The Empress's Special Favor: The Prime Minister and His Excellency are Offenders

Chapter 78
"It's getting late, Madam, please go to bed, the servant girl is going to take the young master home,"

Xi Niang said,

Helian Zhilan nodded reluctantly,

Xi Niang disappeared into the depths of Juran Palace with her child.

"who?"

Zheng Zhiqiu and his wife practiced the internal force in Dragon Ball until midnight.

Zheng Zhiqiu felt a little stuffy, so he came out to get some air, and met the nanny holding the baby,

"Master, the young master couldn't sleep and kept crying. The servant brought him out to get some air,"

said the nurse,

"It's very cold at this time, don't catch the cold again, go back to the house quickly,"

Zheng Zhiqiu sighed, it's this nanny again, is he too suspicious?
"Yes, sir."

The nanny carried the baby and walked into the house. She was still wearing pajamas and a thick fur shawl. The moon was not very big, so Zheng Zhiqiu couldn't tell what kind of animal fur it was.

It turned out that the nanny recruited by the Zheng family was the Xi Niang of Fu Yage, the Xi Niang who used to be the nanny for Helian Zhilan's children.
After Mo Qingling found out the whereabouts of the child, she asked Xi Niang to find a way to infiltrate the Zheng residence, and she must protect Helian Zhilan's child.
In order to stabilize Helian Zhilan, Xi Niang would take the young master to Juran Palace every day after midnight, let Helian Zhilan's mother and son meet for an hour, and then quietly returned to Zheng's mansion.
Worried about being discovered back and forth, Xi Niang always wears pajamas during the operation, with loose hair. Once discovered, she can also pretend to be just waking up.

On this day, Zheng Zhiqiu, who just came out to breathe after practicing, found out that

Xi Niang remained calm in the face of danger, and coped with it skillfully.

However, at this time, Zheng Zhiqiu would actually wake up, Xi Niang felt a little suspicious,
The same trick won't work if you use it a second time, Xi Niang decides not to take the child to see Helian Zhilan for the time being.

"Master, the news from Xi Niang is that Zheng Zhiqiu seems to be practicing an evil kung fu. He was still walking in the yard after midnight yesterday, with an unnatural purple aura on his face, and his internal energy seemed to be endless."

Early the next morning, Heizi reported to Mo Qingling the news from the peripheral guards.
"I don't know what it is, Heizi, you send someone to watch Zheng Zhiqiu,"

Mo Qingling thought about it and said,

Even if Xi Niang's knowledge is not enough, the people of Fu Ya Ge know a lot about all kinds of kung fu, whether it is decent or evil. The kung fu that the peripheral hidden guards don't know, probably doesn't belong to this continent anymore.

"By the way, find a master from Fu Ya Ge to teach Xi Niang martial arts,"

Mo Qingling said,
"Yes."

"Cheng'er, is there something on your mind? Why don't you go to court today?"

Mrs. Chu was cutting plum blossoms, and there was a basket on the ground with plum blossoms neatly arranged.

"Son is just a little uncomfortable,"

Chu Liancheng frowned, no matter how he looked at it, he looked worried.
"Will Cheng'er help mother plant plum blossoms?"

Mrs. Chu smiled softly, as if there was a holy light in her smile, as if she could forgive all the sins in this world,
"Yes."

Chu Liancheng picked up the basket of plum blossoms on the ground, and walked to the middle hall with Mrs. Chu,

Mrs. Chu had already tidied up the old plum blossoms and cleaned the vase.

Seeing his wife and young master walking in, the little maid ran over and reached out to catch the basket in Chu Liancheng's hand,

"It's okay, you go down first, we two have a chat,"

"Yes, ma'am."

The little maid likes Madam very much, she always looks gentle, speaks in a soft voice, and always smiles, just like Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering,
Mrs. Chu carefully trimmed the plum blossoms in the basket one by one, put them in vases, and matched them with other flowers, plants and decorations. They looked meticulous, and each vase was different.
Chu Liancheng passed the plum blossoms quietly,
"mother--"

Chu Liancheng hesitated a few times before deciding to speak.
"Ok?"

Mrs. Chu smiled softly,
"Is the mother and the queen mother on good terms? Why don't you see my mother to see the queen mother?"

Chu Liancheng asked,
"The first question, didn't Cheng'er already have an answer? Did Cheng'er see the scroll? The relationship between Mother and the Queen Mother is naturally very good. Even if they haven't seen each other for more than ten years, the relationship has not weakened at all. As for why we didn't meet, why? I don't know as a mother, "

Mrs. Chu spoke very slowly and her voice was very soft,
"Then, the son said what if, what if it was the queen mother who killed my father?"

When Chu Liancheng heard that the emperor was a woman, he immediately thought whether his father's sudden death might be because he knew the inside story.

"The queen mother has no reason to harm your father, nor the Bai family,"

Madam Chu's tone was still soft, but with great certainty,
"What if there's a reason? They wanted to hide something huge, but the father found out,"

Chu Liancheng couldn't restrain his emotions,
"Cheng'er, in this world, many people may be afraid that others will know something, but the Queen Mother and the Bai family will not be afraid. They may have something to hide, but they will never be afraid of being known,"

Mrs. Chu's voice was still soft and firm,

"If you say that after being with the queen mother for so many years, mother has learned something, it is openness. Mother has never seen anyone as open as her, and the Bai family is the same,"

Mrs. Chu's eyes were a little misty, as if she was recalling something from a long time ago,
"Mom, what do you mean,"

Chu Liancheng understood a little bit,
"Cheng'er, you are just like your father, you don't trust people very much,"

After Mrs. Chu finished speaking, she inserted the last plum blossom, leaving Chu Liancheng alone in the middle hall, looking at the plum blossoms in the room. It was clear that Mrs. Chu's movements were so gentle and slow, but after such a short effort, the room was full of plum blossoms.

Chu Liancheng's head was a little confused, but he knew one thing, his father's death was definitely related to the emperor's birth, but the queen mother and the Bai family did not harm his father,
However, based on this alone, he wanted to take his anger out on the Queen Mother and the Bai family. He didn't want to take his anger out on the emperor. I don't know if it was because the emperor was still young at the time, or because of other reasons.
"Master, Princess Linger is here,"

Chu Liancheng nodded,

The servants brought Bai Ling'er into the mansion,
"Come in,"

Hearing Bai Linger's knock on the door, Chu Liancheng responded,
"Liancheng, I heard that you asked for leave. Are you sick? I'll come to see you during my lunch break. Are you okay? If it's serious, I have to take a leave of absence to take care of you,"

Bai Linger smiled cutely,
"magnanimous,"

Chu Liancheng thought of what Mrs. Chu said just now, yes, looking at Bai Ling'er, he knew that the Bai family was indeed frank,
"Ling'er, have you heard the rumors outside?"

(End of this chapter)