Ye Pengcheng frowned and thought for a long time, but still found it hard to believe.
"Madam, are you sure that the Empress isn't trying to be mean to Xinxin and protect Xiaoxiao just to get into a fight with the Consort Xian?"
Madam Ye nodded immediately. "Originally, I also thought that the Empress was doing this to get angry with the Consort Xian."
"But after the Queen scolded Xinxin, she actually showed concern for Xiaoxiao's food in public."
"I was also puzzled at first, until Xiaoxiao's inner voice rang in my ears, and then I realized it."
"You know, when I learned that the man Xiaoxiao was talking about was the prince, my legs went weak with fear."
"Fortunately, Xiaoxiao is calmer than me. After observing the Queen for a long time, she guessed that the Queen probably got the news from the Crown Prince."
"I've calmed down a bit. I wanted to go find you after the party was over."
"But right after the banquet, the Queen summoned Xiaoxiao. I was anxious, so I came looking for you, but you were stopped by Prince Yu."
"Fortunately, the prince came later and brought you here, so I had the opportunity to talk to you in detail."
"Now, the Queen is summoning us again. What do you think we should do?"
Ye Pengcheng quickly calmed himself down, pondered for a moment, and immediately made a decision.
"Madam, you must listen to your husband. When you go to the Queen's bedroom, listen more and talk less."
"We can only pretend we don't know about Xiaoxiao and the prince's affairs, and we must not reveal Xiaoxiao's inner thoughts."
"Everything is strange now, we can only deal with it carefully."
Mrs. Ye had no better solution and had to follow Ye Pengcheng's arrangements.
The two of them adjusted their mood and walked quickly towards the queen's bedroom.
At this moment, Ye Pengcheng no longer cared about whether it was in accordance with etiquette to meet the queen privately.
Presumably, since the Queen dared to summon them, she must have made all the necessary preparations.
The two soon arrived at the Queen's bedroom. When Iris saw them, she immediately came forward to greet them.
"General Ye, Madam Ye, the Queen has been waiting for a long time. Please follow me."
The two of them greeted Iris and followed her towards the reception hall.
When the two arrived, the queen was talking to Ye Xiaoxiao, and Shangguan Lingyun was beside her.
Shangguan Lingyun would steal a glance at Ye Xiaoxiao's expression from time to time, but Ye Xiaoxiao was too lazy to even give him a glance.
Shangguan Lingyun smiled bitterly in his heart. It was obvious that this woman was angry, but the queen kept questioning her.
"Xiaoxiao, I felt a connection with you the first time I saw you. Could you please take off your veil so I can take a closer look?"
Ye Xiaoxiao frowned: [You haven't even met me, and you say we get along well. Isn't that a bit too much?]
As soon as Ye Pengcheng and Madam Ye arrived, they were shocked to hear Ye Xiaoxiao's outrageous words.
However, they did not see any reaction from the Queen, and then they remembered that what they heard was the voice of the Queen's heart, which the Queen could not hear at all.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took a few quick steps forward to salute the queen.
"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't expect Ye Pengcheng and Mrs. Ye to come too, but they arrived at the right time.
The queen was very displeased at being interrupted.
"Excuse me, both of you."
"Do you know why the palace summoned you today?"
The two of them shook their heads together. Ye Xiaoxiao looked at the Queen's obviously unhappy expression and felt a little confused.
[The Queen was so gentle when she was talking to me just now, but why did she suddenly change her expression when she saw her cheap father and beautiful mother?]
Ye Pengcheng and Madam Ye felt a pang of anxiety in their hearts. After thinking carefully for a long time, they still couldn't figure out how they had offended the Queen.
"I am a humble servant, but I am not very knowledgeable. I beg Your Majesty to explain."
When the queen heard this, she became even more upset, and her tone of voice became colder.
"General Ye, Madam Ye, have you ever met the couple who raised your daughter?"
Although the two were confused, they nodded seriously.
"To answer your Majesty, I have seen him once."
The Queen raised an eyebrow. "Why didn't you pursue the matter when they hurt your daughter so much?"
Ye Pengcheng and Madam Ye couldn't figure out the Queen's thoughts and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
After a long while, Madam Ye finally replied, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault."
"I'm worried that if I do something to that couple, it will be bad for Xiaoxiao's reputation."
"Although they stole Xiaoxiao and weren't very kind to her, they raised her for many years after all."
"If we punish Xiaoxiao's adoptive parents just because she found her biological parents, I'm afraid people will say Xiaoxiao is ungrateful."
Although Ye Xiaoxiao was somewhat disdainful, she admitted that what Madam Ye said was not entirely false.
Ye Xiaoxiao only found out later that the emperor's biological mother was of humble status and died after giving birth to him.
The emperor was given to be adopted by the most favored concubine at that time, who had no children.
Later, he and the imperial concubine supported each other and overthrew the then queen and prince, becoming the new queen and heir to the throne.
Therefore, in order to express his respect for the imperial concubine at that time, the emperor not only personally named her the Empress Dowager Cixiao, but also personally established laws.
The law states that adoptive parents are also parents, and children must fulfill their filial duties to them.
In Daxia, parents can be mean to their children, but if children do something to their parents, it is considered extremely unfilial, and in serious cases they will be punished.
Upon hearing this, the queen cursed the emperor in her heart, but did not show it on her face.
The law came first, so the queen couldn't say anything more, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
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