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

Queen Qu was slightly stunned.

Three years...

If the impact could last that long, she would have to move even if she didn't want to.

Wen Qianqian's voice was heard again.

[Fortunately, my aunt was blessed by the royal dragon energy. If an ordinary person was affected by this drought demon for two months, he would have died long ago! ]

[But even with the dragon's blessing, you can only hold on for two more months at most. ]

When the queen heard what Wen Qianqian said, her expression changed slightly.

The person who released this drought demon wants to kill her!

Queen Qu was not someone who feared death, but she would not actively seek death either, so she nodded and said, "Then let's do as your majesty says."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed that Emperor Ming's expression froze, and his eyes suddenly turned to Wen Qianqian in Qu's arms.

But in a flash, Emperor Ming's expression returned to normal.

Queen Qu frowned.

Could it be possible that His Majesty could also hear Wen Qianqian's thoughts?

Emperor Ming said, "This drought demon smells really bad. You all should follow me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!"

"Yes!"

No one present wanted to see that disgusting thing, and they all left with Emperor Ming and the Empress.

Qu Shi did not get the Queen's permission to leave, so she could only follow with Wen Qianqian in her arms.

At the same time, the news reached Defei's Changchun Palace.

After hearing the palace maid's report, a crack appeared on Defei's usually compassionate expression.

"Why would the Queen open that gold brick for no reason?"

"I heard that... he smelled a foul odor in the palace, and that's why he found the drought demon we placed underground."

Concubine De gnashed her teeth and said, "How can her nose be so sensitive? I clearly arranged for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a lot of flowers and incense. She loves to use incense every day, so it should be able to cover up the smell."

"I don't know about that, but, Madam... the most urgent thing is to think about what we should do next. If we find out that Hanba was arranged by us, then we will..."

Concubine De narrowed her eyes slightly, then relaxed her frown.

"Don't move rashly. His Majesty can't find out what's going on here. If we try to cover it up, it will only expose our tracks. Let's just pretend we know nothing!"

"But what if the Ministry of Internal Affairs betrays us..."

"Impossible! Their families' lives are in my hands. Even if I torture them, they will never betray me."

"Yes……"

"Go back!"

Defei waved her hand and continued to kneel in front of the cushion, holding the Buddha in her hand and chanting scriptures.

"Please bless me, Buddha..."

That pious look seemed so compassionate.

……

Qianqing Palace.

Zhao Bao had some skills to become the chief eunuch beside Emperor Ming. In just one stick of incense, he captured all the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs who participated in the renovation of the Queen's bedroom.

Chief among them was none other than the Imperial Household Department’s chief steward, Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun used to be Xiao Shunzi. He was promoted by Concubine De and became the chief steward of the Imperial Household Department.

Even Zhao Bao, who was beside Emperor Ming, had to give him some face when he saw him.

Zhang Shun had no idea what was going on. After being brought by Zhao Bao, he kowtowed to Emperor Ming politely.

"Xiao Shunzi is here to see your majesty. Long live your majesty."

"stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. What do you want from me?"

Emperor Ming got straight to the point: "Did you put the drought demon in the Queen's palace?"

Zhang Shun was stunned, then looked puzzled.

"Hanba? What Hanba?"

Emperor Ming saw that his expression did not seem fake, and his cold tone softened a little.

"The drought demon is a demon. Now it has been transformed into a blood demon and placed in the basement of the queen's bedroom."

"You were the one who ordered the repair of the gold bricks in the Queen's bedroom, right?"

"You don't know about it at this moment?"

Zhang Shun looked horrified.

"Is there such a thing? Your Majesty, I don't know! Please give me three days, and I will find out the truth for you and the Queen!"

Emperor Ming hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Then..."

Before he finished speaking, a baby voice sounded not far from him.

[Let him investigate, and we'll have a scapegoat in three days! ]

[This damn eunuch is really good at pretending. He was the one who put the drought demon in there himself, but he is still pretending not to know! ]

[But he is also pitiful. The lives of his only brother and his family are in the hands of Concubine De. How dare he disobey Concubine De's orders and harm his aunt? ]

Emperor Ming's hands trembled.

The voice came again.

He thought it was an auditory hallucination at first, but now he is sure that the voice is real.

His eyes fell on Wen Qianqian again.

Wen Qianqian seemed to realize something and looked towards Emperor Ming.

[Why are you looking at the baby? Is there something dirty on my face? ]

Wen Qianqian wiped her face with her little hands in confusion.

Her action allowed Emperor Ming to finally determine the source of the sound.

He could actually hear the baby's inner voice!

Yes, he is the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, the true dragon emperor, so he is naturally different from other mortals.

But how does this baby know so much?

Was it Concubine De who did this?

Concubine De was a very virtuous woman. She never fought or competed for anything in her daily life and only liked to recite scriptures and worship Buddha.

She has had a good character since she was in the palace.

Moreover, the eldest prince born to Concubine De is already the crown prince. How could she do such a vicious thing to the queen?

This is completely unnecessary.

But since the baby said so, he certainly couldn't leave the task of thoroughly investigating the matter to Zhang Shun.

"Zhao Bao."

"The slave is here!"

"I give you the privilege. You can call on any manpower to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

"Yes!" Zhao Bao quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhang Shun's face changed slightly, and he spoke boldly: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhao is not familiar with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he has to serve you, so I'm afraid he doesn't have much extra energy. Why don't you leave this matter to me? I will definitely find out who is trying to harm the Queen!"

[He is anxious! He is anxious! Hearing that Eunuch Zhao will be asked to investigate, he must be scared, right? 】

Emperor Ming's face suddenly turned cold, and the look he gave Zhang Shun seemed murderous.

"Don't forget that you are also involved in this matter. Wouldn't it be unfair to let you investigate?"

Zhang Shun looked aggrieved and sad.

"Could it be that... Your Majesty is suspicious of me? I have been following you since I was in your residence..."

"The Queen has been very kind to me. She took great care of me when I was in the palace. How could I do such a conscienceless thing?"

Queen Qu suppressed her anger.

If she could not expose Qianqian's true feelings, she would have wanted to chop this card right away!

She heard Qianqian's thoughts just now, and at this time Zhang Shun was doing this according to Concubine De's orders.

How shameless!

Ungrateful bastard!

"Your Majesty!" The Queen stood up, bowed slightly and said, "What Zhang Shun said makes sense. Eunuch Zhao has a lot of things to do and may not have that much time. Why not let me check it myself?"

Emperor Ming hesitated for a moment and was about to agree when he saw Wen Qianqian dozing off out of the corner of his eye.

[Why is it so troublesome? ]

[Forget it! The Queen is my aunt, and she's pretty good to my mother, so I'll help her out! ]