When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

"Ah?" Qin Lingruo couldn't figure out what Xu Xinyue wanted to do, but since she needed her, she would just accompany her.

"Then you come with me."

"Thank you, Ling'er."

"Why thank me? I still count on you guys for my own business. Let's help each other."

"Ah."

Qin Lingruo followed Xu Xinyue to the entrance of Fengluan Palace, but saw two burly maids blocking the door with frowns and glares.

"The Queen is not feeling well today and will not see anyone."

Qin Lingruo couldn't help but interrupt: "Hey, I heard that He Yunyin came early in the morning, and the Duke of Zhenguo was also here, why did the Queen suddenly disappear?"

Qin Lingruo thought of something, put one hand on her waist and pointed at the two maids with the other hand: "No, you actually scolded this princess!"

The two maids were confused and denied it flatly: "...We have never insulted the princess."

"You said the Queen was not seeing anyone, and those two went in, so I couldn't go in. Doesn't that mean I'm not a human being?"

Ana Luo bit her lip in the back, lowered her head and tried not to laugh out loud.

The old woman had no choice but to apologize, "It was my fault for speaking out of turn. I apologize to the princess, but the queen is really not feeling well. The princess and the Duke of Zhenguo are here to visit her..."

Xu Xinyue pretended to be puzzled: "Princess Minlan has been in the harem for many years. Apart from the Queen Mother, she is probably the one who has received the most care from the Queen Mother. I can understand that she came to visit, but how can this outsider, the Duke of Zhenguo, stay here for so long..."

She pointed at the two of them and said, "I sent you to stay here to keep watch..."

The semantics is unclear, but it seems to have a hidden meaning.

One of the maids raised her voice, as if to warn the people inside: "Princess Rong! Be careful with your words! That is the current queen!! How can you slander her like this? If I report this to you, Princess Rong will be in big trouble!"

"It's my fault." Xu Xinyue bowed to the door and said, "I went to the Queen in person to apologize, and that's when I showed my sincerity. What do you think, maids? Am I right?"

While she was dealing with the two old women, she was wondering in her heart why Yanxu hadn't come yet after such a long time, and she didn't know what the situation was like on Chen Song's side.

"Besides, today's opportunity is rare. I had some quarrels with the princess a few days ago. I came to the palace today thinking that it is better to resolve the feud than to create it. I came here to make peace. I also want to ask the queen to be a witness."

The two maids looked at each other, hesitating whether to go inside to report to the queen.

Xu Xinyue took advantage of this opportunity to step onto the stairs and shouted into the door, "Empress, I want to see you."

Qin Lingruo was about to speak to cheer her up when a deep, slightly drunken voice came from behind her.

"What's the commotion?"

Xu Xinyue turned around and saw the emperor and Qin Yuechuan!

Yanxu, who was supporting him with his head lowered, was by his side. He was finally here!

Qin Yuechuan lagged behind the emperor by half a step and nodded at her almost imperceptibly.

Xu Xianyue understood, and then turned around and walked quickly to the emperor: "Your son entered the palace today to look for the princess. I thought it would be a pity to make enemies with the last incident. I heard that the princess was here, so I came to look for her."

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, a faint smell of alcohol came towards him. He was slightly tipsy, but still quite sober: "I see, you are thoughtful."

The emperor turned around and asked Yanxu again, "You just said that the queen is ill and is afraid to see a doctor?"

Yanxu said in an indistinguishable tone: "Yes, I am treating the empress dowager for epilepsy. The queen seems to be in poor health. The symptoms are somewhat similar to those of the empress dowager's initial illness. I..."

"How dare you! Yanxu, how dare you speak nonsense?!"

A stern voice came from inside the door. The queen opened the palace door, scowled coldly, and pointed at Yanxu angrily: "When did I have the same symptoms as the queen mother? I am fine, stop talking nonsense!"

Xu Xinyue was puzzled and asked, "But these two maids clearly said so. If the Queen is fine, why didn't she want to see me just now?"

