As soon as the Queen woke up in the morning, Nanny Cui told her that the Crown Princess had a miscarriage last night, that the Emperor and Su Lingyue were held hostage, and that the Su family was under house arrest.

Su Nanxing has always taken good care of herself, so why did she run out last night and fall on the ice?

Your Majesty and Yue'er were kidnapped. What happened? Why was your brother, who has always been trusted by the emperor, confined to his home?

The thoughts in her mind were like a tangled mess, messy and complicated.

"How come things turned out like this after just one night!" The queen gently pinched her frowning brows.

"Madam, is your head aching again?"

The queen nodded.

Seeing this, Nanny Cui walked to the bedside and rubbed the Queen's temples.

The queen kept her eyes closed and thought. After Nanny Cui pressed her head for a while, the pain in her head was gone.

"Madame Cui, where is the prince? Call him over. I have something to tell you."

"The Crown Prince should be guarding the Crown Princess right now. I'll go right away." Nanny Cui bowed respectfully and stepped out.

In a moment, Nanny Cui brought Xiao Changshi, whose eyes were red, to the Queen.

It looked like he hadn't slept all night.

The queen felt a little sorry for him and asked with concern, "How is Xing'er?"

Xiao Changshi hung his head, his hair was disheveled, his face looked tired, and his whole body exuded a decadent feeling.

"The imperial physician said that she will not be able to have children in the future..."

"Mother, my first child is gone..."

Xiao Changshi was about to cry. He knelt in front of the Queen's bed, mumbling with lifeless eyes.

The queen stroked her head to comfort her. "Why would she run out and fall on the ice?"

Xiao Changshi's body stiffened and his head drooped even lower.

The Queen continued to ask, "What happened last night, Shi'er?"

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After a long while, Xiao Changshi spoke slowly, "The night before yesterday, I returned to my room and found a letter on the table. It was written to me by Wang Jingshu, the daughter of Wang Qing, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. She invited me to meet her on the third floor of the Sutra Repository at 10:00 p.m. last night. I went, and then... then, Xing'er should have come out to look for me, and then..."

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap hit Xiao Changshi's face, and five fingerprints immediately appeared on his spoiled face.

"This is what I told you before coming to Longhua Temple!"

"You want to take a concubine, and I have agreed. This is in a Buddhist temple. Can't you wait even for a few days?"

"Mother, it was Wang Jingshu who seduced me! It was her..." Xiao Changshi explained anxiously, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Queen.

"Xing'er can't get pregnant, so she won't be able to sit firmly on the throne of Crown Princess. It will be even harder for her to sit on the throne of Queen in the future. All the efforts that your uncle and I have made for you in the past will be in vain!"

Xiao Changshi grabbed the Queen's hand and said, "Mother, mother, father has already issued an order to let Wang Jingshu be my concubine. At worst, if she gives birth to a child, she can let Xing'er raise it and say it's Xing'er's!"

His force was so great that the queen's arm hurt.

As he spoke, his eyes were wide open, his smile was scary, and his expression was almost crazy.

The queen was shocked, but she didn't say anything else. She just tensed her body and agreed with Xiao Changshi, "Okay, I'll do as you say. Shi'er, you must be tired, go back and rest."

"Okay, I'll take my leave!" Seeing that the queen agreed, Xiao Changshi returned to his usual gentle self.

The queen looked at Xiao Changshi's departing back and had a momentary illusion, as if the change in Xiao Changshi just now was just her illusion.

"Madame Cui, do you think I was too harsh on Shi'er?"

Aunt Cui looked in the direction where Xiao Changshi left and said in a gentle voice, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been obedient and sensible. This was just an accident. Your Majesty should relax and deal with it well."

The queen held her forehead and fell into deep thought. Was it really an accident?

Caidie quickly prepared ginger, red dates and longan tea and brought it over.

When she reached the door, she saw Su Lingyue holding onto the red painted railing, her brows furrowed, her body tense, and she looked very painful.

