The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

"Mother."

"You still know that I am your mother..." Jiang's mother sighed slightly. Meng Shu was raised by her since she was a child. Although she was not the best in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting that the noble ladies in the capital learned, she was proficient in everything. She was thoughtful and thorough in her work.

She was valued by the Queen Mother and was arranged to marry His Majesty at a young age. Looking at what she had done in the past few days, and thinking of Ning Huaixuan's back as he walked away just now, Jiang's mother frowned and sent the maids away.

"Who do you dislike?" No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Mother Jiang did not beat around the bush. Seeing that Ji Mengshu still did not speak, she asked sharply, "Or, who do you like?"

Ji Mengshu gasped in surprise and looked at Jiang's mother in confusion, "Could it be that mother wants to accuse me of adultery for an outsider?"

What women value most is chastity. When Jiang's mother asked her directly whether she had someone she liked, it undoubtedly meant that she was shameless and had an affair with someone else. Without the permission of her parents or the words of a matchmaker, it was all just a wild affair.

Ji Mengshu suddenly chuckled, her mouth opening and closing but she couldn't utter a word. Did she think that she had done something unacceptable because she didn't flatter Ning Huaixuan?

Mother Jiang seemed to feel that her words were a bit harsh and wanted to make up for it, but she didn't know where to start.

"Is that how you talk to your mother?"

Ji Mengshu lowered her head and said softly, "Shu'er doesn't dare."

"Mengshu, the Ji family is not like an ordinary family, and you can't be compared to ordinary people. Your engagement with His Majesty was personally appointed by the Queen Mother, and it is also a great honor for our Ji family." Mother Jiang said in a deep voice, with a solemn expression on her face, "You can't just say you don't like it and then give it up."

Ji Mengshu felt aggrieved and knew her mother's temper, but she kept asking again and again, determined to find out who was more important in her mother's heart, herself or the Ji family.

"But mother clearly knows that Ning...he only favors Concubine Liu in the harem, and he can't make his own decisions in the court. It's obvious that he wants the Ji family to support the emperor!" Ji Mengshu suddenly thought of the tragic death of the entire family of the previous century, and felt blood rushing back, and cold sweat broke out. "When the emperor really takes power, what do you think will be the fate of our Ji family--"

"Snapped--"

The palm wind blew in with the fragrance of flowers, and the slap hit Ji Mengshu's left cheek hard, interrupting her unfinished words.

Five bright red slap marks instantly appeared on the fair side of her face. Ji Mengshu gasped in pain, tears welling up in her eyes, but she forced herself to hold them back.

"How insolent of you! Do you think you can talk about royal affairs so casually? Ji Mengshu, don't forget your own identity. His Majesty came yesterday, and you tried to please him in every way. But this morning, you let his Majesty leave in anger. I don't want to know what you are planning in your mind." Mother Jiang's words did not soften at all, as if Ji Mengshu was not her newborn daughter.

"But you have to understand that you are the daughter of the Ji family. Your every move will affect the entire Ji family. Since you are biased, then live well in this villa and come back when you have thought it through."

This result was somewhat expected. After all, my mother always put the Ji family first.

But even though he knew the result, when Jiang's mother said it to him in person, his heart still ached terribly.

"Miss!"

Qingzhu was watching from a distance, and didn't hear clearly what was said, but she saw the lady slap the young lady. The lady was gentle and strict, and treated the servants in the mansion with both kindness and severity. She had never been seen mistreating the servants, so how could she be so cruel to her own daughter?

Ji Mengshu's left cheek was a little swollen. The woman's hand strength was not very strong, but Ji Mengshu's skin was a little tender, which made the palm print look a little scary.

"I'm fine..."

Hongye wrapped the ice cubes in a cloth and squatted down to apply it to Ji Mengshu's face.

"hiss--"

With a not-too-small gasp mixed with grievance, Hongye glanced at Ji Mengshu, "Miss, what happened today? Did you provoke Madam to fight?"

Qingzhu beside her quickly pulled her aside and shook her head to signal her not to talk too much. It was really strange. First, His Majesty came uninvited, and then the lady...

Ji Mengshu sniffed, and the tears in her eyes had all receded, leaving only a trace of water, "Hongye, I'm fine."

Hongye curled her lips and looked at the redness and swelling after the ice treatment with reluctance. How can this be okay?

"I don't want to go back to the Ji family. I'll just stay here for the next few days..." Ji Mengshu said as he stood up and walked into the house.

Qingzhu followed behind her, holding ice cubes in his cold hands, and thought to himself that the young lady was really suffering.

Hongye saw clearly and knew that the matter that angered the lady must be no small matter. Hesitantly, he asked, "Miss, is it because of the man who lived in the villa before?"

"Shh--" Ji Mengshu made a quiet gesture, "Qingzhu, come here." A large tiger-patterned pillow was placed on the pearwood recliner. Ji Mengshu was leaning on it diagonally, with Hongye applying a cold compress to his left cheek with an ice cloth from time to time.

"As for the man I saved earlier, you should just pretend you never saw him. And you can't mention this matter to anyone from now on. Is that clear?"

Both of them nodded heavily.

This matter concerns the reputation of the daughter. Even if it is just a matter of saving and being saved, people will talk about it in the world. If it is spread out inadvertently, who knows what unpleasant things will be made up by someone.

After all, not everyone in this world is a saint.

Ning Huaixuan brought Liu Huachao back to the palace in a hurry. As soon as they came back, the old nanny beside the empress dowager followed them in. She looked left and right, and except for the domineering woman, there was no sign of Miss Ji beside His Majesty.

Huang Ma Ma's eyebrows tightened, and then she asked, "Your Majesty... The Queen Mother asked me to invite Miss Ji to come over and talk... Look at this..."

Ning Huaixuan held back his anger. Ji Mengshu had originally outwitted him at the villa. Now, he had just returned to the palace when the old empress dowager hurriedly asked him for people.

Nanny Huang has always been difficult to deal with.

Behind the white crow-shaped screen, a graceful and charming woman appeared. Even through the screen, people could see her graceful figure.

What's more, the beauty turned around with tears in her eyes and looked like she was about to cry, which made Ning Huaixuan's heart wrenched.

It was all his fault. If he hadn't insisted on taking Hua Chao to the villa, and if Ji Mengshu hadn't made him drink and confused his mind, how could Hua Chao have easily fallen into her trap... and suffered such serious injuries...

"His Majesty?"