Traveling into ancient literature, killing the male protagonist and succeeding

Chapter 14 Kill the Emperor and Become the Queen Mother (14)

The second brother smiled and replied, "Yes, silly brother, you are raised under the queen's name, so you are the queen's son. How can you still go to see your biological mother..."

He told him a story, "I heard that there was a concubine in the previous dynasty who was infertile. The emperor loved her very much. Seeing that she wanted a child, he gave another concubine's child to her to raise. The concubine was reluctant to give up her son, so she secretly went to see him several times, which displeased the concubine. The emperor ordered her to be executed, and the prince naturally became estranged from the concubine."

Xiao Jinnian's eyes widened, frightened, "Is it so scary?"

After Xiao Yanzhi finished the story, he patted his head to comfort him, "It's okay, the Queen is not the imperial concubine of the previous dynasty, and this kind of thing will not happen to you."

Xiao Jinnian frowned. He knew that the Queen was not that kind of person, but his mother was already having a hard time. Without him, she would be bullied even more severely...

Xiao Yanzhi's eyes flickered, and he curled his lips and said, "Don't think too much. Maybe Second Brother guessed wrong."

As he said this, he took the bag of new clothes from his arms and said, "Go back quickly, Lady Zhao will be worried."

Xiao Jinnian was not comforted. He was thinking, what if it was true?

So what should he do...

Xiao Jinnian was still struggling with the issue of where to live...

Xiao Yanzhi sent him to the door as usual, "Come in quickly."

He handed the bag over, and when Xiao Jinnian was about to take it...

A gust of night wind blew by, and the second prince suddenly turned his head and sneezed.

Xiao Jinnian felt uncomfortable when he saw the thin clothes on his second brother. He was now well fed and well dressed, but his second brother who had always protected him was still the same...

Xiao Yanzhi naturally put away his bag and said, "It's a bit cold, Fifth Brother, can I go in and have a cup of hot tea?"

Xiao Jinnian nodded, "Second brother, if you don't mind, please come in."

Originally, the second prince's residence was some distance away from where he lived, and he was worried that he would be bullied because of his young age, so he always sent him back before leaving.

Not to mention drinking a cup of hot tea, even if the second prince wanted to sleep in his bed today, he could just sleep on the floor.

He took Xiao Yanzhi's cold hand and brought him back to his room.

Xiao Yanzhi sat down at the table, and Xiao Jinnian touched the teapot. He was used to the lack of hot water.

The palace servants didn't take the mother and son seriously, so how could they boil hot water for them? He had to do it himself.

He picked up the teapot and said, "Second brother, please sit for a while. I will go and boil some water."

"it is good."

After he left, Xiao Yanzhi tapped the tabletop with his fingers...

The dim candlelight illuminated his handsome and somewhat childish face, and his eyes flickered...

There were footsteps.

Xiao Yanzhi suddenly stood up, opened the bundle, and revealed the new clothes made of exquisite and luxurious fabrics...

He picked up the folded clothes and walked to the closet.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and finally stopped at the door, pushing open the half-open door...

As soon as I put my hand on the closet door, a woman's voice came from the door.

"Jinnian, why are you back so late again? What have you been doing recently..."

Unexpectedly, the person in the room was not Xiao Jinnian. Lady Zhao paused. She just heard the noise, but waited for a long time for Xiao Jinnian to come to see her, so she came over to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, he brought guests back.

Xiao Yanzhi turned around and nodded gently at her, "Miss Zhao."

"You are... the second prince?" Concubine Zhao had a vague impression of him. After all, he was the only brother who had a good relationship with her son, and he had mentioned the second prince once or twice in front of her.

However, Concubine Zhao did not like him to make friends with the second prince. Even if Xiao Jinnian was not favored by the emperor, he still had her as his mother. The situation of the second prince was even worse than that of them.

Seeing his old, clean clothes, Lady Zhao looked disdainful. She raised her chin slightly and asked, "What are you doing here, Second Prince?"

In fact, her clothes were not that good, but maybe because she was living too poorly, when she saw people who were worse off than her, she couldn't help but use contempt to gain some pitiful self-esteem.

Xiao Yanzhi seemed not to notice her disdain. "I am sending my fifth brother back. I came to sit down and have a cup of hot tea. Sorry to bother you."

He was so polite that Lady Zhao seemed to have regained the feeling of being rich and powerful in the past. She said sarcastically: "Is the Second Prince so poor that he can't even afford tea?"

"Not really." Xiao Yanzhi replied without any emotion.

Seeing him standing by the closet again, holding something in his hand, she took two steps forward and pointed at him, "What are you doing standing there stealthily? Are you trying to steal my son's things?"

Although her words were harsh, Xiao Yanzhi was not annoyed and explained, "Lady Zhao misunderstood. I am helping my fifth brother put away his new clothes."

"New clothes?" She hadn't made clothes for Xiao Jinnian recently, and the emperor hadn't rewarded them with cloth for a long time...

"The Queen made two new sets of clothes for my fifth brother, and he likes them very much."

Lady Zhao was shocked and said, "Empress?!"

When did her son become related to the queen?!

"Didn't Fifth Brother tell me what happened recently?" Xiao Yanzhi was a little surprised.

"What on earth happened? Tell me now!"

Concubine Zhao discovered that Xiao Jinnian had been coming home late recently, and he always came back after dinner every day.

But she was only thinking about regaining the emperor's favor and didn't care too much.

But why would his son be so familiar with the queen who had just entered the palace...

"That day in the Imperial Garden..."

Xiao Yanzhi briefly explained the matter, and the more he listened, the more unhappy Lady Zhao's expression became...

Until the end, he said casually, "The Queen is very fond of the Fifth Prince. If you raise the Fifth Prince under her name, your life with the Fifth Prince will be much better."

Put her son...

Raised under the name of the queen?

Do not!

No!

Absolutely not!

Xiao Yanzhi put the clothes on the table and said with a faint smile: "It's getting late. I'll go back first. Please tell Fifth Brother that I feel much warmer now. I won't drink the hot tea today."

After saying this, he walked past the dazed Lady Zhao and left...

Lady Zhao took a few steps forward and grabbed the clothes on the table. She had never worn such exquisite fabrics before...

The Queen is so kind to her son! Does she really want to raise her son?

No!

No matter who it is, no one can take her son away!

If Xiao Jinnian was gone, her life would really be over!

It is no longer possible to obtain divine grace!

Who will remember her?

What does the suffering she has endured in the past few years matter?

Xiao Jinnian is her only hope, she can't let anyone else take him away! Absolutely not!

Xiao Jinnian had boiled some water and just as he came out he saw his second brother leaving. He quickly called out, "Second brother, where are you going?"

Xiao Yanzhi waved his hand and said, "Fifth brother, it's getting late. I'll go back first."

Xiao Jinnian trotted a few steps and asked innocently, "But it's hot tea, don't you want to drink it?"

Xiao Yanzhi turned his head, the silver moonlight outlined the curve of his face. He seemed to be in a good mood, and his tone was unusually cheerful. He said, "I have something to do. I won't drink for now."

"Okay, then Second Brother, be careful on your way."

It was quite late, Xiao Jinnian didn't think much about it, and returned to the room with the teapot...

Xiao Jinnian: Shit! My house was robbed!