Chapter 259 The Queen Mother and the Regent Who Became a Cat 21

Although the young emperor had no idea how to handle government affairs, he inherited Concubine Lin's talent in judging situations and pleasing others.

He keenly noticed that Cha Jiu seemed to just want to give him a warning and had no intention of completely breaking up with him.

This means there is still room for improvement.

The little emperor blinked rapidly, his eye sockets instantly turned red and filled with tears, revealing a look of great shame.

He pulled Cha Jiu's sleeve, his voice choking, "Queen Mother, I was bewildered and believed the slander before, so I did such a horrible thing to you. I already know I was wrong, please forgive me this time for the kindness of my father to the Lu family and for the sake of Grand Tutor Lu."

Finally, he took out the ruler for whipping the palm and placed it on Cha Jiu's hand, then he took the initiative to stretch out his hand to accept the punishment.

It looks so pitiful.

Cha Jiu looked at him steadily, and after a while he said, "This matter is not your Majesty's fault alone. It is because I have always been too strict with you, which has made you hate me. From now on, I will no longer discipline you so harshly."

"Snap!" The little emperor was so shocked that the ruler in his hand fell to the ground.

He looked at Cha Jiu doubtfully: "What you said is... true"

"real."

"I don't need to get up at the hour of Yin to memorize the text anymore."

"Need not."

"I can take concubines at will"

"Can."

The little emperor was overjoyed, and took the opportunity to tell Cha Jiu that Zong Yue had secretly ordered a palace search the night before.

"Zong Yue is so audacious that he doesn't even care about me and the Queen Mother. How despicable!" The little emperor observed Cha Jiu's expression and added fuel to the fire, "He even expressed offensive words to you in private many times."

Cha Jiu raised an eyebrow: "Oh, for example"

The little emperor said something nonsense: "He covets you."

Cha Jiu's body is indeed beautiful, but because she holds a high position, she has to always maintain a dignified and rigid demeanor, which makes this stunning beauty lack a lot of agility.

The little emperor received an order from Cha Jiu to reprimand Zong Yue and left happily.

Only then did Zong Yue come out from his hiding place.

He glanced at the memorial on the desk, his eyes flashing with a hint of sarcasm: "Nothing he came up with was right. But he did say one thing that was right."

Cha Jiu looked up at him and happened to meet a pair of deep and affectionate black jade eyes.

She heard Zong Yue's voice, deep and pleasant, with a happy smile: "I do covet you."

"Very coveted."

A tall figure loomed over me, invading me fiercely with the kiss of snow-capped mountain pine trees.

The cinnabar pen, a symbol of power, rolled and rolled, fell silently on the carpet, and was finally buried in the fallen robe.

…

As soon as the Empress Dowager issued the order of reprimand, Zong Yue indeed obediently withdrew from the court temporarily and no longer interfered in political affairs in the past few months.

The young emperor and the Lin family lived a prosperous life, and took the opportunity to suppress the ministers of the Regent's party, stripping them of their power and marginalizing them in the court.

They thought their plan was successful, but little did they know that Zong Yue was just biding his time and waiting for the right opportunity.

All the palace maids in Yongning Palace have been replaced. Now it is as safe as a rock and no news can leak out.

As a result, no one outside the Yongle Palace noticed that the Regent Prince, who was supposed to stay in the palace to reflect on his mistakes, appeared in the Queen Mother's bedroom every day.

Eat together, sleep together, and even... bathe together.

The palace servants in Yongning Palace had developed a skill: when the Queen Mother and the Prince Regent were being affectionate with each other, they would look up to the sky and the ground, but not look at the two of them.

The little emperor would occasionally come to Yongle Palace to discuss things with Cha Jiu. As the number of visits increased, he gradually discovered traces of a man in the Yongle Palace.

Could it be... a male pet?

The little emperor secretly looked down upon Cha Jiu.

They say they are from a noble family and they abide by the rules, but now they can't stand the loneliness in the palace and have a male lover.

However, this is a good opportunity to send spies to Yongning Palace.

