The late spring sunlight shines through the glazed window lattices, casting mottled light and shadows on the golden bricks of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Xuan Ling was just pulling Sheng Xiyan closer to the soft couch, and as her slender fingers were tucking the corners of the quilt tightly, the empress dowager came into the hall, holding the hand of the head nanny.

"Emperor!" The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes swept over the two people leaning against each other on the couch, and the golden phoenix-beaded hairpins at her temples shook violently. "It's unbecoming for the ruler of a country to behave like this!"

Sheng Xiyan secretly curled her lips, and grabbed Xuan Ling's dragon-patterned belt with her hand hidden under the quilt - this old lady was making a big deal out of it again.

"Your Majesty, I understand." Xuan Ling sat upright without changing his expression and placed the gilded enamel hand warmer in Sheng Xiyan's hands. "The Imperial Concubine is still in confinement after childbirth. When she heard you were coming, she forced herself to dress..."

The Queen Mother interrupted with a sneer, "Now that you're out of confinement, you shouldn't be staying in the Yangxin Palace anymore!"

The golden armor pointed at Sheng Xiyan, "Does the imperial concubine understand?"

This old lady repeats this sentence every time she sees me. It's really boring.

Sheng Xiyan pretended not to hear and leaned lazily against Xuan Ling.

When the palace door opened, three wet nurses came in one after another, holding swaddling clothes.

The Queen Mother's sharp gaze softened instantly, and she took the three pink balls one by one.

When she held Yu Chen in her arms, she couldn't hide her loving expression.

"Yuchen has a very noble face." She stroked the baby's plump forehead and said in a creepy slow tone, "I will raise him myself."

"Bang!" The five-red soup in Sheng Xiyan's hand fell on the kang table, and the sweet soup splashed on her snow-white undershirt.

What do you mean, the old lady wants the son I gave birth to? Are you talking in your sleep?

Why?

Why? ! ! !

Xuan Ling's eyes darkened. The Queen Mother came prepared. Let's see what cards she has up her sleeve.

He remained expressionless, and took Sheng Xiyan's hand to comfort her, "Mother, if you like Yuchen, you can come to see him often, and I can also bring him to see you often. It would be better for you to spend your remaining years in peace and quiet."

The Queen Mother waved her hand slowly, and the head nanny presented a bright yellow scroll.

"Emperor, this is the secret decree your father left for me before he passed away. Please take a look."

When the bright yellow silk was unfolded in Xuan Ling's hands, Sheng Xiyan could clearly see the glaring words on it: "Choose a prince to be raised by the Queen Mother."

She dug her nails into her palms and swallowed the question that was about to come to her lips - why didn't she want Yu Mo and Yu Qing before? Why did she come to steal her Yu Chen?

Disdain was one thing, but Xuan Ling and Sheng Xiyan simultaneously wondered if the Queen Mother had known about Xuan Ling's promise of the Crown Prince position to Yu Chen on the day he was born, and that was why she came to snatch the child away.

Who did the Queen Mother snatch the child for? For Concubine Jia!

Sheng Xiyan threw the teacup to the ground and angrily said, "I don't care about any secret decree. I have to raise the child I gave birth to myself. No one can take it away from me!"

The Queen Mother slammed the table and scolded, "How dare you, Imperial Concubine, throw things around in front of me? Where do you think the palace rules are? Where do you think the distinction between high and low is?"

Before he could finish his words, an apricot-colored figure suddenly passed by his eyes.

Sheng Xiyan flew over like lightning and snatched Yu Chen back from the head nanny.

The baby's swaddling straps caught on the Queen Mother's golden armor, and with a "swish" sound, several gold threads were torn off.

"Monster...monster!" The Queen Mother stumbled back, pointing at Sheng Xiyan's dangling jade feet. "Could it be that the rumors a few days ago about you flying in the air in the middle of the night and climbing walls are true?..."

"Emperor, the imperial concubine is a monster! She should be executed immediately!" said the empress dowager in a trembling voice.

The other palace servants present all lowered their heads and dared not make a sound.

Xuan Ling knocked on the table, "Who saw what?"

The palace maids all knelt on the ground, lowered their heads, and said respectfully in unison: "Your servants didn't see anything."

Xuan Ling stretched out his arms from under the couch, picked up Sheng Xiyan and Yu Chen and brought them back to the couch.

"Could it be that Queen Mother hasn't slept well recently and is experiencing hallucinations?"

The Queen Mother choked and shook her head, saying, "Your Majesty, I am not yet at the stage where my eyesight is dim."

Sheng Xiyan shook Yu Chen, tears streaming down her face, and yelled at the Queen Mother, "Whoever dares to take my child away, I will kill her!"

Yu Chen was suddenly woken up from his sleep, with saliva glistening around his mouth. Hey, why does it seem like someone is trying to snatch me away? His vision is quite good, hehe.

A drop of salty water fell on his chubby cheek and slid into his mouth. My mother's eyes were red. Was my mother crying? Although my mother was still a great beauty when she cried, who was so mean to make my mother cry?

The Empress Dowager pointed at Sheng Xiyan and said, "How dare you, Imperial Concubine! Your Majesty, she spoke so defiantly to me, and you don't care?"

Xuan Ling said sternly, "Mother, the Imperial Concubine has not yet finished her confinement, so this is not the time to discuss this matter. How about waiting until the three children are one month old and I can give you an answer?"

The Queen Mother looked at Yu Chen and thought that what he said was not wrong. If you want someone else's child, you can't be too cruel, otherwise it will not look good if it gets out.

"Very well, Your Majesty, it is settled. When the baby is one month old, you will give Yuchen to me to raise."

Xuan Ling said nothing, but a cold light flashed in his phoenix eyes.

Sheng Xiyan glared at the empress dowager fiercely, and the empress dowager glared back at her.

As soon as the palace door closed, Xuan Ling touched Sheng Xiyan, but she didn't let him touch her and hid behind him.

"Yanyan, don't worry."

Before Xuan Ling finished speaking, Sheng Xiyan started crying and cursing.

"Are you going to give Chenchen away? Do you suspect that Chenchen is Lingling in disguise, so you want to give him away? Even if it really is him, after reincarnation, he will have no connection with his previous life and will not be the same person as before!

Chenchen is my baby, born after ten months of pregnancy. I won't allow you to give him away!"

Xuan Ling coaxed, "Yan Yan, when did I agree?"

Yu Chen's eyes widened. Hey, what happened to me in my previous life? Could it be that I was a murderous demon?

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