I became a vicious stepmother and I went to the sea to feed my three children.

"Ah Chen, have you been living here for the past few years?"

That’s right, the person coming is the Queen Mother.

If the Empress Dowager had not insisted on following Gu Yichen out of the palace this time, how could the Emperor and Gu Yichen have let her out?

After hearing her words, Gu Yichen turned his head and looked at her.

"No, I just moved to this island not long ago."

"I lived in the village a long time ago."

After hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded. So that's how it is. The things here look quite new. It should have been built not long ago.

"It seems that you have achieved something in the past few years outside, and you can even build such a gorgeous house."

Hearing this, Gu Yichen's expression changed.

"Mother, this house is not mine, it belongs to her."

"When I left home and the capital for a few years to search for evidence from that year, I didn't actually spend all of that time here. A large part of that time was spent in the military camp."

The military camp is the place where he can get closest to the truth, and he cannot stay here.

"If it weren't for her, the three children wouldn't have lived so well these past few years. Who knows what would have happened to them without someone to take care of them."

He didn't notice that the Queen Mother's expression changed after hearing what he said.

"So you are a son-in-law?"

Suddenly, she looked at Gu Yichen in front of her with some disgust.

Such a grown man actually has to rely on his wife to support the family and make money, even if he leaves the capital...

"Forget it, forget it. I won't accept you as my son anymore. It's too embarrassing!"

Gu Yichen: ...

The Queen Mother's disdain was so obvious that Gu Yichen was unable to react for a moment.

"The thatched house at the foot of the mountain is mine. I lived there at the beginning."

When he came here and bought the place, he made it clear to the Gu family that there would not be much involvement between them in the future.

Unexpectedly, Old Man Gu didn't tell this matter to Uncle Gu at all.

Following his gaze, the Queen Mother saw the somewhat dilapidated thatched house and a few bamboo sheds next to it.

Those were temporary structures built later on to store things because there were too many things at home.

The Queen Mother sighed, and Gu Yichen glanced at her.

"Mother, you don't have to think too much about it. It's over now."

Hearing his words, the Queen Mother looked up with a puzzled look.

"I'm not wondering about that. I'm wondering how you could live in such poverty. After all, you were a prince before. Don't you have any private property?"

Speaking of this, Gu Yichen felt a little embarrassed.

At the beginning, he approached Bai Qingyao because he valued her greedy nature.

Such people are best dismissed.

Therefore, he never thought about handing over his assets to her, and he didn't even plan to tell him. Otherwise, she would be like a dog-skin plaster and he couldn't get rid of it.

But unexpectedly, the opposite happened.

Bai Qingyao seemed completely different from what he had imagined. Later, he didn't expect that he would fall in love with Bai Qingyao.

Looking at her son's ever-changing expression, the Queen Mother must have been confused.

Her son looks cold and hard, but once he falls in love, nothing can change his mind.

But can the girl really like him?

Gu Yichen's expression changed slightly, as if he had sensed the Queen Mother's suspicious gaze.

"Okay, mother, let's go back quickly."

Then, without wasting any more words with him, he returned to the carriage.

The carriage crossed the bridge and the Queen Mother looked at the scenery outside the window.

"I never thought that one day I would be able to walk on the sea. It is really an amazing feeling."

"Mother, there's more to it than meets the eye!"

"Ok?"

Hearing the voice, the Queen Mother slowly raised her eyes and motioned for him to continue.

"I guarantee that if you tried her cooking, you would love it."

The empress dowager became interested after hearing this. The food in the imperial kitchen of the palace could be said to be a gathering place of delicacies from all over the world. She had eaten too many delicacies from land and sea, and there was no shortage of delicacies in the palace.

Since Gu Yichen praised it so highly, it must taste good.

"Then I'll have a good taste of it."

The carriage drove out of the yard. The three little ones, who were playing in the sand outside, saw the carriage parked in front of their house and couldn't help but look over.

As soon as Gu Yichen got off the carriage, the three little ones ran up to him.

"Abba~"

Gu Zejing and Gu Zehuai ran directly into his arms. As for Gu Zexuan, he stood aside in a reserved manner and called out when he saw him.

"Dad, you're back."

Gu Yichen's originally cold and hard muscles relaxed a little, and his face became a little gentler.

"Where's your mother?"

As soon as Gu Yichen finished speaking, he saw Bai Qingyao walking out of the yard.

When Bai Qingyao suddenly saw his figure, her eyebrows jumped.

She felt her heart suddenly beat a few times.

"You're back."

After a while, a smile appeared on her face.

"Well, I said I would be back. I was just out running some errands."

Gu Yichen spoke seriously, as if he was making some promise.

'Puch——'

As soon as Gu Yichen finished speaking, he heard laughter coming from the carriage.

The Queen Mother was sitting in the carriage when she heard her son's harsh words.

This is the first time I see him like this, but I didn't expect that this kid would act like a little brat after he had someone he liked.

Hearing the mocking voice of his mother, Gu Yichen blushed rarely.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted and the Queen Mother walked out.

Bai Qingyao looked at the woman in front of her with a steady gaze.

The woman in front of him was dressed in rich clothes, wearing a pearl hairpin on her head. There were no wrinkles on her face and she looked only in her thirties or forties.

Who is this person?

When Gu Yichen saw the Queen Mother coming down, he quickly spoke to Bai Qingyao.

"This is my mother...cough."

sloppy.

"Ayao, this is my mother."

Ayao?

Bai Qingyao was startled by his sudden address.

However, she did not reject it.

"Hello, aunt."

Gu Yichen's life experience had been revealed before, so he naturally knew that the Gu family was not his real relatives.

Hearing this title, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows.

"Are you Ah Chen's wife?"

Bai Qingyao didn't know why she asked this, but nodded anyway.

Seeing her nod, the Queen Mother continued speaking.

"Since you are Ah Chen's wife, shouldn't you be my mother in exchange for him?"

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"mother?"

"Hey!"

Hearing Bai Qingyao's voice, the Queen Mother quickly responded.

'cough. '

Gu Yichen clenched his fist with one hand and coughed lightly, but a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

"You've been traveling so long, come in and rest."

Bai Qingyao quickly came to her senses and spoke.

"it is good."

The three little ones were confused. They didn't quite understand what they were saying, but they still looked up at the beautiful... well, grandma not far away.

"Hey, these are my three beautiful little grandchildren, right?"