Compared to the hustle and bustle of the Imperial Concubine's Palace, the Queen Mother's Palace is quiet and peaceful.

When he heard the Queen Mother snoring slightly while sleeping, the emperor who was kneeling beside him finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's it..." he said, and when he looked up, he saw that the queen beside her was also asleep on her bed, holding her head in her hands and slightly messing up her hair, looking even more haggard.

The emperor stopped talking, with pity in his eyes.

This queen, who had been silently ill for so many years, was forgotten by everyone in the palace, and even he himself was forgotten. The queen who was never remembered when she was peaceful and happy, was in chaos and anxious.

All the time, I comforted you all the time without making a sound.

Some people are like this. They are dispensable when they are happy, but when they are in trouble, he is the only one who can accompany them and help them.

The emperor stretched out his hand and pushed gently.

"Jingrong, don't sleep here." He called in a low voice.

The queen woke up suddenly.

"Your Majesty, I'm rude..." she said hurriedly, then lowered her voice when she saw the sleeping Queen Mother.

The emperor waved his hand at her.

"I'm sorry, you should go back and have a rest. You've been through a long night." He whispered.

The queen smiled and nodded.

"Yes, then I won't hold on any longer. My body really can't bear it," she said.

Either she said firmly with tears in her eyes that she would endure it, her body was nothing like other concubines, or she would immediately die for the emperor and the queen mother without blinking an eye, but the queen responded calmly and clearly said that she could not endure it.

But it made the emperor feel caring and real.

This is the sincerity.

"What will your Majesty do if I lie down again?" the Queen said, getting up and helping the Queen Mother put down the curtain.

Seeing her taking care of herself in front of the Queen Mother, the emperor nodded.

"But I'm not going back. I'm resting in the Queen Mother's Palace. This way I can take care of her more conveniently." The Queen said. As she got up to see the emperor out, she also told her, "Your Majesty, why don't you go to the Queen Mother's Palace to rest for a while."

In Concubine An's palace.

The emperor's steps paused.

"Your Majesty, I know that Concubine An is crying a lot now, and Your Majesty feels uncomfortable after hearing too much." The Queen said softly, "It's just not a good idea if the Emperor doesn't go. It's better to do this. Your Majesty, listen to me and go."

After that, take a rest directly. This way, although no words are needed, it is enough to let Concubine An understand your concern. Your Majesty, if you take a rest, Concubine An will naturally stop crying to you."

When she said this, she pulled the emperor's arm.

"At this time, I am unwilling and unwilling to leave you alone, Your Majesty."

Yes, people are more afraid of loneliness when they are sad.

The emperor looked at her and nodded with a smile, then reached out and patted her hand.

"I understand." He said.

As he turned to leave, the queen thought of something and stopped him.

"Your Majesty, please ask the Imperial City Secretary to guard the palace gate," she said.

There are almost no secrets in the palace, and the emperor naturally knows this.

"Whether this incident is an accident or not, it is not a glorious thing." The Queen said, "It's better not to let people laugh at us."

laugh at…

Laughing at him, the old emperor who was half buried in the earth, and laughing at him for still wanting to grow old and gain new hair, and still want to win the prince...

Look, it's better now, it's just a waste of joy, it's embarrassing...

The emperor's body stiffened slightly, and he clenched his hands hanging by his sides.

"The Queen has taken the trouble. I know about this matter and I have my own arrangements," he said.

The queen nodded with some relief and stood in front of the palace gate watching the emperor walk away.

"Your Majesty, please take a rest." The person on the side said respectfully.

The queen smiled slightly.

"No, I've had enough rest."

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"I probably guessed wrong this time."

Chen Shao said as he returned from the court, taking the tea brought by the maid.

"What's the wrong guess?" Mrs. Chen asked, waving her hand.

The maids in the room hurriedly left.

"I guess the emperor's mood will be greatly affected." Chen Shao continued, "It seems that the emperor is in good spirits, at least he is not in a trance like the previous times."

He paused here.

"Maybe I'm used to it."

Mrs. Chen smiled, with a bit of anger.

"No one can get used to this." She said, "No matter how sad you are, you will still be sad."

Chen Shao also realized that he had made a mistake, so he took up his tea bowl and drank tea to cover it up.

"The Eighteenth Mother said that someone was responsible for the prince's death this time." Mrs. Chen said in a low voice.

Chen Shao's tea was a bit choking.

"Eighteenth Mother? When did she come?" he asked, raising his eyebrows, "You can't say this kind of nonsense. It's okay for others to say it. She is walking in the palace now."

"You're not talking nonsense. You just told me." Mrs. Chen said hurriedly.

Chen Shiba Niang, who was talking to her sisters at home, was called over.

"Father, how could I be talking nonsense?" Chen Shiba Niang said, "This matter is very clear. If it weren't for someone's trouble, why would martial law suddenly be imposed in the palace? Why are the three of them, Queen Mother An, the noble concubine, sick and invisible?

Well, father, even if I don’t tell you, you know it in your heart, and so do the people in the world.”

Yes, when the palace suddenly moves like this, even if nothing happens, people will still guess that something is wrong.

No wonder the emperor's mood was not strange, it was because he had found a replacement.

This was not an accident, nor did he deserve the guilt that God had given him, but someone had done something wrong. If he found and punished the person who caused the trouble, he would be able to replace his anger, grievance, restlessness, and disappointment, and he would be able to face the unfortunate prince with relief.

, face this unfortunate fact.

This is not his fault, this is all the fault of the perpetrators. This is not God's will, this is a man-made disaster.

"Then the emperor will not give up until the results come out this time." He said slowly.

"That's natural. Using such a clumsy trick, using the little prince's life to blackmail the emperor and frame the imperial concubine, how can we let this kind of thing go?" Chen Shiba said.

Chen Shao looked at her.

"You mean, it's Concubine An?" He frowned and said.

"Father, do you still need to say it?" Chen Shiba Niang said.

Chen Shao shook his head.

"Not necessarily everyone thinks that way," he said.

"Father, if you don't think so, you would be too stupid." Chen Shiba Niang said, "This kind of trick is too clumsy."

Chen Shao nodded.

"Yeah, just because this trick is so clumsy."

What does this mean?

Chen Shiba Niang frowned and was about to speak. A servant hurried in from outside the door and whispered a few words into Chen Shao's ear. Chen Shao's expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Chen asked hurriedly.

"Gao Lingbo asks to see the emperor." Chen Shao said.

"Master Gao, you should see that your concubine has been framed by such slander." Chen Shiba Niang nodded and said.

Chen Shao smiled.

"Gao Lingbo is not asking for an audience because the imperial concubine has been slandered and framed in this way, but because this trick is too clumsy," he said.

"Father..." Chen Shiba Niang shouted.

Chen Shao interrupted her first.

"The emperor allowed him to have an audience, and..." he said, looking at Mrs. Chen.

When her husband saw her, Mrs. Chen's heart skipped a beat, vaguely anticipating something.

No way…..
To be continued...