The emperor's uncle is the only favorite: the mysterious doctor's crazy concubine is going

Chapter 236 Stopping the dowry gift list
  The queen was still squatting. She didn't dare to say anything nonsense. She lowered her eyes and said, "I haven't seen the emperor for two days. I saw him at the Rongqiang people's reception banquet."
  "My concubine thought that the emperor was here to pay his respects, so I didn't continue to ask about the gift list. Every word of my concubine is true, and I don't dare to hide it!"
  Seeing her sincerity, the Queen Mother lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Get up first."
  "Thank you, Queen Mother." The Queen's demeanor did not change, and she was still respectful after standing up. She seemed to have something to say, but seemed to hesitate.
  "Just say what you want to say, what does it look like?" The Queen Mother looked at him coldly and said displeased.
  The queen paused and whispered: "I do have something, but I don't know whether to say it or not."
  "It's all about this, just say what you need to say!" The Queen Mother became more and more displeased and frowned: "The Ai family remembers that you were not of this temper before. You had a clear distinction between love and hate, and you dared to speak and act."
  When the queen heard this, she smiled bitterly and said, "I used to be a young concubine who didn't understand the ways of the palace. She believed that being in love would last forever. Now that she has been in the palace for many years, her temper has been tempered long ago."
  "The queen mother is the head of the harem, so you can understand the concubines even if you think about it, right?"
  The Queen Mother still frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the Queen's words: "I have been the Queen for more than ten years. Don't say depressing words just because the Emperor has a new favorite. The Emperor's status is different."
  "What did you want to say just now?"
  The queen lowered her eyes and stared at the phoenix on the skirt, with a smile on her lips: "Mother, you are not curious, why did the emperor withhold the family gift list you prepared for Miss Shen Er?"
  "Although I didn't hear the emperor explain the reason, I can still make some inferences from past events. I hesitated to say it or not because of this inference."
  "If I make a mistake and hurt the mother-son relationship between you and the emperor, it will be my fault."
  The Queen Mother knew her concerns and snorted coldly: "Just tell me what it is about. The Ai family will not gossip in front of the Emperor."
  The queen did not speak in a hurry, but glanced at the maid and eunuch serving in the palace.
  Aunt Guirong understood and led all the people waiting out.
  "There's no one else around, just tell me." The Queen Mother said dissatisfied with her expression, took the tea cup and took a sip.
  The queen lowered her eyes again and said in a gentle voice, "I heard the emperor complain a long time ago that you paid too much attention to Zhongyihou's family."
  "The dowry given to Princess Xiaoqing was far beyond the etiquette that a serious princess should have. Later, Si Tianjian's prophecy came out, and you protected Miss Shen Er's life regardless of the Queen Mother's identity and other people's speculations. "
  "Such things are really puzzling. After all, you don't care so much about other princesses in the royal family."
  The Queen Mother paused slightly while drinking tea, and then said coldly: "Zhongyi Marquis is a loyal family. They and their husbands died for Dongchen Kingdom. Xiaoqing is the blood of Zhongyi Marquis, so the Ai family should naturally treat her well."
  "And Zhuo Xi, she is also Xiaoqing's only child. Zhongyi Marquis is gone, and Xiaoqing is gone too. How can the Ai family let Zhongyi Marquis completely die out, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers on the battlefield?"
  "Besides, instead of finding out the so-called prophecies and decrees later, it was Si Tianjian who took advantage of others and framed Zhuo Xi?"
  The queen hurriedly said: "This is not what I said casually. You are so kind to the people in the Zhongyi Marquis that others can't help but make some guesses."
  "Humph, the Ai family has never produced anything in their lives. They raised not only Xiaoqing, but also the emperor and two others." The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "Why didn't anyone mention it?"
  The queen stiffened.
  Her hint was obvious enough. Did the Queen Mother really not understand, or was she just pretending not to understand?
  What others are talking about is not only the Queen Mother's kindness to the people in the Zhongyi Marquis, but also the past events when the Queen Mother was unmarried. Does the Queen Mother really not know about it?
  The matter was so important that it was hard for her to break through the window paper.
  The queen took a deep breath and said: "The emperor may have heard other people's nonsense and has some grudge in his heart. If you really want to know, I'm afraid you will have to summon the emperor."
  "Okay, the Ai family knows." The Queen Mother said impatiently: "Since you are busy, please step back first."
  The conversation between the Queen and the Queen Mother was clearly heard by Shen Zhuoxi in the back room.
  She listened to the conversation and felt a little weird.
  The Queen Mother was indeed very kind to Shen Zhuoxi, much better than the old lady of the Shen family. She was sincere and did not ask for anything in return.
  She originally thought that the Queen Mother would be like this because Princess Xiaoqing's biological mother, her maternal grandmother, was a close friend of the Queen Mother and was left alone when she died.
  When the Queen said this, she vaguely felt that things were not simple.
  While she was thinking, she heard the Queen Mother say to her: "Zhuo Xi, the Queen has left. Come out."
  Only then did Shen Zhuoxi realize that the queen had left without knowing why. She walked out and called out in a low voice: "The Queen Mother."
  "The Queen and the Emperor have been married for many years, and they have no feelings. This matter is the Emperor's decision." The Queen Mother sighed and said, "The Ai family needs to ask the Emperor for details."
  "The Empress Dowager, my daughter's dowry does not matter, you and the emperor are mother and son, don't let this hurt your feelings." Shen Zhuoxi comforted: "Even if there is not a cent of dowry, His Highness King Yu will not treat my daughter badly. "
  "The Ai family knows that King Yu is a good boy and he will be kind to you." The Queen Mother looked at her lovingly and said, "But the amount of dowry you have is also your confidence. Xiaoqing was like this back then."
  "Don't worry, the Ai family has already prepared this dowry, and it will definitely be in your hands."
  Aunt Guirong had already been sent to invite the emperor. Shen Zhuoxi didn't want to be caught in the process, so she saluted and said, "I would like to thank you, the Queen Mother, for your kindness. It's just that the emperor is here and I can't listen. I will leave first and come to see you another day."
  "Okay." The Queen Mother also had this intention and said, "You go back first."
  As soon as she left, the emperor arrived at the Queen Mother's palace.
  "My son, please send your regards to your mother." The emperor saluted respectfully.
  "The Aijia dare not accept your great gift." The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "You are a noble person. No one cares about you. If the Aijia didn't call you, you wouldn't even know to come over."
  "The queen mother is always the queen mother of her sons and ministers. Recently, she has been busy with government affairs. It is indeed her sons and ministers who have neglected their mother." The emperor walked over and poured a cup of tea for the queen mother himself.
  "The weather is hot, and the Queen Mother's anger is getting stronger, which will cause harm to her body."
  The Queen Mother did not take the tea, but tapped her hand on the table: "You shouldn't know why the Ai family asked you to come?"
  The emperor's hand holding the tea cup froze slightly, and then he placed the tea next to the queen mother and said with a smile: "I heard that the queen mother summoned the queen. Could it be that she has angered you?"
  "Yes." Seeing that the emperor was pretending to be confused, the Queen Mother simply followed his words and said, "King Yu and Miss Shen are about to get married. The Ai family ordered people to prepare a dowry list and send it to Zhuo Xi."
  "Unexpectedly, the queen stopped me halfway through the ceremony. It's been two days and I still haven't given an explanation to the Ai family. Why don't you tell the Ai family why you stopped her?"
  (End of this chapter)