Chapter 1040 Something is fishy Long Yi said in a deep voice: "What are you talking about? How could I be the one who set the fire back then?" Qiao Wanyou shook her head repeatedly, and tears immediately filled her eyes. "Since I came back to you, I have been suppressing my emotions. Even though I lost my memory, I still subconsciously knew that it was you who wanted to kill us, so I didn't dare to reveal anything. I thought that if I was more cautious, I wouldn't cause any trouble for the children." Tears suddenly rolled down. Long Yi ordered Eunuch Han: "Go and guard it, and don't let anyone else get close." Fu Ciyi also told Nanny Li to guard it. The two said they were leaving. Yan Funing stood up and took out a handkerchief and gave it to her mother-in-law. Qiao Wanyou took the handkerchief, wiped her tears and continued, "Gradually my eyes became sensitive to light, until I could see the outlines of people and objects. By the night of the Lantern Festival, I could see everything. I didn't dare to tell you anything." "I told myself that the person who wanted to harm my son and I was right beside me. No matter who it was, the enemy was out in the open, but I had lost my memory and didn't know. I had to be cautious and careful."

“Do you know that feeling?” Her tears fell. Long Yi reached out to pull her hand, but she pushed it away forcefully. She continued crying, "I can see the children, see the grown-up Wen Yu, and see what the twins look like after so much hardship. I can't tell you how excited I am." "When I left Beijing, Wen Yu was only five years old, and Nan Yao and Bei Mo were still in my belly. Wen Yu has grown up to be so tall and handsome, and I haven't seen Nan Yao and Bei Mo since they were born, and they have grown up now." "Fu Ning, my daughter! She is so kind, and I can't see her. So what if I could touch her?" "When I saw them, I was so excited. It was all because of you. Because you wanted to kill us. I dare not show it." "I will be happy and excited alone in my bed when I wake up in the middle of the night." "I have rarely been alone and excited, all because you have always stayed in my palace during this period." "Your Majesty, the impact of the past is so great that even if I lost my memory, I would not want to return to the capital when I was in Ling County. Even if I returned to your side, I would not dare to be my original self." "I am very cautious because I am afraid that the children will be in danger again." "Even if I was in my own bedroom, even if I could see with my own eyes, even if I could really see the children, I could only calmly tell them that I could see them." "I am so calm, not because I am not happy and excited, but mainly because I am afraid that you have spies in my bedroom." "Now that we have come to this, let's be frank. You are the emperor, so it is easy for you to kill us. If you want to kill us, please finish what you have to say before you act." "And now you say you've missed me for more than ten years." "But you wanted to kill us back then. Even if you wanted to hide your mother's secret, even if you wanted to kill me, you didn't know that I was pregnant at the time, but Wenyu is your flesh and blood!" Qiao Wanyou hit Long Yi like crazy, grabbed his collar and shook him hard. "He is so sensible and cute, and you actually want to kill him too?" I couldn't stop crying while speaking.

Long Yi held her in his arms, letting her lean on his shoulder, and letting her tears flow onto his dragon robe. Fu Ciyi, Yan Funing, Fu Nanyao and Fu Beimo had never seen their mother like this before. The four of them called out, "Mom." Long Yi reached out and patted Qiao Wanyou on the back: "Even if I kill everyone in the world, I will not kill you." "What about Wen Yu?" "That brat and my princess caused you to faint. I did have the intention to kill you, but that was just an angry remark. Wanyou, even if you don't trust others, you should trust me!" Qiao Wanyou sneered: "No, I saw you set the fire with my own eyes!" Fu Beimo asked softly, "Did mother see how father set the fire?" Fu Nanyao also asked: "What shameful things did the Queen Mother see the Empress Dowager do?" "Questions one by one, how did I start the fire?" "Why can't it be you?" Fu Ciyi said coldly, "During the fire, I saw you standing outside the fire scene with my own eyes, watching the flames engulf me and the people around me." "Don't interrupt, you little brat. Listen to your mother." Long Yi scolded. "That day, we had a big fight. When you left my yard, you swung your sleeves and knocked over the flower pillars and lamps. Do you still remember it?" Qiao Wanyou's voice softened and the tears on her face subsided a lot. Long Yi said, "Yes, you and I had a big fight that day. You said my mother had done something to offend my father, and I said it was impossible. You thought I was defending my mother and not standing on your side, so we had a big fight. In fact, before that, we often quarreled, all because of the bad relationship between you and my mother. I thought that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult in the world, so I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect that the quarrel was so fierce that time." This time he did not call himself "Zhen". Qiao Wanyou shook her head and smiled with tears in her eyes: "The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult, all because your mother doesn't like me. I am now a mother-in-law, but my relationship with Fu Ning is better than that of mother and daughter. If we talk about the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem, it's your mother. I know you want to protect your mother again, and it's natural for a son to protect his mother, but what I said at the time was what I saw and heard with my own eyes." "What on earth did you see that caused you to have such a big misunderstanding?" Long Yi frowned. Qiao Wanyou didn't answer, but asked herself, "Can you admit that you flicked your sleeves and knocked over the flower pillar lamp?" "Yes, I was angry and upset at the time, and I did knock over the flower column lamp, and the flame instantly ignited the gauze curtain, but I immediately ordered the people around me to put out the fire." Qiao Wanyou shook her head: "No, I only saw the gauze curtain fall into flames, and then Wen Yu woke me up, and then we escaped." Long Yi caught the doubt in his words and said, "Wait, so you fainted after you saw me knock over the lamp and the gauze curtain caught fire?" "I seemed to have fainted. I can't remember exactly what happened. My memory hasn't come back completely yet, but I remember the quarrel between you and me before the fire and the scene caused by the fire." "At that time, I did order people to put out the fire on the gauze curtain." Long Yi's eyebrows were knitted tighter and tighter. "There is something strange. The gauze curtain burned in the first half of the night, and the fire burned vigorously in the second half of the night. There were several hours in between. The fire was indeed nothing to do with me." "It has nothing to do with Father. So what happened to the fire that year?" Fu Ciyi asked coldly, "There was such a big fire. Didn't you investigate afterwards?" "You bastard, how do you know I didn't investigate?" Long Yi cursed, "Everyone in the capital knows that the fire burned everything to ashes, leaving not even the slightest trace. I even asked Jingzhao Prefecture to investigate, but they couldn't find the cause. They only said that it might have been caused by someone living in the courtyard accidentally knocking over a candle. But at that time, no one in the entire courtyard survived, and the matter was..." Fu Ciyi asked again: "Even if the fire had nothing to do with you, I clearly saw you standing in the open space watching coldly, how do you explain it?" Thanks to my dear friends for their monthly tickets: Chrissi, Lan Xilanxi, Rachael, Qian#Ruo#Xia#Mo! 感谢宝子们的红袖票：Ever666（20张）、橙色生香（10张）、目中所及心之所向（10张）、书友62022505（6张）、-innnlzy（6张）、杨紫紫（6张）、不改名字（4张）、踏雪寻梅（2张）、蓝天白云（2张）、太阳花儿（2张）、蓝天白云（2张）！ - Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a prosperous Year of the Snake!