The Queen Mother felt that the Emperor did not allow her to enter the royal study because he was on guard against her and did not treat her as his own mother.

"His Royal Highness Tenth has arrived!" A eunuch announced outside.

His Highness the Tenth Prince walked in quickly, his face solemn and his beautiful eyes filled with anxiety. After all, he was a child and his ability to restrain his emotions was not strong enough.

"Mother! I heard that..."

The Queen Mother put her index finger on Yan Hong's lips to signal the Tenth Prince not to talk nonsense.

This is the Emperor's Palace of Supreme Harmony, not her Palace of Cining.

His Highness the Tenth Prince turned his eyes, and the next words became: "I heard that you are here, so I stopped by to say hello to you! It's been a long time since I had a good talk with the Queen Mother. Does the Queen Mother blame her son?"

Recently, the lessons assigned to him by the emperor were very heavy. He almost never had the opportunity to enter the harem and talk to the Queen Mother. He had to leave every time after saying goodbye.

The Queen Mother showed a loving and gratifying smile, took the hand of His Royal Highness, patted it, and said: "You are making progress, why does the Queen Mother blame you? Learn your skills well, and don't worry about the Ai family!"

With that said, she winked at His Highness Tenth and reassured him that she would solve today's matter.

His Royal Highness breathed a long sigh of relief, but he still looked a little worried. He knew that the relationship between the Emperor and the Queen Mother was very tense, and he might not pay attention to the Queen Mother's opinions, but would have a big quarrel with the Queen Mother.

Laixi reminded in a low voice: "Your Highness, the time has come for you to learn arithmetic."

If the Emperor saw His Highness the Tenth Prince and the Queen Mother being intimate now, he would definitely be angry, and might even give His Highness Tenth Highness extra lessons.

The tenth prince glared at Laixi, pouted, and looked at the queen mother with great resentment, "Mother, I want to spend more time with you, but the missionary from the West who teaches arithmetic has a strong sense of time. If you are late, you will be punished.

Yours.”

The Queen Mother patted his little shoulder and said lovingly: "Go and learn more skills from that red-haired devil. I heard that their skills are very useful, and the officials from the Ministry of Industry are learning from you."

"Your Majesty, please retire!" His Royal Highness saluted the Queen Mother and then left with the others.

The Queen Mother looked at His Highness the Tenth Prince, who was already extraordinary at a young age, with both love and pity in her eyes.

So what if His Highness learns more skills? In the future, he is destined to be an idle prince, otherwise he will arouse the emperor's suspicion, suppression, and even murder.

The only thing he has to do for Dongming is to wait until he is old enough to marry a woman who can help Dongming's country.

This is the obligation of princes and grandsons. As long as you are supported by the royal family, then you have to pay for the royal family, and marriage is just one of them.

What a pity for this smart child!

The Queen Mother was feeling sorry for His Royal Highness, when the eunuch announced, "The Emperor has arrived!"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she quickly calmed down her emotions and put on a kind and virtuous smile.

The emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and came at full speed. He first bowed to the queen mother and said, "Greetings to the queen mother."

The Queen Mother smiled and gave her a weak hand, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

The emperor straightened up, sat on the dragon chair, looked at the queen mother calmly, and asked: "The queen mother ignored the rules and came to the former court to see me. Is there something important?"

He had given repeated orders that women from the harem were not allowed to come to the imperial court without being summoned, let alone approach the imperial study. However, the Queen Mother kept coming to the imperial study to look for him.

The Queen Mother's eyes darkened slightly, was she complaining that she didn't follow the rules?

With a motherly smile on his face, he said: "The emperor is busy with many things, and he never has time to go to the harem to greet the Ai family. If the Ai family has something to do, they can only come to see the emperor in person."

This means that the emperor is unfilial and has neglected to even greet his own mother.

The emperor pretended that he couldn't hear it and asked: "Why does the queen want to see me?"

The Queen Mother looked at the nanny behind her and said: "The late emperor's period of observing filial piety has passed, and it is time to start replenishing the harem. The Ai family knew that the emperor was filial, and wanted to keep filial piety for the late emperor for a few more months, but were not willing to carry out a large-scale selection of talents.

The Ai family first selected a few noble girls from the capital."

Grandma was holding many scrolls in her hands. She took a step forward and handed them to Duofu.

Duofu glanced at the emperor and saw that the emperor didn't say anything, so he reached out and took the scroll.

The emperor smiled and said: "I'm sorry to bother you, mother. I don't have any intention of doing that now. When I want to choose a concubine, I will take a good look at it."

The Queen Mother's face darkened, then she smiled again, and said: "Your Majesty, please hurry up. This is the Ai family who asked Yan Wen to check the details. His temper and moral character are both reliable. Speaking of which, Yan Wen is doing things properly."

The emperor's eyes were slightly cold, he was really here for Yan Wen.

"Yan Wen was promoted by the Queen. It is his duty to do something for the Queen. I wonder if he sent the royal guards to kill King Xuan. Was it the Queen's intention?"

The Queen Mother looked surprised, "What did you say? This happened? Yan Wen would never do this. It must be framed by King Xuan!"

The emperor chuckled lightly, "King Xuan didn't say anything. He just sent the people back. The people who came back alive made their own decisions."

The Queen Mother denied it flatly, "This matter has nothing to do with the Ai family, and it certainly has nothing to do with Yan Wen. The emperor should not listen to other people's instigation and break away from the Ai family. The Ai family suggested to the emperor that Yan Wen be promoted because they also wanted to choose a partner who would throw a tantrum for Xiao Shi.

Just read."

It is not just any child who can be a companion to the prince. The family's official position must reach a certain level, and then the children of the family are qualified to be a companion to the prince or princess.

The emperor had just interrogated Yan Wen, and Yan Wen insisted that he had nothing to do with it and would not betray the Queen Mother.

The emperor and the queen mother are both very powerful people, and the most taboo thing is a swaying leader. He has already chosen the queen mother, so he cannot betray him halfway, otherwise he will be miserable.

If he is bitten to death, it is the emperor's punishment for his crime. The queen mother will definitely try her best to protect his family, otherwise who will work for her in the future?

If he betrayed the Queen Mother, he still wouldn't survive. The sons around the tenth prince would bear the brunt first, and then his own family.

Therefore, no matter how the Jin Yiwei who came back alive testified, Yan Wen insisted that it had nothing to do with him, nor did it have anything to do with the Queen Mother.

When the emperor heard the Queen Mother say the same thing, he couldn't help but chuckle, "It has nothing to do with him? Those ten people were all his men. They disappeared for more than twenty days, but they went to assassinate King Xuan. He knew nothing about it and it had nothing to do with him?"

The Queen Mother frowned and said: "That is also the crime of being lax and derelict in one's duties. Those people's bosses are not only Yan Wen, there is also a corps commander below Yan Wen, and even more senior, there is Gu Lingran above him!"

The emperor smiled sarcastically, "Then I will first punish him for being lax in his duties and dereliction of duty. I will remove him from all positions and wait for him to be punished."

"Your Majesty!" The Queen Mother's voice became stern, "If you do this, wouldn't Yan Wen's son be unable to be Xiao Shi's companion? It's hard for him to have such a temperamental companion!"

The emperor smiled lightly and said: "That's easy to say. I have authorized Yan Wen's son to be Lao Shi's companion. Is there anything else the queen is dissatisfied with?"

The Queen Mother said solemnly: "It is too harsh to strip him of all his positions!"
Chapter completed!