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

"Your Majesty, have you ever carefully observed the way the Queen Mother looks at you?"

Wen Qiqi asked with a slight smile.

The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "I feel that my mother and I have very little affection for each other and we rarely look at each other."

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the late emperor have been together for many years. She also has many children including the Emperor, the eldest princess, the second princess, the eleventh prince, and the thirteenth prince, so naturally they have a deep relationship. All the ministers say that the Emperor and the late emperor are most similar. I think that every time the Empress Dowager looks at the Emperor, it will be like me looking at Xiao Yeye."

Wen Qiqi's voice was gentle, neither hurried nor slow: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, he seldom thinks about these emotional matters. Qiqi is a girl, and now she is also a mother, she understands one thing."

"What's the point?"

The emperor was puzzled, and Wen Qiqi said, "There is no mother in the world who doesn't love her own child. The emperor is the empress dowager's biological son, and he is Zhang Zi. The empress dowager's feelings for the emperor cannot be false."

……

The emperor was silent.

A little bit, then a bitter smile.

"Perhaps, the Empress Dowager has some motherly affection for me, but compared to my Thirteenth Brother, it is really insignificant."

"It is indeed difficult to treat everyone equally. But Your Majesty is a king, so he naturally has a broad mind. The Queen Mother's love is not evenly distributed, so Your Majesty does not need to think too much, let alone take it to heart."

With just a few simple words, the emperor's depressed mood was relieved.

Although he is twenty years older than Qiqi, the emperor acted capricious in front of Qiqi today. When she came to her senses, she felt a little embarrassed.

"Wen Qiqi, let's not talk about my affairs. You suddenly came into the palace, there must be something important... Speak, I'm listening!"

The emperor thought that what Qiqi wanted to talk about must be the last time Lan Baoer poisoned him. He just went to ask the empress dowager for help today. He had already sent someone to take Lan Baoer, who pretended to be unable to get out of bed, to the Ministry of Punishment.

This is the emperor's explanation to the Wen Mansion and to Wen Qiqi.

"Your Majesty, does Your Majesty know Lan Bao'er's true identity?"

Wen Qiqi suddenly asked.

The emperor was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Wen Qiqi: "I just learned about this matter in the Cining Palace, you... could it be that you have already seen it?"

"Yes!"

Wen Qiqi nodded: "I hope Your Majesty will forgive Qiqi for hiding this matter."

The emperor frowned and subconsciously looked at Xiao Shunzi: "Go out and guard first. No one is allowed to enter the Yangxin Palace without my permission!"

Xiao Shunzi quickly agreed, thinking that the Empress Dowager had asked for the removal of all the people when she went to the Cining Palace today, and now that she had returned to the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor was still the same.

However, going outside can also provide some free time.

There are two century-old pine trees at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, with a few magpies often perching on the trees. The pine trees are beautiful in shape and the magpies' calls are charming. Xiao Shunzi accompanies the emperor all day long, and it is a rare opportunity for him to quietly watch the magpies and relax his muscles.

"Qiqi, you must tell me the truth about what I'm going to ask you next! Don't hide anything."

The emperor's eyes were burning, and Wen Qiqi nodded heavily.

"Qiqi didn't dare to hide it. The reason why she didn't tell the emperor about Lan Bao'er's identity was indeed for an important reason. That's why she didn't want to alert the enemy."

The emperor nodded: "Well, let me ask you, was your meal poisoned that day really done by Lan Bao'er... or was it because of your personal grudge with Lu Zhanyao, so..."

Wen Qiqi's eyes tightened, and she opened her red lips slightly: "Your Majesty, do you suspect that I poisoned myself... and framed Lan Bao'er? That's not the case. Your Majesty, think about it. Lan Bao'er is just a little eunuch in the Cining Palace, and he concealed his identity. If I tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not allow him to stay in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace."

Wen Qiqi paused and said, "With the strength of the Wen Mansion, are you afraid that you can't deal with Lu Xingcheng? Why should I go through so much trouble?"

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "You are right. I was also confused by what the Empress Dowager said just now."

"It's natural for the Queen Mother to suspect Qiqi. The Queen Mother is worried about the Thirteenth Prince, so she will be hostile to Qiqi... plus the Lu family's father and son are working together to deceive the Queen Mother, so it's natural."

