"Your Majesty has arrived—"
Hearing this voice, Su Jingyao's brows wrinkled slightly, and she muttered to herself: What is he doing here?
There was a flash of confusion and helplessness in his eyes.
There was a faint smile on the corner of the empress dowager's mouth, and her eyes were deep, making it difficult to guess what she was thinking at the moment.
Jun Zechen strode in with great strides, his posture erect, his movements smooth and respectful as he saluted, "Your son pays his respects to the Queen Mother."
Su Jingyao was about to get down from the couch to salute, but Jun Zechen was quick to sit beside her and quickly put his arms around her waist, preventing her from moving at all.
Su Jingyao's face instantly turned black. Did he know that he was in front of the Queen Mother?
She tried to break free quietly, but Jun Zechen was too strong.
The corners of the Queen Mother's mouth could not help but twitch. Seeing her son being so intimate with the Queen as if no one was around, she knew clearly why he came here.
Isn't it just to support the Queen? He's afraid that she, the Queen Mother, will embarrass the Queen.
"Why is the emperor here?" The empress dowager narrowed her eyes slightly and asked with a hint of inquiry in her tone.
"Of course, I miss my mother."
Jun Zechen had a flattering smile on his face, but his eyes were always fixed on Su Jingyao.
He was originally reviewing memorials in the imperial study when Anshun reported to him that Yaoyao had been summoned by her mother.
Jun Zechen knew in his heart that the Palace of Heavenly Purity belonged to his mother. He had a very good relationship with his mother and had always turned a blind eye to the people her mother placed in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It was simply because his mother cared about him.
However, he had confined the empress to the Qianqing Palace for the past two days. Although the people in the harem were unaware of this, the people in the Qianqing Palace naturally knew about it. In addition, he was drinking in a side hall, and he was afraid that his mother would be embarrassed if she knew about it, so Jun Zechen hurried over and didn't even bother to pay the memorial.
The Queen Mother had not expected that after she left the palace to practice for a while, she would come back to find that her son not only doted on the Queen, but his personality had also changed a lot. He could even say things like "I miss you" so fluently, which he would never say easily before.
"Is the Emperor here to see me or the Empress?" The Empress Dowager looked slightly dissatisfied.
But Jun Zechen naturally knew that his mother was not really angry, so he just laughed it off.
"Didn't the Queen just come out of your Qianqing Palace? Others may not know that you've confined her, but how could I possibly not know? The Queen is the master of all the six palaces. What fault has she committed to deserve your confinement?"
The empress dowager frowned, looked serious, and lectured the emperor with a sharp look.
Su Jingyao couldn't help but want to laugh in her heart. This was not what the Queen Mother had just said to her.
She lowered her head slightly, trying hard to hide the smile that was about to spill out from the corner of her mouth.
Jun Zechen was stunned for a moment, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. Wasn't the Queen Mother calling Yaoyao over to scold her, but to show concern for her?
Why was he the one being scolded?
"Yes, your son is wrong, the Queen is not. I am not confining the Queen, I am just asking her to accompany me in the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
Jun Zechen's expression was a little embarrassed.
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, and her eyebrows twitched.
Her son really didn't learn his father's ruthlessness or amorousness at all. The late emperor always treated women with pampering but never with love. The more amorous the emperor was, the more ruthless he was.
Therefore, the Queen Mother never expected the love of the late emperor. She only wanted power and the respect of the late emperor.
Now the Queen Mother is not sure whether her son is a loyal person or the Queen is just too cunning.
When Su Jingyao heard Jun Zecheng defending her, she glared at him with her beautiful eyes full of anger.
Although Su Jingyao has never been a mother-in-law, isn't she really making the Queen Mother hate her by being so affectionate in front of her?
She inadvertently took Jun Zechen's hand off her waist and fiddled with it gently with her fingers, but Jun Zechen's strength was so great that he had no intention of letting go.
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them being so intimate as if no one was around, her brows furrowed even more, and then she waved her hand impatiently.
"I am exhausted today. Emperor and Empress, please step aside."
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