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

"Your Majesty..." Eunuch Li's voice shattered the bubble of Cui Qimo's memories.

He raised his head slowly, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen has recovered somewhat from her illness these past two days. She said she would come over to pay her respects. She is already outside the palace."

The rare softness on Cui Qimo's face disappeared in an instant.

Thinking of the past events he had just recalled, thinking of how he had just learned that the Crown Prince had beaten Prince Jing half to death in the Dali Temple without telling him, thinking of the gossip in the capital that had not yet died down, he felt a deep pain and strong anger welling up in his heart, "No! Pass on my decree, from today on, the Queen is confined to the Chaofeng Palace. Without my permission, you are not allowed to step out of the Chaofeng Palace!"

Alas, I can only say that this queen came at the wrong time.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Li said boldly, "The Queen is the head of the harem and the biological mother of the Crown Prince. If Your Majesty wants to confine the Queen, you must have a reasonable reason. Otherwise, it may cause groundless speculation and unrest in the court and the country, and the court officials will scramble to submit memorials. In the end, the one who is upset is still Your Majesty!"

Cui Qimo stood up and sneered, "If I tell her the reason, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it! I'm doing this for her sake, what else does she want? Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Send a thousand-year-old ginseng to Prince Jing. Go in person. Don't let anyone else know."

Soon, the news that the queen was under house arrest spread throughout the court.

People inside and outside the palace were in panic.

First the Crown Princess was embarrassed, and now the Queen is under house arrest.

Some people secretly speculated that the position of crown prince seemed a little uncertain.

The Eastern Palace was the first to receive the news.

"Zhu'er, after nightfall, find a way to go to Chaofeng Palace and find out what's going on."

"Yes! I will prepare it right away."

"Yuan Zijing, send someone to keep an eye on the princes' residences for me. If there is any unusual movement, report immediately. If Princess Jing returns home, bring her to me immediately. I heard that my father summoned her today, and she might know something. Don't let anyone know."

The guard Yuan Zijing also took the order and went down.

The staff of the Eastern Palace were on pins and needles.

"Your Highness, could it be that Prince Jing was injured? If the Emperor finds out that we are behind it..." the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple blurted out with a trembling voice.

If this is true, the first person the emperor will deal with is definitely him, the Chief Justice.

"Lord Yan is worrying too much." The Queen's elder brother, the Minister of Revenue Wei Mengyun, said calmly, "Whether Prince Jing is dead or alive, the Emperor will not take it too seriously."

"Uncle, what you said is right. But my father cares about the imperial power in his hands and whether the ministers respect the imperial power. Besides, he is my father's son after all. No matter how bad he is, he is different from other cats and dogs." The prince glanced at Wei Mengyun and thought to himself, it was you who gave me a bad idea.

He had some thoughts about his uncle Wei Mengyun. Two consecutive incidents, one was the merchant case, and the other was the opportunity to punish Prince Jing Longtian. Both were Wei Mengyun's ideas, but both left disasters.

If he had not known Wei Mengyun inside and out since he could remember, and if Wei Mengyun had not been of great help to him in becoming the crown prince, he would even have suspected whether his uncle had already joined the camp of other princes.

"I thought Prince Jing would die in a few days after returning, and we could have waited for an opportunity to get rid of him. But he actually survived." Wei Mengyun was also very depressed. "Your Highness, don't panic. The real reason why the Queen was confined is still unclear. Maybe the Queen just bumped into the Emperor and angered him."

"My uncle is right." The prince was cold-hearted, but his eyes were harmless. He looked at the Supreme Court Justice, "Lord Yan, please don't worry too much."

He looked at Wei Mengyun again and said meaningfully, "As long as that matter is not known by the emperor, I have ways to deal with the rest."

"A lot of things have happened recently. The Emperor is dissatisfied with the Queen and Your Highness, which is not good for us. Your Highness, things have come to this point, why don't we..." Wei Mengyun hardened his heart and made a killing gesture with his knife.

