The news that Qingrong was summoned to the palace for questioning soon spread.

Cui Chenyu is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he knows this matter best, and the moment he received the news, his own relatives and servants went out of the palace to report the news, and sent someone to inform Xue Shao.

Early the next morning, the three gathered at Xue's house.

Siniang glanced at Xue Shao, and looked at Xue Shao who was quite calm, but his eyes were glowing with black blue, as if he hadn't slept well last night. She also couldn't sleep last night, I don't know what is the situation of Sister A in the palace now, what kind of heart did the queen have for Sister A to live in her bedroom?

Xue Shao briefly explained the past, and this Siniang also knew. She opened her mouth first and explained, "Brother-in-law, at first, this marriage contract was wanted by the Xu family, but they thought that Sister Ah came back from the countryside, didn't understand the rules, and didn't know where they heard about Sister Ah and you, slandered Sister A's innocence, and said that they wanted to withdraw from the marriage, Sister Ah agreed, Sister Ah didn't force them to abolish the marriage contract at all, and she had no intention of deliberately designing. ”

Xue Shao said in a deep voice: "I know. He knew from the beginning that Qingrong would not do these things at all.

Seeing that Xue Shao believed in Qingrong, Siniang breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, at this time, Xue Shao still didn't think about getting rid of himself. Siniang continued: "Yesterday, I heard A-Niang say that Xu Lingxiu did have some difficulties in his career and hit a wall from time to time, but this is because Xu Lingxiu has a positive temperament and refuses to be flexible, which makes Shangfeng unhappy, and his bride is not sociable, and the couple will not be able to be a person, nor will they be treated by colleagues. This is something that can't be done with Sister A, but he thinks that Sister A wants to harm him, and relies on Sister A's head to do everything, and he thinks that others want to harm him, so he colluded with the Li family to frame my sister! ”

Xue Shao frowned when he heard this, and said: "This matter is difficult to explain, how to say it is one-sided, can it be proved that it has nothing to do with her?" ”

Cui Chenyu didn't think so, he also heard Qingrong's defense in the back of the hall yesterday, and he was also secretly amazed. He said: "Don't worry about this, why is Xu Lingxiu not one-sided?" Since it can't be proved that it has nothing to do with her, it can't be proved that it has anything to do with her. Changxuan only needs to prove the matter with the Li family, and the rest of the rumors will not be self-defeating. ”

Xue Shao pondered for a moment, and then he took out a booklet from the room, intending to state Li Wuzeng's crimes in the army, large and small, and take all the responsibility.

Siniang nodded and said, "Brother-in-law didn't dispose of Li Wu for no reason, and only by presenting these can he prove his innocence." ”

Cui Chenyu said again: "If you listen to it, you will know it, and the saint has always believed in this principle. Changxuan may be able to invite General Su, who went to Xizhou to quell the turmoil with him a year ago, and the rest of the generals in the army, as evidence, thinking that it is more secure. ”

Xue Shao nodded, "You have a point, then I'll pay a visit quickly." ”

Seeing this, Siniang and Cui Chenyu didn't stay longer, and the two left first.

After going out, Cui Chenyu didn't say a word, and looked at Siniang apologetically, "This matter... Maybe it has something to do with the Cui family's generation, I have already found someone to investigate, and Li Wu's sister has often been in and out of Cui's house these days. ”

Siniang was slightly stunned, raised her head to look at him, and had a faint feeling in her heart, which may be related to her marriage to Cui Chenyu. She lowered her head silently, "It's me who has caused Sister A..."

Cui Chenyu was also distressed when he heard this, he sighed, and Wen Yan said with relief: "The matter is not clear, how can you blame yourself?" ”

Siniang just shook her head, and she asked, "You said that Your Highness kept Sister A... What's the plan? ”

Cui Chenyu is also the person next to Li Jin in the end, he can still detect Li Jin's meaning, he will most likely not embarrass Lu Qingrong, and the queen has always been very obedient to Li Jin's meaning... Cui Chenyu pondered for a moment and said: "I think that His Highness just obeyed the will of the saint, and he shouldn't be embarrassed for no reason, don't worry." After Changxuan confirms the truth, she will definitely return unharmed. ”

Siniang was silent for a moment, nodded, and still didn't say anything. She felt that Cui Chenyu was reasonable, and a shrewd person like the queen would naturally not do anything harmful to herself.

Cui Chenyu looked at her, but she was motionless and reluctant to look away.

Siniang noticed something, raised her eyes and asked, "What's wrong?" "Could it be that there's something dirty on her face?

Cui Chenyu shook his head and chuckled, and said softly: "I just want to see you again when I don't know when I can see you again, and I want to see you more." ”

Siniang's face turned red unconsciously when she heard this, even the tips of her ears were red, she lowered her head and hummed lowly.

The smile on Cui Chenyu's face deepened, and the two of them stood in place like this, but no one spoke, but it didn't make people feel impatient, this different atmosphere lingered in it, but it made people reluctant to leave.

Halfway through, Siniang raised her head and said, "I should go back, you... You should go back early, too. ”

Cui Chenyu smiled faintly, "After you leave, I'll leave." ”

Siniang nodded, then turned around and left, after walking not far away, she couldn't help but look back to see if he was also gone, who knew that it happened to collide with the person's gaze, Siniang hurriedly turned around, with a look of shame, and left quickly. She thought that her grandmother was still waiting at home, and she should go back soon...

Inside the Hall of Honors.

Qingrong got up early in the morning to greet the queen, and the queen was a little surprised to see her coming. But he also smiled and let her wait by the side.

