Chapter 156 The So-called Best Friend

Xie Yuanshuang knelt on the ground and told the story in detail, as if she was complaining and crying.

Upon hearing about the "guarantee document", Aunt Yao suddenly stepped forward and slammed a corner of the table.

The old empress dowager suddenly turned her head and looked at her coldly. The stern look on her face instantly made Aunt Yao retreat again.

Not long after...

The empress dowager stood up, personally helped Xie Yuanshuang up, patted the back of her hand and led her to her seat.

"You were married into the royal family for many years, but I never saw you. Your mother's family and Concubine Xiao must have given you a lot of trouble, right? Do you ever resent me?"

Xie Yuanshuang hurriedly shook her head: "The Empress Dowager likes quietness, it's not just that she doesn't want to see Yuanshuang alone, Yuanshuang has no complaints."

After all, she was someone close to her precious great-grandson, and she was deeply trusted by Tang Bao...

The old empress dowager didn't want Xie Yuanshuang to have any resentment in her heart, which would leave any hidden dangers for Tang Bao in the future.

Therefore, she suddenly sighed in her heart, her eyes dark, but she spoke softly:

"Your great-grandfather was once my father's deputy general. I grew up with your grandmother at the border, and we were indeed close friends in our early years."

"During the best years of our relationship, we really could talk about anything. I even saved her life once."

"The year my family began to arrange a marriage for me, I fell in love with a man and often exchanged letters with him. Your grandmother knew about it at the time."

Xie Yuanshuang's eyes widened slightly, thinking, is this something she can listen to?

She had long lost interest in the relationship between Madam Xie and the Queen Mother.

She wanted to leave. She wanted to give Tang Bao a bath. Those men with knives and guns were always ruthless. She wanted to see if there were any slap marks on Tang Bao's little butt.

If it is broken, you must apply ointment as soon as possible!

She also wanted to accompany Tang Bao to draw talismans, but she found that after drawing the talismans, they needed to be folded into a shape...

But Tang Bao's hands are so small and his skin is so tender. What if he rubs his fingertips back and forth on the papers and gets cuts or calluses?

The old empress dowager saw Xie Yuanshuang's absent-mindedness clearly, and instead of being angry, she was very satisfied.

Whether to listen or not, whether to explain to her or not, is her attitude.

Her eyes narrowed slightly, her expression heavy, as if she was lost in a distant memory, unable to extricate herself for a moment...

"Later, the man wrote to me, saying he wanted to meet me. I was so happy that I told your grandmother right away..."

"I thought your grandmother was happy for me because she took the trouble to help me change dress after dress."

"But on the day I had an appointment to meet that man, I had a miscarriage after lunch with your grandmother!? And your grandmother actually pretended to be me and met that man on my behalf..."

Having said that, the old queen mother couldn't help but snorted coldly.

She treated him as a close friend, but he only envied her and wanted to take away everything he could from her!!

How ironic.

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(⊙⊙)Xie Yuanshuang was confused after hearing this.

"But my grandfather has never left Xijing City?"

"Humph! That man is certainly not your grandfather."

The corner of the Queen Mother's eye twitched slightly.

"He was a spy from the enemy nation. Although he intended to approach me, he had never seen my face... So, he mistook your grandmother for me. Together with four other spies, he abducted her to a cave and abused her for four days and five nights."

"Not only that, he refused to believe your grandmother wasn't the daughter of a great general guarding the border. He even used your grandmother to threaten my father... and in the end, your great-grandfather shot an arrow through her throat."

"Later, I married into the royal family, and your great-grandfather, having made military achievements, brought his entire family to Xijing City."

"When she was young, your grandmother wanted to see me several times and even spread the word that she and I were close friends..."

"I never met her. After I sent someone to give her a beating in private, all the past grudges were forgotten."

"..." Xie Yuanshuang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only lower his eyebrows and nod slightly.

Having said what she wanted to say, the old empress dowager said nothing else, but just picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little tense...

Just at this moment, Shen Ying came.

He stumbled and his face turned pale with anxiety... It's not that he was particularly loyal, but his true love for the emperor had long been worn away by Emperor Liang himself.

A new emperor appoints new ministers. He just hasn’t lived enough!

This isn't the time for Emperor Liang to die!

"Empress Dowager! Something happened, Empress Dowager..."

Shin Young had prepared his speech on the way here.

In short, other things can be covered up for a while, but we will have to pay them back later!

The emperor's life is at stake right now, and someone is needed to take charge of the situation. He has to coax the empress dowager to get over this hurdle first.

The imperial court must not be in chaos, and the people must not be panicked!!

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, Pei An pulled him and gritted his teeth without opening his mouth: "Put away those thoughts of yours! The Queen Mother knows everything!"

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Shen Ying was dumbfounded. Since the Queen Mother knew that the Emperor had tricked the little princess into signing a guarantee document for the donation, why was she still so quiet?

Even the usually fearless Yao Ma, why didn't she lose her temper or curse? She just looked more serious and dignified than before.

He didn't know what to say for a moment, and with a bitter face, he slid down to his knees and floated in front of the old queen.

He didn't say anything else, and let the old queen do it herself!

The old queen gritted her teeth, picked up the muff on the table and hit Shen Ying on the head.

"Every one of them is heartless!"

"Baba Xia Tangbao cleaned up her small warehouse and didn't forget to get you a pair of knee pads!"

Shen Ying was startled and looked at the old queen in disbelief...

So the knee pads that suddenly appeared in his room, with a sable fur lining, a brocade cover, and a gold-threaded edging, were secretly given to him by Princess Zhaoning?

The little princess must have remembered that he didn't allow her to call him grandpa in the palace, so she gave him this gift to avoid suspicion...

How could this girl be so kind and thoughtful... She gave him such a valuable gift without even saying a word to him, which was enough to show that the little princess really cared about him!

At this moment, Shen Ying's guilt towards Xiao Tangbao has reached its peak. He swore that he would protect the little princess better in the future and never let her be bullied by anyone again!

Shen Ying sniffed, and with tears in his eyes, he kowtowed three times towards Tang Bao's bedroom.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Problems that can be solved with money are never problems. I will help you!"

He still had some money saved, and he would give it all to the little princess later.

At worst, he would ask for bribes. There were so many people who wanted to give him money but he couldn't...

The old empress dowager sighed, "Take me to see the emperor! As long as I am here, the Daliang court will not be in chaos!"

The wicked emperor must not die now. The thunder was struck by Tang Bao. No one cares whether he lives or dies. But don't add to the karma of her precious great-grandson!