Liufu thanked him for the tea and explained his intention.

"The emperor's decree has confirmed the marriage of the second prince."

"The emperor also said that the state affairs are busy, so he will leave the matter to the queen to prepare, and the emperor will not ask anything about it."

"oh"

The queen's white and fat hand touched the fine porcelain tea cup, stood up and walked to Liufu.

"Since the Emperor is so busy, why don't you let Sister Xu come back? Is it because you are worried about me or the other sisters?"

Luk Fook smiled awkwardly.

“None of it naturally”

"I think the emperor has his own principles. A slave is no more than a mere eunuch. How dare you speculate on the holy will? Your Majesty really praises the slave too much."

The Queen chuckled twice and sighed.

"That means that father-in-law doesn't dare to dissuade you?"

"Your Majesty, I am aware that this servant is just a eunuch. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Liufu left in a hurry.

The queen sat back in her seat, her face looking more solemn than before.

"The Emperor really guards the Xu family like an iron barrel. We have no chance at all."

Xie Chenke walked out from behind the screen and sat down on the chair opposite the queen.

"Mother, don't worry"

He calmly adjusted his clothes and smiled slowly.

"We still don't know if it's a boy or a girl. Even if it's a boy, we still don't know if it can be delivered successfully. Even if it's delivered successfully, we still don't know if it can be raised. There are a lot of surprises in between."

The queen suddenly felt a cold feeling behind her back, and it took her a long time to regain her composure and squeeze out a smile.

"Do you have any idea?"

"If there is no way, I can still create a way. As long as my mother is willing to help me, everything will not be a problem."

"That's good"

The queen did not even dare to look directly into the eyes of the second prince.

When she drank a cup of tea to calm down and looked over again, the other person was gentle and warm again, as if it was all an illusion before.

The second prince had lunch and left.

Before the lunch break, Fangrui came over and told the news that the Sixth Prince had returned from Jiangnan.

"At these times, I only care about the second child and forget about the sixth child. What did he do after being gone for so long?"

Fangrui explained it in detail.

When it comes to the fact that the Sixth Prince has purchased high-quality fir trees, he is just waiting for the overhaul to go to the study room.

The queen burst into laughter: "Lao Liu is still the same, a person of such age is so heartless."

She suddenly stopped mid-sentence, feeling that there was nothing wrong with such a character.

Think again about the shuddering look in the second child's eyes.

"It would be nice if the sixth child also had some thoughts. He is better than the second child after all..."

"Empress!" Fangrui quickly stopped the queen.

"Now that you have chosen a path, go on firmly. Your Majesty, you must not hesitate. This is a taboo."

"That's all, I'm just talking nonsense."

The queen lay down comfortably, hugged the quilt and closed her eyes.

"Tell Li Liangdi and Mrs. Lin to keep an eye on their respective masters and report any news immediately."

Fangrui thought for a while and explained the situation of the two of them.

"Li Liangdi is fine. She has been favored on and off. The second prince does not neglect her and no longer favors her alone. It seems that he is about to marry the princess and wants to express his position to the Yue family. This is understandable."

"On the other hand, Mrs. Lin, she... is very bad. She was tortured to death by Zhao Liangdi in the mansion."

"Oh?" The queen bowed slightly, motioning for her to elaborate.

Fangrui slowly told the whole story, including Zhou's death, Zhao Liangdi's burial of the body with her own hands, Zhao Liangdi's design to scare Lin Ximeng and torture her in various ways.

"I think it's because Lao Liu is not here, and Zhao Liangdi is the only one who can do this."

"Now that the sixth child is back, she should know what to do, so I don't need to take action."

"What if it still doesn't work?" Fangrui asked again.

"If Lao Liu can't protect himself even with her, what's the use of such a chess piece? It wouldn't be a pity if he died."

Fangrui paused for a moment and said no more.

——

At the same time, the Sixth Prince's Mansion.

Because the Sixth Prince came back, Zhao Liangdi specially set up a family banquet to welcome his master.

The women in the backyard were like hungry wolves encountering meat, trying their best to dress themselves up.

Some even go so far as to skip meals for a whole day and use gauze to tighten their waists in order to wear the most beautiful dresses.

The banquet was held in Zhao Liangdi's Jinlan Garden.

When Xie Chenyu arrived, he was choked by the scent of powder in the air and took a few steps back.

It took me several sneezes to regain consciousness.

He swaggered in, sat on the main seat, and motioned to two concubines dressed relatively innocently to come up and rub his shoulders.

"Sir, you have gone through a lot of vicissitudes since you came back."

"Yes, your skin is much rougher. There is a lot of emollient rose balm on my body, which is most suitable for use at this time. Why not tonight..."

"It's better to go to my place. I've prepared some good gold orchid wine for you. You should feel comfortable after returning from a long journey. Isn't that right, master?"

The concubines vied with each other to please him.

Xie Chenyu hooked Qian's slender waist and tapped Sun's forehead on the right side.

"Don't worry, everyone has a share, tonight..."

He pointed around with the wine glass, and finally landed on Zhao Liangdi opposite.

"I'll go to Xuan'er's place first. You all should go back and have a good rest and wait for me."

Zhao Liangdi's maiden name was Xiuxuan, and her concubines were disappointed.

Not far away, Madam Cui could not hide her loneliness, while Madam Liu sat beside her like a lump on a locust tree.

Soon the food and wine arrived, and Ms. Zhao happily took the lead in toasting a few more glasses.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere quickly became lively again.

Arrive at the banquet table soon.

Xie Chenyu, who was slightly drunk, suddenly pointed at Zhao Liangdi.

"Is there one person missing from the table tonight?"

Zhao Liangdi, who was nervous in the first half and slightly relieved in the second half, suddenly felt heartbroken and hesitated.

"Where is she?"

"Sister Lin is ill and is recuperating in Bibo Garden. I have given her medicines, invited a doctor, and sent someone to take care of her three times a day."

"Yeah?"

Xie Chenyu's expression gradually softened and his eyebrows relaxed.

"Can you put aside the past grievances?"

"of course"

Mrs. Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on her face: "As a good lady, I am in charge of the backyard of a house, so naturally I have to be broad-minded. Sister Lin and I have some issues, but I can't kill her, can I?"

Xie Chenyu nodded.

"That's true"

He stood up, gathered his clothes, fanned himself a few times, and cleared his throat.

"That's it for tonight. I'm tired. Let's have a good rest."

He put his arm around Zhao Liangdi's shoulders.

"Let's go back to Jinlanyuan. I want to bathe in fragrant soup. Please serve me well. I will be rewarded if I am happy."

Zhao Liangdi was so excited that her chest heaved, and she tried every possible means to hint to Aunt Zhao to go back and prepare the pregnancy medicine.

Even now I still regret that I should have insisted on taking the medicine.

Anyway, after more than a year, I am finally willing to pamper her again, which is great news.

Xie Chenyu was very satisfied with Zhao's reaction, and they went to Jinlan Garden side by side.

That night, the news spread in the backyard.

The faces of the three servants of Biboyuan became even more solemn.

"Do you want to tell the master?" Zi Jing asked cautiously.

"How to tell? Barge into Jinlan Garden or shout outside?" Qingqing's face turned livid.
Chapter completed!