After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

This time, she visited at night, but did not avoid being seen.

She travelled light, with a small entourage, but the imperial physicians, female officials and attendants who followed were all her regular servants, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell which were hers.

The palace gates were about to be locked at this time, and Empress Xie deliberately chose this time period to let everyone know about the secret trip.

Qin Yaoguang was not surprised by this.

She thought that Queen Xie should have appeared two days ago, but she didn't expect that she could keep her composure for Yan Yuanan.

He first released the news that she was seriously ill, and only came to look for her when he saw that the conditions were right.

Do things naturally so as not to arouse suspicion.

Even though Empress Xie had many faults, she was extremely good to her son.

Since she was visiting officially, Qin Yaoguang took Chun Ning and the children to receive her formally.

The threshold was removed, allowing Queen Xie's carriage to drive directly into Huamu Hall.

In a hurry, Qin Yaoguang changed into an outer dress for meeting guests, and the children didn't even have time to change their clothes.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and before anyone appeared, a strong smell of medicine wafted out. Empress Xie came out holding the hand of her personal maid Rufang, her face pale.

Her paleness was half fake and half caused by her heart disease.

She knew her biological son was in the capital, but she couldn't recognize him. This torment made her lose a lot of weight.

In addition, in order to avoid arousing suspicion, she stayed up until the late night every night.

Thanks to her good health that she had always taken good care of, she did not break down. She looked tired and haggard, with a dark blue color under her eyes.

But the moment he turned his eyes to Yan Yuanan, he was full of spirit.

It was as if the whole person came back to life.

"Get up quickly..."

Before Empress Xie could finish her sentence, she turned her head, covered her mouth and coughed lightly a few times. Rufang hurriedly served her tea.

She waved her hands anxiously, meaning for them to stand up quickly. How could she bear to let her son bow to her?

Qin Yaoguang understood and asked all the children to stand up.

There was no need for her and Empress Xie to greet each other. After Chunning and the children stood up, she stood there, unable to hide her curiosity.

It seems that the rumor that the queen is seriously ill is true. Is her body so weak that she can't even speak a complete sentence?

Besides being curious, Chun Ning was also a little scared.

Back then, she was very weak, but now she feels better thanks to her daily morning exercises with the royal sister.

Yan Yuanan maintained his greeting posture and slowly loosened his clasped hands. He couldn't help but glance at Queen Xie secretly, unable to hide his concern.

The human heart is made of flesh.

What's more, this is his biological mother, and she tries her best to be so kind to him.

He tried every possible means to find Mr. Xueyi for him, and was willing to sacrifice himself to bring him to his side.

On the other hand, he himself was reserved.

Until this point, he had never thought about confessing everything to his biological mother.

Although he is young, he has a clear understanding of the situation. The Xie family is not on the same path as his mother, and is not even on the same path as the rest of the world.

Yan Yuanan felt guilty and looked away.

Qin Yaoguang stepped forward, took Empress Xie's arm and said, "It's a cool and windy night. Why did the Empress come here at night? Please come in quickly."

Queen Xie took a deep breath and nodded at her.

Seeing Chun Ning's presence would not affect her purpose, and with her current physical condition, she was not worried about being suspected.

Everyone went into the room. Qin Yaoguang asked someone to serve some warm tea and asked her why she came there.

Empress Xie rested her elbows on the armrests of her chair, supported her forehead with her hands, and said to Rufang, "You speak."

Her breath was so weak that it was unbearable for the listeners.

Yan Yuanan's fingers, which were placed on his knees, were slightly bent, wrinkling the dark blue fabric of his shirt.

The imperial physician who accompanied him sat below, ready to take orders at any time.

Rufang knelt down and accepted the order, and reported Queen Xie's requests to Qin Yaoguang and Chunning one by one.

It was still the same reason that only a noble person could help to relieve the bad luck, but compared with that night, the sick Queen Xie was more convincing.

If Qin Yaoguang didn't know the whole story, she would have believed it.

So Chun Ning was stunned when he heard it, and kept looking at Yan Yuanan, and couldn't help but be surprised: "I didn't expect that our Yuanan is the noble man destined by the Queen."

In her heart, these children are just Yan Changqing's concubines.

Even if she likes him from the bottom of her heart, she can't change this fact.

Chun Ning had no idea that Xie Shu's cleverness backfired. Because he wanted to sow discord between Yan Changqing and Qin Yaoguang, he made his own grandson bear the disgraceful reputation of being a son of a mistress.

Also, because of the plan back then, he had a natural distrust of the two and did not dare to tell Qin Yaoguang the truth.

This is why Queen Xie is suffering now.

"yes……"

Empress Xie smiled weakly and covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief: "I am also surprised."

Although her appearance was only average, her overall demeanor was undiminished; her pale, sickly complexion made her look a bit more like a sick beauty.

"I hope that my sister will grant my request for the sake of our blood relationship."

The word "blood ties" is used very cleverly.

Those who didn't know would think that she was referring to the fact that Qin Yaoguang and the emperor were siblings; those who knew would naturally understand that she was talking about herself and Yan Yuanan.

She looked at Yan Yuanan, her eyes filled with a mixture of guilt, love and other emotions.

For all the years she had missed, and for all the suffering he had endured.

From Xie Shu, she learned that the reason why Yan Changqing knew the secret was because Shuang Ye told Yan Yuanan, and he was able to verify and infer it based on these clues.

Does Yan Yuanan know that she is his biological mother?

This question lingered in Empress Xie's mind, but she dared not ask or even touch it.

In fact, during this process, it was obvious that Yan Yuanan knew about it.

But she would rather deceive herself in order to ignore her son's polite and distant treatment of her.

It's always better to numb yourself than to feel heartache.

If you trace the cause and effect, it was her fault as a mother who failed to protect her baby son, which led to him being displaced and suffering so much.

When Yan Yuanan heard Queen Xie's words, his eyes flashed.

Qin Yaoguang showed sympathy: "Queen, seeing you suffering from a strange disease, I will naturally not stand idly by, but..."

She glanced at Yan Yuanan: "After all, this matter is related to Yuanan. I think it's better to listen to his thoughts."

Queen Xie did not directly ask to bring Yan Yuanan back to her side as she did that night. Instead, her words were very vague, leaving room for advancement or retreat.

Therefore, details such as whether to go, how to go, how long to go, etc. are worth careful consideration.

She asked Yan Yuanan, and his answer was no more than five days a month.

However, times have changed and the situation is different now.

She had seen all of Queen Xie's efforts, so she might as well ask the child what he or she thought.

Chun Ning, who was not involved in the matter, could not help but ask, "Yuan An, if you really go to the palace, what will you do with your studies at the academy? It was not easy for us to get Mr. Xue Yi as our teacher."