"Ayao..."

The virtuous concubine did not treat him well just because he was the emperor. She stepped over the threshold and said in a cold tone: "If you have something to say, just say it. When you're done, leave."

Emperor Jianning sighed: "Do we really have to talk like this?"

"if not?"

Emperor Jianning was not angry. He sat down and said in a gentle tone, "I know you hate me, but after all these years...you still haven't let it go?"

The virtuous concubine sneered: "Let it go? How can I let it go? Why don't you go down and accompany him, maybe I will let it go."

Emperor Jianning changed the subject: "Today is your birthday, I... just wanted to come and see you."

"Oh, today is indeed my birthday, but it is also the anniversary of his death. Your Majesty, are you afraid that I've forgotten?"

"Won't you think of him when you dream at midnight?"

"I said, it's not me..."

"If not you, who else could it be?" Concubine Xian suddenly roared.

"Your Majesty, some things cannot be hidden. You didn't kill me back then. I guess you regret it now, right?"

Emperor Jianning gritted his teeth and his face finally became ugly.

The virtuous concubine's eyes were filled with hatred: "You asked me to stay here, and I did it, but don't try to take anything from me again!"

Emperor Jianning stood up and wanted to say something but in the end he didn't say anything. He staggered out of the hall.

People outside don’t know what happened. His Majesty doesn’t come often, and Concubine Xian can be said to be the one who has fallen out of favor in the palace.

But every time His Majesty comes, he leaves in a daze, but he never blames anyone.

Even every time he came, he would send someone to deliver a lot of things.

It has been like this for twenty years.

So even though His Majesty never stayed here, no one in the palace dared to treat Concubine Xian harshly, and even Concubine Chen Guifei treated her with respect.

After Emperor Jianning left, Concubine Xian sat alone for a long time, wanting to cry but unable to.

After so many years, I should be used to it.

As soon as Emperor Jianning left, Yongning Palace received the news.

"You mean, His Majesty went to the virtuous concubine again?"

"Yes, but he left within a quarter of an hour."

"Alas, after all these years, what's the point?"

"After His Majesty left, he sent a lot of things over there, and Concubine Xian sent them out of the palace in the same way."

It's all sin...

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and shook her head: "Forget it, let them be."

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then the Queen Mother asked again, "How are the two women we sent out?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother, His Majesty has just returned to the Council Hall when His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and his men entered the palace... Judging by the time, they should be arriving soon."

"Understood, you go down."

After the palace maids left, news came shortly afterwards that Emperor Jianning had entered the Yongning Palace.

The relationship between Emperor Jianning and the Empress Dowager was not particularly good. As soon as he entered, he said unhappily, "Mother, we agreed not to interfere in the children's affairs. Why did you insist on interfering? Now you've brought them to me."

His Majesty was displeased, and the Queen Mother was even more furious. She slammed the table and said, "I am the Queen Mother, his grandmother. What's wrong with a grandmother sending people to her grandson's house? Isn't it just a few victories? Why can't you do anything about it now?"

"Mother, I know you've always disliked Prince Yan, but this is their own business. The Queen, as their mother, hasn't said anything. Why are you so worried?"

I get angry whenever I talk about the Queen Mother. If the Queen was useful, would she still need to worry about this?

"He's so brave, he dared to complain. It seems that I've been too good to him!"

"Mother!"

The Queen Mother's face flushed with anger. "Well, the Prince of Yan is truly capable. He was able to instigate the Emperor to speak to me like this. Why on earth could a Prince of Yan be so protected by Your Majesty?"

Emperor Jianning said in a deep voice, "Then mother, tell me, what has Prince Yan done wrong that makes mother hate him so much? Isn't Prince Yan a good person?"

The Queen Mother stopped talking, her face livid.

Emperor Jianning sighed. For many years, the Empress Dowager just didn't like Prince Yan.

"How is King Yan?"

"Prince Yan has made great contributions to our Great Qi and the Lixia Kingdom. The peace that has been maintained in the northern border for so many years is all due to Prince Yan's efforts. Prince Yan is the best of my sons!"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, don't forget that we in Daqi have a crown prince!"

Emperor Jianning lowered his voice and said, "The Crown Prince has been bedridden for many years. Do we really want someone who can't even stand up to be the emperor in the future?"

"Since you don't want the crown prince to succeed to the throne, why do you want to make him the crown prince?"

Emperor Jianning stopped talking. Why?

Only he himself knows the reason.

The Queen Mother's face grew darker and darker, and she didn't want to argue anymore. "The throne is yours. You can give it to whoever you want. I can't control it anymore. Go away."

There were only mother and son in the hall. The others had already left, fearing that they would hear something they shouldn't.

Emperor Jianning stood up and bowed to the Empress Dowager. "I hope mother will not embarrass the Prince of Yan again. I will take my leave."

As soon as Emperor Jianning left, the people outside also breathed a sigh of relief.

The nanny beside the Queen Mother came in and quickly brought tea. She stepped forward and pinched her shoulders, saying softly, "Don't be angry, Queen Mother. The Prince of Yan has worked hard and made great contributions. It's normal for Your Majesty to be a little partial to him."

The Queen Mother sighed: "You said I would do this, will he understand?"

Mammy smiled and said, "Of course she can. The Queen Mother has a good heart and will understand."

......

Jiang Nian didn't know where King Yan sent the person, he only knew that the palace gave him a reward a few days later.

The eunuch who came said that these were gifts from His Majesty, the Queen Mother and Concubine Chen, and asked her to accept them.

It’s understandable that His Majesty and the Queen Mother sent gifts, but this Concubine Chen... wants to harm her again?

But since it has been delivered, there is no reason not to accept it. This is all money.

While he was sitting in the room counting money, Baozhu came in with a letter saying that Princess Anle was ill.

When Jiang Nian went to the palace a few days ago, Princess Anle seemed a little abnormal, and she was a little worried.

"Get ready, let's go take a look."

The people in Princess Anle's mansion knew she was coming, so they waited at the door early and brought her into the mansion without any notice.

It was said that she was so sick that she couldn't get out of bed, but when Jiang Nian went in, he saw her half lying on the beauty couch, reading a book, with a maid beside her massaging her shoulders and legs.

This is rare.

"Now that you are here, please sit down."

After sending everyone out of the hall, Princess Anle pulled her to sit opposite.

"Isn't Your Highness ill?"

"Don't mention it. If this continues, I'll soon get sick even if I'm not sick."

Princess Anle talked about what happened in the past two days.

"The Imperial Concubine was unwilling to give up and didn't dare to send someone directly to Prince Yan's Mansion, so she asked me to take you there. The Crown Princess also asked me to take you to the palace for a visit. I made excuses the first few times, but later I couldn't refuse anymore, so I had to pretend to be sick."

She can't afford to offend him. Can't she just hide?

"Your Highness still wants me to learn the rules?"

"She doesn't want you to learn the rules, she just doesn't like you."

"If you don't take me with you, will Concubine Hui be implicated?"

"Don't worry, my mother has been in the palace for many years, and the imperial concubine only reprimanded her a few times and didn't dare to go too far."

Princess Anle sighed, life is not easy.

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