Seizing the throne, abolishing the adopted son, the imperial concubine rose to prominence

"Your Majesty, this old hag has always bullied you and me. Isn't it too easy for her to die like this?"

"Don't worry, my beloved. This poison was specially prepared by me. It will slowly penetrate your intestines and stomach. You will have to endure two hours of torture before you die."

The young emperor in bright yellow formal attire pressed the woman in his arms, who was moaning seductively, onto the couch and began to molest her as if no one was around.

On the black lacquered mother-of-pearl bed in the bedroom, Gu Youning tightly grasped the corner of the quilt in his hand, staring at the two people tossing and turning on the couch, his eyes widened in disbelief.

She knew that after her adopted son Xiao Yun'an ascended the throne, he became impatient with her discipline and persuasion, and openly contradicted her, the queen mother, in front of the ministers several times.

But a few days ago, Xiao Yun'an acted out of character. Not only did he stop doing those ridiculous things, he was also extremely filial to himself. He even personally took care of himself and fed him medicine.

A mouthful of bright red blood spurted out of Gu Youning's throat, falling onto the bright yellow brocade mattress and turning it into a dark black.

But as the adopted son said, this poison is indeed enough to torture people.

Gu Youning no longer looked at the absurdity of the two people on the bed, and could only be tortured by the heart-wrenching pain.

"Mom, don't be afraid, Zheng'er is with you."

A childish voice rang in my ears.

Zheng'er, her biological son who died young.

Gu Youning wanted to open her eyes, but she really didn't have the strength.

A line of clear tears slid down the corner of her eyes. Zheng'er must be blaming herself because she didn't have the ability to protect him back then.

In order to make up for his regrets, he is very sincere to other children.

In order to protect her adopted son from growing up safely and not being bullied, she worked tirelessly every day and didn't even have time to miss her son, so Zheng'er never entered her dreams.

In all these years, this is the only time.

She really missed her Zheng'er, and she was willing to do anything as long as her Zheng'er could come back to her.

……

"Mom, wake up...we're here."

The tender and well-behaved voice sounded in my ears again.

Gu Youning's cold and aching heart warmed up.

Forget it, it’s good that she and Zheng’er can be reunited in the underworld.

But at this moment, Gu Youning felt a sharp pain in his head.

"Mother!"

The childish voice became anxious.

Gu Youning opened his eyes.

What caught her eye was her son, the well-behaved and obedient Zheng'er, whom she had missed for half her life.

"Zheng'er..."

Gu Youning hugged the little man in front of him tightly in his arms, regardless of the red and swollen forehead from the collision.

"Don't be afraid, mother. Zheng'er will protect you."

A soft but somewhat muffled voice sounded in his arms, and Gu Youning realized something was wrong. Zheng'er's body was warm.

"Since Master Gu is awake, please come down. This palace is not like the temporary residence. If people see you crying, you will just make a fool of yourself."

Before Gu Youning could calm down, an angry and mocking voice was heard outside the sedan chair.

Outside the curtain of the sedan chair, the words "Changchun Palace" were clearly visible.

Gu Youning was stunned as he picked up his son, got out of the sedan chair, and stood under the vermilion palace gate.

After a while, his gaze fell on himself and his son again.

The clothes they were wearing were the ones they wore when they first entered the palace, and they were all made by her.

"This servant respectfully welcomes the Master and the Crown Prince."

The two rows of palace maids waiting in front of the door knelt down to greet Gu Youning and his mother when they saw them.

Gu Youning's gaze fell on these familiar yet unfamiliar faces. Do she and Zheng'er really have a chance to start over?

"Master Gu and the eldest prince, please don't bring those vulgar habits from the countryside into the palace, otherwise your future life will be difficult."

A resentful snort broke the silence in front of the palace gate.

Gu Youning turned his head and saw the nanny standing under the sedan looking at her son in her arms with resentment. There were a few small bloody teeth marks on the back of her hand.

"Mother, Zheng'er didn't mean it."

A somewhat uneasy voice sounded in my arms.

His mother taught him since he was a child not to hurt others at will, but this nanny just had a fierce look on her face and wanted to pull his mother out of the sedan chair.

My mother had not yet woken up from the nightmare and would definitely have fallen to the ground and gotten hurt.

He hugged his mother and begged for help, but the nanny ignored him and tried to pull him away. In a panic, he bit her.

He did not regret protecting his mother, nor was he afraid that his mother would blame him, but he was afraid of bringing disaster to his mother.

"Zheng'er did a great job. Thank you for your protection."

Gu Youning was about to reach out and touch his son's head, but his eyes fell on a circle of bruises on his son's white and tender wrist. Thinking of what his son had just said, it became clear where the injury came from.

She let her son lean on her shoulder, her eyes turned cold, and she ordered the palace maids kneeling at the door: "You guys hold this nanny down and slap her fifty times."

The eunuchs and maids in front of the palace gate looked at each other at first, and then one of the maids and two eunuchs stood up after responding.

"How dare you! I am acting under the orders of the Empress. How dare you hit the Empress in the face!"

The nanny obviously didn't expect that Gu Youning would dare to use her to show off her authority. She was stunned for a moment. It was not until she was forced to her knees by the two eunuchs that she struggled and shouted.

"Slandering the Empress is a crime of aggravating one degree, add another twenty. Attack!"

Only after the dull sound of slapping was heard did Gu Youning carry his son and walk towards the palace gate.

The rest of the palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly followed, their faces showing a bit more caution.

"Go to the Imperial Pharmacy and get some medicine to reduce swelling and dissolve blood stasis."

After entering the inner hall, Gu Youning sat down on the imperial concubine's couch, carefully examined the wound on his son's wrist, and gave instructions to the palace maid beside him.

"Zheng'er doesn't feel any pain, only mother feels pain."

Xiao Yunzheng looked up at Gu Youning's face with a look of heartache, and his face was already red and swollen.

It was all his fault for being useless. He didn't protect his mother and let her get hurt.

"Zheng'er, just blow on your mother and it will stop hurting."

Gu Youning lowered his head deliberately.

If she could see her son with a lively face again, she probably wouldn't feel any pain even if his arms and legs were broken.

"Well, Zheng'er, blow your mother gently."

Xiao Yunzheng was very happy. She held Gu Youning's head gently with her little hands, pouted her little mouth, and blew gently on the wound. She even imitated the tone that Gu Youning used to use to coax her: "Be good, Mommy, it will stop hurting soon."

There was warmth in Gu Youning's eyes. Her Zheng'er was so well-behaved, yet she failed to protect him in her previous life.

In this life, she wants to give all her love to her Zheng'er.

For her son's peace and happiness, she can fight, grab and seize!

She will no longer be like in her previous life, only thinking of doing good to others without expecting anything in return.

"Tell two eunuchs to take that nanny to the Ministry of Punishment."

"If anyone asks, just say that this nanny was trying to murder the concubines and the prince."

Gu Youning directly gave orders to the palace maids around her without avoiding her son.