Caidie hurried forward and asked, "Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

Su Lingyue shook her head, took a few deep breaths, calmed herself down, turned to Caidie and smiled, "No, it's too hot inside, I came out to get some fresh air, it seems like I've been out for too long."

The expression from before had completely disappeared, and Caidie nodded blankly, "Miss, the hot tea is ready."

"Okay, let's go in."

Su Lingyue chuckled, pushed open the door of the room, and walked in with Caidie.

Xiao Yu had been helped by Yan Qing and the others to sit up, leaning against the soft pillow, his deep eyes looking at her.

Su Lingyue gave him a bright smile, "The hot tea is ready, Your Majesty, drink some first. Caiyi is in the kitchen making breakfast and will be here soon."

Xiao Yu nodded gently.

"Be careful, it's hot." Su Lingyue carefully handed the hot tea to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu took it, took a sip and said warmly, "Very good."

Su Lingyue smiled and said, "Really? If you like it, drink more. It's good for your body."

Xiao Yu continued to drink tea.

Yan Qing sat at the table bored and asked, "Princess, when can we go back? I think it's better to stay at the mansion. I miss Uncle Lu a lot these days."

Su Lingyue replied, "The prince has just woken up. He must have a good rest today. We'll see how things go in the next two days. If things get better, we can do the same as last time and spread a blanket in the carriage so that the prince can lie down and go back."

When Yan Qing heard that he could return home in the next two days, his eyes with dark circles curved into two crescents, "Okay, Your Majesty and Princess, tell us after you've discussed it!"

At this time, Caidie saw that there was nothing to do here, so she prepared to take the clothes that Xiao Yu and Su Lingyue had taken off to wash.

"Caidie, there is another one on this stool." Su Lingyue pointed to the stool at the corner of the bed, where Xiao Yu had taken off his underwear yesterday.

She was too tired yesterday and didn't put the clothes she took off on the hanger.

The clothes were already dry, with traces of the medicinal bath on them. Caidie came over swiftly and took them away.

Yan Qing looked at Su Lingyue and asked curiously, "Princess, how did you change the prince's clothes by yourself yesterday? The prince is in a heavy body, so Yun Ting and I usually dress him together."

Su Lingyue smiled and replied, "There are skills to putting on clothes. How can I move a person this big?"

Yan Qing nodded, not quite understanding, "Really? Yesterday when I went out, I was worried that you wouldn't be able to dress properly, so I waited outside for a while. We went back only when you didn't look for us."

Su Lingyue smiled and said, "You are so thoughtful. Don't worry, I have no problem with this little thing."

After saying that, Su Lingyue turned to look at Xiao Yu, only to see Xiao Yu holding a cup with a dazed look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Su Lingyue asked puzzledly.

Xiao Yurumo stared at her without blinking, and asked as if to verify, "Did you change it for me yesterday?"

Su Lingyue nodded, "Yes."

When Su Lingyue met Xiao Yu's gaze and thought of what she saw yesterday, her cheeks couldn't help but blush.

It's really strange. When I saw him yesterday, I didn't feel anything. I just thought he was very strange. Now that I think about it, I feel my cheeks and ears are a little hot for no reason. What's going on?

Su Lingyue looked at Xiao Yu's handsome eyebrows and jade-like face, and recalled the scene she saw yesterday. Su Lingyue's throat was a little dry and she swallowed unconsciously!

Xiao Yu was looking at her, and when he saw Su Lingyue's burning gaze and the movement of swallowing her saliva, he couldn't help but feel his ears getting hot.

He coughed lightly and lowered his eyes to drink water.

Su Lingyue came back to her senses and felt her ears buzzing with heat.

"I... I'll go out for a while." After saying that, he left the room as if escaping.

"Princess, are you sorry?"

Yan Qing looked at Su Lingyue who was trotting out with a puzzled look on his face and said, "It wasn't like this yesterday?"

Xiao Yu's ears turned slightly red, and he continued to drink water without answering him.

Yun Ting picked up Yan Qing and said, "Let's go. You didn't get much sleep last night. Hurry up and get some sleep and get ready for the journey!"

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