Jiang Si looked at Emperor Jingming.

The light in the hall was bright, and one could clearly see Emperor Jingming's wrinkled eyebrows, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and the white hair at his temples.

The choice of who lives and who dies between the mother and the pregnant daughter-in-law is not too difficult according to the ethical guidelines of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If the father wants his son to die, the son must die. For example, if an old mother sues her son for being unfilial, the government will help the old mother kill her son and will not even give him a chance to repent. This is one of the ten unforgivable crimes.

For Emperor Jingming, being able to hesitate between the Empress Dowager and his daughter-in-law was already considered generous.

Jiang Si certainly couldn't wait for Emperor Jingming to make a decision, and said, "Father, the Empress Dowager is controlled by Aunt Duo's mother-son heart-linked parasite. If Aunt Duo is desperate, the Empress Dowager's life will be in danger. I transferred the worms in the Empress Dowager's body to my body, and I have a 70% chance of suppressing the worms. You care about me, and I am very grateful, but the Empress Dowager is old and can't stand the torture..."

"Are you really 70% sure?" Emperor Jingming's eyes lit up.

Jiang Si nodded gently: "Seventy percent of the time, there should be."

The Queen's lips twitched, and she really wanted to ask if this was also the result of innate knowledge, but in the end she didn't mention it.

The Emperor must have sent the Jinlin Guards to investigate this matter a long time ago. If there was anything unusual about Princess Yan, the Emperor would not have waited until now to let everything remain calm.

Emperor Jingming fell silent.

Time passed by little by little.

The queen finally couldn't help but urge: "Your Majesty?"

If you don't make a decision now, it might be too late.

Emperor Jingming looked at Jiang Si with a complicated expression: "Seventh Wife, the Empress Dowager is now in your hands."

He really wanted to promise something, but he couldn't say it.

If something happens to a person, what is the use of making a promise? If nothing happens to a person, he will naturally make amends.

Seeing that Emperor Jingming had made a decision, the Empress breathed a sigh of relief and asked Jiang Si, "What should we prepare? The Empress Dowager should be asleep by now..."

"No need to prepare anything, just ask someone to take me to the Queen Mother. It's good that she's asleep. But no one can disturb us when the offspring are being transferred..." Jiang Si asked.

"Empress, have someone take the seventh daughter-in-law downstairs and change her into palace maid's clothes, and come with us to visit the Queen Mother."

The queen nodded and ordered someone to take Jiang Si away.

With only the Emperor and Empress left, the atmosphere became somewhat stagnant.

"Am I too selfish?" Emperor Jingming spoke up, breaking the silence.

The Queen considered and said, "People have different relationships, and the Queen Mother raised the Emperor, so the Emperor does not need to blame himself."

"I'm afraid something has happened to the Seventh Brother's wife, so I can't tell him..."

The queen was speechless for a while, then she said dryly, "It's always difficult to have the best of both worlds."

Emperor Jingming smiled bitterly: "I know. Between the Seventh Wife and the Queen Mother, I chose the Queen Mother. In fact, if the Seventh Wife hadn't said much, she wouldn't have been chosen together with the Queen Mother. This child is filial and kind-hearted. I owe her..."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Princess Yan will be blessed by good fortune."

Emperor Jingming nodded.

Such comfort is weak, but he still needs it.

If...if something happens to the seventh son's wife, he will definitely reward her father and brother's family generously and ensure that her father and brother will have a glorious life.

Jiang Si was quickly led out by a palace maid. She was wearing a plain blue dress, like an ordinary palace maid.

Emperor Jingming couldn't help but ask, "Seventh Old Wife, do you have anything else to say?"

Jiang Si bowed to Emperor Jingming and said, "Father, whether your daughter-in-law succeeds or not, please do not tell the truth to A-Jin."

Emperor Jingming nodded slowly: "Okay, I promise you."

The emperor and the empress went hand in hand to the Cining Palace, and Jiang Si mixed in with the palace maids following behind the empress.

The lights in Cining Temple were still on.

The Empress Dowager suddenly felt unbearable pain in her hand, so she asked the imperial physician to rest. No one in Cining Palace dared to close their eyes, and even the old imperial physician was temporarily left behind.

Seeing the emperor and empress approaching, the eunuch at the door was about to report it, but was stopped by Emperor Jingming.

"Don't disturb the Queen Mother's rest."

The head nanny of Cining Palace came forward to pay her respects to the Emperor and Empress.

"I heard that the Queen Mother was ill, so I came with the Empress to see her. How is the Queen Mother now?"

The head nanny followed Emperor Jingming inside and replied, "The Queen Mother has gone to bed."

"I'm going to see the Queen Mother."

He quickly walked into the inner hall and saw the sleeping queen mother.

The Queen Mother did not look abnormal, but her brows were tightly knitted together, unable to relax.

"Go to the outer hall and tell me in detail about the Queen Mother's condition." Emperor Jingming sent the housekeeper away and told the Queen, "I am worried about the Queen Mother. The Queen will stay here to take care of her first."

"Your Majesty, rest assured." The Queen bowed slightly, and after Emperor Jingming and the head nanny and others left, she immediately said to Jiang Si, "Princess Yan, the rest is left to you."

The queen was very tactful and walked to the door to guard it, then turned her back.

Jiang Si looked at the Queen Mother, then put his hand on her wrist.

Carefully feeling the empress dowager's breath, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

It seemed that the Queen Mother had just been struck by the mother-child conspiracy.

Nanny Duo has been with the Queen Mother for more than ten years. Why did she choose to take action only recently?

Jiang Si was puzzled for a moment, but time was limited and he didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately started to transfer the larvae.

After about an incense stick of time, Jiang Si walked to the Queen's side and whispered, "Mother, I'm fine now."

The empress's tense nerves immediately relaxed, and she signaled her trusted palace maid to report the news to Emperor Jingming.

Emperor Jingming returned and asked the empress, "How is mother?"

"The Queen Mother has been sleeping and seems to be peaceful."

Emperor Jingming seemed relieved and said to the head nanny, "You should take good care of the Queen Mother tonight. If there is anything wrong, send someone to report to me and the Queen immediately."

Although the head nanny felt that it was an exaggeration for the emperor and empress to visit the empress dowager at night, she was moved by their filial piety and quickly agreed.

"There is no need to tell the Queen Mother that I and the Empress have been here, so as not to worry her."

"I understand."

Emperor Jingming suppressed his anxiety and returned to the original palace, and asked Jiang Si impatiently: "How is it?"

Jiang Si smiled and said, "The worm has been successfully transferred to my daughter-in-law's body. The Queen Mother is now safe."

"Then you--" Emperor Jingming hesitated to speak. When he met those sparkling eyes, he felt guilty for no reason.

This is the first time I have this feeling when facing a younger generation. It really is true that one should not do things that hurt one's conscience.

"Fortunately, the worms were only in the Queen Mother's body for a short time and did not cause major climate change. My daughter-in-law had no problem suppressing the worms."

"If Madam Duo hurts herself or tortures her, will it have any impact on you?"

"Don't worry, father. The offspring are suppressed, so there won't be any trouble caused by the mother."

Emperor Jingming finally smiled sincerely and said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good."

The Queen reminded him, "Your Majesty, didn't Aunt Duo say that there are other poisonous insects in her body? If she is tortured, the poisonous insects will explode and she will die in an instant. In this case, it will still be difficult for us to pry her mouth open..."

"Daughter-in-law can try it."