Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

"The Queen has arrived—!"

The sharp voice reminded everyone to prepare to salute.

"Meet the Queen!"

Everyone saluted in unison, King Qing and King Yun saluted while standing, and the rest of the people had to kneel down to pay their respects.

Liuli was very curious. Apart from on TV, she had never seen what the queen looked like, but she didn't dare to look up.

The queen seemed to do it on purpose and did not ask everyone to stand up immediately. Instead, with the help of a young eunuch, she walked closer to the kneeling crowd and glanced at the people kneeling on the ground.

"The Ministry of Revenue is so busy today. On normal days, there shouldn't be many people coming here."

As soon as the Queen finished speaking, Lord Zhang, kneeling on the ground, did not forget to quickly reply.

"Your Majesty, I didn't know that the two princes would come today."

The Queen glanced at Prince Qing and Prince Yun. These two really got along well. It seemed that Prince Yun wanted to win over Prince Qing and support him to take the throne.

"Does the Emperor know about this?"

The queen stroked her temples. The eunuch behind her had already brought a chair with a cushion on it. The queen sat down slowly, adjusted her clothes, and looked up to see a group of people kneeling below. She seemed to have just realized what was happening, but she hadn't asked everyone to stand up yet.

"Everyone, get up~"

"Thank you, Queen~"

Everyone then stood up. They were used to kneeling, so they didn't think it was a big deal.

But it was the first time that Liuli knelt for so long. She didn't need to kneel to anyone in Yuxian Tower. Now she suddenly had to stand up, her feet were still a little unstable, and her body swayed slightly. Fortunately, Zhen Luo, who was standing beside her, reached out and helped her up, so that she didn't fall.

But this shake was noticed by the queen with her sharp eyes.

Liuli realized that she was seen by the Queen, and she couldn't help but move her body forward, hoping to be blocked by others.

The queen slowly raised her right hand, extended her index finger and slowly pointed in the direction of Liuli.

"You, stand over here."

"I?"

Liuli pointed at herself in disbelief until Zhen Luo pushed her. Then she walked forward. Prince Qing and Prince Yun didn't know what the queen was planning at this time.

"You look unfamiliar, and your clothes don't look like an official from the Ministry of Revenue. Where are you from?"

Liuli was still dressed as a man at this time. She had a pretty face, and when she put on men's clothes, she made people want to pounce on her.

"This is the staff in this palace."

Prince Qing spoke first. The Queen glanced at him with a probing look in her eyes.

Does the King of Qing care about him?

"Tell me, what's your name?"

The queen held her chin with one hand, a suggestive smile on her face.

"My name is Liu Li."

"Liu Li?"

"It's the 'Li' in 'parting', Liu Li.'"

"Oh~ But I've never heard that the King of Qing has staff. I guess you must have some real skills to be appreciated by the King of Qing."

After the queen finished speaking, she looked at Zhen Luo again.

"You are the daughter of the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, right?"

Zhen Luo walked forward generously and bowed again.

"Your Majesty, yes."

The Queen Mother wanted to say something but was interrupted by Xiao Zuochen. She didn't want to listen to this woman asking everyone's name one by one.

"What is the matter with the Queen coming here? Concubines are not allowed to leave the inner court at will."

"Of course, if I had nothing to do, I wouldn't dare to come here casually."

When they first arrived at the palace gate, they were seen by the Queen's men, so they came to inform the Queen. If it was only Xiao Zuochen, the Queen would not have to come in person, and would just wait for the palace maid to pass on the news. But the palace maid said that Prince Qing and Prince Yun were together, and she heard that they had mentioned something about pension to the Emperor some time ago, which made the Emperor very happy. This time the two of them came together again, and she had to know in advance what they were up to.

"Did my coming here disturb your business?"

The queen asked tentatively, but Prince Yun didn't give her any face at all.

"Your Highness, do you have a written order from your father? After all, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Your Highness cannot come here without a written order."

Xiao Zuochen's voice was not loud, and his tone was very steady, without any fluctuations, but it gave people the impression that he and the Queen did not get along. Perhaps it was because of the repeated calls of "Empress" that made people feel that they had no relationship.

The queen took a deep breath and forced a smile.

"Of course there are. Prince Yun is right. It is indeed easy for me to be criticized when I come to the Ministry of Revenue. Yuying~"

The queen called out, and the maid beside her turned around and took a handwritten order from a little eunuch behind her. Yuying walked in front of Prince Qing and Prince Yun, unfolded the scroll, and stood it up for them to see.

"Can you see clearly?"

The queen sat leisurely, waiting for them to finish watching.

This is indeed my father's handwriting. Prince Qing looked at Prince Yun and nodded.

It turned out that the Queen really had a handwritten order. Xiao Zuochen looked up at her and suddenly smiled.

"Since the Queen has something to do, I will not stay here any longer. I will take my leave now."

After Xiao Zuochen finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhen Luo and Liuli, and motioned for everyone to leave together. Before leaving, he turned around and looked at Zhang Mingli.

"Master Zhang, please inform me of the results as soon as possible."

After saying that, several people left.

Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when they left. The two officials who had gone to the second floor were just sent there to make a show.

"Master Zhang~"

"Queen!"

"Is Prince Yun here to ask you something?"

"Your Majesty, it's better not to ask this. After all, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

"Lord Zhang Mingli!"

The queen couldn't help but raise her voice a little and glared at him angrily, but her expression soon softened.

"When I first came in, I saw Master Zhang's attitude and thought that Master Zhang was on my side. It seems that I misunderstood."

"Your Majesty, you are joking. The Ministry of Revenue and even the entire six ministries are on the side of the emperor."

"Humph~"

The queen snorted coldly. Who would believe such nonsense? But it was okay as long as they were not on Prince Yun's side.

"So what is the Queen here for?"

The Queen Mother motioned Yuying to come forward. Yuying handed a piece of paper to Zhang Mingli, who opened it and saw that it was also a list, but the names on it were different from those on Prince Yun's list.

"this..."

Zhang Mingli was also confused. Why did they come to check on people today?

"The Emperor said that these people used to work in the palace, but later disappeared. He asked you to check it out."

"Why would the Emperor ask the Empress to investigate this matter?"

"The Emperor's decree is here. Can I still lie to you?"

Zhang Mingli was shocked by the Queen's question. The imperial edict was genuine, so the Queen naturally did not dare to forge an imperial decree.

"Wei Chen doesn't dare!"

Zhang Mingli quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"I will check it out right away."

"I have found it, please send it to me."

After the queen finished speaking, she turned around and left, followed by the eunuchs and palace maids.

"Yes, send off Her Majesty the Queen!"