The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Li Qingyi wanted to stay with the Queen for a while and listen to what Mrs. Zhou had to say.

However, after the Queen intentionally or unintentionally ignored Madam Zhou's existence and was affectionate with Li Qingyi for about a quarter of an hour, the Queen seemed to have just discovered Madam Zhou, smiled and said sorry, and then had Li Qingyi taken away.

Li Qingyi: ...

Damn it, she thought her mother agreed that she could sit in on the class!

The system quietly popped up: [Host, do you want to know what the Queen said to this Madam Zhou? ]

Li Qingyi: [I know you know, but since my mother doesn't allow me to listen, I won't listen. However, Xiaoba, you still need to record it, and if there is anything wrong, you can tell me.]

Her biological mother wouldn't harm her, and Li Qingyi isn't the kind of control freak who wants to control everything herself.

The system was not surprised and agreed obediently.

Li Qingyi returned to her residence, picked up a book and flipped through it for a while, but found that she couldn't concentrate, so she turned around and asked Fang Xin: "Aunt, go and see if the lady is still there?"

Fang Xin heard this and left for a while. When she came back, she said to Li Qingyi, "The lady has left."

Li Qingyi was really surprised this time: "Hey? Gone? So soon?"

She has only been sitting there for less than a quarter of an hour?

Fang Xin also knew what Li Qingyi was wondering about, but she was not clear about the situation.

Fang Xin: "Maybe there is something urgent."

This was considered polite. In fact, Fang Xin was wondering if Madam Zhou had said something wrong that displeased the Empress, so she was politely asked to leave the palace.

Fang Xin: "Do you have something to ask that lady? Judging from the time, Madam Zhou probably hasn't left the palace yet."

Madam Zhou had no special privileges in the palace. She could only enter and leave the palace on foot. In addition, etiquette rules restricted her from running around in the palace, so she should not have gone far.

Li Qingyi shook his head.

Just at this time, someone around the queen came and said that the queen wanted Li Qingyi to come over.

"My mother is looking for me?" Li Qingyi was puzzled, but did not hesitate. He put down the book in his hand and went to meet the queen.

"Yier, come here, mother." The queen beckoned Li Qingyi to come forward, then took her into her arms, rubbed her cheek affectionately, and asked, "Yier, are you curious about that Madam Zhou?"

Li Qingyi thought about it and said honestly: "Fortunately, I just happened to meet him. I had never seen him before, so I asked a few more questions."

The queen looked at her expression and saw that Li Qingyi had no unusual expression, so she didn't say much. She just said, "Well, she is just an ordinary lady. Yi'er probably won't have much to do with her in the future, so don't think too much about it."

Li Qingyi always felt that although the queen was smiling when she said this, it felt... a little scary?

It must be an illusion.

Then, in front of Li Qingyi, the queen asked her confidant to draft an imperial decree, scolding Madam Zhou in a harsh but elegant manner, and asked Madam Zhou to reflect on herself at home - in short, it was the queen's decree, Madam Zhou, you are under house arrest.

Li Qingyi: ...

?

Li Qingyi: "Mother, did Madam Zhou do anything wrong just now?"

The queen smiled and patted her shoulder: "Well, it's not a nice thing to say, Yi'er, don't ask."

I didn't hide it from her.

After hearing what the Queen said, Li Qingyi was indeed a little curious, but after meeting the Queen's smiling gaze and thinking about it, Li Qingyi did not continue to ask.

As for what Mrs. Zhou would think when she returned home and received such an imperial edict that was full of reprimands, it had nothing to do with Li Qingyi.

In Li Qingyi's opinion, her mother had a good temper. Unless she was really annoyed, she would generally not argue with others and was mostly kind to the palace maids.

So, it must be Mrs. Zhou’s fault.

The mother and daughter snuggled together. It was a rare day for the Queen to have some free time today - mainly because the originally scheduled meeting time was shortened due to Madam Zhou's own actions, so the Queen had some free time.

In addition, Li Qingyi was about to resume her classes, so the Queen simply tested Li Qingyi herself to see if she had slacked off during the holidays.

The result made the queen very satisfied. Although Li Qingyi seemed to be idle and not doing any work during the holidays, he did not fall behind in his studies.

In the Queen's opinion, Li Qingyi's academic performance was better than that of all the princes of the same age, and only the Crown Prince could compete with her.

Although this view is somewhat biased by her mother's perspective, it is not an exaggeration but a fact to some extent - in terms of learning, Li Qingyi, who has been both a student and a teacher, has quite a lot of experience.

After confirming that Li Qingyi's studies were fine, the queen looked at the sky and asked her confidant, "Is there any news from the Qianqing Palace?"

The palace servant said no.

The Queen: "In that case, your father should have his meal in the Palace of Heavenly Purity today, and we, mother and daughter, will eat together."

Li Qingyi nodded obediently: "Father is busy with government affairs, I understand."

The queen smiled, then thought of something and frowned slightly, but soon relaxed her brows. "Yesterday your uncle sent some things to the palace. He said your cousin Huo Xu bought them on the way. Maybe there are some gadgets that you are interested in. Let's go and take a look."

Li Qingyi asked: "Has my cousin arrived yet?"

The queen pondered for a moment, probably calculating the distance, and nodded slightly: "We should be here soon. If everything goes well, we'll be back in a month or two."

Li Qingyi: "It will definitely go smoothly."

The Queen smiled: "Yes."

Li Qingyi always thinks that the gifts given to her by others are good in every way, no matter whether the gifts are good or bad.

Therefore, Li Qingyi happily accepted Huo Xu's kindness, and began to think about how to prepare a return gift for Huo Xu. She also thought about whether she would have the opportunity to go directly to the city gate to greet Huo Xu when he returned.

As a result, a few days later, Li Qingyi heard an emergency notification from the system: [Huo Xu is injured! ]

At that time, Li Qingyi was listening to Ren Qingming's class, and suddenly Xiao Ba's anxious voice popped up in his mind. He couldn't control his expression for a moment, and it showed directly on his face.

Ren Qingming and Li Qingyi had one-on-one teaching, and her attention was all on Li Qingyi. Even when the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Princess would occasionally come to attend classes, most of her attention was still on Li Qingyi.

Therefore, Ren Qingming immediately noticed that Li Qingyi's expression was not right, so he stopped talking and asked in a gentle voice, "Is your Highness feeling unwell?"

Li Qingyi reacted quickly after hearing this. She did not hide her expression, but reached out and gently placed her hand on her belly. "Teacher, I, I am a little uncomfortable."

Ren Qingming saw this, but he didn't doubt it, so he said, "Well, let's stop here for today?"

Ren Qingming asked this because he was not sure whether Li Qingyi suddenly wanted to go to the toilet or was feeling unwell.

Li Qingyi was also very practical and asked for leave directly.

As soon as the person entered the inner hall, Li Qingyi couldn't help but ask hurriedly: [What's going on!? ]