Looking at his stunned cousin, King Qing suppressed his anger: "Cousin, I know that my uncle's death has hit you hard. That's why you have to keep your sanity and don't let people fool you into taking advantage of it."

Dai Ze's lips trembled: "Cousin doesn't believe me?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't believe the nonsense of a little girl." Seeing that Dai Ze was still arguing, King Qing's eyes were cold, "The world hears that the wind is rain, and it is rumored that my uncle's death is related to me, do you think it is a good thing for me and Guchangbofu?"

"Miss Kou won't talk nonsense......" Dai Ze muttered.

King Qing's face became even colder: "Cousin, now that your uncle is gone, you should also grow up."

Dai Ze's expression was shocked, and he hung his head in frustration for a while: "Got it."

King Qing patted him on the shoulder: "It's good to know, let's go to Bofu."

The two went to Gu Changbo's mansion together, and Mrs. Gu Changbo didn't ask more when she saw her son who ran out in a hurry and came back with King Qing.

The sudden blow made the woman dry and pale like a flower that had lost its moisture.

Stayed until dark, King Qing came out of Guchangbo's mansion, lifted the curtain of the car on the way back to the palace, and looked somewhere.

That's the direction where the Green Pine Bookstore is located.

Unlike the coldness and hardness in front of Dai Ze, after listening to those words, how could he not have a little wave in his heart.

At some point in the carriage, he wanted to tell the coachman to go to the Qingsong Bookstore to meet the girl Kou.

Look at whether she is a human or a ghost.

However, he still suppressed this thought and decided to enter the palace tomorrow.

On the next day, King Qing entered the palace and asked to see Emperor Xingyuan.

Emperor Xingyuan has been to the court as usual these days and has handled government affairs as usual, but the people in both the previous dynasty and the harem do not feel their heartstrings tense and dare not be careless.

As soon as he didn't know the reason why Gu Changbo was really rejected by the emperor, everyone couldn't put their minds at ease.

Hearing that King Qing asked to see him, Emperor Xingyuan refused again.

Although King Qing was mentally prepared, he really got this result and felt a little heavier, and turned his head to Hanlian Palace.

The real purpose of his entry into the palace today was to see Concubine Shu.

When he saw Concubine Shu, King Qing was shocked: "Mother, why have you lost so much weight?"

In just a few days, Concubine Shu's cheeks sank, and her eyes were blue that couldn't be covered by fat powder.

"Your uncle is suddenly like this, how can I be ......" Retired from the palace, only in front of her son, Concubine Shu's tears fell.

In fact, what kept her up every night was not only the grief of losing her brother, but also the worry about whether the incident would be exposed.

"Mother." King Qing looked at Concubine Shu and said in a solemn tone, "Why was my uncle killed?"

Concubine Shu's eyes flashed, and she said abruptly, "Your uncle is informal, and even more so after drinking, maybe what offensive words did he say that day...... I have already advised him that now is not the time to fight in the north and south—"

"Mother!" King Qing interrupted Concubine Shu, "You really think I'm a child? Ask the whole court, will anyone believe this reason?"

Concubine Shu was robbed of white, trembling her lips for a while and unable to speak.

King Qing half-squatted down, grabbed Concubine Shu's sleeve as he had done when he was young, and asked the question word by word: "Mother, is my uncle's death related to me?"

He was also stunned when he saw the shock and panic in his mother's eyes.

What my cousin said turned out to be true!

"Mother, you speak!"

Concubine Shu came back to her senses, pulled out the sleeve of her shirt from King Qing's hand, and forced herself to calm down, "Yi'er, don't think nonsense. You have been willing to study since you were a child, you know filial piety, and you only came back from meritorious service not long ago, and you are the most valued by your father among these princes, how can your uncle's death be related to you?"

King Qing asked again, and Concubine Shu became more and more watertight.

He understood that he couldn't ask anything from his mother, so he had to leave: "Mother, rest well, don't break down because of sadness." net

"You too. Be calm in everything, don't be influenced by gossip, and remind your cousin not to mess around like he used to."

"Got it."

Seeing King Qing leave, Concubine Shu returned to the inner room and sat back on the couch, her hand grasping the bedpost hard.

Did you hear something? What are the rumors outside the palace now?

What Concubine Shu is most afraid of is that her brother sent someone to kill Queen Xin is exposed.

She didn't blame her brother for making his own decisions.

She and her brother are in the same palace and outside the palace, and it is good to pass on the news with the convenience of her harem, and there are very few opportunities to really meet.

found the trace of that woman, and he had to cut the grass and eradicate the roots as soon as possible, otherwise he would wait until he met and discussed before acting, and he didn't know what would happen.

A palace maid walked in softly and reported in a low voice: "Niangniang, it is the virtuous concubine who has been taking care of the affairs of the palace these days."

Concubine Xian, the mother of the third prince.

Concubine Shu has been suffering from her brother's death for the past few days, and she can't care about anything else, so she eased up a little and ordered someone to inquire about the movements in the palace.

The power to manage the harem, which she cared about the most, fell into the hands of Concubine Xian.

Fortunately, it's not Concubine An - this is the first thought that flashed through Concubine Shu.

An Concubine is the mother concubine of the eldest prince Xiuwang, in the heart of Concubine Shu, even if the emperor doesn't like Xiuwang, Xiuwang, as the eldest son, is the biggest threat to his son.

But soon she curled the corners of her lips, and there was a smug look in her eyes.

Of course she deserves to be proud.

At that time, the emperor went to An Concubine more, and An Concubine was pregnant before her. The queen can't be born, and whoever of them gives birth to the eldest prince first is completely different.

Who knew that not long after they were pregnant, the queen was also pregnant.

As the king of a country, the emperor did not dare to let the queen know about the concubines, so he placed them in Yiyuan. If the queen gives birth to a prince, how can she live!

Fortunately, An Concubine was stupid enough to be exposed to the queen as she planned. The queen is even more stupid than An Concubine, and she really left the palace in a bad mood.

Since then, there has been no queen in the palace, and there is more of a prince who has been snubbed.

Concubine Shu's eyelids moved slightly, withdrawn from her long memories.

In the years that the woman disappeared, she had a smooth ride. Now that I have encountered the second hurdle, can I get through it smoothly?

Thinking of Emperor Xingyuan, who had not been able to meet so far, Concubine Shu suddenly lost confidence.

King Qing left the palace and returned to the palace first.

Noticing that there were more Jinlinwei on the street these days, he changed into a regular uniform without identification and got into an ordinary carriage to go to Qingsong Bookstore.

It was close to noon, and it was not yet the time when the students of Guozijian could come out, and others generally did not choose to visit the bookstore at noon, and the Qingsong bookstore was still clean at this time.

King Qing got out of the carriage and walked towards the bookstore, followed by two attendants, and other secret guards quietly surrounded the bookstore.

In the lobby, Shopkeeper Hu sat behind the counter and closed his eyes to recuperate, opened his eyes when he heard the movement, and hurriedly got up and saluted.

King Qing motioned for him to remain silent, and asked lightly, "Where is Miss Kou?"

Shopkeeper Hu's eyes subconsciously glanced at the rows of bookshelves: "Our host—"

King Qing saw a girl in a plain shirt and a green dress holding a book and walking out of the depths of the bookshelf.