The couple had been plotting for their own benefit without any regard for their children. As a result, the eldest prince was influenced by his parents and began to see power as the most important thing. Even though he was still young, he already had the ambition to become emperor.

Moreover, children these days are very stubborn, and a child like the eldest prince will stop at nothing to get what he wants, which is why he pointed a knife at Zishutang.

Of course, this kind of thing also happened because the couple indulged each other without any limits.

Zishu Tang lost too much blood, so the imperial physician said he might not wake up.

This matter has caused some chaos in the imperial court.

Just then, Wan Ge brought Consort Lan to the court and told the officials that Consort Lan was pregnant, and it was still undecided whether she would give birth to a prince. However, as long as she gave birth to a prince, His Majesty's empire would still have an heir.

The officials were somewhat confused. Wasn't it said that Consort Lan had miscarried?

Wan Ge also explained to the officials that it was because there were villains who wanted to harm Consort Lan's child, so for safety reasons, she concealed the truth and pretended that her child had been miscarried.

In truth, none of them had anticipated that the change would come so quickly. Before they could even figure out how to deal with Yun Mei, the eldest prince had already stirred up trouble, directly harming the entire family of four.

…

"What are you thinking about?" Zi Shuyan noticed the other person sigh, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

Wan Ge shook her head and looked at Zi Shuyan in front of her: "Speaking of which, have you really never thought about becoming an emperor?"

"I might have thought about it for a moment, but it's not that important to me."

He didn't care about the throne.

Wan Ge reached out and touched his handsome face. He looked really beautiful in women's clothing. It seemed that he would be absolutely gorgeous in women's clothing if he wanted to.

Many people have done crazy things for the throne, just like Zishu Tang and the eldest prince, but the person in front of us doesn't seem to care about the throne at all.

The throne was more of an insignificant thing to him.

"Are you really not going to regret it? Actually, once you regain your identity, you will be rightfully yours."

Zi Shuyan shook her head: "I do want to restore my identity, after all, I want to marry you openly and honestly, but this is not suitable."

"So what are our plans next? When will we leave here?"

"Let's wait until the court is more stable after the child is born. Do you really want to come with me to the northern frontier?"

Wan Ge feigned seriousness: "If you're really asking this so seriously, then I'll have to think about it carefully."

"No! You've already promised me, how can you go back on your word!"

"I was just kidding. I won't regret it, especially since I've heard you've done a great job governing it over there."

"Well, at least it won't be as tough as when I first went there."

"Over here at the imperial court..."

Zishu Tang was still somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, with my father, Grand Tutor Liu, and Minister Gu, there's no problem."

"good."

"However... wouldn't that child of Consort Lan be confusing the royal bloodline?"

Wan Ge actually knew he didn't mind that much, but she didn't expect him to seem completely unconcerned.

Zi Shuyan looked at him and said, "Do you really think strangers can look so alike?"

"What's the meaning?"

"When I first met that bodyguard, I knew he must be related to my father, otherwise he wouldn't have such similarities to us. According to my investigation, he is my father's illegitimate son."

Neither he nor his mother knew that they would unexpectedly become Zishu Tang's subordinates.

Even if the candle is blown out, there will still be some light. It's not enough to just have a similar figure; the appearance must also be somewhat similar.

And that's exactly what happened to the other person; with a simple disguise, they looked almost identical.

"I see."

…

…

A year later, not long after the young emperor's coronation ceremony, the princess and the empress dowager went to provide disaster relief, but on their way back they encountered a mudslide and both perished.

The young emperor's birth mother became the Empress Dowager, and Consort Li became the Imperial Concubine Dowager.

The Empress Dowager held the young emperor and ruled from behind a curtain. In addition to the support of the prime minister and others, the newly appointed young general, the apprentice of the General Who Protects the Country, also particularly supported the young emperor. Therefore, no one dared to do anything to the young emperor.

The young emperor's true biological father willingly became Consort Lan's subordinate, protecting her and her son.

——

①You are an unexpected surprise to me, and you are the source of my greatest joy.

②With me here, I will never allow anyone to hurt you, and I will support whatever you want to do.

③The northern border is bitterly cold, but I will absolutely not let you suffer at all.

——Zishu Yan