After my love-brained mother read my mind, I kicked out my scumbag father and divorced him

The Qianqing Palace was extremely quiet, so Emperor Ming could clearly hear the old woman pleadingly: "Eunuch Zhao, something big has happened to the Queen, so I have the audacity to come to see Your Majesty. I beg you to be flexible!"

"Hey, Madam Qian, it's not that I'm inflexible, it's just that... when His Majesty is reviewing memorials, no one is allowed to disturb him. You've served the Queen for many years, and you know this rule."

"But something really happened to the Queen, and this matter cannot be delayed!"

"Madame Qian, why don't you tell me what happened? I will report to His Majesty as soon as he finishes reviewing the memorial."

Aunt Qian's voice was very embarrassed: "This..."

Emperor Ming pressed his temples, thinking of the queen who had refused to see him for a long time.

Ever since he appointed the crown prince, the queen seemed to have disappeared from his world.

He is the emperor. Even if the two have been in love for many years and even if he loves the queen deeply, he cannot bow his head first if the queen refuses to bow her head.

Therefore, when he heard that the Queen's silver and charcoal were withheld by the Imperial Household Department, he was more expectant than angry.

He expected the Queen to come to him on her own initiative, even if it was just to scold him.

But the Queen didn't.

Since the queen didn't say anything, he could only pretend that the matter of the Imperial Household Department had never happened.

But half a year had passed since that incident, and Nanny Qian actually came to see him now. Did this mean that the Queen had finally come to her senses and was willing to give in?

Emperor Ming coughed lightly, and the voices outside stopped abruptly.

"Zhao Bao, what happened?"

The chief eunuch Zhao Bao hurried in and knelt on the ground nervously to report.

"Your Majesty, this is Madam Zhao who is beside the Queen."

"She said something big happened in the Queen's Palace and asked you to come over."

"Big deal? What is it?"

"Madame Qian never told me."

Emperor Ming put down the memorial.

"Since something big has happened, I will go there in person!"

"Yes..." Zhao Bao responded and quickly prepared the holy carriage.

Outside the door, Nanny Qian saw Emperor Ming and was about to kneel down when she was helped up by the Emperor Ming.

"The Queen asked you to come here in person, so something must have happened. No need to be polite, just go."

On the way, Zhao Bao's apprentice He Si couldn't help but ask in a low voice out of curiosity: "Master, doesn't His Majesty hate others disturbing him when he is reviewing memorials? Even the most favored Concubine Li sent sweet soup last time and disturbed His Majesty. His Majesty was furious and ignored her for quite some time. Why is this Madam Qian..."

"What do you know?" Zhao Bao shook his head and patted his apprentice's head: "You still have a lot to learn!"

He has been following His Majesty since the time when he was in the palace, and he knows best how His Majesty feels about the Queen.

Even though everyone thought that the queen had long since fallen out of favor, he never forgot to visit the queen during every festive occasion, because he knew this very well.

In His Majesty's heart, Concubine Li and Concubine De are not as important as the Queen's finger.

It’s just that the Queen is too stubborn and too arrogant. Your Majesty has been trying to temper her temper over the years.

If you want to protect yourself in this deep palace, you can no longer be the same as before.

Isn't it? As soon as the Queen bowed her head, His Majesty immediately ran over.

How could he get angry when being interrupted while reviewing memorials?

"Master, I don't have much to teach you, but I'll teach you one thing. Be humble to the Queen."

"Yes……"

……

When Emperor Ming arrived at Kunning Palace, it was surrounded by people inside and outside.

They all heard that the queen suddenly lifted up the gold bricks that had just been repaired in the Imperial Household Department, and seemed to have discovered something extraordinary underneath the bricks.

But this was Kunning Palace after all, so they didn't dare to barge in and could only watch from afar.

Seeing a bright yellow light approaching, the palace maids and eunuchs were startled and immediately scattered.

"The Emperor has arrived——"

As Zhao Bao's penetrating voice came, Queen Qu's hands trembled slightly.

She...hasn't seen His Majesty for three years.

When she was young, she always thought that love was eternal, but now it seems that love is fleeting and can be transferred.

She hasn't seen His Majesty for three years, and His Majesty hasn't asked about her for three years.

Now, she has been harmed by the drought and her hair has turned white early, and her love for His Majesty has died along with her youth.

She asked him to come over today because she only wanted to deal with the person who hurt her.

As the bright yellow light stepped onto the steps, everyone knelt down immediately.

"Bless your Majesty."

No matter how dissatisfied the Queen was with Emperor Ming, she did not forget the rules and stepped forward to pay her respects.

Qu held Wen Qianqian in her arms and respectfully followed the Queen half a step forward to salute.

"Everyone, get up! Queen, Madam Qian said something happened here? I don't know when it happened? Why are all the people in your palace in your bedroom?"

The Queen then stood up and slowly raised her face.

Emperor Ming finally saw the queen's face clearly, and he showed a look of great surprise.

How come the Queen has aged so much?

Didn’t Zhao Bao just report to him last month that the Queen was doing fine?

Does this mean everything is fine?

Also, why is there a strong fishy smell in here?

Could it be that these palace maids and eunuchs don’t clean on weekdays?

He was about to ask the queen, but he saw the queen move aside, revealing the scene behind her.

When Emperor Ming saw the bloody Hanba lying in the hole on the ground, his eyes suddenly widened with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"W-what is this?!"

The Queen said calmly, "Madam Zhao, please speak."

She really didn't want to waste any more words with Emperor Ming.

Nanny Zhao stepped forward to explain.

"Your Majesty, this is the drought demon. I heard about it from people in the village before I entered the palace!"

"Drought, drought..."

Emperor Ming also remembered that there were indeed records about Hanba in ancient books.

Emperor Ming subconsciously took two steps back. He could never have imagined that the Queen asked him to come because of this disgusting thing.

He asked sternly, "Why did Hanba appear in the Queen's bedroom?"

"In reply to your Majesty, Your Majesty smelled a foul odor in the palace today. The servants thought there was a dead rat somewhere, but we couldn't find the dead rat."

"Today, the wife of the centurion came to see the queen and found that the source of the smell was under the gold brick."

"So the servants opened the gold brick, and when they did...they saw this thing."

"Your Majesty, please let me see you and ask you to investigate this matter thoroughly."

Emperor Ming took a deep breath.

"Zhao Bao!"

"The slave is here!"

"Bring all the people who were responsible for the renovation of Kunning Palace to me! I want to interrogate them personally!"

"Yes!"

After Zhao Bao left, Emperor Ming ordered the palace maids to move all of the Queen's belongings to the Yanx Palace.

"The Yanxi Palace is empty now. It's unlucky and it won't be suitable for living even if it's moved away. Before they clean it up, you can move into my Qianqing Palace first."

The queen subconsciously refused.

She had lived in Kunning Palace for more than 20 years and had developed feelings for it.

Moreover, she didn't want to live in the Qianqing Palace and face the emperor day and night.

But Aunt Zhao beside her took the initiative to speak up: "Madam, let's go! I think you have been getting more and more haggard recently. Maybe it's because of the drought demon. Even if we move it away, I don't know if it will still leave bad luck behind."

The queen frowned slightly and was about to speak when she suddenly heard Wen Qianqian's baby voice: [Move away quickly, move away quickly. Even if this drought demon is moved away, its influence will last for three years. ]