Bai Lanran listened to the conversation next door and looked at Mo Shaohua with some worry.
Mo Shaohua lowered his eyes slightly, covering the expression in his eyes so that his emotions could not be seen.
Emperor Chengde next door didn't speak for a long time.
After another long while, he sighed and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Shu Qing, tell me whether Ziqin is mine or his. If he is mine, I will definitely grant him the title of crown prince. Tell me."
how am I?"
Mo Shaohua still had no expression on his face, he just hugged Bai Lanran and put his chin on the top of her head, as if he was a little scared.
His life experience is shady, and he has been burdened with a blood feud since he was born. He has no choice.
Bai Ranran thought he was sad, so she gently stroked his back to comfort him, and continued to listen to the conversation next door.
Shu Qing said: "When he was born, I told your Majesty that he belonged to your Majesty. Your Majesty did not want him to be with me, so I asked him to take him away. Your Majesty has been asking this question for more than 20 years, and I also talked to your Majesty.
After more than twenty years of talking, Your Majesty still doesn’t believe it, so why bother asking again?”
She paused and her tone became even colder, "Does Your Majesty want me to prove it with my life?"
After being quiet for a while, Emperor Chengde sighed and seemed to open the door outside, "Shu Qing, I have given you many opportunities, but you think I am a fool. It is best for you to let him live in confusion.
, otherwise don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Then, the door closed and the room next door became quiet.
Bai Ranran listened intently to the movements around her. She was relieved when she heard the footsteps of several people outside walking farther and farther away, and the secret guards hiding in the dark also left.
Listening to Emperor Chengde's words, he suspected that Mo Shaohua was not his, but he was not sure.
This can explain his complicated feelings towards Mo Shaohua.
She felt that Mo Shaohua was a little depressed in her arms, so she gently stroked his back and comforted him with a warm voice, "It's okay, I will stay with you."
If he doesn't leave, she will never abandon him until life or death!
Mo Shaohua responded in a low voice, his tone dejected, "Will Ran'er stay with me forever and never leave me?"
"Well, I will always be with you."
Bai Lianran felt depressed when she saw Mo Shaohua was sad.
"Okay, then we have agreed to be together forever."
Mo Shaohua let go of Bai Linran and looked at her with a smile on his face. There was no trace of sadness in his eyes.
Bai Ranran knew that she had been tricked by him again, so she pinched the soft flesh of his waist hard, causing him to scream "Ouch".
"who?"
Shu Qing's cautious and cold voice came from next door.
Bai Liran took back her hand and looked at Mo Shaohua. Mo Shaohua approached the door and replied, "Mother, yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Lianran heard the sound of the door being bolted over there, and then the sound of the door being opened from here.
The middle door slowly opened.
Standing in front of the door was a woman in plain clothes. Her complexion was like jade, her hair was half draped over her shoulders, only half held up by a jade hairpin. Her temperament was extraordinary, and her beauty was unlike any ordinary person.
Although she is beautiful, her temperament is too cold and distant, which makes people reluctant to get close to her. They feel that getting close to her is a kind of harassment.
Her cold eyes became slightly more emotional when she saw Bai Ranran beside Mo Shaohua.
Shu Qing's eyes fell on Bai Linran, and when he saw the gold and jade bracelet on her wrist, his eyes paused for a moment.
"Qin'er, bring her in."
The moment she turned around and went back, Bai Liran saw that she seemed to be smiling, but it was just a faint smile.
She knew that Mo Shaohua's mother did not hate her.
Mo Shaohua took Bai Ranran's hand and followed her.
"Come and sit."
Shu Qing poured tea for Bai Lianran and Mo Shaohua and asked them to sit down.
Mo Shaohua took Bai Linran and sat down. He took Bai Erran and introduced to Shu Qing, "Mother, this is the person that my son has decided to spend his whole life with."
Bai Ranran stood up and was about to call her aunt, but suddenly felt that she shouldn't call her that. She was so eloquent, and she didn't know what to say for a while.
Shu Qing saw her embarrassment, pursed her lips and nodded, "Sit down, don't be formal."
Bai Ranran finally said nothing and sat back down again.
Before seeing people, she was not nervous at all, but when she saw people, she was so nervous that she felt at a loss.
