Fortunately, she was alert and had some precautions, otherwise she would have really tied up with that man again.

"Their reputation for making trouble will definitely become bad, and their lives will not be easy in the future. Prime Minister Zhang will teach them well, and it is not to be afraid."

Xu Muqing could already think of the prime minister's angry appearance. His two daughters had lost such a big face for him. He would have to be beaten up when he went home. He might have to be imprisoned for several months. At least he would have to wait until the current limelight has passed before he dared to come out.

"Don't let it go? They want the lady to drown in the lake, Miss, you are not such a good person."

Lu Liu was dissatisfied with anger and wanted to capture Zhang Zixing and Zhang Ziling and beat him hard, which made the person bruised and swollen before he could calm down.

"Then what do you think I'm going to do? Do you rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion and throw the two daughters into the well and drowned? Killing people is illegal."

Of course, if Zhang Zixing and Zhang Ziling appear in front of her again and dare to bully her without knowing how to do anything, she will not be the one who can bully her.

Zi Yuan's fist clattered, "Miss, you can't let them go so easily. You can find a way to deal with those two little bitches. I can't swallow this. Just forget it. They will bully you next time. Don't you see that the Zhang family is so shameless?"

Xu Muqing thought seriously, and soon an idea formed in her heart, but she did not tell Zi Yuan and Lu Liu.

"Let's talk about it later. Don't worry about the two women in the Zhang family. You should care about me, the lady."

Yes, we must teach the two women who pushed her into the water a profound lesson.

She took a bath and wiped her body clean. The maids helped her put on her clothes.

Zi Yuan suddenly looked at her with a strange look, which made her creepy. She couldn't help but pat the maid's hand, "If you have something to say, why do you look at me like that? It's so scary."

"Miss, when will you be able to swim? I remember you can't swim."

Otherwise she wouldn't be so scared.

Xu Muqing said in her heart, I can swim before traveling, and I am still a fan of winter swimming. The longest record has swept over five kilometers, and you don’t know much.

She casually made up an excuse, "I almost lost my life after falling into the water for many days. I didn't learn to swim in the water, otherwise what should I do if I fell into the water again? Facts prove that you ladies are so wise, otherwise they would really drown here today."

Zi Yuan and Lu Liu are her personal maids, and they basically follow her without leaving any steps. They would not believe her words and look at her with suspicion.

Xu Muqing coughed, "I'm worried that you will object. I made some spices when you sleep to make you sleep all the time, and then ran to the lake to learn to swim."

"Miss, you are not allowed to do this again in the future, as it will scare me to death."

Of course, Xu Muqing responded with a smile.

After wiping her hair clean, she came to the queen, her eyes curled up into crescents, "Thank you for your willingness to take in the daughter of the minister."

The queen asked the palace maid to take the ginger soup and hand it to her, "Drink some of this to drive away the cold, don't fall into the root of the disease. The girl's body is the most delicate and she must be well cared for."

Xu Muqing was not pretentious, and picked up the bowl and drank it. Even though the ginger soup tasted spicy and irritating, she didn't blink.

Seeing that she had finally changed her clothes, the queen asked her about her detailed experience.

"What happened? Zhang Mingxi's sister actually pushed you into the water. Why?"

Xu Muqing said helplessly, "Zhang Mingxi's sister said that I ruined their brother's reputation and asked me to clarify in front of everyone. It was not Zhang Mingxi's fault that I and Zhang Mingxi terminated the engagement. Of course, I don't want it. They pushed me directly into the lake in anger."

Zi Yuan immediately said from the side, "Empress, it's really not our lady's fault. Zhang Mingxi insulted my lady first. When the trouble broke out in Youran Tower that day, many people saw it. The matter was spreading, and the Zhang family directly leaned on my lady's head."

"I will make the decision on this matter for you, and no one can bully you."

The queen has no daughter and loves Xu Muqing like a daughter. She is really angry this time. Prime Minister Zhang is a good official, but why is he so inappropriate in teaching his children? He has to be beaten and beaten.

"Madam Chen, Madam Zhang, you go to the Prime Minister's Office to teach the two mistresses etiquette and rules according to the will of our palace, so as to avoid the time to do such embarrassing things."

