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

Qiu Yao pretended to be angry, pulled her hand back, turned away, and said in a muffled voice: "I think you have no sense of propriety at all."

"I took pity on you and took great pains to bring you back to Xiangru Palace to serve the prince, not to let you take risks again."

"If you want to do this, I might as well tell the head nanny to kick you out of the palace."

Qiao Yue immediately stopped and shook her arm and said coquettishly: "Good sister, I know you are the best, please don't chase me away, at worst... I won't go, I will stay in Zhongcui Palace and not go anywhere, okay?"

"Really?" Qiuyao glanced at her sideways with suspicion.

Qiao Yue chuckled, "Really."

"If it weren't for Sister Qiuyao, I would have starved to death now. Even if it's just to repay my sister, I will behave myself."

Qiuyao's expression finally eased a little.

The two talked for a while, and Qiao Yue went to wash up. Qiu Yao undid her hair, took off her outer robe, and went to bed early.

When Qiao Yue came back with the dirty clothes, Qiu Yao had already fallen asleep. There was only a dim oil lamp on the table swaying in the wind. She packed up her things quietly, sat in front of the mirror again, and held a candle in her hand for lighting.

The firelight moved towards the mirror, and she leaned her face forward. The place where the big red birthmark originally grew became extremely smooth without any trace, except for the scar left by the burn next to it which was a little ugly.

However, if there had not been that fire, she would not have been able to return to Xiangru Palace so easily, and it would have been even more impossible for her to cover up her original appearance so easily. When others saw her face, they avoided it and dared not look closely, so no one ever doubted her health.

So, she has to thank this scar.

Qiao Yue sighed with a bitter smile, put down the candle, sat up straight, and looked at her appearance carefully. Her fingertips ran across her face. She sneered and murmured, "Mu Zelan, I will take back everything you owe me!"

Lying in bed with his clothes on, Qiao Yue couldn't fall asleep for a long time, his mind full of thoughts on how to get into the Yangxin Palace.

The next day.

Qiao Yue and Qin Fengtian were playing on the swings in the main courtyard of Zhongcui Palace, with laughter and joy everywhere, but this did not affect the quiet and depressing atmosphere in the palace at all.

"Higher!" Qin Fengtian screamed and cheered, "One more time!"

Qiao Yue pushed him from behind, swinging up... and down...

Suddenly, she glanced out of the corner of her eye and saw someone coming to the door. It was a eunuch.

She was careful and focused her attention on the eunuch.

Li Zhongquan put his hands in his sleeves, bent his waist and walked quickly into the Zhongcui Palace. Hearing laughter not far away, he glanced at it and saw that it was Qin Fengtian. He was not surprised. He was worried about something and had no intention of caring about others. He walked up the corridor in two steps and asked the guard to report.

Qiao Yue stared closely, and soon Li Zhongquan was invited in.

Inside the palace.

The Queen was cutting flowers with her back to the door. "Eunuch Li, what's the matter? I have to go deliver medicine to the Emperor later. Let's make it short."

Li Zhongquan was sweating profusely before he even opened his mouth. Although there were only the two of them in the palace and the queen could not see his expression, his attitude was still very respectful, "Reporting to the queen, the ministers are kneeling outside the Yangxin Palace and claiming that they will not get up until they see the emperor. Please make the decision, queen."

The queen smiled coldly. Li Zhongquan had come to her house. To put it nicely, he was asking her to make a decision. To put it bluntly, wasn't he forcing her to give in? But she would never give in.

She said slowly, "The weather is getting colder. The bluestone outside the Yangxin Palace is chilly. Please return home, ministers, and don't hurt yourselves."

Li Zhongquan frowned and continued, "Your Majesty, I have already tried to persuade them, but they are unwilling to leave... They are clamoring to see you and get an explanation."

His attitude was respectful and his tone was gentle, but everything he said made her angry.

The Queen threw the scissors on the table, furious. "I am very busy and have no time to see them. They can kneel if they want."

Li Zhongquan didn't expect her to be so ruthless, so he had to put the matter aside for now and said, "There is one more matter, which concerns Prime Minister Nian."

The queen narrowed her eyes, revealing a dangerous aura, but she said nothing and continued to listen to him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince defeated the Northern Wei and captured the rebels. He is now on his way back to the capital. Prime Minister Nian was imprisoned at the time because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was framed by a traitor for treason. As the Crown Princess's father, Prime Minister Nian is suspected of being an accomplice. Now that the truth has come to light, should Prime Minister Nian be released?"

This request was not excessive and was reasonable, but the queen refused it outright and refused to agree to it no matter what.

Li Zhongquan was "invited" out. He walked out with his head down, looking worried, and his already hunched back bent even lower.

As soon as Qiao Yue saw the figure, she coaxed Qin Fengtian to play hide-and-seek.

"My Lord, can you please close your eyes and count to three hundred, and then come to me?"

Qin Fengtian curled his lips, "No, I don't want to play hide and seek."

Seeing that Li Zhongquan was about to disappear from sight, Qiao Yue was anxious, but she still had to patiently coax Qin Fengtian. She forced herself to keep a smile: "My lord, be obedient. If you find me, I will play house with you."

"Okay!" Qin Fengtian was overjoyed. He turned his back, covered his eyes with his hands and began to count: "One, two, three..."

Qiao Yue lifted her skirt and chased after him.

Li Zhongquan walked slowly, and Qiao Yue followed him not too far away. There were many people coming and going on the palace road, and she never found a chance to approach and talk to them.

In the past few days, she has almost figured out the route in the palace. She knows that if she walks another hundred steps forward, she will turn into a small garden. This small garden is the only way to get back to the Yangxin Palace from the Zhongcui Palace. There are few people and many bushes there, which is just convenient for talking.

Li Zhongquan turned into the small garden. Qiao Yue quickly quickened her pace, but she lost him in the blink of an eye.

There were so many flowers, plants and trees in the small garden that the vision was limited. Qiao Yue walked around but couldn't find anyone. After leaving the small garden, it would be even more inconvenient to talk on the road ahead, so she had to give up and look for another opportunity.

Qiao Yue walked towards the exit dejectedly, when suddenly a pair of boots appeared in front of her. She stopped abruptly, looked up, and was shocked to see a pair of frightening eyes. She took a few steps back in fear.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time before Qiao Yue reacted and lowered her head, staring at the hem of her skirt nervously, "Eunuch Li...Eunuch Li."

Li Zhongquan looked her up and down. He felt she looked familiar at first glance, but unfamiliar at second.

This palace maid had been following him ever since he left Zhongcui Palace and he couldn't get rid of her. She was the queen's person, but Li Zhongquan didn't remember that the queen had a palace maid with a disfigured face and a large red birthmark on her face.

If he said that there were too many palace ladies and he couldn't remember them all, it was normal, but how could he forget someone with such obvious characteristics? He engraved it in his mind just by looking at him.