"Chuan'er, you know, no matter what the queen does, she does it all for your own good." She stroked Mo Chuan's hair and said slowly.
Mo Chuan had been immersed wholeheartedly in the warmth of his loving mother. After hearing this, he suddenly felt a sense of alarm in his heart.
He raised his head and stared into the eyes of Queen Mother Zhou.
"Mother, what do you want to say?"
Empress Dowager Zhou took a deep breath, looked directly at Mo Chuan, and said word by word:
"Chuan'er, you have to know that a country cannot live without a progeny for a day!"
Mo Chuan's body was shaken heavily.
The look of shock flashed across his eyes, and then his calm expression returned.
"She is still alive." He also said every word.
"Alive?"
Empress Dowager Zhou was quite unexpected. She originally thought that Shen Ning would definitely die, otherwise she would never not return to the palace with Mo Chuan.
She didn't believe that Mo Chuan didn't find Shen Ning, because that was simply impossible. With Zhui Feng, the world's best tracking master, there was no one in the world who couldn't be found.
Unless it is, dead man!
So when she saw Mo Chuan coming back alone and remaining silent after returning, refusing to reveal a word to herself, Queen Mother Zhou was sure that her judgment was correct.
That girl named Shen must be dead.
Queen Mother Zhou didn't feel very sad in her heart, just a little bit of regret, but more of a feeling of happiness.
She has always been dissatisfied with Shen Ning as the queen, because her previous status not only did not bring any honor to her son, but also made her son the laughing stock of the world!
Although she also admitted that the girl did have some talent, in this era, a woman's lack of talent was a virtue, and a woman's reputation was much more important than her talent.
Empress Dowager Zhou knew that her son had a deep affection for that girl, and even the news of her death was kept secret, and she refused to mourn her.
As a mother, she would naturally not expose her son's wounds when he was in the most pain and sadness.
She only hoped that time would make her son forget everything and the girl who caused him pain.
But suddenly, the son actually said that the girl was still alive, which surprised Queen Mother Zhou and was even more shocking.
A layer of anger then flew to her brows.
"Since she is still alive, why doesn't she come back to the palace? Has she forgotten her identity?" she said angrily.
Yes, she forgot, she really forgot.
Mo Chuan sighed inwardly.
This matter is really difficult to explain in one sentence. It cannot be explained clearly in three or two sentences.
The reason why he didn't say a word after returning to the palace was not that he didn't want to tell Queen Mother Zhou, but that he really couldn't tell her.
If the true situation was revealed to Queen Mother Zhou, Queen Mother Zhou would definitely be angered, and the consequences would be extremely unpredictable.
So he simply said nothing, so that Queen Mother Zhou would not ask or think too much.
Mo Chuan naturally knew that his mother must have misunderstood something, but he allowed his mother to continue misunderstanding like this.
Although Queen Mother Zhou would not question Mo Chuan, Su Jin came secretly several times, and each time she would inquire about Shen Ning's news in a circumstantial way.
Mo Chuan always hesitated.
He knew that although Su Jin treated Shen Ning very well, her most loyalty was to the Queen Mother Zhou. If she learned the truth, the Queen Mother Zhou would know it sooner or later.
"Mother, she did not return to the palace with my son this time because my son had an important matter for her to do..."
Mo Chuan considered the words. He didn't want to lie and deceive his mother, but he also didn't want her to blame Shen Ning.