Hearing this, Concubine Shu's eyes widened, and she took the gift in her hand with a look of surprise on her face: "I thank the Queen Mother for her great grace!"
The Queen Mother nodded and smiled meaningfully.
She had used this thing to seduce the late emperor and consolidate her position of favor. Now, it was time to put it to use again.
That day, Concubine Shu planned to use it.
On Xiao Shengxing's side, the empress dowager broke into the imperial study and ordered him to go see the prince.
Xiao Shengxing looked at the Empress Dowager with a look of respect on his face, but he didn't put down the memorial in his hand. "The war at the border is now tense. I must spend more time to come up with a solution to help the border and reduce the suffering of the people."
"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you last visited the little prince? The border war is not urgent at this moment. It will be the same if you come back after visiting him."
The Queen Mother did not give up and continued to persuade him.
Looking at her, Xiao Shengxing was silent for a moment, then stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go there."
The empress dowager was delighted and immediately ordered the emperor to be sent to the Yiku Palace.
When Xiao Shengxing arrived at Yiku Palace, he found that there were very few people in the palace, as if it had been cleared out.
He walked into the bedroom in confusion. As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of incense hit his nose, and he couldn't help but frown.
Along with the pungent fragrance came the concubine Shu, who was dressed in cool clothes.
At this time, she was wearing a gauze dress, heavy makeup, and her eyes were full of meaning.
Xiao Shengxing warned, "Don't light such strong incense. Don't let it harm the prince."
Even adults can't stand the smell, let alone a newborn baby.
Concubine Shu gave him a sad look, her seductive eyes fell on him, and suddenly she pounced on him: "Your Majesty, won't you look at me?"
However, she missed. Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes turned cold and he pushed her away.
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