The abandoned queen is reborn: she makes the prince cry and seizes the throne!

"The number of royal relatives in the Dali Dynasty is not small, and there are many vassal kings in the border counties. The autonomy of the vassal kings is the root of the trouble of our Dali Dynasty. Secondly, the taxes of the people in the vassal kings' areas are not paid to the national treasury. If the policy of reducing the vassal kings is implemented, won't these problems be solved?"

After he finished speaking, the court officials began to discuss the issue. Reducing the power of the feudal lords was a major event for the dynasty. If it was not handled properly, it might shake the foundation of the dynasty.

Ji Kang stood in the hall with a stern expression on his face. The young emperor wanted to solve the problem once and for all, so it was inevitable that he was a little hasty.

"Prime Minister Ji, what do you think about this matter?"

Ji Kang passed by slowly, and raised his eyes with a sharp look, "As your majesty said, the title of the founding emperor of the Dali Dynasty cannot be taken away. In this case, dismissing Pan is indeed a good choice."

After these words were spoken, the court officials started discussing again.

"Okay, let's discuss this matter a little more. You may wish to come up with a plan." Ning Huaixuan said and left with the eunuch beside him, leaving all the officials in the palace alone.

The emperor demoted Pan in order to regain power.

The maids of Zhongcui Palace were still waiting outside the palace, waiting for His Majesty to come out of the council hall, and then go to Concubine Liu's Zhongcui Palace.

Ning Huaixuan yawned. The two meetings in the morning and evening already made him feel a little irritated. At this time, only Chaochao was his rare safe haven.

"Your Majesty...the Queen is already waiting in the palace." Duanyun, a maid from Zhongcui Palace, led the way, and this scene happened to fall into Xiaocui's eyes.

Xiao Cui followed the man for most of the way, seeing all kinds of lush and green altar scenes, before she was sure that Ning Huaixuan had gone to Zhongcui Palace.

All the concubines in the palace are waiting for His Majesty. How come only Liu Huachao's maid is waiting outside the council hall, waiting for His Majesty to come out and then coaxing him away with a few words?

Ji Ningqiu broke the lotus branch in her hand, not knowing whether to laugh or cry on her face. She raised her hand and called Xiao Cui to her side. She whispered a few words in her ear and Xiao Cui left.

at that time.

After returning from the Qianqing Palace, Ji Mengshu was not worried that she would be imprisoned here for a long time. Since the Queen Mother happened to be "sick" at this time, she naturally could not bother the Queen Mother. There would always be a way to get out...

Ji Mengshu leaned over and thought, how should he get out? Qingzhu looked at his young lady's worried look and said considerately, "Young lady, are you missing home?"

The man leaning on the chair shook his head, "Qingzhu, we have been in the palace for so long, don't you want to go out?"

Qingzhu pursed her lips, "If you want to go out, just say it directly, there is no need to use Qingzhu as an excuse..."

How can this little girl talk like that? Ji Mengshu smiled and glared at her. But recently, Concubine Liu has been very quiet, which is not like her style at all. Ji Mengshu curled up, feeling that a storm was about to come.

"If the young lady really wants to go out, I have a way." Qingzhu laughed and her eyes brightened when she saw Ji Mengshu. It seemed that this girl also felt suffocated in the palace.

"Why are you beating around the bush with me? If you don't tell me directly, I won't take you with me when I go shopping next time." Ji Mengshu used her trump card. She naturally knew what her two maids were most afraid of.

Sure enough, Qingzhu curled his lips and spilled out all his thoughts. He saw that the black-clad guards of the merchant from Western Xinjiang were too powerful last time, and could come and go freely in the palace to deliver letters. If Ji Mengshu had such a master around him, this small palace would naturally be no problem.

But the problem now is that there are no such guards... Ji Mengshu shook his head and thought that after going out this time, it would be time to invite some skilled martial artists.

"Girl...Girl..." Hongye's soft voice was heard coming from far away at the corner of the palace door.

"What's wrong?"

Without waiting for Hongye to catch his breath, he pointed to the door and said, "Miss, His Majesty seems to be in the side hall..."

"Side hall? Isn't that where the second young lady lives? This..."

Ji Mengshu raised her hand to signal to speak more quietly. She was confused about what was going on. In her previous life, she did not bring Ji Ningqiu with her, so she did not know what happened behind the scenes. However, one thing was certain: she, Ji Ningqiu, liked Ning Huaixuan very much.

No matter what method was used, if the two of them were in love, she would be happy to see it happen.

"This matter cannot be made public..."

In the side hall of Zhuoqing Palace, the tall moon towered over the roof in an arc. Ji Ningqiu was sitting in the outer hall, staring at the brilliant clouds outside in a trance.

Suddenly, the palace door was pushed open with great force, and then a man with an angry look approached against the light. Ji Ningqiu had no time to react, and quickly bowed with the movement of his body.

"His Majesty?"

Ning Huaixuan had just entered the room and his vision suddenly darkened. Before he could see clearly who the woman in front of him was, he heard her softly call out "Your Majesty..." This voice was not Ji Mengshu.

"Your Majesty, are you here to look for Sister Mengshu?" Ji Ningqiu was not even as tall as his shoulders. Looking from outside the hall, he could only see the man's back but not the woman inside.

Ning Huaixuan didn't expect that it was Ji Ningqiu sitting inside, so he said coldly, "No..." He regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. There were only two people living in Zhuoqing Palace. They were not here to find Ji Mengshu, but it seemed like they came here deliberately to find Ji Ningqiu.

Ji Ningqiu didn't expect him to say that, and a look of surprise appeared on her face for a moment.

"Well, I heard that Ji Mengshu went to the Qianqing Palace to look for the Queen Mother today, and then she started crying and shouting in the Zhuoqing Palace. I just came to take a look."

The lotus seed soup on the table exuded a lingering fragrance, and there were two meat and vegetable side dishes. Ji Ningqiu raised her eyes, "This afternoon, I was picking lotus seeds, but I didn't pay attention to what Fifth Sister was doing. It's my fault for not being able to discipline my sister well. This matter even reached Brother Huaixuan's ears..."

Ji Ningqiu became more and more ashamed and angry as if everything Ji Mengshu did was her fault. A call of "Brother Huaixuan" brought Ning Huaixuan over.

"Forget it. This is none of your business. Don't blame yourself." All the mistakes were Ji Mengshu's fault. If it weren't for her, how could he have left Chao Chao alone and come to Zhuoqing Palace on an empty stomach.

"Your Majesty, you haven't had dinner yet. How about a bowl of lotus seed soup? I peeled these lotus seeds one by one today..." The girl seemed to have the same fragrance as lotus seeds. Ning Huaixuan was indeed hungry now.

When he first arrived at Zhongcui Palace, he heard the news and hurried to Zhuoqing Palace. He was hungry at the moment. He did not bother to be polite with Ji Ningqiu, and he lifted his robe to eat.

The eunuch beside him retreated outside the hall with a look of understanding. Inside the hall, a man and a woman sat opposite each other. "Your Majesty is busy with state affairs, so it's inevitable that you will get angry. Would you like to have a bowl of lotus soup to relieve your anger?"

The tender lotus seeds and the boiled lean meat are really delicious.