Meanwhile, in the East Palace, Emperor Chu was comforting Yuwen Lian.

Although Yuwen Qi was the "mastermind" of today's turmoil, as a father he did not trust his son, so he was naturally also an "accomplice".

Emperor Chu felt very guilty towards his eldest son who he had suspected a few days ago. "I believed the slander and wronged you. Lian'er, I will give you the two red-maned horses that the Heer tribe has just presented as tribute."

Yu Wenlian whispered, "Thank you, father."

He no longer believes in the father's love that seems so deep.

If such a vicious frame-up as Yuwen Qi's was successful, then he, the crown prince, would surely die.

If my father really pitied him, he should at least dethrone Yuwen Qi.

But my father didn't, because he didn't want the matter to become too big and be known to outsiders.

This is a family disgrace.

Emperor Chu looked at him, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

But due to the dignity of the emperor, he said nothing in the end. He only asked the servants in the Eastern Palace to take good care of the prince and then left the Eastern Palace.

A storm just passed like this.

As Yuwen Lian had expected, this matter was strictly blocked by Emperor Chu. That night, all the guards and servants who learned of this matter were secretly executed.

The next day, Chai'an City was still normal.

Last night's drama of suspicion between father and son seemed to have been covered up perfectly.

All the court knew was that the Prince of Jing had said something wrong, angered His Majesty, and was punished.

Also, His Majesty seemed to have forgotten his previous suspicions about the Crown Prince, and began to reward the Eastern Palace with gifts every now and then, showing his favor.

Everyone in the court was a shrewd man. Seeing this, they all knew what was going on: Prince Jing must have tried to sow discord but ended up promoting the relationship between Your Majesty and the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty, you love your eldest son the most after all.

……

Meng Zhaoge received a letter from Yuan Jinglie that night.

A Lie told Meng Zhaoge exactly what happened last night. She only thought to herself: Yu Wenlian is indeed Yu Wenlian.

What she told Yuwen Lian that day was just to ask him to mislead Yuwen Qi into thinking that he was holding a grudge against Emperor Chu and do something extremely treasonous, but she did not explain in detail what she wanted him to do.

But he took advantage of this incident, not only to suppress Yuwen Qi, but also to turn the tables.

The little wooden horse and the densely packed blessing scriptures were all written by Yu Wenlian himself.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took advantage of the father-son relationship and caused Emperor Chu to feel guilty.

At this time, Meng Zhaoge finally understood why Yuwen Qi hated and feared Yuwen Lian.

This is indeed a formidable opponent.

Meng Zhaoge was very happy to see Yuwen Qi's dream of ascending the throne shattered.

……

It was late at night when Yuwen Qi was carried back to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Meiyuan closed the door tightly and pretended to know nothing. On the second day, someone came to Xingmo Tower and said that Yuwenqi wanted to see Meng Zhaoge.

Meng Zhaoge went there naturally. When he arrived at Xingmo Tower, he saw Yuwen Qi lying on the bed and showed a look of astonishment.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

When Yuwen Qi saw her, his face stiffened, "Zhao Ge, you're here."

He paused again and explained, "I angered my father today... I was grounded for three months. I am going to implicate you."

"Your Highness, don't say that. Husband and wife are one body, so how can you say they are implicated?" Meng Zhaoge did not continue to ask him about the punishment, but sat beside the bed and comforted him.

"Are you hungry? I'll prepare something for you to eat."

Yuwen Qi shook his head and said with some difficulty: "Sit with me for a while, I just want to see you."

"Yes." Meng Zhaoge stayed beside him quietly.

She was a little confused about what Yuwen Qi was trying to do.

At noon, Yuwen Qi took the medicine and fell asleep, and she was able to return to Meiyuan.

As soon as he got back, he put on a stern face and immediately called Mo Huan over.

"Did you burn the letter that Ali sent me last night?"

"I listened to your Majesty and burned it last night." Mo Huan was a little worried, "What's wrong, Majesty?"

Meng Zhaoge calmed down his nervous mood.

"Forget it, it's okay."

