sbdcsierra Chapter 346 Suspicious Motives
Chapter 346 Suspicious Motives
Zhonghe Palace
Lin Junxue was having dinner with Xie Yu when Danzhen walked in quickly.
"Your Majesty, Madam, Concubine Lan is here with the Second Prince in her arms. She said she has something to ask for an audience and is waiting outside."
Lin Junxue narrowed her dark eyes and put down her chopsticks.
today
Shiwen carried Ziyi to Ci'an Palace. She was afraid that something might have happened in Ci'an Palace when she brought Ziyi to her at this hour.
It looks like the old witch, the Queen Mother, is up to something again?
Xie Yu frowned
"What is Concubine Lan doing here in Zhonghe Palace with the Second Prince in her arms? Let her in."
Dan Zhen stepped down
Lin Junxue said softly, "Your Majesty, today, Concubine Lan took the Second Prince to Ci'an Palace, and the Queen Mother wants to see the Second Prince."
Xie Yu said in a deep voice, "My Queen Mother has been asking Nanny Wu to bring me soup these days. I guess she likes Ziyi and wants to get close to him."
Lin Junxue smiled
"The Queen Mother has a loving motherly heart towards the Emperor. The Second Prince is well taken care of by Concubine Lan. The Queen Mother will definitely like him when she sees him."
Xie Yu was thirty when he had two princes. Of course, compared with the eldest prince Xie Wuji's background, he liked the second prince Xie Ziyi more.
Although Lanpin's family background was not high, her mother's family was not powerful, and she had no military power or influence. This made Xie Yu feel more at ease.
In daily life, Xie Yu often looks at Xie Ziyi, and his love for him is known to everyone in the harem.
The voice just fell
Li Shiwen walked in, his face was extremely pale, the tears at the corners of his eyes were not yet dry, and his steps were unsteady. One glance revealed that something was wrong.
Li Shiwen knelt on the ground, and the wet nurse holding the child behind him also knelt on the ground quickly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, pay your respects to the Emperor and the Empress."
Xie Yu noticed that Li Shiwen looked strange.
"Lanpin, get up, what happened?"
Li Shiwen glanced at Lin Junxue, and Lin Junxue's gaze fell on Xie Ziyi, who was still sleeping in the arms of the wet nurse, and deepened.
It seems that the Queen Mother has set her sights on Ziyi.
Ziyi?
Does the Queen Mother want to keep Ziyi by her side?
Otherwise, Shiwen, such a calm and composed person, would definitely not have the expression he has now.
Next second
Li Shiwen burst into tears
"Your Majesty, please don't take Ziyi away from me. Ziyi has been by my side since he was born. I dare not slack off for a moment and do everything myself. If Ziyi leaves me, he is still so young..."
Beside him, Lin Junxue slowly poured a cup of tea.
The more Xie Yu listened, the more his brows furrowed as he looked at Li Shiwen, whose face was pale from crying.
"Where do you get this from? Ziyi has been raised by you, how could he leave? When did I ever say I would take Ziyi away?
Lin Junxue handed the poured tea to Xie Yu, looked at Li Shiwen, and nodded slightly.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lan and the Second Prince came from the Empress Dowager Ci'an Palace."
Xie Yu frowned, and Li Shiwen, who was kneeling on the ground, saw this and immediately spoke
"Your Majesty, it's the Empress Dowager. Yes, it's the Empress Dowager. Tomorrow, the Empress Dowager will send Nanny Wu to take Ziyi away. The Empress Dowager said that she wants to raise Ziyi in Ci'an Palace. The Empress Dowager said that if Ziyi is raised under her name, it would be a great blessing, but this blessing, I dare not ask for it at all."
When Xie Yu heard this, his face darkened. Lanpin was of an indifferent nature. It must be that the Queen Mother had promised her a good future for Ziyi.
The Queen Mother wanted Concubine Lan to send Ziyi to Ci'an Palace to be raised.
What is the Queen Mother thinking?
