Li Qiji felt the movement of his sleeve, looked down at Guan Zhiyue who was tugging at him, and affectionately raised his hand to stroke the top of Guan Zhiyue's head.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Yue'er, what's wrong? Are you tired?"

Guan Zhiyue shook her head, while Empress Dowager Xin and the other woman were already deep in thought, wondering what the situation was like now.

"I'm a little tired, let's go back to the palace first! Let Mother and Imperial Uncle discuss this here!" Guan Zhiyue replied softly.

Seeing Guan Zhiyue's exhausted state, Li Qiji said, "Okay! I understand."

So the two of them walked up to Empress Dowager Xin, clasped their hands and bowed, saying, "Mother, your son and Yue'er will take our leave now. Please have a good talk with your uncle. As your son, I will support whatever decision you make. If you wish to spend the rest of your life with your uncle, I will also offer my advice."

"Your subject and Yue'er's greatest wish is that our mother can live a peaceful and healthy life. Mother has worked hard for your subject all her life. In the second half of your mother's life, your subject only wishes that your mother can live a life that is as she pleases."

"Your subject will take Yue'er and take his leave now. Your Majesty, please continue your conversation!" After saying this, Li Qiji took Guan Zhiyue's hand and pulled away the other third wheel, Li Qishang.

Li Qishang was still unwilling to leave with his elder brother, but he couldn't resist and had no choice but to leave. Guan Zhiyue looked at the two brothers as they came out and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

Actually, it wasn't for any other reason than that she suddenly felt a little amused. If she wasn't mistaken, these two boys were going to have a stepfather in the future!

Hahaha~~~

Guan Zhiyue suddenly burst out laughing, which was quite unkind of her. The two brothers looked at Guan Zhiyue with some confusion. Guan Zhiyue quickly stopped laughing and looked at the two of them, slightly twitching her lips.

Li Qishang reluctantly shook off his elder brother's hand and said, "Brother, what do you mean by this? How can our mother be with that bandit? And we're all grown up, do we still want to find ourselves a stepfather?"

When Guan Zhiyue heard Li Qishang's words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was just too funny!

"Pfft~"

Upon hearing this, Li Qishang looked at Guan Zhiyue with a resentful expression, stamped his foot, and said with puffed cheeks, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this? Is what Qishang said wrong? How can you make fun of me like this?"

Guan Zhiyue exclaimed, "Oh dear, this adorable Prince Xiaoyao is being coquettish again! How can I stand it? It's absolutely killing me! His angry yet coquettish little face is just too cute. I really want to reach out and touch him. He's such a soft and cuddly little guy!"

Guan Zhiyue not only thought this way, but also did it. She directly bypassed Li Qiji, reached out and pinched Li Qishang's face, pinching his cheeks with both hands, moving them up, down, left and right, before saying, "My silly little brother, why are you so naive? It's obvious that your mother and your royal uncle are in love. Why don't you give them a hand?"

"Haven't you heard that helping others is the greatest virtue?"

Li Qishang slapped the hand off his face, took out the fan from his waist, opened it with a whoosh, and angrily shook it up and down. He said arrogantly, clearly disagreeing with Guan Zhiyue's words, "Sister-in-law, you're talking nonsense. How could my mother possibly be interested in such a bandit?"

Li Qiji, who was standing to the side, also disagreed, but he remained silent, wanting to see what Guan Zhiyue would say.

Guan Zhiyue pouted, looked at the two brothers, and strode ahead, then said, "Are you two stupid?"

"What makes you say that?" Li Qishang asked.

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "Think about it yourselves. Even if your mother was raped by your royal uncle, she still wasn't angry. What else could that be but love? To put it another way, if you were raped, what would you do to that person? Especially since your own son is the king of this country."

The two of them thought it made sense, but Li Qiji disagreed, saying, "That's because my mother didn't want to cause me any trouble, so that's why she did it this way."

Guan Zhiyue: "..." What trouble are you in?

"Well, it's not that you can't say it that way, but I don't think so. You have to understand, you are the king of this country. A single word from you can make all the people of the world tremble. What trouble is your mother afraid of?"

"Besides, you just don't want to admit it. Actually, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. As long as the two people are in love and can spend their future together, that's great!"

"Why should your happiness mean that your mother has to live alone in an empty room, remaining celibate for your father who has never loved her, spending her days in fear and anxiety in this lonely and indifferent palace? Why not let her go and let her experience the outside world and enjoy her own emotional world in the second half of her life?"

"I don't think you yourselves can get through this, so how could your mother possibly get through it? Besides, as her children, don't you just want your mother to be safe, healthy, and happy?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qishang glanced at Guan Zhiyue, pouted, and said, "I'm not happy yet. The only one who is happy right now is my brother."

Guan Zhiyue laughed heartily, then glanced at Li Qishang and said, "Don't worry, fate might just be around the corner!"

Li Qishang: "..." I don't believe you for a second, you old hag, you're wicked!

Li Qiji didn't speak, but instead fell into deep thought, and he also knew that what Guan Zhiyue said seemed to be true.

The three walked and talked. Guan Zhiyue walked in front, Li Qiji followed in second place, and Li Qishang lagged behind. He still couldn't understand why his mother would fall in love with his own uncle.

He suddenly felt that the whole world was very mysterious, which was beyond his ability to accept, and he couldn't accept it.

"Sister-in-law, are you sure my mother really likes my uncle?" Li Qishang asked.

Guan Zhiyue turned around and looked at Li Qishang with a faint smile, without saying a word. This made Li Qishang even more confused. What was going on?

"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed; you shall guess for yourself!"

Little Tuan Tuan inside the space chuckled, "Master, are you starting to act like a fortune teller? Tsk tsk, still pretending to be a celestial being!"

"That's true, but the problem is I didn't know either! Who knows how those two were going to discuss it? Don't you think so?"

Little Tuantuan: "..." Speechless!