It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

"Heh... Yanran, why didn't I realize before that you are so smart?"

The emperor suddenly smiled at Li Yan and even praised her.

Li Yan felt relieved, thinking that the emperor was really praising her, and a bit of embarrassment appeared on her face.

"Your Majesty, cousin, you are making fun of Yanran."

The emperor's eyes became much colder, and even had a hint of ridicule.

There was a flash of disgust in the empress dowager's eyes. This niece from her mother's side did not inherit any of the intelligence of her family members. She was very stupid!

"Yanran, come here, your cousin wants to talk to you."

The emperor suddenly said this to Li Yan.

Li Yan thought that her cousin, the emperor, really wanted to talk to her, and might even have a way to help her, so she walked over happily.

As a result, she had just walked over there and hadn't even stood firmly when she was slapped hard in the face.

Her eyes were full of shock, and she seemed to not understand what was happening.

However, the burning pain on her cheek woke her up. She covered her face and looked at the emperor in disbelief.

"Cousin Emperor? Why did you hit me? How could you hit me!"

As she spoke, she shed tears.

She even looked at the empress dowager next to her. Her aunt had always loved her the most. Now that her cousin the emperor had beaten her, the aunt the empress dowager would definitely help her.

However, the Queen Mother just glanced at her indifferently and did not speak for her.

Li Yan gradually felt something was wrong, and even had a hint of guilt in her eyes.

"Aunt Empress Dowager..." She shouted with sobs and fear.

As a result, this time, the Queen Mother didn't even look at her.

Li Yan's heart sank to the bottom and she could only look at the emperor again.

"Cousin Emperor, why do you treat me like this? Why? Did Yanran do something wrong? If Yanran did something wrong, just tell her directly, and she will change."

She has no one to support her now, only these two relatives. If these two people don't help her, then she will really be finished.

So no matter what, she had to swallow her anger.

And she also realized that her cousin the Emperor and her aunt the Empress Dowager did not love her as much as she had imagined.

Or maybe it could be said that he loved her, but it was just superficial love.

The emperor suddenly smiled sinisterly, reached out and pinched Li Yan's chin, forcing Li Yan to look at him.

"Yanran, do you know who is the mastermind behind the damned man you just mentioned, those men in black?"

His sudden words made Li Yan subconsciously shake her head.

"No...don't know."

"Don't you know? Then I will tell you now who that person is."

The emperor suddenly shook Li Yan's chin away.

After hearing this, Li Yan was not very happy. Instead, she had a bad premonition.

"That person is me." The emperor said slowly, his eyes still looking at Li Yan.

He was holding his breath now, and Li Yan's previous words of making the man in black a scapegoat were undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, making him even angrier.

Li Yan's head exploded instantly and her face turned pale without a trace of blood.

"W...what?" She said this with fear.

The emperor suddenly took a step closer to her and whispered,

"Yanran, do you want me to be a scapegoat and die?"

"No, no! Absolutely not!" Li Yan quickly shook her head. How could she dare to say that? If she really said that, she would not know how she died.

However, what she didn't know was that she would die even if she didn't say it.

"Isn't it?" the emperor asked back.

Li Yan nodded quickly and was about to say something when she was kicked. She was actually kicked to the ground by the emperor.

"Ah!" She screamed in pain and could only roll on the ground holding her stomach.

The emperor didn't even look at her, he just turned around and sat down on the couch again.

"Li Yan, you actually wanted to murder an official of the imperial court. Even if I am your cousin, I will never tolerate you. After all, the country has its own laws!"

He had a look of righteousness on his face, and his tone expressed deep regret and helplessness, but his eyes were cold.

Li Yan, who was lying on the ground in pain and unable to speak, felt as if she was thrown into an ice cellar and her whole body was cold after hearing these words.

At this moment, some things in her mind suddenly became clear.

She thought of what the Queen Mother Aunt had said to her that day, saying that if she wanted something, she had to work hard to get it. Anyone who became a stumbling block to her had to be removed. This was what a smart woman should do.

