"Come here, bring my mother's tea quickly." Prince Qi Xingming turned around and ordered the maid over there.

The palace maid quickly brought tea, and Qi Xingyun took it and delivered it to Queen Han himself.

"Mother, drink some tea to moisten your throat and relieve your anger." He bowed.

There was concern in his eyes, and his demeanor was respectful and filial.

Queen Han glanced at Qi Xingming, a trace of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

She reached out to take the tea offered by Qi Xingming, took a sip, and waved her hand.

Qi Xingming gave the tea to the waiting maid.

"Mother, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?" he asked with concern.

Empress Han smiled lovingly at Qi Xingming and said, "It's much better. You'd better be considerate and filial tomorrow, so that your mother's love for you is not in vain."

Qi Xingming also had a face full of emotion and said: "My biological mother passed away early. It was you who raised me and taught me to be an adult."

"I have been in poor health since I was a child, and it is because of my mother's troubles. My son will never forget his mother's nurturing grace. He does not ask for anything else. He just wants to be by his mother's side and have fun at her knees." Qi Xingming said with a sincere face.

Queen Han smiled even more happily.

She looked at Qi Xingming, then at Qi Aoshan, and said, "I was not lucky enough to have any children, so I gave birth to Aoshan and raised you and the sixth child."

"You have a kind and honest personality, and you have listened to me since you were a child."

"Unlike Lao Liu, he has not been close to me since he was a child and ran away to the military camp when he was ten years old."

"In the eyes of others, it turns out that I, the queen, cannot tolerate him. Alas!"

"Now that I have grown up and my wings have hardened, you are even more disrespectful to me. Coming here to say hello is just a formality."

"Having a meal with me makes me even more angry. Fortunately, I still have you two." Queen Han said.

Qi Xingming smiled with a sincere face and said: "Mother, my son is dull and knows that he is not as talented as the sixth child. It is understandable that he is so arrogant about his talent..."

When Queen Han heard this, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, and there was a trace of sullenness in her eyebrows.

"Ming'er, you are not allowed to say such self-effacing words again. No matter how crazy Lao Liu is, you just need to understand that you are the master of the East Palace and the future King of Qi." Queen Han said.

"Mother, sons and ministers..."

"There is nothing to worry about. As long as the queen mother lives for one day, she will do her best to support you and will not let the sixth child make mistakes!" Queen Han said.

Qi Xingming said nothing, a faint light flashed across his eyes, but his face remained submissive.

On the side, Qi Aoshan couldn't help but speak out.

"Mom, I can't stand listening any more. Are you thinking too much? I think Sixth Brother is pretty good. He is just used to the life in the army and is not used to the royal rules and regulations. What are you talking about?

It's so serious, really!" she said.

This year, I am sixteen years old.

Sixth Brother is twenty-four, a full eight years older than me.

In other words, when Brother Six left the palace and went to the military camp at the age of ten, he was only two years old, and he was not familiar with Brother Six at all.

But in the intervening fourteen years, Sixth Brother came back several times.

But every time she came back, Sixth Brother would bring her gifts from the frontier, and when he came to the palace to pay his respects to his father, he would play with her for a while.

She felt that Sixth Brother was a nice person, not as unruly as the Queen Mother and Eldest Brother said.

"Mother, brother, I think Sixth Brother is really good. You see, when he left, he even invited me to play in his house!" Qi Aoshan said again.

"Shut up!"

Queen Han gave a cold shout and stopped Qi Aoshan.

"You are still a child, what do you know? Sit back and eat your food!"

"Humph, I've lost my appetite!" Qi Aoshan pouted.

Qi Xingming hurriedly coaxed: "Nine sisters, be obedient and don't make our queen mother angry. It's not good for your health..."

Qi Aoshan ignored Qi Xingming and continued to glare at Queen Han.

Queen Han flicked her sleeves and ordered the two nuns beside her: "Take the princess to the bedroom next door to think about her past. She is not allowed to come out without my instructions!"

"Queen Mother!" Qi Aoshan stomped her feet in dissatisfaction.

Queen Han's face completely fell, "Get down!"

Qi Aoshan held back her anger, but had no choice but to turn around and leave the room angrily.

After taking Qi Aoshan away, Queen Han said to Qi Xingming: "Sit down, my mother has something to tell you."

Qi Xingming then sat down respectfully.

Queen Han said: "Tomorrow, your father will take you all to hunt in the Western Mountains."

"I've seen the list. Young people from the families of princes and ministers, as well as civil servants and military generals, are all on the list."

"The royal family members and you princes will all accompany you," she said.

Qi Xingming listened carefully and nodded lightly from time to time.

"This is a good opportunity. You must perform well and try to hunt more prey to please your father." Empress Han then warned.

"Except for two of the other princes who are still in their infancy, all the other princes are on the accompanying list."

"Among your brothers, the second and sixth brothers are the most threatening to you regardless of their age, strength or influence."

"So this time during the hunt, you must work hard to make your father, the emperor, and all the civil and military officials sincerely convinced of you, the lord of the East Palace. Do you understand?" she said.

Qi Xingming nodded vigorously, "Mother, please rest assured that I will do my best to come out on top in the hunt!"

"So...very good!" Queen Han said.

"Mother, are you going to hunt this time?" Qi Xingming asked.

Empress Han said: "Your father originally wanted to invite me to go with you, but I have been a little tired these days and don't want to move."

Qi Xingming nodded: "In that case, please stay in the palace and adjust your breathing well."

The two of them talked for a while before Qi Xingming stood up and left.

After Qi Xingming left, the last trace of smile on Queen Han's face disappeared completely.

She asked the nanny beside her: "Where is the ninth princess?"

Grandma said: "I'm still angry."

Queen Han sighed softly, "Let's take a look."

In a splendid room next door, Qi Aoshan was squatting on the ground with her mouth pouted, holding a gold hairpin in her hand and drawing circles there.

Queen Han walked to Qi Aoshan and stood in front of her, lowering her head and looking at the girl in front of her.

"Shan'er, are you still worried about your mother?" Queen Han asked.

Qi Aoshan did not raise her head, so Queen Han raised her hand and waved away the maids in the room.

When only mother and daughter were left, Queen Han knelt down and pulled Qi Aoshan up from the ground.

"Shan'er, you stupid kid, are you still fighting with your mother? I am your biological mother. In popular terms, I am your mother!"

Empress Han held Qi Aoshan's hand tightly and spoke gently and lovingly.

Qi Aoshan was startled for a moment and looked up at the lady in front of her.
Chapter completed!