The news that Qingrong was summoned to the palace for questioning quickly spread.
Cui Chenyu was a close official of the emperor and knew the matter best. The moment he received the news, he sent his personal servant out of the palace to report the news, and sent someone to inform Xue Shao.
Early the next morning, the three of them gathered at Xue's house.
Si Niang looked at Xue Shao and saw that Xue Shao was still calm, but his eyes were dark and green, as if he had not slept well last night. She also had trouble sleeping last night. She didn't know what the situation was like in the palace now, so
A queen lets her live in her palace, what is her motive?
Xue Shao briefly explained what happened in the past, and the fourth lady also knew about it. She explained first, "Brother-in-law, at first the Xu family wanted to break off the engagement. They thought my sister came back from the countryside and didn't understand the rules.
, and I don’t know where I heard about Sister A and you, slandering Sister A’s innocence, and said she wanted to break off the engagement, so A Sister agreed. She didn’t force them to cancel the engagement at all, and she had no intention of deliberately setting it up.”
Xue Shao said in a deep voice: "I know." He knew from the beginning that Qingrong would not do these things at all.
Seeing that Xue Shao believed in Qingrong, Siniang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, at this time, Xue Shao still didn't want to distance himself. Siniang continued: "I heard my mother-in-law say yesterday that Xu Lingxiu was indeed here.
His official career was somewhat unsatisfactory, and he encountered obstacles from time to time, but this was because Xu Lingxiu had a rigid temperament and refused to change, which made him unhappy when he reached the top. His bride was not sociable. The couple did not know how to behave and were not popular with their colleagues.
This is something that has nothing to do with my sister. But he thought it was my sister who wanted to harm him, so he blamed her for everything. He also thought that someone else wanted to harm him, so he actually colluded with the Li family to frame my sister.
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Xue Shao frowned when he heard this and said: "This matter is difficult to explain. No matter how you say it, it is just one-sided. Can it be proved that it has nothing to do with her?"
Cui Chenyu didn't think so. He heard Qing Rong's defense at the back of the palace yesterday and was secretly amazed. He said: "Don't worry about that. Why can't Xu Lingxiu just tell the truth? Since it can't be proven that it has nothing to do with her, it can't be proven that it has anything to do with her.
Regarding it, Changxuan only needs to prove what happened with the Li family, and the rest of the rumors will not be self-defeating."
Xue Shao thought for a moment and took out a booklet from the room, intending to list Li Wuzeng's crimes, large and small, in the army and take all the responsibilities.
Siniang nodded and said: "Brother-in-law is not disposing of the affairs without reason. Only by submitting these can we prove our innocence."
Cui Chenyu added: "If you listen together, you will understand. The sage has always believed in this principle. Changxuan may ask General Su, who went to Xizhou to quell the rebellion a year ago, and the other generals in the army to provide evidence from the side. It is safer to think."
Xue Shao nodded, "What you said makes sense, then I will pay you a quick visit."
Seeing this, Siniang and Cui Chenyu did not stay any longer and left first.
After going out, Cui Chenyu said nothing and looked at Siniang apologetically, "This matter...maybe related to the elders of the Cui family. I have asked someone to inquire about it. Li Wu's sister has often been in and out of the Cui family these days.
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Siniang was stunned for a moment, raised her head and looked at him, feeling vaguely that this might have something to do with her marriage to Cui Chenyu. She lowered her head silently, "It was me who caused sister..."
Cui Chenyu felt distressed when he heard this. He sighed and said softly: "The matter is still unclear, how can you blame yourself?"
Siniang just shook her head and asked: "You said His Highness kept Ajie...what are his plans?"
After all, Cui Chenyu is also someone close to Li Jin, and he can still sense Li Jin's intentions to some extent. He will probably not embarrass Lu Qingrong, and the queen has always been very obedient to Li Jin's wishes... Cui Chenyu thought for a moment and said: "I think your highness is just following the saint.
I mean, she won’t be in trouble for no reason, don’t worry. After Changxuan confirms the truth, she will definitely return unharmed."
Si Niang was silent for a moment, nodded, but still said nothing. She felt that what Cui Chenyu said was reasonable. A shrewd person like the Queen would naturally not do anything harmful to herself.
Cui Chenyu looked at her, but remained motionless, unwilling to look away.
Siniang noticed something, raised her eyes and asked, "What's wrong?" Is there something dirty on her face?
Cui Chenyu shook his head and chuckled, and said warmly: "I just wonder when I can see you again, and I want to see you more."
Si Niang blushed when she heard this, even the tips of her ears were red. She lowered her head and gave a low hum.
The smile on Cui Chenyu's face deepened, and the two of them just stood there, but no one spoke, but it didn't make people feel impatient. This special atmosphere lingered in it, but made people reluctant to leave.
After a while, Siniang raised her head and said, "It's time for me to go back. You...you should also go back earlier."
Cui Chenyu smiled faintly and said, "I will leave after you leave."
Siniang nodded, turned around and left. After walking a short distance, she couldn't help but look back to see if he had left. Unexpectedly, she happened to catch the man's eyes. Siniang quickly turned back with a look of shame.
Then she left quickly. She thought that her parents were still waiting at home, so she should go back quickly...
Inside the Zhengyi Hall.
Qingrong got up early in the morning to greet the queen. The queen was a little surprised when she saw her coming, but she smiled and let her wait.