After a few days, the little emperor sent a dozen handsome men to the Yongning Palace.

It was euphemistically called "sending fine wine from the Western Regions."

In fact, these were the male pets that were given as gifts.

Cha Jiu sat on a chair and ate grapes leisurely, treating these people as just entertainment.

One of the boys, about 17 or 18 years old, was particularly bold.

He is the most handsome of all the men, with a pair of charming peach blossom eyes and bright lips.

Seeing that Cha Jiu was silent, he boldly walked forward with the wine and knelt down in front of her.

"Empress Dowager, this fine wine from the Western Regions tastes best half an hour after it has been chilled. How about I pour you a glass so you can have a sip of it?"

He then raised his charming peach blossom eyes, smiled slightly, and hinted: "Good wine, beautiful scenery, and beautiful women are all fleeting, so don't let them down."

Oh, you are quite eloquent.

Cha Jiu suddenly felt that this was something new, so he asked him to continue pouring the wine to see what new tricks this old-age male model could come up with.

The palace maids serving Cha Jiu kept looking outside the door.

Oh no, oh no.

Why hasn't the prince returned from the palace yet?

If the Queen Mother couldn't stand the loneliness and really dragged her male pet to the bedroom, would they stop her or not?

Peach Blossom Eyes deliberately filled the wine glass, and pretended to tip it over the moment Cha Jiu reached out to take it.

"Oh, please forgive me, Your Majesty, I will wipe it clean for you."

He didn't take out a handkerchief, nor did he use his clothes. Instead, he stretched out his bright red tongue and was about to lick the wine on the back of Cha Jiu's hand...

Cha Jiu felt a chill and was about to pull his hand back when a chilly figure strode into the hall and opened those peach blossom eyes.

Peach Blossom Eyes' butt was numb from the fall and he was angry.

Seeing that the person in front of him was a man, he thought that he was also the Queen Mother's male favorite, so he said: "Since you and I are of the same status, why don't we get along well and serve the Queen Mother together? After all, making the master happy is what we should do."

Zong Yue turned around.

He was tall and dressed in a black robe. Standing in front of the group of kneeling male pets, he almost blocked out all the light.

His eyes were stern and oppressive, his face was cold, and Peach Blossom Eyes was so frightened that she no longer dared to pretend to be smart, and she crawled back, swallowing her saliva.

Zong Yue looked back at Cha Jiu, his eyes slightly narrowed, with a hint of danger in his eyes: "I didn't let the Queen Mother enjoy herself to her fullest."

Cha Jiu blinked his eyes and said innocently, "They were sent by His Majesty to deliver the wine."

In other words, it's none of her business.

Zong Yue's eyes fell on the light red wine in the crystal glass.

Suddenly, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then leaned over and kissed Cha Jiu, feeding her the sour yet sweet wine.

Cha Jiu: ""

Male pet: ""

People in the Yongning Palace began to look up at the sky, the earth, and the candles again.

Zong Yue asked people to take these male pets out of the palace, and he carried Cha Jiu, whose clothes were wet, to the bathing pool to wash.

The clothes were all gone and the air was filled with smoke.

Cha Jiu's face flushed slightly, and he muttered, "I can wash it myself."

Zong Yue raised his eyebrows: "You don't like me washing you or... you don't like me washing you like this"

Cha Jiu was at a loss: "Hmm"

"If you want me to learn how to clean up after you, that's fine."

Cha Jiu was shocked: "Hmm"

Zong Yue looked at her with deep eyes, then he put her hand close to his face and licked it gently.

It's obviously the same action, but the peach blossom eyes appear to be flattering and fawning.

But when Zong Yue did it, he still maintained his menace and wildness, like a beast ready to pounce, ready to swallow the prey in front of him alive at any time.

Cha Jiu's face turned even redder: "You don't have to do this. I never regarded you as my male pet."

"you can."

When Cha Jiu heard this, he was stunned for a moment: "What?"

Zong Yue stared at her with an aggressive gaze. He spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "You can treat me as anything you want, a male pet... or a lover."

"Only you can, my Queen Mother."