If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Concubine Liu looked at Fu Yuxuan, who had lost a lot of weight, and her tears were almost dry.

From childhood to adulthood, her son had never had even a fingernail injured, but this time he almost lost half his life just by eating the almond cake sent by the queen.

"Your Majesty, you must make the decision for the Second Prince." Concubine Liu knelt in front of Emperor Fu with a figure as soft as a new willow in early spring, with two lines of clear tears on her well-maintained face.

Emperor Fu felt heartbroken when he saw his beloved woman crying so bitterly.

"Mother, I'm fine." Fu Yuxuan struggled to get up.

"Lie down and don't move." Emperor Fu held his shoulders.

"My dear, don't kneel. The ground is cold." Emperor Fu helped Concubine Liu up with a guilty conscience.

Concubine Liu's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the emperor pitifully.

"Your Majesty, if the Queen cannot tolerate us mother and son, I am willing to work like a slave for her, and only ask her to let the Second Prince go." Concubine Liu said crying.

Her son is obviously the eldest son, but now he is neither legitimate nor the eldest, and his status is awkward.

What else could the queen not be satisfied with? She actually resorted to such despicable means.

Emperor Fu felt even more guilty. He couldn't say that he had someone put something in the almond cake and that the Queen used it on the Second Prince to take revenge on him.

But the imperial doctors said that there was nothing serious, so why did the second prince still have diarrhea?

"Your Majesty, will the Queen attack me next time?" Concubine Liu's face turned pale.

Emperor Fu quickly comforted her, "No, if she dares to hurt you, I will not forgive her."

But he couldn't even protect his son.

Can she still count on him to protect her?

"Your Majesty, she has hurt the royal heir so much, and yet you can't...can't you punish her?" He always says that he wants to depose the queen, and he's been saying it for so many years, why hasn't she been deposed yet?

Emperor Fu's lips moved, "It's not the right time yet."

"Then how long do we have to wait?" Do we have to wait until Queen Ruan rebels and kills the king?

"Take good care of Yu'er first." Emperor Fu said.

Concubine Liu's heart sank. If Queen Ruan could be forgiven for hurting the second prince, then would she and her son still have a chance to survive in the palace?

No, we can't go on like this.

"I'll go back first." Emperor Fu almost fled in panic.

As long as today's almond cake has nothing to do with him, he would do whatever it takes to destroy Ruan Danyang.

But no...

If the court officials knew that he drugged the prince, how would the people of the world view him?

He couldn't leave behind the reputation of being cold-blooded and merciless for killing his son.

Emperor Fu was in an extremely gloomy and depressed mood. He came to Kunning Palace in a rage.

"What did you do to Yu'er?" He asked Queen Ruan in a harsh voice, regardless of the fact that there were other concubines in the hall paying their respects to Queen Ruan.

"Greetings, Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be healthy and happy." Queen Ruan held the hand of a palace maid and bowed casually.

The two nobles also knelt down hurriedly and saluted.

"Your Majesty, don't you know what's going on with the Second Prince?" Queen Ruan raised her eyebrows.

Emperor Fu wished he could strangle to death this arrogant woman in front of him.

Why did the late emperor choose such a wife for him?

Empress Ruan picked up a plate of almond cake from the table and said, "Your Majesty, this is the almond cake made by Concubine An herself. Would you like to try it?"

"It is sweeter than the one you sent to the prince."

Emperor Fu felt like he was about to vomit blood from anger.

He didn't want anyone to know that there was something wrong with the almond cake.

"The prince is in poor health, why do you want him to leave the palace?" Emperor Fu abruptly changed the subject.

Queen Ruan chuckled, "Lady An, Lady Lin, you can leave first."

When the two nobles heard this, they felt as if they had been pardoned and hurriedly bowed and took their leave.

"Your Majesty, your question is very interesting. The prince is safer anywhere than living in the palace."

"I've already vomited blood. If I don't find a safe place to hide, I don't know whether it will be mung bean cake or red bean cake next time."

Emperor Fu waved away the Queen's hand, and the plate of almond cakes scattered on the ground.

Queen Ruan lowered her eyes and glanced at the ground, her gaze slightly cold.

"I have not considered this matter carefully." Emperor Fu had to bow his head.

He was really afraid that Queen Ruan would continue to attack the Second Prince.

But he couldn't punish her.

Queen Ruan curled her lips into a mocking sneer and watched Emperor Fu speak quietly.

"I was wrong. It has nothing to do with the Second Prince. Don't hurt him. He is innocent. I can compensate you for what you want." Emperor Fu said this with gritted teeth.

"The fiefdom for Prince Chen has not been chosen yet, so let's give him Suzhou," said Queen Ruan.

Emperor Fu almost choked up, "How dare you say that!"

Suzhou!

It is the largest piece of land in the entire Southern Dynasty. It is not only rich in resources but also has inland waterway transportation. Why doesn't Ruan Danyang just give the Southern Dynasty to Prince Chen?

"Why not? Why has the Prince of Chen been living outside the palace for so many years? Doesn't the Emperor know?"

"Didn't you ever think about making it up to him?"

"I don't agree. Even if this matter is brought to the court, the officials will not agree." Emperor Fu said.

Queen Ruan smiled and said, "Okay, I don't mind."

This attitude made Emperor Fu hesitate again.

This is not like Ruan Danyang's character at all.

Queen Ruan: "Your Majesty, do you have anything else to say?"

Emperor Fu turned away, saying that Suzhou was too important and he would not give it to Prince Chen as a fiefdom.

But before he could decide which fiefdom to choose, the Queen Mother made the decision for him.

Early this morning, Fu Jinyuan went to the palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Mu happened to feel some discomfort in her neck when she woke up today. Fu Jinyuan massaged her neck a few times and the discomfort was gone.

Sure enough, this grandson was here to ward off evil for her and bring her a long life.

Originally, I only liked Prince Chen three points, but now it is eight points.

"You really look like the emperor when he was young." Empress Dowager Mu sighed, "I was still the empress at that time, and it was difficult for me to move forward in the palace."

"The Royal Grandmother lived a long and blessed life. Fortunately, it is because of your good fortune that our grandson has returned safely today." Fu Jinyuan said.

Queen Mother Mu smiled happily. Who said that Prince Chen was cold-hearted? He was clearly very interesting.

She talked to Fu Jinyuan about practicing Taoism again, and she didn't expect that this grandson was also very knowledgeable about it.

"Yuan'er, you are very spiritual. If Taoist Bu Xuanfeng saw you, he would definitely like you very much." Queen Mother Mu said.

Fu Jinyuan: "Next time, my grandson will accompany you to Wudao Mountain to meet Taoist Master Bu Xuanfeng."

"Okay, okay." Queen Mother Mu was in a good mood.

At dinner time, the Emperor came to pay his respects, and Empress Dowager Mu asked about the fiefdom.

Emperor Fu's heart skipped a beat, "Mother, I haven't made up my mind yet..."

"Suzhou," said Empress Dowager Mu. "I think Suzhou is quite suitable. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"Mother, has the Queen come to you to ask for help?" Ruan Danyang is so nice. She said it didn't matter, but secretly asked the Queen Mother to make the decision for her.

Insidious! Treacherous! Shameless!

Queen Mother Mu frowned and said, "What does this have to do with the Queen? I think Prince Chen has some talent in Taoism. Wudao Mountain happens to be near Suzhou, so let's give Suzhou to Prince Chen as his fiefdom."

“……”What a shitty talent!