The queen stood still, her eyes fixed on the emperor's face that seemed both familiar and unfamiliar to her.
She knew that the emperor was definitely not just playing around this time.
The queen's mind was full of thoughts, and for a moment, she felt that she had no way to defend herself.
It's ridiculous that she thought she had done it perfectly this time, but she didn't expect that her every move was under the emperor's surveillance.
The emperor was suspicious and heartless. He had never trusted anyone, including her.
"But Your Majesty, Chen'er is innocent."
"Really?" The emperor simply responded indifferently, with no emotion in his voice.
The expression on the queen's face gradually became one of horror. She hurriedly took two steps forward and stretched out her hands to grab the emperor's sleeves.
"Your Majesty, Chen'er is our child. It's fine if you don't believe me, but you don't believe Chen'er either?"
The emperor's face showed a hint of impatience because of the queen's nagging.
"If I don't believe it, does the Queen think she can still see me here?"
If he didn't believe it, he would have attacked Jun Mochen by now, and would not have waited for the Queen to run up to him and say these words.
However, the queen's mood was not calmed by the emperor's words.
She knew the emperor too well. He was stubborn, self-righteous, and heartless. The reason he didn't attack Jun Mochen now was not just because he trusted him. Perhaps in his heart, Jun Mochen still had value to him.
That's all.
The queen knew that her goal of getting rid of Jun Moyi this time could not be achieved. She returned to the bedroom in a daze, which was in stark contrast to her complacent look when she came.
When Nanny Chang saw the empress's dejected look, she knew that their little actions had not escaped the emperor's eyes.
She had served the Empress since she was a child. To her, the Empress was like her own child. Seeing the Empress in this state, Nanny Chang felt extremely distressed and could not help but persuade her, "Your Majesty, please don't be sad. Perhaps His Majesty has his own considerations. After all, the assassination of the Emperor is a serious matter, and His Highness Prince An is the only prince to be crowned a king. Even if he were to be convicted, it would not be that easy."
Nanny Chang advised earnestly, but the Queen felt a chill in her heart at this moment. She knew that the husband she could rely on had long since changed.
The man who once said he would be a support for them and their son has now begun to guard against her and even their son.
The Queen shook her head and said, "Madame Chang, our Emperor doesn't trust me, nor does he trust Chen'er."
Seeing that Nanny Chang seemed to want to speak more, the Queen interrupted her in advance, "I know everything in my heart, so please stop saying those nice words to comfort me."
Hearing this, Nanny Chang moved her lips, but ultimately just sighed silently and supported the queen as she walked towards the bedroom.
The two men had not walked far when they saw Chen Yan, who was already preparing to go on duty before the Holy Chariot.
When the current queen saw Chen Yan, the smile on her face was gone. Whenever she thought about how her own son threw her aside and protected this woman alone when the crisis came, she became furious.
But Chen Yan's mood was exactly the opposite of hers.
In fact, the moment she saw the queen coming out of the emperor's bedroom, her mood immediately became joyful.
She knew that the Queen's goal was the same as hers, which was to pin the blame for last night's assassination on Prince An and the others.
And since the queen came to see the emperor so early, it must have been arranged.
Chen Yan's heart was pounding with excitement. She even endured the discomfort in her heart and took the initiative to walk up to the queen and bow.
"Your Majesty, the Queen."
The queen suffered several blows overnight. Now when she saw Chen Yan, a woman she disliked, she really couldn't put on a good face, so she just gave up.
"Hey, isn't this Ms. Shen? You're here really early."
Chen Yan was stunned, somewhat bewildered by the Queen's sudden hostility.
But she still replied politely: "It is my turn to be on duty today."
"Really?" The queen glanced at her sideways, and seeing that the woman had a rosy complexion and was in high spirits, and did not look at all frightened by what happened last night, she felt even more unhappy.
"Look at Ms. Shen's appearance. Did you have a good rest last night?"
Hearing this, Chen Yan felt even more puzzled. She had no idea when she had offended this arrogant queen.
Chen Yan is hostile to everyone in the Jun family, including the queen in front of her. In her opinion, these are the culprits who caused their country to be destroyed, their families to be ruined, and their families to be displaced.
However, she was now under someone else's roof and had to bow her head. Even though her heart was filled with hatred, she could only endure everything at this time and silently planned that when the day came when she got the chance to leave the country, she would make these people pay the price they deserved.
Even though Chen Yan was thinking so much in his heart, he still looked respectful on the surface, "In reply to the Queen, I rested well."
Hearing her say this, the expression on the queen's face immediately became unfathomable.
This is what she was waiting for.
Sure enough, the next second, the queen put away the fake smile on her face and looked at Chen Yan with cold eyes, "I'm so envious. The emperor and I haven't slept all night."
As she spoke, she rubbed the corners of her eyes, looking exhausted.
No matter how dumb Chen Yan was, she knew that the Queen was deliberately looking for trouble. Although she was just a small female historian now, she had been a princess for many years and she still had some pride. She was not a soft persimmon that could be bullied.
Seeing this, she didn't save face for the Queen, but chuckled softly, looked at the Queen sincerely and said: "No wonder the Queen looks so haggard, there are blue and black spots under her eyes."
"presumptuous!"
The queen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. No woman could tolerate others mocking her appearance in front of her.
However, Chen Yan didn't care about her anger at all, and even showed concern on her face, "Your Majesty, I am also concerned about your health."
She spoke respectfully and had a polite smile on her face, but in the eyes of the queen, she felt that she was mocking and ridiculing her.
The Queen was already very angry with the Emperor, and was looking for a place where she could vent her anger. Now that she met Chen Yan, it was like she was being given a pillow just as she was sleeping.
The queen smiled coldly, "Kneel down."
As soon as these words came out, the expression on Chen Yan's face changed, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
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