The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

In Qingning Palace, Qi Yejing had just distributed rewards to the palace servants and was playing chess with Yun Zhining when he saw Qingzhu running in hurriedly, looking extremely panicked.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there are many people outside, please go out and take a look."

"Even if Empress Dowager Xiaoyan and Empress Dowager Xiaoci came together, there's no need for you to be so nervous, right?"

"Oh, no, ..."

"Anyway, something big has happened. Princess Lin'an is about to faint from crying. You should go out and take a look."

When Princess Lin'an was mentioned, Yun Zhining's expression became strange.

"Could it be that?"

"Come on, Your Majesty, let's go out and watch the fun."

"Do you have to gloat so much?"

"Of course it's necessary. I planned everything carefully. How can I be content if I don't see the result with my own eyes?"

After saying that, she dragged Qi Yejing out.

The main hall was already full of people.

Empress Dowager Xiaoyan, Empress Dowager Xiaoci, the Queen and Princess Lin'an all came.

As soon as she saw Qi Yejing, Princess Lin'an rushed over.

"Brother, you have to make the decision for me, otherwise I really won't be able to survive."

Qi Yejing held her and said with a look of heartache.

"Tell me first, what happened?"

"Wei Tai, he actually, actually, ..."

Princess Lin'an felt so aggrieved that she didn't know what to say, so she cried even louder.

Qi Yejing had no choice but to set his eyes on Empress Dowager Xiaoci.

Empress Dowager Xiaoci sighed softly.

"Deputy Commander Shang, please tell the Emperor what is going on."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Deputy Commander Shang first clasped his fists and bowed to Qi Yejing before speaking.

"It is my turn to be on duty today. I was patrolling the streets with my bad men and accidentally spotted a thief in black. I followed him all the way to a small courtyard."

"I was worried that the thieves might harm the people in the courtyard, so I entered without permission, and then I saw..."

"The consort of Princess Lin'an and a woman were making love in bed."

"We also found a little boy locked in an iron cage in the woodshed."

The cage was not big, but it was very heavy. The brothers could not carry it into the palace by hand.

Deputy Commander Shang sent someone to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to ask Jingzhao Yin to lend him some manpower and a carriage to help him transport the cage in.

The cage was in the hall at this moment. No one knew what had happened to the boy before. Even with such a loud noise, he didn't wake up.

Qi Yejing settled Yun Zhining and Princess Lin'an in their seats, then walked forward to take a look.

For some reason, he always felt that this boy brought him a sense of familiarity.

But he had never seen such a sloppy little boy who looked like a beggar.

It’s weird.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Wei Tai.

"Where are the keys?"

Wei Tai didn't say anything, but instead fixed his gaze on Mei Niang.

Mei Niang used to think that Wei Tai was handsome, suave, and of noble status, talented and wealthy. But after seeing Qi Yejing, she suddenly felt that she was a frog in a well.

The emperor is much better than that Wei Tai.

If she could marry the emperor, become his imperial concubine, and give birth to a prince for him, she might become the most honorable woman in Daye in the future, just like the mother of Princess Lin'an, Empress Dowager Xiaoci, who rose to prominence through her son.

At that time, will she still need to rely on others and be looked down upon?

The more Mei Niang thought about it, the more excited she became, and she even forgot to answer Qi Yejing's question.

Qi Yejing didn't know how many times he had encountered such a situation. As soon as he saw Mei Niang's expression, he knew what she was thinking.

He just frowned when Dong Ling stood in front of him, blocking Mei Niang's sight.

Mei Niang immediately disliked Dong Ling.

But Dong Ling didn't care at all.

"The emperor asked you a question, why didn't you answer?"

Mei Niang didn't want to pay attention to him. She turned her head to look at Qi Yejing. Seeing that Qi Yejing was not looking at her, she withdrew her gaze in annoyance.

"The key has been in the small box beside the bed. It's all their fault. They brought me into the palace without any reason and refused to let me wear even a coat. Otherwise, I wouldn't have forgotten to bring the key."

"Your Majesty, please have someone take it."

"no need."

Yun Zhining suddenly spoke.

"Before the autumn hunt, I read about a kind of iron-dissolving water that can melt iron in a book, so I asked Lily to try it out. After the process was completed, the effect was remarkable."

"Qingzhu, go call Baihe and ask her to bring in the iron smelting water and open the cage."

"Wait a moment."

The queen frowned slightly.

"Just now, Deputy Commander Shang said that this cage is made of fine steel. Even if you take molten iron, you can't open the lock."

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. However, just because the cage is made of fine steel doesn't mean the lock is also made of fine steel. Even if the lock is made of fine steel, the iron-dissolving liquid developed by Lily can open it."

"Because iron smelting water is just its name, it does not mean that it can only smelt iron."

"In fact, it removes all metals, including iron."

"So Her Majesty, don't worry. Just call Lily over and the matter will be resolved."

The queen originally wanted to slap Yun Zhining in the face, but she never expected that she would become a joke instead. Her face immediately turned ugly.

Yun Zhining didn't care either.

Now is not the time when she just entered the palace and has no backing. She can only show her goodwill to the queen and pray for her protection.

She wanted to become the empress dowager, the most noble woman in Daye. Sooner or later, she would have a battle with the queen. If she bowed down to the queen now, how could she win over others in the future and make them believe that she could defeat the queen and serve her?

Seeing that the queen was speechless after being confronted by Yun Zhining, Qingzhu immediately went out to call Lily. Lily took out molten iron and poured it on the lock. A puff of white smoke came out of the lock and it fell off in an instant.

Dong Ling quickly took people to get the little boy out and took him to the north side hall first. Qing Zhu ordered people to boil water and prepare clothes.

But Qi Yejing's attention was on the bottle of iron-dissolving water.

"Aning, do you have the formula for removing the iron water?"

After sleeping in the same bed for more than three years, Yun Zhining thought she knew Qi Yejing very well. As soon as he opened his mouth, Yun Zhining knew what he wanted to say.

"Your Majesty, do you want to get the formula, then produce it on a large scale and use it on the battlefield?"

"The one who understands me is Aning."

The queen's face was almost flattened with anger, but Yun Zhining had a big smile on her face.

"Your Majesty, please take care of the matter at hand first. Once you are done, I will find a recipe for you."

"Okay, then it's settled."