Yuan Qingling reached out and gently pulled the sleeves of Mr. Mu Ru's clothes and said softly: "Dadfather-in-law, is it related to Chu Mingcui's case?"

Madam Mu Ru said justice: "Princess, don't worry. No matter what it is, the emperor will always ask you what you mean first. If you really strongly oppose it, the emperor will know the right way."

These words made Yuan Qingling even more nervous.

What is it that she must ask what she means? Business is not necessary unless it is a matter in the mansion.

As for the matter in the mansion, the only thing she has asked about and she may strongly oppose is probably the only thing she is in a concubine.

Yuan Qingling was so amused that he couldn't cry. How long did it take to calm down? Chu Mingyang had just married, so he had taken a breath. Now another one came?

I'm afraid I can't eat this meal anymore.

After entering the palace, Mr. Mu Ru took him to Yunlong Pavilion.

Yunlong Pavilion is located on the east side of the imperial city and borders the East Palace.

Next to Yunlong Pavilion is Yunlong Palace, the emperor's sleeping hall in winter.

This Yunlong Pavilion is three floors high and not big. There is a staircase circling up outside, and the meal is on the second floor.

Man'er and A Si were waiting below, and Yuan Qingling followed Madam Mu Ru up.

Emperor Mingyuan had not arrived yet, but the table was already set up, and two palace maids were serving him.

Here are the outer hall and the inner hall. The meals are eaten in the outer hall. They are arranged very simply. There is a character hanging on the wall to the east, with the words "Great Grain" written on it, which represents the best wishes of Emperor Mingyuan.

There is a screen on the west side, and inside it leads to the inner hall.

Go up the stairs to the south, and there are a desk on the north, with several books on the desk, and some four treasures of the study. The most eye-catching thing on the table is a jade lion, with exquisite carvings and lifelikeness.

There was a stove in the room, which was very warm. Once the door to the south was closed, there was no cold wind coming in. Instead, I heard the whistling sound of the wind outside.

"The princess sit down first, and the emperor will arrive after a while." said Mr. Mu Ru.

Yuan Qingling took her seat, and the palace maid brought her hot water to wash her hands, and then served a cup of wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea.

Yuan Qingling took a sip and the chrysanthemum smell was very strong and a little bitter. The sweetness of wolfberry could not dispel this bitter taste.

After the entrance, it smells very fragrant.

After drinking a cup of tea, footsteps sounded.

Yuan Qingling stood up, retreated aside, and waited to pay homage to Emperor Mingyuan.

The sound of footsteps stopped outside. The door opened and the cold wind whizzed in, blowing the tablecloth in the hall. Yuan Qingling also felt the cold air suddenly coming and shivered suddenly.

A bright yellow dress flashed, and Yuan Qingling knelt down, "See your daughter-in-law, see your father."

A gentle and slightly majestic voice came, "Get up!"

Yuan Qingling stood up and stood aside with restraint.

Emperor Mingyuan walked over first, sat down with his robe, looked at Yuan Qingling, "Come here and sit!"

Yuan Qingling said oh, walked over and sat in the seat just now.

Madam Mu Ru stepped forward and asked, "Emperor, will you pass on the meal?"

"Transfer it!" Emperor Mingyuan said.

It is far from the imperial kitchen, but the dishes arrive soon, Yuan Qingling guessed there is a small kitchen here.

The dishes are all home-cooked side dishes, which are not as magnificent as the imperial meal, and look delicate and compact.

Five dishes, one soup, steaming.

Emperor Mingyuan didn't say anything, and Yuan Qingling naturally didn't say anything. Seeing the palace maid cooking next to him, Emperor Mingyuan said to raise the chopsticks and she started to eat it.

I was uneasy in my heart, so I didn't eat much.

Although this is not the first time I have had a meal with Emperor Mingyuan, Yuan Qingling is still relatively reserved and dare not eat too much. On the contrary, last time, he was much more casual.

She smiled bitterly in her heart, indeed, fearless.

Emperor Mingyuan was used to eating but not talking. Of course, on the one hand, he always had meals alone and no one spoke.

Almost all the five dishes were eaten. This is not how much they could eat, but that the one dish was originally just a few pieces, which was particularly exquisite.

After some soup was left, Emperor Mingyuan gave it to Mr. Mu Ru.

My father-in-law Mu Ru thanked him, picked it up and placed it aside, and asked someone to remove the remaining soup dishes.

After taking it down, they served each of them with a cup of tea. Yuan Qingling took a sip. It was hawthorn malt tea, which was used to digest and eliminate stagnation.

After drinking hawthorn water, Mu Ru's father-in-law cleared the scene and asked the palace maids to go down, but he stood in front of the south door.

Yuan Qingling put his hands on his knees, and this movement was actually a bit difficult because her abdomen was bulging, which made her look rubbing her legs.

Emperor Mingyuan looked at her and asked, "What do Lao Wu do in his mansion every day?"

Yuan Qingling cleared his throat and said, "When you say to your father, the prince will practice swords and calligraphy in the mansion every day, and his life will be fulfilling."

"Didn't scold me?"

Yuan Qingling was stunned and said honestly: "This is absolutely impossible. The prince respects his father."

Emperor Mingyuan sneered, "Respect? That boy scolded me a lot in his heart. I just wanted to clean up him and slapped his spirit."

Yuan Qingling's eyes moved slightly and said, "Father, he is really not very sharp. You have shrunk your head carefully and even smoothed all the edges and corners. That's not good. People are like stones. If they are smoothed and rounded, they will only be seated."

Emperor Mingyuan snorted: "You are quite good at protecting him."

"Go back to my father and protect my husband, this is the wife's duty." Yuan Qingling thought to himself that this opening remark was really ordinary, so ordinary that he just chatted about family matters.

Emperor Mingyuan nodded, glanced at her faintly, "Well, today I'm saying that you have entered the palace. I have something to ask you. Do you know how Chu Mingcui died?"

Yuan Qingling browsed and said, "I have heard of this, and I said I committed suicide in prison."

Emperor Mingyuan snorted, "In the prison, letting the prisoner commit suicide is a negligence."

"It's a dereliction of duty!" Yuan Qingling said quickly, "Didn't the father suspend him from investigating now?"

Emperor Mingyuan looked at her, his eyes as if he was deep pool, and he could not see the bottom of it. "It would be easy to deal with if he dereliction of duty. At most, he would remove his position as the prefect of Jingzhao. But yesterday someone submitted a memorial and someone saw him killing Chu Mingcui. Although Chu Mingcui was suspected, it had not been tried. If he had not been convicted, it would not be considered guilty. Moreover, she and Lao Qi have not divorced. So, do you know that Lao Wu committed the crime of murder? And the one who killed the princess of the current dynasty was still the princess."

Yuan Qingling's face turned pale and he stared at Emperor Mingyuan in a daze.

Emperor Mingyuan said in a deep voice: "The law of the dynasty, the emperor violated the law and the common people. He killed the princess and should be executed!"

Yuan Qingling was shocked, but she was still calm on her face and said, "Father, the person who reported the report said that someone saw it with his own eyes. This witness who saw it with his own eyes may also be a false accusation. Please observe it clearly."

Emperor Mingyuan said with a heavy face: "I will naturally be able to observe clearly, so I am not saying that you have entered the palace for questions?"

Yuan Qingling took a breath slowly, his heart hung in his throat, his throat was full of fire. She said, "My wife only knows that Chu Mingcui committed suicide in prison and no one killed her."
Chapter completed!