Get out of your vicious mother's house, and make a fortune with your husband to become a prince

Xue Qing heard the conversation between the two people. It turned out that they were brothers. The Taoist priest had said something to him in the temple last time, and this time he wondered what he wanted to tell him.

"Master, please get in the car first!" Xue Qing made a gesture of invitation.

Chu Rong and Xue Zhong walked towards the carriage together and rode in the same carriage with Xue Zhong.

So, Taoist Chu Rong joined their team. Along the way, Taoist Chu Rong talked with Xue Zhong and others.

In the palace, Zhou Qian sat in the imperial study with a frown on his face and a brush tightly gripped in his hand, but he had no intention of reviewing the memorials.

His mind was completely focused on the missing jade pendant. He had never found it, which made him feel that Xue Qing must be alive. The jade pendant seemed to be the only connection between him and Xue Qing. Now that the jade pendant was missing, he was filled with anxiety.

Zhou Qian stood up and paced back and forth in the imperial study, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He thought of Xue Qing's past and read over every detail that Shopkeeper Xie had written about her. Her intelligence, bravery, and stubbornness were all unforgettable to him.

He knew that he couldn't just give up like that. He had to find Xue Qing. How could she... so easily...

He didn't want to think about that.

"Someone come here!" Zhou Qian suddenly shouted.

A young eunuch hurried in and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am here!"

"I'm going to leave the palace, please get ready." Zhou Qian said.

The young eunuch was shocked, but did not dare to ask more questions and hurried downstairs to prepare.

Zhou Qian disguised himself as Qian Kun and chased Wu Yu all the way. He believed that as long as he found Wu Yu, he would be able to find Xue Qing.

In the cold palace, Xia Xuelian was living a miserable life. Her appearance had basically returned to her original appearance, but everyone in the palace knew that the queen was imprisoned here, and no one dared to approach.

Xiaoqing and Nanny Li were also unable to protect themselves and could only take care of Xia Xuelian silently.

Xia Xuelian looked at the leftovers in front of her, her heart filled with despair. She was once a high and mighty queen, but now she had ended up like this.

She couldn't understand why the emperor could tell the difference between her appearance and Xia Xueqing's. She didn't know how her parents were doing, nor how long she could live. But now it was too late.

"Xiaoqing, can we still go out?" Xia Xuelian asked.

Xiaoqing looked at Xia Xuelian, her eyes full of helplessness and sadness. "My queen, we can only leave it to fate."

Nanny Li also sighed and said, "Your Highness, please don't be too sad. Maybe one day the Emperor will remember your kindness and let us go."

Xia Xuelian smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "It's impossible. The emperor already hates me. I just hope I can get out alive, even if it's just to be an ordinary citizen."

"Can the emperor favor other concubines?" Xia Xuelian asked.

Nanny Li and Xiaoqing looked at each other and shook their heads: "Your Majesty, we have never been out either, so we don't know whether the Emperor favors other concubines."

After a pause, he continued, "Are there any new concubines entering the palace?"

Nanny Li shook her head again, and Xia Xuelian didn't ask any more questions. She didn't know whether they were unaware of the matter or just couldn't bear to mention it.

At the same time, the current Queen Mother has always wanted to make her niece the Queen.

She reluctantly mentioned it to Zhou Qian several times, but he rejected her every time.

Although the Queen Mother is the Queen Mother, she cannot go too far against the Emperor's wishes.

She could only occasionally bring her niece to the palace to accompany her, so that the emperor could slowly discover her good qualities.

Since entering the palace, Xia Liyun and Chen Yayuan have not been favored by the emperor.

Chen Yayuan was anxious and kept trying to get the emperor's attention. She dressed up carefully and walked around the palace, hoping to run into the emperor by chance, but she failed every time.

"Sister Xia, what do you think we should do? Why doesn't the emperor even look at us?" Chen Yayuan asked anxiously.

When Chen Yayuan learned that both she and Xia Liyun were named concubines, she often interacted with her, and their relationship became increasingly close.

Xia Liyun, however, was calm and collected, and spent every day checking on his parents in the morning and evening.

She looked at Chen Yayuan, smiled slightly, and said, "Sister Chen, don't be too anxious. The emperor's mind is hard to figure out. We just need to do what we should do and wait for the opportunity."

Chen Yayuan frowned and said, "But sister, I don't want to keep waiting like this. I want to find a way to get the emperor's attention."

Xia Liyun shook her head and said, "Sister, don't act rashly. We must be careful in this palace. If we cause the emperor's disgust, we will have no chance."

Although Chen Yayuan was not convinced, she knew that what Xia Liyun said made sense. She could only give up her plan temporarily and wait for a better opportunity.

The Queen Mother looked at her niece and felt helpless.

She knew that Zhou Qian was obsessed with the daughter of the Xue family, and she didn't understand why he was so indifferent to the daughter of the Xue family.

She knew that the queen was now no different from someone who had been banished to the cold palace, and this made her very confused.

I heard that the queen cried every day, but as the queen mother, I was very dissatisfied with the daughter of the Xue family, so I just watched from the side to see how Zhou Qian would deal with the queen.

My niece may have the chance to become queen.

But she couldn't let her niece be left out like this, so she decided to talk to Zhou Qian again and try to find some opportunities for her niece.

The Queen Mother came to the Imperial Study and saw Zhou Qian deep in thought. She coughed softly, and Zhou Qian raised his head, saw the Queen Mother, and quickly stood up to salute.

"Mother, why are you here?" Zhou Qian asked.

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Qian and said, "My son, are you and the Queen at odds? You know, the harem cannot be without the Queen."

Zhou Qian frowned slightly and said, "Mother, I have no grudge against her. I will report some things to you after I understand them clearly."

The Queen Mother was moved and asked, "Does the Emperor have any unspeakable secrets? Is the Queen not a virgin?"

Zhou Qian shook his head and said, "No, mother, please don't worry about my affairs. I will take care of them."

The Queen Mother's face changed and she said, "My son, why are you so stubborn? If the Queen is innocent, our royal family cannot have such a Queen. Why are you still obsessed with her? Your cousin is gentle and virtuous, and she is the best candidate for the Queen."

Zhou Qian said firmly: "Mother, I have made up my mind. Apart from Xia Xueqing, I will not make anyone else my queen."

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Qian, feeling helpless and angry.

She knew she couldn't change Zhou Qian's decision, but she couldn't just give up. She decided to secretly help her nieces so that they would have the opportunity to get close to Zhou Qian.