When the dishes are displayed, they are all home-cooked side dishes. They are not as majestic as the imperial dishes and appear delicate and small.
Five dishes and one soup, steaming hot.
Emperor Ming Yuan didn't say anything, and Yuan Qing Ling naturally didn't say anything either. Looking at the palace maid serving dishes nearby, Emperor Ming Yuan said to pick up her chopsticks, and she started eating.
After all, I felt uneasy, so I didn’t eat much.
Although it was not the first time to have dinner with Emperor Ming Yuan, Yuan Qingling was still quite cautious and did not dare to eat more. On the contrary, last time, she was much more casual.
She smiled bitterly in her heart, she was indeed fearless.
Emperor Ming Yuan was accustomed to not talking while eating. Naturally, this was partly because he always ate alone and had no one to talk to.
Almost all the five dishes were finished. This was not because the two of them were good eaters, but because each dish only cost a few pieces and was particularly exquisite.
There was some soup left, so Emperor Ming Yuan gave it to Eunuch Mu Ru.
Eunuch Mu Ru thanked him for his kindness, picked it up and put it aside, and then asked people to take away the leftovers and dishes.
After they were removed, another cup of tea was served to each of them. Yuan Qingling took a sip. It was hawthorn malt tea, which was used for digestion and stagnation.
After drinking the hawthorn water, Eunuch Mu Ru cleared the place and asked all the maids to go down, while he stood in front of the south door.
Yuan Qingling put her hands on her knees. This action was actually a bit difficult because her belly bulged relatively large, which made it look like she was rubbing her legs.
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at her and asked, "What does Lao Wu do in the mansion every day?"
Yuan Qing Ling cleared her throat and said: "Returning to my father, I practice swordsmanship and calligraphy in the mansion every day, so my days are quite fulfilling."
"Didn't you scold me?"
Yuan Qing Ling was startled and said honestly and honestly: "This is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty has the utmost respect for your father."
Emperor Ming Yuan sneered, "Respect? That boy scolded me all the time. I just want to deal with him and weaken his spirit."
Yuan Qingling's eyes moved slightly and said: "Father, he really doesn't have any spirit anymore. You have carefully beaten it down and smoothed all the edges and corners. That is not good. People are like stones. If they are all
Once the edges and corners are smoothed and rounded, people can only sit on them."
Emperor Ming Yuan hummed: "You are quite good at protecting him."
"Go back to your father and protect your husband. This is a wife's duty." Yuan Qingling thought to herself that this opening statement was really ordinary, so ordinary that it just talked about household matters.
Emperor Ming Yuan hummed and glanced at her lightly, "Well, I have been informed that you have entered the palace today because I have something to ask you. Do you know how Chu Mingcui died?"
Yuan Qingling's brows twitched, "I've heard about this. It's said that he committed suicide in prison."
Emperor Ming Yuan snorted, "It would be dereliction of duty to allow prisoners to commit suicide in prison."
"It's a dereliction of duty!" Yuan Qingling said quickly, "Didn't my father suspend him for investigation now?"
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at her, his eyes were like a deep pool with no bottom, "If he neglects his duty, it would be easy to remove him from the post of Jingzhao Palace Governor, but yesterday someone was taken advantage of, and someone saw him killed with his own eyes.
Chu Mingcui, although Chu Mingcui is a suspect, there has been no trial. If she is not convicted, she is not guilty. Moreover, she and Lao Qi have not yet reconciled. So, do you know that Lao Wu committed murder? And the person who was killed was his own relative.
princess."
Yuan Qingling turned pale and looked at Emperor Ming Yuan blankly.
Emperor Ming Yuan said in a deep voice: "According to the laws of the dynasty, the emperor breaks the law and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. He killed the princess and he deserves to be punished!"
Yuan Qingling was shocked in her heart, but she remained calm on her face and said clearly: "Father, the person who reported this said that someone saw it with his own eyes. This witness who saw it with his own eyes may also be a false accusation. Please be careful."
Emperor Ming Yuan said with a serious face: "I will naturally be aware of it, so won't you be sent to the palace for questioning?"
Yuan Qingling took a slow breath, her heart was in her throat, and her throat was on fire. She said: "My wife only knows that Chu Mingcui committed suicide in prison, and no one killed her."