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No matter how Dong Shu guessed, she couldn't reject Empress Hu once she found out that she wanted to see her.

Xu Shiqiu was familiar with Dong Shu's personality, but he could guess what she was thinking the moment he saw her expression, "Let's first send Yuanxi back to the Mama Yan and the wet nurse together, then change into a set of clothes and pay respects to the Empress."

Once Xu Shiqiu said this, even Yue Rong and Yue Yin couldn't say anything.

After all, to pay a visit to the Empress was indeed not suitable for their clothes.

It was not because their clothes were dirty, but because of Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu's habits. When they were at home, they mostly wore comfortable clothes made of cloth and cotton, which really didn't suit their current status.

Although Dong Shu did not instantly understand what she meant, she still understood it on the way back to the Shihuan Courtyard.

Thinking about how her husband wanted to accompany her to see the Empress Hu, she wanted to first tell him about the news she had just heard.

Who knew that before she could even speak, Xu Shiqiu had already embraced her with one hand and said softly, "I just heard some things, and I think the Empress wants to ask about this matter. When I see the Empress later, your husband will tell her."

Dong Shu was startled upon hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, but just as he was about to speak, she realized that her husband's eyes were hinting him not to speak.

Receiving Hubby's hint, Dong Shu could only clench her mouth and not speak anymore.

Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu's actions were extremely fast, once they returned to the Shihuan Courtyard, they would hand Yuanxi over to Mama Yan and Yuanxi's wet nurse, and the two would immediately change and wash up.

It was only after Yue Rong and Yue Yin brought them away from the Xu Family did the two realise that they were actually not heading towards the palace, but towards a house that was not too far away from the Xu Family.

Dong Shu had long known about this house, it was just that she had always heard that this house's owner was very mysterious, but never would she have thought that this house belonged to the Empress Hu.

When they had reached here, Empress Hu was standing in the courtyard looking up at the withered vine that was clinging onto the stone pillar. Sensing some movement behind her, she suddenly opened her mouth and said: "This house was something that Yan'er begged from my hands all those years ago. He said that his little sister Zhu Er liked purple vines the most, and he wanted to plant a purple vine here at Main Yard. When the purple vine blooming is at its greatest, he would marry her and bring her in. " After speaking to here, Empress Hu suddenly turned around, stared at Dong Shu who was only three steps away, and said: "Tell this palace, is my Yan'er still alive?"

Just as Empress Hu finished speaking, a tear also fell from the corner of her eyes.

After all, after she had heard from the palace that the 'bloodline of the previous crown prince remained in this world', she had quickly sorted out everything that had happened recently.

Soon after, she thought of the Xu Yanzhu that her eldest grandson had always been thinking about.

And her people very quickly found out that Xu Yanzhu had left the capital with his people last year, after she was sent to the main hall by Xu Family.

Although she hadn't found out who took Xu Yanzhu away, her intuition told her that the rumor was true. The person who was most likely to be alive in her generation was the eldest grandson who had wanted to marry, Ye Yan!

Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu never thought that the Empress Hu would actually be so smart. Just based on these things, she already guessed all this.

However, when they thought about the Mama Yan and the few secret guards that the Empress Hu had arranged to protect beside Dong Shu, they realized that the reason they were able to hide this from her for so long was also because of the results they had paid attention to.

Thinking up to this point, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu looked at each other, before Xu Shiqiu finally spoke: "Empress, he is now called Yan Ye."

When Xu Shiqiu said this, the tears in Empress Hu's eyes fell uncontrollably.

Her hands trembled as she tried to pull at something, but she stopped mid-air. Then, with trembling lips, she asked, "Since he's still alive, why isn't he coming to see me, this grandmother? Doesn't he know that my grandmother really misses him? "

Xu Shiqiu was really unable to answer this question.

He thought about it for a moment, then explained everything that he and Yan Ye had said to each other, "Yan Ye previously said that he would come to see you when the new emperor ascends the throne."

"The new Emperor ascended the throne?" Just when Xu Shiqiu thought that she would say something like 'The throne should be his', Empress Hu suddenly continued: "Could it be that he thinks that after experiencing so many things, I will forcefully make him sit in that lonely position?"

When her son was still alive, Empress Hu had indeed not thought of giving up the throne. However, after experiencing so much and seeing so much, she no longer held the throne in any regard.

In the past, she had thought about how happy she would be if she wasn't the empress and her son wasn't the crown prince, and how she was now like the old lady from other families, living her last years with her grandchildren.

The moment this idea popped out, Empress Hu was immediately immersed in this fantasy.

However, after walking out of the fantasy, she felt like she was in a dream. Her children and grandchildren were all gone, and there was no longer a day that she could bear the shame of having a grandson.

However, she had never expected that this day would actually come.

Dong Shu truly liked Empress Hu. No matter how good Empress Hu treated her in the beginning, after a year of interaction, she had treated her very well.

Her parents had left early, and although her mother-in-law had treated her well, the feeling was different.

She truly felt care and care from her 'mother' from the Empress Hu.

So when she saw that the Empress Hu was sad, she unwillingly raised her hand and pulled on Xu Shiqiu's sleeves.

After feeling the Young Girl pulling at him, Xu Shiqiu immediately recovered from the shock he had from hearing what the Empress Hu had just said.

