"Ah Li, what's going on? How come the imperial concubine, who's already grown up, always targets a child like you? How did things turn out like this?"

Cheng Qin couldn't help asking about her daughter on the way home, and her words were hurried and full of concern.

She finally understood that no matter what the truth behind today's incident was, her daughter must have had a hand in it, so the unlucky person in the end would become the concubine's most cherished son, but the risks involved...

Mu Qingli looked unusually calm. He raised his hand and smiled as he handed his mother a cup of tea, comforting her frightened mother in a gentle voice.

"Mother, drink some water to calm your nerves. Why are you asking about this? Isn't it enough to just know that the imperial concubine didn't gain any benefits this time? I didn't do anything, I just gave her a small gift."

Qiu Jin and Qi Lan looked at each other and saw a hint of smile in each other's eyes. They looked away without saying anything and pretended that they heard nothing.

The girl is speaking more and more modestly now. The imperial concubine wants to harm her. She gave Prince An an extremely wonderful marriage. Firstly, Prince An doesn't know that he has accidentally slept with the person the emperor likes, and there will definitely be a rift between father and son. Secondly, ruining the imperial concubine's reputation again will make her gradually lose the support of the previous dynasty, and by the way, intensify the conflict between her and the queen.

After all, as long as the Imperial Concubine calms down and investigates carefully, she will find out that it was the Queen's people who secretly assisted her, but in the end it was Prince An who suffered the misfortune, and even the people she wanted to harm were openly rescued by Prince Ting. It would be strange if the Imperial Concubine did not take revenge for this grudge if these things were entangled together.

Cheng Qin subconsciously took the tea, but the worry between his brows did not dissipate. He sighed softly while holding the cup.

"Ah Li, did you send someone over to King An's side? But why did you choose someone from the East Wing Kingdom? It's really not good to destroy someone's innocence like this."

For a woman, innocence is so important. She doesn't want her daughter to become like the imperial concubine now...

Mu Qingli understood her very well. He knew what his mother was thinking just by looking at her, and immediately smiled at her obediently.

"Mother, I'm afraid you don't know that there are two princesses from Dongyi Kingdom this time. The one you saw who lost her innocence is the one who has been hiding with Princess Liyin disguised as a maid. She is a cruel and ruthless person. With such a wife, Prince An's life will be very lively in the future."

Cheng Qin was indeed unaware of this inside story. She looked at him with her eyes wide open in shock, and there was a bit of cuteness in her expression that made Mu Qingli chuckle. After thinking for a while, he explained a few more words to her.

"Mother, you know that the Dongyi Kingdom's marriage proposal is just an excuse. Their real target is the emperor. If anything happens to the emperor, our Dayan will surely be in chaos. Anyway, this princess is not a good person. You are just using your daughter as a waste."

Now that the war in Dayan has just ended, it is not the most appropriate time to provoke civil unrest. Even if there is to be unrest, she must allow it. Before that, she will cripple anyone who wants to attack Dayan!

Cheng Qin couldn't help but reveal a bit of pride in his eyes when he saw her like this. All his previous worries disappeared and all that was left was satisfaction.

She said that the children she raised would be kind-hearted, and would neither hurt others nor be hurt by others easily.

Mu Qingli didn't tell her any more about the inside story. He just smiled and raised his cup to drink tea, hiding the coldness and sarcasm that was welling up in his eyes.

At that time, after she made an agreement with the Seventh Prince, she acted panic-stricken and frightened as planned and went to the Prince of Ting to ask for help. Now, the General's Mansion is at least still very popular. As long as he is not stupid, he will definitely extend an olive branch to save her and cover up for her, taking the initiative to clear all her suspicions.

This is also the reason why she did not take the initiative to explain at that time. The effect of letting Lu Tingqi come forward would be much better than if she came forward herself. The account of Prince An will definitely be attributed to the Queen's party in the end!

An's schemes and calculations ended up harming her own son. Given Prince An's personality, he must have been resentful. She was extremely happy to have achieved three goals with one stroke after so many twists and turns.

At this time, Fang Jiale, who was in a carriage not far from them, was also curiously asking about her husband, with some concern.

"Brother Jin, what exactly is going on today? Why does it look to me like the Queen and the Imperial Concubine are fighting each other?"

Gu Chengjin's eyes flashed, and he shook the wine glass in his hand and suddenly raised his lips to smile. He felt so wonderful that he smiled as if he saw through everything.

"Yue Niang, you've really found yourself an excellent daughter-in-law! I don't know what experiences Ali has had after being away for a few years. I won't worry about this child anymore."

To be honest, he was really worried when the two children were young. After all, Ali was too naive and innocent at that time. If she married into the Gu family in the future, his son's face would cause her a lot of trouble. He used to think of asking Ah Heng to protect her more, but fortunately, he doesn't have to worry at all now.

Fang Jiale glanced at him in confusion, but soon his eyes lit up and he suddenly grabbed his arm, "Are you saying that Ali is behind this?"

"If you think so, I'm afraid those in the palace and the court will think so too. Perhaps this is Ali's purpose. The imperial concubine wanted to harm her, but her own tricks harmed her son. This time, she really lost both the wife and the army."

Gu Chengjin smiled, put down his teacup and took his wife into his arms. He looked at her with gentle and affectionate eyes and lowered his voice to explain the situation to her.

No wonder the old man always looks so proud whenever he mentions Ali. It is really great for the Gu family to have such a lady in charge in the future.

The couple are an old married couple. Fang Jiale is not shy and leans against her husband openly. She also adjusts to a comfortable position with a smile on her lips.

"Ali is indeed a very smart child. I liked her very much when she was little, but I didn't expect my son to like her even more than I did. Now it seems that the two children seem to have a good relationship. I will go and propose marriage as soon as the results of the autumn examination are announced."

Gu Chengjin nodded in agreement with this idea, and hugged the person tighter with a smile.

"I'll do as you say. I'll also prepare a betrothal gift for Ali. You can ask the old man later. I'm sure he'll have to contribute as well."

"Okay, I'll propose to Ah Heng as soon as the results are announced. But Sister Qin should prepare a beautiful wedding for her, and our family's betrothal gift will definitely be quite generous."

Fang Jiale leaned on his shoulder, smiled and nodded, his heart full of anticipation.

At this time, Lu Jinnian also returned to his palace away from everyone's sight. However, compared with other people in the palace, his palace was remote and had few people serving him.

He quickly entered the inner room and opened the secret door. As the secret door opened, a face that looked almost identical to his appeared directly in front of him and bowed slightly to him.

"Owner."

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