Lin Junxue was standing aside and sighed softly, "Guyu, help Lanpin up."
Li Shiwen stood up and sat on the chair
Guyu took the second prince from the nurse and placed him in Li Shiwen's arms.
Li Shiwen hugged Xie Ziyi, lowered her head, and shed tears silently. The mother and son looked extremely pitiful.
Lin Junxue first gave Li Shiwen a look that urged him to stay calm.
Only then did Li Shiwen feel relieved.
Lin Junxue looked at Xie Yu again, who was silent but obviously not very happy.
She said, "Your Majesty, maybe it's because your mother likes the second prince that she wants to raise him by her side. You see, this matter should be in accordance with your mother's wish. Your mother has taught you so well, if the second prince is raised by your mother, it will naturally be right."
Li Shiwen's heart tightened, but she knew that the Queen would not harm her and Ziyi.
She believes in the Queen
Xie Yu raised his eyes, his gaze was dark and unclear. His mother wanted to adopt Zi Yi. Could it be that she wanted to do the same thing as when she raised him back then?
Thinking of this, Xie Yu's expression changed subtly, and the gloom in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
Then, Xie Yu looked at Li Shiwen and her son, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke.
"I'll think about this again, Lanpin, you don't have to be so sad. Mother just likes Ziyi. Okay, I still have political affairs to deal with, let's go first."
Xie Yu turned and looked at Lin Junxue
"Queen, send someone to escort Concubine Lan and the Second Prince back to the palace."
Lin Junxue stood up
"Your Majesty, we are busy with government affairs today, so please go first. I will comfort Concubine Lan, so you can rest assured."
Xie Yu was satisfied with Lin Junxue's understanding and knowing how to share his worries, which was very appropriate.
Li Shiwen stood up, her voice choked with sobs, "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off."
After Xie Yu took Gao Cheng away, Lin Junxue asked Qiao Xin to carry Xie Ziyi to the side hall to sleep first.
Li Shiwen felt heartbroken when she thought that Xie Ziyi might be taken away tomorrow.
Lin Junxue said, "Don't cry, Shiwen, the emperor will not let the queen mother hold Ziyi by her side, don't worry."
Li Shiwen opened her eyes wide
She didn't know why the Queen was so sure that the Emperor would not agree to this?
"Your Highness, why is this happening? Today, you are not in Ci'an Palace, and the Queen Mother is very tough, forcing me to hand over Ziyi and raise him by her side. Even though the Queen Mother and the Emperor have been a little estranged in the past three years, they still have a mother-son relationship, and the Emperor is a filial son. How can you be so sure that the Emperor will not agree?"
Lin Junxue picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, put it down, and raised the corners of her eyes slightly.
"Because of the emperor's suspicion, what I said just now will definitely remind the emperor of how the queen mother taught the emperor step by step to ascend the throne. If Ziyi were to be raised by the queen mother, Shiwen, what do you think the emperor would think?"
Li Shiwen thought about it and suddenly understood
"Your Majesty, I understand. The Emperor will be suspicious. The Queen Mother wants to keep Ziyi by her side. Is it also for the purpose of training Ziyi? The Emperor will definitely be worried. That's why you are so confident that the Emperor will not agree to the Queen Mother taking Ziyi away."
Lin Junxue looked at Li Shiwen, who was instantly relieved, and nodded slightly.
"Of course, as long as the emperor has doubts about the queen mother, the queen mother will not be able to take Ziyi away from you."
Li Shiwen breathed a sigh of relief and saluted Lin Junxue.
"Today, if it weren't for you, the Queen, the Emperor wouldn't have suspected the Queen Mother. This concubine and I would like to thank you for your protection."
Lin Junxue helped Li Shiwen up
"You are smart today. You came out of Ci'an Palace and came directly to my Zhonghe Palace to beg for mercy. Do you know what you should do now?"
Li Shiwen thought about it and shook her head, "My lady, I don't know. Please give me some advice."