The queen's heart is unpredictable

"I don't know... I don't know about the monarch..." The veteran bowed respectfully, but it was not because of Duanmu Nian, but because he was afraid of Duanmu Yu.

Who knows what that moody woman is up to.

Duanmu Nian sat upright, imitating Duanmu Yu's usual appearance, and glanced at everyone coldly.

"Emperor Mother is in poor health today. Let me listen to the government on your behalf. Ministers, don't panic." The immature voice echoed in the review hall.

The ministers facing up looked at each other in blank dismay, they exchanged glances with each other, and communicated silently.

After a long time, all the people came to their senses slowly, and made a respectful salute to Duanmu Nian.

Duanmu Nian followed Duanmu Yu's side, besides learning a lot about Duanmu Yu's appearance, his temperament was also very similar to Duanmu Yu's. out of the mouth.

"There were some minor accidents during the state banquet yesterday." Duanmu Nian said slowly with a childish but decent smile, "Ministers must have a lot of questions to ask, but other than that, I would like to take the place of your mother." , to announce something to you..."

Hearing this, all the ministers present immediately began to guess what Duanmu Nian was going to announce this time.

And when the ministers exchanged glances, Duanmu Nian said, "The Emperor Mother has an order to abolish the title of Concubine Yue Jun and give her the title of Mrs. Zixi!"

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused controversy among the people!

"What do you mean, why can't the old man understand this?"

"How can a concubine turn around and become a madam?"

"What the hell is going on here? Is there any royal legal system?"

……

There were different opinions for a while, but there was only one meaning in what everyone said——

They did not accept what Duanmian just announced!

Faced with such a situation, a trace of panic flashed across Duanmian's eyes.

After all, for a long time, Duanmu Nian had only followed Duanmu Yu to review memorials in the harem. How had he ever seen such a scene?

But soon, Duanmu Nian took a deep breath.

He looked around at the people around him coldly, "Do you have any objections, ministers?"

With such a cold and decisive voice, everyone present thought it was Duanmu Yu who had appeared.

But soon everyone reacted, they looked at Duanmu Nian.

"I don't know if the monarch has any explanation for this decree?" Lang Zhenshan walked out shyly.

Duanmu Nian was no stranger to him, so he smiled politely at him, "What kind of explanation does You Cheng want to hear?"

"The little prince was joking. It's not what the old minister wants or doesn't want. It's about the emperor and concubine in the harem. Even if there is a sacred intention, there should be an explanation." Lang Zhenshan smiled sweetly, but his eyes were Extra shrewd and shiny.

He pointed to the people around him, and then said with a smile, "We are very curious, why the monarch would abolish the title of Concubine Yuejun... Besides, is Concubine Yue a man or a woman? Madame's title."

Lang Zhenshan spoke slowly, looking harmless to humans and animals, but every word he said was on the point.

Facing such questioning, Duanmu Nian lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "What You Cheng said is reasonable, everything has a cause and effect, so we must make it clear!"

After all, Duanmu Nian gave an explanation with a flat face.

"In fact, Concubine Yue Jun is not a man, let alone my father. When my father died of illness, the Queen Mother sent Concubine Yue Jun to take care of my daily life outside the palace. Although she is not my relative, but after a long time When we get along, they are already better than my relatives."

"Later, the Queen Mother brought me into the palace. She was afraid that I would be bullied in the palace by myself, so she wanted someone to pretend to be me.

Father and concubine, but ordinary people, mother and emperor are not at ease, so they let Yue Jun and concubine enter the palace disguised as a man. "

"Everything is just an expedient measure." Duanmian was as calm as usual, and he didn't look like he was lying at all.

However, some ministers still pointed out something wrong, "According to what the prince said, Concubine Yue Jun is indeed a woman. She disguised herself as a man and entered the palace, and what she committed was deceiving the emperor—"

"Deceive the emperor?" Duanmu Nian smiled, "My mother is very clear about this matter, so why did Concubine Yue deceive the emperor? If the time limit expires, she has only deceived you. That's all according to your opinion. Yan, do you think you are the king?"

"Of course not!" The man just asked a random question, but Duanmu Nian did not expect to be refuted so many words, and he was charged with treason, so he immediately retreated to the back in shock .

