After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

The prince responded with two loud and clear blows, which made him see stars, but he did not dare to resist. After all, the old woman in front of him was his mother, Queen Hyomin...

"You still dare to scream?!"

"I won't scream anymore, I won't scream anymore, mother, please be careful not to hit my face, ouch~"

Queen Xiaomin glimpsed a feather duster in the corner and leaped over. The prince felt that the figure was as fast as lightning and as fierce as a jaguar. The prince covered his head and was dumbfounded. "Mother, you are worthy of being a hunter in the forest for ten years. Your skills are amazing!"

Queen Hyomin: ...

Queen Hyomin picked up the feather duster and swung it at the crown prince with gnashing teeth. The crown prince screamed even more miserably, "This is terrible! My feather duster is even more terrible!"

Queen Hyomin is so angry...

Every time I sat in the uncivilized jungle, gnawing on the old porcupine's hoof with great effort, my anger turned into biting force.

Ten years...ten years!

If she hadn't been a wilderness adventure blogger who grew up in the army before she traveled through time, would she be alive today?

In the end, it was her biological father who taught her how to survive in the wild who saved her life!

It’s all the fault of this bastard in front of me!

There were loud screams in the room. The dim candlelight was reflected on the paper window. Two figures were blurry. Only the feather duster was swinging wildly up and down and left and right, making flowers.

The guards at the door had blank expressions on their faces, obviously used to hearing this.

They knew the inside story and knew that the prince was being beaten by his mother. As they listened to the creepy sound, they couldn't help but think, it turns out that the prince would also be beaten by his mother!

Not far away, the governor who was carrying the foot-washing water watched and hesitated to approach. Lord Xiao passed by and asked, "Lord Bai, why haven't you sent the foot-washing water to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yet?"

Lord Xiao's tone was sour. You know, if Lord Bai wasn't the highest official, he wouldn't have gotten the good job of delivering foot-washing water to the prince!

Lord Bai could hear the envy and jealousy of his colleagues. He raised his chin and snorted. With his hands occupied, he couldn't stroke his beard to pretend to be powerful. He could only say in a sarcastic tone, "What do you know? The Crown Prince is a man of great literary talent and military prowess. He works day and night and still practices swordplay late into the night. I will wait until the Crown Prince has finished practicing before sending him over!"

When Lord Xiao heard this, he looked towards the prince's room. Sure enough, a vertical shadow was flying up and down, and faintly, the sound of the prince humming and laughing could be heard from the room... Lord Xiao's face turned ugly instantly. Humph, he's good at seeing things and flattering!

Lord Xiao left angrily, and Lord Bai looked at the shadows outside the window, smiling even more smugly.

After an unknown amount of time, the "Sword Shadow" stopped...

Mr. Bai: ! ! The prince was so diligent that he even broke his sword! !

In the room, Queen Hyomin threw away the broken feather duster and sat on the bed. After all the tossing and turning, her face was not red and she was not out of breath. She looked strong and healthy, worthy of being the queen of the Great Chu Forest.

The prince was stunned until Queen Hyomin said, "Bring me some water to wash my feet!"

The prince then walked to the door like a wandering soul, opened it, asked for water, and brought it. The guard at the door looked at the prince with sympathy, then closed the door.

The prince brought the water to Queen Hyomin, squatted down, and began to wash her feet.

Queen Xiaomin ate some fruit while watching the crown prince wash her feet. She swallowed a piece of crisp peach and said, "Where were we talking about last time?"

The prince thought for a moment and replied, "Oh, last time we talked about Ying'er's little daughter being found. She was replaced by the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. They all said that Xiao Yue'er was a demon child and would harm the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion..."

Empress Xiaomin said angrily, "Damn Li Huai, you dared to bully my precious daughter while I was away, and even took away my granddaughter. And there's also Shangguan Shifan, that old man, wait and see how I'll deal with them when I get back!"