When she saw Shu Qing, Bai Liran realized why Mo Shaohua was so good-looking.
Shu Qing was so beautiful that Bai Lianran felt that all the words describing beauty in the world could not be overstated when used on her.
Although she should be almost forty years old, there are no traces of time on her face, and her skin is white and translucent, like the finest jade.
Shu Qing looked at Bai Lanran, his eyes warmed a little, "Thank you for your hard work with Qin'er."
When she spoke now, she was not as cold as when she spoke to Emperor Chengde just now, but had a slightly earthly warmth.
Bai Ranran smiled at her, her eyes sparkling with stars, her smile sweet and sweet, "He is the one who takes care of me. He is the one who does the hard work."
She suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, but she had to endure the embarrassment.
Is this how an ugly daughter-in-law feels when she meets her mother-in-law?
However, Mo Shaohua's mother felt quite kind.
It's just... there's an indescribable weird feeling.
Mo Shaohua chatted with her for a few words, while Bai Lunran was listening beside her, unable to talk to her, and not wanting to talk to her.
In fact, she is a closed-minded person, and laughing is just a habit. When she is with such a lonely person, she can't help but calm down.
Mo Shaohua didn't seem to be very close to Shu Qing, just being polite on the surface, but Bai Lianran saw Shu Qing grabbing her skirt and letting go several times, as if she was holding back something.
Shu Qing's eyes were always on Mo Shaohua. His tone was not warm, but the emotions in his eyes changed greatly.
Bai Ranran roughly understood something in her heart. She stood up, smiled at Shu Qing and Mo Shaohua and pointed to the next door, "I just came in and saw a book on the desk that I have been looking for for a long time. I will go over and have a look."
She didn't know why Shu Qing suppressed her desire to be close to her son. She just felt that she should avoid it.
Shu Qing nodded to Bai Linran.
Mo Shaohua held Bai Lanran's hand and smiled gently at her, "Wait for me."
"Um."
Bai Ranran smiled back at him, hooked the fingers in his palm, took her hand out and went to the next room.
Bai Ranran didn't eavesdrop. It wasn't that she wasn't curious, but she just felt she shouldn't listen.
After Bai Linran left, Shu Qing's attitude towards Mo Shaohua did not change, and he remained lukewarm.
She glanced in the direction next door and said to Mo Shaohua: "Since you have identified her, you must protect her."
"Well, my son will protect her." Mo Shaohua spoke to Shu Qing in a gentle and respectful tone.
Shu Qing didn't speak anymore, she just looked in the direction of Mo Shaohua in a daze, seeming to be looking at him, but not seeming to be looking at him.
Mo Shaohua didn't know what he was thinking, or maybe he wasn't thinking about anything at all.
The two of them were strangely quiet, but also had an indescribable harmony, and they didn't feel uncomfortable at all because of the silence.
After a long while, Mo Shaohua broke the silence and said, "Mother, let me take you to live somewhere else. I don't trust you living here."
Shu Qing shook his head, "No, I'm not going anywhere here. You go back first."
Before the two of them exchanged a few words, Shu Qing issued an order to expel Mo Shaohua.
As long as she lives here, Emperor Chengde will not do anything to Mo Shaohua. If she disappears, the first people whom Emperor Chengde will express his anger will definitely be Mo Shaohua and Concubine Shu, and even the entire Prime Minister's Palace will be implicated by her.
She cares about too many people, so these years, she doesn't want to live, but she doesn't dare to die either.
The only thing she hopes for now is that Mo Shaohua can seize the throne as soon as possible and keep her family safe.
Mo Shaohua stood up and looked deeply at Shu Qing, "Mom, take care, my son is taking Ran'er away."
Shu Qing just nodded without standing up, watching Mo Shaohua leave with a cold expression.
Looking at his leaving figure, she moved her lips and said silently, "Qin'er, pay attention to safety."
Bai Ranran was browsing in front of the bookshelf in boredom. When she heard Mo Shaohua's footsteps, she turned her head and raised her eyebrows at him with a smile, "Are you done talking?"
"Well, let's go back."
He stepped forward, held Bai Linran's hand, opened the door of the secret passage, and took her back the way she came.
On the way back, Mo Shaohua remained silent and seemed to be in a low mood. This chapter has been completed!