The weather was clear and crisp in autumn, and the Empress Dowager's palace was decorated with more and more flowers. When the Emperor came, the palace maids and eunuchs were arranging flower pots, and chrysanthemums of various colors were competing for beauty.

From the hall came the laughter of women and the noise of children.

The emperor stopped the eunuch's report and walked in. He saw the empress dowager's palace with the empress, princesses, princes and wives sitting together. There were also children of all ages playing with the palace maids and eunuchs. Looking at this happy family scene, the emperor also smiled.

"The emperor is here." The empress dowager said with a smile.

The people in the hall then noticed it, and greeted her joyfully, chatting and laughing for a while, and then at the Queen Mother's signal, everyone left.

"The emperor has been very happy lately," said the empress dowager.

The emperor replied yes.

"The country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the government is clean and honest," he said.

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right, you should be happy." She said, "As for those disobedient ministers, as an emperor, it would be beneath your dignity to get angry with them."

The emperor responded respectfully.

"Whether to use these ministers or not, and how to use them, is all up to you. They are under your control, so how can you be controlled by them?" said the Queen Mother.

It's easy to say, as you're not facing them. The emperor thought to himself but didn't dare show it on his face, and he replied even more respectfully.

"That's what my mother taught me," he said.

The empress dowager glanced at him. She knew her son well in her heart. Perhaps he was used to acting since he was a child. He always said one thing and meant another. He said nice things but might be complaining about something in his heart. However, the emperor had a big smile on his face today.

"What good news?" she asked curiously.

The emperor looked around, as if he was on guard against something.

"What are you looking at?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows immediately. "I just can't stand seeing you like this! Now you are the emperor, this is your world, why are you sneaking around like that?"

"Mother, calm down." The emperor said hurriedly, approaching again and lowering his voice, "Those things from that year have been taken back."

The Queen Mother glanced at him.

"There were so many things back then? Which one?" she said.

The Emperor came closer.

"Silver," he whispered.

The Queen Mother's expression changed for a moment.

"That thing hasn't been used up yet?" she said with a frown.

"There is still a lot left." The emperor whispered, "I didn't expect that Fang was so capable. He made a fortune and still had a lot of money left. He was also honest. Now that he had money, he no longer used that money."

"Honest? I think he is a treacherous person, and I am waiting to keep this thing to take it away." The Queen Mother said coldly.

The emperor replied yes.

"At that time, my father was still alive, so I didn't dare to push him too hard, for fear of..." he explained, "But now it's all back, including the imperial edict and the silver. Nothing is left out."

The Queen Mother nodded.

"Now that everything is done, let them die soon and be reborn soon," she said, and then added, "No matter what, they have made contributions to Your Majesty, and they should enjoy the honors they deserve both in life and after death."

Having said this, he waved his hands again.

"More substantial."

The emperor answered yes, unable to hide the smile in his eyes, and seemed to be relieved as if a huge stone had been lifted from his heart.

"Look at you." The Queen Mother glared disapprovingly, "It's just a small matter, but it's not worth it."

The emperor just smiled and said yes.

The Queen Mother also smiled.

"I know what you are thinking, Your Majesty. In fact, it is totally unnecessary." She looked into the palace with a cold face, "This throne should be yours, and this world is also yours. As for your brother, the crown prince, he deserves to die."

The emperor subconsciously looked inside the hall. The bright sunlight outside made the hall even darker. There seemed to be a man standing in the darkness.

He was dressed in gorgeous robes, a jade crown on his head, and had an elegant posture.

"How are you eating these days, mother?" he asked, his voice clear and elegant, making people feel caring but not deliberate, just like the closeness from the heart between a real mother and son.

The emperor clenched his hands on his knees.

In fact, he could no longer remember what this prince looked like. He was raised by a wet nurse when he was a child, and later left the capital for Shandong at a young age. He returned only a handful of times.

But he still remembered his graceful demeanor. Everyone praised him, saying that the queen had brought him up well and that he looked just like the queen.

He is the Queen's biological son, but when he goes out he will only be laughed at.

"That's not teasing, that's forbearance." The Queen Mother warned him coldly.

