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Chapter 41 - The Emperor's Mind

The moonlight was gentle and beautiful as it filled the courtyard.

The toad in the pool croaked until dawn.

Aunt Meng never liked sleeping, so the group of palace maids and eunuchs under her naturally did not dare to be lazy. The diligent and loyal service of the Aunt Meng actually made Yun Qin a bit uncomfortable. Without Ye Han by her side, her days in the palace were extremely boring.

After two days, Yun Qin and Ye Han's marriage was nearing, and she was getting annoyed staying in the Bamboo Palace. She waved her hand and dismissed the servant, wanting to take a look for herself.

Aunt Meng was worried, she put down the things in her hands and blessed herself: "Let this old slave accompany this Princess."

Looking at Aunt Meng's pair of eyes that were faintly shining with a slightly pleading light, Yun Qin could not bear to refuse, and allowed her to follow him.

In any case, she didn't know the way to this palace, so it was better for someone to point the way.

Yun Qin had already been thinking about it for two days, and she wanted to go to the Liu He Palace to take a closer look at the residence of the Duke's mother s.

Using the direction that he remembered, Yun Qin made a left turn and arrived at the imperial flower garden. Hearing the sounds of laughter and applause, he took a few steps forward and saw a group of palace maids standing in the middle of the garden.

Seeing Yun Qin size up the garden more, the Aunt Meng went forward and said softly, "This is the emperor's youngest daughter, Princess Ye Ya.

Yun Qin saw from afar that she missed with one arrow, causing the rows of eunuchs to kneel down one by one. The long whip in her hand was like a ferocious snake spitting out its tongue and swinging it towards the servants on the ground.

As for the cute Princess Ye Ya, she acted as if she didn't hear it and only covered her lips as she laughed, put down her whip, and continued putting it in the pot.

"I don't think it's lively. It's unruly and willful." Yun Qin spoke the truth.

Aunt Meng did not dare to talk behind her back about her master's mistake, and could only smile apologetically.

All the way to the Liu He Palace, Aunt Meng was puzzled: "What is Princess doing here? Ever since the imperial concubine had left for the palace, it's been empty. There's nothing worth looking at. "

As Yun Qin walked forward to push open the palace door, she replied: "I'm curious."

The courtyard was filled with lush vegetation, and a few purple roses at the corner of the wall were eye-catching, as if they had been meticulously watered by someone.

Entering the main hall, Yun Qin continued to walk forward, only to hear a Aunt Meng sigh: "Although this courtyard is somewhat desolate, the things inside are still as they were before, spotless, and I presume the palace maids would come to clean it every day, this reminds me of the time when the imperial concubine was here."

Listening to what she said, Yun Qin could vaguely see a shadow moving behind the curtain. She turned around and said to Aunt Meng, "I want to look around by myself for a while.

"Then old slave will wait outside. If you have any orders, just shout them to the Empress." After Aunt Meng finished, he stepped out of the door.

After a while, Yun Qin said, "Come out."

The shadow behind the curtain moved vaguely, as if it was hesitating. The breeze made the poor thin muslin billow, looking extremely elegant.

The person behind the curtain slowly appeared and bowed towards Yun Qin.

Yun Qin helped her up. When he saw her face clearly, she was shocked.

Her face was covered with ugly scars, her eyes were weathered, and she seemed to contain many unknown things.

Seeing that Yun Qin was afraid, she also realised the impoliteness of it and quickly lowered her head. Her voice became slightly hoarse: "You must be scared."

Yun Qin shook his head, "Are you Aunt Qingshui?"

She slowly nodded her head and said in a low voice, "Princess, please allow this servant to ask you a question."

Seeing Yun Qin nod her head, Aunt Qingshui spoke slowly and clearly: "Do you love Third Marquis?"

Yun Qin did not expect her to ask such a question. After hesitating for a moment, Shui Ruo suddenly grabbed onto her dark green clothes and said anxiously: "This matter is related to the Third Marquis' life and death.

Yun Qin frowned. What problem could it be to the point that it would affect Ye Han's life and death? She nodded seriously: "This Princess will not marry a man that I don't love."

Hearing this, Qing Shui seemed to heave a sigh of relief, "Princess, sit down and listen to this servant tell a story."

Yun Qin sat down and heard Aunt Qingshui slowly say. Her voice was sad and bitter, slowly … Pulling Yun Qin into Yuanqing for twenty-eight years...

In the spring of the 28th lunar month, the pear blossoms in Liu He Palace were pressed down by the snow. The wind blew, and snow fell to the ground.

The palace maids were busy sweeping up the snow. The silver threads of charcoal were slowly burning in the room. The warm atmosphere seemed to be isolated from the outside world.

Shen Shuwu sat on the bed, needle in hand to embroider the chrysanthemums. Hearing that the Third Marquis fell into the pool and the needle accidentally pierced her finger, she threw down the embroidery and ran outside worriedly.

"He's perfectly fine, how did he fall?" Shen Shuwu knew that her family's Han'er was no sloppy person.

Seeing Ye Han's pale face on the bed, Shen Shu Wu's face revealed a look of worry.

The palace maid hurriedly took the wet boots to throw. When she saw the clear water, she told her to stand still: "Good shoes, it's a pity to throw them away."

She reached for her boots from the tray, but saw that the palace maid was trembling violently. He picked up the boots that the Third Marquis had worn, and looked at the soles, which were actually smooth without any traces.

These shoes had been tampered with by someone. Clear Water was shocked.

Shen Shuwu flew into a rage when he found out about it. He held onto the palace maid's lapels, the former calmness in his eyes no longer visible. "Who was it that wanted to harm my son? Tell me, who was it that had such a malicious heart …"

This was perhaps the first time that a young palace maid had seen the quiet and peaceful Empress angry, and she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, trembling without saying a word.

After the severe punishment, the little palace maid lightly spat out a few words as if she was breathless, "Yes …" It was Chen Concubine … "Mom."

When Shen Shuwu learned of this, he rushed to the emperor's sleeping quarters in order to seek justice for his child.

She stood at the door, and heard Chen Fei's seductive voice: "Your majesty, chenqie does not seek for our Qun Er to accomplish anything in the future. I just hope that he will be safe and happy and not be bullied."

"Chen'er, I promise you that in the future, I will definitely take Qun Er as my emperor. This way, no one will dare to bully him, and us Chen'er will become the monarch above everyone else."

"I thank Xing Lang first."

Shen Shuwu did not parachute the whole journey, the black hair on the snow, from the scalp into the heart, until numbness...

Her hand had already unknowingly deeply embedded itself into the soft flesh of her palm. Although she had never thought of making her own son the emperor, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart when she heard the emperor's promise of a Demon Consort.

Qing Shui stepped forward and asked softly, "Empress?"

The door was suddenly opened by someone, and Steward Liu walked out. Seeing Shen Shu Wu standing at the door in a daze, he bowed and said: "Imperial Consort, this servant will now take your place … "Empress!"

Shen Shu Wu turned a deaf ear to him and walked into the main hall. Chen Fei was smiling charmingly as she laid in the arms of the Emperor. When she saw her, she only raised her eyes slightly, the oculi had clearly provoked her, "The imperial concubine is here, it's inconvenient for me to pay her respects. The imperial concubine, please don't …"

Seeing Shen Shuwu suddenly kneel down, Consort Chen kept her mouth shut. The Emperor was dissatisfied with her not asking him to join them, but he was also puzzled when he saw her kneel down. "If you have something to say, say it."

"I plead for Your Majesty to uphold justice for chenqie."