As she said this, Xiao Li looked intently into Shangguan Ti's eyes.
Shangguan Ti was a little confused, but when he thought about how this woman had persisted in her search for ten years and how deep her love was, he was also moved.
"I do. You are my biological mother, and I am your son."
Xiao Li smiled brightly. "Good son, no wonder your mother was so persistent. She certainly didn't misplace her trust."
Shangguan Ti was stunned. His mother was so beautiful, was his father blind?
Xiao Li took out a talisman. "This will protect you. For now, keep a low profile and avoid them. Don't get ambushed."
Shangguan Ti took it and put it away, taking it as a token of his mother's loving heart.
“Mother, I will keep it safe. Please take care of yourself. If that day ever comes, I will definitely come to pick you up.”
The young boy's face showed a stubborn look. He seemed to have grown up a bit because he had taken on the responsibility of being a mother.
Xiao Li patted his shoulder, "Okay, Mother is waiting for you to come pick me up, but you need to take care of yourself first."
Shangguan Ti nodded. After calling her "Mother" once, it seemed natural to call her "Mother" again.
He never received maternal love from Consort Yu when he was young. His father was strict with him and would occasionally show him some tenderness.
He often envied the light in his eyes when his study companion talked about his parents; now he had a mother too.
After talking for a while, Shangguan Ti reluctantly went back.
Xiao Li thought about it and was a little worried, so she asked the leader to keep an eye on things. Since they were both in the palace, this distance shouldn't be a problem.
123 happily agreed.
Xiao Li felt it was still not safe. There were too many schemes in the palace, and it would be terrible if she were ambushed.
Therefore, Huanling was also sent out to protect her closely.
As life gradually calmed down, Xiao Li listened to Tongzi's report on what had happened around Shangguan Ti.
"Master, Shangguan Ti was almost poisoned. There was a deadly poison in today's food. Luckily, I warned him in time, and Huanling knocked the food over."
“Master, last night a palace maid secretly opened the window, trying to make Shangguan Ti catch a cold. Luckily I discovered it, and Huanling transformed into a screen to block out all the wind.”
“Master, someone tried to push Shangguan Ti into the lake today, but luckily I had a plan and had Huanling throw that person in.”
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Xiao Li suppressed a laugh, "So, Huanling has done a great service. I must reward Huanling well and give it a few more spirit stones."
123 panicked. No matter how much credit is given to the Phantom Spirit, it also contributed!
“Master, it’s me. I alerted the phantom spirit; I was the one who discovered it first.”
"Oh, you also deserve credit? I think it was Huanling who did all this."
123 was so anxious that it kept changing its color, sometimes red and sometimes green, which Xiaoli found quite amusing.
"Wow... Master, it's all thanks to me, you can't be biased."
Xiao Li laughed out loud, "I know, you all deserve credit, I'll remember it."
123 was pleased and went to supervise again.
Soon, Mingyu was about to give birth. This pregnancy was very difficult for her, with several unexpected incidents, but thankfully she recovered without any serious complications.
Rumors are flying around that the child is cursed.
Otherwise, why would so many strange things happen in Weiyang Palace?
One moment it's swarming with insects, the next it's swarming with mosquitoes, then it's infested with rats, and snakes, insects, rats, and ants have all come and gone.
Mingyu complained every day, and Shangguan Jin was furious, but they couldn't stop the spread of these rumors.
Fortunately, Mingyu was finally about to give birth; she had finally made it to this moment.
Le Wuji has confirmed that the child in her belly is a boy. She has her own child, and it will be only a matter of time before she becomes the empress.
Xiao Li was ready. She had been waiting for this moment. How could she not suffer the same pain that the original owner had endured?
Huanling conjured an invisibility cloak, and Xiaoli swaggered in. Right before everyone's eyes, she put Mingyu's child into her spatial storage and then took out the long-haired monster she had prepared.
This was something Xiaoli redeemed with points before; it was just a puppet, but she never expected it could transform into something like this.
In the blink of an eye, the fair-skinned child turned into a freak.
Everyone was terrified and rushed outside.
"Consort Yu gave birth to a freak, it's terrifying."
Before long, the news spread throughout the palace that Consort Yu, like Consort Li before her, had given birth to a freak, and that the child even looked exactly like her.
People were whispering among themselves that the way they were looking at Shangguan Jin had become strange.
If a woman's child has a problem, then the problem must lie with that woman. If two women give birth to deformed children, then the problem must lie with the man.
Shangguan Jin felt a chill run down his spine. He couldn't execute all the palace servants; the message had already been spread, and there was nothing he could do.
"Investigate for me! Who spread these rumors? It's outrageous! If they find out, I will exterminate their entire family."
Unfortunately, no matter how much they searched, they couldn't find a clue, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved.
The rumors spread quickly and reached the general public, and everyone knew about it.
When Shangguan Jin attended court, all the ministers pressured him to abolish his status as a concubine and banish him to the Cold Palace.
He recalled that Consort Li had been banished to the Cold Palace in the same way ten years ago, but he knew the truth of that matter better than anyone else.
Now that this has happened again, he feels a sense of fear for no reason.
He was present at the scene that day; there's no faking it under the watchful eyes of everyone. He witnessed a child turn into a monster. Was this a warning from heaven?
In the end, he had no choice but to abolish Mingyu's status as a Noble Consort, demote her to a low-ranking concubine, and send her to the Cold Palace.
At the ministers' request, he himself underwent a full physical examination by all the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital, which was an extreme insult.
He was questioned by his ministers about whether he had any health problems, but in the end no tests were found to be wrong.
Xiao Li looked at the baby in the space. Although the child was innocent, he was born with original sin.
Xiao Li left the palace overnight and took him to a small town near the border.
They chose a childless couple and left their child at their doorstep.
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On the day Mingyu was moved to the Cold Palace, Xiaoli went to watch the commotion with melon seeds in hand.
"Welcome, welcome. From now on, Yu will be my companion."
We're truly destined to be neighbors; we used to be neighbors in the same palace, and we still are.
Mingyu glared at Xiaoli with hatred, feeling that Xiaoli was definitely involved in this matter.
"You're the one who ruined me, aren't you?"
Xiao Li chuckled.
"How could I possibly have such power to switch children right in front of you? Is that even possible? How could I possibly be the one with such power?"
Mingyu was also stunned. Yes, she had witnessed it herself in front of everyone, and it was something that Li could never have done.
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