The Queen Mother had no time to think about it and quickly snatched the baby from her arms, scaring Yu Ma so much that she swallowed back the words of warning she wanted to say - after all, speaking at this time would only make things more complicated.

However, as soon as she took the baby, the Queen Mother's expression suddenly changed.

She suddenly stood up and asked sternly, "Royal Concubine, are you hiding something from me?"

There was a strong sense of doubt and unquestionable power in his tone, as if he was going to put Shen Muxue to death in the next second.

At that moment, the emperor was ready to take back the baby, worried that the child would be frightened in such a tense situation. However, after listening to the comfort of the beauty beside him, he temporarily gave up the idea.

He turned around and gently comforted the beauty, trying to calm the storm, while also paying close attention to the surrounding situation to prevent the situation from getting worse.

Maintaining a calm demeanor, Shen Muxue replied, "I don't understand what 'concealment' means."

There was a hint of doubt in his words, as if he really knew nothing, but in fact he already had a coping strategy in his mind.

"Don't you understand yet?"

Along with these words, a cold gaze swept across the hall like a venomous snake...

There was a sense of oppression in the air, as if something more intense would happen at any moment.

"She secretly gave birth to a child and tried to pass him off as a royal descendant."

Suddenly there was a cry of surprise in the hall, and several cups fell from hands one after another, smashing to the ground with a crisp sound.

The emperor frowned and said in a heavy voice, "The Queen Mother is unwell. Please send her back to the palace to rest."

The Queen Mother held the baby in one hand and brandished her cane in the other. Her eyes were stern and her tone was firm. "I am not ill! Your Majesty, this child is definitely not your blood. You didn't pass the throne to Anping in order to make me suffer, but you casually recognized this child as a member of the royal family. How can you be worthy of the previous kings by doing this?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the Empress Dowager didn't give the Emperor a chance to respond, and continued to loudly question, "Back then, when the virtuous concubine drugged you, all the imperial doctors clearly stated that you could not have children. This little baby now cannot be your biological child. You have been deceived by the Shen family. Today, I must eliminate that evil woman and her bastard to protect the pure bloodline of the royal family."

The court officials were all pale with fear. They had heard too many scandals in the palace in recent days, and each incident seemed more shocking than the previous one.

The Queen Mother continued to roar in rage and reached out to strangle the baby in the cradle.

Her irrational behavior made everyone present afraid to approach her.

At this critical moment, Shen Muxue suddenly pretended to faint.

Seeing this, the emperor had no choice but to stay by her side and ordered loudly: "Prince Anping, quickly save the child!"

Prince Anping also looked frightened and at a loss, and slowly moved in front of the Queen Mother.

Although he actually didn't want the child to live and hoped that the child would die on the spot, the eyes of the crowd forced him to act.

Despite this, his heart was full of contradictions and struggles, but he still mustered up the courage to try to snatch the baby from the Queen Mother's hands.

However, the Queen Mother refused to let go and pushed him away forcefully with her cane, while turning back to the swaddled baby.

At this moment, Prince Anping seemed to suddenly go crazy and desperately snatched the crying child from the empress dowager's arms.

Seeing this situation, the Queen Mother seemed to have lost her last bit of sanity and pounced on Prince Anping, as if she wanted to take the baby back.

"This is an evil creature," she screamed hysterically, "I will kill him with my own hands to appease the spirits of my ancestors in heaven!"

"Grandmother, this child is your great-grandson, not the crown prince!"

She explained eagerly, trying to sober the other person up.

The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with madness and confusion. She was obviously shocked by what she heard. She shouted loudly: "How is this possible? This can't be true! There is absolutely no way this could happen!"

Suddenly, a baby's cry broke out in the quiet air, and everyone was shocked by the sound. Fortunately, the baby did not seem to be injured, which made everyone at the scene breathe a sigh of relief.

Shen Lingwei rushed in with tears on her face.

She was still in confinement and shouldn't have moved around too much.

But I just heard that the Queen Mother wanted to see her grandson, so I brought the baby over.

But when she realized something was wrong on the way, she immediately turned around and rushed back. Unexpectedly, she saw this horrifying scene: the Queen Mother's behavior almost made her heart stop.

She quickly stepped forward, almost snatching the child away from the Queen Mother and holding her tightly in her arms. She softly comforted the baby, saying, "Don't cry, baby. Mother is here to protect you. Don't cry, dear..."

As she spoke, her eyes were extremely gentle, yet contained a hint of firm determination. She stumbled out of the hall while coaxing the crying little life.

Following closely behind was the Prince of Anping. He cast a meaningful glance at the woman who was sitting on the ground, almost in a daze, and then followed her out.

It was not until then that everyone seemed to wake up from a dream and turned their heads to pay attention to the royal elder who was still kneeling in the middle of the ground and looked as if his whole body had collapsed.

At this moment, she had completely lost her usual dignified and majestic appearance. She was staring blankly and blankly in the direction ahead, her lips moving slightly as if she were repeating something incomprehensible over and over again: "Bastard... Is this God's punishment for my family? How could they give birth to someone like this..."

At this moment, a minor official standing next to a recently promoted imperial consort stepped forward and suggested, "Your Majesty, I believe that perhaps this Highness has been influenced by some unknown evil force, leading to her current state. I boldly propose that we send her to the renowned Miaoxin Temple in the eastern suburbs of the capital for a period of time. Many powerful masters reside there, and I believe they will be able to help restore her sanity and clarity."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around who heard them couldn't help but give him a thumbs up and praise him, thinking to themselves: It seems that this guy will definitely have a bright future!

Despite this, everyone knows that the real reason may be that the once majestic old lady has seriously damaged her reputation due to a series of recent ridiculous words and deeds.

If we could take this opportunity to quietly move her to a remote place to recuperate for a few years, it would be a last way for her to save her face.

Shen Muxue, who was standing among the crowd, slowly raised her eyelids and looked at the young king in the middle. The latter's facial muscles were extremely tense, and there seemed to be flames burning in his eyes.

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