My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

The Empress Dowager knew that the Emperor would not let Lan Baoer go, so her face darkened and the temperature in the entire Cining Palace instantly cooled down.

"Your Majesty means that we should send Lan Bao'er to the Ministry of Punishment now?"

"Yes!"

The emperor looked dignified as he looked at the empress dowager: "Your Majesty, you can't ignore the overall situation and be unreasonable just for a little eunuch who can save your reputation!"

"I don't understand the situation?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she became furious and the veins on her face gathered.

Although she is old, the empress dowager has always paid attention to using pearl powder to maintain her beauty. Only when she is extremely angry will her old age be revealed, and she will even look a little hideous.

"Madam Queen, calm down."

The emperor held his head high, his face expressionless.

"Good! Very good! He is truly a good emperor whom I supported and who sat on the throne!"

The Queen Mother panted, paused, and said in a cold voice: "Your Majesty thinks that I am old and confused, and I am protecting the people around me! Haha, Your Majesty, originally, I did not want to interfere in Your Majesty's political affairs based on the principle that the harem does not discuss state affairs, but since Your Majesty completely disregards my feelings, then I should also make things clear to Your Majesty today."

The emperor naturally felt uncomfortable being treated so coldly by his own biological mother.

But since he was a child, the Queen Mother gave him very little love...

Even before my teenage years, I always had this cold attitude.

The emperor has gotten used to it.

"Please speak, Madam Empress. Your son is all ears!"

"it is good!"

The Empress Dowager looked cold and said to her aunt, "Take everyone out! No one is allowed to come in without my order!"

"Yes!"

The aunt hurriedly took the palace maids from the Cining Palace out and closed the door tightly.

The emperor looked at the empress dowager, and there seemed to be a thin layer of ice between the mother and son. If they did nothing, they would both feel cold and uncomfortable. If one of them took a step forward first, the ice might not break, but the person would feel cold to the bone and even more uncomfortable.

"If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak up. I really want to listen to your careful teachings today!"

The emperor didn't want to continue to tolerate the Empress Dowager because of his ascension to the throne.

It would be better if the Empress Dowager didn't say anything about the enthronement.

Back then, the emperor ascended the throne with the help of the Wen family and Marquis Jing'an, as well as the help of the fourth uncle, the eighth uncle, and even the sixth princess and the fourteenth prince's mother, Concubine Xiao.

As for his biological mother, the Empress Dowager of the time, all she did was not to stop him.

The emperor knew that the empress dowager truly loved the Thirteenth Prince.

Unfortunately, the Thirteenth Prince was just a teenager at the time and had no prestige in the court. In addition, the Thirteenth Prince had no desire for the throne. The Empress Dowager did not stop him because the Emperor was also her biological son!

Now it seems that the Empress Dowager actually regarded the Emperor's smooth ascension to the throne as her own credit.

Haha, could it be that the Empress Dowager felt that by not stopping the Emperor from ascending the throne, she was helping him?

The emperor felt a little heartbroken.

But he is the emperor, so he naturally cannot just pay for emotions.

The Empress Dowager frowned tightly and knocked her armor hard on the rosewood table four or five times.

The atmosphere between mother and son became even more tense.

"emperor!"

The Empress Dowager did not look at the Emperor, but looked forward.

"The Emperor suspected that his own brother was colluding with the rebels, so that night, he wanted to test the Thirteenth Brother...your own brother!"

The Queen Mother brought up the matter directly.

The emperor's eyes became sharp: "How could the Empress Dowager know this when she is in the Cining Palace?"

"hehe!"

The Queen Mother sneered.

"Why does His Majesty have to pretend to be ignorant in front of me? Your Majesty has long suspected that it was me who sent someone to deliver the letter to Old Thirteen that night, right? Yes. It was me! If it wasn't for Lan Baoer hearing that you were going to target your own brother that night... I'm afraid I would have lost a son and he was still kept in the dark."

"Shouldn't I verify the loyalty of the Thirteenth Brother? If the royal brothers have two hearts, they will not be tolerated! The Queen Mother has been with the late emperor for many years. Has she forgotten how the late emperor was murdered by his own brothers and almost lost his country?"

The emperor showed no sign of backing down and confronted the empress dowager without any hesitation.

The Queen Mother suddenly glared at the Emperor and said word by word, "In Your Majesty's mind, can I be so confused? If Old Thirteen really wants to plot against your kingdom, even if I feel sorry for my own flesh and blood, I will definitely not interfere! But Your Majesty, have you ever thought about this? Wen Qiqi has been in East City for a whole year. Although she has returned to Kyoto and helped Your Majesty out of an urgent need... But how can Your Majesty determine whether she is sincere?"

The Queen Mother had already discussed this with Bluebell in the past few days.

Lan Baoer was right. The emperor was too sensitive about the country, so he valued Wen Qiqi's plan...

"Empress Huang's mother!"

There was anger in the emperor's eyes.

"Why does the Empress say that? Do you still doubt the loyalty of the Wen family?"

"Just because Wen Fu is loyal doesn't mean Wen Qiqi is loyal to you!"

The Queen Mother sighed, "I used to like Qiqi very much. She was unhappy in the Lu family, and I felt bad. But now, I will never be fooled by her innocent and lovely appearance again! Your Majesty, I have concluded that Qiqi has used her mind to plot between you and the Thirteenth Prince, and her purpose is really frightening!"

Seeing that the emperor didn't say anything but just frowned, the empress dowager continued, "Your Majesty naturally doesn't believe it. I will explain it to you today! This Lan Bao'er is actually the child from the Lu Mansion back then... He is Lu Zhanyao's biological son. His name is Lu Xingcheng?"

The emperor was shocked!

"The Empress Dowager has always known about this?"

"Yes!"

The Queen Mother did not hide it: "This child is extremely sensible, and I can feel his feelings for me."

"The Empress Dowager is so confused! Her son dismissed Lu Zhanyao from his official position, and he died on the way to be exiled to a remote place... The Lu family was confiscated, and now he has become a eunuch... Can't the Empress Dowager imagine how much he hates his adoptive mother Wen Qiqi? It shows that he has a vicious mind, which is why he attacked his former adoptive mother!"

"He wasn't the one who put the arsenic there."

The Empress Dowager quickly explained: "Wen Qiqi herself put the arsenic in. She is just crying thief."

The emperor was so angry that he was about to explode!

Although he is the supreme ruler, many things seem to go smoothly for the emperor.

But the emperor could not bear it any longer when he heard with his own ears the empress dowager slandering Wen Qiqi as if she was bewitched.

At this moment, the voice of the Cining Palace's personal maid suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, someone wants to see you!"

"who?"

The Empress Dowager was angry, and the Emperor obviously didn't believe what she said.

After all, he and I are not of the same mind.

Auntie said, "Wen Qiqi!"