Chapter 417 Who is the emperor’s close confidant?
In this deep palace, Yunyang's presence is like a ray of warm light, making the empress dowager's originally gloomy world much brighter.
As time went by, the empress dowager became more and more friendly to Bai Wutong and treated him well.
She had a smile on her face and a kind look in her eyes. "Why are you free to come here today?"
Bai Wutong sat down, his eyes falling on the carefully decorated armor, "I have had quite a bit of free time lately."
The Queen Mother understood immediately, "Is it that Concubine Su who caused the trouble? In fact, I had expected this day to come. Ever since the Emperor favored you and ignored Concubine Jin, I knew that he said he looked down on the late Emperor, but deep down, he was still fickle. As long as he met someone he liked, he would throw his old love away. Before, I had been suppressing him, and the people I chose for him were not to his liking, so he kept favoring Concubine Jin. Otherwise, he would have changed one after another before you entered the palace."
The Queen Mother was imprisoned in the Yongshou Palace, feeling deep resentment.
Normally, she could only bury these words deep in her heart, with no one to tell.
Bai Wutong was the only person she could confide in, so every time they met, she would always complain about Zhang Chengyan's faults to make herself feel better.
Bai Wutong just listened quietly with a faint smile on his face, without making any comment.
In the past few years in this palace, she has long learned to be cautious in what she says and does. Some words are better to be listened to without further saying.
After the Queen Mother had finished talking and calmed down a little, Bai Wutong spoke softly, skillfully changing the subject, "Today, I came mainly to see Yunyang. Of course, I am most concerned about you, the Queen Mother."
As she spoke, she held Yunyang in her arms.
The little guy's face is as rosy as a ripe apple, and his innocent look makes people happy.
The Queen Mother was filled with relief at the sight of this heartwarming scene. She did not disturb the reunion of the mother and son, but only reminded them, "Come and see them more often if you are fine. Children grow up quickly. If you don't see them for a long time, it will be bad if they are not close to you when they grow up. Just like the Emperor back then, he was obviously born after ten months of pregnancy, but because he was raised by the late Queen, he didn't even recognize his own mother. Otherwise, how could he have the heart to imprison me in the Yongshou Palace and not let me go out even a step! If it weren't for his reputation as a saintly monarch, I'm afraid he wouldn't even spare my life!"
Bai Wutong felt a trace of sympathy in his heart and sighed as a response.
She hugged Yunyang, her eyes as gentle as water.
More than half an hour passed in a flash.
She put Yunyang down, stood up and said goodbye, "Your Highness, I will go back now."
The Queen Mother's face, which was originally smiling, dimmed in an instant, "You are leaving so soon? The older I get, the more I fear loneliness, and I hope to have someone to accompany me more. In this huge harem, there is no one else to visit me except you. You finally came here, but you are leaving after only half an hour..."
Bai Wutong still had a gentle smile on her face. Suddenly, she leaned forward slightly and lowered her voice, "Empress Dowager, who is your confidant beside the emperor?"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, but soon understood Bai Wutong's intention, with a complicated expression, "So... you are here for what I have in my hand too."
Bai Wutong looked calm, "Empress Dowager, I have said before that I will give Yunyang to you to raise. With Yunyang by your side, are you still afraid that I will not come to see you often? I also want to help you leave the Yongshou Palace where you have been imprisoned for many years, but I am alone and powerless, and I have to rely on your help."
The Queen Mother was shocked and dared not think any further.
If he could really leave Yongshou Palace, there would be only one possibility, that is, something happened to Zhang Chengyan.
Otherwise, given Zhang Chengyan's personality, this would be almost impossible!
But she is imprisoned here, how can she enjoy her retirement in peace?
Even though she was old, she still wanted power and the honor that a queen mother should have.
Thinking back to what Zhang Chengyan had done, the Queen Mother's heart was deeply hurt again.
Bai Wutong continued to lower her voice and spoke earnestly, "Empress Dowager, the last queen died a violent death, and Concubine Jin also lost her power. I can't help but worry that I will be the next one. This Concubine Su Zhaoyi is not an easy person to deal with. She has already attacked Yunhe. If I lose the child, I will have no one to rely on in this palace."
But in fact, she had already secretly cultivated a lot of forces in the palace, and the Xun family outside the palace was also quietly growing under her planning.
The brothers Xun Yuanliang were highly valued, and the Xun family was showing signs of becoming the second Zhenguo Duke family.
But all this is done silently.
Bai Wutong hid all his strength very well without revealing a single flaw.
She sighed and pretended to be worried. "If Su Zhaoyi is also pregnant with a dragon seed, my life will be even more difficult in the future. Queen Mother, you know the cruelty in the harem better than I do. If anything happens to me, you will never see Yunyang again, and you will have no hope of leaving Yongshou Palace! Su Zhaoyi has never come to visit you, and she never mentions you on weekdays. In this palace, only I still care about you and want to help you."
The Queen Mother's hands were tightly clenched around the Buddhist beads, her knuckles turning white. "So you sent Yunyang here to make me develop feelings for him, and then use this to threaten me? How much sincerity is there in this?"
Bai Wutong looked calm, "Empress Dowager, even your own son can cruelly abandon you. I was targeted by you before and suffered a lot. Now I can exchange benefits for your sincerity, which is a rare sincerity. In this palace, you can't get such a frank heart from me from anyone."
The Queen Mother was silent. Yes, in this harem where people are eaten without leaving any bones, how can there be any pure sincerity?
It is already a luxury to be able to exchange interests for what you want.
Zhang Chengyan didn't even give her such an exchange opportunity, let alone others.
After much thought, she was more willing to trust Bai Wutong than outsiders.
What's more, Yunyang is still by his side...
The Queen Mother raised her head and said, "Please let me think about it. If you have made up your mind, I will send someone to call you over in Yunyang's name."
"Okay, Queen Mother, I'll take my leave now." Bai Wutong stroked Yunyang's little face, "I'll never break my promise to you. I believe in God and karma. So in the many years in the harem, I've never made things difficult for anyone who didn't attack me. I'll only fight back against those who have a grudge against me."
Looking at Bai Wutong's departing back, the Queen Mother fell into deep thought.
Thinking back on what the other party had done in the palace, she found that it was indeed true.
Bai Wutong looks gentle and weak, but in fact she is tough inside and has her own principles and bottom line in her actions.
This is already a rare occurrence in the harem.
The original intentions of many people have long been lost in palace fighting.
Even the Queen Mother herself is like this...
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