The prince of love, the wealth has come to me

Nanny Li didn't say much. Her mission in entering the palace today was to tell this matter. As for the rest, that was not her business.

So after she finished speaking, she quietly moved back without saying anything else, and let the Queen Mother roar.

Emperor Qianyang waited until he finished yelling before speaking quietly, "Has the Queen Mother ever carried out private punishment or imprisoned anyone?"

The Queen Mother answered firmly, "No, I have always handled matters impartially, how could I do such a thing?"

"Then will the Queen Mother acknowledge that she had an affair?"

Emperor Qianyang's sudden change of heart made the empress dowager a little confused for a moment. She was still thinking about how to get away with the matter, so she was stunned for a few seconds before she reacted.

"What nonsense! Where did Your Majesty hear these gossips from? And you have to tell them to me."

Emperor Qianyang looked at the empress dowager's upright face, unable to bear the humiliation. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would have almost believed it.

"No one told me, I saw it with my own eyes."

"Look..." The Queen Mother's words suddenly got stuck, and she didn't know how to explain herself.

And she didn't know if what he said was true. What if he said it on purpose to deceive her?

Just as he was about to retort, he suddenly heard the sound of a struggle and something heavy falling from outside.

Chi Feng walked in and reported, "Your Majesty, he woke up and accidentally fell down."

"Well, bring the person in." Xiao Mingchen said.

"Yes."

Looking at Li Zhongyu brought in by Chi Feng, and the new footprints on his body, Ling Yueqing suppressed a smile and said that it was hard to believe that he fell accidentally.

"Brother Yu..." The Queen Mother looked at Li Zhongyu, whose face was bruised, mouth was covered, and hands and feet were tied, and she called out involuntarily. When she came to her senses, she saw that everyone's eyes were looking at her.

She quickly suppressed her emotions and said, "He is the owner of the Treasure House and also my cousin, so we have a close relationship."

"The quality and workmanship of the jewelry in the Treasure House are obvious to the entire harem, but I was afraid that some people with ulterior motives would accuse me of favoritism, so I hid the relationship between me and my cousin. I didn't expect that you would misunderstand me."

Everyone has an expression that says "keep making it up". You are probably the one with the worst intentions in the entire harem.

Emperor Qianyang spoke up, "Then what your mother means is that you have no improper relationship with this person, and there is no hidden secret room in the Xian De Palace, right?"

"That's right. I eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures all day long. How could I do such dirty things?"

"In that case, mother, please let me send someone to search. If there is nothing, then I can clear your name and shut up others."

"Absolutely not."

"Why?"

"I am the empress dowager. If my palace is searched and the news gets out, how will the concubines, ministers, and the people see me? How can I live as a human being and maintain my authority in the future?"

Ling Yueqing looked like she was thinking about her, "But if we don't search, other people's suspicions will not stop."

"Although Your Majesty, the Prince, and I all believe in the Queen Mother, we can't help but feel suspicious when we hear rumors. Since the Queen Mother is upright, we might as well stop the rumors."

Xiao Mingchen also spoke up, "Don't worry about what your mother is worried about. The emperor has dismissed everyone. Those who are here are the emperor and his son's confidants. The palace search will never be heard by outsiders."

Seeing that no matter what she said, the other party remained indifferent, the queen mother made a concession and sighed, "I never thought that I raised you from childhood, but you would be so cold to my heart. If you want to investigate, then go ahead."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your support."

"Go check it out. Be gentle and don't alarm others."

"Yes." Chi Feng and Eunuch Liang brought a few people to check around the inner and outer rooms.

Ling Yueqing looked at the empress dowager's expression. Although she was nervous, she was not too panicked.

According to their investigation, this Xian De Palace must have an underground palace. Even if it was abandoned later, it would be impossible for it to be completely razed to the ground. It seems that the Queen Mother is very confident that they cannot find it.

So she said, "Your Majesty, I also want to go and see, and prove my mother's innocence in person."

"If the emperor wants to go, then go."

The Queen Mother looked at Ling Yueqing's back and frowned, but her eyes were full of disdain. In her eyes, Ling Yueqing was just a little girl with a little cleverness and talent.

She had hired an expert to design this underground palace. Not only could they not find the mechanism, even if she told them where it was, they still couldn't open it.

Sure enough, Chi Feng and his team searched carefully but still found nothing, so they looked more carefully.

Ling Yueqing banged and kicked and stomped around, and she could feel that the sounds in some places sounded different.

She carefully observed some places that were particularly obvious, so obvious that they were easy to overlook.

Such as tables, chairs, beds, dressing tables...

Suddenly, Ling Yueqing's eyes lit up. A very exquisite ornament on the dressing table caught her attention. It was not because the placement was out of place or she discovered something.

Instead, the shape of this thing was very similar to something she had seen before, and that thing itself was a mechanism.

The shape is a polyhedron, and each face has different patterns and words, representing different meanings.

When put together, it forms a complete painting, and the several strange points in it, when pressed in a certain order, will reveal the opening of the mechanism.

The difficulty lies in these pictures and texts. At first glance, there is nothing wrong with them. A single side can also become a painting. Moreover, the pictures and texts are exquisitely carved and compact. After looking at them for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be visual fatigue and omissions.

But if you ask an artist to enlarge it in proportion, it would be impossible to draw it exactly the same.

This was difficult in ancient times, but it was much easier for someone like her who had a golden finger.

Ling Yueqing looked at the polyhedron with a look of admiration and said loudly, "Wow, mother, what is this? It's so beautiful and special. The painting on it is so lifelike."

She glanced at the Queen Mother and saw her panicked look. She heaved a sigh of relief when she heard her say that she was beautiful.

"I got it by chance. It was painted by a wandering unknown painter. I like it very much."

"What a pity! I was thinking of making one myself, but it seems I don't have the chance. Mother, can you let me watch?"

"Of course." The Queen Mother has calmed down. Even if they doubt it, so what? They can't open it.

Emperor Qianyang wanted to say something, but Xiao Mingchen stopped him and shook his head at him.

Qingqing is smart. She must have her reasons for doing this. He just needs to believe in her and support her.

Then everyone saw Ling Yueqing take out a magnifying glass from his arms.