My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Capital city, Prince Xiaoqin’s palace.

Mei Qianyue sat there in a daze, her usually calm eyes filled with worry.

Early in the morning, Cui Hongxiao was summoned to the palace by Cui Qimo. Now it is past noon and he has not returned yet. Mei Qianyue is filled with anxiety.

She was a light sleeper, and last night, she felt Cui Hongxiao sitting up quietly beside her, so she woke up, but she didn't pay much attention and continued to lie with her eyes closed. She thought he was just going to Ruyi's room, but then she heard a rustling sound in the dark.

She turned around gently and saw that he had changed into black clothes. He looked at her affectionately for a long time before leaving.

She continued to pretend to be asleep, without saying a word or trying to stop him, because she was very considerate of her husband.

Cui Hongxiao was a military general, and it was common for him to go and resolve issues in the military camp in the middle of the night.

But why wear night clothes?

But since he kept it from her, she pretended not to know.

All she could do was to support him and be his good wife.

When it was almost dawn, Cui Hongxiao came back and quietly lay down beside her again.

But in the morning, someone came from the palace and urgently summoned Cui Hongxiao to the palace to meet the emperor.

Then, she also heard the servants in the mansion gossiping about the news they heard from outside, saying that Concubine Wan was kidnapped from the cold palace last night.

Her intuition told her that it was Cui Hongxiao who did it.

Although she had been married to Cui Hongxiao for only a short time, she had a general understanding of the relationship between her father and Concubine Wan.

These days, she tried to go to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Wan several times, but was rejected every time.

What was strange was that these times, Concubine Wan did not refuse to see her as usual, but Cui Qimo used the excuse that Concubine Wan was seriously ill and ordered that no one should disturb her.

A war between Zhen and Chang is imminent. There is a huge disparity in power between the two countries, and Concubine Wan can be a bargaining chip for Zhen to threaten Chang. At the same time, Cui Qimo may also be wary of Concubine Wan tipping off her motherland or something.

Therefore, Concubine Wan must have been placed under house arrest by her father.

Cui Hongxiao didn't say anything about this, but Mei Qianyue knew he was worried.

Concubine Wan no longer liked her son, but he cared about him and longed for his mother's love in his heart. He always thought that if he did what a son should do, his mother would accept him one day.

What happened last night must have been done by him - he didn't want his mother to become a victim of the war between two countries!

The concubines in the harem were kidnapped in the palace, and the identity of Concubine Wan was so sensitive at this juncture, Cui Qimo would definitely be furious. Can Cui Hongxiao get himself out of this matter?

Mei Qianyue ordered the servants in the mansion to guard the palace gate and report back immediately if there was any news, but it was already three quarters past noon and there was still no news.

She couldn't sit still any longer, "Ling'er, tell someone to tell them right away, I want to go to the palace to visit the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother has always been fond of the emperor's grandchildren, and she hopes that she can mediate between the two.

Mei Qianyue waited anxiously at the palace gate. Finally, a maid from the palace came out quickly. She recognized her as a maid from the Empress Dowager's palace, and she must be Maid Kuang's person.

"Princess, the Queen Mother has been feeling unwell lately. How about you come to the palace to visit her later?"

"Thank you, Madam." Mei Qianyue stepped forward and quietly put a silver ingot in her hand. "Excuse me, is this what the Queen Mother wanted?"

The maid put the silver into her sleeve pocket, looked around, and said in a low voice: "To be honest with you, Princess, this is the emperor's intention. But the queen mother is not well recently, this is true, so no one is allowed to disturb her. I will take my leave."

Mei Qianyue's body swayed, and Ling'er quickly steadied her and took out a pill. "Before the eldest lady left, she told me many times that this medicine must be taken every day, and I must be careful not to get anxious. Miss, you haven't taken the medicine today. The prince will be fine, you have to think positively."

Mei Qianyue took the pill and put it in her mouth. Yes, she couldn't be anxious, maybe nothing happened. If Cui Hongxiao really had something wrong, she couldn't fall down.

At this moment, a young eunuch ran out in a hurry and ran straight to Mei Qianyue, "Princess, the emperor urgently summons you to the palace."

Mei Qianyue's heart tightened, but she immediately calmed down: "Thank you, young eunuch. Please lead the way."

The young eunuch ran out in a hurry, but walked back slowly.

Princess Xiaoqin was in poor health and would get sick if she walked too fast, so the young eunuch led the way slowly in front.

When they reached a secluded place, the eunuch looked around to see that there was no one around, and suddenly slowed down his pace. He leaned closer and whispered, "Princess, Prime Minister Mei asked me to tell you something, you must remember it. You suddenly fell ill at midnight last night, but the medicine left by Princess Jing had been taken, so Prince Xiao went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the middle of the night to see if he could get the medicine. The Prime Minister was worried about you, so he took the medicine and rushed to Prince Xiao's Mansion with the prince. In short, he was tossing and turning all night..."

Mei Qianyue nodded calmly, "Thank you, eunuch. I wonder if the prince is here?"

"Your Highness is fine for now. Let's go, the Emperor is waiting."

What does "nothing serious for now" mean? Mei Qianyue was worried and quickly quickened her pace.

Mei Qianyue recognized that this was Concubine Shu's bedroom, and she felt a little confused.

"Princess, please go in. The Emperor and Empress Shu are here."

There was no one else in the room except Cui Qimo and Concubine Shu.

Cui Qimo looked a little unhappy, but Concubine Shu looked as gentle as usual.

After Mei Qianyue knelt down and saluted, Cui Qimo did not let her stand up immediately. Instead, he looked at her for a long time with a gloomy face before letting her stand up.

Mei Qianyue stood up and stood with her head bowed gracefully, without any panic or fear.

