With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

Xiao Qianqian was very tired after all the commotion in Mingyue Tower. She snuggled in Luqiao's arms and fell asleep with her face flushed.

Lin Wuhui had to deal with the follow-up matters of Mingyue Tower, so he had to send everyone back to the Lin Mansion first. After Qiqige settled Xiao Qianqian, she packed up and went to take a nap.

In the afternoon, Xiao Qianqian woke up from a nap and was the lively little baby again.

After drinking the milk, she became very lively and clamored to go out and play. Just when everyone had packed up and prepared to go out, news came from the palace asking Qiqige to take Xiao Qianqian back to the palace.

Qiqige didn't dare to delay and coaxed the little princess into the carriage back to the palace. Xiao Qianqian's little mouth was pouting so much that an oil bottle could be hung on it.

[Why is this happening? I just came out to play for a while,] she snorted, [I finally got out of the palace, you can't just let me have fun.]

She was full of resentment and kept complaining all the way. Qiqige and Luqiao looked helpless. When they returned to the palace, Xiao Qianqian was carried by Lin Jiu all the way to the imperial study.

Xiao Qianqian...

【What do you mean? 】

[You're in a hurry to get me back to the palace just to let me work with my dad? ]

[Where is justice? I am still a baby less than half a year old. Does my father have any humanity? ]

Emperor Mingde...

With a wry smile, he took over his beloved daughter who was full of complaints. He glared fiercely at the Duke of Yan who was kneeling below him. If it weren't for this old scoundrel, he wouldn't have disturbed his daughter from going out to eat melons.

"Your Majesty," Duke Yan, who was over sixty years old and had a strong physique, knelt in front of Emperor Mingde and spoke in a voice as loud as a bell, "My second daughter must have been wrongly accused by a bad person. How could she, a girl in the boudoir, be related to the Chu State's spies?"

Duke Yan's cloudy but shrewd eyes moved, and he said sadly, "It's all my fault for marrying a wife who is neither virtuous nor virtuous. Over the years, countless concubines and illegitimate children have died in vain in my backyard. If it weren't for my efforts to protect them, I'm afraid Wanwan and her two daughters wouldn't be alive today."

"Your Majesty, the so-called marriage is to marry a virtuous woman," he sighed deeply, tears streaming down his face. "Now that I am like this, Your Majesty is in the same situation as me. I feel so distressed."

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of your unvirtuous wife that the concubines and children in your harem have been in trouble recently. In this troubled time, your Majesty should ask the Queen Mother to help manage the situation. How can the entire harem fall into the hands of an unvirtuous and immoral person?"

"Humph," Emperor Mingde gently patted the angrier little girl and glared at Duke Yan coldly, "Duke Yan's words have crossed the line."

Duke Yan was startled, but then he remembered his purpose. He relied on his achievements and acted like an elder again. "Your Majesty, the truth is hard to hear. I have been with the late emperor through thick and thin, and I have suffered many injuries in my efforts to protect him. It is my honor to be loyal to him. Your Majesty, please keep your eyes open and don't be deceived by this unvirtuous woman, Your Majesty."

Emperor Mingde frowned upon hearing this. This Duke of Yan had indeed made great contributions and was highly valued by his father when he was alive, otherwise why would he have been granted the title of a first-rank duke that could be inherited for three generations?

However, the Duke of Yan's tearful face at this time made Emperor Mingde extremely angry, and he tried every means to show his goodwill to the Queen.

In order to get the forgiveness of my brother-in-law, I sent him boxes of goodies one after another.

This Duke of Yan is so good. Not only does he favor his concubine and ignore his wife, but he also secretly belittles Qianyue here. Is he trying to ruin his good fortune?

Dreaming.

"You, Duke of Yan, you,"

[Tongzi,] Emperor Mingde's words of reproach were interrupted by the little girl's inner voice. He immediately listened carefully, [What is this Duke of Yan doing? Is he playing tricks on my mother? Is he right?]

The system was silent for a moment, [Uh, this, haha, this old man, the Duke of Yan, is planning to pass the throne of the crown prince to his illegitimate son, demote his wife to a concubine, and make his concubine his legal wife.]

[Ugh, you are shameless. ]

[How shameless!] The system clicked its tongue twice, [The Duke of Yan’s legal wife was the late emperor. It was your grandfather who granted her marriage when he was still alive. She is your father’s aunt.]

[Really?] Xiao Qianqian was a little surprised, [No wonder Duke Yan specially went to the palace to perform, it seems he has some concerns.]

[Alas,] the system sighed, [He may have dared to think but not to do it before, but now it’s different. Little princess, do you still remember the head of the Royal Guards?]

The system prompts, [This is the legitimate son of your father's cousin. On the surface, he is your father's man, but in reality he is a member of the imperial guards who obey the orders of the Queen Mother.]

Xiao Qianqian had a vague impression, [Weren't those people thrown into the Heavenly Prison? What happened later?]

[Later, your father exiled all the royal relatives, and the Duke of Yan's legal wife was the younger sister of the head of the Imperial Guards.]

[Haha,] Xiao Qianqian sneered, [So, the Duke of Yan is showing off now that his wife's family has lost power?]

[Yes,] the system also sighed, [and the wife of the Duke of Yan had helped your father before.]

[Ah,] Xiao Qianqian rolled his eyes at his father, [My father really has no conscience.]

[Alas,] the system also sighed, [Power is the most fascinating thing. Your father used to focus on power. How could he see that his relatives were suffering?]

[The wife of Duke Yan has no sons, only Mo Shiyin, a daughter, who was trampled into the dust by her husband and concubine. How pitiful.]

Xiao Qianqian rolled his eyes at Emperor Mingde so much that they almost rolled up to the sky.

Emperor Mingde...

He had no reason to argue about this matter. He also remembered his cousin, who had been with him since he was very young.

His cousin was like a god to him. Seeing that he was not living well in the palace, she used her own private money to bribe a young eunuch and sent him food, clothes and charcoal from time to time.

If not for this, it is uncertain whether he could live to inherit the throne.

Thinking back to the difficult days he had lived in, he couldn't help but recall the pain of being betrayed by both his mother and his younger brother.

For a moment, I really wanted to meet his Qianyue.

Duke of Yan...

He finished his performance, still with his forehead touching the ground, but there was no response from the emperor.

what happened?

He has hinted very clearly that he wants to demote Xiao to a concubine and give the title of Duke of Yan to his illegitimate son. The emperor should understand, right?

The entire Xiao family was exiled to the northern border, and the Xiao family was the only one left in the entire capital. What happened?

Could it be that the emperor still wants to maintain the royal family's reputation?

He secretly looked up and met the angry eyes of Emperor Mingde, which frightened him so much that his heart skipped a beat.

At this time, Duke Yan finally remembered that the young man who was bullied by the eunuch had grown up, and he had been emperor for twenty years.

Emperor Mingde finally began to worry about his cousin, and heard gossip from the system about how his cousin had been bullied by that unpresentable concubine in the Duke of Yan's mansion over the years.

At this moment, Zhengqi was furious, and then he heard the system continue to reveal, [This Duke of Yan is actually very playful. ]

Xiao Qianqian stared at her father with eyes that lit up. She really liked this. [Spend? How do you spend? Expand the 100,000 words and tell me in detail.]

Emperor Mingde...