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

In the corner, Xiao Yun'an fixed his eager gaze on Gu Youning. He thought to himself that his mother was indeed a blessed person. The situation had been so dangerous just now, but she was able to escape danger in the end.

It was the same in his previous life. His mother did not fight for anything, nor was she favored by his father. But in the end, his third and fifth brothers died one after another, and he became the only heir to the throne without any effort.

After his rebirth, he believed more in the existence of destiny. God allowed him to be reborn again because he felt that he died too miserably in his previous life, so he allowed him to enjoy the life of an emperor again.

It’s such a pity that the previous plan didn’t succeed and Xiao Yunzheng’s life wasn’t taken away by the King of Hell.

However, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. At least now He Cairen's position is no longer enough to raise him. As long as Xiao Yunzheng gets into trouble, he can return to his mother like in his previous life.

With the Queen Mother's current favor and status, he will only live a better life than in his previous life.

The more Xiao Yunzheng thought about it, the more proud he became, and he had long forgotten his previous anxiety.

Since the matter involved the Imperial Concubine, the Queen was not in a position to comment, but her eyes would always pass over Gu Youning from time to time.

As for Gu Youxin, he had already collapsed on the ground.

She and Gu Youning had a falling out in front of the emperor today, and even dragged the Gu family into this. If her father knew, he would definitely not forgive her.

No, she must stay in the palace. Becoming the emperor's concubine is her only way out.

She would not lose to Gu Youning, a lowly concubine's daughter.

As for the Marquis of Anding's Mansion, she had long forgotten about it.

The emperor's gaze unconsciously fell on Gu Youning, whose black hair was half tied up. He saw that the woman lowered her eyebrows and eyes, without any momentum as when she questioned the imperial concubine just now.

She didn't believe she could make the decision for her.

Yes, he really couldn't, and the emperor actually hated his own incompetence.

But he will remember the grievances that Ning'er and her son suffered this time.

He cannot punish Concubine Zheng severely now, but he can still seek some justice and compensation for Ning'er's grievances.

"Cao Zhong, pass on my order. Cai Yuan has deceived her master and is now under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment."

Upon hearing this order, Concubine Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he could completely relax, the emperor said, "The Imperial Concubine has been overly worried and is in poor health. She will rest in Cheng'an Palace for the next three months. No one is allowed to disturb her."

Cao Zhong's face darkened, this meant that the imperial concubine would be confined to her house.

But now, it is impossible to convict the imperial concubine based on Caiyuan's words alone. With Duke Zheng's violent temper, there will be a fight at tomorrow's morning court.

"emperor……"

Concubine Zheng murmured in disbelief.

She didn't believe that the emperor would treat her like this. The emperor obviously doted on her so much, and the kind of consideration and love he gave her was something that none of her relatives could give her.

"Cao Zhong, send the imperial concubine back to the palace."

Looking at the crumbling man, the emperor's eyes moved slightly, but he just waved his hand.

"Sister Zheng almost had a seizure today. It's obvious that her health hasn't been good lately. She really needs to rest for a while."

"Caifu, you should also try to persuade the Imperial Concubine to be at ease."

The Queen said gently.

"Slave, you obey!"

Caifu's body shuddered violently. Her master was treated coldly by the emperor today. Her temperament would definitely change drastically when she returned, and then their lives would be difficult.

"Miss Gu Si, please get up too. You already have a high fever and just had a shock, so you're talking nonsense."

After the imperial concubine left, the queen looked at Gu Youxin, who was lying on the ground with an extremely frightened and ugly expression.

"My sister was just sick and confused. I beg your forgiveness for rudely accusing me of our past grudges."

Gu Youxin understood what the queen meant and was about to kowtow to Gu Youning.

But Gu Youning moved away coldly.

"Your Majesty, I want to go to the side hall to see Zheng'er."

Today's matter is over for the time being, and Gu Youning has no intention of continuing to flatter the Queen.

"Go ahead, I'll come see you guys later."

The emperor said gently.

"Your Majesty, Mother Gu, I, your son, also want to go see my elder brother."

Xiao Yunan on the side said timidly.

"No need. It's late. Take the Second Prince back."

The emperor thought that the woman had been disturbed for half the night and was afraid that she would not be in the mood to agree to anyone else's request.

"Yes."

Xiao Yun'an was carried away by the eunuch with a disappointed look on his face.

"The Second Prince is a friendly and brotherly man. Next spring, the two princes will go to school together..."

When Gu Youning stepped out of the palace, the queen's gentle voice came from behind.

How could she let such a vicious person stay with her son?

……

"How is it? Has the eldest prince woken up?"

When Gu Youning walked into the side hall, the small body on the warm couch was lying sideways inside.

She walked lightly to the side of the couch, and as soon as she sat down, the little person on the couch turned over quickly and hugged Gu Youning's waist.

Gu Youning was startled at first, but seeing her son's dark eyes sparkling, a smile appeared on her face: "Zheng'er is deliberately trying to scare his mother!"

She wrapped her son in a blanket and let him lean against her arms.

"The eldest prince woke up early, but he didn't allow me to go to the palace to announce it."

Eunuch Cao, who was beside the emperor, personally led people to "escort" the imperial concubine out of Ci'an Palace. Tan Yin also heard the noise in the side hall and knew that everything that happened today was within the master's expectations. Now that Xiao Yunzheng woke up safely, she felt relieved.

"Don't worry, mother. Zheng'er is fine now."

There was a hint of sleepiness in Xiao Yunzheng's voice. He had waited until now because he was worried about his mother.

"Go to sleep quickly, mother will accompany you."

Gu Youning's heart was soft, and the small warm body in her arms was her greatest comfort.

She wouldn't allow anyone to take him away from her.

When the emperor appeared outside the palace, what caught his eye was the woman's resolute profile and the extremely cherishing gaze that was cast on his son. It was completely different from the woman's usual lively and bright appearance, and it seemed as if her whole person had become heavy.

He suddenly felt a little panicked.

He wanted the woman to always be as innocent and bright as she was when she first entered the Eastern Palace, and to rely on him wholeheartedly, but now, all this seemed to be slowly fading away.

"Ning'er..."

"This servant/this servant pays respects to the Emperor."

The emperor's subconscious voice startled Tan Yin and others.

"Let's all go back."

The emperor casually dismissed all the palace servants.

"Zheng'er is still asleep, don't get up."

The emperor stopped Gu Youning from standing up and saluting.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me and Zheng'er today."

Gu Youning laid the son in his arms flat on the bed, lowered his brows and spoke softly.

"Ning'er thinks it was the Imperial Concubine who ordered someone to harm Zheng'er?"

The emperor asked subconsciously.