C3 Abigail

When the empress dowager appeared in front of everyone, Shangguan Wan was astounded and more at ease.

Her Majesty may be a little old, but she was well cared for. Her skin did not show any signs of old age, and she had a kind face and eyes. She should be a friendly person.

Nangong Yu bowed slightly, then pulled Shangguan Wan by the hand and led her to salute him. "Your son greets Imperial Mother."

Her Majesty sat on the phoenix chair, smiling as she raised her hand to signal for them to rise.

Someone was playing a zither in the cubicle. The sound of the zither was pleasant to the ears and complemented the fragrance.

"Has the Queen Mother been well recently?" Nangong Yu probed with a caring tone.

The empress dowager nodded without a word, her phoenix eyes fixed on the woman by his side.

"Why doesn't the Empress Dowager speak?" Shangguan Wan tilted her head and whispered into Nangong Yu's ear, the two still held hands.

With this question, Nangong Yu flew into a rage, but he suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke in an extremely low voice, "You should know that your mother is already mute."

Shangguan Wan was dumbfounded, mute? Was the Empress Dowager mute? Why didn't she know? No one told her.

Nangong Yu seemed to have already known that she had this kind of expression on his face, but the corner of his mouth curved up in a smile. Woman, continue pretending, you aren't Shangguan Wan at all.

Why didn't the royal family know about his mother-in-law? He was definitely an impersonator.

Shangguan Wan naturally didn't understand sign language, so she could only stand there quietly and watch the mother and son 'chat'.

"Nothing, the empress was just surprised. Why does muhou look so young?" The emperor was the emperor. These words not only gave face to the empress dowager, but also tried to curry favor with Shangguan Wan in front of the empress dowager.

Her Majesty heard this and covered her face as she laughed.

Of course, Shangguan Wan wouldn't change her attitude towards him because of Nangong Yu's' good intentions'. What he did was no more than play the part of husband and wife in front of the empress dowager, how could she sincerely speak up for her?

After that, the empress dowager stopped smiling and pointed at Shangguan Wan's wound, expressing doubt and worry.

As Nangong Yu heard this, a mouthful of blood welled up from his throat. She cooked for him? This woman's skill at lying was at the peak of perfection.

When the empress dowager heard this, she was naturally happy. It was a rare occasion for the empress to be so loving, so as a mother, she felt relieved.

The empress dowager then turned to Nangong Yuzhan and said, "Your majesty, we should start the ceremony as soon as possible and hand the seal over to the empress."

Shangguan Wan had married from Nanyan to Xuanzu for the sake of marriage. However, her body was getting worse and worse as she traveled, and she was no longer able to reach Xuanzei Palace. Nangong Yu was very happy in his heart.

He was the emperor and had the ambition to conquer the world. He had wanted to send troops to Nan Yan long ago, but the emperor of the south Yan was not confused. Realizing that Nangong Yu was eyeing him covetously, he sent the only princess to the marriage alliance.

How could Nangong Yu refuse? The people of the world wanted to be at peace, and if he didn't come down and insist on fighting, then the tens of thousands of people would definitely accuse him of being ruthless.

The heavens seemed to cooperate very well. He had heard that the princess was ill and was about to die in the harem. In any case, her illness had nothing to do with him.

He remembered that night when he stood in front of Feng Huihuang Hall, wanting to personally hear the news of her death. Indeed, he did not disappoint his expectations, and when the voice of the empress passed through the hall, his heart was filled with excitement. He was on the verge of a fireworks celebration, but unfortunately, he heard the piercing 'grievous news'.

She was alive, a dead person was alive. This was very abnormal, no, very strange.

However, from the looks of it now, there was a high chance that this princess was lying. Once she had investigated thoroughly and found out that the Southern Swallow School had committed the crime, why would he worry about not being able to find a reason to send troops?

He had already made up his mind. When the time came, he would see how tragic this overconfident woman's death would be.

Even though she had those thoughts in her heart, she couldn't say them out loud. She nodded and smiled at the empress dowager. "Imperial Mother, don't worry. Your son is already prepared."

Shangguan Wan didn't understand what they were talking about, and was completely confused. Seeing the empress dowager nod her head, she nodded as well. There shouldn't be any mistakes in doing so.

After leaving Longevity Palace, the Emperor and Empress parted ways. The Emperor went to the imperial study, and the Empress returned to the Phoenix Hall.

Therefore, the emperor affectionately left a kiss on Shangguan Wan's forehead and said softly, "The empress wants to wait for me. I'll come to see you after I finish my business in the imperial court."