The Poisonous Wife: Cute Baby Comes to Rebirth with Me

That day in the Suzaku Hall, Xiao Yunxi's words aroused a thousand waves in the emperor's heart. The scenes she describes seem to come true to life, and are incredibly contagious. However, as time passed and the emperor calmed down, his words began to seem absurd. He even doubted whether Xiao Yunxi was deliberately deceiving the public with his monstrous words.

Perhaps Xiao Yunxi had already understood the temperament of the Empress Dowager and knew that she believed in those mysterious things. This made the emperor wonder, what is Xiao Yunxi's real purpose? Is it to cater to the Queen Mother's wishes, or is there another agenda?

"I don't want to use troops against Lingnan." The emperor frowned and said worriedly.

When Queen Changsun heard this, she showed a hint of surprise: "Don't you believe that King Lingnan is ambitious?"

The emperor shook his head: "Of course he has ambitions, and he will definitely rebel. But I feel that now is not the time."

Empress Changsun asked softly: "Is the emperor worried that if his master is unknown, he will be criticized by the people in the world?"

The emperor did not answer, but sighed softly. He knew full well that the Empress Dowager might already be dissatisfied with him, thinking that he lacked courage in doing things now.

The emperor was well aware of King Lingnan's ambitions and growing military strength, but Yihan had successfully destroyed his gunpowder depot, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to King Lingnan.

The emperor felt that it did not make much sense to send Xiao Yunxi to lead an expedition at this time, not to mention that with only four thousand soldiers and horses, even if Marquis Wu'an or General Lin went on an expedition in person, they might not be able to defeat Dongfang Yuqing. The emperor felt sorry for those soldiers and did not want their sacrifice to be in vain.

Empress Changsun saw the emperor's worries and comforted him: "Since we have already appointed the commander to go to war, it is better to see what happens first." As she said this, she gently circled the emperor's eyebrows with her fingers, trying to smooth out his tight frown. brow.

However, the emperor's brow did not relax. Complex emotions surged in his heart, including worries about the situation in Lingnan and doubts about Xiao Yunxi.

As night fell, the emperor went to the Suzaku Hall to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager as usual.

He was a filial emperor. It was his habit to visit his mother on one day and his grandmother on two days.

No matter it was a single day or even two days, everyone came to visit my mother and the imperial grandmother regardless of rain or shine. This is not only his respect for the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, but also his practice of his ancestors' purpose of governing the country with benevolence and filial piety.

Tonight, the emperor and the empress dowager drank tea and chatted together. Although the Empress Dowager is very senior, her appearance is much younger than her actual age. Standing with the emperor, she looks more like a brother and sister than a grandchild. But her former majesty and courage are still etched between her eyebrows, making people afraid to look directly at her.

However, the emperor seemed a little worried tonight. Although he tried hard to maintain a cheerful expression, the Queen Mother was still keenly aware of his strangeness.

She ordered someone to bring a bowl of hot cassia seed tea, handed it to the emperor and said: "The emperor is busy with national affairs day and night, and his eyes also need to be taken good care of. This cassia seed has the power of improving eyesight, so drink more."

Hearing this, the emperor looked up at the Empress Dowager, with a flash of astonishment in his eyes: "What does the Imperial Grandmother mean by this? Could it be that she is blaming me for not being able to see the situation clearly and being too confused?"

The Empress Dowager looked at him and frowned slightly: "Why is the emperor so worried now? I just care about your eyes and have no other intentions."

At this time, Aunt Hua Ni came over with cassia seed tea and explained: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother heard that your eyes have been uncomfortable recently, so she specially asked someone to prepare this bowl of tea."

The emperor's face turned red and he realized that he was indeed a little sensitive and overthinking. He quickly stood up and thanked: "Thank you, Grandma Huang, for thinking about me."

The Empress Dowager looked at him and asked in a soft tone: "Are you blaming me for sending Xiao Yunxi to lead the army?"

The emperor looked stern and replied respectfully: "I don't dare. The imperial grandmother must have made a wise decision. I am just a little worried."

The Empress Dowager seemed dissatisfied with his answer. She said in a deep voice: "What dare you not do? You are the emperor. If you think there is a problem with my decision-making, you can say it directly. We, our ancestors and grandchildren, should be honest with each other. , Lack of communication will only create suspicion between us.”

The emperor lowered his head and said nothing, but his heart was in turmoil. He knew that what the Empress Dowager said made sense, but he also had his own difficulties and considerations. The situation in Lingnan was complicated, and Xiao Yunxi's identity and motives were full of doubts. He really didn't dare to make a decision easily. However, he did not want to go against the wishes of the Queen Mother, which put him in a dilemma.