Not surprisingly, as Madam Mu finished speaking, everyone looked at Zong Xinghai who had come all the way here.

Tsk tsk tsk, the exciting moment has arrived!!!

Let's see how this man will react when he finds out that he has a child!!!

But Zong Xinghai was stunned.

- What?

She and he have a child?

After being stunned for a few moments, and after making sure that he had not heard wrong, Zong Xinghai frowned and said in disbelief, "Madam... are you telling the truth?"

Madam Mu nodded and said with a complicated expression, "If it is not true, why would I ask you to come all the way here?"

After the words fell, Zong Xinghai was finally excited, with tears in his eyes. He looked around trembling and asked, "Then, where is the child...? Is it a boy or a girl? Is she okay?"

"It's a girl."

Madam Mu said with tears in her eyes, "It's neither good nor bad. I just came back from the gates of hell. I almost lost her..."

Before she finished speaking, her nose couldn't help but feel sore again, and tears flowed again.

——God knows how she survived these few days. Seeing her child’s life or death unknown, her heart was pulled to the limit, full of fear and grievances, but she had nowhere to confide...

At this time, she could no longer control her emotions when she saw this man again.

Seeing this, Zong Xinghai immediately said nervously, "What is going on? How is the child now?"

After all, she was in the palace, and the empress dowager and the emperor were present. Madam Mu had to try hard to calm down and said, "She just got better. Your blood is to save her."

Hearing this, Zong Xinghai finally reacted -

no wonder the empress dowager said that just now, no wonder the court transferred him to Beijing from thousands of miles away...

It turned out that his blood was to save his daughter?

But what did his daughter go through? Why did she have a close call with death?

Just as he was getting anxious, he heard Madam Mu say, "I have no other intention in telling you this today. The child has just woken up, and I will continue to use your blood to treat the disease. I just want to let you know clearly and see if you are willing to save her."

"Yes! How could I not be willing!"

Zong Xinghai immediately took up the other wrist that had not yet been drained of blood, and said anxiously, "Take as much as you need."

As long as his daughter can be saved.

——He actually has a child. He

has been alone for so many years, and he actually has a daughter!

He actually found out about it now!!!

How much had he made them, mother and daughter, bear in the past days?

Thinking of this, he felt guilty and wanted to give his whole life to them.

Seeing this, Madam Mu was relieved and said hurriedly, "Don't be so anxious. It will only take two or three days. Just draw blood twice a day. Just listen to the doctor."

Zong Xinghai nodded immediately after hearing that.

After a pause, he tried to ask again, "I wonder if I can... see the child..."

However, as soon as he said this, a man came out from the inner hall and said to him, "It's better not to meet for the time being. Your daughter has just woken up and is still weak. You must avoid emotional ups and downs. You two should wait until she is better before meeting."

Zong Xinghai was stunned, but seeing the official uniform on the other party, he quickly reacted. This might be the doctor who treated his daughter, so he immediately clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Although I have not been able to do my best in these years, Father is very responsible, but he still thanks Doctor Yu for saving my daughter's life.

"Doctor Jiang Yu nodded

and said, "That's good. Saving lives is also the nature of doctors. You don't have to be too polite, sir." He paused and said, "Madam, you have worked hard to donate blood to save your daughter a few days ago. She is weak and can't hold on any longer. It's just right for you to come now. But you have been running all the way, so you still have to rest well and take care of yourself."

Zong Xinghai nodded repeatedly, "Yes. Thank you Doctor Yu for reminding me."

Doctor Jiang Yu also nodded and was about to return to the inner hall to take care of the patient.

But before turning around, he glanced at the other party again.

In his heart, [This bone structure is exactly the same as his daughter, it turns out that they are relatives.]

Yu Wenlan, who heard it silently, "..."

So he came out to see someone on purpose?

At this moment, Madam Mu suddenly knelt down, bowed deeply to him, and said, "I want to apologize to Your Majesty."

Yuwen Lan came back to his senses and asked, "What crime have you committed?"

But he heard Madam Mu say, "Since my late husband left, I have not been able to remain chaste and have made mistakes. After I had a child, I lied that she was an adopted daughter. I have deceived Your Majesty and the Queen Mother all these years, and I deserve to die. I am ashamed of the Queen Mother's trust and my status as a royal concubine. Now I bravely beg Your Majesty to allow me to take care of our daughter for a few more days until she recovers. I am willing to take the blame." As

soon as these words came out, before Yuwen Lan could say anything, Zong Xinghai became anxious.