After the queen drank today's anti-fetal medicine as usual, she glanced at Qingrong, smiled and said, "You seem to be calm and relaxed. It seems that you are confident about this?" I thought she would at least be tossing and turning,
It was panic, but her mentality was as usual.
Qingrong was a little embarrassed. It was not that she was not worried, but she never liked to show her true emotions. "I am not confident, I only believe that those who are pure will themselves become pure. The saints and His Highness have sharp eyes, and they will determine the score."
bright."
The queen nodded and said: "A saint will know this clearly and will not wrongly accuse anyone. Although I am willing to believe in the character of you and General Zhonglang, but speaking of this matter, the behavior of you and your wife is also correct."
If there is something wrong, someone will talk about it and cause this incident." If it were her, she would not leave any room at the beginning and be soft-hearted. She would also pay attention to these two families and not wait for others to deal with it.
Go together by yourself.
Qingrong smiled bitterly and said: "What your Highness taught me is that I will definitely remember the lesson I learned this time." In the final analysis, I was still careless and slacked off, so I didn't think about it. But things haven't happened yet.
She was ruthless at the beginning and left no room to deal with the Li family and the Xu family, but she may not be able to do so.
Seemingly reading her thoughts, the Queen disagreed and said, as if in casual conversation, "It's one thing to learn a lesson, but it's rare to learn more skills."
Qingrong nodded, lowered her eyebrows, and smiled helplessly: "I am not very qualified, but I still have a lot to learn. Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness."
The queen's eyes fell on Qingrong, and there was some incomprehensible meaning in her eyes. She sighed softly: "Since you have mentioned giving advice, I will say a few more words. Now you are detained here.
Palace, let me ask you, if no one clears your name and proves your innocence, what should you do?"
Qingrong stopped smiling. She understood what the queen meant. It was not that she had never thought about it herself. If Xue Shao gave up on her, or worse, left herself alone, she would probably be in a bad situation now that she was alone in the palace... I was afraid that when
At that time, the queen might not be willing to help her. Qingrong was silent and whispered: "I believe that Changxuan is a man, and he will uphold justice and confirm this matter."
The queen was slightly stunned when she heard this, then sighed and said: "You have deep feelings for people, but they may not mean much to them. Don't misunderstand the person because of your enthusiasm. If a woman puts her wealth and life on the line, she will only think about her future and retreat.
The earth is tied to a man. In the end, he is bound to regret it."
Qingrong paused, raised her eyes, and met the Queen's gaze. Although she said these words, there was not much true feeling in her eyes, but there was a different meaning in her eyes. Could it be because of the saint? Qingrong withdrew her gaze and said in deep thought: "Your Highness said that.
It makes sense, but this time... I am willing to believe him. If he is so cruel... I can only ask His Highness to give you a clear warning and give me justice. I will not forget it. In the future, I will take His Highness as the leader and take His Highness's words as the most important thing.
, to repay His Highness’ kindness.”
In fact, why should she doubt whether Xue Shao is affectionate and righteous to her? After all, doesn't she still refuse to believe him?
The queen's eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was a bit more smile on her face. Her words were still the same as before. "Well, it's rare that you and I are destined to be together, and my sister is on good terms with you, so naturally I won't look at you.
Injustice."
After Qingrong nodded and thanked her, a palace maid came to report, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please see me."
The Queen nodded with a natural expression and a gentle smile on her face, "Please come in quickly."
At this time, a young man who was no more than ten years old stepped in. He had clear features and a gentle manner. He was still young and frail, but his face had a cautious and respectful mature look, which made Qingrong feel familiar inexplicably.
Li Shi stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the queen. The queen smiled warmly and said in a gentle tone, "No need to be polite, get up quickly."
Li Shi had a respectful attitude and said, "Thank you, mother."
Qingrong also greeted him with courtesy. Li Shi only glanced at Qingrong, smiled slightly, and said in a slightly childish voice: "Madam, you are polite."
The queen asked Li Shi to come forward, took his hand, smiled and said with concern: "Shi'er, you came very early today, did you feel cold on the way?"
Li Shi said this and wanted to salute again. He was very respectful and said, "I'm sorry for worrying about you, but Shi'er is not cold."
The queen also said something to him, telling him not to be polite and formal, and asked him how his homework was these days. Li Shi answered all of them one by one, without any sign of impatience or disobedience, and he was always paying attention.
The look of the queen.
Upon seeing this, Qingrong didn't want to disturb the two of them talking anymore, and bowed and said goodbye, "In that case, I will not disturb His Highness and the Crown Prince anymore. I will leave first."
The Queen waved her hand to leave. When Qing Rong left again, she heard the Queen gently and kindly telling Li Shi: "...Even so, you still can't slack off in your homework..."
Qingrong was speechless for a moment. She walked back to the place where she lived thoughtfully. Li Shi was not the queen's biological mother, and his biological mother had no power and had passed away. He was so obedient and cautious in front of the queen, which was enough to be sensible and obedient.
Yes...but, in the face of blood relations, this level of being sensible and obedient may not be enough.
Although he has been raised under the Queen's knees, if the Queen's child is a boy, how long can his position as prince be stable? He himself is only a half-year-old child, and it will be even more difficult for him to gain a foothold in the East Palace... In fact,
If you think about it carefully, in terms of the relationship with the queen, she is somewhat similar to the prince...
Qingrong couldn't help but feel a little sad, but then she thought about it, what does this royal family matter have to do with her? The most important thing for her was to resolve the matter safely.