After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

A quarter of an hour later, the Ministry of Rites prepared everything for the Empress Dowager's welcoming banquet.

The emperor, the crown prince and others boarded the carriage.

Civil officials and military generals were divided into four rows and mounted their horses in order of the size of their official positions.

In order to come up with a ceremony that would respect the emperor, not degrade the empress dowager's ceremonies and save time, the Ministry of Rites searched through ancient books and finally found the dust-washing ceremony that had been held by the founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty.

At that time, the Xia Kingdom was at war, and when the emperor welcomed the empress dowager, everything was kept simple. He did not dismount his warhorse, and there was no ceremonial music. However, the emperor would ride in front, and the court officials would ride on their left and right, accompanying the empress dowager in the middle as she toured the city.

After hearing the arrangements made by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Ruan was somewhat impressed by the quick wit of the Minister of Rites.

Soon, the welcoming ceremony was over.

After walking around the city, they arrived at the gate of the palace where the banquet was about to begin.

Yuan Ruan was carried off the horse by Qi Yue.

Out of curiosity about the Queen Mother, she kept looking at her car.

At this time, the dragon and phoenix chariot carried by eight people slowly fell down.

Two tall and thin men went in.

A moment later, a light sedan chair carried by two bearers came over.

The person in the sedan chair was wearing a long skirt that was neither blue nor black, and her head was covered with dazzling golden hairpins. In the backlight, Yuan Ruan couldn't see the other person's face clearly for a moment, but she felt that the other person was elegant and handsome.

The bearers carried the sedan chair to the emperor's side.

The Queen Mother said softly, "Emperor, how are you these days? Ahem..."

The emperor bowed and said, "My son is fine. Is your mother feeling better after going to Mount Wutai to pray for blessings?"

"Okay, okay. Ahem... these are just old ailments of mine. It's no big deal." The Queen Mother waved her hand indifferently, then her eyes fell on Yuan Ruan, "This must be Xiao Jiuer. Come, come over and let me see her."

Yuan Ruan noticed that the Queen Mother was cueing her and immediately smiled sweetly.

The Queen Mother looked at Yuan Ruan for a long time, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Well, well, well, you are a lovely child. Come, sit next to grandma, so that grandma can take a good look at you."

The emperor narrowed his eyes, but picked up Yuan Ruan and said, "Mother, you just came back and need more rest. Jiu'er is older, don't squeeze you anymore."

The Queen Mother coughed twice again: "It's okay..."

System: [That’s too much! Your brother actually said you’re fat! How can you say a girl is fat? The most you can say is that you’re plump?!]

Yuan Ruan looked at his three-head body: [Puff.]

The system said again: [But Ah Ruan, it seems that this queen mother has always been paying attention to you. ]

Yuan Ruan was very calm: [Just kidding, I am the Great Xia State Master, how could they not pay attention to me. But this queen mother has a good aura and seems very powerful. ]

System: [I think so too. He might be the most powerful person besides your brother.]

The emperor, who was communicating with the empress dowager, paused.

The Queen Mother looked at him sharply: "Why did the Emperor stop? Is he feeling unwell?"

Yuan Ruan immediately looked over with concern and pulled the emperor's sleeve: "Father, are you feeling unwell?"

The emperor made up an excuse: "Nothing serious, just a little thirsty."

The prince tactfully handed over the water bag.

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor drinking water, then glanced at the Crown Prince and Yuan Ruan, as if she were thinking about something.

Seeing that the emperor was fine, Yuan Ruan looked at the system again, curiously: [Tong'er, why do you say that about the Queen Mother! Is she really that powerful? Did you see some melon? ! ]

All the civil and military officials pricked up their ears instantly.

System: [I didn’t read the content of the melon. But in the court of Daxia, she has fewer melons than your brother. With so many melons, she must be a powerful person.]

emperor:……

It seems to make some sense, but it also seems to have no logic.

Yuanruan: [Haha... a lot of melons doesn't mean anything! But... hehehe, Tong'er, melons, melons. ]

The civil and military officials became excited: ...

Why did they follow so actively? Just for this taste!

The melons from other people’s homes are so delicious!

System: [I randomly clicked one. Holy shit! This is outrageous!]

Yuanruan: [Huh? Tong'er, why are you so excited? Is it really that outrageous? No matter how outrageous it is, can it be more outrageous than the Second Prince?!]

Civil officials and military generals nodded in agreement.

The young imperial teacher is right. No matter how outrageous it is, can it be better than the second prince?!

That one is way ahead.

System: [The Queen Mother is a man.]

Civil and Military Officials: Oh, that's it, the Queen Mother is... what! What is it!

The pupils of all civil and military officials trembled: !!!

The legs of several people went weak. Fortunately, someone from behind helped them up, so the scene of the Daxia officials sitting on the ground was avoided. However, their neat team was already in chaos.

Wait, we don’t want to eat such a dangerous melon!

The emperor had just taken a drink from the water bag and tried hard to hold it in, but he couldn't help it and spat out a mouthful of water, right on the empress dowager's face.

After being covered in water, Tai:...

Yuan Ruan was so frightened that she couldn't help but sneak a peek at the Queen Mother. When she took a third look, she was caught by the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother wiped her face gracefully and said calmly: "Why does Xiao Jiuer look at me like this?"

Yuanruan came up with a reason: "Because you are pretty."

Queen Mother:…

Yuan Ruan was also embarrassed by herself and smiled foolishly at the empress dowager.

Wait for the Queen Mother to go ahead and change clothes and wash up.

Yuanruan began to poke the system frantically.

Yuanruan: [Help! Tonger, is this really a man? ]

System: [Yes.]

Yuanruan: [Tong'er, look carefully, is there a reversal later? ! ]

System: [No. And I don’t need to watch the back to know that he must be a man, because when you praised him for his good looks, the corners of the Queen Mother’s lips dropped a little. Which woman doesn’t like to be praised by a cub for her good looks! Only a transvestite would be unwilling to accept it! ]

Yuansoft: [……]

Yuan Ruan: [What should I do? A man has appeared in the harem. How should I tell my brother? Will they suspect that the bloodline of the harem is not my brother's?]

The emperor clenched his fists, and the taut veins on his body showed the burning emotions in his heart.

The court officials were even more panicked: They really wanted to say, Your Majesty, we believe in you! We believe that the bloodline of the palace belongs to you! Please, don't kill them all!

Among them, the most feared were those court officials whose sisters served as concubines in the palace.

They are now as anxious as ants on a hot pan, with blisters on their mouths.

They never expected that just eating a leisurely bite of the royal melon while welcoming the Queen Mother would turn into eating a poisonous melon that could kill the entire family and three clans? !

They looked at the prince pleadingly.

But the prince did not dare to move. No one dared to move when it came to issues involving the royal bloodline.

The prince couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. He had previously advised his father that it didn't matter, saying that the family scandal had been exposed enough. Even if more scandals were exposed, it wouldn't have any impact on the royal family. But now, it turns out that there is no "biggest scandal", only more "big scandals".

He is really too naive.

How should this end now?