Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Prince Qing left the palace and kept thinking about what Concubine Xian had said along the way.

From her attitude, it is not difficult to see that she does not expect Prince Qing to inherit the throne, as long as it is not the third prince. Whether Prince Qing or Prince Yun inherits the throne, life can go on peacefully.

But when did Prince Yun save Concubine Xian? Prince Qing couldn't figure this out. No one had ever told him that his mother was in danger. But on second thought, how could there be no danger in a place like the imperial palace?

As he was thinking, he had unknowingly returned to the palace. Calculating the time, he knew he had to have dinner quickly, otherwise he would have to go home late with the staff from the Ministry of Revenue.

As soon as he stepped into the mansion, the servants at the door took up their duties, some came out to greet him, and some immediately returned to the mansion to report. Before Prince Qing had taken a few steps, the housekeeper received the news and immediately came out to greet him.

"My Lord, you are back!"

From the butler's tone, he sounded anxious, as if something had happened in the mansion.

"what happened?"

"Mu Mian has angered the princess and is being punished according to family rules!"

"how come?"

When Prince Qing heard what the butler said, disbelief was written all over his face.

"Qing'er has always been gentle, and she also likes Mumian very much. Why would she be punished by family rules? What serious crime did she commit?"

"I only know that something happened to the young master. It seems that he fell into the water. I don't know the specific reason."

Hearing that his son was in trouble, Prince Qing could not help but quicken his pace and walked inside. When he arrived at Qing'er's courtyard, Mu Mian had been knocked unconscious on the bench, but the servant beside her was still holding a board and hitting her hard. Baili Qing was sitting on a chair at this time, sipping tea leisurely, without even looking up at Mu Mian. The indifference on her face was somewhat different from her usual dignified self.

"Stop! Qing'er, what are you doing?"

Prince Qing was a little angry. What was she doing? Did she want them to beat her maid to death?

The servant beside him saw King Qing coming back and gave the order to stop immediately. Baili Qing glanced at the servant, then stood up and looked at King Qing, with a very sad expression, as if he had suffered some injustice.

"Your Majesty~"

When King Qing saw Baili Qing’s aggrieved expression, he instantly softened his heart and walked forward to hold her hands.

"What happened? Why is there such a big fuss?"

Baili Qing didn't reply. She turned slightly to glance at the maid beside her and motioned her to speak.

The maid was also very perceptive. She understood what the princess meant with just one look.

"Your Majesty, this afternoon, I was cleaning the garden when I heard someone falling into the water. I went to take a look out of curiosity and found that it was the young master who fell into the water. I quickly jumped in and rescued him. The young master was alone at the time, and I didn't see anyone else around."

"What? How could this happen!?"

He was apparently fine before he left, so how come he suddenly fell into the water in the afternoon?

Baili Qing wiped the corners of her eyes and looked in the direction of Kapok.

"Originally, the prince had coaxed Nianqing to sleep, and I also fell asleep. Mumian should have been guarding outside the courtyard at that time, so that even if Nianqing woke up and went out before me, there would be servants to watch him. But when I learned that Nianqing fell into the water, I couldn't find Mumian anywhere. Later, her servants found her sleeping in her room! Tell me, how could I not be angry?"

Prince Qing was stunned for a moment. It was he who asked Muman to go back to the room. Now that something happened, he would be the culprit!

"Qing'er, I was actually wrong about this matter. I was the one who asked Mu Mian to go back to her room."

King Qing told the truth. Mu Man had already been beaten, so he couldn't wrongly accuse him.

"what?"

Baili Qing looked incredulous.

"Why did you let her go back to her room to rest, Your Majesty?"

"I think she is also very sleepy..."

"She looks very sleepy. Mu Man can take a nap under the tree in the courtyard or by the door. As long as it is in the courtyard, it's fine. Whose maid still takes a nap at noon? I don't ask the servants to stand by and serve meticulously, but we can't just let them do that, right?"

"I just thought that if I were by your side, I could help you if anything happened, so I let Mumian leave."

"But where was Your Majesty when Nian Qing got into trouble? Your Majesty was not with us!"

"..."

The King of Qing was speechless, he realized it was useless to say anything more.

"Where is Nian Qing? I'll go see him."

Baili Qing did not reply, and the scene was somewhat awkward. The butler at the side came forward and led Prince Qing to the young master's courtyard.

Prince Qing was relieved when he saw Nianqing sleeping peacefully in bed. The servant who was serving the young master told Prince Qing that the doctor said the young master was fine, just a little frightened and choked on a few sips of water.

At this time Baili Qing also came over, and King Qing turned around and saw her.

"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

King Qing felt somewhat guilty.

"Fortunately, Nianqing is fine. It's all over."

Baili Qing did not blame him, but instead acted very understanding.

This is Baili Qing~ Prince Qing smiled back at her, and then thought of something.

"That kapok..."

Baili Qing, who originally had a smile on her face, instantly turned cold when she heard King Qing mention kapok.

Prince Qing also knew that he shouldn't mention her. As a prince, being too concerned about the princess' maid might cause misunderstanding, so Prince Qing did not continue.

But Baili Qing spoke.

"I have ordered someone to carry her back to the house for treatment. Today's incident is not entirely her fault. Mumian is usually very well-behaved."

When King Qing heard that Baili Qing had released Mumian, he felt relieved. He was not worried about Mumian, but worried that Baili Qing would do something radical. He would not have thought this way before, but today he did not know why he felt this way.

Prince Qing looked at the sky outside and then looked at his beloved son.

"I have something else to do tonight, so I'll be leaving first."

"Your Majesty, don't you want to finish your dinner before leaving?"

"No, it's too late."

"Are Prince Yun's people also helping out at the Ministry of Revenue tonight?"

Baili Qing wanted to ask Yunyou, but King Qing didn't know what she meant.

"Maybe."

Prince Qing replied casually, straightened his clothes, and went out.

In fact, I rushed back in the afternoon just to have dinner with Baili Qing, but it ended up like this. Because of my careless words, both of them were unhappy.

King Qing sighed as he got on the carriage. It seemed that only by being busy could he forget his worries.

At this time, Xiao Zuochen had already obtained the news from the palace and returned to Prince Yun's Mansion.

"How to say?"

Chu Yao had been waiting for him to return home.

"The Emperor only asked the Empress to go to his study for questioning last night and then put her under house arrest. It's not as exaggerated as they say. The one who was imprisoned was the maidservant named Yuying beside her."

"What's that about? Is it related to what we did?"

"Yes, it's because of the letter we left behind. But the Emperor couldn't find any clues, but he suspected the Queen."

"Are the relationship between the Emperor and the Empress so bad? You can't find anything, but you still suspect her?"

"It's because the relationship was not good in the first place, and he just found an excuse to replace the people around her."

Chu Yao shook his head. The imperial family is the most ruthless. Even if you have slept in the same bed, you can't get true love!

The two chatted for a few more minutes and then went to rest.