After His Majesty's rebirth, he personally taught the queen to abuse the scumbag

Cheng Mingran wasn't sure what Ji Lingzhou meant, so the only option she had was to remain silent.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Ji Lingzhou asked casually.

"The imperial physician just said to rest." Cheng Mingran lowered his head.

This is the same old cliché again. Are these people in the Imperial Medical Bureau useless? He hasn't gotten better after resting for so many days. Are they really just a bunch of quacks?

"I never said to confine you to Lianyi Palace." Ji Lingzhou replied in confusion.

It took Cheng Mingran a while to react. It should be the words she had just said to the Queen.

"I misunderstood your Majesty's meaning. Please forgive me." Cheng Mingran replied.

Ji Lingzhou picked up the tea beside him and asked: "What else can you say besides these few words?"

Cheng Mingran pursed her lips. What else could she say in front of Ji Lingzhou besides these words? Or what should she say? The common language between the two of them... is zero, right?

Even if there was, it was a long time ago, right? In the past few months in the cold palace, Cheng Mingran felt that she had figured it out and had learned her lesson.

"Is there anything missing?" Ji Lingzhou asked proactively.

Cheng Mingran shook her head: "I don't lack anything here."

Ok……

A new round of silence has begun...

Cheng Mingran gently held her hands, and her palms were actually sweating. She might not have felt this way before, but after coming back this time, she always felt nervous and scared when she saw Ji Lingzhou.

Why is the atmosphere so awkward?

"Are you satisfied with your work with these people?" Ji Lingzhou never thought that one day he would be the one to take the initiative to find a topic.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. They will of course do their best." Cheng Mingran now seems to be speaking in a very serious manner.

Ji Lingzhou frowned. Cheng Mingran was not like this before. Even after entering the palace, she was always very proactive in front of him, but now...

"You can be the same as before." Ji Lingzhou put down the teacup in his hand.

What about the old look? A hint of sadness flashed across Cheng Mingran's eyes. He couldn't go back to the old look just because he wanted to. Besides, he didn't like his original look, did he?

If he really liked her, why was he so cold before? Did he say that as a concubine, one must remember the palace rules and never do anything out of line?

"I didn't know the rules before and violated your majesty's taboos many times. In the future, I will study the palace rules carefully and never violate them again, nor will I upset your majesty." Cheng Mingran said in a flat tone.

However, when Ji Lingzhou heard this, he felt a pain in his heart for some reason. When he saw Cheng Mingran now, he always felt his heart swollen, and he even felt that she was more like her original self before.

but……

"You're much more gloomy now." Ji Lingzhou looked at Cheng Mingran.

"I know that Your Majesty attaches great importance to rules, and I will keep them in mind in the future." Cheng Mingran just said these few words.

Ji Lingzhou suddenly felt a little upset. Why couldn't he make sense? Didn't she understand what he meant? He had already said that he would just let her be the same as before.

"Forget it, whatever you want." Ji Lingzhou was a little impatient. He really didn't understand and he was too lazy to pay attention.

Cheng Mingran noticed that he seemed to be a little angry, but what did this have to do with her? He was always like this, always getting angry without any logic.

The air fell silent again.

Li Sheng felt very awkward standing nearby. Why was the atmosphere so strange? He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that something seemed to have changed between His Majesty and Concubine Shu, so that the relationship between the two became strange and extremely unnatural.

"I still have things to deal with, and the Cheng family's affairs have not yet been concluded. Since you have nothing to do here, I'll leave first." Ji Lingzhou stood up and deliberately mentioned the Cheng family.

When Cheng Mingran heard the word "Cheng family", her heart trembled. She tried her best to control her emotions, but it was useless.

The moment Ji Lingzhou stood up and was about to leave, she knelt down in front of Ji Lingzhou with a bang. The sound was painful, but she, who was always afraid of pain, seemed to have lost consciousness now.

"Your Majesty, my father would never have any ulterior motives. Please show mercy... and clear the Cheng family's name." Cheng Mingran knew she shouldn't say such things, but she really couldn't control herself.

And... she had a vague guess in her heart that since Ji Lingzhou took the initiative to mention the Cheng family's affairs in front of her, he might also hope to get some reaction from her, otherwise he would never talk about such things with her.

Sure enough, Ji Lingzhou looked at the woman kneeling at his feet: "You said the Cheng family is innocent, right? Disobeying the imperial order is a fact, and rioting is a fact. The Cheng family has been in the army for generations, winning the hearts of the people and holding military power. Do you think I should believe in the loyalty of the Cheng family?"

Cheng Mingran shook her head, her eyes reddened: "Dad has served his country and his king all his life. He is loyal to Yuan Country, the royal family, and His Majesty. He will not rebel..."

Ji Lingzhou looked at her red eyes with mixed feelings, and then saw hot tears sliding out from the corners of her eyes.

"Your Majesty... Dad has been fighting in the battlefields for many years and has many old illnesses. He may not be able to endure this long term in prison." It sounds nice to say it is prison, but in fact they all know that since they have lost their power and are in prison, torture in prison is inevitable.

Because of the Cheng family's outstanding achievements over the years, they have already incurred the hatred of many people and made many enemies. It is unknown how they will be retaliated against in the next few months.

After Cheng Mingran finished saying this, the air was silent for a few moments. Just when Cheng Mingran thought Ji Lingzhou would be angry, Ji Lingzhou finally reacted.

"Why are you crying?" He reached out to wipe away the tears on Cheng Mingran's face: "Until the matter is concluded, your father will be fine." He finally said this.

But this statement is also true. Although the Cheng family is feared, they are still meritorious officials. Ji Lingzhou did not intend to deliberately embarrass and humiliate them in such a matter.

During the months in prison, it was impossible for Cheng Li to have a good life, but no one would torture him. After all, he was popular and had done favors to many people in the past, so some people secretly helped him after he was imprisoned.

How could Ji Lingzhou not know about this? As long as it wasn't too extreme, he didn't deliberately stop it, but Cheng Mingran didn't know about these things, so she was so worried and nervous.

Ji Lingzhou grabbed Cheng Mingran's arm and said, "It's not a big deal that you can just kneel down and beg for mercy."