The Queen listened to the Emperor's words, and the corners of her mouth twitched, revealing a smile: "Your Majesty, so all this is what you take for granted, you think."
"You have never really understood me, have you? Your Majesty, you don't have to say anything more. I have made my decision and I will not change it."
"Go away. I don't want to see you now."
After that, she pushed the emperor out of the bedroom, closed the door, and refused to listen to anything the emperor said. The emperor stood at the door, feeling bitter and uncomfortable.
He had mixed feelings, but he couldn't describe them. He really didn't know that there was a woman who loved him silently and did so many things for him.
But when he thought of this, the emperor felt a pain in his heart. But now the queen didn't want to pay attention to him, and he couldn't force her.
He could only sigh and speak to the queen inside: "Then Queen, you should rest first. I will return to my own palace and come to see you tomorrow."
After saying this, the emperor left. The palace maids watched him come out, looked at each other, and then went in after the emperor left.
When the emperor returned to his palace, he wanted to summon Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning into the palace to ask them whether they knew about this matter from the beginning.
He didn't even get reminded at all. It was really infuriating! But it was getting late and it was curfew, so the emperor held back.
After finally getting through the next morning court session, Gu Xiangning was kept again. Gu Xiangning looked at the emperor in confusion: "Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me today?"
"If you let me stay here every day like this, the ministers will have complaints. Also, Your Majesty, did you not sleep well? You have dark circles under your eyes."
The emperor rolled his eyes. He tossed and turned last night, thinking about what the queen said in his mind. Of course, he couldn't sleep well, and he got angry when he thought about this.
Looking at Gu Xiangning: "Did you and Xiaoman already know that the imperial concubine was a fake and my playmate was the queen?"
Gu Xiangning looked at the emperor in surprise: "Your Majesty, you know everything? How did you know? Why did you suddenly realize it?"
When the emperor heard this, he was almost furious. It turned out that these two people really knew. He pointed at Gu Xiangning and said, "You are really good, aren't you?"
"I treat you as a friend. You didn't tell me about such a big thing, and you laughed at me behind my back, right?"
Gu Xiangning was somewhat helpless when he heard this: "Your Majesty, can others interfere in matters of the heart? Don't you think about the fact that you were pampering the imperial concubine like crazy during that time?"
"Would you believe me if I told you? I'm afraid you wouldn't be alienated from me! Besides, I didn't know about this at that time. Xiaoman told me later."
"But Xiaoman said that you have to discover this matter yourself. Only then can you deeply understand what you have done to the Queen."
"It is very sad for a man to go crazy without ever finding a woman worthy of his investment in his life. But you, Your Majesty, are even more sad!"
"There is a woman who is worthy of making you crazy, but you didn't cherish her. Now she is broken-hearted. You should try to win her back. What do you want to see me for?"
The emperor was speechless and almost laughed out of anger. He looked at Gu Xiangning and said, "So what you mean is that you and Xiaoman are still doing it for my sake?"
"If you could have reminded me, would I have made such a mistake?"
Xiaoman just came in from outside and heard this. She couldn't help but snorted coldly: "It seems that the emperor doesn't know where he is wrong?"
"I really don't think it's worth it for the Queen. And Your Majesty, I'm very busy and don't have time to listen to you talk about what you did wrong. Why waste your time?"
The emperor was so angry that he almost died: "Xiao Man, don't go too far. This matter is clearly your fault. You clearly know that I was deceived!"
Xiaoman snorted coldly: "Who knows if you were deceived or if you can't control yourself? After all, the imperial concubine is still a charming and lovely woman, so it's understandable that the emperor would favor her!"
When the emperor heard this, he was speechless: "In your heart, am I such a person?"
Xiaoman raised an eyebrow: "Your Majesty, what do you really think of the Queen? What are your feelings for the Queen? Are you sure? Feelings are your private matter!"
"There's no need to tell us. If you're alright, I'll take my leave now."
The emperor was depressed: "Xiaoman, do you have any problem with me?"
Xiao Man glanced at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have made it very clear. Matters of the heart are your private affairs. Please examine your conscience."
"What do you think of this woman, the Queen? How should you treat her? Think it through and do it. You came to us, what can we do to help you?"
The emperor also understood what he should do at this time, and glared at Xiaoman: "Xiaoman, you are really a person, can't you say something good for me?"
Xiaoman pouted directly: "I refuse!"
The emperor's face suddenly turned ugly. This rejection was too direct, which made people feel sad: "No room for negotiation?"
Xiaoman nodded: "No, by the way, we are already in the palace, I will go see the Queen and the Queen Mother, I will take my leave!"
