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

Zhihua felt strange about her erratic attitude, but she did not ask much. Seeing that she was in low spirits after reading the letter, she changed the subject to divert her attention and started talking about the construction of the city wall on the southern border.

As she ate the watermelon, she said, "Miss, you don't even know that we need to repair the city wall. Our master is one of the people in charge of its construction."

Nian Susu replied absentmindedly, "You know I've been staying in the mansion for a while, how can I know what's going on outside?"

Besides, she was not close to this wooden old man, so how could she know what work he did every day and what project he received from the emperor?

She didn't like it, nor did she care much. Anyway, on the issue of stance, Nian Chengyun had always been very firm. No matter how the Crown Prince and Prince Qing fought, who would win or lose, it would not affect the Nian family, which had always been neutral. So she had nothing to worry about.

Zhihua thought about it and felt that this was the truth, so she casually said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also involved, but I haven't seen him interact with the Master in any way, he doesn't seem like a colleague at all."

"Based on past experience, if Daddy works with a certain adult, that adult will definitely visit him many times to discuss countermeasures with the old master."

"It's strange that His Highness has never come here this time."

Nian Susu's dull eyes showed some interest, but she didn't want Zhihua to see it, so she followed up her question and asked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince? Is he also involved in the construction?"

Zhihua: "Yes, Your Highness is in charge of temporary work, and Dad is in charge of the approval of various processes. We are on the same line, right?"

Nian Susu nodded thoughtfully.

I didn't expect that the Emperor would let these two people work together. I don't know whether it is testing Nian Chengyun's loyalty or Qin Junyu's ability.

If Qin Junyu is led by Nian Chengyun and cannot perform any tasks or take charge of the overall situation, it means that he is incompetent.

If Nian Chengyun had other thoughts during this period, such as becoming the prince's right-hand man and being used by the prince from then on, it would mean that he was not loyal enough to the emperor.

The two of them must be careful and cautious. After all, the emperor's mind is unpredictable. If they are not careful, they will surely bring about fatal disaster.

In this way, we can know why they have no private contact. Maybe they have correspondence where outsiders cannot see, but as long as they do not keep it secret, no one will find out.

Nian Susu asked Zhihua to be careful with his words and actions, and not to mention the construction of the city wall if possible, and even if he had any ideas, he had to keep them in his heart.

What Zhihua had just said to her was fine if it was just heard in her own yard, but if it were told outside and heard by someone with ulterior motives, who knows how much trouble it would cause.

Zhihua also knew that she could not discuss state affairs in private, let alone say a bad word, so she nodded obediently and promised not to say another word after leaving the door.

……

A few days later, Nian Susu heard the news that Nian Qiaoyue had caused trouble in the palace.

Yuzhu, the maidservant beside Nian Qiaoyue, was smart. When she heard the noise outside Zhongcui Palace and was not allowed to enter, she ran back to the prime minister's residence and asked Nian Susu to ask her young lady for help.

Yuzhu knelt in the yard of the east wing with tears and snot, crying her heart out with such sincerity that she was almost about to hug Nian Susu's legs and beg her.

"Miss, although Miss Second treats you badly, she is still your biological sister! Miss Second has offended the Empress this time. If Miss First is unwilling to rescue her, Miss Second will never come back!"

Seeing Nian Susu's impatient expression, Yuzhu kowtowed several times, "Yuzhu kowtows to you, Miss! Please help the Second Miss! It will be too late if you come later! Miss!"

Zhihua rushed over upon hearing the noise.

The two of them were of similar age. One was from the East Wing and the other from the West Wing, so they usually didn't have a good face when they met each other, as if they were enemies meeting. Now seeing Yuzhu crying so pitifully, and for her master, Zhihua, who had always been soft-hearted, didn't feel any sympathy.

She cursed fiercely, "You also said that the second young lady treats my young lady badly on weekdays, why do you think of my young lady when something happens?"

"If I had known that there would be a day when I would need help from others, why didn't I do less evil things in the first place?"

"Now this face makes people feel disgusted when they see it."

Yuzhu was thin-skinned, and what she had just said was already her limit. After being ridiculed by Zhihua, she almost buried her head in her chest, too embarrassed to face anyone.

Nian Susu secretly gave Zhihua a thumbs up. She scolded him so well! He said everything that was in her heart! Zhihua was simply her mouthpiece!

"The second lady's affairs have nothing to do with my lady. Don't come here again." Zhihua said with a cold face.

Yuzhu hesitated, unwilling to leave like this.

Nian Susu was about to turn around and go back to his room, when suddenly, a voice rang in his mind. It was a familiar and long-lost feeling...

[Host, please go to Zhongcui Palace within half an hour to take the blame for Nian Qiaoyue. ]

[Since the host has not performed a task for a long time, in case the host forgets the system rules, I will repeat them here: the host must rush to the designated location within the specified time to take the blame for Nian Qiaoyue. If the time is exceeded or the task fails, the host will be punished with electric shock. Those with serious circumstances will be permanently erased by the system. ]

[Host, please start your journey of taking the blame! 】

Nian Susu felt extremely helpless when listening to the slightly excited voice of the system. It had been too long since he had taken the blame and he almost forgot about this ancient human-machine.

Yuzhu felt that it was hopeless to ask for help, so she supported herself on her knees and stood up tremblingly. She had been kneeling for too long, and her knees were swollen and painful, and her legs were sore and weak. She lost her balance and her knees bent again, and she fell straight onto the hard bluestone slabs in front of her. She suddenly saw a pair of arms supporting her.

Yuzhu looked up in surprise and met Nian Susu's charming fox eyes, which were full of helplessness. She sighed and said, "Forget it. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. I will help her one last time."

Yuzhu was overjoyed, and for a moment she was so shocked that she couldn't speak, and she looked at her in amazement.

Zhihua was puzzled, but she believed that the young lady must have her reasons for doing so.

"Why don't you thank the young lady?" she said coldly.

Nian Su helped the man to stand steadily and waved his hand lazily, "Save us from all the formalities. Let's go into the palace."

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Riding in the prime minister's carriage, the driver whipped the horse as fast as he could to rush to the palace. When the pedestrians on the street saw the carriage coming fast, they all made way in panic.

Nian Susu was swaying in the carriage. Yuzhu, who was sitting opposite her, shrank her neck, lowered her eyes and brows, not daring to look up. Her temperament was somewhat similar to that of her master Nian Qiaoyue.

She asked directly: "What did Nian Qiaoyue do? You must tell the truth, you must not hide anything, you must not fabricate facts, and you must not exaggerate to speak for Nian Qiaoyue, otherwise even the gods will not be able to save her."

Yuzhu was fully aware of the seriousness of the matter. She nodded with trepidation and told Nian Susu everything that had happened in Zhongcui Palace. However, she was waiting outside the palace at the time and there were many things she could not hear clearly, so Yuzhu did not dare to make any assumptions.