The Queen Mother, who was already so angry at Zong Zheng Xiaoting that she was about to vomit blood, had to suppress her anger because of the arrival of the envoy. She was already at the limit of her patience, but at this moment, Zong Zheng Xiaoting was getting even more aggressive!

The empress dowager watched Zong Zheng Xiaoting gradually walk away, her tightly clenched fists turning white from the extreme repressive force.

"Queen Mother!" Gong Yunluo stamped her feet in anger. "Queen Mother, look at her. She doesn't even take you seriously. Do you think our Yunguang Kingdom is afraid of her Luozhe Kingdom?"

"That's right, mother." Concubine Jing echoed, "Although Zong Zheng Xiaoting is a princess of Luozha Kingdom, if she really regarded her as a treasure, how could she be willing to marry her off? Mother, think about it, if someone insisted on marrying Princess Yunluo off, would the Queen Mother be willing to do so? Would the Emperor be willing to do so?"

"Yun Fei feels that what Concubine Jing said is absolutely right." Gong Yun Fei continued, "Maybe she is just pretending to be so glorious, just for show."

Too many voices were so consistent that even the opposing parties who had always refused to give in to each other now shared the same ideal. The empress dowager felt that Zong Zheng Xiaoting had gone too far. After seeing their expectations of her, she became more concerned about her own face.

"Humph, a little princess dares to play tricks in front of me. I want to see how long her country of Luozha can protect her!" The vicious look on the Queen Mother's face made Concubine Jing and others smile with satisfaction, but Gong Yunfei, at this moment, was even more eager to strike while the iron was hot.

She frowned slightly and bowed to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, Yun Fei is just a little worried."

"Oh?" The Queen Mother had a bad impression of Gong Yunfei to begin with. At this moment, looking at Gong Yunfei, she could not hide her displeasure. However, she also knew that Gong Yunfei was different from Gong Yunluo. Yunluo was straightforward and did not have any thoughts or ideas. Gong Yunfei, on the other hand, was meticulous and could see things from a long-term perspective. He could also give her some ideas. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother's brows relaxed slightly. "Does Yunfei have any ideas?"

"In reply to the Empress Dowager, Yunfei just thought of two points and was a little worried. If the Empress Dowager launched an attack at this moment, I'm afraid it would also be an offense to the Emperor's authority." Gong Yunfei replied.

The Queen Mother was somewhat disdainful. Wasn't Gong Yunfei's implication the reason why she had stopped Gong Yunluo from criticizing Zong Zheng Xiaoting when the envoy arrived? She knew that the Emperor invited Zong Zheng Xiaoting at this time to protect the diplomatic relations between the two countries. "Humph, I'm not a fool. If I didn't know this, Zong Zheng Xiaoting wouldn't have left so easily. At the dinner, I must ask Luo Zhaguo to give me an explanation. I believe the Emperor would also want to test it!"

Listening to the words of the empress dowager, Gong Yunfei sneered in her heart. It was just to save her face. Just now, she knew the emperor's intention of sending people. After all, the empress dowager and the emperor had always been in cahoots with each other to deal with Zong Zheng Xiaoting. If the emperor didn't know, why would he send the eunuch so hastily? And this empress dowager who always disliked her was obviously embarrassed, but she couldn't go against the emperor's wishes, so she was so angry that she vomited blood and could only swallow her anger. At this moment, she was talking about how noble she was. If she didn't need to rely on her to bring Zong Zheng Xiaoting into the palace, secretly eliminate Zong Zheng Xiaoting, and find out the truth about her mother's madness, she would have killed her without anyone noticing. Gong Yunfei secretly sneered in her heart. Did she think that she could be safe if she kept a distance from the things she gave her and the food she ate? This old woman, humph!

Retracting her thoughts, Gong Yunfei smiled again, "Of course Yunfei knows. The Empress Dowager has known it for a long time. However, the Empress Dowager also said just now that Zong Zheng Xiaoting is of no use to help the nearby fire. The dinner is hosted by the Empress Dowager, and the bad thing is that the person who came is her grandfather. Even if he wants to blame her, I am afraid that even if it is not her father's intention, the thought of protecting her must be not small, and it is more related to the family's honor. Yunfei is worried that the Empress Dowager did not consider it and made trouble at the dinner. One is that Zong Zheng Xiaoting and her grandfather will embarrass the Empress Dowager in front of the civil and military ministers. What should I do then?"

Gong Yunfei paused, then changed her tone and said, "The second point is also what Yunfei is worried about. Brother Xunxiao is now obsessed with Zongzheng Xiaoting. If he makes trouble at the dinner, I'm afraid Zongzheng Xiaoting may not suffer any losses. In this way, not only will the Queen Mother find it difficult to control the overall situation, but she will also ask Brother Xunxiao to associate it with Sister Yunluo and complain. I'm afraid for Sister Yunluo..."

"No!" Gong Yunluo interrupted Gong Yunfei hastily. Her brother Xunxiao must not dislike her! "Mother, Yunluo doesn't care. Brother Xunxiao can't change his mind at all. You promised me that you would get rid of Zongzheng Xiaoting, and you must make sure that Brother Xunxiao doesn't have any ideas about me. You can't go back on your word!"

Gong Yunluo started to act coquettishly and cry in front of the Queen Mother, who was unable to persuade her. While she was feeling distressed, Concubine Jing, who was standing beside her, finally spoke.

"Queen Mother, please don't worry about it. I have an idea that will satisfy both of you."

"What is it?" Although Gong Yunluo was unhappy, as long as she thought that Zong Zheng Xiaoting now occupied Situ Xunxiao's heart, and there was still no possibility for him and Liu Jing, and she could help her, she suppressed her past dislike.

Liu Jing naturally understood the position of Gong Yunluo in the heart of the Queen Mother, so she still had a smile on her face, "Since Zong Zheng Xiaoting has already chosen a concubine for the Emperor, then there is no reason to refuse to let her stay in the palace to get familiar with the teachings in the name of consolation. Moreover, if she is at the dinner party, wouldn't it give people the impression that the Queen Mother dotes on the princess very much? In this way, even if something unexpected happens in the future, there will be no suspicion, right? As for this palace, everyone knows that there are many accidents..."

Concubine Jing said nothing more. She just gave the Queen Mother a look and quietly stepped aside.

"This method is not bad." The Queen Mother smiled grimly, looked at Liu Jing with satisfaction, and nodded.

Meanwhile, Zong Zheng Xiaoting, who had just left the Empress Dowager's palace, could not help but secretly murmur in his heart. Gong Yunluo and the current emperor were not the Empress Dowager's biological children, so what was the reason for their deep affection? Judging from the way the eunuch had come to invite him just now, it must be that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager had been planning to cause trouble for him, but he had no choice but to call a halt when the envoys from the Luozha Kingdom suddenly arrived.

What kind of conspiracy did this strange mother and son have? And why was Situ Xunxiao so hostile to her? More importantly, if he was hostile, why did he care about the life and death of the Queen Mother?

Zong Zheng Xiaoting couldn't help feeling a little irritated. He felt as if he was being drawn into layer after layer of fog.