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The palace was a cage made of bricks and tiles.

Duan Cong was aware of this fact since she was young, but he still remained in this place during the countercurrent of the war between princes. She was diligently making preparations for the people outside the cage.

Even if he were to come to the empress dowager's palace, he had to pay his respects with his dragon robes.

"Emperor, is there something that brought you here today?" The empress dowager kindly beckoned to him, but Duan Cong's eyes were as cold as ever, and he respectfully approached her.

"I've come here today to establish a store of wealth. This matter is a big matter, and I also want to hear Mother's opinion."

After Duan Cong finished speaking, the wise eunuch had already chased all the palace maids and eunuchs out.

The empress dowager's hand holding the teacup paused as well. She examined her son, who already had white hair, before sighing softly, "Cong'er …" This matter will ultimately be left to you to decide for yourself. This one has long since been unwilling to speak out for this matter. "

"But back then, it was also mother who pushed me onto the throne, and royal father even killed all of my love." Duan Cong's gaze swept towards the empress dowager.

"Everything that happened that year was merely moving against the current. Although we suffered too many injuries, we are already in a state of harmony under your hands." Her Majesty had no regrets.

The mother and son looked at each other for a long time before Duan Cong let out a long sigh and gently waved her hand, "Two years ago, I had thought that as long as I could choose an outstanding wife for Prince Jing, I would be able to push him onto the throne and inherit the throne."

"Yan'Er is indeed a good girl." The empress dowager nodded seriously.

"However, his heart is not here. I have seen everything that he has done in the past few years." Duan Cong's gaze gradually became sharp. He stood up and walked over to the empress dowager with his hands behind his back. "He …." I really don't understand Mother's heart. This was something that should have been easily obtainable by him, but now, it has been pushed even further by his eagerness. "

Her Majesty frowned and slowly stood up after putting down her cup.

In the past, the person who should have truly ascended to the throne ought to have been Duan Chengxuan, and Duan Cong had long since replaced him as the late emperor. Firstly, because the late emperor was about to pass away, Duan Chengxuan had not fully grown up, and when he was young, being well-behaved was not the choice of a crown prince.

On the contrary, Duan Cong was deeply loved by the previous Emperor. However, in the end, it was also Duan Cong who overthrew his father, destroying many of her younger brothers and sisters before finally obtaining her current position.

Before the late emperor passed away, he said that his country lover had been sent to calamity, and that he had been sentenced to death.

When he returned, his lover had passed away, and Duan Chengxuan had yet to return, so he finally sat down.

"If it was according to the agreement from before, I would have given him the throne." Duan Cong looked helplessly at the empress dowager. "But as long as Su Yuwan is here, I won't hand over the throne to her. She hasn't understood it for many years."

"Although women have never been the bane of evil, their tolerance will become a sharp weapon." The empress dowager accepted Duan Cong's words and sighed softly. "If Yan'Er could take Su Yuwan's place and advise Prince Jing, it would be even better for her to work for the common people."

Duan Cong laughed softly.

That day when he met Gu Daiyan alone, she was the future Empress' best choice in terms of both her attire and how she handled things. Not to mention that she did have some merit, even a sinner's daughter should not be able to be so casual with her words.

However, he was also able to see Gu Danyan's eyes clearly.

A pair of eyes that didn't want to stay here, a pair of shrewd eyes.

This kind of person would one day fly out of the wall with ample wings.

"I'm still more interested in the third prince when it comes to the plague this time. Although I don't usually discipline him, his benevolence is indeed a good material for doing things." As she spoke of the Third Prince, Duan Cong couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth, "Moreover, the matter of that small street has been troubling me for many years." As he spoke of the Third Prince, Duan Cong couldn't help but smile, "Moreover, the matter of that small street has been troubled me for many years.

Hearing Duan Cong's words, the empress dowager was slightly lost in thought.

After some thought, the empress dowager raised her hand and gently placed it on Duan Cong's shoulder. She comforted him as gently as she had when she was young, but her shoulder was too tall now. "It's good that you can think that way."

This time, it was Duan Cong's turn to be puzzled. "Imperial Mother, could it be that you agree to us handing over the throne to the Third Prince and not …"

"The foundation that Navy Tide had for hundreds of years was to prevent people from getting close to him. Otherwise, his family business would have been ruined long ago." The empress dowager sat down again, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Duan Cong. "It's a pity that I've always let you down …" "If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't kill the previous emperor back then …"

"Muhou." "I will hate my Imperial Father for the rest of my life, but you have never let me down in the slightest. I only feel at ease because you can help me keep my imperial harem peaceful."

The empress dowager's eyes were completely red.

When the emperor left the empress dowager's palace, his eyes were filled with relief. When Senior Servant Gui entered, she saw that the empress dowager looked radiant, and her mood had improved greatly.

However, in the end, the walls of the Imperial Palace had ears, and the Emperor's intention to place the Third Prince as the crown prince spread like wildfire. Many princes and concubines had heard of this news, and even Duan Chengxuan's spies within the Imperial Palace had actually found out about it.

At night, when Gu Danyan woke up from the table, Ah Zi, who was outside the door, heard the noise and hurried to the kitchen to get some food.

Gu Danyan looked out the window into the darkness and realized that he had fallen asleep without realizing it. He got up and stretched. The wind blew behind him and he subconsciously turned his head around. The person in front of him was making him feel even more helpless.

"You really dare to come. Do you know that Misty Rain Pavilion is working for the Jing King?" Gu Danyan relaxed a little and sat back down helplessly, rubbing his sore shoulder.

Even Duan Chengrui, who had rushed over in the night, stood beside Gu Liuyan with a light smile. He recounted the conversation between the emperor and the empress dowager today.

Gu Mingyan was very happy to see Duan Chengrui, but she used the brush to lightly pat the back of his hand. "The Emperor is so smart; I'm afraid he purposely released this information to make you the target of public criticism."

"In the future, if I become the crown prince, I will become the target of public criticism. So what if I am like this now?" Duan Chengrui rubbed the back of his hand and slowly sat down as well. "Right now, it is even more important that I perform well. If possible, this position of crown prince …"

"Of course not." Gu Danyan glared at him, and seeing that this was obviously the first time Duan ChenRui received the approval of her father, she was momentarily stunned. She could only say: "The Emperor intentionally let out the news for others to know, it's just that you want to see whether you will be proud of your achievements, and whether you can maintain your modesty in the future.

Duan Chengrui was stunned. "Then what should I do?"

"As usual, be on guard against hidden arrows." Gu Liuyan waved the brush in his hand and wrote a single word on the paper — He.