Although he had expected Mu Zhaozhang to say this, Qiucao's heart still shook uncontrollably when he actually heard it.

Qiucao didn't understand why she felt a sour feeling in her chest after hearing this hateful man say that she was just a substitute.

Could it be that...she has fallen in love with Mu Zhaoxu?

Qiucao closed her eyes, not daring to think any more.

When Qiucao was tired, Mu Zhaoxu pulled the quilt and carefully covered her, then turned around, left, and returned to the main hall.[

The Queen Mother couldn't wait any longer and was about to send someone to urge her. When she saw Mu Zhaochu appeared, she immediately stepped forward and asked, "Where is your son?"

"Queen Mother, please come with me." Mu Zhaoxu ordered all the palace attendants to retreat, led the Queen Mother into the rockery of the garden, and turned on the switch.

The rockery slowly moved away, and a dark secret passage appeared in front of the two of them.

Without saying a word, the Queen Mother was about to walk in, but was held back by Mu Zhaochu.

"Your Majesty?" The Queen Mother thought he was going to regret it, so she immediately grimaced and said, "You have no joke!"

"Queen Mother..." Mu Zhaochu took a deep breath and said, "I have no regrets, I just..."

"only?"

"That's all, I'll find out when my mother goes in and takes a look." Mu Zhaochu sighed and walked into the secret passage first.

The Queen Mother was confused by his series of anomalies and followed him quickly.

The two walked in the secret passage for about ten minutes and arrived at the dungeon lit only by an oil lamp.

As soon as the Queen Mother saw the person locked in the cell, she immediately rushed forward with tears in her eyes, called "son" several times, then turned her head and said, "Open the door quickly!"

Mu Zhaochu opened the lock of the cell without saying a word.

The Queen Mother immediately rushed in excitedly, hugged the disheveled prisoner and cried loudly. While crying, she wiped the prisoner's blood-stained face.

However

The Queen Mother wiped it, but suddenly she felt that something was wrong. She was startled for a moment and looked carefully at the prisoner's face. This face... obviously looked exactly like her son, but she felt that something was wrong...
Chapter completed!