"No? Oh, where is that dress?"

"This..." Xu Moer stammered, "Yes, we sold it, but... that was to save your life. We had no money, so we had to sell your clothes to buy medicine for you."

"No matter what, it was you who picked you up, not anyone else. It was you who saved you, wasn't it?"

"Oh." Chu Li smiled bitterly and said, "I'd rather you never saved me."

Xu Moer's face changed drastically.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and drag her away."

"Yes, Your Highness."

This time, no matter how much she begged for mercy, it was useless.

The two guards dragged her out regardless of her struggles, without even giving her a chance to change her clothes.

When she was thrown into Ruan Yihe's room, she was still wearing the hospital bed outfit and her hair was disheveled.

"Two big brothers, please help me beg for mercy. I really know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong..."

Ruan Yihe, who was sleeping in bed, heard her crying and turned around curiously.

Xu Moer was seen lying on the bed with her hair disheveled. The two guards ignored her and locked the door.

Seeing this, Ruan Yihe laughed out loud.

"What? Did you offend Chu Li?"

As soon as Xu Moer turned around, Ruan Yihe saw her swollen face.

She laughed again, "Chu Li hit you? Tell me about her, what stupid thing did you do to make her so angry?"

Xu Moer was angry and didn't say a word.

Ruan Yihe said: "I know even without you saying it that you must have done something bad to Ruan Xinchen. He is the kind of person who only loses his temper because of that bitch Ruan Xinchen."

"Impossible." Xu Moer said angrily: "Ruan Xinchen wanted to poison you and the prince. The entire Prince Gong's Mansion was ransacked and Ruan Xinchen was also arrested."

"What?" Ruan Yihe was startled and got off the bed.

"What's going on?"

Seeing how anxious she was, Xu Moer stopped talking and sneered.

Ruan Yihe was furious and slapped him.

Xu Moer was already full of anger, and now she was beaten by Ruan Yihe again. She couldn't bear it and started fighting with her.

Although Xu Moer was a laborer in the countryside, she had just been poisoned and was weak, so she was no match for Ruan Yihe.

After all, although Ruan Yihe was locked up here and couldn't eat delicious food, she wasn't hungry.

The two men beat and scolded her for a long time, and Xu Moer was beaten so badly that she couldn't get up.

On the other side, Ruan Yihe stopped fighting only when she was tired.

…

The Queen Mother asked Chu Li to enter the palace.

Chu Li looked at Prince Gong's pendant with a daze and sat there for a long time. Finally, she made up her mind and took the pendant into the palace.

The imperial palace.

Chu Li presented the sign respectfully.

"grandmother."

The Queen Mother's eyes sparkled as she looked at the card with surprise.

"Yes, yes, that's it."

She took it happily, stroking it and looking at it in the light from the window.

The plain sign reflected a few words when it was held up to the light.

"I have been given the mandate by heaven, and I will live forever. Hahaha..."

The Queen Mother laughed out loud, and as she laughed, tears began to flow again.

"I knew it, that old man is biased towards that bastard. What does this mean? What does he mean? He actually dared to carve these words on the plaque. Is he saying that he will take this to ascend the throne?

Humph, he actually left it to that guy. Doesn't he know that things are dead, but people are alive? I have only heard that man can conquer nature, but I have never heard that things can conquer nature. Why does he think that if he gives this thing to that guy, he won't be able to kill him?"

The Queen Mother laughed wildly, and then said in a sharp voice: "Not only will I kill him, I will also destroy his entire family."

She carefully put the pendant away, smiled at Chu Li and said, "Grandson, remember everything that grandma taught you. As an emperor, you must not leave anything that can threaten your throne. Leave this pendant with grandma first, and when you become emperor, grandma will give it to you as a gift."

"yes."

"Go down."

"Grandson, take your leave."

Grandma Xu flattered him with a smile.

"Congratulations, Queen Mother. Congratulations, Queen Mother. You have the imperial robe in your hands. Now it will be easy for you to deal with Prince Gong's family."

The Queen Mother smiled triumphantly.

Then he asked her, "Is the emperor feeling better? He is feeling better, but the imperial physician said that the emperor still needs to rest and not be stimulated."

"Well, then let them keep their mouths shut. Not a single word of these things can fall into his ears until the emperor recovers."

"yes."

"By the way, how is Zheng 꿻 doing?"

"The Queen has been very well behaved these past few days and hasn't caused any trouble."

"Well, have someone keep an eye on her and don't let her get away with it. This time, we're going to wipe out that Shu and the Zheng family all at once."

"Yes, Queen Mother, you will succeed."

The Queen Mother was very happy today and asked about the Second Emperor.

"How is the Second Emperor?"

"Don't worry, we'll serve you delicious food and drinks. But... he's still quite scared, after all, he made the emperor so angry."

The Queen Mother curled her lips and said, "Your Majesty is too petty. It's just a male pet. What's the big deal? Really."

Grandma Xu said: "The emperor probably intends to make the second princess the queen, so he is so angry."

The Queen Mother curled her lips and rolled her eyes in disdain.

"He is biased. The deeper his love, the harsher his criticism."

She thinks the current situation is good. Second Grandson is not suitable to be an emperor, and being a leisurely prince is fine.

Having a male pet is not a big deal. As long as he likes it, it's fine.

The Queen Mother yawned and wanted to take a nap.

Suddenly, a palace maid came to report that Eunuch Ning had arrived.

Um?

The Queen Mother was surprised and muttered, "What is he doing here?"

Eunuch Ning was a eunuch serving the late emperor. He had been with the late emperor since he was a child and was a well-known figure in the palace back then.

Before his death, the late emperor specifically told her to treat Eunuch Ning well.

During those years, Eunuch Ning was quite nice to her, so she naturally agreed to this small request.

He was given a mansion and allowed to select a few palace maids and eunuchs to take with him to take care of him in his old age.

Over the years, Eunuch Ning would come to the palace to pay his respects to her during every festival. There were fewer and fewer elderly people in the palace, so she was very happy when Eunuch Ning came to the palace to talk to her and tell her about interesting things in the past.

But now...it's not a festival, what is he doing here?

"Let him in."

"yes."

Eunuch Ning came in, smiling widely.

"Your Majesty, I am here to pay my respects to you again."

The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand, "Quickly, please don't be polite. You are old enough, so forget about these empty formalities. Someone, please give Eunuch Ning a seat."

Eunuch Ning sat down and exchanged greetings with the Queen Mother for a while.

The Queen Mother entertained him warmly and had him served tea and snacks.

It was like two old friends, chatting about interesting things in the past and laughing from time to time.

After a while, Eunuch Ning suddenly took out something mysteriously.