Endure? The emperor sneered in his heart. Since he was supposed to be the emperor, why should he endure this? Why did he have to work so hard to become the emperor? Why did he suffer so much injustice?

He talks about how great he is, but in the end he still did it on his own.

The emperor looked into the hall, raised his hand with a sinister look, and the person in the illusion suddenly disappeared.

The sound of children's laughter could be heard outside the palace. I wonder what games the palace maids were playing with them.

Hearing this laughter, the Queen Mother's expression softened a little.

"A family is a family. Your own children are different from others' children." She said, looking at the emperor, "Remember, he was going to die, it's just a matter of time. It's just a matter of time for you to become the emperor. This is indisputable."

The emperor responded respectfully.

"Call the children in," the Queen Mother said in a loud voice. "I am in a good mood today. Let's have dinner here."

Then he looked at the emperor again.

"The emperor is no longer needed. Government affairs are more important."

She doesn't allow him to have beauties or banquets. In her eyes, he is just a tool, right? The one you raise yourself is different from the one raised by others. The emperor sneered in his heart.

"Yes." He said respectfully with a smile. As soon as he walked out of the palace, he saw a eunuch running towards him in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." He didn't care about his status and etiquette, even forgetting to greet, and stepped forward, "A letter from Eunuch Yuan."

The emperor took it with some casualness. It was easy for him to remove the wax letter. A glance at his gentle face suddenly changed, and he turned around and went into the Empress Dowager's palace.

The empress, concubines and princesses had just come in and had not even sat down when they hurriedly stood up.

The emperor ignored her and walked quickly to the empress dowager.

"Mother, it's bad. The money is gone." He leaned over and whispered in her ear.

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then became furious.

"Bullshit!" she yelled.

The emperor shuddered with fear, and the empress and concubines stood up with pale faces.

"Everyone get out." The Queen Mother said with raised eyebrows.

The empress did not dare to delay and hurriedly led her people to retreat. The emperor subconsciously followed suit.

"Who told you to get out?" the Queen Mother shouted.

The emperor stopped quickly.

"What's going on?" the Queen Mother shouted.

"The details are still unclear, but they were robbed when they reached Henan," the emperor said. "Yuan Bao is currently investigating."

The Queen Mother looked at him.

"You're a piece of crap," she gritted her teeth. "You can't even do this properly."

She might have been scolding Yuan Bao and the other people who were doing the work, but to the emperor, it sounded like she was scolding him.

Waste…

The emperor lowered his head, his eyes filled with shame and anger.

Who does she think she is? She is just a talker. He has done so many things since he was a child. He did so many things by himself. What a waste. Does she think she can become the emperor just by relying on her?

…

"Something happened in the palace?"

Hearing this, Lu Yunqi raised his head.

"No." He shook his head and said without hesitation.

Jiang Qianhu hesitated for a moment.

"I only know that the Queen Mother got angry when His Majesty received a letter." He said, with a hint of anger in his voice. "The letter was delivered by the eunuch Yuan. His Majesty assigned him a branch of the Imperial Household Department to handle cases. He acted strangely and arrogantly, and we couldn't even intervene."

This has never happened before. Does this mean that the emperor no longer trusts the Jinyiwei? The existence of the Jinyiwei is entirely dependent on the emperor's trust. If...

Lu Yunqi's expression remained calm.

"We are all doing things for His Majesty." He said calmly, "There is nothing strange about it. Just obey His Majesty. Other people and other things are not a problem."

Captain Jiang lowered his hands and replied yes.

Lu Yunqi was silent for a moment.

"It should be something about Yangcheng." he said.

This was a response to the previous words, Jiang Qianhu frowned.

"There's nothing going on in Yangcheng, just a dispute over the family property." He said, with a bit of shame, "The boys will find out where Miss Jun is as soon as possible."

Lu Yunqi, however, touched a few cases.

"Isn't she in Yangcheng?" he said.

The Fang family created the illusion that Miss Jun was in Yangcheng. Jiang Qianhu was stunned, but she was not there.

So Lu Yunqi wants to cover up for her?

If the emperor was really angry because of what happened in Yangcheng, then does it have something to do with Miss Jun?

Want to hide?

"Yes." Jiang Qianhu replied with his hands down.