He immediately knelt down in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, please understand that I was wrong first. I shouldn't have coveted the mistress, and I shouldn't have walked away after making a mistake... Madam was completely implicated by me. Please punish me, and don't blame Madam. She is innocent." As

soon as the words fell, everyone felt complicated.

Yuwen Lan heard Yan Shu quietly sobbing, "So touching! Sure enough, there are still good men in this world!" ]

"???"

What do you mean "There are still good men in this world?

Is he not a good man in her eyes?

And the Queen Mother also said in her heart, [This boy surnamed Zong is really brave and responsible, Ayu is not thinking about him in vain. But I don't know what the emperor is thinking? He won't speak for those stubborn old men. Is he really blaming Ayu?]

[Humph, if that's the case, I really raised him in vain.]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

...When did he ever express that he would speak for those stubborn old men?

Tsk, at this time, double pressure came at the same time. In order to show the heart of a good man and to prove that he was not raised in vain, Yuwen Lan said to Madam Mu, "Madam, you are too kind. When your husband died early, you supported the family and raised the children alone. You have done justice to your husband's spirit in heaven. What happened to the two of you also happened after your husband's death, which did not violate ethics. After you had the child, you did not abandon her cruelly, but raised her carefully. If there is any debt, it is probably because I hid your daughter's life experience from her. What else, what crime have you committed?"

After the voice fell, the queen mother finally heard her heart saying, "Good boy, you didn't raise him wrong at last."

However, Madam Mu covered her face and cried.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. Your Majesty is right. The one I feel most sorry for is Ah Wan..."

- Yes, although she has always tried her best to love this child, she has never been able to let her know the truth. In the past ten years, the little girl only thought that she was an adopted child. She was particularly cautious and tried to be obedient. She was always inferior in her heart.

She still remembered that when the little girl was four years old, she accidentally heard the servants gossiping and found out that she was adopted. The little girl actually cried silently in the quilt, which made her feel so heartbroken.

Therefore, she said it today, not only to tell Zong Xinghai the truth, but also to confess to her own flesh and blood, to let her know that she has a mother and a father, and she is not lacking anything compared to others.

After almost losing her daughter in the past few days, she didn't want her daughter to bear the regret for a lifetime for some meaningless things.

And this scene also moved everyone.

Yan Shu hid in the inner hall with tears in her eyes.

——This family really has a hard time!

Alas, how cruel is this era to a woman? After her husband died, she met the right person, and it was not against the law of nature. Poor her, she tried to suppress it for more than ten years, and now she has to be careful to apologize everywhere. Fortunately,

the family finally recognized each other at this time, and the poor child also had a father, but they missed each other for more than ten years, which were the best years of each other!

Thinking of this, she glanced at the emperor through the crack of the door.

Fortunately, the emperor met her in her prime.

Tsk, he looks like a fairy now, but who knows if he will be as unshaven and bearded as the deputy commander in a dozen years?

... If that's the case, how can I bear to see him?

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Why are her thoughts always so different from others? ?

? She was touched, but why did she suddenly bring it up to him?

If he really has an unshaven beard in a dozen years, she won't be able to bear it? ? ?

Tsk, women are really fickle.

However... he still decided to pay attention to himself, so that he wouldn't look unshaven and unshaven in a dozen years.

After thinking about it, he said, "Madam, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Now that everything has passed, it's more important to treat your daughter's illness first. After she is cured, we can slowly tell her the truth."

Madam Mu agreed.

~~

With her biological father's blood, Ni Xiangwan's recovery process was indeed much faster.

In order to make it easier for Dr. Jiang Yu to get medicine, the Queen Mother specially allowed Zong Xinghai to temporarily live in the guards' quarters. He went to the palace twice a day to get blood, and he was very active. In this way, on the third day, Ni Xiangwan could slowly get out of bed and walk.

Seeing this, Madam Mu and Zong Xinghai were relieved. The Queen

Mother finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, she finally had the energy to deal with the culprit of this crime.

——In the past few days, she tried her best to save her friend's child. Although the child is out of danger now, she must give an explanation to her friend.

——Concubine

Zhou has been locked up in Zhongcui Palace for four days and four nights.

During this period, she did not get any news. Only the palace maids who delivered meals came on time every day, but they only delivered meals with cold faces and did not say anything to her.

