This slap stunned Helian Qi.

He just stood there in a daze, and even forgot to raise his hand to touch his hurt cheek.

His mind went blank, and soon five obvious finger marks appeared on his cheeks.

The burning pain and the faint taste of blood in his mouth finally made him react.

"Mother...?" He couldn't understand why his mother hit him.

From childhood to adulthood, his mother loved him the most. Not to mention beating him, she never even yelled at him.

Looking at his confused and idiotic expression, the queen was really furious.

If she knew he would grow up to be such a loser, why would she have gone to so much trouble to get him?

Yes, she should understand that like father and son, like son!

How could his biological mother, Concubine Li, such a useless waste, give birth to a useful son?

I regret it!

If I had kept Helian Chen by my side, things wouldn't be like this now.

"Your Highness, the Queen has placed too high hopes on you." Nanny Hu hurried to his side and coaxed him with kind words.

"I'm sorry, mother, I let you down." Helian Qi said with a look of self-blame, "I was too impatient."

The queen took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.

"It's good that you know." She reached out and stroked Helian Qi's cheek that was hit by her. "My son, remember this. Everything your mother did was for you."

"You have to do your best! Otherwise, my mother and I will only be trapped in this harem."

"My mother is my father's favorite queen. Don't say such discouraging words." Helian Qi said righteously.

The Queen sighed helplessly again, "My son, the imperial family is the most ruthless. Your father is good to me, but if you disappoint him again and again, how long do you think his love for us mother and son can last?"

"The only one that Queen Mother can rely on in the end is you, her son! We are one, mother and son. We prosper together and suffer together."

"You also saw that your emperor's attitude towards Helian Chen has changed now?"

Helian Qi nodded without hesitation.

There is no doubt about this.

My father's attitude towards Helian Chen has indeed changed. He no longer hates and detests him as before.

He even arranged a marriage for Helian Chen, and the bride was the apple of Marquis Dingyuan's eye.

In addition, the Queen Mother, that old woman, dotes on Helian Chen, which is really disadvantageous to him.

During this period of time, he was implicated by Mu Erjin and Mu Yiwen, father and son, and the impression he left in his father's mind must be much worse than before.

It was precisely because of this that he went against his conscience and showed goodwill to Helian Chen. But he didn't expect that he would be outmaneuvered by this bastard Helian Chen.

He was clearly already injured, yet...

"Mother, Helian Chen must have done it on purpose. I didn't do anything at all. No matter how stupid I am, I couldn't possibly do anything to him in the Qianqing Palace."

Helian Qi gritted his teeth viciously, "I was already on good terms with him, and I was standing steadily, how could I suddenly lose my balance and fall down?"

"He must have done something to make me bump into his wound. He deliberately let so many court officials see me attack him so that my father would be angry with me!"

"You bastard! You really are so vicious!"

At this point, Helian Qi's cheeks twitched violently, and his eyes were filled with rage, as if he wanted to tear Helian Chen into pieces.

The queen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "It's good that you know! You are just too naive. This time, just think of it as a lesson for you. Let's see if you can learn from it in the future."

Helian Qi nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, mother. I will keep it in mind. I will never let him succeed again. This time, I will also remember it. I will get it back with interest in the future!"

"An Dehai, have you found out anything?" The Queen turned and asked Eunuch An.

Eunuch An nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince went to Concubine Qiong's Luofu Palace yesterday. But he left after less than half an hour."

"I see." The queen looked as if she had suddenly realized something, and a sinister sneer appeared on the corner of her lips. "It's like killing three birds with one stone!"

"Ah?" Helian Qi looked at her in confusion, "Mother, what do you mean? How come I don't understand? What do you mean by killing three birds with one stone?"

The queen glared at him fiercely, her eyes full of disappointment. Helian Qi took two steps back in fear, looking at her in horror, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say.

waste!

This was the only thought that flashed through the queen's mind at the moment.

I took a deep breath and tried hard to calm myself down.

He looked straight at Helian Qi, emphasizing each word, "Don't you see the point?"

"What...what?" Helian Qi still looked confused.

Because he was frightened by the Queen's expression at the moment, his mind was in a fuzzy state.

"An Dehai, you tell him." The Queen said in a deep voice to Eunuch An.

She was so angry that she didn't want to talk anymore.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince's injury was caused by Concubine Qiong..."

"What?!" Helian Qi was stunned with shock, and then he flew into a rage, "Helian Chen, you are so good, you got hurt by your own mother, but you put the blame on me!"

Hearing this, the queen rolled her eyes speechlessly.

It's so muddy that it can't hold up the wall!

"My Highness, you didn't notice what happened to the Second Prince. Everyone in the Qianqing Palace just now knew that his injury was caused by Concubine Qiong." Eunuch An said patiently.

"What does he mean by this?" Helian Qi was still confused.

"First, he made your father feel guilty about his son. Second, he made your father feel disappointed in your son. Third, he was warning Concubine Qiong!"

The Queen stared at him and said loudly.

Disappointed, very disappointed!

However, what disappointed her even more was that even though she had explained it so clearly, she still saw confusion on Helian Qi's face.

"Mother, why did he warn Concubine Qiong?" Helian Qi asked.

The queen closed her eyes in pain and slapped her forehead.

She didn't want to talk anymore. It was really tiring to talk to such a piece of wood!

"I'm tired, An Dehai, please send His Highness back home." After saying that, without even looking at Helian Qi again, she held onto Madam Hu's wrist and left.

……

Luofu Palace

Concubine Qiong returned to Luofu Palace with a gloomy face. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She was so angry that she picked up a teacup and threw it to the ground.

"What is Concubine Qiong doing?" Eunuch Wei's cold voice sounded.

Hearing this, Concubine Qiong looked up, quickly concealed all her emotions, and said politely, "It's Eunuch Wei, but what instructions does the Queen Mother have?"

Eunuch Wei looked straight at her, and then...

"Pa, pa, pa, pa!" He slapped her face four times in a row.

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