The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Empress Dowager Jiqing hated such a greedy face the most and found Yao Fen extremely disgusting.

I haven't even done anything yet, but you're already asking for a reward! Do you want me to give you the position of Queen Mother?

But then again, people who are short-sighted and greedy are easier to control than others. The Queen Mother smiled sincerely, "If you like it, after the matter is completed, the Lingwang Mansion will be given to your Chen family."

It was just a matter of words, and she was not stingy. After the success, this kind of worthless person can retire.

Yao Fen had no idea of ​​the Empress Dowager's deep thoughts. She was so overjoyed that she knelt down and kowtowed, expressing her gratitude repeatedly, as if the mansion was already in her hands.

When she came out of the Empress Dowager's room, her steps were much lighter, as if she had stepped into the palace. She winked at Chen Jikang proudly, but because of the presence of the concubine, she did not show off her achievements.

Chen Jikang was in a bad mood and had no time to think about Yao's expression.

He is different from Yao. Ever since the Empress Dowager took refuge in the Chen Mansion, his eyelids have been twitching.

You could say he was timid or short-sighted, but he had a feeling that something terrible was going to happen.

To put it bluntly, he regretted getting on board the Li family.

Yesterday, when Chen Jikang heard the Empress Dowager asking his wife and daughter to put something into the Young Master's Mansion, he did not sleep until dawn and felt uneasy.

He didn't want to harm Cen Yuan. Although he was angry at her for being so heartless and ungrateful, he had never thought of harming her.

It’s not that he is kind to Cen Yuan, but he doesn’t have much confidence in the Empress Dowager.

In fact, deep down, he trusted Cen Yuan more. He always felt that his adopted son was omnipotent and could do whatever he wanted.

For example, the snow disaster in Yucheng.

Several months before the snowstorm came, Cen Yuan had been preparing for it.

It’s as if he could predict that there would definitely be a major snowstorm in Yucheng... Would such a person be killed by the Queen Mother?

It's like when betting on big or small, he can see that the number is big, so will he still bet on small?

Cen Yuan is a mysterious person! How desperate must he be to stand on the opposite side and help others harm this powerful adopted son?

Chen Jikang regretted so much that his intestines were broken and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He even felt that there was something weird about the kidnapping of Lu Sangyu's mother last time, the trick used to trick Lu Sangyu into running around the city, and the easy cooperation with Lu Sangyu in the end.

Of course, maybe he was thinking too much. After all, Lu Sangyu did secretly pass on the news, but Li Changfeng was too lazy to listen and suffered a great loss.

Chen Jikang was lost in thought when he heard a soft cry, "Master Chen, it's time to call for water again..."

Chen Jikang felt his whole body tense up.

Now his scalp tingles whenever he hears someone calling for water. The pot is a bit heavy, and he is too thin to carry it.

The concubine was actually the top lady in Yanyang Tower, Li Niangzi, who was extremely beautiful and had been with Li Changfeng for a long time. She was sent to work for Chen Jikang, so it was impossible for her to have any real contact with him.

But this lady Li was really fatal. She kept making long and short "ah" sounds for a long time, and the sounds like devilish sounds drilled into Chen Jikang's ears, making him feel weak all over and he wished he could leave quickly.

There were some inexperienced little girls outside, and their faces turned red when they heard this.

How many times has this happened today? Is their master really not going to use up his old waist?

Inside the room, Madam Li lowered her voice and teased, "Master Chen, how about..."

Chen Jikang was suddenly startled and waved his hands quickly, "No, no!"

He doesn't want to touch Li Changfeng's woman.

He is a bit lustful, but he usually wouldn't risk his life for a woman.

Madam Li then stopped smiling and said coldly, "Mr. Chen seems to have some ulterior motives. I advise you not to have any other thoughts. You should know that in this world, fence-sitters die the most miserably. They cannot rely on either side."

Chen Jikang stiffened his neck and said, "Nonsense, I was just thinking... my adopted son is different from ordinary people and has extraordinary talents."

"Oh? What kind of gifted talent is this?"

Chen Jikang thought about it seriously, "It seems, it seems that he can predict things that haven't happened yet."

Lady Li disagreed and said with a sweet smile, "Are you so capable?"

When Chen Jikang heard that she didn't believe him, he gave up the idea of ​​explaining in detail. He said a few perfunctory words and asked the maid waiting outside to bring in the water.

As usual, the maids were not allowed to watch the aunt washing herself, so they went out.

Chen Jikang worked as a laborer, carrying a wooden bucket of water into the inner room.

Madam Li also followed in and helped the empress dowager wash her legs.

Chen Jikang smelled the foul odor and felt even more regretful. But when he thought of Madam Li's words, he had no choice but to sit outside in a daze.

At the Young Master's Mansion, after lunch, Shi Anxia took Cen Yuan's arm and walked slowly.

When passing by the lotus pond, Cen Yuan said nonchalantly, "The most dangerous place is the safest place. I guess they threw something in our lotus pond. What could it be?"

Shi Anxia was silent for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, "I think I may know what it is. It seems that the Queen Mother wants to convict us of treason."

Cen Yuan loved to see the little girl keep things a secret, and couldn't help but ask in a flattering manner, "What is it?"

Shi Anxia was amused. "There is something that Lord Cen doesn't know? I think it should be the real imperial seal."

Cen Yuan didn't know this. "There are fake imperial seals? Are you saying that the imperial seal in Emperor Mingde's hand is fake?"

Shi Anxia shook his head. "It can't be considered false. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Chonghe of Beiyi, the emperor particularly liked to go on private visits. Once he traveled to a place called Yancheng and encountered an earthquake. At that time, they didn't know it was an earthquake. In a hurry, Emperor Chonghe threw the imperial seal to suppress the gods. As a result, it really stabilized, but the seal was also gone."

Cen Yuan laughed, "You believe this too?"

"Whether you believe it or not is secondary. Anyway, the imperial seal is gone. At that time, Emperor Chonghe had a new imperial seal made."

Cen Yuan understood, "Emperor Chonghe lost the jade seal himself, and then he was afraid that people would say something about him, so he asked someone to make up a legendary story."

Shi Anxia nodded, "Anyway, the new seal was passed down from generation to generation until it was passed to Emperor Zhaoguang. Then the original seal reappeared and was presented to Emperor Zhaoguang. So when the emperors succeeded to the throne, they basically inherited both seals."

"The new imperial seal is in the hands of Emperor Mingde, but the original imperial seal is in the hands of Empress Dowager Jiqing. That's why you must force the Empress Dowager to betray the country. Because only in this way can Emperor Mingde either take back the imperial seal with a legitimate reason, or pass down a new imperial seal without being criticized."

"This is just one of the reasons. The main reason is that I don't want the unofficial history to say that Emperor Mingde killed the Empress Dowager because of personal vengeance." Shi Anxia laughed, "Since it has been given to us, let this jade seal rest in our lotus pond for a while. The Empress Dowager always uses this kind of frame-up trick and never gets tired of it. Last time she gave us a statue of Guanyin, this time she gave us a jade seal, haha, next time she should give us a head..."