Xu Muqing immediately said, "Empress, don't do this, don't let Prime Minister Zhang hold a grudge against Empress."

She paused, leaned against the elegant and luxurious queen's ear, and whispered, "Your Highness the Crown Prince will be able to use the Prime Minister in the future. Don't offend anyone."

When the queen thought of her son whom she cared about the most, she showed a hint of hesitation on her face. Offending Prime Minister Zhang was indeed very unfavorable to her son's throne dispute. However, Xu Muqing was the girl she really loved and really didn't want her to suffer such grievances.

"You make sense, but Prime Minister Zhang's daughter is too much. She is so vicious and she is not afraid of not being able to get married."

Xu Muqing didn't care at all, "Empress, don't worry about me. I haven't suffered substantial harm. Instead, the two girls from the Zhang family have lost all their faces. For a long time, they will definitely become the topic of conversation and laughing stock for the nobles in the capital after dinner."

Her expression was natural and gentle, "The damage to her reputation is already the best punishment for girls. The Empress does not need to offend the important officials in the court for her sake."

The most important thing is that even if she wants to teach Zhang Ziling and Zhang Zixing a lesson, she will do it herself without the queen taking action for her.

Seeing her so tolerant and generous, and her behavior was decent and generous, the queen admired and loved her even more. In a moment of thought, she already had expectations in her heart.

"Qing'er, you are so beautiful, have a good temper, and are well-educated. I and your mother have been good friends for many years. Why not marry Ye'er and become my daughter-in-law."

Compared to the Liu Shitong chosen by the emperor, she liked Xu Muqing more, at least she watched her grow up.

Xu Muqing was startled, "The Queen is not making such a joke. My daughter has retired from marriage. How dare I miss the crown prince? He is the crown prince and a banished immortal. How can I be worthy of my daughter?"

She can't do such a thing if she lets her fight with many women to a man.

The queen saw that she looked shocked and looked out of sight, without any admiration for her son, and then thought that the emperor would not let her Ye'er marry the daughter of a minister who held the power, and a faint feeling of loss surged in her heart.

"I just said casually that Ye'er's lifelong affairs naturally depend on his own choice."

Xu Muqing quietly breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help comforting her, "Your Highness's posture of heaven and man will definitely be able to find a beautiful woman like a flower, so don't worry about the empress."

The queen is not as optimistic as her. The man is as suspicious as she is, how could he let the throne go to her son?

She couldn't tell Xu Muqing, a junior, about this kind of thing, that it would be so painful to hold it in.

Xu Muqing naturally felt the changes in the queen's mood, so she had to find ways to think of some interesting things to make her happy.

I didn't stay in Fengluan Palace for long, and the palace maids around the empress dowager came over to pass the message, "Empress, the empress dowager said, Miss Xu changed her clothes and drank ginger soup and went to Ningshou Palace to have lunch in Ningshou Palace later."

Xu Muqing had no choice but to say to the queen, "Empress, that daughter is here first, come here to accompany you when you have time."

Even if she was reluctant, she had to accompany the Queen Mother and Shufei. She didn't even know what would be waiting for her next.

That bastard Xiao Lince is despicable and shameless. He shouldn't he be tampering with her and want to cook a cooked rice with her?

She must be vigilant all over her body, and must not let Xiao Lince plot against her.

At this time, in the empress dowager's harem, the emperor and the empress dowager, who were full of majestic faces, and Concubine Shu sat face to face, while Xiao Lince stood beside the empress dowager without saying a word, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

"Why don't you tell me about Ce'er's mother that she wants to take Xu Muqing as her concubine?"

"And Concubine Shu, you are so hiding your words. Do you want to make a decree first and then report, and force me to agree to give up before I can give up?"

The emperor was angry, and his mother and concubine actually passed by him directly, trying to decide Xu Muqing.

But Xu Yirong loves this daughter the most, so how could he bear to be a concubine?

The empress dowager was also tough, "What's wrong with being a concubine? Is it wrong for Xu Muqing to be a concubine? She had been engaged to other men before, and being a concubine was considered a compliment. Ce'er was handsome and amazing. Could she still be wronged by Xu Muqing?"

