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

"Shut up!" Prime Minister Mei suddenly interrupted her, "Stop talking!"

"Father!" Mei Qianyue turned around and looked at Prime Minister Mei. "I know you are doing this for our own good, for the good of this family. You are worried that there will be a gap between the three of us sisters, and we will no longer be able to unite and support each other. You don't want to see that situation. But father, do you really think this is a good thing? Do you really think that my second sister will sit with us in peace and support each other?"

Prime Minister Mei was speechless, as if his heart was hit hard by something.

He never said anything to Mei Qianyue, but this daughter whom he had never taken seriously actually guessed his difficulties clearly.

In comparison, how could Mei Zhihua in front of her be as smart and considerate as her sister?

This little girl, although seemingly weak, actually has a very strong aura. Facing Mei Zhihua's arrogance, she is not at all afraid.

Seeing that Prime Minister Mei had nothing more to say, Mei Qianyue continued, "Could it be that Second Sister has forgotten how you had a secret meeting with the Crown Prince on Xiangxi Lake? Didn't you tell the Crown Prince about the whereabouts of the eldest sister? It was because the Crown Prince knew that the eldest sister would come to the mansion to deliver medicine to me that morning that he arranged his men in advance. It was you who put the eldest sister in danger. The whereabouts of the eldest sister are still unknown. Are you satisfied, Second Sister?"

"I..." Mei Zhihua instinctively wanted to argue, but Mei Qianyue continued.

"Do you think no one knows that you and the crown prince are entangled? Humph, the crown prince is now plotting a rebellion. Do you know what a crime of treason is? Could it be that you want to implicate my father as well, so that my entire Mei family will be executed, and you will only be satisfied if all nine clans are exterminated?"

"Ah?! I, I didn't. No, that wouldn't happen. The emperor shouldn't know this. You are scaring me. Right?" After learning that the prince had escaped, she panicked, but then she thought that she had only passed some information to the prince and could not be considered an accomplice of the prince.

Now that Mei Qianyue said this, she was also panicked, but she still had a hope.

She looked at Prime Minister Mei and said, "Father, Qianyue is scaring me. Don't believe her. She just can't bear to see me getting better, so she scares me on purpose."

"I think you are the one who can't stand seeing your family members doing well! At this time, you are still trying to pick on your own sister?" Prime Minister Mei suddenly felt that his second daughter was really stupid and evil.

Fortunately, he did a lot of work in private, trying his best to remove her from the matter of the crown prince.

I had originally thought about having a good talk with Mei Zhihua afterwards, but I didn't expect this idiot to not even show the slightest bit of self-reflection.

"If you still want to live, tell me honestly, what else have you done behind my back?"

"I..." Mei Zhihua was speechless for a moment, and after a long time she whispered, "I did tell the prince that my elder sister would return home early that morning."

"Hmph, I'm afraid it's more than that?" Mei Qianyue said.

She originally wanted to trick Mei Zhihua, but Mei Zhihua panicked and told her everything. "My mother overheard the conversation between my father and my elder brother that day. She heard that the late emperor left some kind of will for Prince Jing. This thing is very important. I told the prince, and it was at Xiangxi Lake..."

Prime Minister Mei's face turned green with anger. This secret was of great importance, and he didn't expect that even the crown prince knew about it now. He was afraid that more people would know about it.

"Second sister, are you stupid or do you have a vicious heart? Tell me yourself, can you easily tell others about this kind of thing?" Mei Qianyue's voice was unusually calm. She did not ask what the late emperor left behind. She turned sideways and looked at Prime Minister Mei, "Father, don't worry. Even if I die, I will keep this to myself."

Prime Minister Mei showed a hint of relief in his eyes, but after seeing Mei Zhihua, he became furious again and couldn't help but slap her again, "What else did you do? Tell me!"

"I..." Mei Zhihua covered her face and cried. She didn't dare to say anything else, and didn't dare to bear the anger anymore.

"Zhihua..." Outside the door, a figure rushed over and hugged Mei Zhihua in his arms.

Aunt Li saw this scene as soon as she arrived, and her voice was a little hysterical, "Master, what are you doing? Why did you hit Zhihua?"

"Humph, this is the good daughter you taught her, very good!" Prime Minister Mei didn't even look at her, turned around and walked away, saying as he walked: "Come here, lock them in the room, and don't let them come out without my permission!"

Aunt Li didn't understand what was going on at all, but she saw Mei Qianyue standing calmly beside her, and she slapped her without saying anything, "It's you, you must have said something to deceive your father. You are almost the prince's wife, what else do you want to be content with? You actually came to harm your sister, how can you be so mean?"

Mei Qianyue touched the blood at the corner of her mouth, smiled faintly, said nothing, didn't even look at the mother and daughter, and just walked away.

Behind him, he heard Aunt Li's vicious curses and Mei Zhihua's crying.

Mei Qianyue was not moved at all.

Over the past decade, what her own mother and sister had done to her had completely chilled her heart.

But because of their blood relationship, she never complained about it in person.

She has been weak for more than ten years.

From now on, she doesn't want to be weak anymore.

Prince Xiao doesn't need such a weak wife.

But she never expected that Cui Hongxiao would actually disagree with this marriage!

