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After burning a stick of incense, Chu Huanyan left Zhaoxia Palace.

Just now, after Concubine Xue said the nominal love between mother and child, she changed the subject and said no more.

But Chu Huanyan still felt that the purpose of Concubine Xue summoning her to the palace this time was probably to say those few words.

But what's the reason? Why did she say that? What was she hinting at?

Chu Huanyan had complicated thoughts in her heart, and her intuition told her that there must be some secrets that had not yet been revealed, and that was the key to Xiao Jinzhi's situation over the years.

The nominal love between mother and son?

Yes, why did Queen Wei's attitude toward Xiao Jinzhi be like that?

Although it is normal for parents and children to favor one side over another, the Queen's attitude towards Xiao Jinzhi was too cold.

Indifferent...as if Xiao Jinzhi was not her biological flesh and blood.

As soon as this idea came up, Chu Huanyan's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help but stop.

"Miss Chu, what's wrong?" The little palace maid who was leading the way looked at Chu Huanyan in confusion when she saw her stop.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought that I haven't paid a visit to the Queen after I got engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince, so I wonder if I can go to Fengyi Palace to pay her a visit now."

The little palace maid looked at Chu Huanyan respectfully, "I just followed the order of the imperial concubine to guide you. If you want to go to Fengyi Palace, I will take you there."

After glancing at the little palace maid, Chu Huanyan nodded and said, "Thank you very much."

"Miss Chu, you're welcome." The little palace maid lowered her head and quickly changed direction, taking Chu Huanyan outside Fengyi Hall.

"Miss Chu, I want to go back to Zhaoxia Palace, so I won't accompany you in."

"Thank you." Chu Huanyan nodded, "There is one more thing, I need you to send me a message."

The little palace maid hurriedly said: "Miss Chu, please speak."

"Go to the palace gate and tell my personal maid Xian Yue that I have come to see the Queen, and ask her to tell His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Yes, I will go now, Miss Chu. Don't worry." The little palace maid nodded in agreement.

After watching the little palace maid go out of the palace, Chu Huanyan looked away and asked someone to report to Queen Wei.

After waiting for about half a cup of tea, a palace maid came out and invited Chu Huanyan in.

"I've met the Queen." In the palace, Chu Huanyan bowed politely and said hello.

Queen Wei sat in the main seat and looked at Chu Huanyan coldly.

"I didn't expect that Miss Chu would still have the time to come see me."

"Thanks to the grace of the emperor, I have granted you a marriage to His Highness the Crown Prince. Your Majesty is the queen mother of His Highness the Crown Prince. According to the rules and etiquette, my daughter should naturally come to pay homage." Chu Huanyan said calmly.

Queen Wei sneered again and again, "There are no outsiders here, so why do you have to pretend? If you really regarded me as your elder, you wouldn't have joined forces to put me in such a situation."

Chu Huanyan raised her head and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong. Your Highness and I were just trying to protect ourselves. We never thought of harming Your Majesty from the beginning to the end."

"That's enough!" Queen Wei interrupted Chu Huanyan impatiently, "I don't have the leisure and elegance to listen to your sophistry here. Why did you come to Fengyi Hall today?"

If Chu Huanyan really cared about etiquette and mother-in-law, she would not wait until this time to pay her respects.

What's more, even Xiao Jinzhi probably didn't care about this, and it was even less likely that Chu Huanyan would regard herself as an elder.

Chu Huanyan looked at Queen Wei silently, and after a long time, she bowed again.

"Since the Queen has said so, I will no longer beat around the bush. I am bold. I came here today to ask the Queen..."

Chu Huanyan raised her head and looked directly at Queen Wei, speaking word by word.

"Are you determined to support His Highness the Third Prince?"

Queen Wei was stunned for a moment, and then quickly frowned, "How presumptuous! What do you mean by these words? Is it possible that you want to instigate mother-son affection between me and His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Chu Huanyan raised the corners of her lips and smiled sarcastically, "Your Majesty also said just now that there are no outsiders here, so why bother talking about the love between mother and son."

Queen Wei stared at Chu Huanyan coldly, "Did the prince ask you to come?"

"If your Majesty wants to think so, it's not impossible." Chu Huanyan met Empress Wei's gaze, "But I do have doubts in my heart. They are all the flesh and blood of the Imperial Majesty. No matter who ascends to the position of Crown Prince, the Imperial Majesty is still the same." The Empress Dowager, why do you want to help the third prince so much, even setting a trap to lure the prince into a forbidden place?"

Queen Wei snorted coldly and looked away, "I want to deal with you mainly about the forbidden area, but the prince is stubborn and insists on siding with you. If we really want to discuss it, he will be implicated by you. , I never wanted to harm him."

"I think I have been candid enough, but it seems that today's trip was in vain. Since the empress is unwilling to tell the truth and even unwilling to admit that she is biased, then there is nothing to say." Chu Huanyan stood up straight. Body, "As a mother, do you really feel no guilt in treating His Highness the Crown Prince seriously?"

Queen Wei sneered, "Guilty? Why should I feel guilty? Even if I really favor Xuan'er, so what? Xiao Jinzhi will still maintain his position as the crown prince. What should he have to feel wronged about!"

"So your Majesty is concerned that the Emperor has chosen His Highness the Crown Prince and thinks more highly of the Crown Prince than the third prince?" Chu Huanyan looked at Queen Wei intently. After she finished speaking, she could clearly see the flash of ridicule in the other party's expression.

It seemed that Queen Wei knew very well that Emperor Xiao's defense of Xiao Jinzhi was not sincere.

"You don't have to waste your time on me. I don't know anything and I don't want to say anything. As for Xiao Jinzhi..." Queen Wei looked at Chu Huanyan, "If he really hopes that I can treat him more like a mother and son. If you don't like me, then obediently step down from the position of prince, Xuan'er is a hundred times more suitable than him!"

"In the queen mother's heart, are her sons and ministers really so insignificant?" Xiao Jinzhi's voice came from outside the palace.

Chu Huanyan turned her head and looked, slightly surprised.

She did have the intention to let Xiao Jinzhi know that she was coming to the queen's palace just in case, but she didn't expect that he would come so quickly.

"I didn't leave at the palace gate, so when you asked the palace maid to send a message to Xian Yue, I knew it immediately."

Seeing Chu Huanyan's doubts, Xiao Jinzhi explained with a smile. After speaking, he looked at Queen Wei again.

"Mother, I am afraid that I will disappoint you. Even if my son is willing to step down from the position of crown prince, I am afraid that my father will not agree."

Queen Wei's face became colder and colder. She looked at Xiao Jinzhi with uncontrollable annoyance in her eyes.

"Do you really think that your position as prince can always be stable?"

Xiao Jinzhi raised his eyebrows, "At least for so many years, no matter how my father treats his son, he has always kept his position as the prince."

"Do you think he doesn't want to destroy you?" Queen Wei looked at Xiao Jinzhi mockingly and said word by word, "He just doesn't dare."