Manager Cen did not expect Meng Qianqian to answer so straightforwardly.

"Young Madam, in your heart..."

Meng Qianqian understood what he wanted to ask, but she herself didn't have the answer to this question.

Is Lu Yuan special to her?

Of course it is.

But why is it special?

He has great power in the court, and even if he is still the former Grand Marshal of Chu, he probably cannot be overthrown easily. If he cannot be destroyed, then he can be captured.

It was he who was plotting against me, but he also saved my life. While I was plotting against him, I also felt a sense of gratitude.

There are too many entanglements and deep bonds between them, which cannot be cut or sorted out, so they just have to pull themselves together.

"Manager Cen, I don't want my husband to know about today's conversation."

"Yes, young lady."

In the past, when Manager Cen faced Meng Qianqian, it was more like he was looking at a smart and clever junior, but now he really felt the aura of Meng Qianqian.

She had the same inviolable dignity as the Grand Governor.

No, maybe she had it all along, but had never shown it in front of me.

After leaving the accounting office, Meng Qianqian sat alone in the pavilion for a while.

She is calming herself down.

Thinking of the inhuman torture that Lu Yuan had suffered, Meng Qianqian's heart was filled with anger towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she wished she could slap even the Prime Minister's mansion's dog.

Keren couldn't make any decision when she was angry, she had to calm herself down.

"Meng Xiaojiu, I'll only give you three breaths."

After three deep breaths, Meng Qianqian's eyes returned to their usual calmness.

She began to think about what to do next.

The emperor and empress got married successfully yesterday. Lu Yuan fulfilled the conditions of the emperor emeritus. As the emperor never jokes, the Chu family's case will be reinvestigated soon.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Ministry of Justice will be responsible.

No, the Ministry of Justice will definitely be responsible.

The reason is simple. Shangshu Xing is one of the few officials in the court who holds real power and has a neutral attitude.

Prime Minister Xun's minions are almost everywhere in the court, and he will not allow Minister Xing to escape.

In the past, when he was away, Lu Yuan acted as a treacherous minister on the surface, but in fact he secretly protected ministers like Xing Shangshu, Lin Jijiu, and Wang Yushi who never participated in court disputes.

This is the first path Lu Yuan paved for himself.

When the retired emperor was under house arrest in the temple, his every move was under Lu Yuan's surveillance, and he could not even send a letter.

But on the night when the old lady went to the temple to ask for the imperial decree to end her and Lu Lingxiao's marital relationship, Lu Yuan let Eunuch Fu go.

It is understandable that the treacherous minister did not care about an imperial edict that had nothing to do with state affairs.

But how could the emperor miss such a golden opportunity to contact his confidants?

Eunuch Fu's official task was to announce the imperial decree, but secretly he sent out the emperor's oral order.

That's why, when Lu Yuan went to the border to fight, his forces were eliminated a lot, and those officials were originally the minions of Prime Minister Xun.

Using the hand of the retired emperor to cut off one of Prime Minister Xun's hands was the second path Lu Yuan paved for himself.

The emperor at that time probably didn't guess that the master behind Lu Yuan was the prime minister, or even if he guessed it, he had to do it.

As a result, the confrontation between the retired emperor and Prime Minister Xun had already begun before Prime Minister Xun returned to the court.

This is the third path Lu Yuan has paved for himself.

In this way, it was only natural that Lu Yuan went from being a discarded pawn used by the prime minister to establish his authority to a boomerang used by the emperor to attack the prime minister.

Meng Qianqian, who had figured out everything, had only four words left in her mind: so smart that she is almost a demon.

The last person who gave her this feeling was Chu Nan.

She was very curious, if Chu Nan met Lu Yuan, who would be better?

Of course, Chu Nan is dead, so there will never be an answer to this matter.

What she wanted to know more now was that a reinvestigation was a foregone conclusion, and the Prime Minister's Mansion was bound to be involved in the Chu family case.

How will the Prime Minister's Mansion respond?

Kill Lu Yuan? Or kill Minister Xing?

With the Miao King protecting Lu Yuan, he cannot kill him.

There are more than one neutral official, Minister Xing. If he dies, the worst that can happen is that someone else will take his place. This approach is obviously not feasible.

"What are you thinking about?"

Lu Yuan's voice suddenly appeared above her head.

She gasped.

Was she so absorbed in what she was doing just now that she didn't even notice Lu Yuan coming?

