Seeing her like this, Qingyin knew that she was not used to it. "It is true that this tea is a little hard to get used to at first."

Mulan Yan shook her head lightly and took another sip.

Perhaps because I knew that the bitterness would linger longer, it wasn't as hard to accept as the first time.

Mulan Yan finished the cup of tea unknowingly, and then she put it down. "Queen Dowager, this tea is indeed different from other teas. Other teas are bitter at first and sweet later, but this tea is the opposite. It's quite interesting."

She usually likes to take care of flowers and plants, and is also quite tolerant of tea.

Qingyin just smiled without saying anything. She said to Qiuzhu, "When the imperial concubine leaves later, bring her some of this tea."

Mulanyan wanted to refuse, but she really wanted the tea, so she had to accept it reluctantly.

This time, Mulan Yan was pleasantly surprised to find that Qingyin accepted all the words she passed on.

The two chatted and laughed for almost half an hour before Mulan Yan left.

As soon as the others left, Qiu Zhu hurried back to the inner room and moved out the pot of flowers.

Qingyin couldn't stop laughing when she saw that she was facing a great enemy.

Over the past few days, she had already figured out Qingyin's personality and knew she wouldn't punish her, so she unconsciously put on a lecturing front. "Empress Dowager, you know everything. Why didn't you tell me at the beginning? I really thought the Imperial Concubine was a good person. She said that this flower was extremely rare and precious even in Xiling. So, I took care of it myself, fearing that others wouldn't take care of it properly. Now it turns out that it's a harmful flower."

Qingyin stopped laughing and nodded in agreement seriously.

Seeing her like this, Qiu Zhu was completely out of breath. She took a deep breath and said to herself, "It's my fault. How could I talk to you like this?"

Qingyin stood up from the stool, walked to Qiuzhu, took the flowers from her hand and placed them on the flower stool, "I know you are worried about me, I am not indiscriminate."

"Empress Dowager..." Suddenly, she thought of something and said firmly, "I have thought it through. I don't plan to leave the palace. I will always serve you."

Qingyin was stunned for a moment, then tapped her forehead, "Are you stupid? What's good about this palace? It's better to leave the palace. But if you have nowhere to go after leaving the palace, I can point you to a place."

Nangong Yuan didn't actually eavesdrop on purpose, he just came over at the right time every time.

When he comes to the Empress Dowager's palace, sometimes it is indeed not appropriate to make too much noise.

The palace maids had also made arrangements in advance so that when they saw him they would not shout or inform him.

Now that he heard this, Nangong Yuan's heart was suddenly shrouded in a shadow?

Isn't it good in the palace?

"May the Emperor be well and safe."

It was Qiu Zhu who saw Nangong Yuan first, and she quickly bowed.

Qingyin also looked up, and happened to fall into a pair of black eyes with a bit of confusion. She was startled, "What's wrong?"

Nangong Yuan calmed his mind and walked towards Qingyin.

Seeing this, Qiu Zhu quickly bowed and retreated.

"Isn't it good in the palace?" Nangong Yuan held her in his arms and rested his chin on her head.

Qingyin raised her head and said, "It's naturally good to have His Majesty here."

Nangong Yuan lowered his head, leaned over, and kissed her deeply, not letting go for a long time.

Qingyin said with a somewhat unsteady breath, "The imperial concubine just left. Your Majesty must go and take a look."

Nangong Yuan said without thinking: "Why should I go to see her?"

"Your Majesty is truly..." Qingyin's almond-shaped eyes sparkled with tears. "Today, I saw the Imperial Concubine suddenly touch her belly. She must be pregnant."

Now it was Nangong Yuan's turn to be stunned.

He slowly let go of Qingyin and asked uncertainly, "Are you pregnant? Mulan Yan?"

Qingyin was a little sad, but her beautiful eyes held a hint of smile, "Yes, I should be congratulating His Majesty."

Nangong Yuan walked to the place where Qingyin had just sat, picked up the cooled tea and took a sip.

There was no joy on his face.

Only disgust.

"Believe it or not, I didn't touch her." Nangong Yuan said suddenly.

Qingyin was stunned.

It took her a long while to find her voice again. "But you've been staying in Yufu Palace all this time."

Qingyin suddenly smiled sadly, not knowing what she was thinking about. "Your Majesty, why would you lie to me? I'm afraid I'll never get pregnant in my lifetime, so I won't do anything to hurt the concubine."

Nangong Yuan's brows furrowed even deeper.

He knew it of course.

On the second day after she entered the palace, the late emperor gave her a bowl of medicine that would make her infertile.

At that time, he also knew it and neither dissuaded nor agreed.

There was one more thing he had never told anyone.

Before the late emperor passed away, he said that she should be buried alive with him.

But he didn't want to do as he wished. Not only did he not let her be buried alive with him, he also gave her the position of queen mother.

Nangong Yuan stood up and sighed, "Is this how much you miss me?"

Qingyin felt her mind go blank, and her eyes slowly turned red.

Nangong Yuan was helpless. He wanted to wave her over, but after thinking about it, he walked over himself. He hugged her again and said, "You don't believe what I said, and you are still imagining things. You deserve it."

Qingyin felt that this person was really bad at talking. She sniffed and said, "You deserve to be miserable."

Nangong Yuan laughed, "Okay, I deserve it."

Qingyin burst into laughter and hummed.

Nangong Yuan supported Qingyin's body, held her in his arms, and walked towards the inner room.

After coming in, Nangong Yuan simply put the person on a stool to stand, then stood up and closed the window.

Just when Qingyin was confused.

He walked towards her again, and without saying a word, he tore her clothes off.

Qingyin was shocked, this was her formal attire!

Perhaps it was because she had just taken off her thick outer clothes and the cold air hit her, Qingyin couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Nangong Yuan felt it was not enough, so he tore off the lining inside, revealing a pink crabapple flower inside.

Nangong Yuan curled his lips in satisfaction, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother dance for a long time. Dance for me today."

As he said this, he helped Qingyin take off her shoes and socks.

Then he threw a few cushions on the ground and stood on them while holding Qingyin.

Qingyin bit her lower lip uneasily, "I'm cold."

Nangong Yuan untied his cloak and wrapped it around Qingyin, "Alright."

The Gu in her body was causing trouble, and Qingyin couldn't think of any words to refuse.

By the time the dance was over, the cloak on her body had fallen to the ground without her noticing when.

Qingyin panted slightly, "The dance is over."

Nangong Yuan shook his head, "No! Dance the one we did last night."

"I don't know which night Your Majesty is talking about."

"You were drunk and seduced me that night."

Her face suddenly turned red. Although she had no memory of that night, Xiaoqi had told her about it.

"I, I...how could I seduce Your Majesty?" Qingyin said politely.

She was drunk, and he was not.

She also wants to say that he is not a gentleman?

Nangong Yuan chuckled, "If you don't remember, then forget it. Come here."

Qingyin squatted down, picked up the cloak and covered herself tightly before walking over.

Nangong Yuan saw it but did not stop it.

He just waited for Qingyin to pass by, then he casually pulled the cloak and it fell to the ground.

Qingyin exclaimed, "Your Majesty..."

Nangong Yuan pulled the person into his arms and sealed her lips.