Murong Jie did not return to his mansion until around 11:00 p.m.
He first settled Qin Zhou in the West Garden of the Imperial Palace before returning home.
The West Garden of the Imperial Palace was specially used to entertain state guests.
Originally, Xiao Tuo, the big mouth, proposed that she live in the palace in order to better monitor her, but how could Murong Jie call her back? He sent her to Xiyuan overnight before returning to the palace.
Qin Zhou was not willing to live in the palace. Some things were more difficult to accept when seen with one's own eyes than when imagined.
Qin Zhou was worried all the way to Beimo. One reason was that although she knew that leaving Beimo was the best choice for her, she was always afraid that something unexpected would happen.
Second, there are some things she doesn't know how to deal with.
When the carriage left Xiyuan, Xiao Tuo said, "The palace is so big, wouldn't it be better to let Qin Zhou live there? Whatever she does is under our eyes, it's much safer."
Su Qing knocked on his head, "Safe? How do you know that Qin Zhou will be safe living in the palace? Qin Zhou is a general of Beimo, holding a large number of troops, and now Beimo is torn apart. If someone secretly speculates that the prince invited her to help the prince..." Su Qing lowered his voice, "Rebellion, and then the prince helped her return to Beimo to seize the throne, then the prince will really be in trouble. Do you know how big a trouble this is?"
How could Xiao Tuo have thought of this? After hearing Su Qing's words, he broke out in a cold sweat, "But even if I live in the West Garden now, I was invited back by the prince. Will the emperor think that the prince has ulterior motives?"
"There will definitely be such thoughts, so we must avoid suspicion. In the future, we should not have too much contact with Qin Zhou, nor too close. In short, you should remember two words, avoid suspicion, and don't cause trouble for your Xiao family."
The emperor has always been wary of Xiao Xiao. Now Xiao Xiao is about to return to the court. If Xiao Tuo does not know the seriousness of the matter and keeps running to the West Garden, he will be in trouble.
"I understand." Xiao Tuo nodded in response.
Su Qing looked at Murong Jie who had been silent the whole time and said, "Your Highness, what are you going to say to the Emperor?"
"Just tell me straight." Murong Jie said two words succinctly. The emperor already had an insider monitoring everything, and it would be bad if he concealed something.
"That's fine. Anyway, our goal is just to take Qin Zhou away from Beimo so that the war can be truly ended. The emperor will not do anything to Qin Zhou. It's not a big deal, so we shouldn't care too much."
Murong Jie nodded, but seemed to be worried.
Xiao Tuo asked, "My Lord, what are you still worried about?"
Murong Jie raised his light eyes and said, "I am just worried that Prince Luo may not be able to defeat Chu Jing. Before we returned to the country, I met Tianjizi once. Tianjizi was also worried about this, because Prince Luo is now blinded by the hatred of his wife's murder and may not listen to advice. If Chu Jing uses a ruthless move, he may not be able to resist. If he acts on impulse, it will hurt Emperor Kangping. Moreover, Prince Luo wants to clear Qin Zhou's name. I am afraid that he does not focus on this and only wants revenge. Then, Qin Zhou will always bear the crime of killing Queen Wang, and the days she will stay in the Great Zhou will be longer. The longer she stays in the Great Zhou, the more disadvantageous our situation will be."
"What does this mean for our situation to be more disadvantageous? Can't we just avoid suspicion?" Xiao Tuo asked.
Su Qing answered for him: "Because Qin Zhou is not a piece of stone or a piece of wood."
"I don't understand!" Xiao Tuo said directly.
Su Qing sighed, "If the emperor wants to make things difficult for Qin Zhou, do you think Qin Zhou will be as unresponsive as a piece of wood?"
"Why does the emperor want to make things difficult for Qin Zhou?" Xiao Tuo asked.
Su Qing looked at the questioning youth and decided to give up explaining. "No, the emperor would not make things difficult for Qin Zhou for no reason. We are worrying too much."
Xiao Tuo opened the curtain and looked at the dark night outside. "Finally you're back. Liu Liu must be waiting anxiously."
He turned around and glanced at Murong Jie, "My Lord, tomorrow is not the morning court day, do you want to enter the palace?"
"Of course." Murong Jie rolled his eyes at him, "You want to sleep in right after you got back?"
"Not really, I just want to go to the old lady's house tomorrow."
"Then let's go back after we leave the palace." Su Qing said.
Xiao Tuo seemed depressed and was speechless for a while.
Su Qing patted him and said, "What's wrong? You suddenly act like a defeated rooster."
"No," Xiao Tuo looked at him. The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes managed to squeeze out a trace of the sorrow of a palace woman. "Tell me, when will this kind of life end?"
Su Qing was stunned. She didn't expect that this carefree Xiao Tuo would suddenly become sad.
But he is right, when will these days end
I remember when I first entered officialdom, I was full of energy and always wanted to do something great. I went to war at the age of sixteen. Now, seven or eight years have passed, but I found that I was already tired of such a life.
Murong Jie said nothing. He was born into a royal family and this was his fate, which he could not escape.
But it's also really annoying.
In the past, when he didn't have any concerns, he didn't care. But now it's different. He began to yearn for a peaceful life.
But will he ever have a peaceful life in this life
"Sometimes I think about it and I really envy my second brother." Murong Jie smiled bitterly.
When you want to take care of it, you take care of it. When you don’t want to take care of it, just close the door and don’t care about it.
"It's better to envy Prince Li than to envy Prince An." Su Qing said with a smile.
Xiao Tuo's eyes widened. "Why are you so envious of Prince Li? He is a troublemaker. He has to intervene in everything he doesn't like. What do you think Qin Zhou..."
Xiao Tuo suddenly slapped his thigh, "Why didn't we think of that? From now on, if anything happens to Qin Zhou, let Prince Li solve it. No one in the court dares to mess with him. Even the emperor has to hide when he sees him."
Murong Jie and Su Qing looked at each other and smiled. They both put their hands on Xiao Tuo's shoulders. Su Qing said, "Silly, your brain is starting to work."
Xiao Tuo pushed them away, "Come on, I know you are laughing at me again."
"I really admire you this time. You are right. If there is someone in the Great Zhou that even the emperor dare not offend, it must be Prince Li." Su Qing said.
Prince Li, this is really a big deal.
Prince Li’s Palace!
"Ah, eat, ah, eat!"
Prince Li, who had gone to bed early, suddenly sneezed several times in his sleep. He sat up, stunned for a moment, and felt his ears were hot.
"What's wrong? You can't sleep well, like a child." Ah Man sat up sleepily and said unhappily.
Prince Li rubbed his nose and said, "It's so hot, how come I sneeze while sleeping?"
"Is your nose uncomfortable again? I told you not to play with the dog after you take a bath. The dog's hair always gets stuck in your nose." Ah Man got up and crawled down from the end of the bed. "Lie down. I'll get you some medicine."
"Don't go, it's okay." Prince Li pulled her, pushed Ah Man back inside with his foot, then closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
Ah Man was so angry that her teeth itched. She thought for a long time, then sulked for a while and said, "Marrying you is really a waste of eight lifetimes..."
Seeing that he was breathing evenly, I knew he was asleep, so I stopped talking.
Prince Li turned over, stared at her with wide eyes, and said angrily: "Why don't you say the last word? I'm waiting."
"Go to sleep!" Ah Man turned around happily, hugged the quilt and went to sleep contentedly.
Prince Li could no longer sleep.
I was still sulking all night, but I couldn't bear to wake Ah Man up.
(End of this chapter)