The queen was so full of thoughts that she forgot to reply for a while.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager thought of her as a woman, soft and weak, sandwiched between her husband and her grandmother, and the most noble Yan family in the entire west, she must have said that she was in trouble, and she couldn't help but sigh, and her expression softened a little.

"You don't have to be embarrassed, and don't be afraid to speak up because you take into account my feelings." The Empress Dowager whispered, "I am your imperial grandmother, no matter which side you choose, this will not change." You have followed me for so many years, and you must know that what I say has always been counted, and I am here to assure you that even if you follow the emperor and stand on the opposite side of me, I will treat you as before, the only difference is that I will not raise the question of the emperor's position in front of you in the future, so that you don't know how to respond. I think, if you are really dedicated to the emperor, then speak out, this is a good thing for you and me, I will not be kept in the dark like a fool, watching you go against my yang and yin here, you don't have to be embarrassed anymore, you are afraid all day long, and you don't even dare to say the truth here. ”

In the eyes of outsiders, the Empress Dowager's words were more like urging the Empress to stand in line quickly, forcing her to make a decision quickly, and not to remain neutral.

But Empress Shen raised her eyes at this moment, met the sincere gaze of the Empress Dowager, and thought of the Empress Dowager's frank and upright temperament, knowing that she was actually afraid that she would be caught in the middle of the war between the two palaces in the future, and she would inevitably be injured by mistake if she was caught in the middle, so she said such a thing.

And the last promise directly told her that if she chose the side of the West Palace, the Empress Dowager would protect her, and even if she chose the East Palace, the Empress Dowager would do her best to ensure her safety.

But if she was just in the palace, she only wanted to accompany the emperor and serve him, although she would not be like glue for ten years, but she could also achieve harmony and harmony between husband and wife, then she might not hesitate to choose her husband's side now, after all, for her at that time, the emperor was all she had.

Later, she entered the palace for two years but did not have any heirs, at that time, Emperor Yan's attitude was unexpectedly considerate and gentle, not only did not agree to the Empress Dowager's proposal to draft girls from the whole country, but also cared for her in every way. She was grateful in her heart, but after all, she couldn't resist the desire to be a mother, and it was during that time that she accepted Yan Wuxing as her righteous son and asked the emperor to give him the surname Yan. Later, not only did Yan Wudaunt grow up very competitively, but she was even blessed by the Sacred Heart Niangniang and successfully conceived Xi Ye.

But she never expected that from the moment this eldest son was born, he didn't know why he couldn't get the emperor's approval. And the emperor's deliberate estrangement from Xi Ye grew day by day, and in the end, even with her was not as close as when he first entered the palace.

During that time, Empress Shen thought that she had done something wrong, and even her children were hated by the emperor, and she couldn't sleep and eat all day, and in the end, her body and bones weakened day by day, and she was riddled with evil diseases, and even almost had her life in danger. But the queen's illness barely maintained, but the heart disease did not improve at all, and even seeing that the emperor looked like she was off the ground even during her illness, far from the sincerity when she first entered the palace, her heart ached beyond measure. It was also from that time that her pure admiration for the emperor faded away without any reason. It wasn't until the Empress Dowager stood up and asked her to serve her old man in the Sacred Heart Temple, and told her every day about things that seemed to have nothing to do with the DPRK-China pattern and the relationship between various families, but in fact hidden mysteries, that her situation finally improved. From that time on, she understood that the relationship between the East and the West was about to erupt, the crisis of the Xiyou Imperial Court, and the decadence and ambition of Dongyuan. Although she entered the palace early, she never had any chance to touch these things. Needless to say, even his own righteous son Fearless was worried about her body and unwilling to let her work, so he never talked about these things with her. Only the Empress Dowager, as a woman, knows how terrible it is to spend half of her life like a frog at the bottom of a well if her body and vision are confined in a man's harem or backyard at the same time, so the Empress Dowager volunteered to be her enlightenment mentor and broaden her horizons a little bit. She still didn't understand why the emperor's attitude had changed so much, but she no longer felt sorry for herself, and followed the empress dowager to carefully learn the truth of how to behave and deal with things.

Thinking of this, Empress Shen was full of gratitude, and simply knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager, and said in a firm tone: "The concubine has nothing else to ask for, she just wants to stay with the imperial grandmother; I have nothing else to wish, I just hope that Xi Ye and the imperial grandmother can be safe. ”

Seeing that she was sincere, the Empress Dowager knew that she had made a decision, nodded with satisfaction, reached out to help her, and said, "Good, good, good boy, get up quickly." ”

The queen got up obediently, supported the queen mother with her backhand, helped her sit back on the couch, and brought tea to the queen mother, as if nothing had happened, everything returned to the nature and tranquility of her service to the queen mother.

The Empress Dowager was sipping tea, but her eyes were looking into the distance and she groaned.

After a long time, she suddenly spoke: "Since the emperor is willing to let Xi Ye out of the palace, we have completed the first step. Ye'er is a good kid and knows how to exploit his father's weaknesses. ”

The Empress Dowager spoke calmly, and the Empress also listened calmly, as if she didn't realize that the person they were talking about was actually their grandson and husband who they treated as enemies.

The queen didn't say anything, but she felt a little more stable in her heart. She showed her heart to the Queen Mother, but how the Queen Mother would treat her sincerity was not something she could control. And at this moment, the Empress Dowager decided to speak up to her, that is, she really regarded her as her partner and ally, and included her in her camp.

The Empress Dowager naturally didn't know what the Empress was thinking at the moment, she sighed and continued: "It's a pity that I couldn't do my part and couldn't win his soldiers and horses for Ye'er. But since the east and west palaces have opened their words, it is not a bad thing, and there is no need to hide them in the future, and many things are much more convenient for us women who should have retreated behind the emperor.

"But the matter of soldiers and horses...... I had to find another way. (To be continued.) )