Queen Zheng met everyone, talked for a while, and then went to the courtyard before her wedding.

This courtyard was where Queen Zheng lived before she got married, and it was also the best place in the Duke of Zheng's mansion. For so many years, the Duke of Zheng's mansion had kept this courtyard and did not let other young ladies live there.

"Everything here is exactly the same as it was a few years ago."

Queen Zheng stood in the hall, looked around and said with a smile.

"After you entered the palace, everything here remains the same as before. We have sent people to take good care of it over the years, hoping that one day, when you return home, you will be able to see it..." Lady Zheng Guogong said with a smile.

After talking for a while, Duke Zheng and his wife also left, leaving only Old Madam Zheng and Queen Zheng in the room.

Nanny Zheng and her men were guarding the door. Old Madam Zheng looked at her daughter and said with eyes full of heartache.

"Daughter, I feel sorry for you. You have suffered..."

Hearing what her mother said, Queen Zheng couldn't hold back her tears again.

This is home, where her mother, brother, and sister-in-law would care about her life and whether she was tired. It was not like being in a cage in the palace, where she had to wear a mask at all times and speak in many different ways. She had to be on guard against others who might harm her and also take action against others. A kind and gentle person could not survive in the palace. She was once a kind person, but she was forced to protect herself.

If she was still as stupid as before, she probably wouldn't be alive today. And the Duke of Zheng's Mansion was completely gone.

After a while, Queen Zheng and Old Madam Zheng calmed down.

"Recently, many families have come to see mother and your eldest brother. They all want to win over our family and support their prince to take the throne..."

Old Madam Zheng talked about what happened in the past few months.

"The Duan family has also quietly taken action. Previously, they were thinking of marrying the daughter of the Duan family to the illegitimate son of the Zheng family..."

Hearing these words, the Queen said with a smile.

"The outstanding men of our Duke Zheng's Mansion should not marry into these families, but choose those who are neutral. This way, no matter who comes to power, the Duke Zheng's Mansion will not..."

Madam Zheng looked at her daughter and said.

"The court officials mentioned the issue of appointing a crown prince earlier. What do you mean, daughter?"

Hearing this, Queen Zheng said.

"Mother, let's be honest. Among the adult princes... there are two good ones among the younger ones. And Prince Chen is also good."

When she heard the Queen mention Prince Chen, Old Madam Zheng sighed.

"That child has indeed suffered a lot. I heard that he fell ill again on New Year's Eve."

Hearing this, Queen Zheng sneered.

"He is not ill, but the wine was spiked with drugs..."

Madam Zheng looked at her daughter in surprise.

"Aren't you in charge of the banquet, my daughter?"

"It's my daughter who's responsible. Who do you think could have drugged the wine?"

Madam Zheng was suddenly speechless.

Apart from that person, who else could have done it? But now Prince Chen is sick and poisoned. In his current condition, we can be on guard against him, but there is no need to kill him all.

Thinking about what her daughter and the Duke Zheng's Mansion had encountered over the years, Old Madam Zheng held the handkerchief in her hand and remained silent for a long while.

"Mother, the Queen Mother has been very kind to me. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's protection, I wouldn't be alive today."

She was heartbroken and had previously thought of killing the people who harmed her son and her father and sending them to hell together. But after her mother spoke to her, she changed her mind.

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