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Chapter 18 The Ai family didn’t disturb the emperor, right?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Zhou Chen left the prison, he returned to the Yangxin Hall with a gloomy look.

"Minister of the auxiliary country?"

"Bullshit minister of the auxiliary country."

"A person like this who only has personal interests in his eyes and no country or country is considered a minister to assist the country."

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon chair angrily, cursing Grand Tutor Yan Hua in his heart.

Originally, he thought that ministers like Taifu Yanhua, who were auxiliary ministers of the country, were keen on fighting for power, but they could still distinguish between the important and the important in the face of major events.

But now it seems that Zhou Chen was wrong.

From the moment Taifu Yanhua saw that Zhao Gao's expression did not change at all based on the contents of the small booklet, Zhou Chen knew that Taifu Yanhua was not deceived by the people below.

But Tutor Yan Hua's heart is like a clear mirror, and he knows these things better than anyone else.

Maybe Taifu Yanhua is one of those people.

This shows how dark the hearts of these people are.

He regards the life and death of the people as nothing, and even dares to eat all the disaster relief money.

How ridiculous it is that a person like this can sit high in a temple and become an important minister of the imperial court.

"Wait! When I am ready, I will clean up all of you moths."

A cold light flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes, he picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip of tea.

Just as he was about to put down his teacup, he saw an eunuch who was the chambermaid rushing in.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is here." The eunuch in charge bowed after walking in.

"Queen mother?"

Zhou Chen was slightly startled, and was a little distracted for a moment.

Ever since Zhou Chen woke up, he has been avoiding going to Cining Palace to see the queen mother.

It's not that Zhou Chen doesn't want to, but that Zhou Chen feels a little awkward in his heart and doesn't know how to face the Queen Mother.

After all, Zhou Chen's soul has changed, and he is no longer the Zhou Chen he was before.

I thought I could hide for a while, but now it seems I can't hide.

What needs to be faced must still be faced.

However, in Zhou Chen's memory, Zhou Chen clearly remembered that the relationship between the queen mother and him did not seem to be very close.

Zhou Chen has been frail and sick since he was a child, and is the most mediocre among the princes.

To be honest, many people did not expect that Zhou Chen could sit in the position of emperor.

On the contrary, the queen mother doted on Zhou Zhi, the ninth brother of Zhou Chen's mother.

Because Zhou Zhi is stronger than his imperial brother from the same mother in all aspects, especially his talent in martial arts, ranking among the top three among several princes.

As a result, it was Zhou Chen, the most mediocre fifth prince, who finally ascended the throne.

Zhou Chen came to his senses, put down the tea cup, stood up and went out to greet him.

In any case, this Queen Mother is Zhou Chen's mother.

Since you have taken over the throne of your predecessor, you must take over everything from him.

When Zhou Chen was about to walk out of the Yangxin Hall, the Queen Mother had already walked in.

"Mother."

Zhou Chen saw the Queen Mother walking in and immediately greeted her.

"The Ai family didn't disturb the emperor, did they?"

The Queen Mother looked at Zhou Chen who was coming towards him and said apologetically.

Zhou Chen shook his head; "What did the Queen Mother say? If the Queen Mother sees me and sends a message to Cining Palace, I will rush there as soon as I know about it."

Zhou Chen welcomed the Queen Mother into the Yangxin Hall.

"The Ai family knows that the emperor is busy these days. I heard that the emperor's dragon body is much better, so the Ai family came over to take a look." There was a trace of complaint in the Queen Mother's tone.

Zhou Chen recovered, but he did not go to Cining Palace to see her, the Queen Mother, for several days.

It's strange that the Queen Mother didn't have any complaints in her heart.

"I've been too busy these days, but my mother has forgotten about it." Zhou Chen smiled, but how could he not hear the complaint in the queen mother's tone.

The eunuch at the side brought two pier chairs, and Zhou Chen and the Queen Mother sat down one after another.

Only then did Zhou Chen take a closer look at the graceful and luxurious woman in front of him.

The Queen Mother is Zhou Chen's biological mother.

It's just that the Queen Mother's background is a bit bad.

The Queen Mother was not like other concubines, who came from a wealthy family or was a member of the private sector.

The Queen Mother's true origin was that of a palace maid, from a small and poor family.

At that time, the late emperor was a romantic person and favored many maids in the palace, and the Queen Mother was one of them.

Later, with her extraordinary skills, the Queen Mother stood out among the many palace ladies and fought her way to the top step by step.

This incident caused quite a stir in the harem at that time.

Even the ministers in the court came forward to dissuade the late emperor.

But in the end, nothing could be done to stop the queen mother from rising to the throne.

From then on, there was a concubine with good skills in the harem.

After the Queen Mother sat down and saw Zhou Chen say this, the complaints in her heart immediately dissipated.

Seeing that Zhou Chen's complexion was indeed much better than before, he started nagging: "The emperor is busy these days, and the Ai family knows that, but no matter how busy he is, he must pay attention to the dragon body. The emperor's dragon body has just recovered."

, you still need to take more appropriate rest.”

"The Ai family prepared dragon and phoenix soup for the emperor. It is made by the Ai family themselves. It is the most nourishing. The emperor must remember to drink it later."

Zhou Chen listened silently, without the slightest hint of impatience.

In the whole world, I'm afraid the Queen Mother is the only one who truly cares about him.

Even though the Queen Mother was not that close to Zhou Chen before, mother and son are mother and son after all, and they cannot be replaced by anything.

"When the emperor is handling court affairs, he must be careful of those ministers."

"Sometimes they are not as loyal as they appear."

"And the people around you should also pay more attention. In this deep palace, there are no ifs, only results." The Queen Mother said this, seeming to think of something, with a trace of nostalgia on her face.

Back then, if she hadn't been lucky enough to find out something was wrong with the people around her, I'm afraid she wouldn't be the Queen Mother she is today.

Even if the late emperor dotes on her again, the complexity of the harem is no worse than the flash of swords and shadows on the battlefield.

Failure means falling out of favor.

As a result, everyone understands it without anyone having to explain it.

What's more, the late emperor was a womanizer, and there were so many women around him, so his favor was never static.

There is no one who cannot be replaced in the heart of the late emperor.

"I remember what the Queen Mother said." Zhou Chen's eyes flashed with an inexplicable color and he nodded.

The Queen Mother smiled; "Your Majesty, just don't blame the Ai family for nagging."

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "How could it be possible? Since I ascended the throne, my health has not been good, and I have had little experience in court matters. With my mother's advice, I can avoid taking some detours."

The Queen Mother chatted with Zhou Chen for a few more words, then asked someone to give the dragon and phoenix soup she brought to the chamberlain beside Zhou Chen, then got up and exited the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

Zhou Chen also got up and personally took the Queen Mother to the entrance of Yangxin Palace and watched the Queen Mother leave.

The suddenness came later.

The departure was also sudden.

Zhou Chen looked at the Queen Mother's leaving figure, frowned and returned to the Yangxin Hall.

(End of chapter)