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She was hesitating, thinking that the Liu San was his soldier, should she tell him about the matters of the Liu San? After she pondered for a bit, she gritted her teeth and said, "The child isn't Qin Rui's."

Duan Xiaohe calmed her heart down, "She's just an ordinary person, you can go to the Liu Village to ask. After the new year, there's a person called Wen Wu who stayed in my house for two days."

When she said that, the way the little emperor looked at her became even weirder, as if he was saying that with how good-looking Qin Rui was, she had never taken a fancy to him even after being together with him for such a long time. He had only stayed at her house for two days, and they were already together?

Duan Xiaohe knew that he did not believe her, and calmly said that was the case. In any case, he would have to find someone else to investigate later on, and it was useless for her to lie.

Seeing that he did not believe her, she then continued to say that her stomach had lasted more than two months, and more than two months ago, Qin Rui was in the capital, he was not even in the Liu Village at all. If you don't believe it, you'll know when the baby is born.

The little Emperor looked at her deeply, then pointed to the wound on her forehead and asked, "Are there any injuries?"

She sniffed, looking miserable.

"I want to seek an imperial edict from you."

The two people who were waiting outside had different expressions. Little County Princess looked anxious, but Mo Jinyuan was calm. She blurted out that if this was her, she would have kneeled on the ground long ago waiting to be punished. Although he did not announce it to the world, Duan Xiaohe's identity was still there. Even though the little emperor did not normally notice anything, he was still nervous and caring about Duan Xiaohe. If he didn't insist on bringing a beauty back and was so arrogant to the point of spoiling his, this wouldn't have happened.

Just as they were talking, a servant walked out from the palace and saluted the two of them. He said that Duan Xiaohe was going to stay in the palace and told the two of them to return.

Little County Princess took a deep breath, grabbed Mo Jinyuan and asked the servant, "The Emperor did not say that he wanted to reduce his official position?"

The court lady looked at the two of them in confusion. Why was there still someone asking to be demoted?

Mo Jinyuan pulled down Little County Princess's hand, saying that he was extremely lucky, and that the little emperor could still use him, so he could not degrade Little County Princess's official position. He assured her that he wouldn't lose face for her.

Little County Princess felt that something was off, as Duan Xiaohe said that she wanted to enter the palace. Besides, the emperor's own sister had been bullied by others, so it wasn't normal for there to be no news about it.

As soon as the two of them returned to the Minister's Mansion, the imperial edict came down. Although it was strange, Mo Jinyuan still called her over. When Fu Yue heard that the emperor had called for him to come and receive the decree, she was so excited that she rushed over.

There were only a few commoners in the world who could receive an imperial edict, but she was one of them. To Mo Jinyuan, this was nothing, but to her, it was an enormous honor. In the future, when he returned home, he would be able to be complacent in front of his elders that valued sons and daughters.

The imperial edict read out, saying that Fu Yue had ungrateful behavior within the Minister's Mansion, attempted to occupy the position of the Little County Princess's official wife, and even designed and injured Duan Xiaohe, with malicious intent. It basically meant that Fu Yue had to pack up her belongings and scram out of the Minister's Mansion, never coming close to the capital again for the rest of her life, and after returning to her hometown, she would need to obediently stay at home to think about her past.

Fu Yue was overjoyed to receive such an imperial edict. She fell to the ground in the blink of an eye, her face suddenly turning pale white.

The court lady glanced at her and said, "The emperor said that if you can't hold it back anymore, you should just go to the monastery and be a good sister-in-law."

Little County Princess couldn't help but laugh. What do you mean by quietly thinking about yourself, before you understand why you want to marry someone? This simply did not think of giving Fu Yue the chance to remarry.

Without even thinking, she knew that this was Duan Xiaohe's idea. She already knew how Duan Xiaohe would suffer such a loss with her temper.

After the Palace Mistress finished reading the imperial edict, her attitude took a 180 degree turn, after being courteous for a while with Little County Princess and Mo Jinyuan, she then left. Just now, when she was still here, Fu Yue did not dare do anything. Right now, she was begging Mo Jinyuan to not drive her away, she could even meditate inside the Minister's Mansion, and did not need to return to her home.

Mo Jinyuan's attitude was cold and detached, "The imperial edict has come down, do you think you have any choice? It's not good for you to offend someone, but you had to offend Duan Xiaohe. "

Fu Yue's heart turned cold. This was worse than directly slashing her in the face, in the future, what difference was there between her and a young master in an monastery! Her life was ruined!

Mo Jinyuan had always been a pain in the ass. Just as the imperial edict was passed down, he had people pack everything up for him and find a car to send her back to his hometown. After sending the person away, he shamelessly ran over to Little County Princess to claim the credit, saying that his mother wouldn't dare to push another woman in front of him this time. Even though Duan Xiaohe looked like she got angry at Fu Yue, it was actually for the sake of Little County Princess's happiness for her entire life.

