Don't be afraid, handsome man, I will save your whole family with my melon-eating system

Imperial Palace Pepper Room

The queen let her nanny comb her hair.

"You said that the son of Marquis Dingyuan took leave and did not attend the morning court today?" he asked Eunuch An behind him indifferently.

Eunuch An nodded, "Yes. I went to the Qianqing Palace to inquire early in the morning. Marquis Dingyuan said that the prince was ill."

"Oh!" The Queen sneered, "Unwell? You know how to choose the time! Yesterday, I sent him to the Marquis' Mansion, and he is already ill today? He didn't even come to the morning court?"

"You are complaining about me!"

"Your Majesty, do you want me to go to the Marquis' Mansion and give them some orders?" Eunuch An asked cautiously.

"No need!" The Queen shook her head disapprovingly, "I want to see how long he can stay ill."

"Yes." Eunuch An nodded, "I don't know what's good for me! It would be fine if he didn't appreciate the good intentions of the queen, but he actually dared to be angry?"

"What does the emperor mean?" asked the queen.

Eunuch An was slightly startled, with a slightly angry expression on his face, "The Emperor actually still cares about Prince Mu and even asked the imperial physician to go to the Marquis' Mansion to treat the prince."

"It's expected. After all, Marquis Dingyuan and the Crown Prince are both meritorious officials and indispensable generals to the emperor. The emperor is counting on them to expand his territory." The queen looked calm.

"Your Majesty, the second wife of Marquis Dingyuan requests to see you." The head palace maid Xiutao walked over here and bowed respectfully.

Hearing this, the queen was slightly startled and said in a deep voice, "Let her in."

"Yes!"

After a while, he brought Han in.

"Your Majesty, I greet you. May Your Majesty be well." Han bowed to the queen.

"Well, get up." The queen said dignifiedly, "Second Madam has come to the palace, but do you have something to ask me?"

Han nodded repeatedly, her face full of secrecy, "Your Majesty, I came to the palace today to tell you what happened in our mansion after the emperor and you left yesterday."

"Oh?" The Queen raised a curious smile, "So, what interesting things happened in Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion after I left?"

Han took a deep breath, her expression solemn, "This is not a funny thing. In my opinion, it is disrespectful to the queen."

"Don't be rude in front of the Empress!" Eunuch An said to Han.

Han was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "I dare not, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"An Dehai, don't scare Madam Mu!" The Queen gently reprimanded Eunuch An, and then raised her hand towards Han, "Get up, I really want to know what happened in your mansion after I left."

Han stood up tremblingly, but did not dare to be as righteous as before.

He bowed slightly, not daring to look at the queen, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, yesterday..."

She almost exaggerated what happened in the main room of the Marquis' Mansion yesterday, and especially emphasized the fact that Mu Shaochen flew into a rage and left with a wave of his sleeves.

Sure enough, the queen's face looked very bad, her brows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes were dark.

"You mean, I promised Li Ge to Prince Mu, but it made him unhappy. He had a big fight with the prince's wife? The couple who had been married for two months slept in separate rooms?"

The queen asked Han word by word in a serious tone.

Han nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, that's right. I also heard that the young minister claimed to be ill and did not attend the court today. However..."

Having said this, she paused, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"But what?" The queen glanced at her sideways, her tone flat, without any sign of anxiety.

Han didn't dare to look up and could only guess the queen's mood based on her tone.

However, the tone of voice made it difficult for her to guess the Queen's mood at the moment.

Could it be that the Queen is not angry?

This shouldn't be the case! I was clearly angry when I heard what he said just now!

She knew very well that the actions of the first wife, especially Mu Shaochen, were disgraceful to the Queen.

After all, Ji Lige was brought into the Marquis' Mansion by the Queen, and it was the Queen who intentionally sent her to Mu Shaochen's backyard.

Now, Mu Shaochen had a big fight with Xu Zhimiao over this matter. Today, he even claimed to be ill and did not attend the court.

How could the queen not be angry after hearing this?

Han swallowed hard and said cautiously and tremblingly, "When I was paying my respects to the old lady this morning, I saw you from afar in her courtyard. I didn't see anything wrong with him."

"He looks no different than usual, and doesn't look sick at all."

The implication is: he is just expressing his dissatisfaction in this way, and he wants to accuse the Queen in front of the Emperor.

"Ha!" The Queen sneered, "I did something bad with good intentions."

He took the silk handed over by Madam Hu and wiped his hands slowly.

She glanced at Han, who was standing there humbly, and asked slowly, "Then according to Second Madam Mu's opinion, what should I do now?"

"thump!"

Han knelt down heavily again, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am terrified. I dare not!"

"Madam Mu, what are you doing?" The Queen looked at her indifferently, "I promise you are innocent. Stand up and answer."

Han stood up tremblingly, "Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty, I..."

"Madam Mu, do you think I should bring Li Ge back from Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion?" the Queen interrupted her.

"Your Majesty's words are golden. How can you take Miss Ji out of the Marquisate just because of my temper?" Han said seriously, "This is unfair to Miss Ji. It will also make those who have ulterior motives gossip about Miss Ji behind her back and say bad things about her."

"So, what do you think?" asked the Queen.

Han took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, in my humble opinion, Miss Ji's entry into the emperor's backyard as a concubine was approved by Zhi Miao. Even mother and sister-in-law personally approved it."

"Perhaps Shaochen feels that he and Zhimiao are newlyweds, and he doesn't want someone in the backyard to cause trouble for Zhimiao. I think it will be fine after some time."

"If Miss Ji can get pregnant with a child of the Marquisate, it will be the icing on the cake."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten it." The Queen pursed her lips and smiled, "I heard that Madam Mu is pregnant. An Dehai, go to the storehouse and pick out some gifts to congratulate Madam Mu."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness!" Han quickly bowed.

The queen raised a meaningful smile, looked at her and said slowly, "Then I will hand Li Ge over to Madam Mu. Please take good care of her."

"If there is good news about Li Ge's pregnancy, I will definitely give you a big reward."

The implication was very clear, which was to let Han go ahead and do it. As long as Ji Lige could get pregnant with Mu Shaochen's child, no matter the method, only the result mattered.

"Yes!" Han bowed respectfully, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your trust."

"The Emperor has arrived!" Outside the palace, there were voices begging for release.