I am the stepmother of my son, and the little villain has changed into a little cotton-padded jacket

After hearing what the Queen said, Wen Shutang fell silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The queen did not speak again, but stared blankly at the flower pot in the distance. I wonder what she was thinking about? Maybe she was recalling the days when she was a daughter at home.

She was the apple of her family's eye and had everything she wanted. However, because of the family's honor and mission, Mu Han, as the legitimate daughter, had to humble herself and enter the palace to please the emperor in exchange for lasting honor for her family.

Although the queen looks glamorous on the surface, she is actually a pitiful person in private.

Wen Shutang didn't know what to say to comfort the queen at this time. She just felt that the woman in front of her was also a pitiful person.

Although a girl is pampered at home, once she reaches the age of 15, she becomes a commodity, a commodity and a weapon that can only be used by the family.

Wen Shutang pursed his lips and lowered his head.

This is the sadness of this era and the sadness of women’s fate.

The Queen sighed deeply, looked up at Wen Shutang, and smiled faintly again: "But now I have figured it out. This is good. I am the Queen anyway. Although I don't have the Emperor's favor, my position as the Empress is very stable. As long as I don't do anything beyond the limit, the Queen will not be replaced. This overwhelming wealth will still be mine, and it can also bring glory to the family. This is a win-win situation. I should be happy."

The queen's voice became lower and lower, and at the end she lowered her head.

I don’t know whether these words were spoken to Wen Shutang or to herself.

Wen Shutang looked at the faint smile on the queen's face and felt a little uncomfortable.

Although she was smiling now, Wen Shutang felt that the smile was very bitter and she did not look happy at all.

This immense wealth was bought at the cost of Mu Han's lifelong freedom.

Mu Han, who was naturally lively, now had to become dignified and elegant because of her status. Her every word and action represented the royal face and family honor, and she could not afford to make any mistakes.

I'm afraid that the carefree little girl in the Mu family has been slowly tortured to death in endless imprisonment, and now all that is left is the empty shell of Queen Mu Han.

Wen Shutang felt a little heavy-hearted. She came from the modern era and had seen a prosperous and open society. Now faced with such a feudal and old-fashioned thing that oppressed women, Wen Shutang felt a deep sense of powerlessness in her heart.

She could not change the current situation and could only watch these women linger on because of an unfair fate.

Wen Shutang took a deep breath: "It's good that your Majesty thinks this way. With the support of your mother's family, your Majesty will be less worried. You don't have to worry about your position being replaced by others. You might as well live a carefree life and not care about other people's opinions. Just live your life well."

Hearing what Wen Shutang said, a trace of confusion flashed in the queen's eyes, and she repeated it in a low voice.

"Don't care about other people's eyes, just live your own life well..."

Wen Shutang nodded: "Yes, life is your own. Anyway, you don't lack money to spend, so just be more carefree and don't think about those troubles."

Hearing this, the queen's expression suddenly brightened.

"Yes, life is your own."

The queen looked up at Wen Shutang, and a glimmer of fire and light seemed to ignite in her eyes.

"I understand. Thank you very much. You really enlightened me with just one sentence."

When Wen Shutang saw the queen's cheerful face, the heaviness in his heart was dispelled a little.

"Well, I hope your Majesty can figure it out."

The queen looked at Wen Shutang with a smile in her eyes: "If you have nothing to do in the future, come to the palace often to accompany me. You and Jiang Li can come and talk to me. This will also help ease my boredom."

"Well, that's natural."

Wen Shutang understood that the Queen was extending an olive branch to her, asking her to come to the palace often to see the Queen so that outsiders would not dare to see her clearly because of her relationship with the Queen.

Wen Shutang knew that the Queen did this for her own good.

Hearing what Wen Shutang said, the queen nodded, took out a small jade pendant from her arms, and motioned Wen Shutang to come forward.

"That's good. General Xiao will be leaving Beijing soon. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve in the future, take this jade pendant to find my brother. He will help you."

Wen Shutang looked at the jade pendant with a big "Mu" character engraved on it in the Queen's hand with some surprise. She didn't expect the Queen to be so generous. Was this something that was directly given to her to save her life?

Wen Shutang walked forward and took the jade pendant, looking at her with a smile: "Then I will accept it, you can't ask for it back."

Wen Shutang no longer used honorifics. After hearing about the Queen's experience, Wen Shutang felt that his relationship with the Queen had become much closer.

Naturally, the Queen didn't mind Wen Shutang's jokes with her.

"Of course not. I am the queen after all. How could I ask for even a jade pendant back?"

Hearing this, Wen Shutang naturally put the jade pendant in his arms.

Well, it would be a waste not to accept such a good thing.

"By the way, I just saw that you looked worried when you looked at Concubine Dun. Are you and her getting along well?"

After Wen Shutang put away the jade pendant, he looked up at the queen and asked.

Hearing what she said, the queen was stunned at first, then sighed helplessly.

"It's not that we have a good relationship, but I just feel sorry for her because she and I have been through similar things. Now that she is so ill and is often bullied by Concubine Shu, I just feel sorry for her."

Wen Shutang was slightly stunned when he heard what the queen said.

Is Concubine Dun often bullied by Concubine Shu?

"Is Concubine Dun often bullied by Concubine Shu?" Wen Shutang asked in surprise.

Judging from the strength and background of the two families, the Zhao family, the maternal family of Concubine Dun, is a century-old scholarly family. Zhao Sixian's students are all over the world and have trained countless important officials in the court who assisted the emperor.

Shu Guifei's maternal family was just a small family that had only risen to prominence a few decades ago.

How dare Concubine Shu bully Concubine Dun so openly?

The queen sighed, "Shu Guifei is now the most favored concubine in the harem. Because my mother's father, mother and grandfather are all here to support me, Shu Guifei dare not come to me. But the Zhao family is now supported by only Zhao Linhe. Although it looks good on the surface, the Zhao family is now declining among the major families. Because Shu Guifei is favored, her relatives in the officialdom are at their peak, so Shu Guifei naturally has such an overstepping idea and wants to highlight her status as a concubine by bullying Concubine Dun."

Speaking of this, the queen was a little angry.

She couldn't stand Concubine Shu's arrogant attitude, so she often protected Concubine Dun.

However, whenever she protected Concubine Dun, it would arouse Concubine Shu's emotions, and she would bully Concubine Dun even more severely when the Queen couldn't see.