Wanyan Lingji's face was a little pale, as if he remembered something, maybe he was struggling, maybe he was defending, he said, "Ke'er, I admit that I took advantage of you at the beginning, but please believe me, I am sincere to you.

, these years, I have never taken a wife or kept a concubine, and I have not let any woman get close to me, maybe because I can’t let you go, or maybe it’s to atone for my sins!”

There was a flash of disgust in Jin Ke's eyes, and she smiled, "Then let's put an end to the past."

"Well, Ke'er, I don't hate you for taking advantage of me. I'm even a little happy to have the opportunity to compensate you."

Wanyan Lingji's face turned slightly warm, even though he knew that she still resented him.

The look in Jin Ke's eyes became increasingly impatient, "Since you don't object, let's talk about business."

Wanyan Lingji's eyes narrowed, "You go ahead and I'll listen."

Wanyan Lingji asked Jin Ke to make a decision, Jin Ke smiled, and the two of them plotted in the quiet Shoukang Palace.

Although the emperor was a little confused, he was not stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart and cared about power. In addition, he had succeeded to the throne since he was young and had many people who supported him. Civil servants and military generals were indispensable.

However, his current actions really made the courtiers dissatisfied. Jin Ke believed that with just one trigger, the emperor would definitely burn himself with fire. Therefore, her idea was to slowly remove the emperor's power and at the same time win over the courtiers to Xuanyuan Chen's side.

As for what to do after Xuanyuan Chen takes over, this is what we should consider in the future.

The current plan is to remove the influence from the emperor layer by layer, and the most convenient person to do this is an outsider.

Wanyan Lingji was a good choice. The two discussed it for a long time. When they finished talking, Jin Ke's mouth felt a little dry, so she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.

He raised his eyes and glanced at Wanyan Lingji, and said to him calmly, "Now that the Ai family is fine, you can leave. Also, thank you very much for coming all the way to help the Ai family."

"Don't worry, the Ai family will give you some reward after the work is completed."

After Jin Ke finished speaking, Wanyan Lingji smiled softly, "Ke'er, actually you don't have to do this. I am willing to do these things for you."

What he didn't say was that he was already very happy and excited to be able to look at her openly, so how could he dare to ask for her reward.

Jin Ke chuckled, disdainfully sarcastic, glanced at him lightly, and then said, "Wanyan Lingji, from now on you can call Ai Jia the Queen Mother. Ai Jia is the empress dowager of the Xuanyuan Empire, and you are from the Dongli Kingdom.

Prince Regent, it is really inappropriate to call Ai's daughter by her name so affectionately."

In Jin Ke's heart, what she said was gentle enough, and it was because he came to help her.

But Wanyan Lingji didn't think so. He felt a sharp pain in his heart. He hadn't felt this way for many years. When he left Xuanyuan Kingdom for Dongli Kingdom and later became the regent of Dongli Kingdom, even though he had regrets in his heart

, I have had regrets, but my heart feels like a knife piercing my heart at the moment, and the regrets and regrets in the past are incomparable.

"Ke'er." He already regretted calling out. Looking at Jin Ke's cold expression, he moved his lower lip, and finally changed his words, "The Queen Mother."

This title was cold and unfamiliar, which made Wanyan Lingji feel very uncomfortable, but it had to be said that Jin Ke was very satisfied with this title.

In her heart, she refused to mention the innocence in the past, refused to mention it, refused to think of it, and refused to look back.

Seeing Wanyan Lingji this time, she no longer had any resentment in the past. Now, she can deal with it indifferently, no longer sad about love affairs, and no longer entangled in the past. If Wanyan Lingji can let go of herself, they can be a

Partners are not bad either.

Jin Ke lowered his head and smiled, sighing and saying, "Wanyan Lingji, the Ai family no longer blames you. Now, you and I have passed half a century. Half of our lives have flown by, and time has gone by. Even if we miss you again and again, we are no longer there."

It doesn’t make any sense anymore.”

Wanyan Lingji lowered his head slightly, his eyes were a little cold, and he felt remorseful in his heart. But now, everything can't be restored. As she said, it has no meaning anymore.

But he still said, "Empress Dowager, as long as you ask for something, I, Wanyan Lingji, will definitely do what you ask for!"

He had been brewing other words in his heart for a long time, but he could not say them out because he knew that there was no point in saying them.

Jin Ke nodded slightly, "It's getting late, you should leave. You can discuss the next matter with Chen'er. Also, don't come to look for Ai's house again in the future."

Then, she stood up and went to the soft couch, lay down slightly, and closed her eyes.

Wanyan looked at her quietly for a long time, as if he wanted to imprint her face in his heart, and then he left.

Perhaps, we will see each other again in this life.

When she couldn't hear any sound, Jin Ke opened her eyes slightly, looked at the direction he left and smiled. Now, the knot in her heart that had been with her for half her life was finally relieved.

After that, she closed her eyes tightly again and fell into a deep sleep.

a few days later

Xuanyuan Chen came to find her and said to Jin Ke, "Mother, I have contacted some court officials and they promised to support me!"

Jin Ke smiled with satisfaction, "Don't be in a hurry, take your time. Your imperial brother is being restrained by that woman. He will definitely not have time to discover your movements for a while."

They are talking here, and the emperor and Zhang Mujin over there are also, as Jin Ke said, tender and sweet at the moment, so comfortable.

Due to the excessive force exerted by Grandma Yuan, Zhang Mujin's face is still very red and swollen. Although the injury seems to be better with the medicine given by the imperial doctor, her eyes are still a little unable to open.

Therefore, it was difficult to eat and drink, so she had to rely on the emperor himself to feed her and water her.

"Xuanyuan Yu, my face hurts so much."

Zhang Mujin hummed and acted coquettishly.

Xuanyuan Yu said with fondness, "The imperial doctor said that it will be over in a few days and there will be no traces left. Don't worry."

Zhang Mujin smiled, stretched the injury, and let out a cry of pain. Xuanyuan Yu had a look of distress on his face and said, "Slow down, although it will heal soon. But the imperial doctor also said that you can't make too big a move."

Zhang Mujin glanced at him. He was filled with displeasure, "Your mother didn't do this. She acted like an evil mother-in-law. She not only looked down on me, but also sent people to beat me. If I hadn't been lucky, I would have been beaten to death by her people."

Got it!"

The emperor sighed, "Hibiscus, you have been wronged this time. Don't worry, such a thing will never happen in the future!"

He seemed to be taking an oath, and with firmness, Zhang Mujin snorted, "I believe your lies for now, then you must avenge me. In all my life, I have never suffered such a great injustice."

The emperor had some embarrassment in his eyes. He knew that Grandma Yuan belonged to his mother, so he couldn't do anything casually, but he couldn't let Mu Jin suffer any injustice.

"Hibiscus, Grandma Yuan is the queen's maid."

The emperor sighed.

Zhang Mujin chuckled, "I don't care, you must avenge me."
Chapter completed!