In the book, the princess of the fallen country saved the country by eating melons

"Madam Jiang, it's getting so late. The Queen must have gone to bed. How about I come back another day to have tea with her?"

Lou Qinyou tentatively asked Nanny Jiang who was accompanying her.

Nanny Jiang looked at the lady in front of her with a smile on her face.

I remember when the Empress was still a girl in the boudoir, I often drank tea with her, admired flowers, and talked about our girlish thoughts.

I feel so many emotions at the moment, time waits for no one!

Later, the empress entered the palace, and this lady married into the residence of the Minister of Rites.

The contact between the two people became much less frequent.

I don’t know what she has been through over the years, she has long lost her former charm.

Nanny Jiang thought about it and did not follow the way her husband's family addressed her, but instead responded according to the way she was addressed in the boudoir in the past.

"Miss Lou, please wait a little longer. Her Majesty just had something urgent to deal with. As for the Minister of Rites' Mansion, Her Majesty has already arranged for someone to go and tell her. You should stay in the palace with Her Majesty for the next few days."

Miss Lou?

It had been a long time since anyone had called her that.

Lou Qinyu almost forgot that she was once a girl from the Lou family.

...............

The Minister of Rites is working in the government office today. His wife and daughter-in-law should be back from attending the little princess's hundred-day banquet.

This morning when they went out, he took a look from afar in the outer hall.

The daughter-in-law in gorgeous dress is more charming than usual.

My son was recently sent on a business trip by His Majesty and is not at home, and my grandson is also studying away from home.

He had succeeded once. He had also dealt with the maid of the eldest daughter-in-law, and replaced her with his people.

He was not afraid that she would tell others. Who would believe that the Minister of Rites would be such a person?

Maybe tonight...

The Minister of Rites narrowed his eyes, which were cloudy due to old age, and there was a strong desire in his eyes.

He felt excited when he thought about what he was going to do in the evening.

Unexpectedly.

Wait for him to come home.

Eunuch Quan from the Queen's palace came to visit.

"Sir, Madam. The Empress said she and the Young Madam are old friends, and they forgot the time while chatting and drinking tea. They really feel that they met too late, so the Young Madam will stay in the palace to accompany the Empress for the next few days to relieve her boredom."

"Okay, okay. This is what Qinyou should do. I'm sorry to bother Eunuch Quan to make this special trip."

The wife of the Minister of Rites asked a maid to take a bag of silver and put it into Eunuch Quan's hand.

Eunuch Quan weighed the silver in his hand and smiled.

"Then we will leave first."

After seeing Eunuch Quan walk away, the Minister of Rites and his wife turned around and sat back in their chairs.

The Minister of Rites was a little surprised.

It turns out that Lou Qinyu has a past relationship with the Queen.

He didn't even know about this.

You know, he wouldn't dare to be so bold, and even if he coveted it, he would restrain himself.

Now that I realize it, it's a little late.

He dared to do this before because he relied on the fact that only Master Lou and his family were behind Lou Qinyu.

After she married into the Minister of Rites's mansion, she served her parents-in-law and children, and took care of the household chores.

The wife of the Minister of Rites was even trying to torture her.

Lou Qinyou was not allowed to go back to her parents' home frequently, saying that she had married into the residence of the Minister of Rites, and if outsiders knew that she went back often, they would think that the Minister of Rites was criticizing their daughter-in-law.

After being talked about so much, Lou Qinyou rarely went back to her parents' home to avoid suspicion.

After something like this happened, she was too embarrassed to go back and tell others about it.

It’s different with the queen’s support.

The Minister of Rites' face darkened. He hoped that woman would not say anything nonsense to the Empress.

Otherwise, I have no choice but to do it all at once.

"Madam, did you know that Qin You had a past relationship with the Queen? The same thing happened to Qin You, who didn't even tell us."

The Minister of Rites stroked his beard, looking puzzled.

His wife was sitting next to him, drinking tea with her cup in hand when she heard his question.

She sneered.

"Oh, I know. They are all girls from the same capital city. They can meet at banquets of all sizes. But I only found out about their close relationship when the Queen's people stopped me at the banquet today."

