This is the Queen Mother's character.

Emperor Yunqi's face darkened: "Are you sure you can rescue them?"

Dongfang Jin shook his head: "I'm not sure. We don't know where they are hiding, so we can't hit them in one shot. Instead, we will alert them."

"Then...what should we do?" Emperor Yunqi was asking the prince's opinion. His wife and children were his, and the country was also his.

Emperor Yunqi had never felt so powerless before, but as he watched the crown prince grow up and handle all affairs with dignity and composure, he gradually felt a sense of pride in his heart. He secretly told Queen Yun that their son had grown up and he could now count on him.

So, he kept his eyes on him, waiting for him to speak, holding great hope in his heart, because he saw that there was no trace of panic on Dongfang Jin's face.

"Father, let me handle this matter."

"Can this matter be made known to all officials?" Emperor Yunqi asked again.

Dongfang Jin thought for a moment, then sneered, "How can we not let the officials know about the Queen Mother's repeated underhanded tactics? Not only should we tell them about this, but we should also tell them that we will never compromise..."

"No compromise? But Qing Ran and the others..."

"Your son has a plan..." As he said this, he took a few steps forward and lowered his voice to speak carefully to Emperor Yunqi.

Emperor Yunqi's expression turned from gloomy to bright, but his brows gradually furrowed: "Jin'er, you..."

"Father, if this fails, please appoint another crown prince. Don't hand over the country to others." Dongfang Jin's eyes were firm and clear.

This startled Emperor Yunqi, and he shook his head instinctively, but Dongfang Jin was determined: "Send them a reply, and wait for news in three days."

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Let’s talk about Dongfangrun.

After waking up from a hangover, his head still hurt badly. He rubbed his head while getting up and saw himself lying on the bed. The room and even his mouth were full of alcohol. He couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, the little maid came quietly and said, "Master, someone is coming from the other courtyard. Something happened."

Hearing this, he ignored his headache and jumped down barefoot: "Let them in!"

A tall woman came in with a terrified look on her face: "Master, after you left the villa yesterday, my sisters and I confessed that a group of black-clothed men with extremely high martial arts skills kidnapped An Qingran and her son..."

She finished her words quickly, then stood there bent, waiting for punishment.

Dongfang Run's body swayed for a moment. He leaned on the table to calm down, and rubbed his forehead: "Are there any clues left?"

"My Lord, no, I just saw that those men in black did not harm An Qingran and her son, but tied them to the carriage. They drugged us, but did not harm us. If they were Dongfang Jin's men, they would never do that."

The woman said this after obviously analyzing the situation herself.

Dongfang Run also agreed with her analysis.

Suddenly, his face froze, and he remembered something. He waved his hand at her and said, "You won't go back. Just leave two night watchmen in the courtyard."

When the woman saw that Dongfang Run did not blame her, she did not dare to be happy and left in silence.

Dongfang Run thought about it, put on his shoes, and rushed out.

Lou Wanyue had just gotten up and was combing her hair when she heard the maid at the door scream, and then the door slammed loudly, followed by a rustling sound, the bead curtain was pulled down, and a white figure came in with a gust of wind. The little maid who was combing her hair behind her was so scared that the comb fell to the ground. She was about to pick it up, but unexpectedly Dongfang Run shouted coldly: "All of you get out!"

They had never seen Dongfang Run like this before, and they were so scared that they retreated in a hurry.

Lou Wanyue was holding a pearl flower in her hand. From the moment he came in to the moment he spoke, she did not move, but her expression became increasingly uglier.

Dongfang Run came forward and swept all the bottles and jars on her table to the ground. The rouge water shattered all over the ground, and a puff of smoke rose up. The room suddenly became fragrant, and a pink "curtain" rose between the two of them. Lou Wanyue thought that he was taking revenge for her behavior last night, so she just looked at him solemnly: "You want to kill me?"

She didn't say the next sentence. She originally wanted to say that she wanted to kill her so that she could marry An Qingran.

Seeing his expression, she thought about it and gave up.

"Tell me, where did you hide An Qingran?" Dongfang Run walked up and asked without wasting words.

"An Qingran?" Lou Wanyue smiled bitterly, "Didn't you hide her in the other courtyard? What nonsense are you talking to me now?"

"You're still pretending?" Dongfang Run stared into Lou Wanyue's eyes. "You're the only one who knows about An Qingran. If it wasn't you who hid them, who else could it be?"

"If you make more noise, the whole world will hear you." Lou Wanyue smiled coldly. It seemed that An Qingran and the others were missing. "Maybe they were rescued by Dongfang Jin. I am powerless and you will blame me!"

