Dujie Patriarch is cannon fodder

In the middle of the afternoon, Gong'e found Rong Qi and said that it was the empress who announced the meeting.

Ever since he realized the empress' malice towards him, Rong Qi tried his best not to get close to the empress, even when the empress gave gifts before, he only expressed his thanks in a flat voice and did not make much trouble.

Seeing that Rong Qi didn't move for a long time, Gong'e urged anxiously: "Princess, the empress has been waiting for the princess for a long time, please."

Rong Qi just wanted to see what the queen wanted to show off, so he said to Xiao Changqing who was beside him: "Prince Li, I will go to see the queen first, it's up to you."

Xiao Changqing followed Rong Qi and stood up. He started to tidy up his clothes and said, "I'll go too."

Gong'e naturally refused, and hurriedly said: "My lord, your empress only announces to see the eldest princess."

Xiao Changqing glanced at Gong'e indifferently, but did not answer, just stood beside Rong Qi, refusing to walk away no matter what.

Gong'e couldn't offend Rong Qi, and she didn't dare to offend Xiao Changqing, but seeing that they were inseparable, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take both Rong Qi and Xiao Changqing to the queen's place.

When Rong Qi and Xiao Changqing were brought in front of the queen, she was sitting on the railing by the lake, looking at the late-blooming water lilies in the lake, and the weeping willows by the lake cast shadows of varying shades on her face, neither sad nor happy. , looked a little permeable.

When the queen saw the two coming, she immediately smiled kindly and softly. Seeing the two bowing down to salute, the queen hurriedly said: "They are all from my own family, what are you doing seeing outside like this?"

The original owner had a very good impression of the empress, so his attitude towards her was respectful and kind. Although he did not trust the empress as wholeheartedly as he did to his biological mother, Chenhuang noble concubine, he did not doubt her much.

The queen exchanged a few pleasantries with Rong Qi, seemingly genuinely or falsely, and cared about Xiao Changqing's border life for a while, before talking about the reason for announcing her meeting with Rong Qi.

The queen called Rong Qi to sit down beside her, with a warm smile on her fair face, she said, "It's your elder brother, he said he has to go out on business, so he can't come to your birthday banquet in person, so he entrusted me to treat him for you. He brought the birthday gift he had prepared, and said that after he came back, he would definitely hold a separate birthday banquet for Chang Xi."

Rong Qi said gently: "As the crown prince, the emperor should put state affairs first, and I can attend Changxi's birthday every year, so it's okay."

The queen stretched out her hand, wanting to touch Rong Qi's hair that was hanging down on her forehead, but just as she stretched out her hand a little, Rong Qi stood up and said excitedly: "Mother, didn't you say that the emperor asked me Did you bring a gift for Changxi? What kind of gift, can you give it to Changxi now?"

The empress withdrew her hand stiffly, her eyelids drooped slightly to cover the twisted pupils, but there was a peaceful smile on her face: "Of course." Then, the empress said to the middle-aged nanny who was waiting for her: " Mommy, hurry up and take out the gift that the prince prepared for Changxi, you will be anxious for our Changxi."

The middle-aged nanny's face was very ugly. She looked at the queen with hesitation, and refused to take out the gift that had been prepared for a long time. It was not until the queen reminded her again that the nanny in charge stretched out her hand hesitantly. with gift sleeves.

Rong Qi's eyes were slightly condensed, there were thousands of thoughts turning in his mind, but his face remained calm, and he said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Huang prepared a very good gift for Chang Xi, which makes the nurse in charge reluctant to part with it." Don’t worry, when Brother Huang comes back, I’ll ask him to prepare a copy for Nanny, I remember that Nanny’s birthday seems to be coming soon.”

The nurse in charge has red eyes, and there seems to be water vapor in her eyes. She is the queen's maid in marriage. She has never married and has no children. The harem seems peaceful and peaceful, but in fact the clouds are surging. The status among the servants is not low, but it is also inevitable to be involved in the battle in the harem. The harem is terrifying, and it is a place where you can die if you take a wrong step.She can no longer remember why she was facing the desperate situation of being executed, but she will never forget that the little girl was running around panting and sweating profusely, just to ask His Majesty to save her life .At that time, she only felt that the child was raised too naively and innocently. She also found it funny and disdainful of the child's life-saving grace. Palace people are nothing but ordinary.However, the child made her feel that the palace was not full of blood-stained wealth and wealth with the warmth of day after day and year after year, but also the warmth of nostalgia.Along with the queen, she has dealt with a lot of nasty things for the queen, and she doesn't regret it, because the queen's hand has not yet reached out to the girl who makes her feel distressed.

Now, is this only warmth going to be lost?She is the queen's servant and cannot betray the queen, but she doesn't want to wipe out the few lights in her heart with her own hands, so... a gleam of determination flashed in the eyes of the nurse in charge, and she walked away from the queen slowly and came to Rong Standing in front of Qi, he saluted Rong Qi respectfully.

