Chapter 2181 The Ai family really just wants to support themselves (23)

If that's what he said, then he really didn't think there was anything wrong.

Ever since the Queen Mother began to feel unwell a few months ago, she has indeed not been as attentive to the Emperor as before.

But isn't this because the Queen Mother is not feeling well and lacks energy?

The emperor himself should understand this.

Eunuch Wu said cautiously: "The Queen Mother has been feeling uncomfortable these days and her energy has been low. She may have neglected you, the Emperor, but the Queen Mother has the best heart for you, the Emperor."

Ling Yichen gave him a slightly annoyed look, "I know this, you don't need to say more, I'm referring to today."

Eunuch Wu couldn't bear it without raising his hands to wipe the sweat.

As he gets older, the emperor's majesty becomes stronger and stronger, and sometimes just a look can make people tremble with fear.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke carefully again, "Today, the Queen Mother is probably busy writing a method to find underground water. She is afraid of being distracted, so she has not seen the Emperor. The Emperor does not need to think too much."

Ling Yichen pondered for a moment, but still felt something was wrong.

"Don't you think that my mother and I have been a little distant recently?"

Although as he got older and older, starting from the age of twelve, he and his mother were no longer as close as before. He never acted coquettishly or made a willful noise in front of his mother. On weekdays, he only said hello in the morning.

, and then have a meal together when we have time.

But recently, they had very little time to spend alone together. Most of the time, the queen mother refused because she was unwell and was afraid of passing on the illness to him.

She also asked him not to come here every day to say hello.

He had also doubted whether she knew something, but occasionally when she faced him in court, she behaved very naturally, not as if she had discovered something.

Could it be that... in the past three years, he has been busier and busier, and he is not as close to her as before, so he has been neglectful and didn't even know when she changed her temper?

Ling Yichen couldn't figure out whether it was because he had been neglectful for too long or because of other reasons.

But one thing he knew very well was that there seemed to be an invisible wall between him and his mother.

Seeing that the emperor seemed troubled, Eunuch Wu hesitated for a moment, "Could it be...because the emperor is now older and about to get married and have children, the Queen Mother wants to avoid suspicion, so she has become more distant from the emperor in recent days?"

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Even though the Queen Mother is the Emperor's aunt, the Emperor and the Queen Mother are not biological mother and son after all. Now that the Emperor is about to get married, it is necessary to avoid suspicion.

What's more, even if they are biological mother and son, given the emperor's current age, they should avoid suspicion.

"It seems to me that the Empress Dowager cares a lot about you, the Emperor. It is said that not long ago, the Empress Dowager even had people draw portraits of noble ladies in the capital in order to select a talented person for you during the draft.

A queen who is both gentle, kind and virtuous."

Eunuch Wu wisely did not mention that the Queen Mother was worried that the emperor was worried about the drought in the north, so she tried her best to find a solution.

Now that the emperor is older and has more capable people around him, he often doesn't like to listen to others' instructions. Even if the Queen Mother has good intentions, the emperor does not think so.

Although I don’t know what happened, in the past three months, the Queen Mother has been in a state of gradual retreat.

This is a signal.

Anyone with a smart mind can probably see it clearly.

Although the original emperor's imperial edict was to wait until the emperor was weak, the Queen Mother could retreat to the harem, but now that the Emperor is so outstanding, capable and means-savvy, and eager to take power, it can be considered a wise approach for the Queen Mother to do so.
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