The Queen Mother was holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hands. She was in a restless mood and could not calm down.

This incident completely disgraced her whole life.

How can I live and face the outside world in the future? She might as well be dead.

At this time, the palace maid who served her came in, hesitating and looking unhappy.

"What's the matter?" the Queen Mother asked impatiently with a frown.

The maid's eyes turned red, and she said tremblingly: "Empress Dowager, Eunuch Wang is dead..."

After the maid finished speaking, the Queen Mother remained motionless for a long while. When the maid looked up again, she saw the Queen Mother spit out a mouthful of blood and fell down...

The news of the Queen Mother vomiting blood and fainting soon spread in the palace. Everyone said everything in secret, and the Emperor did not deliberately control it, so the rumor that the Queen Mother and Eunuch Wang were together when they were young became more and more intense.

Prince Ruyang requested to visit the palace, and the emperor let him in directly for cotton's sake.

Prince Ruyang straightened his back and walked towards the Cining Palace step by step. He could feel the people around him secretly looking at him, and he also knew how these damn guys were laughing at him in secret.

He held his breath.

He can't lose.

We can't let these slaves make a fool of themselves.

The Cining Palace has been surrounded since the incident. It was the imperial guards, whose leader was surnamed Han, whom Prince Ruyang knew. Leader Han opened the door with a cold face and in a businesslike manner.

"Your Majesty, please."

"Excuse me, Commander Han."

Prince Ruyang still had that polite and smiling look.

Commander Han always had a serious expression on his face no matter who he was facing. He nodded slightly, neither warm nor cold.

Prince Ruyang said nothing more and strode into the room.

Everyone in the Cining Palace lowered their heads as if they had made a mistake. There was deathly silence all around, and an oppressive atmosphere was spreading, as if a pair of invisible hands were strangling everyone's neck.

I can't even breathe...

King Ruyang exhaled and asked the palace maid who was leading the way.

"How is the Queen Mother?"

The maid considered her words carefully before saying, "Your Highness has taken the medicine and is in much better spirits now."

Prince Ruyang asked again: "Did you really faint because you heard about Wang Decai's incident?"

The maid didn't dare to answer.

How could she say this?

Prince Ruyang only looks good-tempered, but he is actually very difficult to mess with, and everyone in Cining Palace knows it.

"Your Highness, I don't know either," the maid Xiao 뀞놅 replied.

Prince Ruyang glanced at her and said nothing more.

There were several pots of charcoal fire in the room, and a wave of hot air hit me in the face.

The Queen Mother was lying on the bed, covered with a thick quilt, her face ashen.

As soon as Prince Ruyang entered the room, she noticed him, but she did not move. When Prince Ruyang came to her, she rolled her eyes and murmured, "My son, you are here."

Prince Ruyang walked to the bed, squatted down, and held her hand.

Without her makeup and gorgeous appearance, the Queen Mother looked like just an ordinary woman. She was beautiful when she was young, but now her appearance is not as good as before. Moreover, the Queen Mother has been worrying too much these days and looks much older.

"How is mother's health?" asked Guan Yu, Prince of Ruyang.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but shed tears.

"The Queen Mother is very good, and she even lets you fuck her..."

If she had to say who she felt most sorry for in this matter, the Queen Mother thought it was Prince Ruyang.

Originally, these people in the capital city would treat people differently based on their appearance, but now...

The Queen Mother didn't even dare to think about what kind of ridicule Prince Ruyang would face after he left.

"It's all the Queen Mother's fault, it's all the Queen Mother's fault..."

The Queen Mother's tears were like beads from a broken string, flowing down her cheeks and into her hair. Prince Ruyang saw some white hair hidden in her black hair...

He remained silent and looked a little gloomy.

The Queen Mother thought he was a stranger...

Fortunately, Prince Ruyang smiled quickly, but the smile was too superficial and looked a bit fake.

"It's alright, mother. Everything has been handled. It was Wang Decai who was so bold as to want to do something bad to you. Now that Wang Decai is dead, the matter is over. Mother, you don't have to think too much about it."

Upon hearing the news of Wang Decai's death again, the Queen Mother was still uncomfortable and sad.

Prince Ruyang looked at her and said seriously, "Mother, Wang Decai is just a dog slave. You should cheer up for your son."

The Queen Mother looked at him and finally nodded.

It is impossible to say that the Queen Mother likes Wang Decai, but Wang Decai is the person who has been with the Queen Mother the longest. When she first entered the palace, she was not favored, her appearance was not outstanding, and she was often bullied by people in the harem.

It was Wang Decai who rescued her.

At that time, Wang Decai and Li Defu were both apprentices of Eunuch Gao.

Eunuch Gao was the chief eunuch beside the late emperor, who enjoyed his trust and had considerable power in Guanghua Palace. Many people fawned on him, and even a mistress like the empress dowager, who had no background, was not particularly good-looking and was not favored, had to bow her head when she saw Eunuch Gao.

Wang Decai is the eldest disciple of Eunuch Gao. Eunuch Gao originally wanted to train him, to gain experience in front of the late emperor, and then to select the crown prince. In the future, he will also be the most trusted person of the new emperor.

But Wang Decai finally chose to stay with the Queen Mother...

This has been going on for decades.

During this period, Wang Decai gave advice to the Queen Mother and helped her do many dirty things. In the end, she was favored by the late emperor, became the Queen, and even became pregnant.

Originally, the country was within reach.

Originally, everything should be like that.

But who knows.

Who knows.

When Concubine Chun died, the late emperor suddenly saw the bastard left by Concubine Chun, and no one expected that the bastard was so smart. When the Queen Mother just gave birth to Prince Ruyang, she also wanted to try hard to let the late emperor see Prince Ruyang more, he was also very smart and clever.

But……

But Prince Ruyang could never be as good as the emperor.

No matter how hard you study, you can never be better than him.

Never better.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes. Over the years, she already knew what Wang Decai was thinking of her. In this lonely palace, she treated Wang Decai as a friend, a relative, a servant, and also as a useful toy when she felt empty and lonely.

Wang Decai was also happy.

But the Queen Mother never expected that this matter would eventually be exposed.

"Someone knocked us unconscious and locked the door from the outside." The Queen Mother murmured, "Someone is trying to harm me on purpose." She grabbed Prince Ruyang's hand and spoke, as if she wanted Prince Ruyang to help her find that person.

Prince Ruyang was not surprised at all. Of course, it was someone else who harmed them. What else could it be?

"It should be the emperor. My mother went to his place during the day, and he came back to take revenge at night."

The Queen Mother's face darkened, and all her sadness, anger, and embarrassment found an outlet.

"That little bastard, I will never let him go." The Queen Mother said viciously, "He must be mentally ill. Let's wait until his birthday party to make a move. I can't wait any longer."

Prince Ruyang nodded and smiled.

"OK."

…

On the day of the emperor's birthday, the weather was quite good, with light clouds and bright sunshine, but the temperature outside was still very low.

An Jiu stood aside and watched Eunuch Li and Aunt Qu dress up the emperor. The emperor let them do whatever they wanted like an obedient big rag doll.

However, his thoughts were scattered around Guanghua Palace.

[I’m sleepy.] 】

[I have to go to the toilet once before I leave.] 】

[The provincial banquet is still going on. 】

[It’s so cold outside, I don’t want to go out. 】

[Actually, you can also use a chamber pot, but...]

He glanced at An Jiu.

An Jiu was speechless.

You can just pee, worst case scenario I'll just avoid it? And there is a screen, can I still chase you and watch you?

The emperor sighed.

[Forget it, I'd better go to the toilet.] 】

An Jiu: "..."