The prince was a little hesitant. "No, the time is not yet ripe. I can't take this step without absolute certainty. My father is nearly fifty years old and his health is not as good as before. If I can hold on for a few more years and succeed to the throne smoothly, that would be the best."

"Prince! Did you ever think yesterday that the Queen would be under house arrest today? There are such changes in less than a day, let alone a few years? Besides, there is still Prince Jing, and other princes covet the throne of the Eastern Palace..." Wei Mengyun was angry at his lack of fighting spirit and said angrily, "In short, we should be prepared for both situations. We dare not move without the order from His Highness."

On Mei Xueer's side, she must not ignore Cui Hongjing's injury at all. She must change different medicines according to the severity of the injury at any time.

She was going to go take a look. We should always be more considerate of the disabled.

Zhuang Xiang was talking to Cui Hongjing in the room.

"Your Highness, is this a gift from the Emperor?" Zhuang Xiang looked at the thousand-year-old ginseng with a puzzled look on his face.

Did the emperor become stupid after being struck by lightning? He actually gave the prince such a good thing.

Could it be that the emperor had a change of heart and remembered that the prince was his biological son?

Cui Hongjing leaned against a thick cushion and sat on the couch. He glanced at the old ginseng, which was at least 20 to 30 years old, if not a thousand years old. His expression was gloomy. "This is the hush money my father gave me."

“No way?” Zhuang Xiang was speechless for a moment.

Love, this thousand-year-old ginseng, is not a source of warmth or help in times of need, but rather it makes matters worse.

Can the prince's already broken heart bear it?

Cui Hongjing closed his eyes slightly, "After so many years, I have already gotten used to it."

Mei Xueer at the door also had a gloomy look on her face. This dog prince was really pitiful. He was basically an orphan.

But he has a car and a house!

He has money, power, and social status. Also, his body is just like a pile of hormones.

Well, there is a scar on his face. But if he can kneel down and beg me, and serve me as his master, I may consider modifying the scar for him, so that he can be more wild besides being sexy.

In that case, if the full score is 100, the Dog Prince's appearance would definitely get 95 points.

Where can you find such a diamond bachelor?

If he wasn't some unloved dog prince who could die quietly at any time, you could consider developing a relationship with him.

Alas, being born as a prince, even if you have no desire to fight, as long as you are not favored, it basically means you have no life.

I don’t know how he managed to survive until he was 23 and still be alive.

"Yes, I also think this is hush money!" Mei Xueer walked in, without any greeting, and sat directly on the chair, crossing her legs. "The prince should thank me for telling your father about your injury."

"No matter what you want to do, I can handle it." Cui Hongjing looked down at his legs and gritted his teeth, "Even if I can't stand up for the rest of my life, I will not let you get what you want."

After saying this, he felt extremely upset.

He didn't think so at first, but once he opened his mouth, he couldn't help but say all this.

Mei Xueer didn't care. She grabbed a piece of dessert and leaned back while eating.

The two feet of the chair were hanging in the air, and she lay on the chair, swaying back and forth. "I came here today to make a deal with the prince."

"It's a deal between the prince and me, right?" Is there really a relationship between my princess and the prince? Cui Hongjing was actually a little shaken in his heart, but he just said this again.

He just couldn't stand the way she looked at him with disdain and always ready to play a trick on him.

If he didn't make her angry, he would feel suffocated.

Since they got married, it seemed like he really couldn't do anything to her.

On the contrary, although she made him mad every other day, she also did a lot for him.

This made him unable to guess her intention.

Cui Hongjing felt vaguely frustrated, thinking that he was unable to gain any initiative in dealing with such a piece of junk.

This made him very unhappy.

So, if she was angry or furious, he would feel inexplicably happy.

He admitted that he liked seeing her frustrated and angry.

When she got angry, her brows were furrowed, her cheeks puffed up, and her red little mouth opened and closed, making him even want to pinch her.

I really want to twist her until she screams and begs for mercy!

But when did she ever beg him for mercy?

She didn't take him seriously at all.

For example, at this moment, she didn't even bother to get angry, and instead just didn't care at all.

This kind of nonchalant indifference towards him was what he could not tolerate the most.