The ministers at the side looked at each other in blank dismay, because they never thought about what kind of climate a brat like Duanmu Nian could have.

But in fact, Duanmu Nian and Duanmu Yu are on par, they are both difficult masters...

"Is there anything else?" Duanmu Nian glanced at the others, "If not, this morning will end here, I—"

"Little prince, stop!" Qi Yongzhuo took a big step and appeared in Duanmian's line of sight.

Duanmu regained his senses and looked at Qi Yongzhuo.

I saw Qi Yongzhuo was expressionless, with a slight mourning in his eyes, as if he was extremely sad.

And after Qi Yongzhuo stood up, he didn't speak in a hurry, but looked straight at Duanmianian.

Duanmu Nian frowned, "What's the matter, Prime Minister Zuo?"

After pondering for a moment, Qi Yongzhuo said, "Princess Qinghe was assassinated in the outskirts of Kyoto last night, and there were dozens of people in her party who did not leave a single one alive. I don't know, does the little prince know about this?"

Previously, Duanmu Nian had only prepared an excuse to help Zhang Xiaohua solve the identity matter, but now suddenly faced with an emergency, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy deep in his heart.

He frowned, and turned around to look at Deng Li who was beside him in a daze.

He had made an agreement with Deng Li before that if something went wrong, Deng Li would make excuses to leave and find Duanmu Yu to come and help.

But now Duanmu Nian stared at Deng Li for a long time, but Deng Li stood there motionless, as if he didn't notice Duanmu Nian's distress signal at all.

"Deng Li!" Seeing that it was useless to look for help, Duanmu Nian could only ask for help.

Duanmian can guarantee it with his life, Deng Li must have heard him with his voice!

But Deng Li still looks like a wooden man...

It seems that you can't pin your hopes on Deng Li!

Duanmu Nian turned his head and looked at Qi Yongzhuo again, "I have never heard of what Prime Minister Zuo said, and I don't really understand it. When I get back——"

"The old minister just tell the little prince!" Qi Yongzhuo suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Duanmian. There was a hint of threat in the fierce eyes.

Duanmu Nian was taken aback for a moment, and after a long while he came back to his senses and nodded slowly.

Qi Yongzhuo continued, "The princess is about to give birth, and the monarch suddenly sent someone to send her back to the fief overnight, what is the intention?"

After finishing speaking, Qi Yongzhuo suddenly paused, and he looked at Duanmu Nian with a hint of calculation in his eyes.He said, "As soon as the monarch sent the princess out of the palace, something happened to the princess immediately. Is this too strange?"

"What does Prime Minister Zuo mean? Are you suspecting that the death of the princess has something to do with my mother?" Duanmu Nian was a little nervous, but Qi Yongzhuo's words meant something, so he jumped up from the chair a little excitedly.

Originally, Duanmu Nian was shorter when he was sitting, but now he is even shorter after jumping down.

Duanmu Nian felt that everyone's eyes fluctuated with his height, and he immediately pursed his lips in embarrassment.

But then he looked at Qi Yongzhuo with a serious face and said, "Master Zuo, what you said just now is presumptuous!"

"Really?" When facing Duanmu Yu, Qi Yongzhuo might still have eggs.But he is just a kid in front of him, he has nothing to worry about, so he sneered, "Little prince, do you know that when they found the body of the princess today, they found a jade pendant next to the body of the princess, and the jade pendant It belongs to the monarch!"

Hearing this, Duanmu Nian felt as if he was being shocked by electricity.

He turned his head and looked at Deng Li again.But Deng Li just frowned slightly, but remained motionless.

It seems that Deng Li won't help him anymore...

While Duanmu Nian secretly sighed in his heart, he restrained all his energy and concentrated on thinking about Qi Yongzhuo's words.

……

On the other side, Zhang Xiaohua woke up leisurely, she glanced at the bedside, but she didn't see Duanmu Yu's shadow, she got up from the bed nervously.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" came a lazy voice from outside.

Zhang Xiaohua followed the sound and saw Duanmu Yu sitting there neatly dressed, reading a book.

"You just came back?" Zhang Xiaohua walked over with some worry.

Duanmu Yu put down the book in his hand, shook his head, "I came back last night, I just saw that you slept soundly so I didn't disturb you."

