The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

The atmosphere in the palace was tense, and the queen's voice echoed in everyone's ears with unquestionable pressure.

"Sixth Prince! I want to ask you, have you ever done anything so shameful?"

The Sixth Prince knelt in the hall, his face pale and cold sweat on his forehead.

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain, but Mingyue, who was crying beside him, spoke first.

"The Sixth Prince secretly hid the portrait of Concubine Rong Gui, and cuddled her in bed all day and all night, not even daring to get close to her when the maid was cleaning!"

"what?"

"portrait?"

The concubines and palace maids around looked at each other, some covered their mouths and exclaimed softly, and some couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Not only that... the Sixth Prince... he also asked me to deliver a letter for him. The words in the letter... I dare not repeat them. Those words... are extremely explicit!"

The Sixth Prince became furious when he heard this, and raised his voice a few notches: "Letter? What letter? This prince has never written any letter!"

Mingyue seemed not to have heard his protest, and her voice became even sadder: "Another day, when the Sixth Prince was drunk, he actually...actually took me to the bed, and called out the name of Concubine Rong!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.

"This is happening!"

"The Sixth Prince is too absurd!"

Noblewoman Chunhong stood beside the Queen, slightly covering her lips and half her face with a handkerchief, as if trying to hold back a smile, but she looked at the Sixth Prince with disdain in her eyes.

"Your Highness, Sixth Prince, don't you admit these things?" Concubine Chunhong's voice was gentle, but it was chilling. "Or are these things just the tip of the iceberg?"

The Sixth Prince knelt on the ground like an ant on a hot pan, running around in a panic.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at the queen, saying earnestly, "My queen, I really didn't! I have never done anything beyond the rules with Concubine Rong!"

Concubine Chunhong sneered, flicked her handkerchief, and said provocatively: "Oh? Since His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince has never had anything with Concubine Rong, does that mean... he has had it with other concubines?"

The Sixth Prince's face turned pale in an instant. He was speechless and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"I..." He paused, his eyes moving rapidly, "I only..."

Just when he was about to blurt out the words, Luo Yuyao's crying sounded.

Luo Yuyao ran towards Shen Runing at the door while crying.

"Meatball sister!"

The Sixth Prince was stunned and turned back suddenly.

"Sister Rouwanzi! I'm so scared!" Luo Yuyao cried and grabbed Shen Runing's sleeve. Her tearful look was particularly adorable.

The Sixth Prince finally woke up from his dream after hearing the crying.

He realized that he almost said the wrong thing just now, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

The hall fell into silence for a moment, and everyone turned their eyes to Shen Runing and Luo Yuyao.

Shen Runing looked calm, gently stroked the top of Luo Yuyao's head, and said in a gentle tone: "Yuyao, don't cry."

Luo Yuyao was crying so hard that she was out of breath, while Shen Runing came in and paid her respects to the queen.

"May the Queen be blessed with happiness and peace of mind."

"Hello, my dear Chunhong."

"May the Imperial Concubine Jing live in peace and happiness."

The atmosphere in the palace changed slightly due to the appearance of Shen Runing. The queen sat upright on the main seat with a slightly gloomy look in her eyes.

She frowned slightly, obviously puzzled by Shen Runing's uninvited visit.

"Lord Fangyi, what are you doing here?" The Queen's voice was cold and a little displeased.

Shen Runing bowed slightly when she heard this, with a faint smile on her face, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Queen. I just happened to learn that Princess Yuyao was a little uneasy today, so I came here specially to visit her."

After hearing this, the Queen did not express her opinion immediately. She just glanced coldly at Luo Yuyao who was pulling Shen Runing's sleeve, and turned to look at Concubine Jing.

"County Lady Fangyi has come at a wrong time. I am dealing with some important matters." The Queen spoke in an unfriendly tone. Her eyes fell on Luo Yuyao, who was crying in the palace with tears all over her face, and she seemed to be hinting at something.

