Joy of Life: I, a man, became the Queen of Northern Qi?

Chapter 14 Three things that worry the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother played the whole game, and smiled slightly, her expression seemed to relax a lot, no longer so serious. She took the tea served by several people, took a sip and said:

"Have a heart."

Several maids came to the four people and handed them the wooden box. Then the Queen Mother's voice came again: "Marrying into the royal family and wearing the jade bracelet, you must control your behavior, examine your virtues, and be a woman who understands etiquette and humility."

This is a warning to a few people and a warning to them.

The implication is that one should be careful in what they say and do.

Li An heard it, but he would not hesitate to take it. He was really poor and the silver bracelet left by his mother in his previous life was still in the pawnshop. He didn't know if this jade bracelet could be sold, so that he could redeem the silver bracelet.
Under everyone's surprised gaze, Li An took the wooden box with a smile, then put the jade bracelet on his hand, and kept examining it, as if he was observing its quality and value.
"Ahem, it seems that An'er really likes the things given by the mother." Zhan Doudou's tone was a bit gnashing, "Now that the matter is over, the few of you can leave!"

What's wrong? Why are you yelling so loudly?

By showing that I like the gift, doesn't this show that the Queen Mother has a unique vision and is giving face to the other party?

A few of them bowed slightly and left the hall.

Looking at Li Ang's indifferent expression and her height which was a head taller than the other three women, Zhan Doudou felt a little helpless.

Perhaps she was worried that her mother would be suspicious, so she hurriedly asked, "My mother has been thinking about Da Qi day and night, but she didn't get enough rest last night, and that's why she feels tired and achy all over today?"

The Queen Mother sighed, not knowing whether it was because the beautiful person had left.
She actually understood why Doudou risked being exposed and stayed in Li An'er's room overnight.

Even during the short time he spent with Li An'er, he almost lost his composure, let alone his daughter whose mind was not yet mature?
She waved her hand and asked everyone else in the hall to leave, leaving only the old maid. The Queen Mother said, "Doudou, I know you are just pretending, but is it appropriate for you to stay in Li An'er's room overnight?"

Zhan Doudou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that there was no blame in her mother's words.

The mother and daughter got along very well, just like the young queen mother was easy to talk to, far from the well-known story of the queen mother and the prince fighting for power.
"Don't worry, mother. I'm sure Li An'er won't tell anyone."

Zhan Doudou smiled and said, "There is no state affairs today, so let me accompany you to walk around the palace. Mother, I wonder what is troubling you?"

The Empress Dowager had said something about having a headache, foot pain, and heart pain before. Although it was a bit of a downer, there was undoubtedly some hidden meaning in her words.

"There are three things that bother my mother."

"Oh?"

Having said this, Zhan Doudou's heart moved and he listened silently.

"First, you still don't pay attention to details. Didn't mother warn you many times that you can't relax at any time and call me 'daughter, daughter'?"

"Isn't this in the Queen Mother's bedroom?"

Seeing Doudou lower her head slightly, the Queen Mother seemed to relax. She looked at her daughter and smiled, then said, "The second point is this Li An'er."

"I saw that she had a beautiful face, but...but..."

"Too conspicuous?" The Queen Mother had always felt that her daughter was being naughty and that it was inappropriate for her to hastily find a few commoner women and get married. Firstly, it was a loss of face for the royal family, and secondly, these people were not her own people. How could she feel at ease?
It would be fine if Zhan Doudou didn't have too much contact with these people after marriage.

But she had seen the look on her daughter's face when she was interacting with Li An'er in the palace just now, so how could she feel at ease in the future?
The Queen Mother glared at her daughter and said, "Doudou, don't you really know the reason behind this?"

Zhan Doudou responded: "My daughter will pay more attention in the future!"

The Queen Mother sneered, and this sneer was directed at others: "I didn't know it when I was the Queen, but I found out later. Our Zhan family used to be ministers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they have been in the military for generations. Although they have become powerful later, they lack some foundation!"

"At the end of the Wei Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Although your father, Emperor Zhan Qingfeng, succeeded in taking the throne, he was unable to do much in the face of so many old and remnant ministers. He could only seek stability and pass the throne to you. Even so, you also experienced that disaster when you were young!"

"If it comes to cunning, even if we two, mother and son, were tied together, we still couldn't defeat all the civil and military officials in the court."

"If it weren't for Master Ku He, we would have already..."

The Queen Mother said so much, all of which was to warn Zhan Doudou to think twice before doing anything, especially since Zhan Doudou was going to ascend the throne in a dozen days.
She had accompanied Zhan Qingfeng all the way, so naturally she knew a lot about the royal affairs.

Everyone envies the royal family’s wealth, splendor and power, but who can understand the hardships involved?
This is why the Queen Mother repeatedly reminded Zhan Doudou.

The Queen Mother has always looked down upon beauty.

She just wanted the throne to be stable and passed down forever in the hands of the Zhan family. Only in this way could she face the late emperor without guilt.

Hearing his mother's words, Zhan Doudou smiled bitterly in his heart.

In the final analysis, the current situation was too critical. At this critical moment, she was still tempted by Li An's beauty. She really shouldn't have subconsciously ignored the fact that the aphrodisiac was used, leaving only the excitement and aftertaste of having raped Li An.
"Mother, I know that I will not do anything risky anymore. I just want to handle state affairs peacefully." Zhan Doudou said, "Mother, what about the third point that bothers you?"

Gently caressing and patting her daughter's palm, the Queen Mother expressed her tiredness
"It seems that you were so happy last night that you forgot everything else. Haven't you received any news yet?"

After that, the Queen Mother sighed and said, "Something happened to Sean!" (The timeline has been adjusted, and Sean's incident has been postponed for ten years)

"what!"

Zhan Doudou stood up in shock, unable to suppress her surprise and asked loudly. At this moment, the empress dowager seemed to see some of the late emperor's shadow in her daughter.

She did not take it as an offense, but felt relieved instead.

After so many years of raising my daughter in a male way, I finally saw some results. However, it was hard on my daughter. She sacrificed too much to pretend.
Sean.

He served as the leader of the secret services during the Northern Wei Dynasty and was as famous as Chen Pingping of the Qing Kingdom. Not only was he scheming, but he was also very skilled in martial arts, with a cultivation level of the initial ninth rank.

To this day, he is still doing his old job and serves as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Although this position is not the highest in rank, it is a position of real power.

In addition, Sean served in the same dynasty as the previous emperor during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and after the previous emperor passed away, he was also an old man. After Zhan Doudou ascended the throne, he could be regarded as a minister of three dynasties. But he did not expect that something would happen at this juncture.
Unlike Zhan Doudou, the Queen Mother seemed much calmer at this time. She said calmly:
"This happened last night. Here are the details."

(End of this chapter)