He genuinely treated the Empress Dowager as his mother and the original owner's father as a brother.

In addition, since the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion had already handed over most of its military power, it was not wary of them. Instead, it still regarded the original owner's father as its right-hand man and gave him important positions in the court.

The original owner grew up in the palace. She was lively and bold and was not afraid of the emperor. When she was a child, she would cling to him and ask him to hold her. She was as close to him as if he were her own uncle.

Even emperors are human, and the higher one climbs, the colder it gets. They also crave family ties and closeness with their juniors.

Therefore, he was very indulgent and doting on the original owner of the body, even more so than he was towards the princesses.

That's why she dared to complain so openly, without fear of angering the emperor.

Sure enough, the emperor was not angry at all. Instead, he coaxed her, saying, "This third brother is outrageous. Since Qingyou doesn't want to be friends with the third brother anymore, then we will ignore him from now on."

"Go to my private treasury in a little while and take whatever you like. Don't cry anymore."

Qingyou seemed to burst into laughter through her tears, "I knew the Emperor was the best."

In the original owner's memories, the emperor truly loved her.

Qingyou couldn't be sure before, but now that she has seen and interacted with the emperor, she has found that his favor is indeed real.

Her facial expressions and emotional fluctuations couldn't fool her.

Just like the favor and affection the imperial concubine showed her before, there wasn't much genuine affection in her eyes.

His emotional fluctuations also carried a sense of displeasure.

Then, as if she had thought of something, she showed concern, "Your Majesty, I had two dreams last night, one good and one bad. I'm really afraid that the bad one will come true."

---Aside---

I just finished writing it. I'll post it first and then come back to check for bugs and correct errors.

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