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

The leading eunuch did not follow directly, but spoke to Gu Youning and the other two.

Gu Youning looked at He Chongyuan in front of him with an inquiring look. Chen Yufei moved her mouth and wanted to speak, but for some reason she closed it.

"I will go with you, eunuch."

He Chongyuan didn't know what she was thinking, but she responded calmly.

When they got outside, He Chongyuan asked the palace maid to call her sedan chair over.

Gu Youning heard a cold snort from the side, and the eunuch's face was full of gloom and dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Gu Youning felt more at ease. With He Chongyuan's hateful personality, today's plan would probably be accomplished.

The group went to Ci'an Palace.

In the end, Xiao Yun'an was left unattended. He was soaking wet and shivering in the wind.

He couldn't help but curse in his heart. He thought that he was reborn at such a bad time. If it had been earlier, he could have avoided this disaster and not suffered this pain.

Fortunately, just like in the previous life, the queen mother happened to pass by and saved him, but there was the confused He Chongyuan, who caused trouble later.

However, with this pity, after Xiao Yunzheng died, he could become the Queen Mother's child.

In this life, he must be filial to his mother, and when he obtains the throne, he will definitely listen to his mother's words.

In his previous life, after his mother died, he did rule the country himself, but those ministers were too difficult to deal with. They kept giving him advice all day long, which made him not even want to go to court.

None of the people he favored had a conscience. His personal eunuch secretly emptied his treasury, and the woman he favored joined forces with rebellious officials outside and strangled herself with a belt.

If the Queen Mother were here, these things would not have happened.

……

As soon as he arrived at Ci'an Palace, Xiao Yunyan was surrounded by palace servants and taken to the inner hall of Ci'an Palace.

After a while, the angry words of Empress Dowager Cui were heard from inside: "Make them all kneel outside the palace. They dared to make my grandson suffer. They must have eaten a leopard of ambition. Go and invite the emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone came out from the hall. It was the eunuch who had just brought Gu Youning and others here.

"My lords, you have heard what the Queen Mother said. Please come in."

"Eunuch, please tell the Queen Mother that today's events have nothing to do with me."

Hearing that she would be punished by kneeling in the cold wind, Chen Yufei hurriedly smiled and apologized.

At the same time, Gu Youning knelt quietly at the back without saying a word.

As soon as he knelt down, He Chongyuan's voice came from behind: "Eunuch, I want to see the Queen Mother."

The eunuch sneered and flicked the whisk in his hand.

thump! thump!

He Chongyuan and Chen Yufei were forced to kneel in front of Gu Youning. From the sound, you could tell how much pain their knees were in.

Chen Yufei even shouted out loud.

Seeing that everyone was kneeling, Xiao Yun'an was reluctant in his heart, but when he thought about the old woman inside who didn't care about him as her grandson at all, he didn't want to suffer the punishment of those two people, so he knelt beside Gu Youning.

After seeing that everyone had knelt firmly, the eunuch returned to the hall.

Cough!

Xiao Yun'an shrank his body, coughing from time to time, his eyes constantly drifting towards Gu Youning.

Gu Youning naturally noticed this, and now she naturally had no sympathy for Xiao Yunan, but...

"Second Prince, please be patient. Everything will be fine once the Queen Mother calms down."

"Thank you, Mother Gu."

Xiao Yun'an's face was filled with admiration and emotion.

Gu Youning lowered her head and pretended to be cautious, but she sneered in her heart. In her previous life, she protected this child in her heart. Every time Xiao Yun'an was sick, she would stay by his side and take care of him personally all night long, but she had never heard such a sincere gratitude.

Several people knelt on the cold and hard ground for more than half an hour.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Until a notification sounded from behind.

"The Emperor must be here to rescue us."

Chen Yufei turned around happily.

He Chongyuan looked calm, but she also looked expectantly at the bright yellow figure.

Gu Youning's expression was the same as the other two, but her eyes were more explicit. Her clear eyes were fixed on that handsome face, but there was some doubt in her eyes, as if she was a little unfamiliar.

However, the emperor did not stay with them. He just gave He Chongyuan a reassuring look and entered the palace.

Chen Yufei's jealous eyes immediately shot towards the person next to her, but He Chongyuan still looked as pure as a chrysanthemum, but she knelt a little straighter.

A quarter of an hour later, a eunuch came to call Gu Youning and others in.

"The Second Prince has fainted."

"Mom, be careful!"

As soon as Gu Youning stood up, he heard the palace maid's scream.

Xiao Yun'an really couldn't hold on any longer. The lake water was already cold in autumn. He had been in it for nearly half an hour and had been kneeling here for such a long time that his body had begun to feel hot.

He got up in a daze, and without a palace servant to support him, he fell forward and bumped into He Chongyuan who was trying to get up.

"The Second Prince looks unwell. I'm afraid the cold has entered his body and he's going to get seriously ill."

When Gu Youning walked to the front, he whispered something casually.

"You go take care of the Second Prince."

He Chongyuan was just bumped by Xiao Yun'an and her brows were furrowed with anger, but when she heard Gu Youning's words, she quickly relaxed her brows and asked her maid to help Xiao Yun'an.

The sicker the Second Prince is, the more reasonable her behavior today is. Besides, the Emperor is in charge of her affairs, so even if the Queen Mother wants to torture her, she will not listen.

On the golden phoenix throne in the hall, Empress Dowager Cui, dressed in rich and shining brocade, who was over fifty years old but still charming, showed dissatisfaction and a stern look on her face. Emperor Xiao Heng sat on a chair next to her with a warm smile in his eyes.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty."

Gu Youning looked straight ahead and knelt down.

"This concubine greets the Queen Mother and the Emperor."

Having been overtaken first, Chen Yufei glared at Gu Youning, quickly suppressed the pain on her face, and bowed respectfully and flatteringly, even emphasizing the word "concubine" on purpose.

She was a talented person appointed by imperial decree, unlike some people who served the emperor for so many years but did not even have a title.

"Are you Gu?"

A majestic voice came from above.

"To answer the Queen Mother, yes."

Gu Youning lowered his brows and his voice became tense.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not a man-eating monster!"

"I don't dare!"

Gu Youning couldn't help but kneel down again with a cold snort.

"Okay, get up. You are a man who knows his place, unlike those frivolous ones."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Hearing these words full of praise, Gu Youning didn't even dare to raise his head, but just stood in the middle politely.

Empress Dowager Cui felt even more satisfied when she saw this. She liked it most when everyone obeyed her authority. Compared with He Chongyuan who looked arrogant after paying her respects, Gu Youning's understanding was even more pleasing to the eye.

"I heard that you found someone to save the prince today and even sent for the imperial physician? I should reward you handsomely."