"I!" The queen was speechless and could not come up with any excuse for the moment. She glared at Xu Xinyue viciously.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xinyue added, "Your Majesty, you allowed the princess and the Duke of Zhenguo to visit, why didn't you allow me, your son?"

The queen's expression changed and she immediately looked at the emperor in panic.

"He Xuehuai entered the palace? When, and why didn't anyone report it?"

"Your Majesty, you met Lady Guo today and stayed there for the whole afternoon. Outsiders probably didn't dare to disturb you, fearing that it would spoil your fun."

"Your Highness Prince Rong has something important to report. If not for this, I'm afraid few people would dare to come and ask for an audience..."

Xu Xinyue suddenly realized, that's why it was so. No wonder He Xuehuai had been in the harem for such a long time but the emperor had not made any move.

If her guess was correct, this Concubine Guo was most likely the Queen's person, who lured the Emperor into the harem and trapped Him in a red silk tent to hide her tracks.

She also had a rough idea of ​​how the emperor smelled of alcohol.

Qin Yuechuan probably received the news when he returned home, and risked angering the emperor by luring the emperor from his peaceful home to this place.

This matter alone is indeed not important enough for Yanxu.

"What is He Xuehuai doing here!"

As they walked along, the cold wind blew and the smell of alcohol dissipated a lot. Without Yanxu's support, he stepped forward and asked, "What is the purpose of the queen summoning important officials from the court here? Who is it?"

The implication is that he suspected that the Queen's actions today were to act as a matchmaker for Qin Liexing and win over his ministers.

No emperor would like to see his own sons forming cliques for personal gain.

The empress knew that the emperor had misunderstood her, so she knelt down, her luxurious phoenix robe spread out on the ground, and looked up at him: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood me!"

"I want to see He Xuehuai! Let him come out!"

A guard came to report this matter: "Your Majesty, the captain of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is at the palace gate, clamoring to see the Duke of Zhenguo, saying that the Duke of Zhenguo was captured by the Queen in the palace and was not released..."

Xu Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief. It was Chen Song.

"Nonsense, when did I ..."

"Bring that man up here!"

The emperor gave the order without even looking at the queen.

Soon, Chen Song was tied up and escorted to the emperor by two people. He looked determined and unconvinced, and shouted: "Even if you tie me up and bring me to your majesty, I will still say the same thing!"

The emperor's fierce eyes swept over, and Chen Song was frightened by the emperor's gaze when he saw the emperor's majesty for the first time.

"Oh, you're still saying the same thing in front of me. What is that?"

Chen Song suppressed his anxiety and knelt heavily on the ground. His upper body was still tied up with ropes. He struggled to crawl towards the emperor on his knees, as if he had something wrong to say: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo was summoned by the Queen this morning. It was originally said that it was only about the matter of Princess Minlan, but until now, he still hasn't returned home. I felt something was wrong, so I dared to come and look for him."

"Queen, Princess Rong's words seem to match this person's words. I want to hear yours."

"Concubine, concubine..."

The Queen was secretly annoyed. Today's plan was well prepared. The concubines in the harem were keeping the Emperor under control, and the garrisons were blocking the news. How could this situation happen?

Qin Liexing and He Xuehuai were in a secret room. What should they do?

Just as he was hesitating about how to respond, a burst of heavy coughing came from a distance, attracting everyone's attention. The queen was surprised: Lie'er? He is not in the secret room. It is not the right time now. Then - He Xuehuai, he -

"Mother, cough, cough, cough, what's the noise? I heard it from a distance."

The emperor eased his cold and oppressive aura a little: "You are here, not in the Queen's Palace?"

"You know what my father said. I am weak and cannot bear the cold. I rarely leave the house. Today I am in a good mood and I rarely go to the palace to have lunch with my mother. So, cough cough cough, I walk slowly and I just got here."

The emperor nodded and turned to the queen: "Why did you call He Xuehuai here?"

The queen pursed her red lips and her eyes unconsciously turned to Qin Liexing.

