Chapter 47

  However, the Empress Dowager was so trusting of her and so supportive of her.

  "Empress, listen to me... it's not like that..." The empress's stiff body trembled slightly as she hastily explained again.

  "The Emperor has arrived." Just then, the eunuch's sharp voice suddenly came.

  "Alright, you can explain it to the Emperor yourself." The Empress Dowager let out a cold hum and stopped looking at the Empress, instead wrapping her arm around Meng Fu Ying as she walked forward several steps.

  The emperor hastily walked in, with Xuan Yuan Ye following closely behind him.

  Xuanyuan Ye saw her tightly clinging to the Empress Dowager's body, and the corners of his mouth rose again. She really was...

  Seeing the commotion in the house, the Emperor's brow furrowed slightly. Upon seeing the Empress Dowager's annoyed face, he felt a slight unease and hastily asked, "Mother, what happened? What's going on?"

  "I, an old woman, have beaten up the Empress and everyone in this house. Do you believe it or not?" The Empress Dowager was probably furious at this moment, speaking to the Emperor with some urgency and seemingly also somewhat hysterical.

  Meng Fu Ying's eyes widened slightly, and the corners of her lips curled up. The Empress Dowager's words reminded her of a certain official's explanation, whether you believe it or not, I do anyway.

  I didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would have such a cute side.

  The emperor was slightly stunned, and when he saw Meng Xuan Ying being tightly hugged in the arms of the empress dowager, he also guessed the general situation.

  "I'll send you off first, Mother, and then I'll return." The Emperor coldly swept a glance at the Empress before turning to the Dowager Empress and speaking respectfully.

  "It's all right." The empress dowager's voice softened slightly, her eyes shifted, and when she saw Xuan Yuan Ye, she was taken aback for a moment, but then immediately shouted, "Ye, hold your wife in your arms, we're going back. Look at how scared you've made your wife!"

  "En." Xuan Yuan Ye walked over very obediently and took Meng Cui Ying from the empress dowager's arms.

  Meng Fu Ying's body stiffened, she hadn't expected the Empress Dowager to let Xuan Yuan Ye carry her, and even more so, she hadn't expected Xuan Yuan Ye to agree. Being held by him like this made her feel somewhat uneasy.

  And he suddenly lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, it's okay now."

  If she hadn't been so clever, if he hadn't discovered the queen's plot, she was afraid that by now...

  Meng Fu's eyes widened and her body froze in shock, hardly believing that such words had come out of Xuan Yuan Ye's mouth.

  It's just that I vaguely feel that his words seem to have a deeper meaning.

  Or he just thought she was really crazy and pitied her.

  "See Mother off." The Emperor shouted respectfully, and when he looked at Xuan Yuan Ye holding Meng Cui Ying, his eyebrows slightly raised.

  After the Empress Dowager and her entourage left, the Emperor turned to the Empress with a sudden change in expression, his face sinking, and said coldly, "Speak, what's going on?"

  "Your Majesty, I really didn't hit her, she hit me. Look at the wounds on my body." The empress cried out with a wronged expression, "Originally, I just called her over to sit for a bit, but unexpectedly, she suddenly went mad and then hit..."

  The emperor didn't even look at the empress's wounds, his eyes narrowed, and he spoke in a cold voice again, "I asked you what you did to her?"

  The queen's body trembled slightly, and the emperor's narrowed eyes flashed with cold light. "You really have a big nerve. This time, let's see how the empress dowager will spare you."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't look at the empress again and turned away coldly.

  "Your Majesty, I..." The Empress wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the Emperor's guard.

  Xuanyuan Ye hugged Meng Fuying back to He Shou Palace, and the Empress Dowager hastily ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.

  Meng Fu Ying thought about how to explain to the Empress Dowager, if it were only the Empress Dowager alone, it would be easy to say, but now Xuan Yuan Ye is also here...

  At this moment, she was still tightly held in his arms, her body close to his chest, and she could clearly feel his temperature, faintly feeling his heartbeat, her body involuntarily tensed up.

  "How much longer do you want to pretend? Or are you going to stay stuck on me like this, unable to let go?" Xuan Yuan Ye's eyes gazed at the stiff body in his arms, speaking in a low voice, with a hint of teasing and a faint smile.

  At this moment, there are only two of them in the Shou Palace, and also the Empress Dowager, so there is no need to worry about anything.

  Meng Fu Ying suddenly opened her eyes, looking at him with a hint of astonishment. It turned out that he had known all along that she was pretending, so what did his previous words mean?

  In shock, she quickly jumped down from his body.

  Xuanyuan Ye felt a sudden emptiness in his arms, as if there was something faintly empty in his heart, and he seemed to have a slight reluctance.

  "Shadow, you were pretending?" The Empress Dowager was completely stunned this time, her face filled with incredulity as she gazed at Meng Cuo Ying, but a clear joy also spread across her face. As long as her Shadow didn't have any problems, that was all that mattered.

  "Grandma Huang, I'm sorry, I just..." Meng Bufei looked at her with a hint of apology, recalling her anxiety and worry from earlier, feeling somewhat guilty.

  "It's all right, as long as nothing happens to the young master." The empress dowager had a benevolent smile on her face, and her eyes swept over Xuan Yuan Ye, with a hint of unusual light in the depths of her eyes. She said again, "Then I'll go tell them, no need to send for the imperial physician."

  The words had hardly been spoken when he turned and walked away.

  Not even asking about Meng Fu Ying's situation, they just left like that.

  Meng Fu Ying's heart was once again filled with a strong sense of warmth, the Empress Dowager had always doted on her so much that even if she knew Meng Fu Ying had done something wrong, she would still protect her without hesitation. This kind of love, how could it not move her?

  Xuanyuan Ye saw her slightly dazed expression and his eyes flickered, saying in a low voice again, "You acted well."

  Meng Fu's eyes widened in surprise as he suddenly remembered something and involuntarily exclaimed in a low voice, "Could it be you?"

  Wasn't the person who just helped her outside Xuan Yuan Ye?