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Chapter 535: Conversation between the Emperor and the Empress

Shen Zian, Su Zhi and their group went to the Queen's palace and met the Queen. Queen Mu received them warmly. Xiaori and Xing'er had been waiting there for a long time. When they saw them coming, they ran over and threw themselves around Su Zhi. Their eyes were red and they were speechless.

"Xiao Ri, Xing'er, Mommy really misses you. You have grown taller again."

Su Zhi bent down, held them both in her arms, kissed each of them on the forehead, and watched their little faces suddenly turn red and their eyes curved into crescent shapes from smiling.

When Xiaori and Xing'er saw Su Zhi's smile, they did almost the same thing and kissed Su Zhi on both sides of her cheek.

The palace maids and eunuchs beside her all looked at Su Zhi with surprise and envy, thinking that this lady had a really good relationship with the eldest prince and the prime minister's son. Even Queen Mu was a little jealous, but she thought that the prince was raised by Su Zhi, and it is said that the grace of raising is greater than the grace of giving birth. It is normal for the prince and Su Zhi to have a good relationship, and she also thinks that Su Zhi is a very likable woman. So the jealousy in her heart only flashed by, and the rest was only gratitude.

"Mom, I miss you so much. I haven't seen you in two years!"

"Yes, mother, will you celebrate the New Year here this year?"

Xiaori and Xing'er asked together. They both missed the old days and their relatives in Hebian Village very much. They always talked about it together. The more they talked, the more they missed them. Even though they had been writing to Fuyuan constantly in the past two years, they still missed them very much. Now that their mother was holding them in her arms, they didn't want to leave this fragrant and warm embrace. They wanted her to stay for a while.

Su Zhi nodded, making Xiaori and Xing'er smile happily.

Yueyue pouted and said, "Xiaori, Xing'er, you only think about your mother, not me and your father? If you don't want to, I won't let Liansheng play with you!"

Xiaori and Xing'er went to coax Yueyue again. They talked to Shen Zi'an and looked at the lotus in Shen Zi'an's arms. They both widened their eyes, thinking that this was their younger brother, and he was so cute. They both understood why their mother always liked to pinch their faces. They also wanted to pinch their younger brother's face! It must be smooth and tender!

Shen Zian put Lian Sheng on the ground. Little Lian Sheng immediately became the smallest one among all the people. He was wearing a red cotton coat embroidered with golden bamboo branches and leaves, and a small tiger-head hat on his head. He was holding a small cloth tiger in his arms, looking up at everyone with his big round eyes. He was simply invincible. Everyone who saw him softened their hearts.

Xiaori and Xing'er immediately went over and took one of Liansheng's hands, and put their other hands on Liansheng's face. It took them a long time to not pinch it, but just caress it. It feels soft and tender like a bun! They all called him brother. They asked Liansheng to call him brother.

Lian Sheng obediently let his two brothers pull and touch him, and called him brothers obediently. The crisp sound made him even more adorable.

"Isn't Liansheng cute? I watched Liansheng grow up, and Liansheng and I are the closest."

Yueyue said proudly that she had not been able to grow up with Xiao Rixing'er in the past two years, but they could see each other every day. She was also jealous, but fortunately there was Liansheng, which made her feel much better.

Xiaori said, "We have a younger brother too! Jing'er is also very cute. But he is sleeping now. When he wakes up later, you will be able to see him."

Jing'er is the third prince, the second prince born to Queen Mu, and he is now one year old.

Yueyue blinked and said, "Then I'd like to see. If he's as cute as Liansheng, I'll take him to play with me."

Queen Mu smiled and said, "Yueyue is still so adorable. Come, let me see how much taller you have grown. And Liansheng, come here too, let me see you. You are obviously a little boy, how come you are so fair and delicate? You really are like your name, Lotus."

Queen Mu was still so gentle and never used any self-proclaimed terms that represented nobility to them, which made her seem very approachable. As Shen Zian and Su Zhi were often with the Holy Beast, they naturally knew that the Queen was really close to them, so they were not too reserved with her.

Yueyue took Liansheng to Queen Mu, led Liansheng to bow respectfully, and then became lively again, telling Queen Mu how cute Liansheng was, and asked when the third prince would wake up.

Queen Mu answered cordially, and then started chatting with Shen Zian and the others. Several children sat aside and ate snacks while being watched.

After talking for a while, the emperor came. After another round of greetings and another conversation, the emperor got up and left. He still had many memorials to review.

Then the third prince woke up and saw the chubby baby who was still in someone's arms. The baby looked somewhat like Xiaori, but loved to laugh and did not have Xiaori's calm and steady energy. Even the queen said that the child was not as quiet as Xiaori when he was a child. However, her voice was still full of affection. This son loved to laugh so much and was very likable. He was also another son she had many years after she gave birth to Xiaori, so she cherished him very much.