The wife of the Minister of Rites probably knew why the Queen had always given her some face in the past.

It's not because she is the wife of the Minister of Rites, but because of her daughter-in-law.

But today, Quan slapped her in the face in public, and she didn't quite understand why.

"Is that so? Then you should tell me."

The Minister of Rites said with some complaint.

The wife of the Minister of Rites ignored him and went straight to the inner room.

Her son is coming back soon, and her daughter-in-law is useless and doesn't know how to care for others at all.

She would have to send someone to tidy up his yard.

…………

"The Queen has arrived"

A report came from outside the hall.

Lou Qinyou quickly stood up and saluted.

"Greetings, Her Majesty." The Queen saw her bowing and helped her up.

"Hurry up and get up, there's no one else here."

The queen helped Lou Qinyou up and pulled her to sit on a chair.

"It's been years since we sat together and had a good chat like this. Things have changed a lot."

The queen looked at the haggard Lou Qinyu in front of her, and she thought of what Mo Sheng said about the Minister of Rites being immoral.

She wished she could just kill the Minister of Rites.

But she couldn't, fortunately His Majesty had a plan.

"Yes, Madam. Since I got married, many things are no longer up to you and me. Even meeting with close friends has become a luxury."

Lou Qinyou looked at the woman in front of her who was wearing a dark phoenix robe and a golden crown, and looked very dignified and noble.

It’s so nice that we can still sit here and chat in this life.

"Sister Lou, let's have a good chat these two days. Don't worry about Shangshu Mansion. I've already sent someone to tell them."

The queen used the name she used in the boudoir.

When Lou Qinyou heard the childhood name, she was a little dazed for a moment.

She knew that this was against etiquette and she should stop it, but she couldn't bear to do it.

"Sister Lou, you look much more haggard today than the last time I saw you from afar. I wonder if something happened recently?"

The Queen probed.

"Really? I didn't notice it. I've been busy with my child's wedding recently. Maybe I was tired."

After saying this, Lou Qinyu kept silent.

She really wanted to say it, but she was afraid.

The two were silent for a while.

...............

Huaqing Palace

Concubine Rong looked at her daughter who had just been rescued and was still very weak.

She was still frightened and began to cry again.

Even though Concubine Yun had been dealt with.

"My poor daughter, you really scared me to death today."

[Mother, don't cry. My dear is still alive, just a little weak.]

Mo Sheng stretched out his little hand hard to touch Concubine Rong's face.

Wipe her tears.

[Mother, let me wipe your tears. Your little golden beans are about to fall out. You are not beautiful anymore.]

Mo Jinyi also came over to the cradle and looked at Mo Sheng. He patted Rong Fei's back gently and smiled.

"Well, Sheng'er is lucky to be rescued. She will recover slowly later. But Rong Fei, if you keep crying, Sheng'er will laugh at you."

[I won't laugh at my mother. She cried because she felt sorry for me. Father, if you want to comfort me, just comfort me. Why are you putting the blame on me?]

? _?

[I am too weak to carry this big pot]

Mo Sheng looked at her father and saw that he clearly wanted to comfort her, but was trying to push the blame on her.

Mo Jinyi: “…”

Concubine Rong laughed at the amusement.

"Our Sheng'er must be hungry. He hasn't had any milk all afternoon."

Concubine Rong wiped her face, stood up, picked up Mo Sheng and fed her.

Seeing that Mo Sheng’s appetite was not as big as before, I felt distressed again.

Mo Jinyi had originally planned to sleep here at night.

Li Desheng came in and said he had something important to report.

He hurried back to the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, we have obtained the evidence from the Minister of Rites, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan and his men are on their way back."

"But an unknown force is sending people to rob and kill the criminals involved in the flood incident."

Li Desheng handed the news sent by Shadow and others to Mo Jinyi.

Mo Sheng leaned back on the dragon throne and closed his eyes to think for a moment.

"Robbery? Pass the order down, cut off the hand that stretches too far."

Mo Jinyi looked at the evidence and handed it to Li Desheng.

Let him deliver this letter.

"Let's see what monsters and demons show up tomorrow morning."

Mo Jinyi's handsome features seemed to be smiling under the flickering candlelight.