After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

So there was the play of Huang Po selling melons in the New Year and the New Year - boasting about herself.

Nian Susu was extremely anxious. What the brainless Nian Qiaoyue said was no different from telling the emperor that she and Qin Fengtian had an affair and that they had to get married.

To put it nicely, it's a mutual affection, to put it bluntly, it's a shameless act of getting married secretly.

The worst possible outcome would be that Qin Fengtian refused to marry her, and Qiao Yue's life would be ruined that year.

The expression of the other party, Qin Fengtian, was not much better than that of Nian Chengyun. Especially when Nian Susu said the word "mutual love", he was so panicked that he spilled the wine in his hand.

Qin Siyi, who was standing beside him, still couldn't understand the situation clearly, and teased, "Third brother, you are very lucky. Although Miss Nian is not as beautiful as Miss Nian, she is still pretty enough, so she can be your concubine."

Considering Nian Qiaoyue's status as a concubine's daughter, Qin Siyi didn't even think about her becoming a concubine, and directly put her in the position of a concubine.

Qin Fengtian couldn't laugh.

He felt pity for Nian Qiaoyue, but that didn't mean he wanted to marry her.

He looked up and placed all his hopes on the queen.

He firmly believed in his heart that his mother would never let him marry Nian Qiao Yue.

The queen's eyelids twitched, and she became even more annoyed when she received Qin Fengtian's look asking for help.

If her son had listened to her and stayed away from her, perhaps there wouldn't be so many problems.

If there hadn't been so many scandals, perhaps she would agree to let Nian Qiaoyue marry into the palace and become a concubine. At most, it would be just having one more person to support, no big deal.

But after observing her for half a year, the queen felt that Nian Qiaoyue was not an easy person to deal with. She was cunning, ambitious, and mean. Qin Fengtian was a simple person, and if she kept such a person around him, he would definitely be used.

So even if it means taking a concubine now, the Queen would not agree to this marriage!

The emperor glanced at the queen and saw that she was looking down with a heavy heart. He then asked Qin Fengtian, "Tian'er, is what Miss Nian said true?"

The emperor was thinking that if his son liked a concubine who had no name or status, he could take her home as a concubine. As for whether they had a secret relationship, he didn't care, after all, family disgrace should not be made public.

Qin Fengtian was too nervous. When he heard the emperor calling his name, he stood up immediately with a panicked look on his face.

The queen shook her head at him, and he seemed to have found his backbone, and immediately calmed down his mind and responded, "Father, I took extra care of Miss Nian Er only out of courtesy and benevolence, not out of love. Miss Nian Er must have misunderstood. If Miss Nian Er feels that my behavior has exceeded the rules, I apologize to her and will be more careful about my words and actions in the future."

This means keeping a distance from Nian Qiao Yue.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Nian Qiaoyue was trying hard to get close to him, hoping to become a phoenix, but Qin Fengtian didn't like her at all.

Not to mention that Qin Fengtian doesn't like her, even if he does, he may not be able to pass the Queen's test.

Everyone was very excited. A banquet for the prince to choose a concubine not only had singing and dancing performances, but also allowed them to see such an exciting scene. They all became very excited.

After hearing Qin Fengtian's words, the queen finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded at him appreciatively, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The emperor said "Oh?" and his eyes fell on Nian Susu.

Nian Qiaoyue didn't expect Qin Fengtian to say this, and she was unable to react for a moment. In her plan, Qin Fengtian should have admitted it, and then asked the emperor to arrange the engagement, instead of... severing ties with her.

She was stunned.

Nian Susu finally got out of control, but things had come to this point, and she had no way to make amends for Nian Qiaoyue, so she could only continue talking.

"Then I must have misunderstood the Third Prince." She glanced at Nian Qiaoyue, "It was Sister Qiaoyue who told me that she and the Third Prince were in love and asked me to ask the Emperor for a marriage at the banquet. It seems that the situation is not what Sister thought."

Nian Susu walked around the table, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I acted on my own without knowing the situation and made a wrong match. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Nian Qiaoyue became even more panicked. Originally, Nian Susu only needed to admit that it was a misunderstanding and the matter would have been over.

But Nian Susu had to add that it was her idea to arrange the marriage, so the nature of the matter was completely different.

The complicated gazes around were staring at Nian Qiaoyue nakedly, as if they wanted to stare a hole through her.

There is constant criticism.

"Does she hate getting married so much? Why would she let her eldest sister do such a thing?"

"Don't you know? She had a secret meeting with the Third Prince, and her reputation was ruined. Who would dare to marry her? Of course, she would do everything she could to marry the Third Prince."

"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but you can know his heart. Seeing her weak appearance, I didn't expect that she is so scheming, using the kindness of Miss Nian to pave the way for herself."

"In my opinion, she knew that the Third Prince had no such intention towards her, so she asked the Emperor to grant her a marriage. Otherwise, the marriage could have been settled through discussion between the elders of both sides."

Although the young ladies from aristocratic families claim to be noble, they are not at all careless when it comes to gossip. They are no different from ordinary women, and every word they say is heartbreaking.

Nian Qiaoyue was so ashamed and angry that she lowered her head lower and lower. Finally, the emperor shouted angrily: "Is this what the second Miss Nian meant?"

She was so frightened that she threw herself to the side, bowed her head to the ground, and knelt in the direction of the emperor.

Nian Qiaoyue trembled, "Your Majesty... your servant... your servant knows her crime, please punish me."

Knowing the crime, what crime did she know? Was it the crime of misunderstanding that the third prince had a romantic relationship with her, or the crime of secretly getting married to a man regardless of the law, or the crime of instigating her elder sister to help her find a marriage?

No matter which one she admitted to in her heart, everyone thought she confessed to all the charges.

It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The emperor's mood changes at any time. He was smiling just now, but now he has a sullen face. The emperor is majestic and cannot be provoked.

Those present were either shrewd ministers or young ladies living a life of intrigue in the backyard. Everyone was able to read the emperor's expressions, and when they saw that something was slightly wrong with the emperor, the Qinghui Palace immediately became quiet.

Nian Qiaoyue could only hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

The emperor clapped his hands, causing the wine cups on the table to clink.

Concubine Ning quickly spoke to comfort him, "Your Majesty, it's not worth it to get yourself hurt by being angry."

"Miss Nian is still young, and it's normal for her to misunderstand the Third Prince, and it's not intentional. Besides, it's embarrassing for a girl to decide her own marriage, so she asked her elder sister to ask for mercy from the Emperor. Isn't this human nature?"

As soon as Concubine Ning opened her mouth, the Queen's mind immediately started to work rapidly. Concubine Ning would not speak up for an insignificant concubine's daughter for no reason, unless she had other purposes...

What purpose could she have?

The queen's gaze swept around and finally stopped on Nian Chengyun. She immediately understood.

No matter how despicable Nian Qiaoyue is, she is still the daughter of Nian Chengyun. If the emperor severely punishes Nian Qiaoyue in front of all the civil and military officials, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Nian Chengyun?

The emperor will definitely give Nian Chengyun some face and will not do such a ruthless thing. At this time, someone needs to give him a way out.