The queen sighed. Although Chu Heyi was still on the verge of life and death, he did not die in the end.

However, there are ways to avoid death.

The next morning, the Queen got up early, dressed up, and went to Taiji Palace with Nanny An and Li Chaoyun to visit the Emperor.

At first, the emperor claimed to be ill and did not attend court or take care of state affairs, but it was just for the sake of his own face. Even if he did not claim to be ill, Xie Lin would announce to the public that he was ill, so that he would not be involved in any state affairs, let alone attend court.

Ever since Xie Lin became the crown prince, the emperor has been staying in the Taiji Palace. It's not that he doesn't want to go out, but because the Taiji Palace is heavily guarded inside and outside. He can't go out, and others can't easily come in.

However, his diet was still at the emperor's level.

The number of people serving him was never reduced, and the number of eunuchs, maids, and palace maids was in line with the standards that an emperor should have.

As an emperor, he had everything except freedom and power.

The Queen came to the gate of Taiji Palace and was stopped. She said, "The Crown Princess has won a great victory and recovered the two cities of Yan and Lan. This is a great joyous event. The New Year is coming soon. I will go and tell the Emperor this good news. You can go and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his opinion. I will wait here."

The commander of the guards went to ask Xie Lin for instructions.

The queen waited for half an hour before the commander of the guards came back. He searched them before allowing them in. Not only weapons, but even food and drink were not allowed to be brought in by the queen.

Moreover, the queen could only bring one person in. Finally, the queen chose to bring Li Chaoyun with her and let Nanny An guard outside.

After entering Taiji Palace, the queen heard some sticky noises and faint laughter, and she was a little surprised.

After a while, the Queen responded and said, "Please tell the Emperor that I am here to visit him."

The eunuch who was guarding outside the hall went in, and after about a cup of tea, he came to invite the queen in.

The emperor was half lying lazily on the couch, with two beauties serving him fruits and wine, and a pregnant woman standing next to him.

All this was different from what the queen had expected.

"It's been a long time since we last met. The Queen is still as bright and dazzling as ever." The emperor spoke first, his eyes were cold.

"Greetings to the Emperor." The Queen bowed slightly, and before the Emperor could speak, she had already stood up and walked to the chair opposite the Emperor and sat down.

"I have always thought that the emperor must have lost a lot of weight because he did not eat or sleep well here. I wanted to visit the emperor several times, but I never had the chance. It was not until the Crown Princess won the battle and the Crown Prince was happy that I asked for his grace to come and visit the Emperor.

"I never thought that the emperor is living such a carefree life. As an emperor, he doesn't want the imperial power, eats well, drinks well, has beauties around him, and even has a girl pregnant with him. The emperor is so happy that he can be so open-minded."

I swear to God, the Queen's words were not completely hypocritical. She was truly shocked by the Emperor's actions.

Not only is the emperor surrounded by beautiful women, but he is also about to give birth to a child.

The emperor looked very unhappy. He felt that the queen was mocking him. Unfortunately, he had indeed lost his imperial power. Although the queen's words were hurtful, he could do nothing about it.

“Although you are the prince’s biological mother, you have tried to kill him many times before. Now that he holds great power, can he let you live a good life?

"Besides, I feel that my life is very good now. I don't have to go to court, review memorials, and I can be a bridegroom every night! So what if my beauty is pregnant? After the baby is born, the Daqi royal family will be able to support it! I don't have to worry about anything! Life is so happy!"

Happiness is real happiness, and humiliation is real humiliation.

He felt happy as long as no outsiders mentioned to him that he was the emperor.

But when someone mentioned this matter, and he had no imperial power, and it was Xie Lin who took the imperial power away from him, he felt humiliated.

The queen looked at the fresh fruits on the low table and the beautiful girl who was as fresh as water, and smiled: "As long as the emperor feels happy, after the child is born, will he live in Taiji Palace like the emperor?"

The emperor said, "When the child is born, he will be the prince's younger brother. Could he possibly want to imprison his younger brother? Even if he wants to, the court officials and the people will not agree. He dares not!"

Therefore, the emperor was not worried at all about the beauty's pregnancy.

The queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. I have worried for nothing. In this case, I will take my leave first. I hope Your Majesty will be happy and contented in Taiji Palace."

She looked at the pregnant beauty meaningfully and was about to leave with Li Chaoyun.

The emperor was furious, but when he looked at Li Chaoyun's back, he said, "Since the queen has come to see me, she should at least give me a gift. The girl next to you is not married yet, right? I want her."

Li Chaoyun's face changed drastically.

The queen was not in a hurry: "This Miss Li has been chosen. She is the prince's concubine. The marriage will be consummated in a few days."

Li Chaoyun was stunned again. She was the Crown Prince's concubine? She had no idea about this.

And consummated the marriage...

Is it really possible?

When she entered the palace, the Queen intended to make her the prince's woman. At that time, she thought that this would happen sooner or later, but until now, she and the prince still have nothing to do with each other, and she is already old. If she doesn't get married, she will become an old maid.

She started to get anxious.

She couldn't help but look forward to and fantasize about the marriage consummation that the Queen had mentioned.

She really wants to get married.

The queen held her hand and said to the emperor, "But if the emperor wants women, I can tell the prince and ask him to send a few women to the emperor. There are many women who are willing to serve the emperor."

Without waiting for the emperor to say anything, the queen took Li Chaoyun's hand and left, as if she had really come here just to visit the emperor.

After she left, the emperor smashed all the fruits on the low table. If he was the emperor with great power, Li Chaoyun would have to take off her clothes if he asked her to, and the queen had no right to stop her.

The queen was walking in the yard and when she heard the noise inside, a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

That afternoon, the queen went to Jiuyao Temple. In addition to being the highest point in the imperial palace, it was also the place for the royal family to pray for blessings.

When she went there, she not only brought Li Chaoyun with her, but also an old nun. Although the nun was old, she had a long neck and a serious face. She was the abbess of Shengze Temple, with the Buddhist name Lingxu, and was very prestigious in Shengjing City.

The Imperial Master received the Queen, who said, "The Crown Princess was seriously injured on the battlefield. She is on the verge of life and death. I have come here specially to pray for her."

The young imperial teacher frowned: "The queen did not attend the celebration banquet yesterday. You don't know that Lord Wen and Lord Wangshan have brought back the good news that the Crown Princess has recovered from her injuries."

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