Looking at his stunned cousin, King Qing suppressed his anger and said, "Cousin, I know that your uncle's death has hit you hard. That's why you have to stay sensible and don't let people take advantage of you with your evil words. "
Dai Ze's lips trembled: "Cousin, don't you believe me?"
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that I don't believe the nonsense of a little girl." Seeing that Dai Ze was still arguing, Prince Qing's eyes were cold, "Everyone in the world hears wind and rain. It is said that my uncle's death is related to me. To me, to Guchangbo Mansion, do you think this is a good thing?"
"Miss Kou won't talk nonsense..." Dai Ze murmured.
Prince Qing's face became even colder: "Cousin, now that uncle is not around, it's time for you to grow up."
Dai Ze's expression was shocked, and he lowered his head in frustration for a while: "I understand."
Prince Qing patted him on the shoulder: "It's good to know. Let's go to the uncle's mansion."
The two went to Guchangbo's mansion together. Mrs. Guchangbo saw her son who ran out in a hurry and came back with Prince Qing, so she didn't ask any more questions.
The sudden blow made this woman dry and pale like a flower that had lost its moisture.
He stayed there until dark, before King Qing came out of Guchangbo's Mansion. On the way back to the palace, he raised the curtains of his car and looked somewhere.
That is the direction where Qingsong Bookstore is located.
Different from the coldness in front of Dai Ze, after hearing those words, how could he not feel any emotion in his heart.
At a certain moment while the carriage was driving, he wanted to tell the driver to go to Qingsong Bookstore to meet the Kou girl.
See if she is a human or a ghost.
However, he suppressed this thought and decided to go to the palace tomorrow.
The next day King Qing entered the palace and asked to see Emperor Xingyuan.
Emperor Xingyuan went to court as usual these days and handled government affairs as usual, but no one in the front court or the harem felt nervous and did not dare to be careless.
As soon as they didn't know the real reason why Gu Changbo was rejected by the emperor, everyone couldn't let go.
After hearing that King Qing asked for an audience, Emperor Xingyuan refused again.
Although King Qing was mentally prepared for this, he felt even heavier when he got this result, so he turned around and went to Hanlian Palace.
The real purpose of his entering the palace today was to see Concubine Shu.
When he saw Concubine Shu, Prince Qing was shocked: "Concubine Shu, why have you lost so much weight?"
In just a few days, Concubine Shu's cheeks sunken, and her eyes were a bluish color that could not be covered by makeup or powder.
"Your uncle is suddenly like this, how can I be fine..." Shu Fei retreated from the palace, and only in front of her son, Concubine Shu shed tears.
In fact, what kept her awake at night was not only the grief of losing her brother, but also the worry about whether the incident would be exposed.
"Mother Concubine." Prince Qing looked at Concubine Shu and said solemnly, "Why was my uncle killed?"
Concubine Shu's eyes flashed, and she said solemnly: "Your uncle is informal, and even more so when he drinks. Maybe he said something offensive that day... I have advised him a long time ago, now is not the time to fight in the north or south. It’s——”
"Mother Concubine!" Prince Qing interrupted Concubine Shu, "Do you really think I am a child? Ask everyone in the court, will anyone believe this reason?"
Concubine Shu was so stunned that she trembled her lips and was speechless for a while.
Prince Qing squatted down, grabbed Concubine Shu's sleeve as he had done when he was young, and asked the question word for word: "Concubine, is my uncle's death related to me?"
He was stunned when he saw the shock and panic in his mother's eyes.
What my cousin said turned out to be true!
"Mother, please speak!"
Concubine Shu came back to her senses, took out her sleeves from Prince Qing's hand, and said calmly: "Yi'er, don't think so wildly. You have been willing to study since you were a child, and you know how to be filial. You just came back with meritorious service not long ago. You are one of these princes. How could your uncle's death, which is most important to your father, have anything to do with you?"
King Qing asked again, and Concubine Shu became more and more flawless.
He knew that he couldn't ask anything from his mother-in-law, so he had to leave: "Mother-in-law, take a good rest, don't let your body collapse because of sadness.".net
"You too. Stay calm in everything, don't be affected by gossip, and remind your cousin not to act like before."
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After watching King Qing leave, Concubine Shu returned to the inner room and sat on the couch, holding on to the bedpost with her hands.
Did Yi'er hear something? What are the rumors outside the palace now?
What Concubine Shu fears most is that her brother's murder of Queen Xin will be revealed.
She didn't blame her brother for taking matters into his own hands.
She and her brother lived in the same palace and outside the palace. With her convenience in managing the harem, it was okay to deliver the news, but the opportunities for real meeting were few and far between.
After discovering traces of that woman, I had to eliminate the root cause as soon as possible. Otherwise, I didn't know what might happen after meeting and discussing it before proceeding.
A palace maid walked in gently and reported in a low voice: "My Lady, it is the Concubine Xian who is taking care of the affairs of the palace these days."
Concubine Xian, the mother-concubine of the third prince.
Concubine Shu had been suffering from her brother's death for the past few days and couldn't care about anything else. Then she calmed down a little and ordered people to inquire about what was going on in the palace.
The power of managing the harem that she cared about most fell into the hands of the concubine Xian.
Fortunately, it's not Concubine An - this was Concubine Shu's first thought.
Concubine An was the concubine of the eldest prince, King Xiu. In Concubine Shu's heart, even if the emperor didn't like King Xiu, King Xiu, as the eldest son, was the biggest threat to his son.
But soon she curved the corners of her lips, and there was a look of pride in her eyes.
Of course she should be proud.
At that time, the emperor went to Concubine An more often, and Concubine An became pregnant before her. The queen cannot give birth, so whoever among them gives birth to the eldest prince first will be completely different.
Who knew that not long after they were pregnant, the queen was also pregnant.
As the king of a country, the emperor did not dare to let the queen know how many concubines he had, so he placed them in Yiyuan. If the queen gave birth to a legitimate prince, there would be no way for her to survive!
Fortunately, An Bi was stupid enough and exposed herself to the Queen as she planned. The queen was even more stupid than An Bin, and she actually left the palace in anger.
From then on, there was no queen in the palace, but the neglected eldest prince.
Concubine Shu's eyelids moved slightly, withdrawing from the long-lasting memories.
In the years since that woman disappeared, she had had a smooth ride. Now that we have encountered the second difficulty, can we still get through it smoothly?
Thinking of Emperor Xingyuan, whom she had not been able to meet so far, Concubine Shu suddenly lost confidence.
King Qing left the palace and returned to the palace first.
Noticing that there were more Jinlin guards on the street these days, he changed into regular clothes without identification and got into an ordinary carriage to go to Qingsong Bookstore.
It was approaching noon, and it was not yet time for students from the Imperial College to come out, and other people generally would not choose to visit the bookstore during lunch. At this time, Qingsong Bookstore was still relatively quiet.
Prince Qing got off the carriage and walked to the bookstore, followed closely by two attendants and secret guards quietly surrounding the bookstore.
In the lobby, shopkeeper Hu was sitting behind the counter with his eyes closed and concentrating. When he heard the noise, he opened his eyes and stood up to salute.
Prince Qing signaled him to keep quiet and asked calmly: "Where is Miss Kou?"
Shopkeeper Hu subconsciously glanced at the rows of bookshelves: "Our boss——"
Prince Qing saw the girl in a plain shirt and blue skirt walking out from the depths of the bookshelf holding a book.
