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

She said so much, but the emperor did not show any intention of letting Nian Susu marry Tian'er. She could roughly guess what he meant. The current plan was to prevent Nian Qiaoyue from marrying Qin Fengtian.

We will discuss the rest later.

The Queen stood up and knelt down, "Your Majesty, Tian'er is young and ignorant. He doesn't understand the principle of 'knowing a person's face but not his heart'. I think he has been led astray by some people with bad intentions, so he speaks nonsense. How can he tell who is good and who is bad?"

There were innuendos in the words, all of which were aimed at referring to the time and place.

Nian Qiaoyue was a sensitive person and understood the meaning as soon as she heard it.

Being humiliated in public by the Queen, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to hit her head against a wall and die. Her whole body was shaking.

But Qin Fengtian was an irresponsible and cowardly man. When the empress glared at him, he immediately became like a coward, not daring to say a word, let alone ask the emperor for a marriage.

Her wish was about to be dashed, and both marriages ended up in failure.

Nian Susu felt happy and drank two cups of wine. During the meal, he always felt that Qin Junyu opposite him was staring at him with a smile, and that look was very meaningful.

Well, if you get drunk once, people will talk about you for the rest of your life.

After the banquet, Qin Fengtian was kept by the queen and went with her to Zhongcui Palace.

He followed closely, feeling uneasy.

The Queen Mother had an unpleasant look on her face and didn't say a word on the way over. She must be angry about what happened just now.

He spoke for Nian Qiao Yue in a fit of anger and now regrets it deeply.

The queen sat on the imperial chair, waved away her attendants, and was about to taste a cup of hot tea when she saw Qin Fengtian, with a look of fear on his face, bend his knees and kneel down.

"I know I was wrong, please punish me, mother." Qin Fengtian lowered his head with a sincere attitude.

The queen took a sip of tea slowly and found it bitterer than usual. She didn't want to drink it anymore. She put the teacup on the table with some force. The lid and the cup collided with each other, making a crisp and harsh sound.

She frowned, but her tone was calm, "What's wrong? Tell me."

Qin Fengtian swallowed his saliva and said, "My Lord, I shouldn't have said too much in Qinghui Palace, and I shouldn't have involved... Miss Nian."

The queen disliked Nian Qiaoyue, not only because of her humble background, but also because she disliked her despicable behavior of trying to curry favor with the rich and powerful. However, her son was devoted to her.

As a mother, she felt helpless and heartbroken. "What else?" the queen asked in a deep voice.

"And... and..." Qin Fengtian trembled, his mind racing, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he said, "I should have listened to my mother and married Miss Nian."

"Yes, not bad." The queen was pleased, "Tian'er has become more sensible, and mother is very happy. Stand up and talk, don't kneel, the ground is cold."

Qin Fengtian breathed a sigh of relief and received praise from his mother, but he was not as happy as he had imagined. Instead, he felt sad.

He felt uncomfortable because he had to obey and say things against his will, but he didn't show it on his face and just lifted his robe and stood up.

The queen waved her hand, motioning him to sit next to her.

The Queen lowered her eyes, "Tian'er, do you know why the Emperor did not express his opinion today?"

Qin Fengtian knew that this was a new test question. He didn't understand the twists and turns and could never guess what his father and mother were thinking, but he still frowned and thought seriously.

Nian Susu has a special identity. As the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's family, her position is very likely to represent the position of Prime Minister Nian.

Even if the prime minister has been neutral for many years, he may not change easily because of his daughter.

But when the day comes when you have to choose one side, the importance of blood ties becomes apparent.

The reason why my father disagreed was simply that he didn't want him to get the support of the Prime Minister.

He laughed at himself, "Father thinks I am not as good as my brother and cannot take on the important task."

The queen nodded, then shook her head, "Yes, but not entirely."

She knew her son's character best, and it was not easy for her to think of this level.

She asked again: "If the prince asks the emperor to grant him a marriage and betroth Miss Nian to him, do you think the emperor will agree?"

"Yes." Qin Fengtian answered without hesitation.

The Queen shook her head. "No, he won't agree."

Whether it is Qin Junyu or Qin Fengtian, it will not be good for the emperor if either side dominates.

Otherwise, he would not have turned a blind eye to the fight between the two sides for so many years.

Qin Fengtian couldn't figure out the reason, and was about to ask, when the palace maid guarding the door hurried in and said:

"My queen, the wise king is here and is waiting outside the door."

The maid glanced at Qin Fengtian and asked hesitantly, "Does the queen want to see you?"

"The emperor's uncle is here?" Qin Fengtian was surprised. "It's been a year since the emperor's uncle came to see the queen mother, right?"

The maid was so scared that she almost knelt down before this rude man. It was a capital crime for a concubine in the harem to meet with a man from outside the harem in private, especially for the special status of the virtuous king. As the emperor's younger brother, he had frequent contacts with the queen and her sister-in-law. This was not a glorious thing.

There were rumors in the harem a few years ago that the relationship between the virtuous king and the queen was not clean. Later, those palace people who spread the rumors were killed by the queen, which stopped the rumors.

Now that Prince Qing had directly confirmed that Prince Xian and the Queen had frequent contacts, the palace maids were afraid that they would be silenced.

The queen looked calm and waved to the maid, "Pass it on."

She glared at Qin Fengtian angrily, "Tian'er, don't say such things anymore. There's no one else here today, so it doesn't matter if you said it, but if someone with ulterior motives hears it one day and makes a big fuss about it, it will be troublesome if it gets to the emperor."

Qin Fengtian knew he had said the wrong thing, so he just said "Oh" obediently and stood aside with his head down.

The virtuous king came in, covered in dust, wearing a dark blue robe with faint green bamboo patterns on it, and a dark green crane cloak. His sleeves fluttered when he walked. Although there were fine wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, it did not conceal his elegant temperament at all, but instead added a bit of charm.

A few years ago, the emperor once joked that the third prince did not look like him, but rather like his uncle, especially his thick eyebrows and big eyes.

When the queen heard this, she was so frightened that she dropped her teacup. Even now, when she thinks of that scene, she still breaks out in a cold sweat and is particularly frightened.

Qin Fengtian smiled and bowed, "Uncle."

Qin Zehai's brows, which had been tense since he entered the room, relaxed at this moment, and his eyes became soft. He patted Qin Fengtian's shoulder and said with relief, "Tian'er has grown so big."

"Yes." Qin Fengtian laughed heartlessly, "It's been almost a year since the emperor's uncle came to the palace, right?"

A year ago, the emperor accused the virtuous prince of "failure to discipline" because his subordinates committed serious mistakes, and sent him to guard the imperial mausoleum. Until last month, the emperor cleaned up the government and punished some corrupt officials, and the court was in need of people, so he summoned him back to Beijing to resume his post.

Qin Zehai nodded, "Yes, a man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence. Today, when I saw Tian'er, it was indeed true."

The queen smiled and said coquettishly, "Don't praise him anymore. He's so proud of himself."

Qin Fengtian was embarrassed and scratched his head with a smile, "If your Majesty Queen has nothing else to say, I will take my leave first."