The weak prince's queen

In a magnificent room with carved beams and painted buildings, several palace maids in uniform palace dresses were standing respectfully by the side, holding various items in their hands, carefully serving the emperor sitting in the center, who was wearing a gorgeous dragon robe.

At this time, a queen, also dressed in elegant and luxurious clothes, slowly walked in. She walked gracefully before the emperor and performed a standard salute: "Your Majesty..."

Seeing the Queen coming in, the palace maids all bowed and said, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen..."

The queen smiled and nodded to them, saying softly, "Stand up." Then she turned and looked at the emperor.

The emperor waved his hand and said to the palace maids, "You all go down."

"Yes..." The palace maids bowed and saluted, then left the room in an orderly manner.

After the maids left, the Emperor looked at the Empress and asked in a serious tone, "Empress, have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate recently?"

The Queen frowned slightly and shook her head, saying, "Your Majesty, there has been no progress. Our spies in the palace haven't found any clues."

The emperor frowned, looking somewhat anxious, and asked, "Oh...what should I do?"

The Queen thought for a moment and suggested, "Your Majesty, you recently granted the Prince of Jin a marriage. Why not take this opportunity to have the Prince of Jin and his princess enter the palace for an audience? Then we can test the waters and see if we can find anything."

After hearing this, the emperor's eyes flashed with doubt, but he nodded in agreement: "Well, this is a good idea."

The Queen smiled and said, "According to the spies, the princess is very clever. If I can make friends with her, I might be able to get some useful information."

The emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "Well, let's do as the queen says. However, this matter must be handled with caution, and we must not alert the enemy."

The Queen nodded and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, rest assured. I understand."

The emperor thought for a moment and added, "Also, since we want to test them, we can't let them know we already suspect them. So, this audience must be natural and not reveal any flaws."

The Queen nodded again and said, "I understand. Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will make all the arrangements."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction.

Finally, the Queen bowed to the Emperor and left the palace to prepare for the audience with Prince Jin and Princess Consort. The Emperor continued to handle government affairs in his study.

After the Queen left the palace, she turned to Madam Liu and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Convey my imperial decree to summon Prince Jin and his wife to the palace for the banquet."

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Madam Liu bowed.

In the palace, Chu Xiyue was still chatting with Dong'er in the yard.

"Your Highness, Nanny Liu from the Queen's palace is here." Mo Feng reported to Xiao Yichen.

"Oh... go call the princess and go with me to take a look, and also push my wheelchair over here." Xiao Yichen said.

Nanny Liu was waiting in the living room. When she saw Xiao Yichen coming in in a wheelchair, she stood up and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Jin."

"No need for formalities." Xiao Yichen said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Jin." Nanny Liu continued, "Your Highness Prince Jin, Princess Consort, and the Empress invite you to the palace for dinner."

"Oh? Why did you suddenly invite us to the palace for dinner?" Xiao Yichen asked.

"Your Highness the Prince of Jin, the Queen Mother said that she hasn't seen the Prince for a long time, so she wanted to invite you to the palace to have a meal together and reminisce about the past," replied Nanny Liu.

"I see. Since it's the Queen's invitation, then the king and the princess will naturally go." Xiao Yichen said in a calm tone with a faint smile on his face.

"Okay, then I will go back to the palace and report to the Queen." Nanny Liu bowed respectfully, then turned and left.

"Well, thank you, Madam Liu, for making the trip." Xiao Yichen nodded slightly and responded with a smile.

After Nanny Liu left, Xiao Yichen turned to look at Chu Xiyue and said softly, "Princess, please get ready. We will enter the palace immediately."

Chu Xiyue widened her eyes and said in a panic, "Ah? Are we going to enter the palace so soon? I'm not even ready."

"No need to prepare anything, just be careful with your words and actions." Xiao Yichen turned and said, "Madam Liu, help the princess change her clothes." He secretly wondered what the Queen meant by suddenly summoning them. But regardless, he decided to take this opportunity to test Lin Ruoxue.

"Yes, Your Highness, Princess, please follow me." Aunt Liu replied respectfully.

"It's not me..." Chu Xiyue wanted to say something else, but she swallowed it back. She glanced at Xiao Yichen who had already left, sighed helplessly, and had no choice but to follow Aunt Liu to change clothes.