He really did not expect that the things that Yan Ye was worried about previously, actually did not exist.

The Empress Hu did not have the intention of letting him seize the throne.

Thinking up to here, Xu Shiqiu hurriedly looked at Empress Hu and said, "I wonder when will the Empress return to the palace? If you are not anxious, why don't you have Shu'er accompany you for a while. This subject will bring a junior back to the manor to pay my respects to you. "

When Xu Shiqiu said this, Empress Hu guessed who he was referring to.

"He's at your house?" The Empress Hu looked at Xu Shiqiu excitedly. After saying that, she thought for a while and then said angrily, "Since he is in the capital, why wait for the new Emperor to ascend the throne? He is truly unfilial! "

She's just a nice young lad, it's nothing to stay at my wife's Third Uncle's home.

She didn't believe that since he was able to escape that year, he hadn't bought a small house in the capital after so many years.

Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu both didn't expect that Empress Hu would actually turn her back on their grandson again. After the two of them looked at each other, Xu Shiqiu then said, "Let Shu'er accompany the Empress and talk about some of his matters. This subject will be back to bring him over right now."

The two courtyards were very close, and if he were to return now, he would definitely be able to bring Yan Ye here in less than half an hour.

Although the Empress Hu was excited, she wanted to hear more about Yan Ye.

As for Dong Shu, after Xu Shiqiu left, he was led into the house by the Empress Hu.

The moment they entered the room, Dong Shu hurriedly apologized, "I hope Empress doesn't blame Shu'er for hiding it from you for so long. It's simply because Yan Ye's identity is too sensitive, and he's not willing to reveal his identity, so …"

Before Dong Shu could finish, Empress Hu raised his hand and interrupted her.

"I know Yan'er's character, it's just like how he recognized your family's Yanzhu, as long as it's something he knows, no matter how others try to persuade him, it would all be useless." Empress Hu was very familiar with her grandson's character, and wasn't angry because of Dong Shu's deception.

This was also because of the many things that the Empress Hu had experienced. If it were a few years ago, she might not be this calm.

However, ever since she almost died last year, many things had become clear to her.

The throne seemed supreme, but if one really sat there, it was very easy to end up as a solitary person.

Especially the character of her grandson, Ye Yan. If he ascended to the throne and the court officials asked him to marry Consort Ye, he would be able to marry off all of those ministers' women. Moreover, it definitely wouldn't be a good marriage.

On the other hand, the fifth brother was already old enough and had pretty good experience. He was also husband and wife who had experienced many years of tribulations together with Xu Nuanwen.

As long as Xu Nuanwen wasn't a fool, she definitely wouldn't do the thing of taking in many concubines and entering the harem.

Of course, the Empress Hu knew, the court officials would definitely raise the matter, but Ye Jingxing would definitely be able to resolve the matter well.

Seeing that the Empress Hu did not blame him, Dong Shu took the initiative to tell him about Xu Yanzhu and Yan Ye.

When she heard that Xu Yanzhu had been married to Jiang Han for almost a year and that her grandson had ended her marriage and got Xu Yanzhu pregnant once, even the Empress Hu had experienced a lot of things, and she looked a little embarrassed.

"These two children are too careless."

Empress Hu didn't say anything else. She had long known that her grandson was right.

So it was not surprising that he had always liked Xu Yanzhu.

He just didn't think that the two of them would actually do such an imprudent thing.

Fortunately, Jiang Han was still Xu Yanzhu's cousin and had a layer of kinship with him. Otherwise, if it were another person's family, they would not care about the reputation of your Xu Family, and would definitely cause a ruckus.

Seeing that Empress Hu had only said that the two children were not careful and did not look down on Yanzhu who did not know shame, Dong Shu was half relieved.

Thinking about it, as long as Yanzhu and Yan Ye could live a peaceful life, then the other half of her heart would be at ease.

Although Dong Shu was not as well-informed as Xu Shiqiu about the matter of her eldest grandson, she still told her about how they met Yan Ye on the way back when they were in the capital.

Just as Dong Shu was talking about the relationship between Yan Ye and his family, she arrived with Yan Ye.

Yan Ye originally did not want to come, but Xu Shiqiu said it out loud, since the Empress Hu already knew that he was still alive, then he could not continue to hide like this.

Although Yan Ye felt that his own grandmother had cheated Third Uncle and Third Aunt in the beginning, he knew that what Third Uncle said made sense.

However, now that they were in the courtyard, he suddenly felt a little scared.

"Third Uncle, did you tell Grandmother about my disfigurement?"

Yan Ye suddenly opened his mouth, causing Xu Shiqiu to be startled, but he quickly reacted and looked at him: We are all people who want to be fathers, what is the point of caring so much? In this world, as long as Yanzhu does not mind your looks, the other elders will only pity the pain you had endured all those years ago. "

The moment Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, Empress Hu, who had heard the commotion in the house, immediately stood up and rushed to the door, seeing Yan Ye standing in the courtyard beside Xu Shiqiu.

Seeing her eldest grandson wearing a mask, how could Empress Hu not understand what was going on on on his face?

Immediately, a hint of pain crawled onto Empress Hu's face. This time, Empress Hu, who was usually the strongest, was only an old woman who longed to see her grandson.