Gu Xiangning couldn't leave, so he had to stay to accompany the emperor who seemed to be abandoned. Xiaoman had already arrived at the gate of the queen's palace.
When the queen learned that Xiaoman had arrived, although her face looked unhappy, she still asked someone to invite Xiaoman in. Xiaoman looked at the queen and blinked.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen. You don't look well."
After saying so many things yesterday, all of which were from the queen's heart, her mind was confused and she did not sleep well that night. She did not need to pay her respects today.
She smiled and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. Come over and sit down. How come you have time to come to the palace today? I heard that you have been very busy recently."
Xiaoman nodded; "Yes, I've been very busy lately, busy tracking down the people who wanted to kill my family!"
The Queen was also worried when she heard this and looked at Xiaoman: "Is your family okay? Have they caught the person? You said Chen Qi and Kaikai are still children, how can these people be so cruel."
After becoming a mother, the queen took her children very seriously. Xiaoman felt warm in her heart when she saw the queen's angry expression.
"Don't worry, Queen. You don't know my abilities yet. My brothers are all fine. I have also got news about the person behind the scenes. I will take action soon."
"The weather is actually pretty good today, let's go out for a walk. It's not easy to get to the palace, so let's pay our respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen nodded and cheered up: "Okay, I'm in a bad mood, so I'll go out and get some fresh air. Si Xia, go get ready, and we'll go to the Imperial Garden for a walk later."
Si Xia went to prepare, but Si Yin accompanied the Queen. They all came to the gate of the Queen Mother's palace, and soon a eunuch came to report.
Then the Queen Mother quickly called everyone in. After they saluted in turn, the Queen Mother looked at Xiaoman and asked, "Why did Xiaoman come to the palace today?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Xiaoman missed you, old man. I came to see you specially. I also brought some delicious food that Xiaoman made and asked Sixia to take it to the Imperial Garden. Let's go out for a walk together."
The Queen Mother looked at the good weather outside and nodded, "Okay, let's go out for a walk. I haven't gone out to relax for a long time since I returned to the palace."
As they talked, they headed towards the Imperial Garden, and the Imperial Concubine also received the news that Xiao Man had entered the palace. Lianzi looked at the Imperial Concubine and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Man has entered the palace."
The imperial concubine was also a little uneasy. As soon as Xiaoman entered the palace, she felt that something bad would happen. Lianzi looked at the imperial concubine with a bad look on her face.
Somewhat worried: "My lady, are you okay?"
The imperial concubine came back to her senses and shook her head: "It's okay. By the way, Xiaoman has entered the palace. Let's go and take a look."
Lianzi looked at the imperial concubine in confusion. Shouldn't she have been hiding too late? Why did her queen come closer? But since the queen had spoken, she could only follow her instructions.
Then the imperial concubine led a group of palace maids to the imperial garden. Of course, the imperial concubine was not the only one who had this idea. She heard that Princess Yongxi had entered the palace.
The women in the entire harem were getting restless, so it would be a good idea to go up and get close to him. At this time, the Queen Mother and her entourage were already in the Imperial Garden, under the largest pavilion.
Si Xia still laid out the food, which were all snacks. Xiaoman, the Queen, and the Queen Mother sat beside the table. Xiaoman said softly, "Come and try some. These are all fresh foods that we made recently."
The Queen Mother looked at Xiaoman with amusement: "Aren't you very busy recently? How do you still have time to make these dishes?"
Xiaoman laughed and said, "I am taking a break from my busy schedule. Besides, Queen Mother, you will never guess who is behind this and wants to kill my whole Chen family."
The Queen Mother frowned: "I really can't guess this. This man is so cruel. Your Chen family doesn't have any big enemies, right?"
Xiaoman smiled and said, "Then let me tell you, you can't tell anyone, the emperor will be unhappy. The mastermind behind this all points to Concubine Lin Chuwan."
The Queen Mother was surprised: "This is impossible, this imperial concubine has this ability?"
Xiaoman nodded: "Come to think of it, I didn't believe it at first, but apart from her, no one else should hate me so much. And it seems that there is someone behind this imperial concubine."
"So now she is exposed, but in order to find out who is behind her, we can't touch her for the time being."
Xiaoman glanced at the Queen as she spoke, explaining to her why the Imperial Concubine was still sitting in the Imperial Concubine's seat and showing off her power. The Queen instantly thought of the reason why Xiaoman entered the palace today.
It turned out that she was here to lobby the emperor. She looked at Xiaoman and said, "Xiaoman, you have a good heart, but when it comes to feelings, only the person who drinks the water knows whether it is hot or cold. I have only understood this after going through so much."
The Queen Mother looked at the two of them in confusion, as if something had happened that she didn't know about