Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

Li Qingyan was unaware that the female protagonist of the book had developed an interest in Sannoye, and even took the initiative in a rare move.

She looked at the Prince Xian: "What do you mean by 'If you die, the Empress Mother won't wake up'?"

"The literal meaning." Having confirmed that Li Qingyan cared about the emperor's life, the Prince Xian's handsome yet wicked face broke into a smile.

In order to save his life, the wise king did not intend to hide anything, but told him everything.

"This is my way of protecting myself. My mother knew about it all along, which is why she was willing to spare my life."

Did the emperor not want to keep him before?

"You cast a spell on the Queen Mother? She doesn't want to keep you because of your ambition, does she?"

With Sannoye around, Li Qingyan immediately thought of Gu.

"My elder sister guessed half right."

The wise prince's face suddenly turned cold: "My mother didn't abandon me because of my ambition; she never wanted me from the time I was a child."

Li Qingyan felt inexplicably relieved, but the Prince Xian's anger surged instantly upon seeing her expression.

"Don't be so smug. No matter how much she likes you, you're still a loser."

Li Qingyan: "Even a useless mother likes you, but you are outstanding. So why doesn't the mother like you?"

"If she doesn't like it, she doesn't like it. I don't care anyway. If she doesn't protect me or help me, there are other people who will."

"When I was seven years old, I met a benefactor who helped me."

"Your concubine isn't the only one in Miao territory who knows Gu magic; there are others as well."

The wise prince laughed: "He cast a mother-child curse on my mother and me. If I die, my mother will also die. If she wants to live, she must protect me and let me live."

"And with the death of my mother, I'm merely suffering from an illness that shortens my lifespan by a few years."

"If you want your mother to live, you must save me."

Li Qingyan's smile vanished: "Who knows if you're lying to me?"

"You should definitely give it a try!"

The wise king's face was cold: "I dare to guarantee that without the Empress Dowager's suppression, the Li Kingdom will surely descend into chaos upon my death."

"With your abilities and public opinion, it's absolutely impossible for you to turn the tide, so you must give me the antidote."

Li Qingyan scoffed, "So, after saving you, you're waiting for you to turn against the Empress?"

"I won't harm her now. Firstly, she has a backup plan that I can't take. Secondly, I can't bear to see her die. I can let you see the Empress Dowager and I won't stop you from doing so in the future, but you must give me the antidote."

Li Qingyan cursed inwardly: Bitch!

Seeing her pale face, the Prince Xian raised an eyebrow: "I was just trying to survive! Second Sister, I'm suffering too. I don't understand. She carried me for ten months and gave birth to me, and just because I'm a boy, she hates me so much, is so wary of me, and even wants to kill me. Why?"

Forget about the eldest princess; she's been outstanding since childhood and is the heir.

But Li Qingyan was so foolish, yet the Empress Dowager favored her the most, as if Li Qingyan was the only daughter she had.

On what grounds?

"I'm not convinced. I've always been unconvinced. I've always wanted my mother to discover my excellence and make her regret it, but she never has."

No matter how badly you behave or how hopeless you are, she will still only love you.

"I also wanted to know why she hated me so much, so I did some investigation. Guess what? I was born unexpectedly, so she didn't want me from the beginning."

"But because of her health condition, she couldn't abort me, so she had no choice but to give birth to me."

"But after I was born, my mother wanted to send me away and make me leave the palace."

"Sometimes I even feel like she wants me dead. The better I perform, the less she likes me. If it weren't for the Life and Death Gu, I suspect she would have gotten rid of me long ago."

The once proud and wise king eventually lost control of his emotions and vomited black blood.

Li Qingyan: "Sang Nuoye!"

With one of the male protagonists dead, it's unknown what will happen to this book world, and she doesn't dare risk the emperor.

Especially after hearing the wise prince's words of breaking down, she wanted to see the emperor more than ever before, to find out if it was her mother.

Even if there's only a one percent chance, she can't let the emperor die now.

After Sannoye entered, he poured a bottle of clear liquid into the wise king's mouth.

Only Sannoye knew exactly what it was, but after the wise king drank it, his bluish complexion improved a lot, and he stopped spitting out black blood.

With Qiu Nanxing's medical skills, the Prince Xian was able to walk around quickly the next day.

The wise king was deeply troubled by his loss of composure and the defeat he had suffered.

"Someone must be helping Li Qingyan. She kept looking for Song Qinian, and it was Song Qinian who helped her."

"We must expose her, and we must also expose Song Qinian. The empress is not allowed to interfere in politics; he violated this rule and should be dealt with directly." The wise prince sneered, "And while we're at it, we should also suppress the Left Chancellor."

That old woman is so stubborn. Just because he's a prince, no matter how he behaves, she never considers supporting him, saying that the Li Kingdom's legacy cannot be shaken.

But a hundred years ago, before the establishment of the Li Kingdom, all emperors were men.

This proves that the emperor should be a man, and he was merely restoring male orthodoxy.

Fortunately, he wasn't the only one with this idea; the Right Chancellor shared the same sentiment, and many other officials also supported him.

"If she wants to show off, then give her the opportunity to step into the public eye and reveal her true colors."

The wise prince knew his second elder sister very well, and he still vividly remembered how she would fall asleep as soon as she started reading, and how dull and foolish she was.

When Li Qingyan received the message that she should go directly to the Secretariat the next day to personally oversee the disaster relief efforts, she was outside the Yuanxi Hall.

"I understand." Feeling a mix of nervousness and excitement as she approached home, she took a deep breath before going inside.

She finally met the emperor.

Upon seeing the emperor for the first time, Li Qingyan's eyes welled up with tears.

"Mother……"

The emperor really looked exactly like a modern mother. Her features were ordinary, and at first glance, one might even think she had a serious and aloof demeanor, which was indeed the case.

But she didn't feel anything was wrong, because that's how her mother had raised her.

She had wondered before if it was just a resemblance.

When she actually saw the emperor, even without opening her eyes or confirming it, she felt it was her mother.

Especially after hearing what the wise king said.

The emperor also unconditionally favored her, to the point that the wise prince lost control.

Not to mention, a mother won't mistake her own child, and a child won't mistake their mother.

She was born with a rare disease called analgesia. When she was young and unaware, she couldn't feel pain and didn't know what was dangerous. She would touch knives, grab fire, and break her leg without crying out in pain. She was constantly injured and had almost lost her life several times.

It sounds like it won't hurt, which is a good thing, but it's actually full of dangers, and you won't even know you're getting sick.

Her father decisively abandoned her and remarried, having a son. Only her mother remained unmarried and raised her.

As she grew up and became more sensible, she tried her best to protect herself and not worry her mother. However, perhaps due to overwork and excessive pressure, her mother still passed away from late-stage breast cancer.

She hadn't seen her mother for a very, very long time.

"I miss you so much, Mom."

Li Qingyan held her hand tightly.

She didn't know why her mother was in the book, but in the original story, the emperor would die in three months.

"I won't let you die, Mom. I'll live well too..."

Her eyes held a newfound seriousness and caution; she was determined to change the plot, steal the spotlight, and try to wake the emperor.