After Mo Xiao finished speaking, Zhou Ruo quickly said, "An'er is still young, and he is the most troublesome. The Concubine Chen is weak and can't stand the torture. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for her to take care of An'er."

"Your Majesty has also said that it is better to hand An'er over to me to take back. If Concubine Chen really likes An'er, she can come to my palace to visit her often. I welcome her very much."

Lin Jiuqing raised his eyebrows. After hearing what Zhou Ruo said, it seemed as if Mo Xiao had issued an imperial decree for her to take the child away. But Mo Xiao clearly said that he had to discuss it with her. She seemed to be trying to use Mo Xiao to pressure her.

Lin Jiuqing glanced at Mo Xiao beside him, and Mo Xiao immediately widened his eyes, indicating that he was innocent.

Lin Jiuqing looked at Zhou Ruo and said calmly: "My Lady, although I am weak, I can still take care of a child. I like An'er very much and want to stay by her side to take care of her for a while longer."

"I know you miss An'er very much. The door of Lanyin Palace is always open to you. You can come to visit An'er at any time."

This was a clear rejection.

Zhou Ruo's face darkened, and he also looked at Mo Xiao, hoping that Mo Xiao would say something for him, but Mo Xiao lowered his head to eat and didn't even look over here. His attitude made it very clear that Lin Jiuqing had the final say in this matter.

Zhou Ruo took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "The Concubine Chen has His Majesty and the eldest prince by her side, why does she have to ask An'er to accompany her?"

Lin Jiuqing: "I like him, and I want to keep him around to take care of him more."

"But he is my son," Zhou Ruo said in a more forceful tone, "I placed him with the Queen Mother before because I wanted to show my filial piety. Now, I want to take him back to take care of him. Why are you fighting with me for him and preventing us from being together?"

As soon as she said this, Mo Xiao stopped eating, put down his chopsticks and looked over with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Mo Chengning also silently put down his chopsticks and stared at Zhou Ruo with a look that was not friendly.

When Zhou Ruo was looked at by the father and son, his heart trembled and he lowered his head immediately, feeling indescribable fear in his heart.

But, the words were out and could not be taken back, so she had no choice but to go for it.

She raised her head and looked at Lin Jiuqing again: "What do you want me to do in order for you to return the child to me?"

"Do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"

Zhou Ruonai was a noble concubine, and her rank was far higher than Lin Jiuqing. It was really against the rules for her to kneel down to Lin Jiuqing, which could almost be regarded as a threat to Lin Jiuqing.

Lin Jiuqing's expression faded a little, and he looked at Zhou Ruo and said, "No need to pretend here, I won't give you the child, you can go back."

Zhou Ruo was stunned for a moment, then he knelt down without caring about anything: "I beg you, give me the child."

As he spoke, he actually began to sob.

Logically speaking, the moment she knelt down, Concubine Lin Jiuqing should have knelt down with her, just like everyone else in the courtyard.

However, Lin Jiuqing just stood there, looking at her with a cold look.

Zhou Ruo choked up, watching Lin Jiuqing's unscrupulous appearance from the corner of her eye, feeling a surge of unwillingness in her heart.

Why, Your Majesty, indulges her like that?

Before Lin Jiuqing could speak, Mo Xiao had already scolded him coldly: "Why are you crying? You have soiled the territory of Lan Yin Palace and ruined the Feng Shui here."

Zhou Ruo's body froze, tears still on her face, she stared with her eyes wide open and dared not utter a sound.

She stared at Mo Xiao in a daze, as if she couldn't believe what she had just heard.

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