Chapter 27 The Emperor is a Really Filial Son

The Queen Mother knew how embarrassed and ashamed the Emperor was at the moment, so she smiled and waved her hand.

Otherwise he would go and look for Lu Xinran's trouble and motion him to sit next to him.

"Why are you here so early? Come and sit down. I'm afraid the kitchen may not be ready yet since you came so suddenly."

The empress dowager had only said this casually, but the emperor felt uncomfortable again when he thought of what he had just heard.

Was he under a spell before?

Otherwise, why would he agree to Concubine Chen's request and change the time of his visit to Ronghui Garden on his mother's birthday, just to go back early to make love with her?

When did he become so foolish that he even disrespects his mother?

The emperor was confused for a moment, but the words that fell on his lips became: "I have been busy with the flood in the south of the Yangtze River recently, and I haven't been to Yongshou Palace to accompany you for a long time. Today is your birthday, and your son should spend more time with you."

The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, speaking lovingly as if she had never heard the voice of her heart before.

"Mother is fine. You are a good emperor, and it is right for you to be busy with court affairs. There is another flood in the south of the Yangtze River. I don't know how many people will have to flee and go hungry. You must pay attention to this matter and handle it well."

The Empress Dowager stepped down the stairs, and the emperor finally got rid of his previous embarrassment.

When his gaze fell on Concubine Chen, he felt doubt and hesitation.

When Concubine Chen had miscarried before, all the evidence pointed to the Empress.

Because he was suspicious of the queen, he did not investigate carefully and directly concluded that it was the queen's doing, and even scolded her.

If it really has nothing to do with the Empress... then has he caused the Empress to suffer a lot of injustices over the years?

[What's that look in the emperor's eyes? With so many people here, is he not going to save even a shred of face for the empress?]

[The Queen is such a glamorous person, and she has been wrongly accused and rebuked by him for many years, but she has not become mentally twisted and resentful. What else can he do? ]

[Alas, the queen is so pitiful. Why couldn't she think straight back then? If she had married General Qi, she would still be riding a horse in the desert now. How free she would be.]

Why should I be a resentful woman in this deep palace?

[Alas, the emperor is not worthy of her bravery and love that made her give up everything. ]

[Men are all big pigs. Anyone who takes it seriously is a fool. ]

emperor:"……"

He squinted at Lu Xinran who was hiding behind her family. The little girl still looked honest and obedient.

The Queen Mother was not at all unhappy when people talked about her son. She even felt particularly happy.

Since the son became emperor, he has become a treacherous man. In recent years, he has been walking around the harem and his behavior has become more and more absurd.

It would be great if this girl could really wake him up with her scolding.

The Queen felt a little dazed since she heard Lu Xinran talk about his youth.

She had buried all the things that happened in her youth deep in her heart and had long dared not touch them.

She almost forgot that she once had a time of fine clothes and rich horses.

If I had married Qi Yu...

There was a mist in her eyes, but she bit her tongue and endured it.

Concubine Chen always felt that the atmosphere in the water pavilion was a little strange. She pouted her lips slightly, blinked her big eyes, and timidly stood up to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager.

"I have seen the Queen Mother. May you live long and bless her."

"Mother?"

The Queen Mother gave her a disgusted look, thinking it was unlucky to see her so pretentious on her birthday.

"You are not yet of high enough status to call me mother, so you should just call me Empress Dowager. When the emperor makes you the empress, you can call me mother."

The Concubine Chen was humiliated by her bluntness. She swayed and looked at the Emperor with grievance.

The Queen Mother frowned even more deeply: "Alright, do you think I've bullied you? The Emperor dotes on you so much, maybe it won't be long before the position of Empress will be yours, and then I'll go to the Imperial Mausoleum with the Empress."

"You back off!"

The emperor shouted at her, then stood up and knelt before the empress dowager: "Mother, why do you say that? You are embarrassing your son."

The Queen Mother looked at him with a complicated expression, intending to give her a way out, but when she glanced at the empress who looked dazed, she couldn't help but feel distressed.

Finally, he couldn't help it and spoke up to support the Queen.

"Emperor, you know in your heart who has been by my side all these years. I cannot live without her."

The royal family cannot divorce, and from the day the empress married into the Song family, she can only be a member of the Song family.

She knew that the Emperor had been obsessed with Concubine Chen for many years, and she could not do anything about it. She could only try her best to maintain the last bit of dignity for the Empress.

At least let all the ministers present today know that even if the Queen does not please the Emperor, he still has her.

The disappointment in the Empress Dowager's eyes and the Empress's reluctance to cry made the Emperor feel extremely uncomfortable.

Is he really that bad and a wicked person in their eyes?

[The Emperor is still...feeling wronged? ]

[He promised the Queen that he would love her for the rest of his life, but a few years after they got married, he managed to seize the military power from her father and brother. After that, he was still worried about her and secretly took drugs every time he went to the Queen's palace, fearing that the Queen might be pregnant.]

[Isn't it because of him that Concubine Chen dared to plot against the Empress? 】

[Even the Queen Mother could see that he wanted to depose her...Alas, those who are righteous are usually butchers, and those who are treacherous are usually scholars.]

“That’s enough!”

The emperor roared and looked straight in the direction of the Lu family.

"Someone come!"

"emperor!"

The Queen Mother also stood up angrily, "Do you remember that this is my birthday banquet! Do you remember that I am your mother?

"You came here early just to be able to go back and accompany Concubine Chen early. This is ridiculous. In your heart, I am not even as good as a concubine.

"What do you want to do now? Do you want me to go before the emperor and guard the imperial mausoleum? You are so powerful, there is no need to hold this birthday banquet today!"

The Queen Mother was so angry that she swept the tea bowls on the table, and the porcelain fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The emperor closed his eyes and asked, "Mother, are you trying to force your son?"

To threaten and force your own son because of a demon who can read people's hearts?

"Force?" The Queen Mother laughed in anger: "Look at what you look like now! You have been seduced by a woman and have lost your soul. If you are so distressed, why did you come here today!"

A great birthday banquet was completely ruined by this unlucky and disgusting thing.

The Empress Dowager glanced at the Concubine Chen with disgust. The Concubine Chen was timid and didn't know what was going on. She just hunched her shoulders and tried to hide behind the Emperor.

When he did this, the emperor subconsciously turned sideways and put the man behind him.

[Tsk, at such a young age, he is just playing with pure love, and he didn't even care that my mother was about to faint. He is really a filial son. ]

[Unfortunately, the little white rabbit's goal is very clear, that is, to become the queen, and then support her family, well, and then persuade her childhood sweetheart who grew up with her to become a high-ranking official, so that she can always find a chance to have a tryst with her in the harem in the future. ]

[Hey, look at the Concubine Chen and then look at the Empress, the unfavored people are breathing wrong. ]

The emperor turned his head to look at the timid and sweet Concubine Chen behind him, and for the first time, his heart wavered.

The Queen Mother seemed to have aged twenty years at this moment. She tightly grasped the arm handed to her by the old palace maid.

"Emperor, why don't we have a good look at the matter of Concubine Chen today? I will do the judging!"