Looking at the two full seven-layer food boxes, Situ Ran and Situ Mo were silent.

Situ Mo shook his head and laughed, "You are unprecedented in being locked up in the city."

When Situ Ran and Situ Mo saw Situ Yan, Situ Xu and Situ Feng all yawning today, they felt that they were up to something, but they did not expect them to be so bold.

Xie Yuantang smiled and waved at the two of them: "Second brother, third brother, welcome to join us and join us!"

Situ Mo still had that elegant look on his face, and said with a slight smile: "It looks like we are on a pirate ship."

He could still laugh, but Situ Ran could no longer.

If he gets caught, he will definitely be the first person his father will blame!

Situ Ran sighed sadly: "I shouldn't have been curious!"

Seeing them appear, Situ Laoliu was no longer nervous, and even had the energy to tease Situ Ran: "Second brother, you are always curious!"

Situ Ran: “…”

Brother Ran looked at the three unconscious maids at the door and discussed with them, "Can I get off the boat now? I promise not to report you."

Situ Mo shook his head: "Second brother, when we passed by the Imperial Garden just now, many people saw it."

Situ Xu added: "If you leave alone now, when your father asks about it later, he will only blame you for not caring about your brothers and sisters, and for leaving selfishly even though you knew their actions were inappropriate."

Situ Ran: "..." You guys are so good at saying that you guys should be the second one! Damn it, you always let me take the lead!

Xie Yuantang comforted him with a smile: "Don't be so nervous, Second Brother, you may not be discovered!"

"Besides, the law does not punish everyone, so nothing will happen!"

Situ Mo nodded: "Fifth brother's wife is right. Since Second Brother is here, why not eat a chicken drumstick to calm down?"

Unable to leave, Situ Ran had to sit down angrily. In a fit of rage, he finished both chicken legs!

-

Qianxin Palace.

"Ugh……"

The Emperor sighed, raised his head, and looked sadly at the trees outside the window.

Qu Pei: “…” It started again.

As the most trusted person around the emperor, Eunuch Qu's business ability is beyond doubt.

Especially every time Situ Qing looked at the tree, there was basically only one standard answer!

Qu Pei smiled and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the little imperial concubine?"

Situ Qing glanced at him and asked, "Did you figure it out?"

Qu Pei: "..." How could you not see it? Not only he saw it, but the tree saw it too!

"Alas - it's not that I don't trust the Queen Mother, it's just that the little girl has been locked up for a day and two nights."

Situ Qing frowned slightly and said, "When Yan'er came today, you saw that his eyes were dark. He must not have slept well."

"But even though he was so worried, I just asked if I could ask for mercy for Xie Yuantang, but he actually refused!"

Qu Pei also sighed: "The Fifth Prince is much more sensible now, and so is the Little Princess. She has been locked up for such a long time and has not made any noise."

"Isn't it?"

Situ Qing felt distressed when he thought about it: "The two children must be thinking about me and don't want to destroy the mother-son relationship between me and the Queen Mother, so they endured the grievances and couldn't bear to see me in trouble."

"It's also my fault. I knew the Queen Mother had bad intentions yesterday, but I didn't help them."

Qu Pei quickly advised: "Your Majesty, please don't think like that, otherwise, wouldn't you be failing the Fifth Prince and the Little Imperial Concubine's filial piety?"

Situ Qing nodded.

Looking at the leaves swaying slightly outside the window, the emperor's old fatherly heart also began to stir.

Half a minute later, he finally stood up and said, "I'll go see the child."

The little girl is his son's life. If anything happens to Xie Yuantang, his son will probably become a fool again!

Situ Qing walked all the way to Jingci Palace. When he passed by Zhongli Palace, he saw that all the lights inside were off, and he couldn't help but frown.

Qu Pei saw him stop, was stunned for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, are you going to look for Concubine Li?"

Situ Qing shook his head: "Didn't you see that besides Yan'er, Feng'er and Xu'er were also late during the day?"

Qu Pei naturally saw it.

Situ Qing said: "It's obvious that the three of them are gathering together to have some fun again. Let them get some good sleep tonight."

"By the way, send someone to deliver some tonic soup to Zhongli Palace and Fengyi Palace later."

"Xu'er, you're a grown man, forget about it. Take good care of Li Fei and Feng'er. Don't let them hurt your body."

Qu Pei hurriedly said respectfully: "Yes."

After giving the instructions, Situ Qing continued to go to Jingci Palace.

But he didn't expect that his eldest son Situ Lang was also there.

Situ Qing narrowed his eyes: "Lang'er didn't leave the palace tonight?"

Situ Lang stuttered, "My son, my son..."

"I haven't seen my grandson for a long time, so I just asked him to stay and talk with my family for a while."

Queen Mother Jiang patted her grandson's hand and turned to look at Situ Qing: "It's so late, what can the emperor do for you?"

Situ Qing sighed slightly and said, "Mother, you have already locked up that little girl for a whole day. I wonder when you plan to release her?"

Queen Mother Jiang smiled coldly.

"It turns out that the emperor came here for Xie Yuantang."

"I'm locking her up for her own good. When she changes, she'll be able to get out naturally."

Situ Qing frowned.

His relationship with Queen Mother Jiang was not as harmonious as it seemed to the outside world, otherwise Queen Mother Jiang would not have stayed in Wumei Mountain for so long without returning.

But the more superficial the mother-child relationship is, the more it needs to maintain this false harmony.

Situ Qing pursed his lips and said in a gentle voice: "Mother, the little girl is still young and can be taught slowly. But if she is locked up any longer, I am afraid it will be bad for her and Yan'er."

Queen Mother Jiang raised her eyebrows: "I'm imprisoning Xie Yuantang, what does it have to do with Yan'er?"

Situ Qing: "Your Majesty, you don't know that Yan'er is where she is today, and it is thanks to the little girl. If you take Xie Yuantang away so suddenly, I am afraid that Yan'er will go back to her old ways."

Queen Mother Jiang's eyes flickered slightly, but she said nothing.

The mother and son fell into a delicate stalemate.

Situ Lang looked at Queen Mother Jiang, then at Situ Qing, and his cleverness suddenly came to his mind!

"Queen Mother, Father, I think for the sake of my fifth brother, it would be better to release Xie Yuantang."

Queen Mother Jiang's face suddenly turned dark.

I am making plans for you, and you are helping the enemy?

Is your brain soaked with water?

Just when Situ Qing thought his eldest son had finally been smart, he heard Situ Lang continue, "If the Queen Mother really wants to punish Xie Yuantang, why not put them both under house arrest, like Father did before? This way, Xie Yuantang will be punished without affecting my fifth brother."

Situ Qing: “…” Forget it, he’ll think about the position of crown prince again.

Situ Lang thought he had made a good suggestion, but when he looked up, he saw Situ Qing and Queen Mother Jiang staring at him.

Situ Qing didn't bother to pay attention to him and said directly to Queen Mother Jiang: "I plan to go see the little girl, would you like to go with me, mother?"

Knowing that if Situ Qing didn't see Xie Yuantang well today, he would not feel at ease, Queen Mother Jiang simply nodded and stood up and said:

"Okay, I will accompany the emperor to Jingsi Hall to see her."

And this moment.

The dragon cubs in Jingsi Hall don't know that they are about to face a disaster...

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