Chen Qingtang's eyelids twitched twice and he looked at He Yuanzhou with a puzzled look on his face.

Only then did she see clearly what He Yuanzhou looked like. She never looked at other men directly. The last time she saw He Yuanzhou was at the wedding banquet of Xie Er and Xie San.

Chen Qingtang treated him with courtesy and regarded him as just an ordinary guest.

Today, he asked such a question in front of her, which made Chen Qingtang feel that this person was very rude.

Chen Qingtang asked with a cold face: "Master He, why are you talking to me about this? Whether I want to be a widow for my husband for the rest of my life is my business. You are a close minister of the emperor, and we are not related in any way. Is it too rude to ask such a thing?"

"I……"

He Yuanzhou wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, he thought of the evil woman at home, and the expression on his face became a little stiff.

He actually wanted to tell Chen Qingtang that as long as she was willing to remarry, he would be willing to marry her in a grand ceremony with eight sedan chairs: "Mrs. Chen, what I want to say is..."

He said he wanted to marry her and was willing to take care of her for the rest of his life.

But he can't say that now because he still has a wife.

But the obsession in his heart also made He Yuanzhou unable to let go of the person in front of him...

"What do you want to say?" Chen Qingtang was a little impatient.

She didn't want to talk to He Yuanzhou any more: "If Lord He has nothing to say, then I will leave first. The Queen is still waiting for me in Chaoqian Palace."

After saying that, Chen Qingtang left in a hurry without waiting for He Yuanzhou's response.

He Yuanzhou stood there and watched for a long time, until Chen Qingtang's figure disappeared around the corner, he still didn't come back to his senses.

Coincidentally, this scene was seen by the palace maid beside Xie Jinyun.

Chaoqian Palace.

"Your Majesty the Queen is greeted with respect and wishes Her Majesty good health." Chen Qingtang paid her respects to the Queen.

Xie Jinyun looked at Chen Qingtang, who looked thin, and said, "Please sit down, sister-in-law."

Chen Qingtang was helped to a chair by Hua Xi. Bai Lu just came back from outside and told Xie Jinyun what she had just seen in the garden.

After Xie Jinyun heard this, her expression remained calm, but she made a decision on another matter: "I summoned my eldest sister-in-law to the palace today because of my eldest brother's matter."

Chen Qingtang suddenly became nervous: "Did you find your brother's body?"

The news sent back at the beginning was that Xie Ci's body was missing, but the emperor ordered people to look for the body. Now, more than half a year has passed, and Chen Qingtang still has not given up looking for Xie Ci.

Seeing her increasingly haggard appearance, Xie Jinyun couldn't bear it and told her directly: "Brother is not dead."

Chen Qingtang froze in her chair for a long time, thinking she had misheard, and asked, "What did the Queen say to me just now?"

Xie Jinyun said: "Sister-in-law, my brother is not dead. The bad news that came at the beginning was a conspiracy between the emperor and my brother, but this plan must be concealed from the world. Only in this way can we defeat the Chen soldiers and drive them back."

"Later, my eldest brother wrote in a letter that life and death were unpredictable on the battlefield and he was ready to sacrifice at any time, so he temporarily did not want to tell our family because he was afraid that if he really died, his family would suffer the pain of losing a loved one again."

After hearing this, Chen Qingtang covered her face and cried, "How could he be so stupid?"

She was so emotional and happy that Xie Ci was still alive that she sat in a chair and cried for a long time.

When Xie Jinyun saw this scene, she just watched her cry silently until Chen Qingtang calmed down.

She stood up and apologized to Xie Jinyun: "I was disrespectful in front of the palace."

"You didn't cry when the news of my eldest brother's death came out, but I saw it all the time. Now that you can cry, you will feel better." Xie Jinyun stood up, reached out and held Chen Qingtang's hand, and gently comforted him: "Do you want to write a letter to my eldest brother?"

Chen Qingtang quickly wiped away her tears and asked softly, "Will my letter be delivered to your eldest brother?"

Xie Jinyun said: "Yes, the emperor has someone who is specifically responsible for delivering war reports, so what's the harm in sending one more letter?"

As they were talking, Xie Jinyun took Chen Qingtang to the study.

Chen Qingtang originally wrote a very long letter, but she finally abandoned it.

Xie Jinyun didn't understand: "Sister-in-law, why did you discard this letter?"

Chen Qingtang said: "Since he doesn't want us to know that he is still alive, then we can stay at home peacefully and let him concentrate on fighting. I can wait for him. No matter whether he comes back as a human or a ghost, I can wait."

She shed tears, then carefully put away the letter to Xie Ci and stuffed it into her lapel: "I will read it to him when he comes back."

Chen Qingtang was still happy in his heart. At least after knowing that Xie Ci was still alive, he had hope for life.

After finishing lunch in the palace, Xie Jinyun personally escorted her out of Chaoqian Palace and reminded her: "Does He Yuanzhou know my sister-in-law?"

Chen Qingtang's heart sank, and she subconsciously clenched her handkerchief and answered truthfully, "We met a few times. When I was still a young woman, he came to the Chen residence and wanted to ask my father to be his teacher, but he refused. I don't think we know each other."

Xie Jinyun felt that some things had to be brought out in order to remind the parties concerned: "Bai Lu just told me that my eldest sister-in-law was stopped by Lord He on her way to Chaoqian Palace."

Chen Qingtang was startled and quickly stopped to explain to Xie Jinyun: "Your Majesty, I really don't know this person, I..."

"Sister-in-law." Seeing Chen Qingtang's nervous expression, Xie Jinyun reached out and held Chen Qingtang's hand, interrupting her and comforting her: "I am not interrogating you, nor am I doubting your relationship with him. I believe in Sister-in-law's character, but I can't control others from having improper thoughts about Sister-in-law."

When Chen Qingtang heard the words "unreasonable thoughts", he exclaimed: "Ah...he..."

She turned around and looked around. Annoyance instantly appeared on her face. She suddenly realized that she had just been teased. "He is married, and I am married too. How dare he have improper thoughts about me? Isn't he afraid that his colleagues will know what he is thinking and he will lose face and his official position? Doesn't he want to live?"

This was the first time such a thing happened to Chen Qingtang.

Chen Qingtang was well-educated and could not tolerate such a ridiculous thing happening to her: "I will take care of this matter. Your Majesty, there is no need to send me off. I will leave the palace first."

"Okay." Xie Jinyun nodded and watched Chen Qingtang leave.

After Chen Qingtang disappeared from view, Xie Jinyun said to Hua Xi, "Go tell your brother to keep an eye on He Yuanzhou and send some people to secretly protect Madam Xie."

After giving the instructions, Xie Jinyun returned to Chaoqian Palace.

But as soon as Xie Jinyun stepped over the threshold, his eyes went dark and he instantly fainted in Bai Lu's arms.

Bai Lu, Nanny Yuan, and the surrounding palace maids all stepped forward and shouted, "Queen, Queen... Queen..."

"Go and report to the Emperor, the Empress has fainted."

"Quickly call the imperial physician..."

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