The nurse in charge opened the exquisite silk wooden box in front of the queen, Rong Qi and Xiao Changqing, and quickly closed the wooden box before Rong Qi could see it clearly. Rong Qi reached out to pick it up, but the nurse in charge let go of her hand, and the silk wooden box fell straight on the ground, and the gift in the box rolled out. It was a beautifully crafted and luxurious ruby ​​necklace. The original owner loves it the most. He thinks that this gem soaked in medicinal liquid will be in the hands of the original owner, and the original owner will be inseparable from it without knowing it.

Due to the strong impact, two fine gemstones on the necklace fell off, which made the almost perfect necklace have a lot of flaws.

The nanny in charge immediately knelt down on the ground and pleaded guilty to Rong Qi.

Ever since the necklace rolled to the ground, Rong Qi's gaze has never moved away from the necklace. After a while, Rong Qi knelt down and wanted to pick up the necklace himself, but the nurse in charge suddenly screamed, taking advantage of Rong When Qi was in a daze, he personally picked up all the remnants of the necklace back into the silk wooden box, and closed the box intact.

Rong Qi half-bent, supported the nanny in charge, and said: "Mommy, get up first. It doesn't matter if the necklace is broken, just repair it carefully."

The nurse in charge looked at Rong Qi, with sadness in her eyes, she said in a low voice: "The princess is kind, and this old slave thanked the princess for her innocence. It's just that this gift was broken by the old slave, and it should be repaired by the old slave." , I also ask the princess to give the old slave a chance to make up for his sins. If the gift can be repaired, the old slave will personally send it to the princess mansion to make amends to the princess, if not, please forgive the sin.”

The heavy gift was not delivered, so the queen's mood was naturally not much better, she dismissed Rong Qi and Xiao Changqing with a few words, and stared at the nurse in charge with gloomy eyes.

The nanny in charge knew the seriousness of the crime, so she knelt down beside the queen, silently waiting for the queen's punishment.

The queen kicked away the silk wooden box held in the arms of the nurse in charge with her toes, and said with a sneer, "I didn't expect that you, who treat human life like nothing, would have compassion, but do you know that, Changxi and Ben Gong are natural enemies, if she doesn't die, Ben Gong will not feel at ease." Before the nanny in charge could speak, the queen continued: "I also want to see, can you protect her this time? , Will I still be able to protect her in the future?"

"Qiu Cai, I never thought that among the people I trust the most, you will be the first to betray."

The nanny in charge didn't plead for Rong Qi's favor with the queen, nor did she tell the queen that she had a serious relationship with murdering Rong Qi, because she knew that according to the queen's heart, once she made up her mind, she would not hesitate to be smashed to pieces.Her intercession will only add fuel to the flames, making the queen act faster.

The nanny in charge now only hoped that the princess would no longer be defenseless against the queen after receiving such a clear reminder from her.

Far away from the Queen's sight, Rong Qi became a little careless. He had already guessed about the Queen's possible actions, and the result was naturally not unexpected.

Xiao Changqing walked quietly beside Rong Qi, he looked at Rong Qi from time to time, hesitant to speak.

Rong Qi didn't want to talk to Xiao Changqing at first, but he didn't know how to restrain himself, and tirelessly repeated the obvious sneak peeking action. Rong Qi paused, looked directly at Xiao Changqing, and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, why are you hesitating?" ?”

Being stared directly at by Rong Qi, Xiao Changqing only felt that his earlobe was a little hot, and his heartbeat also inexplicably accelerated a lot. He looked away uncomfortably, and said, "The empress has ill intentions for you, so stay away from her in the future."

Rong Qi laughed: "I thought you had something earth-shattering to say, but did you just remind me to be careful of the empress? In fact, I don't need you to tell me. After all, the empress seems to have never concealed her dislike for me."

Xiao Changqing frowned slightly, and said again: "The prince doesn't seem to love you as much as the rumors say, so don't be careless."

Xiao Changqing could see it, but Rong Qi naturally had no reason not to.

Xiao Changqing really didn't say much, and it was rare to say a few words before falling silent.

On the way back, Rong Yi came to him sweating profusely. He looked Rong Qi up and down first, and then he was a little relieved after making sure everything was fine.However, the next moment, he tugged on Xiao Changqing's collar and roared angrily: "How can you let Changxi go to see the queen? Don't you know that Changxi is the queen's thorn in the side? The queen is full of bad things." , what if she murders Changxi?"

Rong Qi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he hurriedly stopped the furious Rong Yi, and said: "Brother, I'm fine, and the queen didn't do anything to me, she asked me to come over to take the birthday gift entrusted to her by the crown prince."

Rong Yi stared at Rong Qi who was empty-handed, gritted his teeth and said, "Where are the congratulatory gifts?"

Rong Qi said: "There was an accident when I took it, and there were some flaws, and it was said that it would be sent after repair."

Rong Yi hates iron for being weak: "How many times have I told you, it's okay to stay away from the queen, stay away from the queen, do you take my words as wind on your ears?"

Rong Yi's voice became louder and louder, making everyone around him look curiously. He glared fiercely at the surroundings and said angrily, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen the mighty and domineering prince?"

Rong Qi and Xiao Changqing looked at each other, and they both saw a faint smile in each other's eyes.