The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

"They said the Imperial Aunt went out of town to enjoy the scenery. After the news spread, several other people also quietly left the city yesterday. Among them was Yuan Jinyi, the one from the Yuan family."

When the prince said this, he looked at his uncle's face.

The prince didn't believe that the emperor's uncle had no thoughts about what Yuan Jinyi and Yu Xu had done when they stopped the emperor's aunt's carriage on the street.

Based on his understanding of the emperor's uncle, the emperor's uncle must have recorded Yuan Jinyi and Yu Xu in his little notebook.

Especially go to Yuan Jinyi.

So now that he heard that Yuan Jinyi had also left the city, could the emperor's uncle hold back?

There was indeed a flash of murderous intent in Zhou Shiyue's eyes.

Although he knew that Lu Zhaoling had not left the capital, but because someone was watching her and she might not appear in the next few days, Zhou Shiyue asked Qing Xiao to randomly lead a clue out, making others think that she had left the city.

But when Zhou Shiyue heard that Yuan Jinyi had really followed him out of the city yesterday, he felt like twisting his head off.

"The Yuan family is indeed not easy to deal with, but they are now standing with the Yu family." Zhou Shiyue said slowly.

The prince was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but ask his doubts.

"What do the Yu family want to do?"

The Yu family is Yupin's maiden family, but Yupin has been in the palace for more than ten years and is still just a concubine, and has only given birth to the fifth princess.

If his father was still strong and vigorous at this moment, and still in the prime of his life, he would guess that Yupin wanted to try again and give birth to another prince.

But now the emperor is an old man, powerless, and the concubines in the backyard have no chance to fight again.

If a concubine gives birth to another prince now, the emperor may not be able to wait until the child grows up.

So, what is the significance of the Yuan family standing with the Yu family?

Even though the prince was smart, he couldn't understand this.

But fortunately he had time to read it.

"Xiaowu will be twelve years old after the Lunar New Year. Your father refuses to accept his age and thinks he can stay in that position for another ten or eight years."

Zhou Shiyue spoke without hesitation, "On the contrary, if you are a threat to him now, he will think you are redundant."

It was precisely because many ministers wanted to quickly promote the prince to the throne, have him marry a concubine, and have children as soon as possible so that everyone could see that the royal family had successors, that the emperor actually disliked the prince.

That's why the emperor has been dragging his feet and not allowing the Eastern Palace to choose a Crown Princess.

It was as if as long as the prince married and had children, it would pose a great threat to his throne.

"Little five?"

The prince was shocked.

"Although Concubine Shu has some scheming, Zhou Ling is too stupid. I think you should pay less attention to Zhou Ling. The fact that he has a concubine who is a slave-born daughter in his backyard is enough to make him dizzy."

Zhou Shiyue really looked down on Zhou Ling.

"Xiaowu, you should pay more attention."

The prince knew that his uncle would definitely not speak carelessly, and if he did, there would definitely be something wrong.

"Yes, I will pay more attention." The prince had a bad feeling in his heart.

Zhou Shiyue said, "However, those people from the Yuan family..."

He didn't finish his words, but his expression was obviously a little colder. When the prince saw him like this, he knew that the emperor's uncle was definitely going to take action against the Yuan family.

He felt a little more relieved.

As long as the emperor's uncle helps him, he is not afraid.

"Your Highness, Crown Prince, there's a reply from the Queen." A palace maid walked in.

This palace maid looks very ordinary. In this palace full of beauties, her appearance is really unremarkable.

But this palace maid is the one the prince trusts.

"Give it to me quickly." The prince was a little anxious. He took the letter and opened it.

He had previously sent someone to ask the Queen when he could meet her for a proper chat. Previously, he had only asked verbally, but the Queen had generally ignored him or simply refused.

This time, the prince wrote a letter solemnly and sent it over, and the queen actually replied.

The prince's heart was in his throat.

Zhou Shiyue, who was standing by, frowned when he saw that he was so out of control because of the Queen.

The prince is good in every way except that he fails at dealing with the queen.

Once the Queen is involved, the Crown Prince will easily lose his composure and sense of proportion.

On the one hand, it seems to be a good thing that the prince longs for the queen's recognition, support and love. At least he is a man of affection and righteousness, and he has not been obsessed with fighting for power and profit and forgotten about emotions.

But on the other hand, if you hesitate to make a decision, you will suffer the consequences.

The Queen became his weakness.

"Uncle," the prince was very surprised after reading the letter, "the queen mother agreed to see me, and she asked you to go with her."

Sure enough, he was so happy just because the queen was willing to see him.

"Oh? When?"

"The Queen Mother said that dinner will be prepared over there at sunset this afternoon, and we invite the Emperor's uncle to join us for dinner."

"It will be my turn soon, my king."

Zhou Shiyue didn't even bother to see the Queen. However, the Crown Prince looked at him intently, like a puppy wagging its tail and circling around his feet.

"Uncle, please come with me. Queen Mother must have something to tell us. She may have thought it through. If she has figured it out, she still needs your help and confidence."

The Queen has been in seclusion for such a long time. If she really wants to come out and return to Fengyi Palace, she may have to ask the Emperor's uncle to help her block the blame and reprimand from her father.

"What if that's not her plan?" Zhou Shiyue asked. "Don't forget, the maid she sent you earlier is still being watched."

The prince was secretly poisoned by someone around him, but he was still so full of hope and trust in the queen who sent people to the Eastern Palace.

"The medicine that the assistant doctor gave me recently is very effective. My poison has been completely eliminated. Uncle, I also want to ask my mother in person about this matter. Maybe she doesn't know anything." said the prince.

Zhou Shiyue was helpless.

"Alright, I'll accompany you to dinner."

He also wanted to see what the queen was thinking.

Zhou Shiyue lowered his eyes and looked at the ground.

Alas, actually, the person he wants to see now is Lu Xiaoer.

They have been in the ghost market for two days, but there is still no news, and they don't know if there is any hope of finding Uncle Yin alive.

Ghost city.

When Qi'a came back again, Weng Songzhi had already woken up.

He looked around and asked Lu Zhaoling, "Do you want to go get something now?"

"want."

Lu Zhaoling was waiting for him.

Weng Songzhi still needed to rest, so Lu Zhaoling asked Lu Song and Wa Ge to accompany him, while she, her master, and her second junior sister followed Qi'a to the place where the items were stored.

The first floor said it was right here. Turning to the back, Qi A led them to a black stone door.

He opened three locks, and there was a fourth lock behind.

"Your keys." Qi A took two steps back and motioned Lu Zhaoling to come forward.

"Will you let me open this door?"

"Yes, didn't you get the key? Open this door. Even I can't get in."

There are also restrictions on this door, so it cannot be passed through the wall.