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

She knew about Nian Qiaoyue and her relationship with Qin Fengtian. Hezhu looked down on Nian Qiaoyue from the bottom of her heart. She had used all her brains and tricks to climb into the prince's bed and wanted to get pregnant with the third prince's child, but so what? In the end, she was just like the other palace maids, only serving others.

Qin Fengtian said "Oh" and looked at Nian Qiaoyue curiously.

Nian Qiaoyue was even more confused and turned to ask the nanny: "Mammy, what's going on?"

The nanny wouldn't give her any explanation and just left her there.

Hezhu and her little followers coaxed Qin Fengtian to go out and play, leaving Nian Qiaoyue confused.

In the huge Xiangru Palace, she couldn't find anyone who could answer her questions.

In fact, Nian Qiaoyue realized that the group of palace maids were deliberately bullying her. Since no one cared about her, she walked into the hall by herself and sat down in a corner.

She couldn't understand why Qin Fengtian didn't recognize her? Moreover, his behavior and words were like a child.

After thinking about it, she fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Nian Qiaoyue felt a chill on her back. She woke up suddenly and looked at the person sitting opposite her in surprise.

"Empress... Her Majesty." She sat up straight in a hurry. The bundle that was placed on the table as a pillow had been flattened, and there was a pool of saliva on it.

She awkwardly dragged the bundle down to her lap and looked at the queen anxiously.

The Queen had never been kind to her, but today, she seemed particularly indifferent. She looked at her calmly with a hint of pity in her eyes. When she looked more closely, her cold eyes had returned to being as calm as a pool of water.

The nanny who brought her into the palace today was also there. She stood beside the queen, looking at her eagerly.

"From today on, you are Prince Qing's personal maid. Your food, clothing, housing and transportation will be the same as the other maids in Xiangru Palace. Don't think that you can gain status by virtue of being pregnant with the prince's child. Don't be arrogant. The queen will have people keep an eye on you. If you dare to do anything beyond the rules, you will be dealt with according to the palace rules." The nanny warned her fiercely.

The nanny let out a breath and her tone softened a lot: "However, since you are pregnant, you don't have to do any heavy work. You only need to serve tea, make the prince happy, and play with him."

Nian Qiaoyue frowned in confusion. What did "to make the prince happy and to play with the prince" mean?

The queen gave the maid a look, and the maid understood and left with the servants nearby.

Only the Queen and Nian Qiaoyue were left in the palace.

The queen curled her lips and let out a bitter smile: "You still don't know?"

"Last time you caused Tian'er to be caned by the emperor and kneel in the imperial temple for five hours. After he came back, he had a high fever for seven or eight days. After the fever finally subsided, he woke up, but..."

It was the first time that Nian Qiaoyue saw such a helpless, painful, and helpless expression on the queen's face. She couldn't wait to ask, "What's going on?"

The queen closed her eyes, calmed down, and then told her: "The imperial physician said that due to the high fever for several days, Tian'er now has the intelligence of a three-year-old child, and even his memory has stopped at the age of eight or nine."

"The damage caused by a high fever to the body is irreversible, so Tian'er will have to live like this for the rest of his life."

This news was like a bolt from the blue to Nian Qiaoyue. She was stunned for a long time, unable to believe it and unwilling to accept this fact.

To put it nicely, it's low intelligence and childlike appearance. To put it bluntly, isn't it... mentally retarded?

She couldn't help but touch her belly, overwhelmed with grief. She was actually pregnant with a mentally retarded child, and she would have to spend the rest of her life with a mentally retarded child.

Nian Qiaoyue's face was filled with tears, but she had no expression at all, as if her heart was dead and she couldn't make any waves.

Other people's lives are full of ups and downs, but her life is full of ups and downs...

The ten days of waiting in the prime minister's residence were the most torturous ten days of her life. Anxiety, worry, panic, hesitation... dozens of uneasy emotions weighed on her heart. She slept almost only one hour a day, and during this hour of sleep, she was disturbed by nightmares.

She just managed to get through it all, until she was diagnosed with pregnancy, and until an imperial edict was issued to rescue her.

The moment she got on the carriage, she thought she had escaped, but unexpectedly, it sent her into another hell.

Nian Qiaoyue was heartbroken and unable to accept the reality, so she fainted.

The queen calmly ordered people to carry her away and sat alone in the hall for a long time.

mid-October.

The emperor summoned Qin Junyu into the palace.

Father and son looked at each other in silence.

The emperor vaguely saw the shadow of his mother in his eyes and eyebrows, and there was always an lingering sadness.

His mother was gentle and considerate, but she worried too much and was restless every day. Finally, she died of exhaustion.

Since then, Qin Junyu, who had always been cheerful and lively, seemed like a different person. He became taciturn and kept strangers away. The emperor was worried that he would follow in his mother's footsteps, but he never expected that he would become more and more eccentric and perverse, doing things in an extreme way. Although he did not do much practical work, he had sat firmly on the throne of crown prince for many years.

Qin Junyu looked at the emperor calmly, "Father, why did you call me here?"

The emperor pursed his lips, came back to his senses, and said absentmindedly: "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory said earlier that your marriage to Miss Nian would affect the Purple Star and the North Star. The two would collide, which would be detrimental to both the family and the country, so I have never asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to set a date for your wedding."

"It's been almost four months, and you haven't asked me yet. I know you don't want me to worry."

"There have been a series of disasters in the palace recently, and I can't stand it anymore. A few days ago, I asked the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to ask about the stars. He said that the North Star has returned to its normal orbit, and the abnormality before was probably due to the influence of something bad."

The emperor paused, put his hand on Qin Junyu's shoulder, and said earnestly: "I want you to go to Yuhang County with Miss Nian. There is a temple called Xianlin Temple on Jiuyun Mountain. As long as you can worship sincerely and ask for the protection of the Buddha, you will be able to avoid disasters and turn misfortune into good fortune."

"I wonder if you are willing?"

After all, the journey from Shengjing to Yuhang is long and tiring, and they will inevitably suffer hardships. It will take at least two or three months to go back and forth. If they can temporarily give up their wealth and glory and sincerely pray for Buddha's blessing, they will surely be able to realize their wishes.

Although Qin Junyu did not believe these, he could not stop his father from believing them.

He nodded, "Okay. I am willing to go."

The emperor smiled happily, "You are worthy of being my good son."

He suddenly thought of something, and the joy on his face suddenly faded away, replaced by a layer of deep sorrow.

"Tian'er... the imperial physician said that it is probably incurable. I only have five sons, and now you are the only one who can take on the responsibility."

The emperor looked at Qin Junyu with high hopes in his eyes, "Please don't let me down."