"Ah sneeze——"

A gust of wind blew by, and Cui Siniang couldn't help sneezing. It was too cold.

She wrapped her cloak tightly around her body, breathed into her hands, and regretted not bringing a hand warmer with her.

After stamping her feet on the spot and feeling a little warmer, Cui Siniang couldn't help but mutter: "Why is this girl so slow?"

Before she finished speaking, there was a sound of slight footsteps. She quickly looked back and saw flowers, and whispered: "Why did you come..."

Looking behind her, there was no one, and she immediately frowned: "Why are you alone? Where is my grandmother? Where is my aunt?"

In her plan, her grandmother and aunt should have come together, but now it was only her maid.

Fanhua quickly explained: "I reported it to the old lady, but the old lady asked me to come back first."

After a pause, Fanhua continued: "It should be that there were too many people present at that time, and it was inconvenient for the old lady to follow.

"But don't worry, Fourth Mother, the old lady will definitely come."

Hearing this, Cui Siniang felt a little at ease.

After waiting for a while, Mrs. Cui finally came, but she only brought her confidants.

Cui Siniang's eyes flashed with disappointment, but thinking that her grandmother would be able to punish Cui Hengyue when she came, she forced a smile and went to greet her: "Grandma."

"Is what Fanhua said true?" Madam Cui looked solemnly and looked towards the palace gate ahead.

Cui Siniang nodded heavily: "Well, Fanhua and I saw with our own eyes that the eldest sister and a man behaved intimately and entered the palace together."

Mrs. Cui's face darkened, and she ordered everyone around her: "Go in and take a look."

"yes."

Lady Du then led the people into the palace.

Not long after, Cui Siniang couldn't help but feel excited when she saw Mrs. Du and others coming out, but there was no sign of Cui Hengyue.

It must be that Cui Hengyue couldn't see anyone, so Mrs. Du came out.

Unexpectedly, Lady Du approached and reported: "Old madam, this is an abandoned palace, there is no one in it..."

"impossible--"

Realizing that her voice was too loud, Cui Siniang hurriedly adjusted her expression and said respectfully and quietly: "Grandma, Fanhua and I saw the eldest sister and the man walking in with our own eyes.

"I have been guarding here since then, and no one came out during this period. There can be no one inside, unless...there is another door in this palace."

Speaking of the latter, Cui Siniang's face turned ugly. Why hadn't she thought of this before? If that were the case, Cui Hengyue would have run away long ago, but she was blown by a cold wind here.

Madam Du glanced at Cui Siniang and continued: "There are no other doors in this palace, only this one."

Cui Siniang's eyes widened and she looked at the palace in front of her in disbelief.

Only one door?

How can it be?

"I didn't see anyone come out, they must still be inside."

The people inside could not disappear out of thin air, they must still be inside, Cui Siniang was very sure.

However, Mrs. Du said: "Siniang, we have searched carefully."

In order to make Cui Siniang believe it, she emphasized: "We have searched for places where we can hide people."

"Then..." A light flashed in Cui Siniang's mind: "The secret room, there must be a secret room inside, they must have hidden it, you go and look for it carefully.

"For example, behind the bookshelf, behind the painting..."

"That's enough." Mrs. Cui shouted loudly, and Cui Siniang was so frightened that she shut her mouth.

Mrs. Cui scolded her granddaughter in a low voice with a straight face: "This is the forbidden area of ​​the palace. Please be careful when speaking. This matter ends here and is not allowed to be mentioned again."

Then he glanced at the others: "What happened today must not be leaked to anyone."

"Yes." Everyone responded respectfully.

Mrs. Cui turned and left.

Cui Siniang bit her lower lip, looked back at the palace unwillingly, and then trotted to catch up with Mrs. Cui.

"Grandma, don't be angry, maybe that girl Fanhua saw it wrong..."

Fan Hua, who was following behind, heard this and did not dare to defend herself, but lowered her head silently.

After returning, the Queen Mother asked Mrs. Cui: "Mother, what happened?"

"It's okay." Mrs. Cui's tone was calm and she didn't want to say more.

The Queen Mother saw this and asked no more questions.

After talking to the officials and family members around them for a while, the emperor sent someone to tell them that they were ready to have a banquet. So the Queen Mother led all the ladies and young ladies to the banquet.

When passing the garden, she heard the emperor's hearty laughter. The queen mother was surprised and asked her neighbors: "But your majesty is in the garden?"

The chamberlain waiting in the corridor respectfully replied: "Yes, Queen Mother, Your Majesty is playing in the garden with Cui Yuanniang and Cui Erniang..."

The waiter did not say the next words.

The emperor's laughter came to her ears again, and the queen mother was surprised. She had rarely heard the emperor laughing so happily in the palace. In front of her, the emperor had always been filial and respectful.

The Queen Mother walked down the steps and walked towards the depths of the garden.

The officials and their families looked at each other in confusion. They wanted to follow but didn't dare, so they could only express their curiosity among themselves by whispering to each other.

"I have never seen His Majesty smile so happily. It seems that the two Cui sisters have some abilities."

"Your Majesty is the grandson of Duke Jingguo, so he is naturally close to the Cui sisters. What's all the fuss about?"

"It seems that good things between His Majesty and Mr. Cui are about to come."

"What? Your Majesty wants to choose the queen from the Cui family?"

"There has been news in the palace for a long time that the Queen Mother will choose a queen for Your Majesty from the Cui family. You don't know?"

"I really don't know..."

The discussion here did not reach the ears of the Queen Mother. She only wanted to see what the emperor was doing.

Pulling back the branches, the Queen Mother saw the emperor talking to Cui Erniang with a smile on his face, but his eyes fell on Cui Hengyue, as gentle as water.

She was shocked and walked over regardless: "Your Majesty——"

"Mother?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then went up to him: "Why are you here?"

"Didn't you send someone to send word that the banquet was about to begin? Why are you still here?" the Queen Mother said with a straight face.

The emperor patted his head: "Oh, I lost track of time while talking to my two cousins."

"Your Majesty made a mistake, I am your cousin." After Cui Hengyue corrected the emperor, he saluted the Queen Mother: "Aunt Wan'an."

Cui Erniang followed closely: "Aunt Wan'an."

When her son looked at her, the queen mother couldn't get angry, so she forced a smile and nodded to them, then pulled the emperor away.

Cui Erniang looked puzzled: "Sister, what's wrong with aunt? She seems to be very angry."

Cui Hengyue smiled and didn't care much: "Maybe you are angry that Your Majesty wasted time. Let's go. Grandma is watching us."

Hearing this, Cui Erniang immediately put on a dignified posture and walked towards Mrs. Cui step by step.

Everyone set off again.

When they arrived at the banquet, the Queen Mother and the Emperor said a few words as usual and announced the banquet to begin.

The place suddenly became lively.

Because she still remembered what happened just now, the Queen Mother lowered her voice and asked the emperor: "Have you fallen in love with Cui's wife?"

"Yes." The emperor did not hide his joy and raised his glass: "Mother, I respect you."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.

The Queen Mother was extremely angry, but she could not spoil her son's happiness in front of the civil and military ministers, so she pretended to be happy and took a sip of wine.
Chapter completed!