Or, in her heart, Lu Yuan is already someone she doesn't need to be wary of and can approach her at any time?

"Just sit down."

"Have you gone to see Manager Cen?"

"I asked about your condition."

"I am not ill."

Meng Qianqian: You can’t live without being stubborn for a day, right?

Lu Yuan said: "Be careful when you enter the palace today."

Meng Qianqian asked suspiciously, "Will anything happen to me?"

Lu Yuan glanced at her and said, "I'm just worried that something might happen to others, but you just have 'I want to kill someone' written on your face.

Meng Qianqian cleared her throat: "Is it that obvious?"

Lu Yuan retracted his gaze: "But when you enter the palace today, you can indeed keep an eye on someone."

"Who?"

"Madam Changning." Lu Yuan said calmly, "Do you know why she attacked you at the palace banquet last night?"

Meng Qianqian shook her head.

Lu Yuan said meaningfully, "The Changning Marquis's Mansion wants to form an alliance with the Xiangfu. Who do you think the Changning Marquis's wife has her eyes on as her son-in-law?"

"It can't be you? No, outsiders don't know about your relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Meng Qianqian paused, her eyes flickered, "Chen Long? My brother?"

-

Tan'er didn't get to eat the palace's braised pork yesterday, and when she returned home there were no ingredients for the braised pork. She was depressed the whole night, and today she insisted on going to the palace with Meng Qianqian to eat the braised pork that the emperor owed her.

Meng Qianqian smiled helplessly.

Tan Er pouted: "Sister, why are you laughing?"

Meng Qianqian patted her head and said, "Tan'er, promise me that you will always be carefree like this."

Tan Er folded her arms and said, "That depends on whether there is any braised pork to eat!"

Banxia said angrily: "You only know how to eat!"

Tan Er made a face at her and stuck out her tongue: "Slightly!"

Banxia opened her mouth and said, "Don't bother with the child!"

Tan Er: "It's obvious that I can't win the argument!"

Banxia: "Who said I can't beat you?"

Tan Er: "That's against the grain!"

Banxia: “Just say it!”

The two of them kept bickering, and they only stopped when they got to the palace.

As soon as she got off the carriage, no matter how Tan'er provoked her, Banxia would never talk back and stayed cautiously by Meng Qianqian's side.

Tan Er looked up at the sky and said, "I won."

The wedding ceremony of the emperor and empress was completed in the Pepper Room Hall, and then Yao Qingluan moved into the Jingren Palace.

But last night, the Emperor and Empress' wedding wine was snatched away by Lu Yuan, and Meng Qianqian guessed that it would be difficult for the two of them to perform the wedding ceremony.

Zong Zhengxi did not consummate his marriage with Yao Qingluan last night.

Fifteen years old is not considered old, but many sons of noble families and princes have already understood the matters between men and women at this age, but Zong Zhengxi is an exception.

He didn't get it.

The Grand Noble Consort once sent him a palace maid, but he refused to let her touch him.

"Your Majesty, did you sleep well last night?"

Wang Dequan went to visit Zong Zhengxi early in the morning.

Zong Zhengxi frowned and said, "No, I am used to sleeping alone, and I can't sleep with more people."

"what……"

It seems that the marriage was not consummated.

Zong Zhengxi asked: "Can I sleep alone tonight?"

Wang Dequan laughed dryly: "This...I can't make the decision."

Zong Zhengxi said resentfully: "Forget it, there's no point asking you. I'm going to court now."

Wang Dequan reminded: "Your Majesty, you will not attend court today."

Zong Zhengxi had forgotten about this: "Oh, then I will go do my homework. I want to be a diligent emperor."

Wang Dequan was stunned: "Your Majesty, don't you hate doing homework? Why did you suddenly——"

Zong Zhengxi was very angry when he woke up: "Why? Why? Of course, it's to drive all of you useless slaves out!"

Wang Dequan: “…”

-

In Jingren Palace, Meng Qianqian saw Yao Qingluan sitting on the Luanfeng Chair.

Although Yao Qingluan is the niece of the Grand Noble Concubine, their facial features are not similar. The Grand Noble Concubine probably looks more like her biological mother.

Yao Qingluan is also a real beauty.

However, her beauty is more like the richness and brocade of the mortal world, while the Supreme Royal Concubine is the clouds in the fairy palace.

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