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

Ma Chunxi responded with "I know, I know" but he didn't agree with her in his heart. If he didn't act strong enough to survive in the harem, he would be eaten alive.

When the Queen is not in the palace, the servants become lazy and slack. Only by making them know that they are not easy to fool can they get the treatment they deserve.

Qiu Minjing didn't think too much about it and made room for them to do needlework together.

"Sister Qiu, do you really want to invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual? I saw that Lin Cairen, Li Meiren and Zhang Baolin all came to talk about this in the past few days. Have you agreed?" Yang Zhitao was very curious about this question.

If we invite a wizard, wouldn't it prove that those horrible rumors are true?

Qiu Minjing shook her head, picked up a piece of cloth, marked it, and cut it. "I don't have the right to do it. Even if I have to do it, it should be done by the Queen. The current situation is special. If the rumors can't be stopped, I will have to send someone to ask the Queen for instructions and ask for her opinion before making a decision."

Yang Zhitao frowned and muttered, "This is too complicated."

"You know she has always been thoughtful and considerate." Ma Chunxi was helpless.

There is nothing wrong with this, but it makes life too tiring.

The three of them chatted and laughed, and another day passed.

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Late September.

The reconstruction of the flower shop has been basically completed. Li Yaoyuan's old customers sent her a lot of things, but she refused to accept them.

Everyone knew why the flower shop was smashed, but no one said anything. They just quietly went to Liu's flower shop to buy flowers frequently, hoping that "Youjian" flower shop would not suffer such an unprovoked disaster again.

Once the customer flow was divided, the business in the store would not be so busy. For this reason, Li Yaoyuan asked several girls to come to work in batches and take turns to avoid the situation of "keeping idle people".

As the only worker in the store, Ding Changfeng's position is unshakable.

Qin Junyu and Nian Susu would go out and play every day when they had free time. In just half a month, they had visited almost all of Wujun, Yuhang and several surrounding towns.

The good times did not last long, as a letter from Shengjing broke this beautiful situation.

Qin Junyu stood in front of the window, holding the letter in his hand, his face as gloomy as the dark clouded sky outside.

"Coo, coo, coo, come and eat some more." Nian Susu was playing with a carrier pigeon and feeding it with a handful of millet in his hand, without any awareness of what he was about to face.

Seeing that the person next to him had not responded, Nian Susu glanced at him, and then asked casually, "Is it A Falcon's letter? What did he say?"

Qin Junyu did not answer, but chose to give her the letter and let her read it herself.

Nian Susu noticed that his expression was not right, and his mood suddenly became heavy.

"Boom--" a loud thunder struck, the dark sky split into two and quickly recovered, and raindrops as big as beans fell densely. The rain fell suddenly in winter, and the rain was heavy and fast.

Qin Junyu moved the carrier pigeon into the room and closed the two windows. The rain and thunder were blocked out, and the sounds sounded heavy and dull.

After reading the letter, Nian Susu became dejected. She knew why Qin Junyu had that reaction.

"When...will we return to Beijing?" she asked disappointedly.

In the letter, Axuan said that Empress Dowager Chunyi was ill, and her condition was very serious this time. The imperial physician said that she would not survive for more than three months, so they should be prepared.

Qin Wenyuan was in the Qinian Palace and could not be with his mother. Although he did not say it, Axuan and Lin Shoude could see that he was very anxious.

"The sooner the better." His words hit Nian Susu's heart like a hammer.

"Empress Dowager Chunyi was ill once before we left the palace. It seems that she couldn't be cured last time and has relapsed this time. The situation is not good." Qin Junyu said earnestly.

"If it really doesn't work... we can't hold a national funeral without being in the palace."

And the secret of their sneaking out of the palace would definitely be exposed. The best and safest way was to return to the palace while Concubine Chunyi was still alive and pretend that nothing had happened.

Nian Susu forced a bitter smile and said, "Then pack your things now and leave tomorrow."

Qin Junyu did not object, and the two of them sorted out the clothes in the room in silence. There were not many things, only a few sets of clothes and silver. They decided to leave the silver to Li Yaoyuan, and the rest of the things were quickly packed up.

The two went to the flower shop together and explained the situation to Li Yaoyuan and Xiao Yunzheng. Because it was an uncontrollable factor and no one knew which would come first, the accident or tomorrow, they did not force them to stay.

Li Yaoyuan closed the shop early and bought some good wine and food for them. Although everyone was in a heavy mood, they still talked and laughed while having this farewell meal.

The next day.

Nian Susu took his bag from Li Yaoyuan and said to the two of them, "Just send it here. We will write back when we get to Shengjing."

Xiao Yunzheng looked reluctant, "I didn't expect that we would be separated in more than a month. I will also leave for the East China Sea in a few days. I don't know when we will meet again."

"Take care." Li Yaoyuan patted her shoulder with a smile.

Nian Su Su: "Spring is not too late, we will meet again someday."

In fact, they all knew in their hearts that that day was a long way off, but no one said it out loud, and they said goodbye to each other with this beautiful wish.

Nian Susu and Qin Junyu left Wujun and set out on the journey back to Beijing.

In mid-October, he arrived in Shengjing, returned to the East Palace through the tunnel, and then quietly entered the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests.

The sun was shining brightly at noon, and Qin Wenyuan sat in front of the window, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the scenery outside.

The big tree that was lush and leafy in the summer now stands alone in the yard, and the few dead leaves left on the branches are still falling one by one.

The autumn scenery is bleak, and people's mood becomes depressed as well.

Qin Wenyuan had not yet noticed that there were two more people in the hall.

Lin Shoude was so excited that tears streamed down his face. He was about to shout "Your Majesty" when Qin Junyu stopped him with a look. Lin Shoude had to cover his mouth to prevent himself from making any sound, but his tears showed that he was overjoyed at the moment.

Nian Susu pointed toward the window.

Qin Junyu raised his eyebrows, and the two of them tiptoed over with a tacit understanding.

Qin Wenyuan tilted his head slightly, but did not turn around, nor did he realize that the person behind him was his royal brother whom he had been thinking about day and night.

"What time is it now?" he asked calmly.

In the past, at this time, Lin Shoude would tell him the answer without hesitation, but not today.

Qin Wenyuan's face wrinkled, he looked back, his eyes widened several times, he was so excited that he couldn't speak, and then he looked at Lin Shoude next to him, he was already crying.

"Brother Emperor!"

"Royal sister-in-law!"

"You are finally back!"

Qin Wenyuan threw himself into Qin Junyu's arms and hugged him tightly.

Nian Susu smiled lovingly, touched his little head, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than a month. You have grown a lot taller. It seems that you have been eating well."

Qin Junyu held his little shoulders and couldn't push him away.