to destroy your father, you don't go to those rumors and troublemakers, but you come to me to make a fuss." Do you believe in those nonsense rumors and believe that the emperor is like that? ”

Hearing this, Le Yi was stunned, and was blocked by Shui Qingqing and couldn't speak for a while.

But the next moment, Le Yi, who was annoyed and angry, suddenly went crazy, knocked down and smashed all the Bogu frame screens in the hall, and said fiercely: "Of course, this princess believes that her father is not that kind of person, but she doesn't worry about you - now no one outside knows that you are the most shameless and unfeminine woman in our Dajin, and you can do all kinds of dirty things, so if you stay in this palace for a day, this princess will not be at ease for a day - you hurry up and get out of this princess!"

Shui Qingqing sighed tiredly and said slowly: "Don't worry, princess, I will leave here soon." If there is nothing else, please go back, princess. ”

Hearing that Shui Qingqing agreed to leave the palace, Princess Le Yi's eyes flashed, she smiled with satisfaction in her heart, and said coldly on her face: "Okay, let you stay here for a few more days, before the end of the month, if you dare to stay in the palace and ruin your father's reputation, don't blame Princess Ben for throwing your luggage at the palace gate when she arrives."

After that, he went down with a group of palace people in a huff.

Xiaoxi asked the palace people to clean up a room of messes and retreat, looked at Shui Qingqing worriedly and said, "Miss, it's only ten days until the end of the month, what are we going to do?"

Shui Qingqing looked at the sinking twilight outside with heavy eyes, and said coldly: "Today is to let Le Yi come to make trouble, if we don't leave, I'm afraid that it will be the queen mother's turn soon-the queen mother has made up her mind to drive me out of the palace and cut off my contact with the emperor, so that she will not be able to expose the evil things she has done."

"So, we only have ten days. Everything has to be stepped up. ”

Shui Qingqing's guess is right, Le Yi came to Liangfeng Terrace today to make trouble, it was all Queen Chen's idea.

After returning from Liangfengtai, Princess Le Yi quietly entered Chuxiu Palace through the back door and told Queen Chen the news that Shui Qingqing had promised to leave the palace.

Today is the third day that Empress Chen has been grounded.

In just three days, for Queen Chen, it is like a year.

The palace door was closed, and the huge Chuxiu Palace was lifeless like a tomb of the living dead, and the place where she was kicked by Emperor Jin Ming was also in severe pain, and her cheeks were not swollen, describing her embarrassment and pain.

In the past few decades, whether it was in her mother's Chen Guogong's mansion before she got married, or she became the crown princess in the East Palace, she had not even been scolded, so the sudden change made her worse than dead.

Every pain she has endured has been hated by Shui Qingqing, and she can't wait to peel her skin and cramp, crush her bones and scatter ashes!

Therefore, she desperately wanted to force Shui Qingqing to leave the palace, but fortunately, she sent someone outside the palace to kill her to relieve her hatred......

Hearing Le Yi's announcement, Queen Chen's eyes sank, so she caressed Le Yi's hand lovingly, and said gratefully: "Thank you for remembering the queen mother, and you still risked being scolded by your father to help the queen mother...... Don't worry, the queen mother and the prince's brother will remember your kindness, and we will protect you in the future, even if you marry into the Hou Mansion, we won't let her bully you. ”

Le Yi has no mother since she was a child, and she has always relied on Queen Chen in the palace, so she will obey her words.

She said: "Mother rest assured, I will definitely drive her out of the palace in ten days." Even if my father wants to blame me, I'm not afraid. ”

After Le Yi left, Red Sleeves quietly walked in, and said to Queen Chen with a gloomy face: "Niangniang, tomorrow is the Yang family's torture period." I heard that the slut has asked to leave the palace tomorrow to see the Yang family torture, why don't you take advantage of tomorrow to let people get rid of her, so as to prevent future troubles! ”

Since seeing the silk cloth and knowing that Shui Qingqing and the others discovered the secret on her waist, Red Sleeves has been in a panic all day long, for fear that the matter will be exposed, and at that time, whether it is the queen or the emperor, she will definitely die......

Therefore, Red Sleeves is more desperate than Empress Chen to let Shui Qingqing die, so that she can continue to hide the secret she has worked so hard to hide for 20 years.

Listening to her words, Queen Chen's gloomy face became more and more gloomy, and she gritted her teeth and said coldly: "No, this slut is very cunning, she will definitely be on guard when she leaves the palace tomorrow, Mei Zijin will also send someone to protect her, maybe the emperor will also send someone to protect her, so the chance of assassination is too small, don't act rashly!"

"Moreover, the reason why we lost miserably at her hands this time is not how good she is, but that she has been hiding it well...... We don't know how much more power she has in her hands, and if she does it rashly, it will only expose us. ”

"Therefore, now we can only stand still and wait for the news of Bai Xiang and You'er......"

On the second day, Shui Qingqing took Xiaoxi out of the palace early in the morning to watch Yang's torture at the entrance of the vegetable market. Then quietly find a way to go to Lu Lin's mansion to pick up Aunt Pian into the palace.

However, from the moment she left the palace, she was already targeted.

And the person staring at her was Bai Lingwei, who had lived nine deaths and one life......