East Palace.

The prince came back from outside.

Walk briskly into the house.

When he entered the door, he thought he would see a familiar smiling face, but he looked around and didn't see a woman.

Turning around and asking Mama Huang, who was walking over, "Where is the crown princess?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, the crown princess went to Cining Palace."

The prince thought, what are you going to Cining Palace to do at this time?

For the queen mother, the prince was relieved, thinking of the palace maid, and thinking of the queen, he walked quickly to Cining Palace.

The prince walked very fast, and he didn't know that he thought something big had happened.

The palace maids and eunuchs they met, seeing this scene, knelt on the ground one by one in fright, and when the prince walked over for a long time, they didn't dare to get up.

What the prince didn't expect was that he was worried about what the queen would do, and when he came to Cining Palace, he heard the woman's laughter.

The crown prince slowed down and adjusted his mentality, and the moment he walked into the house, the palace maid and eunuch knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Minions, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Slaves and maids, see His Royal Highness the Prince."

Liu Qiqi saw the arrival of the prince, and got up and walked over with a smile on her eyebrows, "You're back!" ”

The crown prince nodded with a smile and saluted the queen mother, "Grandson to see the imperial grandmother." ”

"The prince has been out for a few days, and when he comes back, he sees the imperial grandmother, and the imperial grandmother is so happy."

The queen smiled.

The prince was thick-skinned and pretended not to hear this.

Concubine Shu came with the freshly made hibiscus cake, saw the prince, and the palace maid beside her saluted, "Slave maid see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

This sound successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Concubine Shu smiled and stepped forward with a hibiscus cake, "The prince is back!" ”

The crown prince looked at the queen mother, queen, and concubine who were present, he was busy investigating the matter in the past two days, and he didn't know what happened in the palace?

How do you feel like the atmosphere is good?

The queen and the concubine seem to be calm on the surface, but in fact, they don't know how many times they have fought, and they can still sit quietly at the same table to eat.

"Quick, put on another piece of chopsticks!" The Queen Mother spoke.

Mama Luo moved quickly and added a piece of chopsticks.

This pair of chopsticks seems to be for the prince and the concubine.

The prince deliberately sat next to Liu Qiqi, just as the dishes and chopsticks began to be placed.

Concubine Shu sat in the makeshift extra seat.

Everyone sat down, and the Queen Mother spoke, "It's rare to get together for dinner, and if you don't get drunk today, you won't return!" ”

"Auntie, you shouldn't drink!" The queen reminded.

"It's okay to be happy today, and drink less!" The Queen Mother said.

The queen couldn't say anything when she saw the queen mother talking about this, and glanced at Liu Qiqi, Liu Qiqi understood, and took the initiative to pour wine for the queen mother.

Everyone poured eight points full, and Liu Qiqi only reached a little bit.

The Queen Mother was immediately unhappy when she saw it, and said, "Qiqi, it's too little!" ”

"What the imperial grandmother said just now, drink less." Liu Qiqi said.

The Queen Mother was not happy and looked at the prince, "Prince, what do you say?" ”

"Drinking in moderation is good for your health!" The prince took the wine jug directly from Liu Qiqi's hand and poured wine for the woman and himself.

This move, properly maintained, also takes all the responsibility on himself.

Concubine Shu saw snickering next to her and didn't say anything.

When the Queen Mother saw this, what else didn't she understand.

It is no longer required to drink more.

The Queen Mother likes to be lively the most, and everything else can be thrown aside.

After a meal, the prince arrived, and the active atmosphere was a little more restrained, and what was even more amazing was that the prince simply pulled Liu Qiqi away after letting Liu Qiqi drink a drink.

When the queen mother, the queen, and the concubine saw it, they were all envious.

When the Queen Mother saw that everyone was gone, she sighed, "Young people now, if you don't see each other for a day, it's like every other autumn!" ”

"It's nice to be young!" The queen sighed.

In the past two days, she tried to let go of her past prejudices, and when she faced the emperor, her heart was much more relaxed, and the relationship between her and the emperor was not so tense.

"It's a good time for you, too!" The Queen Mother said.

seems to be talking about the relationship between the queen and the emperor, and it seems to be talking about the situation of the queen in the future.

"It's my aunt who reminded me!"

"Now that you know, let's have another drink!" The Queen Mother said and sent the wine glass to the queen.

The queen was speechless.

Don't let the Queen Mother drink too much, it was not said by herself, it was said by the imperial doctor.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu hurriedly poured wine for the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was happy and spoke to Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu, how do you want to spend your birthday?" "As long as the Queen Mother has cakes to eat, nothing else matters.

"A few people sit down and have a meal!" Like today, she can also share a table with the Queen Mother, which is unimaginable.

"Concubine Shu is too sensible!" The Queen Mother said.

Concubine Shu smiled slightly.

"Since it's my birthday, I can't miss the cake, and tomorrow the mourning family will tell Kiki." The Queen Mother finally said the truest thoughts in her heart.

The other side.

After the prince left, he took Liu Qiqi on the way back to the East Palace.

Take the initiative to talk about the investigation in the past few days.

"Xiaoliu's palace maid was adopted by the people of Flower Valley and became a killer in Flower Valley."

"Killer?" Liu Qiqi was a little surprised.

She knows some things about Huagu, and until now she is still stuck in the mystery of Huagu, if it is a killer, Liu Qiqi's heart is unwilling to accept it.

Everything she has experienced and those things in Flower Valley illustrates this, and it is she who thinks things too simply.

"Xiao Liu has been lurking in the palace for ten years, if it weren't for this incident, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been exposed."

"Where's Ma Yan?"

"She is not the real Ma Yan, the real Ma Yan was killed by the people of Huagu, and this person used Ma Yan's identity to enter the palace."

"How many people like Ma Yan are in the palace?"

Liu Qiqi asked when she said this, obviously feeling that the prince's mood was not good, "So far, twenty-two have been found in the palace. ”

"So much?"

The prince sighed.

"What are you going to do next?"

"Keep these people."

Liu Qiqi looked at the prince, and the eye contact let her know the prince's plan.

Taking risks is also the most effective way.

When the two returned to the East Palace, the East Palace had already set up the meal, and the two sat at the table without continuing the heavy topic just now.

After a few glasses of wine, the prince asked, "What happened in the two days I left?" ”

Liu Qiqi thought of the changes in the past two days, and she felt incredible.

"It's like all of a sudden the relationship between everyone in the palace is good."

"Huh?"

"The biggest change is that the queen will take care of the emperor every day to take medicine."

The crown prince already knew the news, and from the woman's mouth, there was another change, it was the queen who was plotting something.

"The Queen Mother said that she would hold a birthday banquet for Concubine Shu."

The prince laughed when he heard this.

"What do you think of?"

The prince said, "Concubine Shu's mind is obvious, she sees that the emperor is not in good health, and in order to live, she wants to take refuge in the queen mother, the queen mother is the queen's aunt, and the concubine should have a better attitude towards the queen." ”

"Your consciousness is saying."

"You can't do anything in order to live!" The prince can see that harmony is all superficial, and its purpose is too obvious.

Liu Qiqi was reminded by the prince and also understood that Concubine Shu's real purpose was to live.

According to the clan system, Concubine Shu should be cultivated after the emperor's death, and if she wants to live, she should not be idle.

With the power of Concubine Shu alone, can she change the clan system?

Liu Qiqi remains skeptical, and at the same time knows that everything is different from person to person!

(End of chapter)