After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Mingzhu glanced at me and had to silently pick up the lotus root slices and put them into her mouth.

The meal was a bit depressing. Even Zheng Bang, who was a big eater, said he was full after eating only one bowl of rice.

After Zheng Bang had eaten, Yi Ping took him for a walk.

I looked at Mingzhu who was in low spirits and said, "Tell me, what happened to the Queen?"

Mingzhu's eyes turned red again after hearing this. After a long while, she said, "My mother was just angry and wanted to recover after a while. But after a few days, she became worse and worse. She has been vomiting blood for the past two days. Doctor Sun said..."

Mingzhu couldn't continue talking.

I hurriedly asked, "What did Doctor Sun say?"

Mingzhu cried and said, "Doctor Sun said he won't survive these few days."

The more I listened, the more my brows furrowed. I had seen the Queen not long ago, and she looked very healthy at that time, with fair skin and beautiful looks. She didn't look like she was sick at all. How could she suddenly become so sick that she was almost dying?

Seeing Mingzhu crying so sadly, I hugged her in my arms and whispered, "Don't cry. Crying too much will hurt your body."

Mingzhu was startled by my hug, but then she reacted and hugged me back, resting her head on my shoulder and rubbing it, saying, "I was raised by my mother. Although she is not my biological mother, she is better than my biological mother. If my mother is gone, what should I do in the future?"

I patted Mingzhu gently and said, "Silly, you are still here. If you don't want to stay in the palace, come find me anytime. Look at your seventh brother, he just likes to stay with us. He eats everything with us every day and is in great health."

When Mingzhu heard this, she burst out laughing and said, "My seventh brother is a fool. How can I compare with him?"

I also smiled and said, "Okay, okay, our Mingzhu is smart and clever, we can't compare with him."

Mingzhu wiped the tears from her face, gently pushed me away, and said, "Ah Man, I have to go back to the palace. Mother still needs my care. I will come to see you when I have time."

I nodded and said, "You must eat well so that you can have a strong body to take care of the Queen. Otherwise, if you fall ill, what will happen to your mother?"

Mingzhu forced a smile and said, "I'm going back to the palace. Take care, Ah Man."

After Mingzhu finished speaking, she stood up and walked out.

Mingzhu was about to leave, but Zheng Bang refused to go back to the palace with her.

Looking at Zheng Bang, who was holding a plate of golden fried millet cake in his arms and eating it with his mouth full of oil, Mingzhu was so angry that her head hurt. This guy clearly agreed to come out together and go back together, but now he refused to leave.

Mingzhu couldn't do anything to him, so she said something cruel: "Well, if you don't leave, you can wait for your father to send someone to arrest you."

After Mingzhu finished speaking, she got on the carriage and left without looking back.

But Zheng Bang was not afraid at all. He snorted and said, "It's not fun to go back to the palace. I eat those awful meals every day and I'm getting thin from hunger."

Zheng Bang is a prince, and even his sister can't do anything to him, so we have no choice but to let him stay here. Anyway, if Zheng Xian gets angry, it will only cause trouble for him and not us.

If Zheng Bang wants to stay here, we naturally have to clean up a room for him to live in.

They didn't dare let anyone else live in the room where Zheng Xian had lived before, but now there were no vacant rooms, so they had to let Zheng Bang move in.

After all, they are father and son, so it’s not too much to let the son live there.

After Mingzhu left, I jumped onto the walnut tree again. From a distance, I saw some people moving around in the Martial Arts Academy. I guess they were Zheng Xian’s men who were still cleaning up afterwards.

The matter of the Queen has made me worried again. If the Queen died, the one who would suffer the most would be Mingzhu. Although she is a princess, without her mother, she will end up being married off to a foreign prince.

I may have some guesses as to why the queen suddenly became seriously ill, but I still couldn't believe that Zheng Xian could have the heart to kill his wife, with whom he had been living for decades.

I am just an ordinary citizen, and perhaps I cannot understand the ruthlessness of an emperor, but the endless calculations and killings make me feel like I am living in a well-designed net designed by Zheng Xianzhi, vulnerable to being slaughtered at any time. This feeling makes me feel creepy and unable to live in peace.

I don’t know what the meaning of God sending me through time is. Is it just to help Zheng Xian consolidate his kingdom?

Every day, there are many people around me, laughing, flattering, and fawning. No matter if it is false or fake, it is very lively. But I know in my heart that all this is an illusion. Everyone is making their own wishful calculations, and no one cares about your true feelings. I live in boundless loneliness every day, like a lone boat on the endless river, with strong winds and heavy rains, but nowhere to dock.

I don’t know how long I sat on the tree until my bones were almost stiff. Suddenly, I felt the branch next to me shake. I twisted my stiff neck and looked, and saw that Du Changfeng was here!

My house has been really busy these past two days, with people rushing to my house one after another as if they were in a hurry.

I looked at the bearded Du Changfeng and asked curiously, "You should be very busy, why did you come to me?"

Du Changfeng sat down on another branch, brushed off the snow, and said, "His Majesty is very worried about you. He told us to come and see you if we pass by."

I suddenly laughed, leaned against the tree trunk, and said, "I must be the only one in the world who can receive such a divine grace, right?"

Du Changfeng saw that I was not smiling sincerely, and after a long while, he said, "I heard from my sister that you seemed sad."

He has only one sister, Yiping.

I glanced at Du Changfeng and asked, "Why do you think so?"

Du Changfeng said, "My sister said that every time you are unhappy, you hide away and feel sad. Everyone is worried about you. Originally, His Majesty ordered that this matter should not be spread to others, but I think if I don't tell you, you will definitely think that His Majesty is cruel and ruthless and even spared the Queen."

I was startled, and looked at Du Changfeng as if my thoughts were seen through, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Du Changfeng reached out and touched my head, sighed, and said to me in a rare gentle tone: "Today, Princess Mingzhu came to tell you that the queen is seriously ill? And she deliberately pointed the finger at your majesty, making you think that your majesty is a cruel and ruthless person who does not care about family affection. But the queen looks innocent on the surface, but think about it, how can a person without scheming become the master of the harem? A few days ago, the queen met with the fifth prince in private. Although the two did not reach any deal, it angered your majesty. Your majesty then sent someone to invite Dean Su to the palace to warn the queen. Not only did the queen not restrain herself, she even instructed Mingzhu to steal your personal belongings and had someone cast a spell to make you fall into a coma and almost drown in your sleep. This made your majesty furious, and he gave the queen a bowl of poison, and the queen became like this."

After hearing this, my heart was filled with huge waves of fear and I almost fell off the tree.

I asked in a trembling voice: "Mingzhu actually hurt me?"

Du Changfeng nodded and said, "Don't trust anyone too easily. Anyone who can survive in the deep palace is not simple."

I held the branch's hand until my finger bones turned white and I almost broke it.