After the queen drank today's fetal pills as usual, she glanced at Qingrong, smiled and said, "You are calm, it seems that you are full of confidence in this?" I thought she would at least toss and turn, but she was in the same state of mind as usual.

Qingrong was a little embarrassed, she wasn't worried, but she never liked to show her true emotions. "The concubines are not confident, they only believe that the pure ones are self-purifying, and the saints and His Royal Highness are as wise as torches, and they must see clearly."

The queen nodded and said, "The saint will know how to discern this matter, and he will not wronged anyone." Although I am willing to believe that you and Zhonglang will be human beings, it is just that in this matter, there is indeed something wrong with the behavior of your husband and wife, so they will fall into the hands of others and cause this incident. "If it were her, there would be no room for her at the beginning, and she would be soft-hearted, and she would pay attention to these two families, and she would not wait for others to put her together.

Qingrong smiled bitterly: "Your Highness's lesson is that the concubines will definitely remember the lesson this time." "In the final analysis, I was careless, slack, and didn't think about it. But things haven't happened yet, if she is ruthless at the beginning and spares no choice to deal with the Li family and the Xu family, she may not be able to do it.

seemed to see through her thoughts, but the queen disagreed, as if chatting, "It's one thing to teach a long lesson, and it's rare to be able to grow some skills." ”

Qingrong lowered his eyebrows and smiled helplessly: "The concubine's qualifications are shallow, and there are still many things to learn, thank you for your guidance." ”

The queen's gaze fell on Qingrong, and there was some incomprehensible meaning in her eyes, she sighed lightly: "Since you have said all the pointers, then I will say a few more words." Now that you are being held in this palace, I ask you, what will you do if there is no one to clear your name and prove your innocence? ”

Qingrong smiled, she understood what the queen meant, and she herself didn't think about it, if Xue Shao gave up on herself, or even more so to get rid of herself, she was now alone in the palace, and I was afraid that the situation was not optimistic... I'm afraid that at that time, the queen may not be willing to help her. Qingrong was silent, and said in a low voice: "The concubine believes that Changxuan is a human being, and he will uphold justice and confirm this matter." ”

The queen was slightly stunned when she heard this, and then sighed again, and said: "You have a deep affection for people, but the other party may not be serious, don't be warm and mistake people." If a woman is dedicating her wealth, life, future and retreat to a man. In the end, it is destined to be regretted. ”

After a pause, he raised his eyes and met the queen's gaze. Although she said this, there was not much true emotion in her eyes, but there was something else to say, could it be because of the saint? Qingrong retracted his gaze and muttered, "What His Highness said is reasonable, but this time... The concubines were willing to believe in him. If he is so cruel... I can only ask His Royal Highness to be enlightened, and the concubines will be fair, and the concubines will not dare to forget. In the future, it will be headed by His Royal Highness, and his Royal Highness's words will be the most important thing to repay His Highness's kindness. ”

In fact, why should she wonder if Xue Shao is affectionate and righteous to herself, in the final analysis, doesn't she still refuse to believe him to the end?

The queen's eyebrows were slightly raised, but there was a little more smile on her face, and her words were the same as before. "Okay, you and I are rarely fated, and Sister is friendly with you again, so naturally I won't watch you be wronged."

After Qingrong nodded and thanked him, a palace maid came to report, "Your Highness, please see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The queen nodded, her expression was natural, and a gentle smile appeared on her face, "Quickly invite the prince in." ”

At this time, a young man in his early tens, who was only in his early tens, walked in, his eyebrows were clear, he was born gentle, he was still young, his body was weak and weak, but his face was a cautious and respectful old look, which made Qingrong feel inexplicably familiar. Li Shi stepped forward and saluted respectfully to the queen, the queen smiled warmly and said softly, "No need to be polite, get up quickly." ”

Li Shi was obedient and said, "Thank you mother." ”

Qingrong also saluted him, Li Shi only glanced at Qingrong, smiled lightly, and said in a slightly immature voice: "Madame is polite." ”

The queen asked Li Shi to step forward, took his hand, and said with a smile and concern: "Shi'er, I came so early today, is it freezing on the road?" ”

Li Shi said that he was going to salute again, he was very respectful, and said: "Mother Lao is worried, and Shi'er is not cold." ”

The queen said something more to tell him not to be polite and restrained, and asked him how he was doing in the past few days, Li Shi answered them all one by one, and there was no impatience and disobedience, and he paid attention to the queen's expression all the time.

Seeing this, Qingrong didn't want to disturb the two of her anymore, so she saluted and said goodbye, "Since this is the case, the concubine will not disturb His Royal Highness and the prince, and the concubine will retire first." ”

The queen waved her away. When Qingrong left again, he heard the queen gently tell Li Shidao: "... Even so, you can't afford to slack off on your homework..."

Qingrong was speechless for a while, she thoughtfully walked back to the place where she lived, Li Shi was not the queen's biological mother, and her biological mother had no power, and she had died. He is so submissive and cautious in front of the queen, it is enough to be sensible and obedient... It's just that in the face of blood, this bit of sensible and obedient is not enough.

Although he has been raised under the queen's knees, if the queen's child is a boy, how long can he be stable as the crown prince? He himself is only a half-old child, and it will be even more difficult to gain a foothold in this East Palace... In fact, if you think about it, in terms of her relationship with the queen, she is still somewhat similar to the crown prince...

Qingrong couldn't help but sigh a little, but after thinking about it, what does this royal matter have to do with her? It is better to end this matter safely, for her, it is the most important thing.