The brothers Zhao Laifu and Zhao Laishun, as well as Xiao Linzi from the bird place, had been executed as soon as the matter was exposed.

She fantasized that since everyone else was dead, the emperor had not dealt with her for such a long time, probably because he spared her for the sake of the empress dowager. After all ,

she is now the only hope of the Zhou family.

Besides, the empress dowager has no flesh and blood of her own, so she should not cut off contact with her natal family anyway.

…

She thought about it like this until the morning of the fifth day, when someone finally opened the door for her and took her to Ci'an Palace.

After entering the palace, Concubine Zhou looked around and saw that the empress dowager had a cold face and the emperor was sitting beside her with a stern face, not even looking at her.

Seeing such a look, people felt uneasy. After thinking for a while, Concubine Zhou had to kneel down in front of the Queen Mother and said, "I am wrong. I have reflected on myself these few days and I really know that I was wrong. I beg the Queen Mother and His Majesty to forgive me this time. I will definitely reform myself and never make the same mistake again." Unexpectedly

, the Queen Mother said, "It was my fault to ask you to enter the palace. I knew you were not smart and had an arrogant temper. I only hoped that you could stay in this palace honestly and win some honor for the Zhou family. I didn't expect that I was just being sentimental. You are stupid, so forget it. You are so vicious that you took the life of a child. Just because of your jealousy, you put the innocent Lanyun and Xiangwan in danger. "After

hearing this, Concubine Zhou realized that something was wrong and burst into tears, "I was wrong. Please give me another chance, Queen Mother. I really don't dare to do it again..."

But the Queen Mother shook her head and said, "I dare not give you another chance. If I leave you here, I don't know how many innocent people you will kill."

Even now, the Queen Mother is still full of anger - in order to fight for favor, she actually poisoned the fruit tree, and the target was Lanyun, who was only five years old!!! And what crime did Xiangwan commit!!! The Queen

Mother shook her head and sighed, "Such a vicious heart must not be allowed to stay in the palace." Then

she looked at the emperor and said, "Please issue an order to send her to Yuzhen Palace to practice punishment. If the gods can forgive her, let her be lucky enough to be a human in the next life. If the gods cannot forgive her, throw her into the animal world to be a cow or a horse to atone for her sins!" As

soon as the voice fell, Concubine Zhou had already collapsed to the ground.

- Yuzhen Palace, the place where crazy women are imprisoned. Once you go there, you can't get out!

She immediately cried, "Aunt, how can you be so cruel..."

However, the king said, "I decree that Concubine Zhou is vicious, harbors evil intentions, regards human life as worthless, undermines the dignity of the royal family, and disgraces the reputation of the Cheng'en Mansion. She will be deposed immediately and sent to Yuzhen Palace to practice under penalty of punishment."

As soon as the words fell, someone entered the palace and dragged her out.

...

The palace was quiet, and Yuwen Lan looked at the queen mother, wanting to say something.

—— He actually didn't expect that the queen mother would directly propose to send Concubine Zhou to Yuzhen Palace. He thought that the queen mother would at most demote Concubine Zhou's position, and he was ready to persuade the queen mother to severely punish her. He didn't expect

the queen mother to express her attitude in this way. It seems that she is really desperate for Concubine Zhou.

However, such a verdict would certainly have a huge impact on the Zhou family, and the Queen Mother would have to bear a lot of pressure.

So he planned to say something to comfort the Queen Mother.

However, he could not think of the right words, but heard the Queen Mother sigh in her heart, [What have I lived for half my life? ]

...

~~

At this time in Ganlu Palace, Yan Shu followed the system to understand the whole process, and couldn't help but sigh.

——What is not asking for death? Concubine Zhou is the best example.

However, the Queen Mother actually took the initiative to propose to send her niece to Yuzhen Palace. It seems that she really has no hope for her natal family. It

can also be seen that her relationship with Madam Mu is true.

In order to give an explanation to her best friend, she can do so much, which is indeed rare.

But the system said, [After all, when the Queen Mother lost her own flesh and blood and was in the most painful time, only Madam Mu was by her side and truly cared about her. Her brothers and sisters from her natal family only care about their own glory and wealth.]

Yan Shu sighed in her heart.

That's right. If the Cheng'en Mansion really regarded the Queen Mother as a relative, they should have trained the concubine well and sent her to the palace to serve as the Queen Mother's right-hand man.