"Come back to see Princess Yuyao another day."

The order to expel the guests was issued without mercy. Upon seeing this, Concubine Chunhong smiled softly with her hands covering her lips, her eyes full of gloating.

Shen Runing was not in a hurry to leave. She raised her eyes and glanced at everyone in the hall. Her eyes finally met with Concubine Jing's for a brief moment, and then Concubine Jing made a swallowing motion in her throat.

Although this moment of interaction was not noticeable, it caught the queen's attention.

"Lord Fangyi, don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Shen Runing was not in a hurry, and her tone was still calm: "I dare not disobey the order of the Queen, but I brought some food specially prepared for Princess Yuyao. Can I put the things down before leaving?"

Concubine Chunhong snorted coldly, her face full of disdain: "Eat? Lady Fangyi, the Queen wants you to leave, why are you still delaying? Could it be that you have a close relationship with Concubine Jing, and you want to take this opportunity to stay and help the tyrant?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the concubines who were originally whispering in the hall fell silent and all looked at Shen Runing, as if waiting to see how she would respond.

Shen Runing's expression remained unchanged. She simply bowed her head and saluted again, neither arguing nor refuting.

Shen Runing said nothing, just kept bowing.

"Sister Meatball! Don't leave!"

Luo Yuyao's crying sounded shrill and even a little harsh.

She cried so hard that she was out of breath, and held Shen Runing's sleeve tightly, refusing to let go.

The queen was obviously annoyed by the crying. She raised her hand to rub her temple, and a trace of fatigue appeared in her expression.

"That's enough!" The Queen scolded in a deep voice, her eyes falling on Shen Runing again, "Forget it, send her to Yuyao's bedroom and leave quickly."

Shen Runing then slowly stood up and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Queen, for your permission."

She pulled the crying and breathless Luo Yuyao out of the hall at a steady pace.

The departure of the two was replaced by the appearance of Concubine Rong.

When they turned a corner and there was no one around, Luo Yuyao suddenly stopped, looked up and glared at Shen Runing. Her tears were like the water in a faucet, flowing when needed and stopping when not needed.

Shen Runing lowered his head and frowned slightly: "Why don't you leave?"

Luo Yuyao suddenly let go of her hand, solemnly took a step back, and actually bowed deeply to Shen Runing.

Shen Runing was startled and quickly reached out to help: "Princess Yuyao, what are you doing? Get up quickly, don't torture me!"

Luo Yuyao stood up with the help of Shen Runing, raised her tear-stained face, sniffed, and her voice revealed a seriousness that was rare for a child.

"Sister Rouwanzi, my sixth brother was too stupid and was framed. The incident happened suddenly and my mother was helpless."

Shen Runing narrowed his eyes and said nothing, waiting for Luo Yuyao to continue.

As expected, the little princess seemed to have been prepared for this and said directly, "My mother said that if you can help her delay, she will tell you everything she knows."

Luo Yuyao's eyes revealed an indescribable firmness and depth, a look that was definitely not what a child should have.

Shen Runing was stunned for a moment, but soon recovered and smiled: "When did Concubine Jing tell you these words?"

Luo Yuyao didn't even think about it and answered as a matter of course: "Just now."

"Just now?" Shen Runing raised her eyebrows slightly, and her tone lengthened a little, "The Queen is in the palace, how did you two talk?"

When Luo Yuyao heard this, she laughed first, wiped the remaining tears from her face, and looked a little cunning: "This is a secret."

Shen Runing shook her head helplessly. Faced with Luo Yuyao's childish words, she naturally would not easily believe them.

Luo Yuyao seemed to have guessed that Shen Runing would say this. She rolled her eyes, tiptoed closer to Shen Runing, and whispered, "My mother said that if you don't believe me, she asked me to tell you something."

Shen Runing lowered his eyebrows and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

"My mother said that when she went to see the late queen, she told her a story."