After everyone left, Shen Ning threw the kitchen knife away with trembling fingers.

Where has she ever killed a fish...

My hands were shaking.

She did this on purpose to let others know about her abnormality.

If Xiao Junhe can remain as usual even after Xiao Junhe is disabled, that would be really abnormal.

She did this not only to deceive the queen, but also to hide it from Xiao Chengyin.

Let Xiao Chengyin believe it is true.

"Close the door... I won't see anyone coming." Shen Ning took a deep breath and her steps were a little shaky.

Xiao Junhe took the opportunity to hug Shen Ning and said with a smile, "Madam, are you going to eat fish tonight?"

Shen Ning's stomach suddenly turned upside down, and she found a corner and vomited.

"Miss!"

"princess!"

Xiao Junhe was worried and wanted to stand up from the wheelchair, but his legs were weak and he fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty..." His subordinates felt distressed and went over to help him.

"Axiao...I'm fine, maybe the fishy smell is too strong." Shen Ning's eyes turned red and she shook her head at Xiao Junhe.

Xiao Junhe smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. "You all go down."

Everyone retreated, and Xiao Junhe reached out to Shen Ning. "Come here."

Shen Ning walked over obediently, squatted in front of Xiao Junhe, and lay in his arms. "I will never eat fish again."

"Okay..." Xiao Junhe just smiled and replied lovingly.

"I can't see them talking about you." Shen Ning whispered.

"Well..." Xiao Junhe looked at Shen Ning with dull eyes and played with her hair.

"Xiao Junhe...you must believe me, okay..."

Recently, Shen Ning would be flustered for no reason.

What she wants to do is really for Xiao Junhe's good.

But she was afraid that Xiao Junhe wouldn't trust her. "If Xiao Chengyin believed that you were disabled, he would definitely take action. In order to prevent you and Empress Liu from getting together, he would definitely find a way to take advantage of me. I want to use this trick." ...If I have any dealings with Xiao Chengyin, will you trust me?"

In her previous life, Shen Ning had experienced too much and she had no sense of security.

She is always afraid of losing.

"Okay..." Xiao Junhe did not hesitate.

Even if Shen Ning is here to lie to him, it doesn't matter.

…

Royal Palace.

Concubine Lian is ill.

The emperor's health was also in bad shape.

Finally, he found a suitable excuse and he could come to Zhuyuan to see her openly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please come back." But Concubine Lian didn't see him.

The emperor was still waiting outside. Even though his body was so weak that he could no longer stand, he still stood outside.

"Your Majesty..." the old eunuch's voice became more choked up. He felt sorry for the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the empress said that she is ill and looks haggard and unfit to see people. Please leave." The maid next to Concubine Lian said in an embarrassed tone.

The emperor didn't speak, just stood.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's unsteady figure, the eunuch shouted in panic.

The door to the inner hall was opened, and the maid inside sent a message. "Your Majesty... the queen said she was rude and could not greet her in person."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and walked in.

"No need to salute..."

As early as when he was in the palace, he told Lian Xin that she never had to bow to him.

It's just... that after entering the palace, in order to protect her, I had no choice but to... become a stranger.

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Lian leaned on the bed and wanted to get up.

"Are you feeling better?" The emperor sat aside and shook his head at Concubine Lian.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to come again..." Concubine Lian lowered her eyes.

It is impossible to say that there are no complaints.

When she was young, she only had him in her heart. Although he was an unpopular prince, she was still willing to marry him.

Be his wife.

On their wedding night, he promised her that he would never take a concubine as long as she was alone in this life.

But later, he still married someone else and became a queen.

Leave her... behind.

"In this life, the people I am most sorry for are you and Jun He..." The emperor held Concubine Lian in his arms and whispered. "Jun He's legs are disabled. It is not necessarily a bad thing. At least... it can save him."

A life. Shen Bozhong promised me that he would definitely protect him..."

Concubine Lian slowly closed her eyes and spoke in a choked voice. "If I had a choice, I would rather...never meet you and marry an ordinary family than have my son..."

Suffer so much.

"It's my fault..." The emperor held Concubine Lian's hand tighter.

The Xiao family no longer has real power in the Qin State, and all power is in the hands of the Liu family.

He, the emperor, is simply a puppet.

He had too many things he couldn't help himself.

Back then... if he hadn't been a puppet of the Liu family, how could he have kept Concubine Lian and Xiao Junhe safe.

Everything he did was done with a clear conscience.

"Your Majesty, He'er has a stubborn temper. I don't know how long I can last with my body like this." She didn't want her son to be an emperor.

I just hope he lives well.

"Junhe is the child who is most like me..." The emperor nodded.

Before he dies, he will definitely pave the way for Xiao Junhe.

Even if you can't hand over the world to him, you must at least keep him safe.

"Your Majesty, please go back." Concubine Lian was always anxious to drive him away.

"That's it...don't you want to stay with me for a little longer?" The emperor was a little disappointed.

Concubine Lian didn't speak, her tears were hot.

Why didn't she want to keep him?

For so many years, she had been thinking about him day and night, hoping that he would come and see her, even if he could just stay with her.

But what’s the result?

After Junhe was born, he never came once.

Didn't even see the kids.

Over the years, she had swallowed her anger and been involved in the murderous conspiracy in the palace, and her heart had already... gone cold.

"That child named Shen Ning... is she really willing to follow Jun He? His legs are disabled, how can she be willing to do so?" Concubine Lian was a little worried.

I had long heard that Shen Ning was unwilling to marry Xiao Junhe, and she once cried and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river.

The emperor didn't say anything. He didn't know how much feelings Shen Ning had for Xiao Junhe.

"The children's affairs... are not something we can worry about anymore." The emperor patted Concubine Lian on the back comfortingly. "Lian Xin... do you still remember... the scene when we first met?"

Concubine Lian nodded. "Remember."

How could she forget.

She and the emperor also met at the Chenghuang Temple Fair when they were young.

The two of them signed the same red string and came together...

At that time, he was still an unpopular prince.

She is just a woman from an official family.
To be continued...