So one day when the emperor went to Ciyu Palace to pay his respects as usual, the empress dowager looked at the emperor's forced smile and knew exactly what the emperor was thinking.

But the Queen Mother pretended not to know and asked with concern, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your father also fought many battles when he was young. He is a talented general.

As long as the information is in place, it is impossible not to win the war. After all, Tianyuan Kingdom was weaker before, and your father was not afraid of it.

When the Empress Dowager spoke of the Emperor's youth, there was still admiration and respect in her eyes. It had nothing to do with love, but simply admiration for an outstanding and fearless emperor.

The Queen Mother also emphasized the words "the news is in place".

At this time, the empress dowager just wanted to soothe the emperor's trust in Xie Zixin. If anything happened to the emperor, Xie Zixin, who could predict the future, would definitely be implicated.

The emperor just thought that the empress dowager cared about him and told him not to worry so much.

The emperor had not told the empress dowager that his father might die this time. Looking at the light in his mother's eyes, the emperor was even less likely to tell her the news and let her worry with him.

"Mother, don't worry about your son and father. We will all be fine. Mother, please take care of yourself." The emperor also comforted the empress dowager in soft words.

The Queen Mother gently picked up the teacup beside her and took a sip, her posture and movements very relaxed. "Don't worry! I have seen all kinds of storms.

Your Majesty, please go and get busy! I don't need you to accompany me here, and you don't have to pay your respects every day even if you are busy.

You come to pay your respects, but I have to get up early, which is quite troublesome."

The emperor was deeply moved after hearing the first few words of his mother, but the last sentence instantly brought him back to reality.

When my mother was the Queen, she didn't like the concubines in the harem coming to pay their respects every day. Now that she's the Queen Mother, she doesn't even like her son coming to pay his respects every day.

However, the Queen Mother was so open and spoke whatever she wanted, which made the Emperor very happy.

He liked that his mother was not shy with him. It was also good that there was less hypocrisy between mother and son.

"Then take a rest, mother. Your son... will come to see you again in two days." The emperor's tomorrow became two days. The emperor felt that filial piety was important, and "obedience" was also very important.

Don't let him think that as long as the queen mother feels comfortable, that's enough.

As soon as the emperor came out of Ciyu Palace, he changed into casual clothes and went straight to Prince Fu'an's Mansion with his personal guard Si Wu and personal eunuch Hou Gonggong.

When Zhou Qiongyue heard the servant's report, she brought Yuan Chaokang back from inspecting the store.

Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang both looked at the concierge with surprise. Yuan Chaokang asked on behalf of his mother, "Are you talking about my mother's second cousin? This prince's second cousin is visiting?"

The concierge, under the pressured gazes of his two masters, replied truthfully, "That's what the visitor said. There were only three of them, and they were dressed quite richly."

The doorman thought that if the three people who appeared had not been so extraordinary, he would not have come in to report. Their princess's second cousin is the current one. Thinking of this, the doorman shuddered, as if it really was the princess's second cousin.

Seeing the doorman realizing it belatedly, Zhou Qiongyue knew everything.

"Let's go. This princess and Prince Yi will go to greet him together."

Zhou Qiongyue was not panicking, but she did not know why the emperor came to visit her privately. However, Zhou Qiongyue felt that the emperor's cousin was looking for her, and it must be bad news.

When Zhou Qiongyue brought Yuan Chaokang to the main gate, they saw the emperor sitting at the gate of Prince Fu's mansion, and the two servants beside him both had expressions of trepidation.

Zhou Qiongyue was completely convinced. This guy had to come to her house to cause trouble. She looked around cautiously at first, and only felt relieved when she saw that no one was watching. She didn't want Yuan An to spread any messy news tomorrow.

Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaokang were both afraid that the night would be too long and that there would be more trouble, so they hurried forward and bowed.

"Meet my second cousin!"

"Meet my second cousin!"

The emperor turned around and saw the two of them. He stood up and clapped his hands, then picked up Yuan Chaokang and said, "Come on, my future dandy, let's go inside and talk."

Yuan Chaokang was so impressed by the emperor that he suddenly became obsessed with hugging him.

However, Yuan Chaokang did not struggle and let the emperor hold him. Anyway, the emperor came to see his mother, so he must have something to ask for. Just think of it as him accepting some benefits first.

As the emperor spoke, he carried Yuan Chaokang inside, as if he was the owner of the palace and Zhou Qiongyue was a guest.

Zhou Qiongyue could only turn around and instruct the doorman to guard the door well and mind his mouth, and then followed the emperor into the palace.

The emperor held Yuan Chaokang in his arms and walked straight to the study in the front yard where Zhou Qiongyue usually handled account books and sat down.

He calmly ordered someone to serve him his favorite Longjing tea and ordered a few snacks.

Zhou Qiongyue also tactfully sat down at the table below. "Hasn't the war already started on the border? Isn't your cousin the Emperor busy?"

"I'm quite busy, so I'm looking for my cousin this time. I want her to do me a favor."

After the emperor finished speaking, he asked Si Wu to take Yuan Chaokang out to play.

Yuan Chaokang was also very obedient and followed Si Wu directly. At this time, Yuan Chaokang still knew the importance of the matter.

The emperor looked at the obedient Yuan Chaokang and commented with a smile, "Although Kang'er is not as smart as Chang'er, he is still quite obedient. I'm afraid he won't be a playboy when he grows up.

Cousin, would you like to persuade him to change his ambitions? "

Yuan Chaokang, who had just reached the door, had obviously heard what the emperor said. He even shouted childishly, "Second cousin, Kang'er wants to be a playboy in the future."

Zhou Qiongyue spread her hands and said, "See, Kang'er likes it."

"Okay, just follow Kang'er and be a playboy in the future!" The emperor really didn't understand the thoughts of his cousin and her son. What was so important about being a playboy?

He had other important matters to attend to, so he didn't want to argue with the mother and the child. The emperor thought to himself that when his good friend Yuan Bohua came back, he would have a good chat with him about the child's upbringing.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to want to get down to business, Zhou Qiongyue quickly said, "Other matters are easy to discuss. I don't have any money."

The emperor saw his cousin's expression of "I am very poor" and he laughed at her, "Don't worry, I don't want to ask you for money this time. You look so stingy."

Zhou Qiongyue could only keep reminding herself in her heart, this is the emperor, this is the emperor.

The emperor obviously saw that Zhou Qiongyue was about to lose her temper. Just when he was about to move to the side, he saw that his cousin's expression had returned to normal.

He thought about it for a moment and figured out the key to this. He laughed a few more times and said, "This throne is indeed a good amulet."