"What's going on here?" Xian Ziyuan and Xian Zi'ai walked in together, followed by Liuli Xiaopei and two slaves. The four of them looked at the messy courtyard with surprise on their faces and asked almost at the same time.
Liuli hurriedly walked forward, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, and said worriedly: "The Queen Mother, my servant Liuli has seen the Queen Mother, what happened here, how could there be a fire? I saw smoke coming from here from a distance.
He was so angry that he didn't bother to say hello to the secret guards along the way, so Liuli used the token given by the Queen Mother to ask her forgiveness."
The Queen Mother glanced at Liuli who was kneeling on the ground, frowned slightly, and asked, "Why are you here so late? Is it because you want to watch the Ai family's jokes?"
"My slave, you don't dare." Liuli said with a somewhat frightened voice.
"It was Zi Ai who asked Miss Liuli to take Zi Ai into the palace to see the Queen Mother." Xian Zi Ai also immediately walked to and knelt down in front of the Queen Mother, "Zi Ai was so anxious and violated the rules and ran to the palace because the matter was urgent and
There is a relationship with Prince Yu——"
"Sister is afraid that the Queen Mother will miss Princess Hanyu who is married to the border." Xian Ziqian suddenly walked up to the Queen Mother, took her other arm and said with a smile, "She is now Princess Hanyu's sister-in-law, and she is the sister-in-law of Princess Hanyu."
Princess Hanyu also has a deep friendship in private, so she thought of coming to the palace to talk to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother is not stupid. When she heard this, she knew that Xian Zi'ai's words were made up on the spur of the moment. Xian Zi'ai would come to the palace in the middle of the night just because she was afraid that she would miss the married Princess Hanyu. It was strange. It must have something to do with Yu'er.
But it seemed that he didn't want to say it in front of the emperor and empress, so he used these words to prevaricate.
"It's really good to guess what the Ai family is thinking. The Ai family really misses that child Hanyu. She has grown up next to the Ai family since she was a child. She is the most cherished by the Ai family. Alas, it would be nice to have someone to talk to with the Ai family."
The Queen Mother said as she walked into the room side by side with Xian Zijian, completely ignoring the emperor and queen who were still standing in the courtyard.
Yurun immediately winked at Liuli who was kneeling on the ground, and motioned for her and Xian Ziyi to get up and follow the Queen Mother into the room to talk. She did not dare to look at the Emperor and Queen Mother, so she lowered her head and followed the Queen Mother into the room.
The door curtain fell behind Xian Ziyi, who was the last to enter.
"What do they mean?" The Empress frowned and said unhappily, "Aren't they just two married women? Isn't it just that one of them is the adopted daughter of the mother? They didn't even bow to me. In her eyes,
There is only one mother."
The emperor glanced sideways at the queen, frowned, and asked suspiciously: "Did you send someone to put the fire in mother's courtyard just because mother said she wanted to lock you up in the cold palace?"
The Queen Mother's face changed, and she immediately said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, you actually doubted my wife? How can a wife do such a thing? The Queen Mother is your mother, and I have always respected my wife. How could this happen? How can I be treated like this?"
My wife really disdains things that are not on the table. Besides, my wife has been with you all the time, so why did I send someone here to set fire to you?"
The emperor kept frowning and said, "You also need to restrain yourself. Mother doesn't like your temper the most. She always feels that you are too sharp and don't know how to restrain your sharpness. This happened to happen under such circumstances, and mother will naturally react for the first time."
If someone suspects you, you should not interfere with the affairs of the harem in the past few days, so as not to be scolded by your mother. Although you don't have to go to the cold palace, you should meditate in your own palace for a few days."
The Queen pursed her lips and said coquettishly: "I know that my wife will never go against my mother. I know that my mother just misunderstood my wife for a moment. When the matter comes to light, my mother will definitely treat my wife better."
Your Majesty, you can’t say much about what’s going on here. Why don’t you wait until the fire here is out and then go back to your wife’s place to rest?”
The emperor did not speak, but nodded slightly.
Xian Ziqian and the Queen Mother entered the room together, and helped the Queen Mother sit down on the chair. She also sat down on the chair next to her. Her face was slightly pale, and her eyes were full of exhaustion. Although she rested in the carriage for a long time, she still felt tired.
I still feel weak, and there is always a faint sweat on my forehead.
"Zi Yun has no choice. Please forgive Zi Dao for the nonsense she just said. Zi Dao knew that she couldn't hide it from you, so she accepted the punishment first." Xian Zi Dao said softly.
The Queen Mother sighed, "You will offend that shrewd Queen."
"But this matter concerns Prince Yu. Before the matter comes to light, Zi Yu can't trust anyone. She is also afraid that the Queen will know about it, and in case it embarrasses her sister, she rushes to the palace with her to ask for you directly. Fortunately, Liuli
The girl has a token of your reward in her hand. In case of emergency, she can directly enter the palace to see you without notification." Xian Ziqian said softly with a somewhat helpless tone, and looked at her sister again.
"Zi Ai was also in a moment of impatience and almost ruined the big thing." Xian Zi Ai said in fear, "If Zi Ai hadn't interrupted, Zi Ai would have forgotten that the emperor and the queen were also there. It's not because we two sisters are overly concerned about Prince Yu.
It’s really strange, so I want to avoid the queen.”
The Queen Mother said indifferently: "Let me tell you, the Ai family is not confused. Don't try to deceive the Ai family about certain things. Where is Yu'er now? What do you know?"
Xian Zi Ai immediately knelt down, lowered his head, and said in a slightly uneasy tone: "Zi Ai doesn't know where Prince Yu has been kidnapped, but Zi Ai is absolutely certain that Prince Yu is now gone.
Not in Wumeng country."
"Where has he gone?" The Queen Mother's face darkened, and her voice was uncontrollably hurried.
"Sister suspected that Prince Yu was taken to the Daxing Dynasty." Xian Ziyan said softly, "Empress Dowager, don't be anxious. Listening to my sister slowly telling you the story, Ziqian didn't believe it when she first heard it.
Yes, but for the sake of Prince Yu’s life, I would rather believe his words.”
Xian Zi Ai knelt on the ground and said softly: "Prince Yu was in the Guan Mansion to entertain guests and the accident happened at the banquet where Princess Hanyu and the consort were sent to the border. Although the banquet was not hosted by Zi Ai, Zi Ai was present, so she still felt that this incident happened to her.
She also had some responsibility for not telling Prince Yu about her previous suspicions and reminding people around Prince Yu to be more vigilant, so Zi Ai always felt guilty, especially after seeing the Queen Mother fainting because of worries about Prince Yu's safety, she became restless.
I have been secretly asking for information."
"To put it bluntly, there is no need to say these words of respect and words of merit." The Queen Mother said indifferently.