"What's wrong? Hasn't your sister-in-law told her nephews what heinous things their father has done?" Li An asked indifferently.

Guan Zhiyue then raised her eyes and looked the man in front of her up and down.

Li An is thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old this year, almost forty. He is the seventh prince of the current emperor Li Qiji, that is, a leisurely prince of his father's generation.

The fiefdom was located on the frontier, only a river away from the barbarian tribes. Since Li Qiji ascended the throne, he had dismissed all these imperial uncles.

Some stubborn and incorrigible people were all exiled or demoted to commoners, but Li An was raised by his mother, so the Empress Dowager still spoke up for him and asked her to spare him, sending him to a very far place, and forbidding him from returning to the capital unless summoned.

He was dressed in a four-clawed python robe, with a spring-green belt with children playing on its horns around his waist. He had long, cloud-like hair, clear and bright tiger eyes beneath his brows, and a sturdy build. He was truly a romantic and talented man. A faint smile always played on his lips, giving him a bewitching and wicked air.

Guan Zhiyue saw that he had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and could be described as a typical handsome middle-aged man. People say that people have already changed their appearance by middle age, but Li An still looks like a young man.

If you didn't know his age, you would definitely think he was a young man in his early thirties, but little did you know that he was a middle-aged man approaching forty.

"Shut up! Don't bring up those disgusting things your brother did back then. It only makes people feel disgusted and disgraces our royal family!" Empress Dowager Xin roared hysterically.

Guan Zhiyue quickly stepped forward to support her Empress Dowager, gently comforting her, "Mother, you must calm down, don't fall into someone else's trap."

After hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Empress Dowager Xin gradually calmed down and looked up at Li An, who was still sitting at the table with a nonchalant attitude.

Li An stopped talking at this point, and Li Qiji then said, "Let's eat first. It's rare for the Imperial Uncle to come back, so let's talk about things after we finish eating."

Li Qishang, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, let's eat first! We'll talk about it after we eat."

Although the two brothers, Li Qishang and Li Qiji, as well as Guan Zhiyue, were very curious about what exactly happened back then, especially when they heard that their own princess had been taken by their own brother, they widened their eyes in surprise. Wasn't this a bit too shocking?

"Mother, let's eat first! We can talk afterward!" Li Qiji and Guan Zhiyue comforted her.

Li An was quite sensible and kept his head down while eating. After a period of silence, all that could be heard was the clinking of bowls and chopsticks; no other sounds could be heard. The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite oppressive.

Inside the space, Little Tuan Tuan clicked its tongue and said, "Master, I never expected your father-in-law, whom you've never met, to be so awesome! He even goes after his own sister-in-law! What a ruthless man!"

Guan Zhiyue was speechless. She rolled her eyes at the sky and said to Xiao Tuantuan in her space with her mind: "I always thought this Seventh Imperial Uncle was a bad person, but I didn't expect that my so-called eunuch is the real scoundrel!"

"Hey, who says otherwise? I think this story is really quite interesting. But why is your mother-in-law so nervous and obstructive? Is there some unspeakable reason?"

Guan Zhiyue shook her head, then picked up a piece of meat, chewed it slowly, and continued to say in her mind, "Who knows? Maybe those old grudges from back then are related to her? Or maybe she was also bullied back then?"

Upon hearing Guan Zhiyue's words, Xiao Tuantuan fell straight down from mid-air. Good heavens! Her owner was truly a tiger!

"Oh my god!" Little Tuantuan exclaimed.

Guan Zhiyue asked anxiously, "What happened?"

Little Tuantuan got up from the ground, dusted herself off, and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I was just scared by your sharp words, Master. It was terrifying."

After quickly finishing their meal, Li An looked at Empress Dowager Xin and said, "Sister-in-law, we should catch up."

Seeing Li An's reaction, Li Qiji stood up unhappily, shielding his mother behind him, and said, "Seventh Imperial Uncle, it's late, and the palace gates are about to be locked. You should leave the palace first!"

Li An twirled the fan in his hand and then said, "No, nephew Qi Ji, I haven't had a proper chat with my sister-in-law yet. How can I leave the palace now? It's been so many years since I last saw her. Shouldn't we at least have a little chat?"

As Li An spoke, a bewitching smile played on his lips, as if he wanted to draw everyone to him. Empress Dowager Xin, fearing that he was about to utter something outrageous, quickly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Qi Ji, I have something to say to your royal uncle. You may all leave now!"

Empress Xin looked at her brother-in-law, whom she both loved and hated, especially since she had raised him in the past. But now, thinking about it...

The two arrived at a relatively quiet side hall, where Empress Dowager Xin said, "Speak, what do you want to tell me?"

Li An smiled and opened his folding fan with a whoosh, circling around Empress Dowager Xin and saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, Your Majesty, you've maintained your figure just like back then. I've been thinking about you for many years! That romantic night is still unforgettable!"

Empress Dowager Xin felt incredibly ashamed upon hearing this; it was utterly disgusting. However, she knew that this person was retaliating in kind, and that her resistance would only unleash his bestial nature and harm her child.

But now that his own child has ascended the throne, how could he still be afraid of him?

"How dare you! As your sister-in-law, how can I allow you to frame me like this? Seventh Prince, I advise you to go back safely and not cause any more trouble! Now that my son is the Emperor of Nan Ding Kingdom, it is impossible for you to turn the tide. You would be better off spending the rest of your life on the frontier."

Upon hearing the Empress Dowager's threat, Li An's eyes lit up, and he said with amusement, "Sister-in-law, your tone is quite different from back then. You're much more assertive now!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, now that she's the Empress Dowager, she's certainly become more assertive. It's a pity that back when she was being pampered, she wasn't as assertive as she is now. My sister-in-law is still as endearing as she was back then!"

Empress Dowager Xin felt like she was about to explode. This was an utter disgrace! The scenes from back then were still vivid in her mind, making her feel ashamed and unable to lift her head.

However, the three people waiting outside were extremely anxious, pacing back and forth, unable to come up with any solutions, and wanting to hear what was being said inside.

But they were so curious, it was like they were eavesdropping.