"Qianyue, this is what happened." Concubine Shu came over, took her hand and sat down on a chair beside her, and said softly, "A few days ago, a new imperial physician came into the palace, who is particularly good at treating symptoms of physical weakness and fear of cold. I thought that you have had these symptoms since you were a child, so I asked the emperor to ask you to come to the palace and let this imperial physician take your pulse."

Mei Qianyue seemed a little flattered, "Thank you, Father, and thank you, Madam Shufei."

Cui Qimo didn't say much, "Imperial Physician, please treat Princess Xiaoqin."

"Actually, during this period of time, I have been following the prescription given by my elder sister, and I have gotten much better." Mei Qianyue stretched out her wrist.

The imperial physician took out a silk scarf and placed it on her wrist. He examined her and asked, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Princess Xiao is fine. It seems that she just took some medicine. I smell a medicinal fragrance. Based on this medicinal fragrance, I can be sure that this medicine was made by a famous doctor."

He turned to look at Mei Qianyue, his voice filled with uncontrollable excitement, "Is this medicine prepared by Miss Mei from the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Really?" Mei Qianyue smiled and took the medicine bottle from Ling'er. "This is what my eldest sister left for me before she left. She told me to take it every day."

Cui Qimo pulled out a half-hearted smile, "Miss Mei's medicine must be good."

"Princess, may I take a look at this medicine?" The imperial physician couldn't help but ask, with a look of anticipation on his face.

"Of course." Mei Qianyue handed it over readily.

The imperial physician took the medicine bottle, opened it, took a deep breath with great enjoyment, and savored it for a long time: "Wonderful, wonderful! Princess, I am really in awe and curious about how this medicine was prepared. Could you please introduce it to me? I really want to discuss it seriously with Miss Mei..."

"Cough cough..."

Hearing Cui Qimo's deliberate cough, the imperial physician quickly shut up, returned the medicine to Mei Qianyue, and stepped aside, but he couldn't help but glance at the medicine bottle.

"I heard that you sent someone to tell them that you wanted to go to the palace to visit the Queen Mother today?" asked Concubine Shu.

Mei Qianyue nodded: "My elder sister specifically asked me to go to the palace more often to accompany the empress dowager when she left the capital, even if it's just to chat with her to relieve her boredom. Today, the prince also came to the palace. I think my father has important errands for him to do. I have nothing to do in the mansion, so I wanted to go to the palace to pay my respects to the empress dowager. But the empress dowager was not feeling well and asked me to come back in a few days. I was about to go back to the mansion when my father sent someone to summon me to the palace."

Cui Qimo looked at her pure face, her eyes were clear and pure, without any panic, and was silent for a moment, "Then you should listen to the Queen Mother and come back to the palace in a few days."

He changed the subject, "Your elder sister's medicine is good medicine. She must have left a lot for you before she left."

Upon hearing this, Mei Qianyue complained a little, "My elder sister said that this medicine is good, but you can't take it in excess, and you can only take one pill a day at most. She is always worried that I will be anxious to cure my illness and take too much medicine, so she only gives me a small bottle each time, and leaves the rest with my father, telling me to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to get it after I finish it. I finished the medicine the day before yesterday, but there were so many things to do in the mansion yesterday that I forgot to get the medicine. I also thought that my body had improved a lot, and it wouldn't matter if I didn't take it for one day. But who would have thought that I suddenly got sick in the middle of the night last night, which scared the prince, and he hurried to find my father to get the medicine overnight. My father was also scared, and he came with the prince with the medicine. After tossing around all night, I finally recovered, and I didn't even know when my father left. Father, my father and the prince almost didn't sleep all night because of me last night, can you assign them fewer errands today?"

Cui Qimo gritted his teeth and said, "I see that you are in good spirits, you don't look sick."

"Your Majesty, you don't know this, but this is how powerful my elder sister is. This medicine takes effect very quickly, and I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. But you can't stop taking the medicine every day. I just took another pill at the palace gate."

Cui Qimo looked at the imperial physician beside him doubtfully.

The imperial physician quickly said, "Princess Xiao's illness is different from other common illnesses. If there is a specific medicine, it will naturally be relieved quickly."

Then he couldn't help but add, "Princess, Miss Mei's medical skills are far beyond my reach. Please... can I become your disciple..."

Concubine Shu could no longer hold it in. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and her expression was very strange.

Cui Qimo was annoyed: "Get out..."

The imperial physician had no choice but to kneel down and stare at the medicine bottle again and again, reluctantly and unwillingly.

Cui Qimo then breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the medicine Mei Xueer gave him was of the same quality. Even though he felt like he was about to die, he would be fine soon after taking the pill.

Besides, Mei Qianyue has always been gentle and dignified, a model of a lady from a noble family. Looking at her appearance, she doesn't look like someone who would lie.

Could it be that I was really wrong? Could it be that Lao Liu really wasn't the one who did what happened last night?

He winked at Concubine Shu, who then said, "Alright, you can go down. Go back and take good care of yourself. Only when you are well can you serve Prince Xiao well. Soon... you know what I mean."

"Empress?..." Mei Qianyue's face flushed instantly, and she lowered her head to her chest in embarrassment.

Seeing Mei Qianyue leave, Concubine Shu turned to look at Cui Qimo and said, "Your Majesty, I am indeed worried about all the things that have happened in the past few days, but you must also take care of your health."

Cui Qimo snorted and glanced at her sideways, "What do you think?"

"In my opinion, Princess Xiaoqin is an extremely virtuous woman."

"Hmm? Really?" Cui Qimo raised his head slightly and looked at her straight in the eye. "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off!"

After leaving the palace, Mei Qianyue could no longer hold on. She got on the carriage and fell headfirst onto Ling'er.

Ling'er was terrified and ordered the driver, "Hurry up, go back home!"