Xuan Zheng also grew up under the care of the Empress Dowager. His mother passed away after giving birth to him. The emperor was afraid that he would be bullied by those palace servants who flattered the powerful, but the Empress Dowager was not in good health, and the emperor had no place to place him, so he simply kept him by his side.

But when he was busy, he would leave him with the Queen Mother and let her take care of him temporarily.

Therefore, he was very close to the Queen Mother when he was young and almost regarded her as his biological mother. But later on one occasion, the Queen Mother thought he was asleep and was not on guard at the moment, so she spoke a few of her true feelings to her confidant.

It was at that time that he realized that the Queen Mother did not take care of him because she liked him, but was only doing superficial work because of her royal brother.

He was still young at that time, and it was impossible for him not to be sad. He didn't come to the Empress Dowager's palace for a while. When his brother was busy and couldn't take care of him, he played by himself.

When I was older, I started to learn literature and martial arts from my master, but even if I came here, my experience was limited.

But the Queen Mother had taken care of him after all, even if it was not sincere. But judging by her actions rather than her feelings, Xuan Zheng still respected her very much.

The reason why Gan Qingqing was able to stay in his house for so long was because Xuan Zheng was mindful of the Queen Mother's favor and didn't want to do anything too extreme and hurt the Queen Mother's reputation.

The Queen Mother asked, "How is Qingqing doing in your house? She has served me for so many years, and now that someone is suddenly gone, she is really a little uncomfortable."

"Provide her with delicious food and drink." Xuan Zheng turned around and said, "If you feel uncomfortable, why not let her come back?"

The Queen Mother patted him lightly and said unhappily, "Even if I am not used to it, there is no reason to keep her in the palace. She keeps talking nonsense."

Xuan Zheng felt annoyed when he thought of Gan Qingqing, and pretended to be dumb and said, "But you can't send her to my house. It's not right to do so. Wouldn't it delay her staying in my house?"

The Queen Mother was stunned. "Child, I asked her to go to your house because I thought you didn't have anyone who cared about you. She has always been considerate and attentive, so I asked her to serve you."

Xuan Zheng said shamelessly: "Anyway, I don't like her. You better find a place for her as soon as possible, otherwise I will just randomly put her in some farm."

"You are such a heartless little thing." The Queen Mother was very surprised. A man as old as Xuan Zheng would want to have someone close to him. When the late emperor was his age, he already had several concubines in the palace. "I love you. Qingqing is the most considerate and caring in serving people. If it was someone else, I would not be willing to give her to me. But you are so good that you even despise her."

Xuan Zheng sighed in his heart. This was not because he felt sorry for him, this was torturing him. For the sake of Gan Qingqing, his little ancestor would be sarcastic from time to time, and this period of time was really miserable.

What's more, did the Queen Mother place someone in his house because she really loved him?

In recent years, the Empress Dowager has become more and more confused. She has repeatedly opposed the Emperor's brother and her mother's family, the Zhuge family, and has threatened people with illness and hunger strike at every turn. Does she really think he is a fool who knows nothing?

Xuan Zheng lowered his eyes to hide his emotions, "I really don't like having one more person in the house. If you don't care, I'll give her some money in a few days and stuff it somewhere randomly. It doesn't matter whether she lives or dies. It has nothing to do with me anyway. Don't accuse me of giving you face then."

The Queen Mother was infuriated by his rogue appearance, "Qingqing is arrogant, if you do this, won't you tell the world that you despise her? How can she live with dignity in the future?"

Xuan Zheng said: "She is homeless, I gave her money and found her a place to live, I was already doing this for your sake. If she is still not satisfied and wants to threaten me with death, then she is courting death."

He raised his eyes, his cold and ruthless look made the Queen Mother feel very unfamiliar, "When she dies, roll up the straw mat and throw it in the wilderness. Even if she is eaten by wild dogs, it is her own fault. She can't blame anyone else."

Jia Yuanchun felt a chill down her spine when she heard this, thinking that if she had not become the emperor's woman, she would not have had a good death.

The Queen Mother was really angry at this moment, her face turned gloomy, "You are threatening me! Now you are independent, how can you still remember how I took care of you when you were helpless in your childhood? I am afraid you have forgotten it all."

Xuan Zheng said: "I dare not do that. I will never forget your kindness, mother."

After saying this, he kept a stern face, showing no sign of giving in or yielding, "I still have official duties to attend to, so I will not stay any longer."

Everyone in the hall didn't dare to breathe. They watched the empress dowager and Prince Linhuai at loggerheads with trembling eyes. Then they watched Prince Linhuai just walk away with a wave of his sleeves. The empress dowager's face turned frighteningly dark.

They couldn't help but lower their heads even more, praying that the Queen Mother would not vent her anger on them.

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw Xuan Zheng coming back. "Did you have a fight with the Queen Mother?"

Xuan Zheng was helpless, "I can't hide anything from my brother."

The emperor patted Xuan Zheng's head like he did when he was a child and said, "Don't worry about the queen mother. Don't do things you don't like."

Xuan Zheng was touched. Since he was a child, his royal brother had always been obedient to him. When he was able to take charge of things on his own, he directly gave him the military power in the capital and never suspected that he would have any rebellious intentions.

The emperor was amused by his look, "You are already so old, but you still act like a spoiled child with your brother like you did when you were little. Aren't you afraid that the future princess will laugh at you when she finds out?"

Xuan Zheng said stubbornly: "I'm not acting like a spoiled child, please don't say anything nonsense, my royal brother."

"Okay, okay, I'm not acting like a spoiled child."

The emperor raised Xuan Zheng personally. Even his own son did not receive such treatment. There was never any need for pretense between the two of them.

As for the Queen Mother, her recent actions have been getting more and more excessive. She even wants to extend her hands into Xuanzheng's mansion. Relying on her power, the Zhuge family has done countless stupid and ignorant things. If he doesn't take action now, they will really think he doesn't know.

The Queen Mother kept saying that she was indebted to Xuan Zheng, but she only took care of him for a few days. How could that be considered a favor? She mentioned it countless times over the years, but she just wanted to take advantage of this boy because he was too sentimental.

If you want to control this brat, it depends on whether he is willing.

The emperor sneered in his heart. If he didn't give the empress dowager and the Zhuge family a warning, they would cause chaos.

Xuan Zheng sat with the emperor for a long while, chatting with him for a while, then picked up a few poorly written memorials and looked at them, sneering and saying, "What kind of crap is this? How can such a simple matter be written so long? It's really idle. Let me see who wrote it..."

He looked carefully and saw Jia Zheng's name written clearly on it.

It turned out to be his old-fashioned second uncle. Xuan Zheng no longer found it strange.

The emperor originally wanted to keep Xuan Zheng here for dinner, but the empress dowager sent someone from the palace and asked both of them to go to her place for dinner.

The person who came was the empress dowager's dowry nanny, who said a lot of words and invited them to come over.

The Queen Mother took the initiative to give them a way out, so how could the two of them not take it?

It's just a meal together, nothing more.

In winter, it gets dark early. Xuan Zheng had dinner in the Empress Dowager's palace. When he arrived at the palace gate, he felt a little hot. He didn't care and just thought it was because he had just drunk hot soup.

But soon, he felt something was wrong. After he managed to return home, he felt as if his whole body was on fire.

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