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

The emperor stared at Concubine Qiong who was dancing the scimitar so smoothly in the courtyard, with a sinister look in his eyes, "She gave me a surprise!"

Yes! It's a surprise!

Eunuch Qiu thought to himself, who could have imagined that Concubine Qiong was actually a martial artist, and her skills were quite good!

If the emperor had not suddenly come to Luofu Palace, who would have discovered it?

What about the Queen? Did the Queen know that Concubine Qiong was a martial artist?

After all, Concubine Qiong was once the Queen's personal maid, and she had committed a capital crime, and it was the Queen who took the blame.

Although his relationship with the Queen has been ordinary over the years, no matter what, he did stab the Queen in the back.

But, it must be said that the queen protected her.

"Your Majesty, then...do we want to go in?" Qiu Fang asked.

"No need." The emperor said coldly, turned around and left.

Please ask your father-in-law to catch up quickly.

"Send someone to check her bottom line." The emperor said in a deep voice to Eunuch Qiu.

"Yes!"

"No, go check it yourself!"

The eunuch nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I know."

The emperor's expression was gloomy, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking at the moment.

"Go to the Pepper Room." When they had walked halfway and were already heading towards the Qianqing Palace, the emperor suddenly changed his mind.

……

Pepper House

The queen was soaking in ice-cold water at this moment, and she asked Madam Hu to add a little ice to the water.

It is now the end of October and the weather is cold.

The queen was soaking in the ice water, shivering all over.

The queen, who grew up in luxury and has been in charge of the harem for so many years, has never suffered such a punishment.

We have always lived a comfortable life with warm winters and cool summers.

Whether physically or mentally, she is respected and admired by everyone.

At this moment, her face was pale and her lips were purple.

Aunt Hu, who was serving on the side, felt really distressed when she saw this.

"Your Majesty, we've been soaking for a long time. Let's get up." Her voice was almost pleading, and even a little choked.

"I'm fine. You can continue," said the queen.

But the voice was obviously trembling and both the upper and lower teeth hit each other.

Seeing this, Madam Hu felt even more distressed, "Madam, I am so distressed! If possible, I am willing to bear this pain for you!"

"You can't replace me." The Queen said in a deep voice, "I know what you mean. Don't worry. I know what's going on."

"You don't have to stay here with me. Go and find out what the emperor is doing in Luofu Palace. I must know it clearly."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Eunuch An is making inquiries. I will stay here with Your Majesty. I will definitely not leave Your Majesty at this time." Madam Hu said loyally.

"Zhu Tao, you are the only one who is loyal to me." The Queen stretched out her hands from the water and held Madam Hu's hand tightly. "If you hadn't been with me all these years, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to make it."

"Zhu Tao, thank you for your hard work over the years. My choice back then was the right one!"

Nanny Hu was frightened by the queen's cold hands, and hurriedly rubbed her hands to warm them up.

Her eyes were filled with tears and her voice was choked with sobs. "My Lady, I feel sorry for you! My Lady, I beg you, please stop soaking me, okay?"

"I have never regretted my original choice. No matter what time it is, I will always be by your side. I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life."

"My lady, please stop soaking, okay? Your body can't take it!"

The Queen took her hand from hers and immersed it in the ice water again. "You don't need to persuade me anymore. I know what's going on."

Aunt Hu felt distressed and helpless, and could only look at her with tears in her eyes.

"Zhutao, why do you think the emperor suddenly changed his attitude towards me?" asked the queen.

Aunt Hu didn't know how to get back.

"For twenty-two years, he has never had any doubts. I have always been very careful and I think I have never revealed any clues."

"You and An Dehai have seen his love and trust for me over the past twenty-two years."

"I really feel that I am Xia Zhisui. But why is he suddenly different?"

"Zhu Tao, do you think he discovered something?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild," Madam Hu consoled her. "You are the Empress, the eldest daughter of the Xia family."

Hearing this, the queen sighed softly, and then nodded, "Yes, I am the queen, the eldest daughter of the Xia family."

"But why did he want to restrain my feet? Why did he want to restrain Qi'er's feet?" The Queen was puzzled. "I never thought that such a thing would happen to me."

In the past few days, the queen has thought a lot, thinking about everything carefully and thoroughly.

When did the emperor's attitude towards her change?

It seemed like it was from when the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, or maybe even earlier. Was it from when she arranged Ji Lige to move into the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion?

Yes, it started from that time.

When he found out about this, he got mad at her.

Therefore, it was the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion that changed the emperor's attitude towards her.

Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is still the key.

Everything seemed to be out of her control starting from the time Mu Shaochen married Xu Zhimiao.

OK, everything is OK.

All the problems lie with this woman Xu Zhimiao.

Ever since she exchanged marriages with Xu Panyue and married Mu Shaochen, things have slowly, bit by bit, become out of control.

Originally, all people and things were under her control. With the help of her and Qi'er, the second branch of the Mu family would slowly replace the first branch.

Xu Chongshan and Li Maoan were both within her plan and were doing things for them.

Everything is going very smoothly.

However, because of Mu Yiwen's self-willed decision to swap the sisters Xu Panyue and Xu Zhimiao's marriages, things got out of control.

"What's happening to the second house of Marquis Dingyuan now?" the queen asked in a cold voice.

"Only Second Master Mu and the eldest young master are left." Madam Hu replied, "Second Madam and Second Young Miss were both sent to the temple to practice Buddhism. As for Xu Panyue, I learned that she was unable to accept her mother's death for a while."

"She asked to become a nun. She also sent a letter to the eldest young master of the Mu family asking to leave the nun."

"Are you asking to leave the palace and become a nun?" The queen looked shocked.

Madam Hu nodded, "Yes! I heard that they have never even guarded Madam Xu's mourning hall, let alone attended Madam Xu's funeral."

"Oh, yes!" At this point, Madam Hu seemed to have thought of something, and her face was serious, "I heard that this Madam Xu is not Xiao Ruan, and she was not buried in the Xu family's ancestral tomb."

"This Lord Xu even wrote a divorce letter and then had her betrothed casually..."

"Your Majesty, the Emperor... The Emperor is here!"