It was also because of those words that she made up her mind so quickly to kill Su Man and the two bastards.

Because she believed that since the Empress Dowager had said such words to her, she must be on her side.

But now she understood that it was just a trap, a snare. Both her aunt the Empress Dowager and her cousin the Emperor were just using her as a scapegoat and using her name to kill Fu Xiu.

Just now she heard very clearly that those men in black were the emperor's cousin's men.

The more clearly she thought about it, the paler her face became, without a trace of blood.

I didn’t know if my whole body was shaking violently because of the pain or fear.

The Queen Mother and the Emperor, who were sitting in the main seats, just looked at her trembling indifferently, with a hint of disgust in their eyes, as if they were looking at something that disgusted them.

After Li Yan thought it through, she was filled with fear, full of fear.

All along, the Emperor and the Queen Mother have been her self-righteous supporters, but now this supporter wants her to die, how can she not be afraid, even hateful.

No wonder Su Man said that she had lost her mind after spending so many years in the palace.

But what can she do? What can she do? These are the emperor and the queen mother, she has no chance to resist! She can only endure!

Thinking of this, she quickly suppressed the hatred in her heart, stood up, knelt and crawled towards the Queen Mother and the Emperor. She grabbed their trouser legs and cried.

"Aunt Empress Dowager, cousin Emperor, I was wrong, I was wrong, I shouldn't have said those words just now. I'm sorry, sorry, please forgive me, I really didn't know that those men in black were sent by cousin Emperor!

If I knew, I would definitely not say those words! I will definitely take the blame for my cousin, the emperor. I did all these things! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Can you please forgive me! Can you please save me?"

Her face was full of pleading, and her tears stained her rouge, making her face dirty, making her look even more disgusting.

The emperor enjoyed being prayed to like this very much, because he knew that he was the master of this world.

He is the emperor, and everyone must submit to him, including Fu Xiu!

Li Yan looked at the two of them in silence and felt completely disappointed.

But she had no choice but to continue begging.

"Aunt Queen Mother, my dead father was your brother and you are his sister. You can't just ignore me. Can you please save me? I promise that I will be very obedient in the future. I will be very obedient."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother finally spoke.

"Yanran." She called out and then sighed heavily.

Li Yan thought the Queen Mother had finally softened her heart and nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes, Aunt Queen Mother, I am here. Just say that as long as you can forgive me and save me, I will do whatever you say."

"Do you really listen to me in everything?" asked the Queen Mother.

Li Yan nodded quickly.

"In that case, you should just take responsibility for your own actions." The Queen Mother said in a light tone.

Li Yan couldn't believe what she heard. Her body went limp and she fell to the ground.

"Aunt... Empress Dowager, what did you say? You...what did you say? Why don't I understand? You...you want to save me, don't you?"

"Alas..." The Queen Mother sighed again, "Yanran, do you think Fu Xiu is so easy to fool? He won't believe us even if we want to find a scapegoat for you, right?"

"As for you, you did something wrong. If a person does something wrong, he must accept the punishment and bear the consequences. You are not a child. This is your own choice, isn't it?"

"No, no, no!" Li Yan looked at her and shook her head frantically, "It's not my fault, you asked me to deal with Su Man, you can't just ignore me!"

She was crying, and she was almost on the verge of collapse, and her words were somewhat reckless.

"How dare you!" The Queen Mother's face darkened. "You are so ignorant! I advised you with good intentions! How dare you slander me! I have raised you for so many years! Is this how you repay me?"

Li Yan was completely dumbfounded and could only stare blankly at the Queen Mother. The person in front of her was so scary, very scary.

He clearly claimed that he loved her the most, but now he had no regard for her at all and had even used her as a sword.

The emperor standing aside had a faint smile on his face.

He glanced at the Queen Mother and said,

"Mother, please go back to the bedroom and rest. I will take care of the rest."

When the Queen Mother heard this, she nodded slightly.

Li Yan watched the Queen Mother stand up and immediately grabbed the hem of her skirt.

