Traveling through famine years, peasant girls hold space in their hands to store food

Lu Qingqing asked the two maids to go out first, and she wanted to calm down first.

She lay on the bed and stared blankly at the top of the bed, tears welling up in her eyes and suddenly falling down her cheeks.

She didn't notice that the pillow underneath was soaked.

At this time, in the princess's mansion, Chu Haochen, who was about to leave the mansion, was urgently summoned into the palace.

Reluctantly, he looked at the dough in his hand, frowned, and could only put the things on the desk and walked out of the study.

The emperor in the palace received news that the emperor of Qingyun Kingdom would come to Dayuan Kingdom in person to congratulate the Queen Mother on her birthday.

This matter is no small matter. I heard that the new emperor of Qingyun is indeed very skillful.

"Your Majesty, King Chen is here." Anshun leaned forward and reported back.

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor put down the chess piece in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Xuan!"

A moment later, Chu Haochen, dressed in an azure brocade robe, strode into the hall.

"I have met the emperor. Your Majesty is safe!" Chu Haochen stepped forward and saluted.

"Hahaha... There's no need to be polite. Get up and sit down. Do you know why I'm inviting you into the palace so late?" The emperor raised his eyebrows to test him unhurriedly.

Chu Haochen, who had just sat down, pursed his lips and shook his head lightly, "I don't know, please let the emperor make it clear!"

The emperor couldn't do anything about his neither salty nor bland appearance, so he simply stopped going around in circles with him.

"I heard today that you left the seventh princess of Cangnan to Xiao Jiuyi?"

Chu Haochen's eyes flashed when he heard the emperor's words, and he said coldly, "Xiao Jiu came to complain? It's Princess Cangnan. I said before that I don't like this job."

Going into battle to kill the Cangnan people was out of the question, but forget about the rest.

Seeing that his nephew had the same stubborn temper as his mother, his imperial uncle really couldn't do anything about him.

"This time there is news that the Emperor of Qingyun Kingdom will come in person, so the security of the capital will be left to you."

A glint flashed in the emperor's eyes. Before he could be happy that this hard job was left to him, he heard Chu Haochen ask in a cold voice: "Why doesn't the emperor believe Commander Hu?"

"If you don't want to, go back and accompany Princess Cangnan. Go quickly and don't be an eyesore to me." The emperor shooed him away like a fly.

Chu Haochen stood up and held his hands, "Then I will assist Commander Hu in the security of the capital. I will retire."

The emperor just watched Chu Haochen turn around and leave without any hesitation, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

This temperament is really...forget it, the imperial sister is just such a baby.

In contrast to the palace, which is as quiet as water at night.

The most lively thing at this time was Prime Minister Mei's mansion. Mei Shaopu had been completely ruined, which made Prime Minister Mei extremely angry.

He was just such a son, but now he was being unknowingly destroyed.

"Master, you must find the murderer. I want him to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts." Mrs. Mei had an undisguised malicious look in her eyes, grabbing Prime Minister Mei's arm and crying.

Prime Minister Mei's face was dark, with a gloomy look in his eyes, and his thin lips were pressed tightly without saying anything.

"Speak! Don't think I don't know. The child born to that bitch is not dead at all. Do you think you still have a son..."

Mrs. Mei suddenly pointed at him and shouted hysterically, before she could finish her words.

Prime Minister Mei grabbed her arm, with a sinister murderous look in her deep and cold eyes, and every word that came out of her thin lips was extremely cold.

"What are you talking about? How do you know this? Have you seen him?"

She looked at her husband's hand holding hers, suddenly raised her head and laughed, "Hahaha... I won't tell you when you get panicky."

After saying that, he shook off his hand and turned around and left the room.

The servants in the yard looked at the madam crying and laughing, and they all retreated, not daring to come forward.

Standing in the study, Prime Minister Mei was furious, with clenched fists, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes as he watched her retreating back.

He lifted his legs and walked out of the study, striding towards the deserted courtyard in the backyard.

The housekeeper in the mansion saw his master walking in that direction and waved all the servants in the yard to get out.

"Go down, lest you offend the master. You will be the unlucky ones."

As he said this, the maids and servants retreated one after another.

Except for the patrolling guards in the backyard, all other idle people were cleared away by the housekeeper.

In the dark night, the closer you get to the abandoned courtyard, the more you can hear the screams.

The housekeeper didn't know why the commotion was so loud this time, so he shook his head helplessly and turned to leave.

It seems that the prime minister is very angry this time.

"Haha..." Not to mention how unpleasant the laughter was, that rough laughter seemed particularly penetrating in this dark night.

"I'll make you laugh, I'll make you laugh." There was bloodthirsty anger hidden in Prime Minister Mei's eyes, and the whip in his hand made a crackling sound.

"Master!" He didn't stop until the guards outside shouted, but the woman on the shelf had already passed out.

He threw away the bloody whip in his hand, spat, and walked straight out of the dark room.

"What's the matter?"

He asked with a cold expression, and saw the guard kneeling on one knee and saluting.

"Master, something happened. Prince Rui and General Nafu followed the group of bandits in Xishan and reached the Qingming Valley."

"What! Didn't you say before that all the bandits were hanged?" He didn't expect that the damned King Rui would actually touch the place where he was stationing troops.

He asked the guard for specific information and began to think about it with his eyebrows furrowed.

That little brat is going to drive him to a dead end!

But fortunately, there were only captured people and some children abducted before at Qingming Mountain...

It seems that things are speeding up. If this continues, I believe the emperor will eventually find out the clues.

"Go and send a message to Concubine Mei. Things have changed..." Prime Minister Mei coldly ordered the guards in front of him. He must be prepared in advance.

"Yes, Master." Until the guard disappeared into the dark night, a cold smile appeared on his lips and he turned to look at his son's courtyard.

It's useless. Thinking of what my wife said before, it seems...

He walked straight towards Mrs. Mei's room. The room was dark at the moment. He opened the door and walked in.

He knew that Madam did not have the habit of letting people keep vigil at night, so she should be the only one in the room at this time.

When Prime Minister Mei reached out to lift the bed curtain, Mrs. Mei's cold taunting voice suddenly appeared inside, "What? Are you coming to kill me? Haha... I have been waiting for you, Mrs. Mei."

"You..." Looking at her fully dressed, she just sat on the bed blankly, looking at herself under the bed.

Prime Minister Mei suddenly felt terrified, and then the anger that had calmed down for a while was ignited again.

"Stop pretending to me that you have seen that child somewhere. Is he in the capital at this time?" He reached out and pinched Mrs. Mei's slender neck.

The cold moonlight outside the window shone on his twisted face, making it even more terrifying and gloomy.