Even Cui Qimo couldn't believe his ears. "What did you say? Don't you like the third young lady from the Xiangfu?"

The veins on Cui Hongxiao's forehead throbbed. "Father, Miss San only saved my life. I am grateful. But it's just gratitude, nothing else."

Cui Qimo looked at him for a long time with a scrutinizing look, and said slowly: "My imperial decree has been issued. Don't you know what my action means?"

"I thank you for your kindness, but I don't want to marry Mei Qianyue." Cui Hongxiao knelt down with a thud, "Please take back your decision!"

"Get out!" Cui Qimo's face turned cold.

“Please take back your order, father!” Cui Hongxiao kowtowed heavily again.

"Get lost!" Cui Qimo said coldly, his tone brooking no room for rebuttal, "Get married in the spring. Otherwise, you will be charged with disobeying the emperor's order?"

Cui Hongxiao stopped talking and after a long time, he got up from the ground.

Only after he walked out of the palace did he dare to reveal a look of pain in his eyes.

The frail person reappeared before my eyes.

She is so pure, so fragile, yet her brows are so strong.

"Qianyue..."

"You all dare to disobey me." Cui Qimo was so angry that his beard was shaking. After being angry for a long time, he started laughing to himself, "Is this kid a fool?"

Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty, calm down. In my opinion, Prince Xiao is not displeased with the third daughter of the Xiangfu."

"You old man, you know everything?"

"I dare not." Eunuch Li said with a smile, "Prince Xiao cares too much about the Third Miss, so he disobeyed the order. Isn't the emperor thinking the same thing?"

"You are so smart, old man..." Cui Qimo slapped Eunuch Li on the head, "We can't let him do whatever he wants this time. Let the Ministry of Rites prepare as soon as possible. I want to hold a grand royal wedding banquet."

After saying that, he sighed heavily again and asked, "Did the third brother rescue Princess Jing?"

"Well, considering the distance, we can return to Beijing tonight."

"After Princess Jing comes back, ask her to send some more medicine to the palace. The pills from last time were still somewhat useful." Cui Qimo snorted, "I didn't expect that all these changes were caused by this once notorious woman."

"Your Majesty, no one could have imagined that Mei Xue'er would become a completely different person after marrying into Prince Jing's mansion."

"Old man, you and the prince have always been close..."

Before he could finish his words, Eunuch Li knelt down again, trembling with fear, "Your Majesty..."

Seeing his sad face, Cui Qimo sneered, "Do you think he can borrow soldiers from Xiling?"

"I am just a eunuch. How can I understand these national affairs?" Eunuch Li had a strong desire to survive.

Cui Qimo sighed, "If you hadn't been purified, with your talent, you could have been a Shangshu."

Eunuch Li was about to stand up, but when he heard this, he fell down again in fear, "Your Majesty..."

"I tell you to say it, just say it!"

"In my opinion, Xiling will definitely not lend troops to the prince." Eunuch Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said quickly, "The prince fled in a hurry and raised troops in a hurry. The disadvantage is obvious. The Xiling Emperor is not that stupid. In my humble opinion, the Xiling Emperor might even step on him to appease the emperor's anger."

The emperor nodded and asked, "What about the queen? Has she been crying and making a fuss in the palace these days?"

"It's been a little quiet these past two days, but starting today, I'm going on a hunger strike."

"Then let her starve to death." Cui Qimo had a gloomy face. He rubbed his forehead and looked haggard.

Eunuch Li asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, your health is very important! Why don't you take a rest first?"

"Okay." Cui Qimo raised his head and looked outside the palace. Suddenly, he said to himself, "The snow has stopped. Have the plum blossoms in the Imperial Garden bloomed?"

Eunuch Li was startled. "Your Majesty, it is true. The plum blossoms in the plum garden are in full bloom."

"Then, come for a walk with me."

Last night was the heaviest snowfall since the beginning of winter. In the early morning, the snow in the imperial garden was already a foot deep.

After the palace servants cleared the road, the snow stopped and the sky cleared up.

The sunlight shines on the snow, sparkling little stars.

Amidst the snow-covered scenery, the plum blossoms in the imperial garden are in full bloom, with a rich fragrance, adding a bit of vitality to this cold winter day.

Cui Qimo walked into the plum forest, stopped, plucked a flower, and gently brushed off the snow on the flower. "I remember that she liked plum blossoms the most, and she also liked me to put plum branches in her hair with my own hands."

Eunuch Li lowered his head and did not dare to respond.

Cui Qimo seemed to be lost in memory. "I remember that she fell in this plum forest. That day, just like today, the snow was very thick. She fell on the snow, and the accumulated snow covered half of her body."

Cui Qimo sighed, "It's just that she was wrong. She shouldn't have been so anxious. These sons of mine all have their own abilities. Don't I know that? It's a pity that it's no longer possible now... Hey, it's said that Princess Jing's medical skills are superb, even better than Zhang Yuanpan. Old man, do you think Princess Jing can cure his leg?"

Eunuch Li: Your Majesty, what is this about? How do you want me to answer?

He could only complain in his heart, and he still said carefully: "Prince Qi's leg has been injured for more than ten years..."

At this moment, a dark color flashed across the merlin next to him.