"No! Aunt Queen Mother, please don't ignore Yanran! No!"

But her pleading did not soften the Queen Mother's heart, it even made her feel more disgusted.

The Queen Mother exerted force with her foot and even kicked Li Yan away a little.

In the end, she didn't even look at Li Yan and went straight to the bedroom in the back.

After raising Li Yan for so many years, it's time to repay her.

Li Yan fell to the ground, looking at the emperor who was approaching her, her face full of fear.

The emperor always had a gentle smile on his face.

"Yanran, please don't blame your cousin. It's your honor to work for him. You have to know that you are sacrificing your life for a greater cause, so don't be unwilling."

In the general's mansion.

Because of Su Man's suspicion of Li Yan, Fu Er did go to check on Li Yan as soon as possible.

And, it was indeed found.

Only more than an hour had passed.

A group of them were sitting in the hall drinking pigeon soup.

This pigeon soup is made with medicinal herbs. It is suitable for people of all ages and tastes very sweet.

Su Man was not too surprised to hear Fu Er's answer. After all, she had been suspicious of Li Yan from the beginning.

Others also didn't expect that Li Yan would dare to do such a thing. It has to be said that they were still a little surprised.

"We must ask for an explanation!" Old Man Fan said angrily, "Fu Xiu, you must go and ask for an explanation for Miss Man! You must not let Miss Man suffer in vain!"

Others mean the same thing.

In fact, even without Old Man Fan saying anything, Fu Xiu was going to go to the palace, intending to use this as an excuse to have a good talk.

But before Fu Xiu could enter the palace with the evidence, Uncle Fu hurried in.

"Master, Madam, something happened." Uncle Fu's face looked a little unhappy.

Everyone else looked at him.

"The man from the palace came with a coffin and is now at the door. I wanted him to come in, but he said he was too embarrassed to do so, so he asked me to come in and take you two out."

Everyone's expressions changed.

Su Man and Fu Xiu looked at each other.

"Maybe he found a scapegoat." Su Man said.

Although she has not experienced these things, she has watched a lot of TV dramas and movies.

Li Yan's people and those men in black appeared one after the other, and it was very obvious who was the scapegoat.

Even the reason why Li Yan suddenly attacked her was probably because she was being used as a sword.

"Not maybe, but definitely." Fu Xiu said coldly, "Let's go out and see what he wants to say."

Su Man stood up and glanced at the two children.

"Do you two want to come with us and take a look, or do you want to stay here?"

As for her two children, she never thought of letting them be dodders. Some things are worth experiencing appropriately.

"Let's go out together!" the two children said in unison.

"Okay, let's go out together." Su Man held a child in each hand, "Don't be afraid of anything that happens, your parents are here."

"We are not afraid." The two children answered in unison.

Wei Yan looked at the family of four and said,

"I won't go out. Even though he knows about the relationship between Fu Xiu and me, I'm afraid he will hate me if I go out. It will be troublesome if my plan is ruined."

Fu Xiu nodded, without saying anything more, and took Su Man and the two children out.

Luo Yun and the others didn't go out either, only Fu Yi and the others followed him out.

Although they also wanted to know what the person in the palace wanted to do, they couldn't do anything bad at this time, so they couldn't go out.

The entrance to the General's Mansion.

The emperor was dressed in bright yellow clothes and rode in an extremely luxurious carriage. A team of royal guards stood in a row to protect him. There was also a coffin pulled on the carriage next to him.

When Su Man saw these royal guards, a hint of sarcasm flashed across her eyes.

Judging from the situation, if you didn't know, you would think they were coming to surround the general's mansion.

From a distance, some people were looking at the general's mansion.

Because they were blocked by the Imperial Guards, the distance was quite far. The common people could see the scene here, but they could hardly hear any voices, unless they were yelling.

Su Man and Fu Xiu lowered their heads slightly with their two children and called out "Your Majesty".

When the emperor saw this scene, anger flashed in his eyes.

"Fu Xiu, Su Man, you don't have to be so polite. We are not outsiders." He said helplessly.