Hearing this for the first time, Yan Shu still didn't quite understand, frowned and said, "What did you say?"

System, "Just now when Zhu Shu came in, she saw the pen in your hand, which was the same one that the Queen Mother asked her to send to Qianming Palace two days ago. She got suspicious, so after returning to Ci'an Palace, she went to the warehouse to check it, and it was indeed the same as the batch of tributes to the Queen Mother. She thought that you had embezzled the things that the Queen Mother gave to Master Xiaoyao."

Yan Shu, "..."

She really didn't expect this situation.

In fact, after the Queen Mother gave the reward to "Master Xiaoyao" that day, Yuwen Lan did secretly send the things to her.

But she was not stupid, how could she dare to use it publicly?

The pen she is using now was actually specially given to her by the emperor after he saw that she was afraid of being exposed and did not dare to use the pen given by the empress dowager.

She has been writing with this Yu Cihu pen these days. No one has said anything when seeing it, so how could Zhu Shu think this way?

At this moment, when she heard the system say this, she was immediately in a dilemma.

——It is foreseeable that as long as Zhu Shu reports to the empress dowager, the empress dowager will definitely be suspicious.

Even if she pulls the emperor to testify and says that the pen she uses is given by the emperor, the empress dowager may not completely dispel her doubts.

Unless, Master Xiaoyao personally holds the pen in front of the empress dowager and says that he has got it, it will only work.

But isn’t she Master Xiaoyao?

"..."

This problem fell into a dead end, and Yan Shu had a headache.

But the system beeped again, and said, [If you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet. Can you wear this vest for the rest of your life? Since it will fall off sooner or later, you might as well take it off now. Anyway, you are pregnant with the dragon heir now, and I think the queen mother will not blame you no matter how angry she is. ]

Yan Shu, "..."

Although, she didn't want to make the queen mother angry!

That's her top guy!!! She's

also the heroine of her CP!!!

How can the queen mother dislike her? Wuwu.

But...

from recent contacts, the queen mother is not one of those old-fashioned people.

So... even if she knew that Master Xiaoyao was not a man, she wouldn't be too angry, right?

But the system said, [But the other day the Queen Mother said she wanted to see Young Master Xiaoyao, but you found all kinds of excuses to get away with it.]

Yan Shu, "..."

That's right. After all, she was dishonest first. If the Queen Mother knew the truth now, she might really get angry...

Wuwuwu, this is her No. 1 on the list, she doesn't want to lose him!!!

Just when she was having a hard time making a decision, the system said, [Look, Zhushu has already spoken to the Queen Mother.]

Yan Shu, [!!!]

She simply made up her mind. Rather than being summoned by the Queen Mother passively, she might as well take the initiative to confess to the Queen Mother, so she got up and walked out.

Ren Dong said anxiously, "Your Majesty, go slow. The doctor said you have to be careful..."

But Yan Shu told her, "Come, tell His Majesty something for me."

Then she whispered something in her ear.

Ren Dong hurriedly responded and went to Qianming Palace.

Yan Shu got on the sedan chair and went to Ci'an Palace.

Oh, by the way, after being promoted to the position of concubine, she finally had her own means of transportation, which was also a happy thing.

~~

At this time in Ci'an Palace, Zhu Shu was reporting to the Empress Dowager, "Your Majesty, I have delivered the gift you gave to Concubine Yi." The Empress Dowager

nodded and said, "How is Concubine Yi now?"

Zhu Shu lowered his head and said, "Concubine Yi seems to be in good spirits. When I arrived, she was writing at the desk." The Empress Dowager

said with a smile, "She is still practicing calligraphy even when she is pregnant? She is quite diligent."

——Since she started writing storybooks, Yan Shu has been claiming that she is practicing calligraphy, so except for the Emperor and Fu Hai Ren Dong who knew the truth, everyone else thought she was practicing calligraphy. However

, after the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Zhu Shu said, "But I saw that the pen used by Concubine Yi... is very similar to the pen you gave to Master Xiaoyao last time."

"Huh?" The Empress

Dowager paused.

Before she could say anything else, she heard a palace servant outside the door say, "Empress Yi wants to see

you." The empress dowager put her thoughts aside and nodded, saying, "Come in."

There was a response from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Shu came in.

"Your concubine pays homage to the empress dowager." The empress

dowager nodded on the warm couch, without showing any strange expression on her face, and only said, "Stand up. Didn't you say that you don't have to rush to thank me? Why are you here again?"

Yan Shu said, "Last night, Imperial Physician Jiang said that my body is not in serious condition and I can move around appropriately. In this case, I have received your reward, but it is not right for me to come here to thank you."

After she finished speaking, she said solemnly, "Your concubine thanks the empress dowager for your reward." The

empress dowager also nodded, "This is His Majesty's first heir. You have worked hard and made great contributions. This is your first pregnancy. You must be careful all the time and ask the people around you to be alert and make sure that the heir is born safely."

Yan Shu nodded and said, "Your Majesty promoted me last night."

But the Queen Mother said in a calm voice, "I already know that this is His Majesty's love for you. You must do your duty and work hard to repay him."

Yan Shu nodded again.

But she felt something was wrong in her heart -

the Queen Mother's attitude today seemed to be more distant than the previous two days.

Tsk, could it be that he really suspected her...

Well, since everyone is here, she might as well take a gamble.

She then coughed and said, "I have something to report to Your Majesty." The empress dowager

still had a calm expression and asked, "What is it?"

Yan Shu coughed and said, "This matter is of great importance..." The

empress dowager raised her eyebrows, gave her face, and raised her hand to ask everyone to leave.

There was no one else in the palace, so Yan Shu said, "Actually... I am Xiaoyao." As soon as

she finished speaking, the Queen Mother was stunned.

