About half a month later, Yan Shu heard about Dang Xia from the system.

It was said that Empress Dowager Xiao had verified Che Hongtu's evidence of guilt based on the secret letter she received, and in a rage, she immediately executed him and the palace maid.

The little grandson left by her daughter was brought back to the palace and raised by Empress Dowager Xiao herself, which finally made people feel relieved.

Surprisingly, Empress Dowager Xiao also liked her storybook very much. Not only did she ask someone to bring her back, she also sent someone from Dang Xia to send her two pieces of beautiful jade and a fox fur cape to express her appreciation. Of

course, Empress Dowager Xiao also thought she was a man, and the beautiful jade and fox fur she sent were both men's styles.

But Yan Shu didn't mind and was very happy.

After all, she originally intended to promote the relationship between the two countries through the storytelling, but she didn't expect to gain another generous fan, and a foreign one.

And she was also a queen mother with unique vision and great talent.

As the saying goes, great minds think alike, and it can be seen that those who like her are winners.

Seeing that the Gaoli prince has stabilized his condition and set off to return home, the foreign envoys who came to the capital to participate in the Changning Festival have all left.

And the weather in the capital has also turned significantly cooler.

A few days later, it was the Zhongyuan Festival.

Zhongyuan Festival is an important festival for worshiping ancestors. In addition to the common people setting river lanterns and burning sacrifices, the court also has grand sacrificial activities.

For example, they sent special officials to light lanterns in the river, set up Taoist temples in major temples and Taoist temples in the capital, and invited monks and Taoists to pray for the souls of soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for the country and the lonely souls who had no home to return to.

Of course, Yan Shu had no chance to see these grand scenes. After all, this was not a suitable day to go out, and she was pregnant, so she could only stay in the palace.

However, it was the court's holiday, and Yuwen Lan stayed with her all day except for going to Fengxian Hall to worship ancestors in the morning.

The two had lunch together and rested for a while. When they got up again, Yan Shu saw that Yuwen Lan had changed into a dark casual suit and asked Fu Hai to prepare incense and candles, as if he was going out. She asked curiously, "Your Majesty,

are you going to Fengxian Hall again?" Yuwen Lan looked a little shy, and said, "I'm going to Yongfu Palace." Yongfu Palace? Yan Shu didn't understand at first, but she heard the system say, "The emperor's biological mother lived in Yongfu Palace." It suddenly dawned on her that the emperor was going to pay homage to his biological mother. He was probably afraid that the empress dowager would feel resentful if she knew, so he was so sneaky. Alas, probably because she had a baby in her belly, she had been emotional recently, and she couldn't bear it for a while, so she said, "Do you want me to accompany your majesty?" Although she was pregnant now and couldn't go to the mausoleum, she could still pay homage in the palace. Yuwen Lan was a little surprised and asked, "Do you want to go?" Yan Shu nodded, looked at him sincerely and said, "I wonder if I have the honor?" [Woo woo, I just feel sorry for you, little emperor. Your mother died not long after you were born. I guess you have forgotten what your mother looks like now, woo woo...] Yuwen Lan, "..." He was a little moved, a little funny, and a little confused - why did she like to call herself the "little" emperor more and more now? Where did he leave such an impression on her? With mixed feelings, Yuwen Lan nodded and said, "It's good to go together." Then he took her hand and went out. Not long after, the two arrived at the place. ——Since the death of Concubine Hui, no one has lived in Yongfu Palace, so the layout here is the same as before. After Yuwen Lan ascended the throne, he also arranged for someone to guard it. Every Lantern Festival, he would light a few incense candles to pay tribute to her. Although he really didn't remember what his biological mother looked like, she was the one who brought him into the world, and he didn't want to forget. And just as Yan Shu said, after all, the Queen Mother was still there, and he was raised by the Queen Mother. No matter how much he missed his biological mother, he had to consider the Queen Mother's feelings, so he always came in casual clothes, quietly, and left after paying tribute. However, this time he was accompanied by someone. And there were two of them. Although he was moved, he still took her body into consideration. When they reached the palace gate, Yuwen Lan said, "No one has lived here for a long time. It's probably full of yin energy. You wait here. I'll go in alone." Hearing him say this, Yan Shu had no choice but to agree. She stopped outside the palace and watched Fu Hai follow him in. Ren Dong walked with her in the courtyard for a few steps. Seeing the slightly lonely courtyard, he couldn't help but feel moved. - Oh, on a day like this, the emperor is missing his own mother. I wonder if the empress dowager is also thinking of her own child who died in infancy? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but touch her bulging belly and said to the little guy inside, "My child, you must grow up obediently in my belly, and be born smoothly in the future, so that both of us can be safe and sound!" After the voice fell, Rendong, who was accompanying her, couldn't help but laugh and said, "The master and the heir are both blessed people, you will definitely get what you want." Yan Shu nodded and said, "I hope so..." But before she finished speaking, she was stunned. She felt something in her belly seemed to move. Seeing her like this, Rendong was startled and hurriedly said, "What's wrong with the master?" Yan Shu opened her eyes wide and almost dared not to breathe, "I seem to... have fetal movement." Fetal movement? Although Ren Dong had no practical experience, she had received instruction from the imperial physician. Upon hearing this, she was immediately delighted and said, "Imperial Physician Jiang said that this is a sign that the heir in your belly is healthy. Congratulations, Master." [Tsk tsk, Imperial Physician Jiang also said that from the beginning of fetal movement, the number of fetal movements should be counted for the master every day. Wuwu must not make any mistakes.] Yan Shu was stunned. ——She clearly saw that Ren Dong closed her mouth after saying "Congratulations, Master", so why did she hear the last sentence again? ...Ren Dong clearly did not open her mouth again, but that was Ren Dong's voice!