The prince curled his lips, thinking that his mother was still the same queen mother as before, uttering more foul words than spit, but it made him feel better. His mother had always been kind and generous, but when it came to matters between them, she became overbearing and merciless, as the saying goes, a mother is strong.

He naturally liked his mother being like this. Without her tyranny, he and Ying'er wouldn't have had such high status and favor. He raised his head and said angrily, "Mother, you don't know, since you left, I and Ying'er have become poor children without a mother. Ying'er doesn't even dare to speak loudly..."

Queen Hyomin was so distressed that she was about to cry. Ying'er was the apple of her eye. Over the past ten years, whenever she thought of her pretty daughter who was so soft and fragrant when held in her arms, she couldn't help but cry. Deep down, she became more and more angry at her son's mischief.

She cried and asked angrily, "Your sister was wronged, but your father didn't care..."

"You know Ying'er, she only reports good news and not bad news. Besides, a married girl is like spilled water. It's not too much of an outrage, so your father can't say anything. But your father revoked the imperial edict of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, which is a small punishment for a big warning."

Queen Xiaomin snorted coldly, "Li Huai died early, it's a relief for her!"

The mother and son continued to talk about the past until Zhao Cong went out, washed up, and came back to sit on the small couch in front of Queen Xiaomin's bed.

Queen Hyomin woke him up, picked up the medicine and wanted to apply it on his wound.

Zhao Cong had his back to Empress Xiaomin, and the hot wounds on his back were gently coated with cool medicine. Empress Xiaomin had been hunting for many years, and her palms were covered with calluses, but she had a soft heart and was very careful to use very light force.

Queen Hyomin asked unhappily, "Does it hurt?"

Zhao Cong smiled like a fool. He chuckled twice, "It doesn't hurt. Mother, if you're still angry, keep hitting me. I can take it!"

Empress Xiaomin freed her hand and gently pushed Zhao Cong's head. "You are so old, but you still act so heartless. When you ascend the throne, will the ministers obey you?"

"Don't worry, mother. I pretend to be very good in front of others. Besides, my father is in good health and will live a long life. I am not in a hurry to ascend the throne."

Queen Xiaomin looked at Zhao Cong deeply, sighed, and had a complicated look in her eyes.

Although her son is simple-minded, he is pure and kind. Throughout history, although they are father and son, there has never been a prince who hopes that his father will live long.

Neither she nor Zhao Rui are good people, and even Ying'er has a sharp edge, but it just doesn't touch her bottom line. Once it does, she will be decisive and ruthless.

Cong'er... doesn't really look like her and Zhao Rui's child...

It is even more unsuitable to be born in a royal family full of intrigues and swordplay...

After applying the medicine, Zhao Cong turned off the lights, lay on the small couch, and continued to tell Empress Xiaomin what had happened in the past ten years. Empress Xiaomin listened silently. Suddenly, the sound of thundering horse hooves, the sound of drawn swords, and noise came from outside the house.

"What's that sound?" Zhao Cong sat up and frowned.

"Fire, fire, fire!"

"There's an assassin, protect the emperor!!"

Outside the post station, everyone looked at the hundreds of bandits running down the mountain, and shouted hurriedly, picking up their weapons to prepare to fight.

The bandits, all with their faces covered, rushed up in a mighty force, holding a torch in one hand and a knife in the other.

Governor Bai, who was standing guard outside, was stunned. Perhaps he had not expected that there were assassins hiding in the mountain. He had clearly sent people to search before the prince arrived... Now the mountain bandits were in a dominant position, and the post station was at the bottom, making it easy to attack but difficult to defend. These bandits were so bold. Governor Bai suppressed his fear and shouted, "Bold bandit, do you know that I..."

The next second, the sound stopped suddenly.

A sharp arrow shot out from the mountain and pierced his throat.

Seeing Lord Bai fall, the guards panicked. The leading general immediately ordered, "Select a hundred men to escort His Highness to the back mountain. We will stop the assassin at all costs!"

"Yes!"