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Only then did Duanmu Yu Ling let Qing Qing go. He held her hand and quickly approached the palace. When the palace was in front of them, Duanmu Yu Ling didn't directly enter. Instead, he hid to the side and eavesdropped on the conversation of the ministers outside.

The few ministers' faces were all solemn as if they were arguing about something. They could faintly hear 'Your Majesty' and 'Consort De' being brought up again and again.

Duanmu Huanghun frowned, then turned his head and signaled for them to be silent. He took a few steps forward, using the cover from the trees to avoid Qing Qing. With Little Seven around, things weren't so troublesome.

"The life and death of the emperor still isn't clear. One wanted to control the previous dynasty, the other wanted to control the imperial harem. I'm afraid the disappearance of the empress has something to do with them." The one who spoke was the Minister of the Left, Li Ming. He had a strict personality, but was loyal to the end. Duanmu Huanghun also had quite a bit of trust in him.

Since the king had lost his title, he is no longer as humble and loyal as he was before. But this is good as well. The king has gone missing. If the king becomes the sole ruler of the imperial court, it might not be a good thing for the king." to think more deeply about the right than the right.

"The three of us must remain neutral until we find the Emperor." Xiahou Sheng thought about it for a moment, but still felt the need to remind them. "If the emperor really was persecuted by them, we can't allow either of them to ascend to the throne."

Li Ming and Yu Li Qun nodded at the same time and said, "Of course."

Duanmu Yuling, who was standing behind the tree, seemed to be very satisfied with their performance. He smiled and took a step to the right from behind the tree.

The expressions on the three of them varied when they saw Duanmu Yu Ling suddenly appear. Li Ming was excited, but Yu Li Qun was also a bit frightened. The moment Xiahou saw Duanmu Yu Ling, he couldn't help but look around in surprise and joy, as if he was waiting for someone to appear.

Qing Qing saw that Duanmu Yu Ling had already been exposed, so she stopped hiding and ran over to Xiahou's side. Seeing that Xiahou was on the verge of tears, her eyes reddened. "Father!"

"It's good that you're back. Your mother has been worrying about you for the past few days, so it's been three days since we've had anything good to eat. You'll have to comfort her later."

"Yes, Father." He then turned to Duanmu Yu Ling and blessed himself. "Your concubine has been disgraced."

Duanmu Yu Ling was a bit helpless and said, "My mother-in-law probably hasn't found out that we're safe and sound. You go over first, I …" I will come shortly. "

"Yes."

Looking at Qing Qing's departing back, the three mused thoughtfully. They all thought to themselves, The emperor is in trouble with the empress here. However, Xiahou Sheng was deeply worried. His daughter was already above ten thousand people, and was extremely respected. Yet, she also possessed the emperor's favor. Didn't this mean that she had become a target for the imperial harem?

"My three beloved officials, tell me about the situation of the imperial court in the past few days."

The three of them retracted their thoughts and respectfully replied, "Yes!"

After looking at Madam Xia, Consort De had come with her concubine, who had been causing trouble the past few days, before she had time to wash up.

"Lingtong, let her wait for me. I will wash away this bad luck on my body."

Forge has long disliked Consort De's face these few days. With regards to this kind of order from Qing Qing, she was naturally happy to pass it down to her. She instructed Cai Hong to serve her well and then calmly walked up to Consort De.

"Imperial Concubine, my concubine just escaped from danger and hasn't had the time to wash up yet. Please wait a moment!"