"Since you slept late, why don't you sleep longer?" Zhang Xiaohua walked up to Duanmu Yu and poured him a cup of tea.

Duanmu Yu took a sip of tea, "I have something important to do this morning, and I couldn't fall asleep after being woken up. But you, why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I slept a lot." Although Zhang Xiaohua got up earlier than usual because of being nervous about Duanmu Yu, she actually slept a lot more than Duanmu Yu.

"By the way." Zhang Xiaohua suddenly realized something, "Shouldn't you be in the review hall at this moment? Why..."

"I asked Xiao Nian to go to court on my behalf."

"What?" Zhang Xiaohua almost spit out the tea in her mouth, "Why... how do you let him go to court for you?"

"Anyway, it's a matter of time, and it's a good thing for him to get in touch with those old men earlier." After Duanmu Yu finished speaking tepidly, she turned her head and looked at Zhang Xiaohua.

The scorching eyes made Zhang Xiaohua suddenly feel that Duanmuyu seemed to have something to say to herself.

"What... what's wrong?" Zhang Xiaohua nervously put down the teacup in her hand.

After Duanmuyu pondered for a moment, she stretched out her hand to hold Zhang Xiaohua's hand, and said slowly, "I know you have a kind heart, but... but some things are foregone, don't think too much, you know?"

What she said made Zhang Xiaohua feel even more uneasy.

She squeezed Duanmu Yu's hand tightly, and said eagerly, "Tell me, what happened?"

"Qi Mingyue is dead."

……

"Dead?" Zhang Xiaohua only felt a little surprised, "Is she really dead?"

"Well, she was killed by a knife, and she died with the fetus in her womb." After Duanmu Yu received the news, he had been thinking about how to tell Zhang Xiaohua about it.

But after much deliberation, she felt that it would be better to speak directly with Zhang Xiaohua.

After Zhang Xiaohua heard the news, she thought she would be sad, but in fact, apart from being a little surprised, she didn't have any emotional fluctuations.

"Did you kill her?" Zhang Xiaohua only cared about this matter.

"No." Duanmu Yu answered very simply, without giving too much explanation.

After Zhang Xiaohua heard Duanmu Yu's answer, she chose to trust without hesitation.

But what followed was the question that no one understood——

"Who killed her then?"

To this, Duanmu Yu also had no answer for the time being, "Yesterday she made it clear that she intended to embarrass you, so I sent someone to send her back to the fief overnight in a rage, but I never thought that the team was ambushed after they left the capital city. , all of them died."

"Leave no clues?"

"Yes." Duanmu Yu's eyes darkened, "There is a jade pendant by Qi Mingyue's side, and that jade pendant...is mine."

"Your?" Zhang Xiaohua exclaimed in surprise, "Someone wants to frame this matter on you! Who could it be!"

"Judging from the mobility of those killers, they are well-trained, and they should not be ordinary killers." Duanmu Yu thought for a moment, "Besides, my order to send Qi Mingyue away is very sudden, even if there are internal reasons for those people in the palace, It is not easy to gather such well-trained killers quickly after learning the news."

It is precisely because of this that it is only natural that everyone pointed the finger at themselves for killing Qi Mingyue.

But who could it be?

"In terms of power, there should be no one in the capital who is more powerful than the Qi family and the Lang family. Could it be..." Zhang Xiaohua felt a little worried.

She didn't feel too much about Qi Mingyue's death.

To say I owe her, she has done her best to take care of Qi Mingyue for so long.Qi Mingyue did such a thing at the state banquet yesterday, it was inevitable to anger Duanmu Yu, but Duanmu Yu let her go, and she died tragically at the hands of others, which can only be said to be such a fate.

It's just that Qi Mingyue died in vain, and someone deliberately wanted to blame Duanmu Yu for her death, so Zhang Xiaohua naturally wanted to find out about this matter.

After hearing Zhang Xiaohua's words, Duanmuyu couldn't help whispering the names of the two families over and over again.

A moment later, in the review hall.

Duanmu Nian and Qi Yongzhuo had been arguing for nearly an hour about Qi Mingyue's death, and just when Duanmu Nian was about to beat Qi Yongzhuo in desperation, there was a burst of light laughter from outside the review hall.