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

No matter how unwelcoming Qin Zehai was, he had to force a smile and stepped aside to invite the person in.

Qin Junyu stepped on the ground full of red firecracker paper, as if it was a long red carpet.

The uncle and nephew entered the mansion one after the other, and Qin Zehai asked someone to bring out the best tea to entertain them.

Qin Junyu didn't come to Prince Ren's Mansion often, and even Qin Zehai rarely met him in private, so Qin Zehai was so frightened when he saw him.

It was New Year's Day, so Qin Junyu didn't want to say anything too harsh. After the maids served tea and left, he spoke again, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Your uncle has lost weight. Is it because I'm not in Shengjing, and most of the government affairs have fallen on your shoulders?"

He smiled meaningfully.

Qin Zehai felt that this was a trap, so he clenched his fists nervously and pretended to be calm: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

He glanced at Qin Junyu and laughed stiffly a few times. "Your Highness has been away from Shengjing for the past few months, which has really kept us, the people who hold the pen, very busy. All the memorials that were previously sent to the East Palace have now been piled up in the Ministry of Shangshu."

When mentioning the Secretariat, Qin Zehai's face showed a bit of smugness and pride, and he naturally relaxed, leaning back in the armchair with a lazy posture.

"Those old guys in the Secretariat haven't been involved in government affairs for a long time, and almost all the work has been left to me. You don't know how tired I have been recently..." He exhaled heavily and rubbed his shoulders.

Qin Junyu's eyes were cold and mocking. He lowered his eyes to look at the foam on the tea surface and said indifferently, "Thank you for your hard work, uncle. I will report to my father when I return. Uncle is old and can't bear so much official duties. I will let him do less in the future."

When Qin Zehai heard this, he became unhappy again. Qin Junyu obviously wanted to take away the power from him. If he couldn't even participate in government affairs, what was the difference between him and a useless person.

He hurriedly tried to make excuses, "I... didn't mean that. It is our duty as an official to share His Majesty's worries. How can I feel tired? If His Majesty has an order, I will do it even if it means going through fire and water, let alone a few memorials."

"Oh~" Qin Junyu dragged out his voice and said meaningfully: "It seems that I can handle it."

"Of course, of course." Qin Zehai nodded repeatedly.

"No wonder. We have time to go to Yuhang now. It should not be busy." Qin Junyu picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Qin Zehai's expression changed instantly, but Qin Junyu remained calm and continued drinking his tea.

He clenched his teacup nervously, wondering how to respond.

What did Qin Junyu mean by this? Was he trying to threaten him? Or was he here to settle accounts with him?

When he was in a state of panic, Qin Junyu asked again: "Why is the emperor so nervous?"

"No...no." Qin Zehai wiped the sweat from his forehead. In this cold winter, he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and his back felt cold. You can imagine how scared he was.

If Qin Junyu reported this to the emperor, he would be finished. But on second thought, Luo Yuanxiang was already dead, and all those who knew he had been to Yuhang had been secretly executed. Even if Qin Junyu knew it was him, what could he do?

He suddenly became confident and responded calmly, "Your Highness, you must have recognized the wrong person. I have always stayed in Shengjing and never left. How could I be in Yuhang?"

When the two men looked at each other, the atmosphere suddenly became murderous in a flash.

Qin Junyu sneered, "Really?"

He sat up straight, took out a jade pendant from his belt, and pinched the tassel between two fingers. The jade pendant appeared in Qin Zehai's sight, shaky.

"Does the Emperor recognize this?" Qin Junyu asked proudly.

Qin Zehai was so angry that he rushed over to grab it, knocking the tea stove and teacup away. His chest was wet with tea and he fell on the table.

Qin Junyu was faster than him. He pulled his arm back and the jade pendant hid behind him. Qin Zehai failed.

"Oh, are you anxious?" Qin Junyu smiled even more proudly, unable to hide his sarcasm.

"What do you want to do?" Qin Zehai asked with gritted teeth. At this moment, he was too lazy to pretend. He stared at him like a tiger with its fur standing on end.

The tea on the table flowed down the edge. He sat cross-legged, and the water stains were about to drip between his legs. He stood up and took a few steps back, looking down at the out-of-control Qin Zehai.

He didn't say anything, but his eyes were creepy.

Qin Zehai sat up with the help of the table, not caring about his soaked clothes. He also stood up, wanting to be on an equal footing with Qin Junyu, but he was shorter than Qin Junyu, so he lost in momentum and could only stare with helpless rage.

Qin Junyu threw the jade pendant on the table with disdain.

There was a crisp "click" sound, the sound of jade and water stains colliding.

Qin Zehai did not look at the jade pendant. Compared to the jade pendant, he wanted to find out what Qin Junyu's purpose was.

"Uncle, you should hide the things well. This time I found it, but I don't know who will get it next time."

Qin Junyu left in a leisurely manner.

With a muffled thud, Qin Zehai fell to the ground, gasping for breath. He glanced at the jade pendant on the table as if he had seen a monster.

He couldn't help but think of Luo Yuanxiang's disemboweled body. His eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

He always carried this jade pendant with him, and it was obscurely engraved with words that symbolized his identity. He discovered that the jade pendant was missing when he was fleeing back to Shengjing. He was too scared at the time and did not go back to look for it. He just thought it was dropped when he was in a hurry to leave the city. He never thought that it was with Qin Junyu.

If you think about it carefully, it might have fallen on Jiuyun Mountain and was picked up by Qin Junyu when he went up the mountain for the second time.

What does this mean? It means that Qin Junyu knew that he was the one who ordered Luo Yuanxiang to push Nian Susu down the mountain, so Qin Junyu also had Luo Yuanxiang's body sent to his bed.

Qin Junyu is taking revenge on him!

Qin Zehai was so angry that he grabbed the teacup next to him and threw it out.

After thinking all this through, he knew the purpose of Qin Junyu's coming to Prince Ren's Mansion today. He just wanted to warn him and intimidate him with this secret.

But Qin Zehai was not afraid. After calming down, he calmly put away the jade pendant.

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The rain gradually stopped and the streets became lively. On the first day of the new year, there were many children walking around the streets. Smoke from cooking was rising and many street vendors were doing business.

Nian Susu went out wrapped in a newly made red cloak.

When she arrived at the gate of Xiao's house, there were several servants shoveling snow at the gate. When they saw her, they all looked up and said, "Happy New Year, Miss Nian."

Nian Su Su came prepared and gave red envelopes to everyone. Although the money was not much, the thought was still there.

Several people respectfully invited her in.

Although she came to find Xiao Yunzheng, she had to meet General Xiao first. Nian Susu was quite familiar with the structure of the Xiao Mansion, so she walked forward according to the route she remembered.