After Xiao Fubao's life was stolen, he became the favorite of everyone in the capital

Chapter 495: Dangerous Palace

But Zhang Yuniang's reaction was beyond Qin Jingshu's expectations.

"Since Duke Xian doesn't know how to be a good father, we should stay away from him." Zhang Yunniang said.

Niu Niu responded happily.

Qin Jingshu was stunned as she watched from the side: This... is that all? There was no accusation, no blame, and she had already unconditionally chosen to believe her daughter without asking for the details of the situation.

Looking at the gentle light in Zhang Yuniang's eyes, Qin Jingshu felt extremely sad. She kept thinking in her mind, is this what a real mother is like?
She recalled that no matter whether it was the wife of Duke Xian or the second wife, when they heard that she disobeyed the emperor and did not listen to her father, they were afraid that no good end would be waiting for her.

"Mom, why don't you ask me what happened today?" Niu Niu asked.

Zhang Yunniang nodded: "I've been waiting for you to tell me."

Niuniu sighed when she heard this: "I was waiting for you to ask more questions, but it's no fun if you do this."

Zhang Yuniang immediately followed her daughter's wishes and asked, "My dear, please tell me what happened today. I really, really want to know."

This coaxing tone made Niu Niu particularly happy. She put her hands behind her back, walked like a little gentleman, and talked about what happened today while shaking her head.

After hearing the whole story, although Zhang Yunniang felt that Duke Xian was too tough and made her daughter unhappy, a doubt still lingered in her mind.

"My dear, don't you like His Majesty very much? Why are you so resistant to him today?" Zhang Yunniang asked.

When Niuniu thought of the old emperor's face, she immediately felt disgusted: "He has changed! He used to be so good, but now he lets Xian Guogong be the bad guy and he is waiting to be the good guy. I am not happy!"

Zhang Yunniang didn't think through all these twists and turns at first, but when she thought about it carefully, after the emperor's actions had gone around in her mind three times, she finally understood.

"Our Niuniu is so smart. She can always see the truth at a glance." Zhang Yunniang praised.

Niuniu straightened her body proudly and said, "My eyesight is very clear. I want to be like my father in the future and solve cases and catch bad guys!"

Zhang Yunniang couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and then asked in a tactful way: "Do you think His Majesty is not very kind to you now?"

Niuniu nodded vigorously.

Zhang Yuniang's heart sank.

She and her husband had long ago determined the peculiarities of Niu Niu, and that if Niu Niu didn't like someone, the fault must be with that person.

But now the person Niu Niu hates is the current emperor, someone no one can resist.

If things continue like today, the emperor will force Niu Niu to do something she doesn't like as if he were crazy. Zhang Yunniang doesn't know if she and Gu Mingda can stop him.

"When you came back today, are you so sure that the big black horse can take you back to the city safely?" Zhang Yunniang asked again.

Qin Jingshu perked up immediately when she heard this. She thought about it and glossed over it with other things, but she thought Niu Niu would be scolded for this matter, so she was ready to speak for Niu Niu in front of her mother.

Who would have thought that Niuniu would just nod casually and say, "Dahei is very intelligent. He can understand whatever you say to him."

Zhang Yunniang immediately stopped asking questions and coaxed the two children to go play with Xie Xingchuan, and hurried into the study. The couple both believed in Niuniu's intuition unconditionally, and their faces were filled with sorrow.

"Why did His Majesty change so quickly? He used to love Niu Niu like his own daughter, how could he change so quickly?" Zhang Yuniang couldn't help but complain.

Gu Mingda still remembered that last year, he had seen the emperor and Niu Niu getting along, and they were no different from father and daughter. Niu Niu also trusted and relied on the emperor at that time. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his mind, and he seemed to have grasped something.

"Empress Dowager!" said Gu Mingda.

Zhang Yunniang's eyes lit up: "Niuniu still likes the Queen Mother very much. If there is a conflict between Niuniu and Your Majesty, you can ask the Queen Mother to mediate."

Gu Mingda lowered his voice and said, "Niuniu doesn't like Your Majesty. There is nothing wrong with Niuniu. She was able to ride a big black horse back to the city safely today. Obviously, she has not lost her special abilities. So the only fault is with Your Majesty."

Gu Mingda only dared to say such outrageous words to the couple in private.

Zhang Yunniang's eyes were filled with fear: "Could it be that His Majesty...has been replaced by someone else? Just like Niuniu and Jingshu were switched?"

Gu Mingda:......

Gu Mingda took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty has never lost his devotion to Niuniu, and the emperor is heavily guarded. Even if there is someone in the world who looks exactly like Your Majesty, it would not be easy to switch them out."

Zhang Yunniang was puzzled: "If it wasn't a switch, then why did Niuniu's attitude towards him change so much? I can already sense the difference, but now Niuniu is avoiding him as much as possible, wishing she could stay three meters away from him."

Gu Mingda hesitated, but still said, "People change. From last year to this year, I don't know what Your Majesty has experienced and what he has been thinking."

Gu Mingda thought carefully about what had happened in the past year. His Majesty had experienced two assassination attempts, and the previous dynasty had also gone through a round of purges. The harem was no longer home to Concubine Li, but had Princess Baoer and Concubine Shun.

Logically speaking, Gu Mingda felt that His Majesty should not have such a big change. After all, having a daughter would offset all other bad things.

"Is it because he wants to keep Niu Niu in the palace and give him a few more children?" Zhang Yunniang asked.

Gu Mingda shook his head. If he really wanted to keep Niu Niu in the palace, he could have said it directly instead of doing it like today.

The person who was looking for it might think that what happened today was a coincidence, but Gu Mingda always felt that the emperor did it on purpose.

We meet each other every day in the palace. Could it be that he really likes Niu Niu so much that he has to run outside the palace to meet her by chance?
Moreover, Gu Mingda also felt that the meeting place was strange, as if they were deliberately avoiding the Gu family, and the logic of their behavior was also very strange.

If the other party was not the emperor, Gu Mingda would have guessed that the emperor was guilty and therefore did not dare to face the Gu family directly.

But Niu Niu didn't look like she was hurt. After all, she has a mouth and will tell her parents immediately if she feels uncomfortable.

"The Empress Dowager's attitude is also very strange this year. Niu Niu said that when she was in the palace before, the Empress Dowager would try her best to keep her longer. This year, if the Empress Dowager has nothing else to do, she will no longer find reasons to keep Niu Niu." Gu Mingda was also very confused when he talked about this.

The Queen Mother did not stop rewarding Niu Niu this year. Obviously, she did not ignore Niu Niu, the fake granddaughter, just because she had more biological granddaughters. Gu Mingda knew better than anyone else how likable Niu Niu was, so the Queen Mother's behavior seemed very strange.

"Empress Dowager, do you think there is danger in the palace and want Niu Niu to go home early after dark?" After Zhang Yunniang said this, she felt a little stupid.

But Gu Mingda nodded: "Maybe you are right."