Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

"Very good. As for leaving home, you can handle it yourself. By the way, I heard that there have been some major changes in the Northland these days. Find a chance to talk to Mingyao and have him send someone to investigate. We must not allow those who have been driven into the dust to have a chance to rise again."

"okay, I get it."

"Also, I sent people to investigate the grave of the little girl from the Leng family. The face of someone who had been buried only six months earlier was completely destroyed. There might be some trickery going on."

"How could it be? Isn't the Leng family..."

"Oh, don't forget her fate. What we are planning cannot go wrong. So put away your arrogance, or you will have no place to cry when the time comes." After the man said this, his figure disappeared on the spot.

Chu Wanjing stared at the place where the man had just stood for a long time in a daze.

There was still a trace of reluctance in his eyes.

It is several times better than when he just faced Chu Zhaolin.

After returning to the room, Chu Wanjing asked someone to find Zhao Mingyao.

Zhao Mingyao has become suspicious since he ascended the throne. He knows that his mother has a secret, and every time he wants to explore it, the Queen Mother Chu will subtly change the subject.

Over time, he began to feel some resentment towards Queen Mother Chu, but he still appeared very respectful.

"Mother."

"Well, the emperor is here, come and sit down and talk."

Zhao Mingyao was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a yellow crown hat. Although his face was the same as before, he had the temperament of a superior.

"Is there anything difficult to solve in the previous dynasty?"

Zhao Mingyao was stunned, but he still briefly talked about what had happened in the previous dynasty in recent days.

Of course, he did not reveal any of the many things that could not be said.

He always kept in mind the palace rule that concubines in the harem are not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

Chu Wanjing didn't show any strangeness when she saw that he was talking about unimportant things. She knew many things clearly even if he didn't say them.

"I wonder what the Queen Mother wants me to do this time?"

"I heard that there has been some movement in the north recently. You should pay more attention. And as for the little girl from the Leng family who died before, I heard that..."

Chu Wanjing told Zhao Mingyao the news she had just received, and Zhao Mingyao was shocked when he heard it.

It is obvious that the Queen Mother is just a descendant of the deep palace and has lived in the palace all year round, but she has the ability to know everything about the world.

It was just like when he was still a prince, as if whatever his mother wanted to know would have an answer the next day.

At that time, he only felt that it was a blessing to have such a mother, but now that he has reached the top position, he feels like a thorn in his back.

It seemed as if there was always a pair of eyes that he couldn't see staring at him.

It made him feel a lot of powerlessness.

Seeing that he hadn't said anything for a long time, Chu Wanjing looked up at him and saw that his brows were furrowed and he was staring at her with a scrutinizing look.

"Yao'er?"

Zhao Mingyao regained his composure upon hearing her call, and his scrutinizing gaze shifted to a submissive one. "Mother, I was lost in thought just now, and I'm sorry to have caused you worry."

How could Chu Wanjing not know what he was thinking? He was her son and she raised him. He looked harmless, but he was actually a dark person inside.

But after all, they were mother and son, and she didn't want to delve into it.

"My Queen Mother knows that you have many doubts, so don't blame me. You just need to take charge of the former dynasty. Don't worry, my Queen Mother won't harm you."

Zhao Mingyao didn't feel moved at all when he heard her words. Who would be willing to live under the control of others all the time, especially since he was now an emperor.

However, he still showed an obedient look on his face and replied, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."

"Okay, go and get busy. Mother is a little tired and needs to rest." Seeing him like this, Chu Wanjing no longer had the heart to chat with him and waved her hand for him to leave.

Zhao Mingyao bent his body, turned around and left.

The moment he stepped out of the Cining Palace, the respectful expression on his face disappeared and turned cold.

"The way this mother and son get along is not right?" Leng Youran, who was hiding in the space, commented while eating grapes.

Li Tianze, like her, also saw that there was a discord between the two of them.

To be more precise, it was because Zhao Mingyao's performance was too obvious, even outsiders like them noticed something was wrong.

"The heart of an emperor is unpredictable, especially since he ascended to the throne through underhanded means. A demon already dwells within him, and his ascent to power has only fueled his greed. He must be terrified every day that his throne will fall into the hands of others."

Leng Youran agreed with his words.

Although she had never met Zhao Mingyao, it was not difficult to see from his actions after he ascended the throne that he was a narrow-minded person.

It is obvious that the Queen Mother Chu is hiding many things from him now. Given his suspicious nature, it would be strange if he didn't develop a rift with the Queen Mother Chu over time.

"By the way, Youyou, according to what Queen Mother Chu just said, they might become suspicious of your fake death. Have you thought of a plan to deal with it?"

In his opinion, even if they had some guesses, they had no evidence, so it was best not to do so. Of course, since this matter concerned Guang Leng Youran, he naturally wanted to ask her opinion.

"Never mind them. Even if they have doubts, what does it matter? They've never seen me when I grow up. To be frank, even if I showed my true face and stood in front of them, they wouldn't recognize me. Why bother worrying about these trivial matters? But..."

Leng Youran felt that since those people wanted to investigate, it would be better to give them a taste of pain.

Even if it wasn't him in that grave, the poor woman was buried with her identity, causing her to sleep in eternity. She should be taught a lesson.

Seeing her lower her head and remain silent, Li Tianze guessed that the little fox had already made a plan.

"If there's anything you need me to do, feel free to leave it to me. Even though I've left the capital, I can still do something if I want."

Leng Youran raised her head when she heard this, staring at him with sparkling eyes, "Do you have anyone else in the capital who can be used?"

Li Tianze chuckled and gently stroked her forehead with his palm. "Silly girl, the Duke's Mansion has been in the capital for many years, so they must have some backup plan. It's just that I didn't intend to use them. I asked them to stay just to keep an eye on the movements in the capital. But along the way, you always have other ways to obtain intelligence, so their use is not that great."

Leng Youran nodded slightly. He was a native of Beijing. It would be unreasonable if after all these years he was left with only those secret guards.

"I really have something I want someone to do, and you..." Leng Youran whispered her plan in his ear.

You Xian appeared not far from them at some point, and looking at the extremely intimate actions of the two, he secretly clenched his hands, wanting to punch.

"Hmm, is there anything that I, the master, cannot know?"