But not only did they raise Concubine Zhou into a bad character, but they also spent money and sex outside the palace, and found a football team for their mistresses.

They took advantage of the suffering of a woman in the palace to have fun, just like a bunch of vampires!

Tsk, thinking about it this way, the Queen Mother is also quite pitiful. Madam Mu has saved her daughter after all, and now her husband is back. I think when the daughter is fully recovered, the family can recognize each other and have a happy ending.

Well, in order to lend a hand to them, she should do some work.

So she hurriedly blew the manuscript she had just rewritten, and told Rendong, "Send it to His Majesty, and tell him that I asked him to help pass it to Lord Zou and quickly publish the storybook."

Rendong hurriedly agreed and took the manuscript to Qianming Palace.

And two quarters of an hour later, the poor scholar Zou finally got the long-awaited life-saving manuscript. After reading it, he gave it to the bookseller in tears, and finally returned to his long-lost home.

~~

As expected, once the new work of Xiaoyao Gongzi was released, it caused a huge response again.

After all, it was a new work after such a long time, and the readers who had been waiting for a long time all vented their enthusiasm and longing on money. In just half a day, the booksellers' spot stocks were sold out. Several bookstores reprinted overnight, but they were all in short supply.

After reading the story, everyone was impressed by its bizarre plot and deeply sympathized with the protagonist.

Many people burst into tears when they saw the scene of the family reunion at the end.

However, when people on the streets and alleys were enthusiastically discussing this story, the protagonist was still unaware of it.

——After

two or three days of rest, Ni Xiangwan's body had completely recovered.

After consulting Dr. Jiang Yu, Madam Mu finally told her life story carefully.

The mother was very worried at first, fearing that her own flesh and blood would hate her for this. Unexpectedly,

the little girl did not complain at all, but smiled in her arms, "My daughter can finally call you mother. This has been my dream since I was a child. I am so happy now, how could I hate you!"

Madam Mu smiled in tears, and finally dared to let the father and daughter meet.

At that time, seeing Zong Dusi, who was used to the sea waves, was at a loss, it was the 13-year-old girl who took the initiative to step forward and look at him carefully, and then called out, "Dad."

"My dad is so tall and brave, and he looks like a hero."

Zong Xinghai's eyes were hot and full of emotion, and he could only say, "Dad missed you for more than ten years, how can he be called a hero?"

The little girl smiled and said, "Then punish Dad to make up for your daughter in the future."

Then she wiped away Dad's tears and took the initiative to hug Dad.

...

In the next few days, the little girl pestered Dad and asked him all kinds of questions, and the father and daughter got along very well.

Madam Mu felt relieved and took the time to come to the Queen Mother to express her feelings.

"I know everything the Queen Mother has done for me. I am deeply moved, but have no way to repay her. Now that my son has recovered, I have nothing to worry about. Please allow me to become a nun and practice Buddhism."

Only in this way can she save her friend's face and save her son's face.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother scolded her for being stupid, "You've found your man, and the child is well, why do you want to get married now? I see that you still have him in your heart, and he still has you in his heart, so just get the job done and give Xiang Wan a complete family. But it's not difficult for a widow to remarry."

Madam Mu sighed, "People's words are scary, I'm afraid that the whole world will blame me for having no sense of shame."

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother handed her a storybook and said with a smile, "How can the world blame you? This is a new storybook that has just been published outside these days, come and take a look."

Storybook?

Madam Mu didn't understand, so she had to take it and read it.

However, the more she read, the redder her face became. Finally, she covered her face and said, "This, this, this... isn't it talking about your humble servant? It's really embarrassing."

The empress dowager laughed and said, "What's there to be ashamed of? To be honest, the emperor asked someone to write this story. You can see that the story is so happy, so you can understand the emperor's attitude. People outside also praised the ending of this story. Many people cried for you. Not to mention that they didn't know it was you. Even if they knew it, they would understand your difficulties better."

Madam Mu was stunned. So this is how everyone sees it?

Then the Queen Mother laughed and said, "So you don't have to worry about anything. The child is even more considerate of you. Yesterday, he came to the palace to tell me that he wanted to help you and Zong Xinghai, so that Ah Wan would have a dignified identity."

- That's right, his sister suddenly became seriously ill these days, and the newly appointed Zhenhai Marquis Ni Xiangyi could not be unaware of it. He was even more anxious when he saw that he could not help.

As his sister was out of danger and recovered, he also knew the truth.

