After the replacement of the delicate imperial concubine, my emperor will never come to court again

Chapter 327 Guessing Wrong
Shen Yanzhi stood firmly in front of Ren Yuhuan, half-kneeling and said to the Queen Mother: "Mother, what she said is exactly what I wanted to say, and it is exactly what I wanted to tell you all along!"

It was not that the Queen Mother did not expect that Shen Yanzhi would protect Ren Yuhuan, but when she heard Shen Yanzhi say such words with her own ears, the Queen Mother, as a mother, really couldn't help it.

After being stunned for a long time, the Queen Mother said: "It turns out that Your Majesty has always had resentment in his heart."

Shen Yanzhi frowned and said urgently: "The Queen has misunderstood. How dare I resent my mother? I just hope that I can have a good talk with the Queen. Since we were young, we have never sat down together and had a good talk."

The Queen Mother already knew in her heart that she would not be able to escape this time, so she sat up and listened.

Shen Yanzhi was embarrassed to speak, so Ren Yuhuan glanced at Shen Yanzhi and said encouragingly: "Your Majesty, this is between you mother and son, what else can't you say?"

At this time, everyone else in the room had left, leaving only the three of them.

The Queen Mother heard Ren Yuhuan's words and snorted coldly: "The Ai family has thought that you are a person who doesn't know how to advance or retreat. Now that you know that this is a conversation between our mother and son, why don't you withdraw?"

Shen Yanzhi took a deep breath and looked a little unhappy when Ren Yuhuan saluted and stood up to exit.

Ren Yuhuan could not stay here no matter what, not because of the Queen Mother's order, but because if she were here, Shen Yanzhi would never be able to get rid of this inner demon.

Shen Yanzhi was stunned. He and Ren Yuhuan both guessed that the Queen Mother did these things for the sake of the late emperor, so that they could reasonably explain it, but...

The room suddenly became quiet, and there was no movement at all.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly and looked sideways at Shen Yanzhi: "The Ai family are originally from Yangzhou. When the late emperor visited the south of the Yangtze River, my family was responsible for receiving him, and he also stayed at my family's residence at night."

"The Ai family has never thought this way in their hearts."

The Queen Mother looked sideways at Shen Yanzhi and said slowly: "Your Majesty thinks you have a long message to say, so please sit down first."

"In order to seize this opportunity, my family threw money and gold into it like water, and finally received the late emperor."

The Queen Mother sneered: "Maybe you don't know about the Ai family. People in the palace don't dare to talk about it. They are all silenced by me. Of course you don't know."

The Queen Mother had no choice but to say first: "The Ai family heard clearly what Ren Yuhuan said just now. She asked me to reflect on whether it was because I was focusing on the late emperor that I became indifferent to you."

Shen Yanzhi raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother, and saw disdain and ridicule in her eyebrows.

"Your Majesty, the Ai family has reached this status. If you only say that I am doing it for a man, it would be too derogatory for me!"

"I have no feelings for the late emperor at all. How can I like such a weak man?"

Shen Yanzhi stood up with a hum and found a stool that was not too far away or too close to sit down. He leaned on the table and held the tea cup, stroking it meaninglessly.

"As the saying goes, even if a wealthy businessman is one of the richest, it is useless if no one serves as an official in the court. It can only be a temporary glory."

"On the day of the banquet, the family gathered all the girls of the right age in the back garden, hoping that one of them would be worthy of the late emperor's attention."

"I was not the oldest at the time, nor was I the best-looking, nor was I the one that the adults placed their hopes on, so I knew that I couldn't win with them."

The Queen Mother took a rest, and Shen Yanzhi quickly brought the tea. The Queen Mother took a sip and handed it to Shen Yanzhi. The Queen Mother began to talk about past events, and the awkwardness between the two was filled with stories, and the atmosphere became slightly more relaxed.

"I deliberately ran into the late emperor's arms while playing. After the late emperor smiled, I raised my eyes and smiled softly, dropped my hand and ran away."

"Hmph, at that time I knew that this man would definitely be able to win!"

"As expected, the late emperor started asking about me later, and the family members naturally gave me to the late emperor immediately."

"The late emperor asked me if I would like to follow him, and I naturally agreed."

"Before I left, the patriarch of the family stopped me and told me carefully together with my parents that I must strive for the best in the palace. Fighting in the harem is cruel, so I must be careful."

"What are the Ai family afraid of? That's where I'm going to show off my skills. Let me marry a businessman like other sisters. I don't want to do this for the rest of my life!"

"The Ai family was also young and vigorous at that time. After entering the palace, they realized that they had no basis. They couldn't even walk or stand firmly in this place, let alone climb up!"

"The late emperor was a man who liked the new and disliked the old. He got tired of me after three months. I happened to be pregnant at the time, and it was difficult to serve him. I planned to use this child to ascend to the throne."

Shen Yanzhi recently learned that he had an older brother who died in his belly.

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said, "The Ai family was still young at the time, so they were very alert, but they were tricked and miscarried."

Shen Yanzhi could only lower his head and say nothing. The fights in the harem have always been like this. If you want to be alone, others may not let you go.

The Queen Mother said fiercely: "The Ai family lost their child and lost most of their hope at that time, but what was the late emperor doing? He was so obsessed with the newly-entered Concubine Mei that he couldn't even take a look at the Ai family!"

"The Ai family was just a concubine at that time, but Concubine Mei was named a concubine within a few days of entering the palace. The late emperor did not even go to the other concubines in the harem for her sake."

The Queen Mother sneered: "At first, the Ai family naively believed that they could only rely on the emperor to climb up. Now it seems that that is just a very narrow road."

Shen Yanzhi could only score by listening, at least the Queen Mother was willing to tell him these past events.

Shen Yanzhi knew that the late emperor was indeed an affectionate and affectionate person. He did as he pleased, indulged in things if he liked them, and let go of things if he didn't like them. To him, he was cool and unrestrained, but he only made the concubines in the harem miserable.

The Queen Mother continued: "The Ai family and other concubines united to eradicate dissidents first, and then strengthened their own power. Your father had a son at that time, so the Ai family was good to the eldest prince."

"Such efforts are very effective. Concubine Mei has to pamper her. Hasn't the Ai family been promoted to the rank of concubine?"

The Queen Mother snorted and said viciously: "It's just that Concubine Mei is also pregnant. The other concubines and I took turns to fight, but we couldn't make Concubine Mei slip. It's just because Your Majesty paid special attention to her and never left her."

"So after the second prince was born, did your mother panic?"

The Queen Mother snorted and said: "Who is not panicking? But they are not as capable as Ai Jia."

The Queen Mother said that after she was promoted to the throne, her family relatives moved to the capital. Several useful children in the family were admitted to the imperial examinations and became sons-in-law to the powerful.

After the queen mother gained support in the court, the ministers in the court also became tools for the concubines to fight.