But this was not the end. Immediately afterwards, she heard the voice of Honeysuckle again, [Hey, today is the Ghost Festival. I wonder if you have time to go to the Taiye Lake tonight to light two lotus lanterns for my parents? How about asking the master for leave? But how can I ask for leave? ]

Yan Shu, "..."

She was sure that she was not seeing things. Honeysuckle did not open her mouth.

What's going on? Could it be that Honeysuckle can speak ventriloquism?

How come she didn't find out that Honeysuckle had this ability after being together for so many years?

System, [... Have you ever thought that this might be something called mind reading? ]

Yan Shu, [What? Mind reading? System, are you saying that I have mind reading? ]

System, [That's not the case. Otherwise, how can you hear what is in other people's minds? ]

Yan Shu, [...But why do I suddenly have the ability to read minds? 】

System,【This system cannot be confirmed at present, but it is very likely that it came with your pregnancy.】

Yan Shu was stunned. It came with pregnancy?

... Come to think of it, she just found out that there was fetal movement, and the mind reading skill came immediately. It can be seen that it may really be related to the baby in the belly.

Thinking of this, her eyes immediately lit up, and she touched her belly and said, "My baby is such a lucky little star!"

Although Rendong didn't know where her master's words came from, she quickly followed up and agreed, "Yes, the royal heir must be as blessed as the master."

But Yan Shu said to her, "After dinner, you should go and light a river lantern for your parents, and ask Lianxin and the others, whoever wants to go can go."

But Rendong was immediately delighted, "Thank you, master, thank you, master! I will arrange time with them to go in turns, and there will be no one around you."

[Wuwuwu, master knows what I want to do without me telling you! Master must be a god in the world, so powerful! ! ! ]

Yan Shu was proud.

With everything and the ability to read minds, she is going to be invincible!

At this moment, Yuwen Lan and Fu Hai also walked out of the palace.

Seeing that Ren Dong was excited, Yuwen Lan asked curiously, "What happened?"

Yan Shu concealed her merits and fame and said, "Nothing, I thought there would be river lanterns in Taiye Lake today, so I asked her to go and light one for her relatives. I didn't expect her to be so happy."

Hearing this, Fu Hai immediately said, "Your Majesty is kind, Miss Ren Dong is also blessed."

But in his heart, he said, "By the way, I also want to go and light a river lantern. Your Majesty, can you also learn from Concubine Yi!" 】

Yan Shu couldn't bear to hear this, so she said to the emperor, "I wonder if Fu Guanzhang wants to go too. Your Majesty, why don't you show some mercy to Fu Guanzhang?"

- Hehe, since I have the ability to read minds, I might as well do a good thing and give him a big discount today!

Yuwen Lan was stunned.

What did she say?

Reading minds?

What does this mean? Could she also hear what Fu Hai was thinking just now?

Then... what about him?

Can she hear him too?

Thinking of this, Yuwen Lan suddenly got a start and looked at Yan Shu.

But she was blinking at him, thinking, [What's the matter? Didn't you hear what I said? Hurry up and agree! Otherwise, I will be embarrassed!!!]

Yuwen Lan thought, if she thought so, it means she didn't hear him?

He quickly came back to his senses and said to Fu Hai, "If you want to go, you can go, but remember to arrange your errands and don't miss your business."

Fu Hai's eyes immediately lit up with joy, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."

[Wuwuwu, I really benefited from Concubine Yi's kindness today.]

Yuwen Lan didn't say anything else, but just looked at Yan Shu quietly again.