Su Zhi observed for a while and felt relieved. Xiaori was living well in the palace.

After having lunch in the palace, Xiao Ri wanted to go out with Su Zhi and the others. He hadn't seen his parents for two years and wanted to eat and sleep with them. The queen agreed, but asked him to bring two palace maids with him. These were palace maids with martial arts skills who could protect him. Xiao Ri was no longer an ordinary child and had to pay attention to his safety, especially in such a tense time. In fact, she didn't want Xiao Ri to leave the palace, but he was going to be with Shen Zian and Su Zhi, so she couldn't stop him.

Su Zhi also found an opportunity to tell Queen Mu about her encounter with the Royal Concubine and the Second Prince. Although she knew that the Queen would know even if she didn't say it, she still told it in person.

Queen Mu nodded and said, "Don't worry, the Second Prince is just a little willful. I will ask you to tell him that Yueyue is not someone he can just have whenever he wants."

Shen Zian and his party bowed and left. Queen Mu sat in deep thought, frowning slightly, thinking that the second prince was becoming more and more arrogant. Concubine Wang knew the identities of Shen Zian and his wife, but still allowed her son to embarrass them, which was against herself and the emperor. She didn't know how they would treat their two sons in the future. When Xiaori got into trouble, the emperor and she suspected that she was the one who did it. The emperor said that he would get to the bottom of the matter, but Concubine Wang was too cunning, and she couldn't find any clues that she had done this. Even so, she was still wary of Concubine Wang, fearing that she would harm her two sons again.

Now the second prince is getting older and more willful than when he was little. Sometimes he is not so respectful when facing me. How can such a person be willing to let Xiao Ri become the emperor in the future? He will definitely become a roadblock for Xiao Ri to ascend the throne.

The queen was getting more and more worried. Since ancient times, the princes' seizure of the throne was always accompanied by blood and gore. Although her son was smart and brave, and had the support of the emperor and most of the court officials, the second prince was also very powerful. She was really worried that something unexpected would happen, and Xiao Ri would leave her life like last time.

When the emperor came over, he saw the queen with a worried look on her face. He walked over, gently held her hand and said, "What are you worried about? If you have anything, tell me. Don't be sad or hurt yourself. You have me and two sons now. Take care of yourself."

The queen was startled by the emperor's sudden arrival, but when she saw his gentle eyes and words, she couldn't help but express her concerns.

"Don't worry, this matter will be resolved soon."

"Why do you say that?" The queen was surprised when she heard the emperor's words and asked hurriedly. After asking, she realized that she might be interfering in state affairs, so she shut up.

The emperor sat down, hugged the queen's shoulders, and whispered in her ear: "I suspect that the Wang family is colluding with the Black Wood Kingdom. This time the King of Black Wood is here, maybe this is an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop."

The queen's eyes widened, and she raised her hand to cover her lips. She had never thought that the Wang family would actually rebel. The imperial concubine wanted the second prince to become the emperor, so she couldn't wait and wanted to usurp the throne?! She was too bold! This was treason! The emperor was her husband!

"Your Majesty, does Wang know about this?"

The Queen asked. She still couldn't believe that the Royal Concubine would be involved in this. She thought maybe it was just the men in the Wang family who did it, and the Royal Concubine and the Second Prince were just pawns in their hands.

The emperor touched the queen's hair and looked at the surprise and confusion in her eyes, as well as her eyes that were gradually becoming stronger. He thought that this woman was so kind and strong. Even though Wang was so hateful, she still didn't want to easily doubt them without evidence.

"Do you think someone like Wang Shi wouldn't know? Although she is a woman, she was brought up as a man. Her actions over the years are enough to prove that she has the ambition and courage to seize power and usurp the throne. And if the Wang family wanted to succeed, they would definitely tell her about this. Don't you think Wang Shi has been more obedient in the past two years? This is abnormal for her."

"That means she is part of it. She wants to harm you and our country! How dare she!"

Queen Mu clenched her fists in anger. From childhood she had been taught that women should be gentle, courteous, prudent and loyal to the emperor and the people. Now Wang not only wanted to harm her husband, betray her monarch, but also sell out her country. This made the usually gentle Queen Mu want to kill.

The emperor quickly comforted her, saying, "Don't be angry with such a person. She won't succeed, and it's a good opportunity to get rid of her. You don't have to worry anymore."

"I was afraid that she would harm our prince, but I didn't expect that she would harm you and Liangguo. I really underestimated her. No matter what, I will be by your side, and we will face this together."

The queen said softly, leaning on the emperor's shoulder. Thinking of her two sons, a cold light flashed in her eyes. If Wang wanted to die, she would fulfill her wish!

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