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

"Go and call Zhaoyi's personal maid in."

"Uh... yes!"

Hearing his master's order, Cao Zhongshi was stunned for a moment.

Just this one thing?

No, Your Majesty, why do you look so anxious and happy?

However, he immediately went out and called Tan Yin and Xian Yu in.

The emperor watched the woman being helped to sit down on the bed before he opened the book and began to read to his son.

But soon another muffled scream came from the bedside, and the emperor's voice immediately paused, and his eyes unconsciously turned away.

He saw that the woman's lips were white from biting them, but the palace maids were blocking the way in front of her, so he couldn't see the injury on her knee, and he felt a little anxious.

"Father?"

Xiao Yunzheng's eyes rolled around and he gently pulled his father's sleeve and said.

The emperor wanted to put down the book in his hand and get up to go to the bed, but thinking of the woman's rejection of him just now, his eyes dimmed slightly, and in the end he lowered his head and continued reading to his son.

Although Gu Youning didn't utter a cry of pain, the emperor's gaze would unconsciously drift inward as soon as there was the slightest movement on the other side of the bed.

"Father, you mispronounced me again."

Xiao Yunzheng didn't know how many times he had said this.

The emperor's face became increasingly embarrassed. He closed the book and patted his son's head. "Zheng'er is amazing. He remembers everything that father has read."

Listening to his father's words, which were meant to save his face, Xiao Yunzheng didn't expose his mistake outright. Instead, he said softly, "So, father was testing whether Zheng'er was listening carefully. Not only did he repeat himself several times, he also read the wrong lines. Mother has already read this book to Zheng'er once."

After hearing his son's words, the emperor's face became obviously stiffer, but then his eyes narrowed slightly. Zheng'er's words just now meant that he could remember everything he heard.

He knew that his eldest son was intelligent, but he never expected him to be so intelligent. Only one in ten thousand could remember everything he saw.

"Zheng'er, can you remember it after listening to it once?"

The emperor asked his son softly.

But when Xiao Yunzheng on the couch heard this, the smile on his fair face instantly disappeared and he shook his head hurriedly.

The emperor was a little puzzled. Seeing his son constantly looking towards the bed and gesturing to him, Xiao Heng leaned over and said, "Mother, please don't let Zheng'er tell anyone else. Otherwise, both Zheng'er and mother will be in danger. Father must keep this a secret for Zheng'er."

Although his son's words were incoherent, the emperor quickly understood.

A myriad of thoughts surged in his mind. In the past, with Ning'er's innocence, she would never have thought of going here, but too many things had happened recently. In just a few months after entering the palace, she had probably suffered more hardships than they had experienced in the previous few years.

Ning'er also learned to think more.

"Don't worry, Father will keep it a secret for Zheng'er."

Seeing his son looking at him favorably, the emperor quickly made the assurance.

By this time, Gu Youning had also finished applying the medicine.

"Your Majesty, please excuse me. Zheng'er and I are now free. Your Majesty, please attend to your government affairs."

Gu Youning took the book from the emperor and said with a cold expression.

"Ning'er, I...I have something to tell you."

"emperor!"

The emperor felt very uncomfortable when he saw the woman's cold face, but because his son was right beside him, some words were difficult to say, so he picked up the woman and carried her out.

"Take good care of the eldest prince."

After saying this, he ignored the struggle of the woman in his arms and strode out.

"Your Majesty, this..."

Before Cao Zhong could finish his words, Concubine Gu punched her master in the chest.

His eyes widened, but he immediately heard a cold voice: "Everyone get out."

"Yes, let's go."

His masters were having a quarrel, and he didn't want to become a victim, so he quickly led his men out.

He would rather go outside in the cold wind.

"Don't be angry, I didn't mean to be late today."

Seeing that there was no one around, the emperor held the man tightly in his arms and said.

"What happened today was an accident. Don't be afraid, Ning'er. I won't let you..."

"Concubine knows."

The person in his arms stopped struggling and interrupted the emperor's words obediently but coldly.

"The eldest princess' husband is a powerful general who can help the emperor maintain stability in the court. It's okay for me and Zheng'er to suffer some grievances."

Gu Youning continued softly.

Now that she is in opposition to the empress and the imperial concubine in the harem, it is impossible for her to act as naive as before. Instead of being caught by the empress and the imperial concubine to make suggestions to the emperor, it is better to take advantage of this time when the emperor feels guilty about her and reveal some clues.

The emperor really didn't want to go anywhere else. He was only worried about the woman in his arms.

When she was in the Eastern Palace, she had everything taken care of by herself, and Ning'er didn't have to worry about anything. But now, although she is the emperor, she cannot stop the open and secret attacks from the previous dynasty and the harem, so the woman in her arms has also learned to think.

"Your Majesty knows that I have been accustomed to these grievances at home since I was a child. I just feel sorry for you and Zheng'er."

Gu Youning suddenly raised his head and his body relaxed.

"Ning'er?"

The emperor could not hide his astonishment on his face. He had always thought that the woman was sulking with him. Of course, he was not angry. It was reasonable for her to cry after suffering such an injustice.

I didn't expect the woman to say such words.

"I have seen recently that Your Majesty has been in too many difficulties. Not only the Empress Dowager, but many people inside and outside the palace want to make things difficult for you."

"I am angry that I used to think that the Emperor took care of everything. I didn't care about anything and just waited for the Emperor to worry about us, mother and son."

The simple attachment of the past was no longer in Gu Youning's eyes, but was replaced by deep pity and guilt.

The emperor lowered his head, and the woman's gaze at him was the same as the one she had given Zheng'er just now.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a childish weakness rising in his heart.

"Ning'er, my good Ning'er!"

The emperor hugged the woman tightly in his arms, and his dark eyes turned red.

Gu Youning put his arms around the emperor's neck, a fox-like cunning flashed in his eyes.

She had completely expected the emperor to be so excited. These days, she had intentionally or unintentionally made the emperor realize his own powerlessness time and time again, reminding him of his repeated broken promises to them, mother and son. Coupled with what happened yesterday, the emperor's heart was the most fragile at this moment.

Attacking their hearts at this moment can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

After living her life over again, the biggest change she made was that she no longer felt hardship towards herself. She had suffered grievances and hardships, but of course she wanted to make more efforts to benefit herself.

"Is your knee okay? Let me take a look."

The two hugged each other for a long time before the emperor suppressed his excitement and asked worriedly.

"It's really okay. Imperial Physician Yuan's ointment is very effective. I don't feel any pain at the moment."

He was punished to kneel just now, and the injury on his knee was secondary. The main problem was the cold. However, the mother and son had been staying in the palace before, and they were not as well taken care of as the people in the palace.

"It's Zheng'er. I'm worried about him..."

"I am worried about you and Zheng'er. I have ordered Yuan Cai to wait in Ci'an Palace today to prepare for any emergency."

The emperor interrupted Gu Youning in a gentle voice.

"Wouldn't that be too ostentatious? The Princess has already reprimanded my concubines and Zheng'er for being arrogant because of their favor..."

"What do you mean by being spoiled and arrogant?"

The emperor's face immediately darkened. His Ning'er was completely devoted to him and had willingly endured so many grievances for him. How could she be spoiled because of favor?

In terms of favor, compared to Zheng, or even He from Guanju Palace, her Ning'er is really not...

When the emperor thought of this, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. Only then did he realize that the favor he had given to the woman was nothing more than this.

He clearly cared so much about the woman in his arms.