Originally, his heart was still very complicated, but after reading the story of Master Xiaoyao yesterday, this young man suddenly became enlightened and came to the palace in person to ask the Queen Mother to help his mother.

Hearing this, Madam Mu was surprised and moved, and couldn't help but burst into tears again.

She sighed with the Queen Mother, "I am so lucky to have raised such a pair of good children."

The Queen Mother also smiled and said, "Isn't it because you brought them up well? So don't worry so much. I will personally give you a marriage decree. Let's see who dares to say anything." After saying

this, Madam Mu's face was as red as dripping blood. She smiled embarrassedly, "Why do you need a marriage decree at your age? Don't bother your Majesty. Let's talk about it when I return to Mingzhou."

It would be better to simply inform relatives and friends.

Then she said, "I have disturbed your Majesty for a long time. Now, I should go back to Mingzhou."

After all, there is still a big family to deal with, and her son has to go back to continue to be the Marquis of Zhenhai.

Hearing her say this, the Queen Mother nodded and said, "Okay, it all depends on your opinion. However, in a few days, His Majesty will hold a water play at Jinming Lake. It's a rare opportunity for you to make it, so ask Xiangwan to watch it before leaving." Speaking of which

, the court would hold a water play around the Dragon Boat Festival every year.

This is just like the ice play on the 15th day of the 15th month. It's called a play, but it's actually a training for sailors.

Of course, this year the emperor deliberately increased the number of staff and asked the Ministry of War to add several new projects, also to please the Queen Mother.

After all, the Queen Mother's birthday this time was not peaceful.

And last time when the ice play was held, she was not able to watch it on the spot.

So, let's make up for it this time.

Of course, water play is also an activity that everyone enjoys, especially young children.

The little girl from the Ni family's journey to Beijing this time can be described as full of ups and downs. If she can feast her eyes before returning to Mingzhou, the empress dowager will feel more comfortable.

Hearing this, Madam Mu's eyes lit up and she hurriedly said good.

~~

The storybook is selling well, and the protagonist also has a happy ending. Yan Shu is in a very good mood.

Especially in two days, there will be a water show to watch, which makes people full of expectations.

In contrast, Yuwen Lan seems to have something on his mind.

Before going to the bed that day, seeing his face frowning and thinking, Yan Shu couldn't help but be curious, "Your

Majesty, what's wrong with you? Is there something troubling you?" Tsk, you know, this is a person who doesn't show his emotions on his face. You can see the emotions on his face, so it must be a big deal.

Yuwen Lan does have something on his mind.

After all, Yan Shu was not an outsider, and when he heard her ask this, he said, "After the incident with Concubine Zhou, the Cheng'en Mansion had many complaints against the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother did not say it on the surface, she must be depressed in her heart. I just thought, should I make the Queen Mother happy?"

After all, mother and son have been together for more than 20 years. Although they are wary of each other and have their own thoughts, he still has feelings for the Queen Mother. Especially since

the Queen Mother raised him and helped him ascend the throne. Although he wants to protect his own interests, many things are not too excessive.

If he can maintain this mother-son relationship, he is still happy to do it. As soon as the voice fell, Yan Shu could hear her sighing in her heart, [Make the Queen Mother

happy? That's not easy. Find the great scholar of Zhongji Palace back then and fulfill the second spring of the empress dowager.

Yuwen Lan, "???"

Of course, Yan Shu only dared to think about it in her heart, and could only say, "The empress dowager must be most happy to see Your Majesty being filial and the country being peaceful and the people being safe. It would be better for her to worry less about everything. It would be better for Your Majesty to arrange more activities in the future so that she can often meet relatives and friends and chat with people."

After the voice fell, Yuwen Lan thought for a while, and then nodded and said, "That makes sense."

Then he suddenly whispered, "The empress dowager must want a few more grandchildren. This matter can only be entrusted to you."

Then he turned over and pressed her down.

...

It's natural to have a night of ups and downs.

When he woke up the next day, Yuwen Lan had already gone to court.

Yan Shu lazily turned over and was about to get out of bed to eat breakfast, but she heard the system say, "There is new news. The emperor just issued an edict to invite famous scholars from all over the country to come to the capital to attend the reopening of Songhe Academy next month."

Yan Shu didn't quite understand at first, "Songhe Academy reopened? What's the news?"

System, "The great scholar of Zhongji Palace is among the invited guests this time."

Yan Shu, "!!!"