How could the Little County Princess not know of Duan Xiaohe's painstaking efforts? He also thought about the situation where she was pregnant but could not say it, and immediately felt worried.

In the palace.

Although the prime minister and empress dowager were controlled by the little emperor, it was hard to ensure that no one else's eyes or ears would appear in the palace. Furthermore, Duan Xiaohe didn't want to tie herself up with the little emperor either, so the little emperor asked her to stay for a few days.

Duan Xiaohe kept a low profile in the palace and it was just on the first day that she shouted that she wanted to see Lady Zhang. The little emperor sent someone to call Lady Zhang over, and the two of them met again with reddened eyes.

Lady Zhang was doing even better in the palace, just by looking at her complexion, one could tell that her days were pretty comfortable. Lady Zhang also didn't think that she would actually meet Duan Xiaohe here, and for a moment, she had a stomach full of words that she wanted to say.

The two of them chatted for two whole hours, yet they didn't seem tired at all.

Lady Zhang let out a long sigh, "In these past three to four years, how could so many things happen?"

Duan Xiaohe was a little sad, "I came back to the capital in a hurry, and I haven't settled down at home. I wonder how they are doing."

The Lady Zhang comforted her for a bit, then patted her thigh and said: "I'm busy talking, I've already poured some food, are you hungry? Oh, two more dishes were learned a kilometer away. The ingredients are the most fresh, I made them and sent them over to you? "

Looking at Lady Zhang, she felt that it was really different from before. She was clearly just a pot, and clearly still had that pair of triangular eyes, but she looked much clearer and more confident than before.

The Lady Zhang asked her if she had anything she particularly wanted to eat. Duan Xiaohe thought about it, and felt that she shouldn't lose out on this trip to the palace. Lady Zhang smiled and nodded. She personally went to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients and sent them over. The two of them then ate a meal of palace food on the table.

After the meal, Duan Xiaohe remembered to ask Lady Zhang's old mother about it. Lady Zhang smiled and said that the little Emperor had specially arranged for her to bring her mother to the capital.

Then, he thought of something else as he talked with Duan Xiaohe about how old the little emperor was and how there were only two or three concubines like him. If this went on, the imperial court would be in an uproar again.

Duan Xiaohe understood, "Then, do you think that there is a suitable candidate amongst the daughters of the court ministers?"

The Lady Zhang nodded, and said with a smile on her face whose daughter was this outstanding, she was truly a good candidate. Saying so, she sighed again, saying that she didn't know what she was talking about.

After saying all that, Lady Zhang then said that she still had things to attend to and could not stay any longer. She just needed to send someone to the royal kitchen if she wanted to eat anything.

Adept? A truly beautiful woman would not be able to live for too long in the palace, much less beg Lady Zhang to take this path.

Lady Zhang didn't even have the chance to come up with an idea on this matter. She didn't know who Lady Zhang received the benefits from, but when she found out that her relationship with the little Emperor was deep, he specially brought this matter up in front of her. The big dye vat in the capital really still stained the Lady Zhang.

After eating, Duan Xiaohe slept for a while, but during that time, she slept all the way into the night. When she woke up, there was someone sitting on the bed. She took a glance at the unfamiliar person and saw that there was something that had happened last time. She was so shocked that she dodged and hid inside the bed.

The person stood up and went to light the lamp himself. Only then did she realize that the person silently sitting beside her bed was the little emperor.

"Every time I wake up late at night, I'm just as scared as you are. But I am the only one in this palace, I can only climb up and light my own lamp. "

Duan Xiaohe gasped for breath, thinking that this brat was not kind, if she was afraid, she would run over to her place, and that would be scary. But what he said was really too pitiful. Duan Xiaohe's brain twitched, got off the bed, walked to his side, and gave him a bear hug with open arms. The little emperor's body stiffened and she subconsciously wanted to retreat. Duan Xiaohe chuckled, and said: "I'm your big sister, so I can't hug you anymore. Why should she retreat? I don't believe that you don't want me to hug you like this after all these years. "

As expected, the little emperor's body relaxed and let Duan Xiaohe hug him, coaxing him like a child.

Ever since he had met the little emperor four years ago, he had only met him twice recently. Liu Yang always carried an appearance of an emperor and his face was filled with seriousness and dignity. It was to the extent that Duan Xiaohe simply did not notice that in three or four years, he had already become even more imposing and mature, to the point where he looked even more like an emperor compared to the young men of the past.

She patted him on the back and backed out. The little emperor felt a little disappointed, but he couldn't bring himself to show his displeasure. He had already been waiting for that hug just now for more than ten years. I suddenly don't want you to leave, so you should stay. "What's there to be happy about in the countryside? I'll get Mo Qing to make a big house for you in the capital. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you."