"Your Majesty, have you ever carefully observed the way the Queen Mother looks at you?"

Wen Qiqi asked with a slight smile.

The emperor lowered his eyes and said, "I feel that my mother and I have very little affection for each other and we rarely look at each other."

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and the late emperor have been together for many years. She also has many children including the Emperor, the eldest princess, the second princess, the eleventh prince, and the thirteenth prince, so naturally they have a deep relationship. All the ministers say that the Emperor and the late emperor are most similar. I think that every time the Empress Dowager looks at the Emperor, it will be like me looking at Xiao Yeye."

Wen Qiqi's voice was gentle, neither hurried nor slow: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, he seldom thinks about these emotional matters. Qiqi is a girl, and now she is also a mother, she understands one thing."

"What's the point?"

The emperor was puzzled, and Wen Qiqi said, "There is no mother in the world who doesn't love her own child. The emperor is the empress dowager's biological son, and he is Zhang Zi. The empress dowager's feelings for the emperor cannot be false."

……

The emperor was silent.

A little bit, then a bitter smile.

"Perhaps, the Empress Dowager has some motherly affection for me, but compared to my Thirteenth Brother, it is really insignificant."

"It is indeed difficult to treat everyone equally. But Your Majesty is a king, so he naturally has a broad mind. The Queen Mother's love is not evenly distributed, so Your Majesty does not need to think too much, let alone take it to heart."

With just a few simple words, the emperor's depressed mood was relieved.

Although he is twenty years older than Qiqi, the emperor acted capricious in front of Qiqi today. When she came to her senses, she felt a little embarrassed.

"Wen Qiqi, let's not talk about my affairs. You suddenly came into the palace, there must be something important... Speak, I'm listening!"

The emperor thought that what Qiqi wanted to talk about must be the last time Lan Baoer poisoned him. He just went to ask the empress dowager for help today. He had already sent someone to take Lan Baoer, who pretended to be unable to get out of bed, to the Ministry of Punishment.

This is the emperor's explanation to the Wen Mansion and to Wen Qiqi.

"Your Majesty, does Your Majesty know Lan Bao'er's true identity?"

Wen Qiqi suddenly asked.

The emperor was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Wen Qiqi: "I just learned about this matter in the Cining Palace, you... could it be that you have already seen it?"

"Yes!"

Wen Qiqi nodded: "I hope Your Majesty will forgive Qiqi for hiding this matter."

The emperor frowned and subconsciously looked at Xiao Shunzi: "Go out and guard first. No one is allowed to enter the Yangxin Palace without my permission!"

Xiao Shunzi quickly agreed, thinking that the Empress Dowager had asked for the removal of all the people when she went to the Cining Palace today, and now that she had returned to the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor was still the same.

However, going outside can also provide some free time.

There are two century-old pine trees at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, with a few magpies often perching on the trees. The pine trees are beautiful in shape and the magpies' calls are charming. Xiao Shunzi accompanies the emperor all day long, and it is a rare opportunity for him to quietly watch the magpies and relax his muscles.

"Qiqi, you must tell me the truth about what I'm going to ask you next! Don't hide anything."

The emperor's eyes were burning, and Wen Qiqi nodded heavily.

"Qiqi didn't dare to hide it. The reason why she didn't tell the emperor about Lan Bao'er's identity was indeed for an important reason. That's why she didn't want to alert the enemy."

The emperor nodded: "Well, let me ask you, was your meal poisoned that day really done by Lan Bao'er... or was it because of your personal grudge with Lu Zhanyao, so..."

Wen Qiqi's eyes tightened, and she opened her red lips slightly: "Your Majesty, do you suspect that I poisoned myself... and framed Lan Bao'er? That's not the case. Your Majesty, think about it. Lan Bao'er is just a little eunuch in the Cining Palace, and he concealed his identity. If I tell Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not allow him to stay in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace."

Wen Qiqi paused and said, "With the strength of the Wen Mansion, are you afraid that you can't deal with Lu Xingcheng? Why should I go through so much trouble?"

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief: "You are right. I was also confused by what the Empress Dowager said just now."

"It's natural for the Queen Mother to suspect Qiqi. The Queen Mother is worried about the Thirteenth Prince, so she will be hostile to Qiqi... plus the Lu family's father and son are working together to deceive the Queen Mother, so it's natural."