Meanwhile, in Xingmo Tower, an unfamiliar secret guard knelt beside the bed and whispered, "Your Majesty, I have not found any evidence of the Majesty's private contact with the Eastern Palace in Plum Garden."

Yuwen Qi was not surprised. Zhao Ge was so smart, she must have destroyed the evidence long ago.

"Did you see the queen's reaction after she returned?"

"The queen seemed to call her personal maid into the room immediately."

“…Yeah.” Yuwen Qi closed his eyes.

As expected, this matter is related to Zhaoge?

When he was being held in the Ministry of Justice and enduring fifty strokes of the cane, all he could think about was who had betrayed him.

After thinking about it, it seems that only Meng Zhaoge is there.

She is familiar with Yuan Jinglie, who is Yu Wenlian's man.

Moreover, Zhaoge deliberately pretended in front of him that she and Yuan Jinglie had fallen out. If he hadn't accidentally heard Yuan Jinglie soliciting customers for her restaurant, he would have been fooled by her.

Zhao Ge hid so many things from him that he had to doubt her.

……

Emperor Chu punished many people around Yuwen Qi, even Li Liang, whom he trusted, was sentenced to death.

This time, the Prince of Jing's Mansion suffered heavy losses.

Concubine Lan was so anxious in the palace that she could not leave the palace to visit her son. Therefore, she sent someone to bring Qin Yueliu back from her hometown and let Qin Yueliu go to take care of him.

When the spoiled eldest daughter heard that Yuwen Qi was injured and confined to the palace, she felt distressed and anxious.

So he rushed to Chai'an day and night, and on the first day he arrived, he rushed to Meiyuan and showed off his power.

"It's all your fault, my cousin! You unlucky thing, ever since you came into the family, my cousin has been unlucky every day!"

She put her hands on her hips, pointed at Meng Zhaoge's nose and cursed.

Meng Zhaoge rolled his eyes countless times in his heart and was too lazy to argue with her.

So he raised his hand and said, "Take her away."

Qin Yueliu: “?”

Before she could react, four maids who couldn't wait to deal with Qin Yueliu came forward, each holding one arm and one leg, and carried her out like a pig.

Qin Yueliu let out a sharp roar.

...

In the next few days, Qin Yueliu stayed with Yuwen Qi.

During her company, she would tell Yuwen Qi everything, no matter how big or small, because she thought Yuwen Qi would be bored while recuperating from his injuries.

It was said that the black dog to the west of the palace gave birth to a few puppies, and Meng Zhaoge disliked the puppies because they were too dark.

The kitchen was supposed to kill a chicken today, but the chicken ran away. The chicken ran to Meiyuan, and seemed to have eaten something wrong, and it pooped all over the yard. Meng Zhaoge was so angry that he killed the chicken.

Qin Yueliu reported to him: "Cousin, didn't you see how Meng Zhaoge caught the chicken? It was so vulgar! I even suspect that she used to be a chicken catcher."

Yuwen Qi: “…”

After being under house arrest for three months, Meng Zhaoge seemed to be unaffected.

He became even more suspicious of Meng Zhaoge.

In a blink of an eye, three months have passed.

During this period of time, Qin Yueliu has been with Yuwen Qi. Meng Zhaoge has also come to Xingmo Tower several times, but was driven away by Qin Yueliu's weirdness.

Yuwen Qi did not stop this.

Meng Zhaoge felt that Yuwen Qi seemed to have changed a little, but she didn't care.

In December, the house arrest in Prince Jing's mansion was finally lifted.

Everything is withering, the weather is freezing cold, and this winter is particularly harsh.

On the first day Meng Zhaoge went out, he went to the blacksmith shop in West City and picked up the sword he had ordered three months ago.

She spent a lot of money on this sword.

She hoped that this sword would always be by Yuan Jinglie's side, and help him repel enemies from all directions on the battlefield in the future.

Carrying the sword, Meng Zhaoge went to Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

The servants of the Marquis' Mansion sent someone in to report, and Yuan Jinglie rushed out of the room like a meteor. Meng Zhaoge saw the young man's excited figure from afar.

And that crisp, minty voice: "Sister!"

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