"A few neighboring countries are eyeing each other and want to occupy the territory of Liang. I really need a fierce general like Xu Yirong to guard the country for me. If you let his beloved daughter be his concubine, wouldn't it be a cold heart? Mother, have you ever thought about the consequences? If Xu Yirong is unwilling to work hard for me, it is still hard to say whether the Liang Kingdom can be defended by then."

Concubine Shu said with tears in her eyes, aggrieved and weak, "Emperor, it's all my fault. I saw Ce'er being attracted by Xu Muqing's beauty and begged for her mother."

"Shut up when you know you're wrong, an ignorant woman."

The Queen Mother's favorite grandson is Xiao Lince. She will spare no effort to win whatever Xiao Lince wants.

"Then let Xu Muqing be the official concubine, it won't be aggrieved her. You, a prince, depend on the minister's expression, and you don't feel embarrassed to say it out." The empress dowager compromised a little.

"I have promised General Xu not to interfere in Xu Muqing's marriage. As long as Xu Muqing is unwilling, General Xu will not agree." The emperor said with a gloomy face.

The empress dowager directly slapped the table, "How can you be so confused? She is a woman who has retired from marriage. Ce'er respects her. That is her blessing and dares to be picky. Do you think the Ai family wants such a woman to be her granddaughter-in-law. If Ce'er hadn't seen her beautiful appearance, fell in love with her at first sight, and was worried about gains and losses, the Ai family wouldn't have let go."

Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and put on a strong dose of medicine, "Emperor, the prince seems to admire Xu Muqing too. Even if Ce'er doesn't ask the emperor to give him a marriage, I'm afraid the prince will ask for it."

A dark light surged in the emperor's deep eyes, and his voice became a little unusual, "Take it seriously? The prince is also very unusual to Xu Muqing?"

Xiao Lince immediately said, "Back to the father, the prince and the prince have lifted the siege several times for Xu Muqing. Even Xu Muqing and Zhang Mingxi had a conflict, the prince and prince saw it from the beginning and ended up. After returning, they broke the engagement."

"It seems that the prince and prince are very doting and gentle to Xu Muqing. Every time Xu Muqing sees His Highness, she smiles brightly. Today she falls into the water. Not only did she jump out of the lake to save people, but the prince and prince also quickly row a boat to save people."

As he spoke, Xiao Lince knelt down with a pounce, "I didn't tell the truth to my father before. I really admire Xu Muqing. I want to take her as my concubine and ask my father to help me."

The emperor's thoughts were filled with twists and turns, staring at the son in front of him, as if he wanted to see him through.

"What do you admire Xu Muqing?"

Could it be the power of my lover's father and brother?

The emperor is in his prime, and what he hates the most is that others covet his throne, no matter which prince he is.

Xiao Lince's ears turned red, and he said with a evasive look, "I think she is beautiful and tall. Her temper and personality are different from other girls. The more I look at her, the more I like it."

That shy and awkward look really like a young man who is in love.

"I'll think about it carefully when I go back."

The Empress Dowager urged beside him, "What else do you think? Just just let me agree. Do you want Xu Muqing to marry the princess to be the princess? She is like a rose with thorns. If you don't pay attention, you will prick your hands and make them blood. Don't worry, the prince will marry such a woman?"

Concubine Shu said with concern next to her, "Ce'er, Xu Muqing is very beautiful, but her temper is really bad."

"When she had a dispute with Zhang Mingxi, she smashed the head and bloodied, and her life was almost broken. Are you sure you really want to marry her? Of course, the mother wants you to marry a girl she loves, and she is worried that you can't surrender her."

The emperor's mind moved, and he was even more afraid that Xu Muqing and Xiao Linye would be entangled.

No matter what considerations were made, he could not let Xiao Linye marry Xu Muqing, and let Xu Yirong stand firmly on the side of the prince.

And the queen's side, he didn't want the queen to have a very terrible relationship with him again because of the Crown Princess.

"I will tell General Xu that if Ce'er wants to marry his daughter, he can only be the main concubine, and he must not be a concubine. Ce'er, can you accept it?"

Xiao Lince was a little hesitant, as if he was reluctant, "But she has retired. My son is worried that someone will be ridiculed by marrying her as the official concubine."

Seeing that he was like this, the emperor was not as vigilant as before.
To be continued...