Liu Hao asked casually without any emotion.
"What good news? Mother, please tell me."
Seeing her son's lack of interest in everything, Empress Chen felt as if her heart was torn into pieces.
Heartbroken.
The son who was once so talented, so cheerful and sunny, fell from heaven to hell because of his physical disability and lost the will to live.
When I advise others, I always encourage them to look forward.
But what is the future of his son?
In order not to upset her son, she and her son ignored everything going on outside the palace for five years. Even the servants around them were forbidden to talk about anything outside Kunning Palace.
Today, Nanny Chen returned from visiting relatives and brought back a piece of news for me, risking being punished.
That was the person his son had been thinking about and looking for for many years.
Empress Chen saw her opportunity.
I couldn't wait to tell my depressed son, hoping to rekindle his courage to live.
Thinking of this, Empress Chen squatted in front of her son and said, "Hao'er, General Nangong has found Xue'er!"
The osmanthus cake in Liu Hao's hand fell. After being stunned for a while, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Queen Chen's hand.
"Mother, are you serious?"
"Seriously! It's been a month since I returned home, and I heard he was badly bullied.
Hao'er, do you want to meet her?"
Liu Hao was only excited for a short while before he calmed down again.
"Mother, how can I possibly meet her in my current state?"
"We can support her and avenge her. You said you would protect her."
Liu Hao was stunned for a long time, and slowly a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, which were like a pool of stagnant water.
"Is this son still useful and can protect her?"
"Yes! We can! As long as we want, no one can bully her!"
Queen Chen's firm words were like a guiding light in the darkness.
A smile gradually appeared in Liu Hao's eyes: "Mother, you are right. I still have meaning in living, and I can still protect Xue'er.
Mother, please tell me, who bullied her?"
"It's the newly crowned top scholar Li Yulin and Prime Minister Xue's family..."
When Empress Chen saw her beloved son, she finally felt a little bit of warmth and hurriedly recounted everything she had heard from Nanny Chen.
"They are looking for death!" Liu Hao slapped the armrest of the wheelchair.
“The day after tomorrow’s Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet will be held, and that family of beasts will most likely not be able to come.
But it doesn't matter, I can practice with Xue Lin and Xue Huaian first."
"Hao'er is right. That old Prime Minister Xue has bullied Xue'er and her daughter to this extent for his daughter who came in her old age. Why can't we take it out on his other children?"
Emperor Dongling, who quietly walked into Kunning Palace, happened to hear the second half of the sentence and asked with a smile.
"Who do you and your son want to vent your anger on? Go ahead, I'll back you up. If anything goes wrong, I'll take care of it."
As long as you are willing to get out of here.
Emperor Dongling swallowed the rest of his words.
Liu Hao looked up at Emperor Dongling and said, "Father, I am an unfilial son and have caused you to worry about me.
From now on, I will no longer live like a walking corpse. I will cheer up and do what I want to do and what I can do! "
Looking at his son who had finally figured it out, Emperor Dongling was overjoyed: "Good, good, good! This is my good son!"
Empress Chen waited until Emperor Dongling was happy before she looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, I have been doing nothing for too long and my bones are stiff.
From now on, I want to find something for myself to do, to share the emperor's worries and manage the harem well."
"That's great. With you in charge of the harem, I feel much more at ease!
Lai Fu, hurry to Renhe Palace and return the account books and keys to the Queen."
As if fearing that Empress Chen would go back on her word, Emperor Dongling hurriedly sent Eunuch Wei away.
Queen Chen smiled but said nothing.
Everything is for the emperor.
Only by holding power in your own hands can you protect those you want to protect.
Half an hour later.
Eunuch Wei returned with a few palace maids.
"Your Majesty, I have brought back the account books and keys for you!"
Empress Chen pointed to the side.
"Thank you for your hard work. Leave it there for now. By the way, did anyone give you any trouble when you went to Renhe Palace?"
"It's not that difficult, but it's a little painful to spit out the fat meat in your mouth."
"Fat? Yes, to some people it is fat, to the point where they forget who they are and develop thoughts they shouldn't have.
I'd like to trouble Eunuch Wei for his help with the birthday banquet the day after tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to help you and make the birthday banquet a grand occasion.
To prevent some people from laughing at me and thinking that the feast would be incomplete without her."
That night, Emperor Dongling stayed in Kunning Palace for dinner.
The fifth prince Liu Xuan was also called back.
Seeing the changes in his brother, Liu Xuan was surprised and encouraged him: "Brother, you should have done this a long time ago. Only if we don't give up, there is hope."
Liu Hao looked up at Liu Xuan: "I still have things to do, I need to live well.
Once you start attending court, you will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of others. Be careful and don't be like your brother, who was plotted against and realized how treacherous people are."
Liu Xuan frowned: "I will be careful. I still want to find out who murdered my brother and avenge him."
Emperor Dong Ling's face darkened when he heard this: "You should take care of yourself first. Don't let yourself get hurt before you can get your revenge."
"Hehe...I understand."
The atmosphere here was harmonious, but there was chaos in Renhe Palace.
Concubine Xue was furious. She smashed things and cursed loudly, scaring the palace maids away.
"Back then, Chen Muyan said she didn't want to do it, so now she wants to take it back?
I have worked so hard to take care of the harem for five years, but in the end, I ended up making wedding dresses for her. Why?
I am dissatisfied and I will go to her to ask for an explanation."
Nanny An quickly persuaded, "Your Majesty, didn't Eunuch Wei say it was the Emperor's will?"
"I don't believe it. The Empress Dowager's birthday banquet is the day after tomorrow. How could the Emperor suddenly want to take back my power over the harem at this critical moment?"
Nanny An frowned, "Could it be that the trip to the Imperial Study this afternoon angered the Emperor?
The Queen is taking care of the cripple and won't have the energy to manage the harem."
Concubine Xue gritted her teeth and nodded: "It's possible. Ever since I stepped into the Imperial Study, the Emperor has never treated me well.
Humph, if he is ruthless, don't blame me for being disloyal."
Nanny An lowered her voice and said, "My Lady, this is good. You won't be soft-hearted when you do things."
Concubine Xue sneered and muttered, "There is no family affection in the royal family. There has always been a life-and-death struggle. How dare I be soft-hearted?
If you show any weakness in your heart, it will be me, Heng'er, and even the entire Prime Minister's family who will die.
Heng'er has been planning this for so long, we have no choice but to give it a try. Otherwise, if someone else takes over, where will we, mother and son, survive?"
"Then will your Majesty go and make trouble with the Emperor?"
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