"Well, I heard from Master Bai that you already knew that your mother's death was caused by the Queen. But do you know that it was the Emperor who instigated and condoned the Queen..."

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chen Lianhe: "This was what Fourth Brother told you!"

"Shelter, maybe there is!"

"As for instigating and condoning... that's not the case."

Xun Niannian was a little surprised. She thought Chen Lianhe would at least be a little suspicious after hearing this. Unexpectedly, he trusted the emperor so much?

Taking Xun Niannian's surprise in his eyes, Chen Lianhe snorted coldly and continued, "In fact, I have had my suspicions before. I have carefully investigated what happened back then and know how my mother died."

"It is definitely related to that vicious woman in the palace."

"Father should have known that my mother's death was closely related to that vicious woman. But Father chose to pretend he didn't know and covered it up."

"Perhaps it is because of this that he has always felt guilty towards me. What do you mean by favor? What do you mean by respect? It's just that he feels guilty towards me!"

After hearing what Chen Lianhe said, Xun Niannian's tense heart finally relaxed a little.

If Emperor Qingxi only protected the empress, although it was also hateful, it was better than being the executioner who directly instigated and condoned the murder of Chen Lianhe's mother!

"Wait for me to come back and pick you up." After nightfall, Chen Lianhe held Xun Niannian in his arms for a while as if no one was around, before letting her go reluctantly.

"Okay." Xun Niannian nodded obediently, and suddenly moved her head towards him and whispered in his ear: "Let me tell you something, there may be a little guy in my belly!"

Chen Lianhe was stunned when he heard that, then he lowered his eyes and looked at her belly.

He said in a trembling voice, "Is it true? Am I really going to be a father?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be."

Xun Nian Nian also followed Chen Lianhe's gaze and looked at her belly.

This was told to her by Wuwu.

If there is any abnormality in her, the system will be aware of it immediately.

When Wuwu told her, Xun Niannian was also shocked.

She didn't expect that she would get pregnant with Chen Lianhe's child so soon.

Chen Lianhe couldn't help but hug Xun Niannian in his arms again, looking a little at a loss.

Although he had heard what Xun Niannian was thinking and knew it was definitely true, he still couldn't believe it. Of course, he was more surprised.

"So, you must come back safely!" Xun Niannian whispered in his ear.

"Okay, I promise you!" Chen Lianhe said seriously.

…

Two days later, Chen Lianhe personally came to Langshan to bring Xun Niannian back to the He Palace.

A lot of things happened in Kyoto in the past two days.

First, the Fourth Prince committed heinous crimes such as forming a clique for personal gain, persecuting loyal officials, framing his brothers, and colluding with foreign nations. He was imprisoned for life and was not allowed to step out of the palace without the emperor's summons.

Second, the Queen suddenly fell ill and could not handle the affairs of the harem. All the affairs of the harem were temporarily handed over to the Imperial Noble Consort.

A year later, Zhu Nanguo had two happy events.

Princess He of Prince He's Mansion gave birth safely to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl!

Just one month after Princess He gave birth to twins, Emperor Qingxi issued an edict to appoint Prince He as the Crown Prince.

Two years later, Emperor Qingxi died, and Crown Prince Chen Lianhe ascended the throne as emperor, named the country Ansheng, and Princess He was named empress.

It is rumored that Emperor Ansheng and the Empress had a very harmonious relationship, and there were no other concubines in the harem except the Empress.

The relationship between the two was once compiled into a storybook and circulated among the people as a beautiful tale.

Of course, people outside don’t know that the emperor and the empress would occasionally have moments of disharmony.

For example, at this moment.

"Great! So you actually have the ability to read minds! So, you were acting with me every day before?"

"Queen, please listen to my explanation... I really didn't mean to deceive you, I..."

Chen Lianhe's mood at this moment was like a pile of seasonings that were spilled and mixed together, with all kinds of mixed feelings that were difficult to describe in words.

This is already the third year that he and Xun Niannian have been together.

During these three years, he wanted to confess to Xun Niannian many times that he had the ability to read her mind and could hear what was in her heart.

But every time the words came to his lips, he backed down.

As a result, it has been delayed until now.

As for why he was eventually discovered by Xun Nian Nian, it was mainly because in the past six months, Chen Lianhe discovered that his ability to read minds seemed to be getting weaker and weaker.

When listening to the voice of Nian Nian's heart, it is always intermittent.

Sometimes he would ask unconsciously.

As a result, Xun Nian Nian discovered something unusual!

Today, Chen Lianhe finally couldn't hold it anymore and confessed to Xun Niannian.

"No need to explain! My trust in you is zero! We are done!"

"It's over? I won't agree! You will always be my queen! It will never be over for us in this lifetime!" He said this with a firm tone.

Chen Lianhe suddenly hugged Xun Niannian again and coaxed her without any momentum, "Be good, stop making trouble, I really know I was wrong. Can you just forgive me? I swear, I will never lie to you again!"

Just then, two little kids outside the door poked their heads into the house.

The little girl said in a sweet voice, "It seems that Father has made Mother angry again. Brother, how long will it take for Father to appease Mother this time?"

The boy said in a childish but serious voice: "Probably not more than an hour!"

The little girl tilted her head and looked at him: "I guess this time it will be more than just... As usual, let's play a game. If you guess right, I won't tell my father that you broke his favorite inkstone. If I guess right, you will help me copy the poem that my mother punished me with a hundred times."

Inside the house, Chen Lianhe and Xun Niannian looked at each other.

May I ask if these two are their children?

Chen Lianhe hugged Xun Niannian. Although he had not yet coaxed her into submission, he knew that she was not really angry with him.

Nor will I leave him.

They are a family and will be together forever!