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

The location of Prince Ren's Palace is not too remote. Now is the time when people go out to buy vegetables, and people pass by the street in front of the palace from time to time.

Although the guard didn't know what the relationship was between his prince and the girl in front of him, it was not difficult to learn from the prince that he didn't want others to know that they were in contact.

If she stayed here and refused to leave, there would be a risk of being seen by acquaintances at any time as there were so many pedestrians passing by on the street.

The guard didn't dare to take the risk, so he had to ask his companion to go in and pass the message.

After a while, her companion came back, but as expected, Qin Zehai refused to see her and ordered the guards to drive her away.

After receiving the order, the guards became bolder and threatened that if she refused to leave, they would carry her away. If people on the street saw her, she would be the one to be embarrassed.

Nian Qiaoyue was both anxious and annoyed. After all, they had a cooperative relationship, but Qin Zehai was so cruel that he just refused to see her.

Of course, there was no way she would give up.

Nian Qiaoyue put on a flattering smile, lowered her head and whispered something in the guard's ear. The guard's face changed, and he turned around with a sullen look and went into the mansion.

The other one who didn't hear looked at her in confusion.

Nian Qiaoyue ignored the inquiring gaze, raised her head proudly, and waited for someone to invite her in.

Sure enough, the guard who went to report came back with a strange look on his face. He glanced at her hurriedly with fear in his eyes, "Miss, the prince wants to see you."

Nian Qiaoyue was very proud and strode forward.

She had been to Prince Ren's Palace at least five or six times. Although she was not familiar with the structure of the palace, she was very familiar with the way to the study and could get there with her eyes closed.

On the way there, she had already thought of her words, to take the initiative, gain the upper hand, and then question in a domineering manner, but when she really faced Qin Zehai, her arrogance suddenly subsided.

Qin Zehai was not handling official business this time, but was sitting on the couch next to the desk reading a book.

He crossed his legs, with a cup of hot tea at hand, looking very comfortable.

Seeing her coming, Qin Zehai put down the book and glanced at the stool opposite him, "Sit down."

Nian Qiaoyue said timidly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

She stroked her skirt and sat down, feeling uneasy.

"Has something happened to the Queen? Or... does she want you to convey something?" Qin Zehai stared at her with a fiery gaze that could see through people's hearts.

He mentioned to the Queen that he had bribed Nian Qiaoyue to be his pawn and monitor the situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Queen only said, "Miss Nian, you can't trust her completely." That was all she said.

So when Nian Qiaoyue mentioned the Queen, he didn't find it strange. Instead, he thought that the Queen might have assigned her a task? Or was she testing her?

Qin Zehai stared at Nian Qiaoyue closely, not wanting to miss any of her subtle reactions.

Nian Qiaoyue broke out in a sweat, feeling guilty for no reason.

The reason why she could sit here now was because she asked the guards to convey the message to Qin Zehai: This is concerning the Queen Mother and Prince Qing, please see me, Your Majesty.

But what she wanted to say was indeed related to the Queen, and was even more closely related to Prince Qing. She was not lying.

Yes, she didn't lie.

Nian Qiaoyue straightened her back and said, "The prince promised me before that if I help him monitor Prime Minister Nian and Nian Susu, he will help me marry Prince Qing and become the third imperial consort."

Qin Zehai raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Yes, how?"

She swallowed nervously, "But the Queen said that she wants Nian Susu to marry Prince Qing, and she wants to announce their marriage at the birthday banquet at the end of the month."

Qin Zehai's mind was in a mess, but he couldn't figure out how Nian Qiaoyue knew about it.

Er Niang clearly said that this matter must not be told to anyone, and she even kept it a secret from Tian'er. Where did Nian Qiaoyue hear the news? Could it be that she has someone in Zhongcui Palace?

He didn't believe that Nian Qiaoyue had such ability.

Qin Zehai felt uneasy, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked in shock, "Is this true?"

Nian Qiaoyue was skeptical of his reaction, "Your Majesty really doesn't know?"

"Prince Qing has a good relationship with the prince, and is also on the same page with the queen. Could it be that the queen didn't tell the prince about her plan?"

Qin Zehai denied it flatly, "No, I don't know anything about this."

After that, he sighed heavily and pretended to be deep: "I will ask you carefully when I go to the palace some other day."

Nian Qiaoyue no longer believed him. In her heart, Qin Zehai was just a cunning weasel.

But she had other plans, so she could only pretend to trust him, shedding a few tears softly and looking heartbroken.

"Your Highness, you can't go back on your promise. If we don't keep our word in our cooperation, how can I work for Your Highness wholeheartedly?"

Qin Zehai: "Of course, of course."

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, Nian Qiaoyue immediately said, "Then please, Your Majesty, arrange a marriage for me and Prince Qing."

Qin Zehai couldn't pretend anymore and his expression fell at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Nian Qiaoyue's heart was in her throat. This was a risky move. She was also afraid that if she pushed too hard, Qin Zehai would fight to the death. Now seeing his reaction, her heart sank even more.

There was only one thought in my mind: It's over.

Just when she was waiting for Qin Zehai to break up with her, Qin Zehai did not get angry. Instead, he said that he would arrange a marriage for her as soon as possible after discussing it with the Queen.

Nian Qiaoyue was completely relieved. This was such a pleasant surprise!

She never thought that Qin Zehai would agree to her, so after being rejected, she would settle for the second best and ask the Queen to postpone the plan, so as to buy enough time for her to destroy Nian Susu.

But Qin Zehai agreed, and he agreed very readily.

In order to dispel her doubts, Qin Zehai said that he would give her a satisfactory answer within ten days at the latest.

Nian Qiaoyue was overjoyed. When she was emotional, Qin Zehai took the opportunity to assign her a task and asked her to agree to it.

……

The atmosphere in the court was heavy. Qin Junyu was kneeling in front of the hall, and behind him on the right was another person kneeling - Nian Chengyun.

Both of them stood very straight with serious expressions.

Nian Chengyun was already old, and his waist and legs ached after kneeling for a while, but he did not show any emotion of pain.

Qin Junyu had a cold face as usual, as if he wouldn't even frown even if the sky fell.

The emperor sat on a high platform, full of anger, glaring at the two men with a frown.

"Great! Great! What a great prince! What a great founding prime minister!" A big hand slammed heavily on the dragon table, and the memorial papers piled up like a hill tilted and lay all over the table.

Qin Zehai smiled and exchanged a smug look with his colleague beside him.

"I asked you to build the city wall, but you made friends with me privately and exchanged letters with me. You even had the intention of treason!" The emperor was furious and grabbed a dozen letters at hand and scattered them.

Several of them fell right in front of Qin Junyu's knees, and the rest surrounded him, like a big net that trapped him.

He lowered his eyes, and without even opening the envelope, he knew from the handwriting on the envelope that it was written to Nian Chengyun.