The Empress Dowager summoned her again the next day. Tang Wan hesitated for a while, but still went.
The Queen Mother didn't talk about anything special. She just chatted with her about family matters and asked about her past experiences.
Tang Wan answered half-truthfully. After hearing her story, the empress dowager looked at her with eyes full of pity.
"You lost your parents when you were young. If you don't mind, from now on, you can treat me as your mother."
She looked sincere and spoke earnestly, as if she really liked her.
Tang Wan followed her wishes and called out "Mother". The Queen Mother happily agreed and almost couldn't stop smiling.
Before leaving, he gave her a lot of things as a reward.
"She really likes you this much?"
There was a hint of surprise on Chi Yu's face, mixed with a hint of envy.
"I don't know either, but I can feel that she doesn't seem to have any ill will towards me."
Chi Yu was extremely conflicted. After a while, he finally said to her, "Since she likes you, there's nothing wrong with getting in touch with her. But you must be careful. If anything goes wrong, you must tell me, okay?"
"Well, I know. In this palace, I only trust you." She looked at him with a smile, her eyes full of trust and dependence.
Chi Yu hugged her tightly. She leaned in Chi Yu's arms, listening to Chi Yu's heartbeat, and slowly fell asleep.
Chi Yu covered her with the quilt and went to review the memorials.
He knew that Tang Wan couldn't talk to anyone in this empty harem, so it was a good thing that the Queen Mother treated her well.
At least, she will be less lonely and can learn new things.
Although he could accompany her, the palace was not as free as the outside world. Moreover, sometimes he was too busy to take care of her.
As long as she is safe, her mood should come first.
The pen held by Chi Yu smudged a little ink on the paper.
In fact, he found this matter very strange. Wanwan said that the Queen Mother wanted to compensate him, but the two of them had no mother-son relationship at all. Instead, they were more like enemies.
Besides, the Queen Mother had looked down on him in the past and had no guilt at all. Why would she come back to make amends?
However, he checked the things that the Queen Mother gave to Wanwan as rewards, and not only were they not poisoned, but they were all top-quality treasures.
He couldn't figure it out, but finally convinced himself that maybe she had turned over a new leaf and couldn't bow her head to apologize to him, so she made up for it in this way.
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Time flies. The Queen Mother has been with Tang Wan for more than a month. Perhaps she treated her with guilt and a desire to compensate at the beginning, but now she really fell in love with this confidant who is more than 20 years younger than her.
After she got to know her better, she became more relaxed and no longer showed extreme respect to her like everyone else did, just because she was the empress dowager.
Because of this, every time she thought about what she needed to do, she would feel particularly guilty.
She looked at the pretty woman and said with a smile, "Wanwan, in a few days, the Queen Mother will go to pray for blessings. You should go with her to ask for a safe amulet for the child in your belly."
What surprised her was that Tang Wan agreed directly this time and did not say that she would go back to discuss it with Chi Yu, which shocked her for a moment.
But she quickly reacted: "You can ask the emperor to give you a few secret guards to keep with you to ensure your safety."
She still softened her heart, but there were some things she had to do. Once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back. She had already embarked on this path of no return and there was no way to turn back.
Last night, the emissary brought a secret letter. She read the contents and found only one sentence:
"Take the Queen to Cheng'an Temple."
There was no signature, but she knew who wrote it.
"No need, mother. The guards are enough." She curled her eyes, showing her trust in the queen mother.
"Okay, then you go back and prepare, and set off in three days." Seeing her like this, the Queen Mother felt even more guilty. Her hand, hidden under her robe, clasped her palm tightly, and dark red blood flowed out from between her fingers.
"yes."
After she left, the Queen Mother sat on the chair, her face tilted back, her hands gripping the armrests, her fingertips so tight that they turned white.
She looked at the receding figure, which seemed a little bulky because of its body, and her heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle.
I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I will make it up to you. Don't blame me.
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"Wanwan, how could you agree to her? What if, what if she does something to hurt you?" He looked at her face with concern.
He was indeed scared.
Although the Queen Mother had been very good to Wanwan in the past month, he didn't trust her at all. Now, after hearing that she was going to take Wanwan to pray for blessings, that little trust he had completely collapsed.
He said, no wonder he had been so diligent in the past month, summoned every day, and given rewards like flowing water.
It turns out he was waiting here.
"Ayu, don't you want revenge?" She looked into his eyes, with worry in her eyes.
"I..." Chi Yu thought he had concealed it well, but he didn't expect that she saw through it completely.
"I have the ability to protect myself, Ayu. I don't want you to live in pain and torture every day. I also want to help you. Just trust me for once, okay?"
Her eyes were sincere, mixed with pity for him.
Chi Yu clenched his teeth. He really wanted revenge, but his father told him not to.
But he couldn't swallow this anger. Everything was because of that man. If it weren't for him, perhaps he would have lived in a very happy family since childhood.
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