Prime Minister Jian nodded in agreement: "The Empress is absolutely right. The Empress is indeed very thoughtful."
Unexpectedly, this good-for-nothing daughter became quite clever after being in the palace for a while.
Prime Minister Jian was immediately gratified.
Jian Yang really didn't want to waste words with this greasy middle-aged man, so she patiently asked, "I came back to my parents' home today to visit my mother. I wonder if her condition has improved?"
Upon hearing Jian Yang mention his wife and son, Prime Minister Jian's expression became somewhat unnatural.
"Let's go see your mother first."
Jian Yang could tell something was up just by looking at his expression.
She didn't expose it, and went with her adoptive father to see her stepmother.
The stepmother, Wang, was over forty years old, but because she took good care of herself, she looked no more than thirty.
She was lying on the bed, a towel covering her forehead.
From a distance, it even has a touch of the beauty of a delicate white lotus.
Um……
If the complexion isn't so healthy and rosy, it will look even more like it.
Upon seeing Jian Yang arrive, Wang Shi "laboriously" rose to greet him.
Jian Yang waved her hand: "Mother, there's no need for such formalities."
Wang's expression changed, and she cursed inwardly, "This little brat, he insisted on waiting until I finished my bows before saying no need for formalities!"
The two first exchanged pleasantries of motherly love and filial piety, then Jian Yang feigned concern and asked, "I heard that Mother is seriously ill. I wonder what illness she has and what medicine she is taking?"
Wang said weakly, "I forgot to close the window at night a few days ago and caught a cold."
"Oh, it seems that the maids and servants serving Mother are incompetent, causing their mistress to fall ill. In that case, I will decide to sell all the servants serving Mother's courtyard. The Prime Minister's residence does not support idle people."
Wang: "???"
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