The little dark guard who travels between two lives

The Queen looked surprised and asked Qin Mingxuan in a rare sharp tone: "Sir Qin, have you heard about the recent rumors against Xinhe in the capital?"

Qin Mingxuan looked at Xin He in confusion. Apparently, he had not noticed the rumors about his daughter. Because most of these rumors were spread among the ladies in the inner house.

Qin Mingxuan was busy with government affairs, and his wife was in charge of all household affairs. Ji Wanran was only concerned with taking care of her eldest daughter, and had never paid attention to this matter, or even if she heard about it, she didn't take it to heart, so she never mentioned it to Qin Mingxuan.

Seeing that the father knew nothing about Xin He's slander, the Queen became even angrier and spoke in a harsher tone: "Sir Qin, I know that you are loyal to His Majesty and busy with government affairs. But as a father, you can't just leave all your children to Madam and ignore them."

"Recently, rumors against Xin He have been circulated in the capital, slandering my Princess Anyi for being disrespectful to her mother and elder sister, arrogant and domineering, and bullying the noble ladies in the capital. These rumors have even reached me, and Lord Qin and Madam Qin, as parents, are totally unaware of this?"

Qin Mingxuan looked up at Xinhe beside the queen in astonishment. Why had no one in his family ever mentioned these things to him?

Xin He opened her mouth but couldn't say anything. In fact, she said that she didn't care, but how could she really not care in her heart?

This rumor was spread by her own sister, but her mother ignored it. Her father was busy with government affairs, so she couldn't go to him to complain. Her father was already very busy, and Xinhe didn't want to bother him because of her own affairs.

The Queen really cared about her, but Xin He couldn't bear to see her father being scolded by the Queen. She turned around and took the Queen's hand, shaking it gently: "My Queen, Xin Er knows that you love me, but my father is really busy and has to deal with many things for the Emperor. My mother is always in poor health and can't take care of many things."

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. In fact, father and mother are very good to Xin'er. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Shen. He knows it, and Brother Shen never lies." Xin'er was afraid that the Empress would be angry, so she pointed at Yu Shen, who had been standing silently beside the prince.

Yu Shen looked up at Xin He, who took advantage of the Queen's inattention to wink at Yu Shen, looking pitiful. Yu Shen had heard some of the rumors outside, and the prince and his men had also heard them, and they specifically asked Yu Shen about the Qin Mansion.

Yu Shen didn't want to tell outsiders about the gossips about his master and his mistress, but Yu Shen knew in his heart that Xinhe had been wronged in this matter, and he secretly felt sorry for Xinhe.

Because of his inexplicable aversion and disgust towards Miss Qin, Yu Shen went to the Qin Mansion more often during this period. He was always afraid that Xinhe would be bullied by that sister.

The master was always busy and had no time to take care of family affairs, but Yu Shen saw clearly how the master's wife treated her two daughters, and he had long felt unfair for Xinhe.

Ever since the eldest daughter returned home, the master's wife has devoted all her attention to her eldest daughter, and her neglect of the siblings Xinhe and Xinnan is obvious.

Even Xinnan couldn't help but secretly complain to Yu Shen, saying that her mother only had eyes for her older sister now, and she even used idioms to say that her mother had forgotten the old one after getting a new one.

This sentence made Yu Shen laugh and cry. He could only comfort Xinnan with kind words to soothe his injured heart. Of course, he did not forget to punish Xinnan and make him copy ten pages of a book for using idioms inappropriately.

Xin He looked at her brother being punished with a look of gloating. It was so funny to see her fat brother fall into the same situation as herself, being punished by Brother Shen to copy books at any time. Princess Xin He had long forgotten that she had been through such a hard life.

Seeing Xinhe's heartless look, Yu Shen once asked her worriedly if she felt sad that the master's wife ignored her like this.

Yu Shen looked at Xin He who was beside the Queen, and recalled the answer Xin He had given him with a smile: "Brother Shen, it would be a lie to say I'm not sad, but Brother Shen, do you remember the dream I once told you about? In the dream, I was displaced early, no one loved me, and I suffered a lot. Now I have been able to live under the care of my parents for many years, and have been loved by them for many years. I also have a little brother who likes me and cares about me, and Brother Shen, you care about me. I am already content."

Xin He saw Yu Shen looking at her without saying anything, wondering what he was thinking, so she quickly called out again, "Brother Shen, tell the Queen!"

The Queen interrupted Xin He and said, "Okay, stop forcing your brother Shen. I know your father and mother love you, but they can't favor one over the other. Am I right, Master Qin?"

Qin Mingxuan knew that the Queen was reminding him, so he bowed and saluted: "Thank you for your teachings, Queen. My wife and I will definitely follow your instructions."

The queen got Qin Mingxuan's assurance and then she said, "Just now when Ziqi went to announce the decree, Madam Qin was fine, but now she is ill. Sir Qin should go back and see her, maybe she is angry with me."

Qin Mingxuan quickly apologized: "I dare not, and my wife will definitely listen to your teachings." The queen said nothing more, took Xinhe's hand and patted it, saying: "Xin'er, go back with your father to see your mother's illness. Remember what I said, you are the Princess Anyi, who was personally conferred by the emperor and me, and no one can wrong you. Do you remember?"

Xin He nodded her head with emotion and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Xin'er will remember it." The Emperor saw that the Queen was really angry today. She was angry at his important minister just now, and the Emperor did not dare to interrupt. Now that the Queen had calmed down, he hurriedly said, "It's all because I gave Mingxuan too many things to do, so he neglected it. Mingxuan, you should take Xin'er back to see her. Remember what the Queen said, don't treat my Princess Anyi badly."

Qin Mingxuan and his daughter thanked the emperor and empress together, and then the father and daughter hurried home. When Yu Shen heard that his master's wife was ill, he naturally followed Qin Mingxuan to visit her. Therefore, the three of them returned to the Qin Mansion together.

As soon as the three of them walked into Ji Wanran's yard, they saw Liu Niang coming from the kitchen with a bowl of medicine. When she saw Qin Mingxuan and the other two, she hurriedly saluted them.

Qin Mingxuan asked hurriedly, "Madam Liu, how is Madam?" Madam Liu glanced at Xin He beside Qin Mingxuan, sighed and replied, "The court doctor said that Madam was anxious and angry, and she has woken up now."

Liu Niang hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir, please go in and persuade Madam. Madam..." Liu Niang handed the medicine bowl to Xinhe and said softly, "The second young lady brought the medicine to Madam. I will go and see if the other herbs are collected. I will take my leave."

Xin He took the medicine bowl and nodded to Liu Niang. Liu Niang looked at Xin He with pity, bowed and said, "Second Miss, don't blame Madam. Madam... still loves Second Miss very much."

After saying that, Liu Niang turned and left, leaving behind a long sigh. Xin He held the medicine bowl and looked up at her father blankly. Qin Mingxuan touched his daughter's bun and smiled at her: "Let's go, Daddy will go in with you to see your mother."