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

Nian Qiaoyue walked slowly, and it took her a while to get to the desk. Qin Zehai caught a glimpse of a bright skirt from the corner of his eye, and was stunned for a second before he looked away. Only then did he realize that a drop of ink had spread on the document, and several words were unclear.

Fortunately, he put down his pen, leaned back, folded his hands on the desk, and looked at Nian Qiaoyue.

She was wearing a pastel-colored pleated skirt with scattered flowers, which matched the beautiful scenery of the first spring outside the window, making her look full of vitality, like a flower bud about to bloom.

Qin Zehai was distracted for a moment and actually saw the shadow of another person in her.

Nian Qiaoyue felt uneasy under his ambiguous gaze, but she did not dare to question him. She lowered her chin and said, "It's nothing important. I just heard something about Master Xiao and Miss Li, and I thought the prince would be interested, so I came here."

Qin Zehai woke up and realized that the person talking to him was the second daughter of the Nian family, not his childhood sweetheart, Erniang...

His gentle gaze turned into an inhuman one, with a hint of chilliness in it. He said in a cold voice, "Don't come to the palace to find me unless it's extremely urgent, lest someone see you do something bad."

Nian Qiaoyue felt a chill on her back and nodded.

Then he added: "If you find anything, you can write a letter and have someone deliver it to me."

Nian Qiaoyue nodded again.

He casually complained: "You were quite tough when you negotiated with me that night, but why are you so scared now? Can I still eat you?"

She secretly complained in her mind, that night was that night, and now is now. When they discussed cooperation that night, at least they were on an equal position. But now, he is a royal relative, and she is a little concubine's daughter. How can they talk about "equality"?

She felt that she was just a chess piece, but if Prince Ruo Ren could give her what she wanted, she was willing to be a chess piece.

She didn't say anything. Qin Zehai lost his temper because of her submissive look. He sighed and continued to correct the documents. "Now that you're here, tell me what's the matter."

Nian Qiaoyue succinctly recounted the conversation between Nian Susu and Qin Junyu, and then expressed her own ideas.

"Nian Susu said that we must find a way to make the emperor take back his decision, and we must make the Xiao and Wang families cancel their engagement, so that Mr. Xiao can marry Miss Li as his legal wife."

After listening to this, Qin Zehai paused, pondered for a moment, and his face darkened.

Whether Li Yaoyuan jumped into the pond or hanged herself, or who Xiao Jianting liked or hated, he didn't care, but the marriage between the Xiao and Wang families must not fail.

Wang Jizhong is a member of the Qing Wang Party, which means he is on their side. Now Wang Jizhong's daughter Wang Yuejiao is going to marry into the Xiao family. This is a good opportunity to win over the Xiao family.

General Xiao was trembling with fear. His two sons were young and promising and had a lot of say in the court. Qin Zehai had lost hope in Nian Chengyun, so he could only settle for the second best and let the Xiao family become the wing of King Qing.

This is also the reason why he asked Nian Qiaoyue to keep an eye on the Prime Minister's Mansion. First, the relationship between Nian Susu and Qin Junyu is not simple. Second, Nian Chengyun has a vague tendency to lean towards the prince. He had to take action so that Qin Fengtian's power could reach a state of counterbalancing Qin Junyu.

The imperial decree granting him marriage several months ago saved him at this moment. Perhaps this was God's will.

Therefore, the marriage between the Xiao and Wang families is no longer as simple as a marriage between a young man and a young lady.

Qin Zehai even suspected that the emperor suddenly granted Xiao Jianting a marriage because he had already noticed something, but he did not want the Prince's party to become too powerful, so he helped Qin Fengtian and pushed Wang Yuejiao into the Xiao family and pushed the Xiao family towards the Qing Wang party.

Putting several details together, Qin Zehai's scalp went numb. It turned out that the emperor had been playing such a big game for several months alone, and he had just joined the game.

"Your Majesty?"

Nian Qiaoyue had been waiting for a long time and was getting a little impatient. Seeing that he was absorbed in thought, she had no choice but to remind him.

Qin Zehai coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, and then said: "No matter what method Nian Susu has to take back the imperial decree that has been issued, we must not let her get what she wants."

"Whether Xiao Jianting will marry Wang Yuejiao or not is related to our great cause, so we must make sure this marriage is concluded."

He put down his pen, crossed his hands and supported his chin, looking serious.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely cold. Nian Qiaoyue didn't dare to breathe. He was thinking about something and must be trying to come up with a solution. She just needed to follow his instructions.

After a moment, Qin Zehai said: "Nian Susu has done so much for Li Yaoyuan. As long as we solve Li Yaoyuan, all problems will be solved."

He suddenly felt that he had grasped the key to the problem, and he couldn't help but reveal a weird smile, the curve of his mouth corners rising higher and higher, his eyes full of aggression.

He stared at Nian Qiaoyue, and the look in his eyes frightened her to death.

His thin lips parted slightly, murderous intent gradually becoming apparent. He was like a vampire that became excited by the smell of blood. He spoke word by word, "Kill Li Yao Yuan." He could not hide the excitement in his tone.

Nian Qiaoyue swallowed and said in a trembling voice: "Kill... kill someone?"

She has never killed anyone.

Not to mention people, she couldn't even kill an animal. Her legs went weak and she felt nauseous and wanted to vomit when she smelled blood. Qin Zehai actually asked her to kill Li Yaoyuan?

"Your Highness, what we...what we said that day was that I would just help you keep an eye on Prime Minister Nian and Nian Susu and tell you their whereabouts. I never...never said I would kill...kill anyone." She was so scared that she couldn't speak clearly.

Qin Zehai's face was calm, and he put away his sinister look just now, "I didn't ask you to kill her, you just need to help me lead her out, and the rest will be done by professionals."

Nian Qiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she was not asked to kill anyone, everything would be fine.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and her mind became clearer after she calmed down. "But if we kill Li Yaoyuan, Nian Susu and Xiao Jianting will definitely not let it go."

Since Prince Ren wants to win over the Xiao family to work for Prince Qing, he cannot offend Xiao Jianting. If he does not want to oppose the Prime Minister's Mansion, he cannot let Nian Susu bear a grudge against them.

Both of them valued Li Yaoyuan very much. Everything started with her. Her death could solve many problems, but it would also bring more and bigger troubles. This was what Nian Qiaoyue was worried about.

Qin Zehai is a prince, so even if he is found to be the mastermind behind the scenes, Nian Susu can't do anything to him.

But it is different for her. Nian Susu has the ability to make her pay with her life. She will be seen everywhere in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Nian Susu's status is higher than hers. She will not know how she died at that time.

It was true that Nian Qiaoyue wanted to marry Qin Fengtian, but if it meant risking her own life, she would have to think again...

Qin Zehai naturally thought of this. He waved his hand, motioning Nian Qiaoyue to come closer.

Nian Qiaoyue took two steps forward nervously, her abdomen already touching the desk. She leaned down slightly, and Qin Zehai whispered a few words in her ear with a smile.

After listening to this, she raised the corner of her mouth and nodded in affirmation.