"What did you say?"

Yan Shu knelt down again and said in a slow voice, "Actually, I am Xiaoyao who wrote the storybook. I did not report the truth to Your Majesty before, and I really deserve death. Please forgive me." The Queen Mother

finally heard it clearly this time, but she was still surprised. She looked at her for a long time and then said, "Did you really write that storybook?"

Yan Shu nodded, "Yes." The Queen Mother hissed

, "How did you ... "How... do you have such a talent?"

Yan Shu said stiffly, "At first, His Majesty wanted to find a storyteller to write about the cases investigated by the Jinyiwei. When I knew about it, I bravely asked for permission to give it a try. After I finished writing, His Majesty thought it was acceptable, so he asked someone to publish it. So, I kept writing." The Queen Mother

still looked at her in surprise, "I tried to write, but I could write so well?"

Yan Shu added, "Actually, I have liked reading storybooks since I was a child. Maybe it's because I've read so many that I'm quite good at writing." The empress dowager could

n't help but click her tongue twice, "You are very humble." Then she asked, "Then why do you want to give it a man's name?" Yan Shu had to explain her original intention to the empress dowager again, "Because nowadays many people are prejudiced against women, and I'm afraid that if I give it a woman's name, they may not even read it." The empress dowager sighed, "Although this makes sense, they still think they are reading a storybook written by a man, so their prejudice against women has not changed." Yan Shu hurriedly said, "It's my fault for not considering it carefully." The empress dowager sighed again, "Forget it, it's not your fault. You're just a little girl, you really can't change anything." Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, thinking that she was also compromising in reality. Before she finished nodding, the Queen Mother suddenly changed her tone and said in a cold voice, "But last time I asked you, why didn't you tell me the truth? You asked Your Majesty to pass on the things I gave you as a reward?" Yan Shu lowered her head and said, "Yes, I didn't think it through at that time. I thought that Your Majesty would be angry with me if she suddenly knew the truth, so I lied to Your Majesty..." But the Queen Mother snorted, "Aren't you afraid that I will be angry now?" Yan Shu hurriedly said, "In fact, I have been I was conflicted and wanted to tell Her Majesty the truth several times, but I was afraid that Her Majesty would dislike me... After all, Her Majesty trusted me so much and liked my stories so much..." At this point, she couldn't help but shed tears, and added, "Especially after receiving the reward from Her Majesty this morning, I felt really guilty, so I finally made up my mind to tell Her Majesty the truth. If Her Majesty is angry with me, it's right. I really don't dare to ask for Her Majesty's forgiveness." She wiped her tears again. However, these words were actually said with sincerity, she really didn't want to lose the love of the top leader! Woo woo... After she finished speaking, there was silence in the hall. Then the Queen Mother's sigh was heard. "I knew you were a scheming person. Forget it, you're still pregnant with the heir, get up." Yan Shu was stunned. Did the Queen Mother forgive her? ! ! Tsk , the system was right! ! ! Now is the best time to be honest, she won the bet! ! ! She was overjoyed, kowtowed and thanked him, and stood up again. But at this moment, she heard a message from outside the door, "Your Majesty has arrived..." Yan Shu and the Queen Mother were stunned, and then they saw Yuwen Lan step into the hall. As soon as he came in, he hurriedly looked around the hall, seeming a little anxious. The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "Why did Your Majesty come here at this time?" Yan Shu was also a little surprised. She just asked Rendong to go over and tell him, and she was afraid that she had to explain the truth to the Queen Mother, and she didn't ask him to come. Yuwen Lan was indeed very anxious, thinking, how could he not come? ——The Queen Mother would not tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. If she knew that he had been deceived by Yan Shu for so long, who knows how she would treat her. So he hurried over when he heard the news. "I just finished my government affairs, and I thought that Concubine Yi's pregnancy was a big deal, so I wanted to report it to my mother in person." He pretended to be surprised and looked at Yan Shu, "I didn't expect Concubine Yi to be here too?" Yan Shu had to nod. Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother smiled and said, "I just found out today that this Young Master Xiaoyao is right in front of me. Your Majesty has kept it a secret from me." Yuwen Lan then realized that Yan Shu had already confessed, so he said, "I... was afraid that my mother would not be able to accept that Young Master Xiaoyao is a girl, so I had to resort to this last resort." He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, looking at the scene in the palace just now, the Queen Mother didn't seem to blame her? But the Queen Mother said, "I am indeed a little surprised, but I am a woman myself, how can I look down on women?" Then, she looked Yan Shu up and down, shook her head and sighed, "I really didn't expect that there is such a talent in the harem." Yan Shu smiled embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. In fact, the person I admire most is you! I was just writing the story of Mr. Gu and his wife in the palace, and I plan to teach you to see it soon." The Queen Mother snorted and laughed, "You are used to coaxing me. Now that you are pregnant, everything is important to your body. Rest when you are tired, don't rush to write." After speaking, she sighed in her heart again. She didn't expect such a little girl to be so capable. The stories she wrote always made her worry. Huh? Since she is Mr. Xiaoyao... wouldn't it be possible to see new stories earlier in the future? Just as I was thinking this, Yan Shu took the initiative to say, "When I write a new story in the future, I will definitely show it to Your Majesty first." The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, "That's good enough." Then she said, "I have received many letters from readers these days. I have saved some of the interesting ones and plan to tell them to Your Majesty someday." The Queen Mother 's eyes lit up, "That's great!" As she spoke, she couldn't help asking, "Why don't you tell me now, what are the stories?" ...

Yuwen Lan watched silently and suddenly felt that he was a bit redundant.

He felt that these two women were more like mother and daughter.

Also, shouldn't he be the first one to see her story?

Why did he suddenly change people?