Quickly wear the pregnant queen

However, Qi Yuan couldn't clearly see the expression on her face due to the distance.

Seeing Qi Yuan turn around, Xu Lingyi turned around quickly.

She squeezed the hands under her sleeves tightly to prevent herself from being too panicked and arousing suspicion because of Qi Yuan's turning back.

"Your Majesty, it's possible that Wu Zhaoyi has taken a liking to you. We've been walking for a while, and yet Wu Zhaoyi is still staring at you, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Wang has been following Qi Yuan and has seen many young women fall in love with the prince at first sight.

The late emperor had chosen the fiancée for His Majesty and expressed his feelings to the prince in private.

At that time, Qi Yun had not yet ascended the throne, and this person came to the palace and offered to be the prince's concubine.

At that time, Eunuch Wang only felt thunder rolling from the sky.

Will the past happen again now?

Qi Yuan ignored his words and said, "Go see your mother."

Qi Yuan didn't care what Wu Zhaoyi thought.

She was not the person he was looking for.

To him, he was just an irrelevant stranger.

He would not give any look to women other than Xu Lingyi.

In the palace of the Queen Mother.

"Yuan'er."

The former empress, now the empress dowager, saw Qi Yuan coming and immediately stepped forward.

After not seeing him for many days, the Queen Mother was worried, worried about him drinking all day long, and worried about his health.

She knew that her son was not doing well now.

"Mother."

"I heard from Yun'er that you want to leave Beijing to find the princess?"

She had learned about this from Qi Yun, but she couldn't accept it at all.

Qi Yuan nodded, "My son enters the palace this time to say goodbye to you. Although I will not be in the capital in the future, fortunately, I have Yun'er to fulfill my filial piety for my son."

The Empress Dowager clenched her palms tightly, her eyes red, "How can this be the same? Yoona is Yoona, you are you, one is a son and the other is a grandson."

Although she regards Qi Yun as her own grandson, the most important thing in her heart is Qi Yuan, he is her biological son.

"My mother is old and I don't know how long she can live. If something bad happens to my mother and you are not in the capital, it will be difficult for my mother to see you for the last time."

"If this is really the case, the queen mother is afraid she will die with her eyes open."

What she said was a bit serious.

It was uncomfortable to see Qi Yuan, and the Empress Dowager felt as if her heart had been stabbed, but she did not regret what she said.

"Yuan'er, do you still remember how old your mother is this year?"

"Next year my mother will be seventy-seven in her sixties. How many people can live to her age now?"

She is living one day at a time, and does not dare to think about tomorrow.

Qi Yuan's face became serious and he didn't speak for a long time.

"Mother, I have asked the imperial physician that you are still in good health."

Qi Yuan gently clenched his fist, "Even if I leave the capital, I will always pay attention to the letters coming from the capital. Even if you really have something to do, I will rush to the capital overnight."

"Do not."

The Queen Mother shook her head, with some disappointment in her eyes, "In your heart, isn't the mother and queen as important as the princess?"

"My mother and queen have already said this, but you insist on leaving the capital. Yuan'er, do you care about her so much?"

It was impossible for her not to be resentful towards Xu Lingyi.

She just knew that her son liked Xu Lingyi, so she never showed any of her resentment in front of others.

"Her disappearance was obviously planned by her. She lied to the housekeeper about entering the palace so that she would not be discovered immediately. After discovering her disappearance, you immediately blocked the capital and surrounding checkpoints."

"But you still can't find her, that means she is actively avoiding you."

The Empress Dowager originally did not want to expose this.

"This woman has abandoned you. What else do you have to cherish? My mother has never objected to you looking for her before, but now you have disappointed my mother so much."

Qi Yuan clenched his fists and knelt on the ground, "Mother, your son and minister are unfilial."

Hearing these words, the Empress Dowager's expression became a little ugly again. She pointed at Qi Yuan with a trembling finger, and finally put it down again.

"That's all."

She said this, but she was obviously very angry.

"You go, the Ai family doesn't want to see you, this evil person, in the future."

"Mother, I will come back to see you every six months. If I still can't find her after one year, I will never leave the capital again."

"Will you give up looking for her in one year?" The Queen Mother had a glimmer of hope in her heart.

Now she only hopes that Qi Yuan can come out as soon as possible and marry a woman again.

Instead of wasting time on Xu Lingyi.

"No, I will keep looking for you."

It's just that he no longer leaves Beijing. It is also his responsibility for his mother to give birth to him and raise him.

The Empress Dowager didn't say anything more, "That's all, let's agree for a year."

She reluctantly accepted this result, which was at least much better than Qi Yuan never returning to Beijing.

"What should you do if you can't find her, Yuan'er, people have to look forward. You should be mentally prepared and let go."

Qi Yuan's face was solemn, and his deep and cruel eyes narrowed slightly, "Queen Mother, I will find her sooner or later."

His tone was determined.

The Empress Dowager had nothing to say, "What if I get her back? Since she wants to leave of her own accord, it means that her heart is no longer with you. Can you keep her?"

"Why can't you keep it?"

There was ruthlessness in Qi Yuan's voice, "As long as I find her, I will never let her have any chance to leave again in this life."

"My son, I will lock her up and punish her well. She will not be able to go anywhere and will not dare to escape."

Just stay with him.

He would never make the same mistake a second time.

The Queen Mother stopped talking and finally sighed heavily.

"You are old, and the queen mother can't control you anymore. I hope you find her soon and don't bother yourself anymore."

I used to be so happy when I knew he was willing to marry me, but now I feel so uncomfortable.

Who would have thought that Xu Lingyi would run away?

Yuan'er, who called her, was alone again.

----

Palace banquet.

Xu Lingyi came earlier than Qi Yuan and the Queen Mother, and Qi Yun also came.

"The emperor's uncle and the emperor's grandmother are here." Qi Yun stood up to greet them.

Xu Lingyi and other people at the banquet also stood up immediately.

Your Majesty has such respect for the Prince Regent and the Queen Mother, and even more so for everyone else.

"Uncle Emperor, come and sit here."

Qi Yun had already arranged his position. On his left was the Empress Dowager, and on his right was Qi Yuan.

Xu Lingyi is sitting on the lower right, and her seat happens to be relatively close to Qi Yuan.

Xu Lingyi was nervous and her palms were sweating slightly. She didn't dare to turn her head at will. She only lowered her head slightly and looked at the table in front of her.

But Qi Yuan was Qi Yun's respected uncle, and it was impossible for her to have no contact with him.

For example, at this moment, Qi Yun pulled her to toast Qi Yuan.

"Uncle, this is my nephew's concubine Xina. My nephew and she respect you together."

Qi Yuan raised his wine glass with a serious expression, looked at the two of them, and took the glass of wine.

"Yoon'er is much younger than you, and now he has a concubine, but you..."

The Queen Mother couldn't help but speak, lowering her voice so that only they could hear.

Seemingly finding the occasion inappropriate, the Empress Dowager did not say anything else.

"You two are a perfect match for your talent and beauty."

Qi Yuan knew that Qi Yun had been fond of beautiful things since he was a child.

It's impossible for Qi Yun not to like Wu Zhaoyi's appearance.

Qi Yun raised the corners of his mouth, "Thank you, Uncle Emperor."

During the banquet, Xu Lingyi couldn't help but secretly glance at him several times because she felt guilty.

Her eyes were extremely cautious and hidden, so I believed Qi Yuan would not notice.