Qin Liexing's eyes were indifferent, as if he didn't notice anything. He coughed three times with his fist against his chest. He Yunyin's voice came from inside the palace door: "Uncle, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me and don't expel me from the He family."

The queen was stunned. After all, she had been immersed in the harem for many years. After a little guidance, she immediately understood. She changed her aggrieved expression and was somewhat helpless: "I wanted to hide this scandal for the Duke of Zhenguo and be a peacemaker for the two of them, but I can't hide it anymore."

"The Duke of Zhenguo is dissatisfied with the princess and wants to sever ties with her because she is a disgrace to the family. Today, the princess specifically asked me to reconcile the two and give her another chance."

The queen smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty seems to have misunderstood..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the palace door opened, and He Xuehuai appeared in front of everyone with a stiff face and drooping eyelashes.

Ana Luo was unable to go forward and take a closer look at his expression at this moment. She leaned forward involuntarily and raised her hand slightly uncontrollably, pretending to help him.

Just as she was about to move, she realized that she was now Xu Xinyue's maid, and stopped abruptly.

She only felt that Su He Xue Huailai's sharp eyes were slack, lifeless and very tired, as if they had just recovered from a serious illness.

He Xuehuai paused at the door for a long time, as if he had just recovered from his shock, stepped down the steps, and bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty."

"It is just as the Queen said. This is my personal matter. I am sorry for disturbing Your Majesty. Please forgive me."

The emperor saw that he was dressed neatly and his demeanor was as calm as usual, and it did not seem like anything big had happened. "Is such a small matter worth gathering here?"

He glanced at Chen Song and said solemnly, "I see you are a loyal person. It is the New Year and it is not appropriate to shed blood. Go back with the Duke of Zhenguo!"

The guards beside him untied him. Chen Song stood up and stood behind He Xuehuai without looking around.

"Such a good day, but something like this happened. Get out of here!"

The goal was achieved, Xu Xinyue moved to Qin Yuechuan's side.

Ana Luo couldn't help but glance at He Xuehuai. Xu Xinyue knew what she was thinking, and gently held her wrist, whispering, "Let's go back to the palace first."

Just as they were about to turn around and leave, the emperor suddenly spoke:

"Didn't Prince Rong just say that he had something important to report to me?"

"You'd better really have something 'important' to do. Come with me!"

Xu Xinyue didn't know whether Qin Yuechuan was just making up an excuse to meet the emperor or had something important to do, so she looked at him with a little uneasiness.

Qin Yuechuan silently mouthed, "No problem."

He changed direction and followed the emperor to the study.

The queen stood on the steps at the entrance of the palace, her body couldn't help but become weak, and the maid beside her hurriedly steadied her body. The queen only said, "It was almost discovered..."

Then he turned to Qin Liexing and asked, "But was it successful?"

Qin Liexing shook his head: "No, the secret technique was interrupted and the work failed. Fortunately, the drug was enough, and He Xuehuai should be unaware."

If he had not escaped from the secret passage and appeared in front of everyone, there is no telling how today would have ended.

Today is He Xuehuai's lucky day.

"My lady, it has been active ever since just now. This has never happened before."

A maid walked out from the inner room, holding the white raccoon tightly with both hands, not knowing what to do and looking very embarrassed.

This raccoon seemed to be the favorite of the Empress and Prince Su. They were very precious to it and was usually very well-behaved and docile. Apart from eating and sleeping, it rarely had such an intense reaction.

It’s just strange that although the Queen Mother loved it so much, she never gave it a name.

The palace maid said, "I wonder if it was because of the huge scene just now that she was frightened."

"Look, the crowds have gone away, and it has become quiet."

Qin Liexing slowly walked up to the raccoon, looked into its fluorescent green eyes that looked like glass, and hooked its chin with two fingers.

It seemed like he was enjoying it, his clear eyes narrowed into a line, and he made a humming sound.

He turned around and looked at the crowd going away, with a slight smile on his lips:

"interesting."

"Mother, among that group of people, there is a body that can hold two souls."