But she looked very proud, [Hehe, don't worship me too much!] Then she

suddenly paused again, [No, why can't you hear what the emperor is thinking?]

Yuwen Lan, [... So that's it.]

Immediately relieved.

However, Yan Shu still couldn't figure it out, so she tried again and found that she still couldn't hear Yuwen Lan's inner thoughts.

Confused, she had to call the system, [What's going on? Why can't I read the emperor's mind? 】

System, 【…This commander cannot help, after all, this commander cannot deal with the emperor. Maybe he is the Son of Heaven and has some dragon energy to protect him.】

Yan Shu, 【…】

Can it be so mysterious?

But after thinking about it, she really couldn't figure it out except for this possibility.

Tsk, fortunately the emperor is reliable, otherwise, if he is not reliable, he still has dragon energy to protect him, wouldn't it be very difficult to deal with him?

She has so many abilities but can't do anything about him.

Yuwen Lan nodded silently in his heart, isn't it?

He is very reliable, fortunately it is him who is the emperor.

~~

After having the ability to read minds, Yan Shu's life opened a new door.

She tried it in her own palace for a night and found that it worked every time. The next day, she happily went to chat with her leader.

The two first talked about the follow-up of the "Dang Xia Guo Prince's Carriage" and then talked about the Lantern Festival yesterday.

But the Queen Mother sighed, "Time flies so fast, it's autumn again."

Yan Shu was about to nod, but she heard the Queen Mother sigh in her heart, "The capital must be colder than Langya, I wonder if that fool brought enough winter clothes? After all, he didn't plan to stay when he came this summer." Yan

Shu paused, and then she realized that the Queen Mother was worried about Mr. Qi?

Wuwuwu, her top boss and idol, although they can't see each other often, they are still concerned about each other!

She hurriedly said, "I heard that the cotton harvest was good this year. Your Majesty was afraid that cotton prices would go

down and hurt farmers, so you specifically asked the court to buy a lot of cotton. Some of it was made into official uniforms and distributed to the officials in the court. The rest was also made into winter clothes by the textile factory and distributed to the Imperial College and its subordinate academies so that teachers and students can have winter clothes to wear." "I see."

The empress dowager's eyes lit up immediately and she nodded, "This is a very good idea. Your Majesty is thoughtful."

Yan Shu nodded quickly, but heard the Queen Mother sighing in her heart, [This girl, how come she is more and more like the roundworm in my stomach? She answers whatever I think. ]

Yan Shu thought to herself, Boss, please don't say that about me, having roundworms in your stomach is not a good thing!

Besides, there is really limited things she can do, so she might as well think of a way to let the top boss and his idol meet again.

At this moment, another voice came into her ears, [Humph, this woman is used to fooling the Queen Mother! She clearly accompanied His Majesty to pay homage to Concubine Hui last night, and today she is pretending to be well-behaved in front of the Queen Mother! Having said that, His Majesty has never cared about the Queen Mother's kindness in raising him. For so many years, he has never forgotten to burn paper for Concubine Hui every year. Poor Queen Mother, you have been making wedding clothes for others all your life!

Yan Shu's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but look at the source of the voice, Nanny Zhuang who was standing next to the Queen Mother.

But she saw that she was honest and observant.

Tsk, although she had known for a long time that Nanny Zhuang didn't like her, with this mind-reading skill, it was the first time she clearly heard her thoughts.

She couldn't help but sigh, it was human nature for the emperor to not forget his biological mother, just like the Queen Mother couldn't forget her own flesh and blood who died young. Every time she thought of it, she would inevitably feel sad. It can't be said that the emperor was unfilial to the Queen Mother.

Speaking of which, Nanny Zhuang was really loyal to the Queen Mother, but she was a little too picky.

But then I heard the system interrupt, [She is actually most loyal to that old dishonest Duke Cheng'en of the Zhou family. On the surface, she is nervous about the Queen Mother, but in fact, she is just afraid that the old rogue's descendants will not be prosperous and wealthy in the future.]

Yan Shu, [??? What? The old rogue Duke Cheng'en?]

Sure enough, then I heard that Madam Zhuang said in her heart, [Your Majesty has never forgotten the mother who raised him for only two months. It is conceivable that step by step in the future, the Queen Mother will eventually be abandoned by him, and then the Duke and the Zhou family will completely lose their status and be trampled underfoot! My queen, why can't you think about your own brother! 】

Yan Shu, [……]

Pfft, I never thought that the old rogue Cheng Engong could have such loyal followers. His voice is quite touching.

Come to think of it, could it be that she has a crush on that old rogue?

System, [Yes, after all, he is the only man in her life.]

Yan Shu, "???"

What kind of bloody story is this?