If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

On the same day that Fu Jinyi issued an order for Mu Chengtian and Zhong to divorce, Shen Suian also brought Yao Xinling into the palace.

However, she took Chao Ge'er to see Queen Dowager Ruan, while Yao Xinling was taken to Zhongcui Palace.

Qingdai, who was usually the first to come forward and hug Chaoger when arriving at Kunning Palace, was nowhere to be seen. Today, it was Qingli who greeted her with a smile at the door.

"Your servant greets the princess." Qingli knelt down and saluted with a perfectly respectful smile on her face.

She did not rush to come up and hug Chao Ge'er, but Chao Ge'er saw her and grinned in his wet nurse's arms.

"May the little grandson live in peace and happiness." Qingli smiled and said, "It's only been a few days since I last saw the little grandson, and he seems to be getting tired again."

Shen Sui'an admired Qingli's ability to know when to advance and when to retreat. Compared to Qingdai, her compliment was more appropriate.

After entering the inner hall, Queen Ruan was actually doing needlework and even called the maid from the sewing room to come and teach her. Shen Sui'an was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out.

In her opinion, the graceful and noble Queen Mother Ruan had nothing to do with needlework. She felt that if Queen Mother Ruan was holding a sword in her hand at this time, she would not be so surprised.

"You came at the right time. Look, this is the little tiger I have been embroidering for three days. Let Chao Ge'er hold the corner of his mouth so that he won't wake up easily." Queen Mother Ruan handed the little tiger she had embroidered most of the way to Shen Sui'an.

Shen Sui'an's expression at this moment could be described as stunned.

Her eyes fell on the little tiger in Empress Dowager Ruan's hand, which was actually made of real tiger skin.

"The cotton inside is sewn with silk cloth, and the tiger skin is also made very soft, so that it looks real." said Queen Mother Ruan.

Although it is made of tiger skin, but...it looks like this tiger is a bit like a raccoon.

Of course I can't say this out loud, because Chao Ge'er can't see it anyway, and the child will definitely like it.

"It's very delicate, but mother is too worried. Why did she sew it for Chao Ge'er personally?" Shen Sui'an said softly.

Queen Mother Ruan sent away the palace maid who was doing the sewing and gave the unfinished little tiger to Chao Ge'er.

Chao Ge'er wouldn't let go once he hugged her. Although he didn't understand yet, he was able to express his love with practical actions.

"Just wait for grandma to sew the little tiger's ears and eyes back on." Empress Dowager Ruan said with a smile.

After playing with Chao Ge'er for a while, Empress Dowager Ruan looked at Shen Sui'an with a smile on her face, "The last time you saw Concubine Ning, she was in much better spirits. She even came to pay her respects to me today. It seems that she has come to her senses."

Shen Sui'an said, "Concubine Ning understands the good intentions of her mother, so she will no longer be depressed."

She raised her eyes and glanced at Qingli who was serving beside her. It had been so long since she came to Kunning Palace, but Qingdai still hadn't appeared.

"Have you heard any nursery rhymes outside the palace recently?" Queen Mother Ruan asked suddenly.

Shen Sui'an was suddenly startled.

Ever since the incident of nursery rhymes came about, Empress Dowager Ruan had never asked for opinions on the issue, because it was handled very quickly at the time, and with the overwhelming storytelling, the nursery rhymes were soon eliminated from the people's lives.

But it has not yet been discovered who is behind this.

She believed that given how much Empress Dowager Ruan valued her two sons, she would definitely not sit idly by. So although Shen Sui'an was investigating in secret, she was actually waiting to hear the truth from Empress Dowager Ruan.

"When children have new nursery rhymes, they will soon get tired of the old ones and start singing other nursery rhymes. The previous nursery rhymes will no longer be heard." Shen Suian said with a smile.

The words in the nursery rhyme were complex and difficult to understand. She didn't believe that children would like to sing it unless they memorized it deliberately.

They were all spread by people with ulterior motives.

"You did a good job in preventing the impact of this incident from spreading too far." Queen Mother Ruan said admiringly.

Shen Sui'an: "Thank you for your praise, mother. Actually, I can only use this simplest and most direct method. But I still haven't found out who is behind this. I am still useless."

Empress Dowager Ruan reached out and rubbed Chao Ge'er's little head. "Have you asked the Pacification Bureau to investigate?"

"This... the prince should have given instructions before, but now the prince is not in the capital, and the Pacification Office will not reply to me." Shen Sui'an said, "If they find out, they will report to the emperor."

Shen Sui'an lowered her eyes slightly. In fact, what Zhong left for her at Zhong's house that day was related to the nursery rhyme.

Zhong simply told her that the Queen Mother had selected several girls from the orphanage, and later trained them to become generals in the women's military camp, and some even became female officials.

Although the words were not made very clear, Shen Sui'an knew that Zhong would not tell her these things for no reason.

At that moment, Shen Sui'an suspected that the nursery rhyme might be related to the Queen Mother.

Later, she thought about it carefully and felt that there was no need for the Queen Mother to do this, and she also believed that the Queen Mother was not such a person.

The most likely possibility is that someone was deliberately trying to sow discord behind the Queen Mother's back.

But what is the purpose of doing this?

Shen Sui'an couldn't figure it out, so she decided to wait for Fu Jinyuan to come back and discuss it with him.

When asked this by Empress Dowager Ruan today, she almost panicked, thinking that her suspicion had been seen through by Empress Dowager Ruan.

"The emperor hasn't said anything yet, it seems the truth hasn't been discovered yet," said Empress Dowager Ruan.

Shen Sui'an said, "Then we can only be prepared. I think the other party has even come up with a nursery rhyme, so there will inevitably be a next step."

"We must capture him then."

Empress Dowager Ruan frowned slightly, and although it was quick, Shen Suian still caught it.

Shen Sui'an felt a little depressed and lowered his head to look at Chao Ge'er who was having a lot of fun.

She really hoped that this matter had nothing to do with the Queen Mother. The relatives that Fu Jinyuan had finally recognized should not be alienated from each other and become enemies in the end.

He seems indifferent, but in fact he is loyal and righteous, and cares a lot about the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

"Yes, you are right." Queen Mother Ruan nodded.

As they were talking, a palace maid came in to report that the Emperor had arrived.

Fu Jinyi, wearing a bright yellow brocade robe, walked in with great strides. Since he ascended the throne, Fu Jinyi's words and deeds have become much more calm. Only in front of the Queen Mother and Fu Jinyuan did he occasionally reveal his willful childishness.

His expression today was somewhat grim, and he looked even more like Fu Jinyuan.

"What's wrong with you? Who made our emperor so angry?" Empress Dowager Ruan joked.

Fu Jinyi waved his hand to tell Shen Sui'an not to bow, and sat down next to Queen Mother Ruan angrily, "I received the urgent report sent back by my brother today, and I was almost angry to death."

"What happened?" Empress Dowager Ruan looked stern.

Shen Sui'an also sat up straight unconsciously, wanting to know about Fu Jinyuan's situation.

Fu Jinyi said, "My brother went to Hexi and found that less than one-third of the rice in the granaries in Hexi was edible. The grains at the bottom were all moldy. The local grain merchants raised the price and even maliciously purchased the grain. They are simply a group of termites!"

Queen Mother Ruan's face turned cold. "The granary is of great importance to the people and the country. Who dares to be so bold?"