Chapter 120 I Love You

The Queen Mother's face flushed red, not because she was angry, but because someone had spoken of her secrets. She pointed at her and was speechless for a long time: "You..."

Wen Wanyu's delicate eyebrows were tinged with anger. Her cold gaze slowly turned to the empress dowager's ashamed face and she questioned her, "The Seventh Prince originally wanted to use me to cripple the emperor's leg. Did you know? The emperor's waist and back were injured by the Seventh Prince. Did you know? Now you want to use the excuse of being deceived to erase the Seventh Prince's intention to kill the king? You are simply..." unfit to be a mother.

When had the Queen Mother ever been pressed so hard by someone like this? She raised her hand to slap Wen Wanyu in the face.

Wen Wanyu sneered and grabbed the Queen Mother's wrist expressionlessly: "Does the Queen Mother want to hit me?"

Li Dexian was terrified and advised, "Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine is still pregnant."

"I know. But I won't admit it..."

Wen Wanyu smiled. She didn't want her children to recognize such a person as their grandmother. Cold-blooded, ruthless, and biased...did she hide during human evolution?

The Queen Mother's face was filled with anger, but her tone was rather sinister: "If it hadn't been for saving you, would the Emperor have been hurt? You are just a... seductive concubine who has bewitched the Emperor's mind."

Wen Wanyu was amused. She had never seen anyone so good at turning the tables. It was like you were standing by the roadside waiting for a bus and got hit by a car that ran away, and the car owner blamed you for standing by the roadside waiting for a bus.

She really wanted to say: If you are sick, go see a veterinarian. The water Jingwei used to fill the sea is not as much as the water in your head.

The empress dowager still refused to give up and shouted loudly: "Emperor... Emperor..." and tried to break into the bedroom.

Wen Wanyu stopped in front of the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother was furious, but she still didn't dare touch her: "Go away. What? I need your approval before I can see the Emperor? The Imperial Concubine doesn't even care about me anymore?"

Wen Wanyu replied calmly, "The Emperor needs to rest. The Queen Mother will come back later."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the bedroom was opened.

Xie Junyao came out wearing a coat. Wen Wanyu frowned and went over to support him: "Why did you come out?"

His face was still very pale. The wound on his back was just a flesh wound, but the wound on his waist was indeed very serious. When he drew his sword, she saw it clearly, it had penetrated at least two and a half fingers.

Xie Junyao touched her head and said, "It's okay, don't worry." Listening to her refutation of the injustice for him in the bedroom, the pain in his body disappeared immediately.

She is the crescent moon in the endless dark night of her life.

Besides, he couldn't be a coward and let Wanwan "fight alone" outside the palace.

The Queen Mother ignored Wen Wanyu and took a few steps forward, saying, "Emperor, your seventh brother..."

Xie Junyao raised his hand to interrupt her: "Mother, there is no need to say more. The laws of Daning Kingdom do not require me to explain in detail."

The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, let alone the prince. Harming the emperor's body and attempting to kill the emperor, no matter which one, is enough to sentence Xie Junqu to death.

The empress dowager grabbed Xie Junyao's arm and softened her voice: "Emperor, Xun'er is your biological brother. Please forgive him this time." This was a look of worry and pleading that Xie Junyao had never seen before.

"The emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people when he breaks the law." Wen Wanyu added.

"Shut up."

Xie Junyao gave Wen Wanyu a faint smile and said, "You go in first. I have something to say to the Queen Mother."

Wen Wanyu looked at the empress dowager cautiously, until she met his eyes that made her feel at ease, then she nodded.

Xie Junyao watched her enter the room, and the gentleness on his face disappeared. His face looked very bad, and his lips were pressed into a straight line.

"The Queen Mother is such a good mother."

Not a good mother to him.

He sighed, "It's fine if the Queen Mother wants me to let my seventh brother go. But..."

The Queen Mother's eyes immediately lit up: "Whatever, as long as the Emperor is willing to spare Qun'er's life, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

Xie Junyao no longer felt the bitterness in his heart. He lowered his eyes and said, "First, I want Xie Junxuan to return to his fiefdom and not enter the capital without a summons."

"Okay. Okay. Mother will explain this to your seventh brother." The Queen Mother nodded.

"Second, from now on, the Queen Mother is not allowed to make decisions about my harem. As for who I favor, that is my business. I don't want what happened today to happen again." She was referring to the fact that she wanted to hit Wanwan just now.

The Empress Dowager was momentarily stunned. It turned out the Emperor was truly infatuated. Was the Emperor willing to spare Qun'er's life because of their mother-son bond? Not really. It was more for Wen Wanyu...

The Queen Mother sighed, "Mother knows."

"Then I hope Mother and Seventh Brother will keep their promise."

"Please go back, mother." After saying that, Xie Junyao turned around exhausted.

"Yao'er," the Queen Mother called out to him, looking at his lost and lonely figure. "Are you... okay?"

Xie Junyao paused, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and his voice was flat: "Nothing."

The Queen Mother stood there in a daze until the door to the bedroom was closed. Seeing him come in, Wen Wanyu hurried over to support him: "Hurry and lie down."

She helped him lie down on the bed, tucked in the corner of his back, and couldn't help nagging: "Rest well these few days, recuperate, be quiet and refresh your mind, don't overwork yourself. Put the memorials aside for now, take a few days off, and review them another day."

"That won't do." Xie Junyao stared at her and smiled. A few days of rest, and something good happened? However, Wanwan cared so much about him, so the injury was worth it.

Wen Wanyu was slightly annoyed and said, "Why not? Even in this state, you still want to go to court and review memorials?"

"If you don't attend court, those old ministers should know what's going on." Xie Junyao moved inside and patted the seat next to him. "Wanwan is pregnant and tired today. Come up and lie down for a while."

Wen Wanyu pondered for a moment and said, "Does the Emperor intend to let the Seventh Prince go?"

"Come up and I'll talk to you." Xie Junyao insisted. He was really worried about her health. She was exhausted after a whole day, and she still had to worry about him.

Wen Wanyu lay down beside him and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, you can speak now."

Xie Junyao avoided the wound, held her in his arms, kissed her face and said, "Xie Junqun is my brother after all. The Queen Mother is also old."

"Will there be a future..."

"No," Xie Junyao said firmly. This time, he was accompanied by five thousand of his elite soldiers back to his fiefdom. If they made any move, they would be killed on the spot. Xie Junyao knew the importance of this.

Wen Wanyu glanced at him with her watery eyes, then buried her head in the quilt and asked, "Just now, why did the Emperor... want to... listen to the Seventh Prince's words?"

Xie Junyao chuckled, "You're not afraid of getting bored."

He pulled her out from under the quilt, brushed the loose hair away from her face and tossed it aside. He stared at her with a fiery and honest gaze, "Tell me why."

"Don't do this again in the future." Wen Wanyu played with his collar nervously.

"Then why did Wanwan save me just now?"

"I…"

She didn't know. Perhaps she had already fallen in love with the man before her, or even fallen in love with him. Wen Wanyu smiled bitterly. She used to boast that she would never give her true heart to anyone.

"Wanwan,"

"Um."

Xie Junyao raised his hand, held her fingers that were playing with his collar, and kissed them on his lips, his eyes burning: "Have I not told you yet——"

"What?"

"I love you."

Wen Wanyu turned stiffly, her back to him, and silently pulled the quilt over her ears, because she could clearly feel her ears burning.

Xie Junyao put his arm around her waist and kissed the back of her head gently, with a soothing tenderness, "What about you?"

"Do you love me?"

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