It's almost time to wear it. The soft beauty relies on the child-bearing system to favor her

The palace banquet begins.

There were singing and dancing, and clinking glasses. Because of the birth of the prince, this palace banquet was more lively than ever.

The prince was still young. He showed up at the beginning of the banquet and was then taken back to Yaoguang Palace by his wet nurse.

The princess was almost two years old. She was cheerful and loved to laugh. She loved to watch the fun and the singing and dancing. So she stayed with Su Wanti.

The tiny person, like a glutinous rice ball, snuggled softly in his mother's arms, laughing and making noises.

Su Wanti touched her little face from time to time, and listened to her daughter's giggles, her heart filled with happiness.

The Queen Mother also attended the palace banquet in her best attire. Her clothes were elaborate and exquisite, and her jewelry was glittering and luxurious.

The empress dowager's temperament is as noble as the clouds on the mountain top, graceful and elegant, which makes people admire her.

The banquet was halfway through, and everyone was talking and laughing.

Emperor Xiao Ping was happy and drank a few more glasses of wine. His cheeks turned slightly red and his body was slightly stained with the smell of alcohol.

The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Xiao Ping, and her dim eyes brightened a little. She poured a glass of wine herself and presented it to Emperor Xiao Ping.

"Your Majesty, I know you have always been a good emperor who works hard and loves the people. I also know about the matter of offspring. You seemed to not care before, but you were actually very worried. Now the world is peaceful, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the imperial concubine has given birth to an offspring for the emperor. I am so happy. I offer a cup to the emperor, please drink it up."

The Queen Mother handed the wine glass to Emperor Xiao Ping.

Emperor Xiao Ping was slightly tipsy. He listened to the empress dowager's words with a smile on his lips. He did not take the wine glass from the empress dowager's hand, but looked at her indifferently with a slightly cold look in his eyes, which made people feel nervous.

He opened his thin lips and said, "Queen Mother, do I have to drink this wine?"

Hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression darkened slightly, and her voice was so stern that it shook the eardrums, "Does the Emperor want to offend me in front of everyone?"

This small world still maintains a social form in which imperial power is supreme. Since imperial power is supreme, we must emphasize the relationship between ruler-ruler, subject-minister, father-father, and son-son, and we must also emphasize filial piety.

As an emperor, you must be filial and set an example for the world.

The Queen Mother's words were intended to accuse the Emperor of being unfilial and disobedient to the Queen Mother.

The emperor and the empress dowager were surrounded by concubines from the harem. After listening to their conversation, everyone fell silent. For a moment, the silence was eerie.

Emperor Xiao Ping ignored the empress dowager's harsh questioning. The smell of alcohol on his body dissipated a little and his eyes were clear.

He just looked at the Queen Mother calmly and said, "If I drink the Queen Mother's wine, and the world is in chaos and the people are living in misery, will the Queen Mother still want me to drink it?"

The Queen Mother lowered her eyes, a faint light flashing in them, and then nodded, "Your Majesty, please drink this cup to the full."

"Heh..." Emperor Xiao Ping sneered. He reached out to take the wine glass and then placed it on the table. His voice was low and cold, "Does the Queen Mother think that I know nothing?"

The Queen Mother was slightly startled when she heard this, her voice trembling, "What does the Emperor mean? I don't understand."

Emperor Xiao Ping waved his hand and the singing and dancing stopped abruptly. The guests didn't know the reason and all looked at the emperor. Seeing that the atmosphere between the emperor and the empress dowager was not right, they all shut up and didn't dare to ask any more questions.

In just a moment, this huge palace became as silent as a pool of stagnant water.

Emperor Xiao Ping looked at the empress dowager, and his voice was clear and distant, reaching the ears of everyone present.

"Empress Dowager, my mother passed away before I ascended the throne. The imperial physician said that she died of excessive worry and depression. Is that true? If someone hadn't added a few herbs to the sleeping potion she drank every day, would she have nightmares and fears every night?"

The Queen Mother's face turned pale.

Emperor Xiao Ping had no intention of stopping. He continued, "Does the decoction that the Queen Mother sends me every day really have the effect of strengthening the body and replenishing energy? What is the effect of the extra vine in the decoction?"

The Queen Mother clenched her hands tightly, her knuckles turning white.

Emperor Xiao Ping snorted coldly, raised the glass of wine presented by the Queen Mother, handed it to the Queen Mother, and said:

"Does the Queen Mother really think that I have been on the throne for ten years and have done nothing?"

He looked around and spoke slowly.

"Today, the political situation in our Dongli Kingdom is stable and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Whose credit is this? Is it the credit of the court officials, the credit of the queen mother, or the credit of the deposed prince who has been hiding in the Jingxin Temple?"

The Queen Mother was shaking violently, "You, you know everything?"

Emperor Xiao Ping smiled coldly and said, "Queen Mother, there is no chance to depose the Crown Prince. It is because you are too obsessed that you cannot see clearly."

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and let out a long sigh. She also knew that now, her son had no chance of taking the throne.

"It was me. Everything was planned by me. I will drink this wine. I hope the emperor will not vent his anger on others, especially the deposed crown prince. He did nothing. It was all my fault."

At the last moment, she still wanted to save her son's life.

While the empress dowager was speaking to the emperor, she turned her hands behind her back and gestured to her trusted nanny behind her, asking her to go out and tell the deposed crown prince that the plan was aborted and to let him secretly return to his fiefdom immediately.

Emperor Xiao Ping had a stern expression. Just when the empress dowager picked up the wine glass and was about to drink it all, he raised his hand and knocked the glass to the ground.

The wine spilled all over the floor, creating dark red foam.

"This wine is poisonous!" Su Wanti was closest to the two of them, so she could see it most clearly.

She never expected that the Queen Mother was so bold as to openly poison someone at a palace banquet.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother actually poisoned Your Majesty!"

There were tears, shock and fear in Su Wanti's eyes. Emperor Xiao Ping felt distressed and held her hand. "I am fine, my beloved concubine, don't panic."

Su Wanti shook her head, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was able to openly poison people at the palace banquet, which means she has another trick up her sleeve!"

Emperor Xiao Ping nodded, "My beloved concubine is right."

He looked at the pale queen mother and said, "I will not let you die. I will let you watch how I pacify the world."

The Queen Mother's cloudy eyes suddenly flashed, and she had a bad premonition in her heart. She looked towards the palace gate, and saw her trusted nanny being escorted by the guards, kneeling at the palace gate with her head bowed.

Her eyes suddenly widened and her heart was about to jump out. "My son's life is in danger."

The emperor held Su Wanti's hand and sat on the dragon throne. He asked the palace maids beside the empress dowager to help her sit down.

Several people sat in the upper seats, each with a different look on their face.

Emperor Xiao Ping was calm and composed, showing the spirit of an emperor.

Su Wanti's eyes sparkled, and she held the princess tightly in her arms, not letting go for a moment.

The Queen Mother had a look of despair on her face and eyes full of despair.