"I know what I did was wrong. What do you want? Tell me, where are they?" Dongfang Run didn't listen to her at all. If it was really Dongfang Jin, why would he be so quiet? And he even cared about his own men, without any casualties?

Only the woman in front of me can be kind.

But why can't her kindness be extended to An Qingran?

"I have no idea what you are talking about!" Lou Wanyue stepped back and broke free from Dongfang Run's hand, tears in her eyes, "Am I so scheming and vicious in your heart?"

"Stop talking nonsense, are you going to tell me or not?" Dongfang Run was still drunk at this moment, and he was sure that it was Lou Wanyue who did this, so he stepped forward, stared into her eyes and asked.

Lou Wanyue suddenly took a step forward, and their eyes almost met: "I have nothing to say, I will not be responsible for that mother and son..."

She had never been so aggressive before. All her previous education taught her to be a lady from a noble family. But now, she felt that it was really refreshing to yell out.

The repression of the past two years was like a bursting dam at this moment, and it was out of control. She smiled bitterly and said, "I hope they were hidden by me, so that I can threaten you, right? What am I threatening you with? I'm threatening you to make a little space in your heart for me and the child, because we are your relatives! You treat me like this now, and when you know the truth, I want to see how you will face us mother and son!" When Lou Wanyue said this, she suddenly sat down, tears falling one after another like beads, "They and their son are missing, and you are like this, I really don't know, if we mother and son are missing, will you be as worried for us."

Dongfang Run felt deflated when he saw her sullen look and her pretty face full of sadness. However, he was still worried about An Qingran and was even more anxious. He snorted coldly, turned away, and immediately ordered his guards to split into several groups to investigate An Qingran's situation.

Lou Wanyue sat in the room, crying for a while, then stopped. She stared at the bronze mirror angrily. The person in the mirror had a hideous face. She was stunned and stopped crying. It turned out that jealousy could make people so ugly. She came to her senses. The maids came in and carefully cleaned up the things on the ground. Lou Wanyue wiped her tears and said, "Just listen to what happened today. Do you understand?"

The little maids nodded naturally.

But Lou Wanyue understood that it was impossible to say what was said. These people were in contact with each other privately. They were not his confidants, so how could he not know what happened to those confidants?

And she was not afraid that this matter would be known to others, as An Qingran had already disappeared.

After she calmed down, she suddenly remembered that the reason she went to the villa was because she heard some rumors. Who was so deliberate to pass this news to her? Was it probably meant for her?

She had a feeling of being plotted against.

She stood up, pulled her handkerchief, and thought carefully. Indeed, she left the yard angrily that day without checking whether anyone was following her. If those people kidnapped An Qingran after she and Dongfang Run left, could it be that they followed her?

When she thought of this possibility and then thought about the news she had heard, her face turned cold. It seemed that this matter would not end so easily.

She looked at her tearful face in the mirror, and walked out without even tidying herself up.

The Queen Mother lived in the backyard. She walked quickly. A guard stopped her at the corner gate. Lou Wanyue said expressionlessly, "I want to see the Imperial Grandmother. If you don't let me in, please inform her for me. Otherwise, none of you can be held responsible for delaying things."

The Queen Mother's guards have always been the strictest. Lou Wanyue knew that in fact all decisions were made by the Queen Mother. Her own parents-in-law were both calm people. She already knew what was going on when she was in the Prince Shou's Mansion. So she was the most surprised when they started the rebellion.

She felt like her heart was on fire. Could it be that An Qingran and her son were captured by the Queen Mother?

If they fell into the hands of the Queen Mother, wouldn't they be in great danger?

In fact, she didn't want An Qingran to be in danger.

As for this war, she herself was also very conflicted. If she was selfish, she hoped that Dongfang Run could win, so that her son would be the future emperor. But if Dongfang Run became the emperor, wouldn't there be only one more An Qingran in the harem? I'm afraid there would be a small election every three years and a big election every five years, and there would be countless people to share his throne with her.

She never envied the queen's glory, because that glory was followed by countless days and nights of loneliness and sadness.

The guard looked at Lou Wanyue and finally waved his hand to let her in.

As soon as they approached the Empress Dowager's room, Lou Wanyue's crying became louder. She covered her face with a handkerchief and walked closer sobbingly. Upon seeing this, the maids hurried to report inside, but no one tried to stop her and let her in.

Upon seeing the Queen Mother, Lou Wanyue knelt down on the ground: "Grandmother, please make the decision for me..."

This posture really surprised the Queen Mother. She hurriedly said, "Hurry up and speak. What happened? You are crying so pitifully. Come on, what are you all standing there for? Why don't you help him up?"