Chapter 287 Yun Ting's Ambition

Lu Qinniang blabbered a lot, and finally said a little embarrassedly: "Anyway, I just write down whatever I hear and think of. I thought about telling you what we ordinary people care about most. You must have your difficulties, but wouldn't it be good to change a little? By the way -"

She suddenly stood up and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I must thank you on behalf of all the women who were forced to remain widows. You have done a tremendous service."

"Get up, get up quickly." The emperor smiled. "It's hard for you to live a hard life, and yet you still care about others. You really brought up this matter very well."

He then asked Lu Qiniang, "I don't want to hear you begging for help from others right now. Do you have nothing to ask for yourself?"

Seeing Lu Qiniang's dazed expression, the emperor reminded her, "For example, do you want an imperial edict?"

This should be the ultimate dream of every woman.

Unexpectedly, Lu Qiniang waved her hands repeatedly, "If I become a royal consort, wouldn't that be a mess?"

"What's the mess?"

"It's like, like a monkey and a human sitting at the same table." Lu Qiniang couldn't help laughing, "How can they be a match?"

"They deserve it." The emperor said, "Those people may not have the same broad mind as you. Qi Niang, don't underestimate yourself. You deserve it. Not only can you sit at the same table with them, you should also sit at the head of the table."

"You're just partial to me." Lu Qi's mother felt embarrassed. "What do you want to eat? How about I make you noodles with gravy? I'm the best at it."

"Okay. I'll enjoy eating anything here."

While Lu Qiniang was preparing to cook, Xiao Yan came back.

The emperor asked him about Wang Yun.

Xiao Yan knew that this was what Lu Qiniang had told the emperor.

She has always been afraid of bothering others, but she can bite the bullet and speak for her own preferences.

If this isn't love, then what is?

A sweet feeling spread in Xiao Yan's heart.

"Your Majesty, forget about anything else. I just want the cloud to accompany me through life and death. I want to take it out."

"Yes, I understand." The emperor said, then turned to ask Yun Ting, who had returned with Xiao Yan, "You can't hang out outside all day long. Go home and study and practice martial arts. Although Qi Niang's place is good, you can't hang out in the streets every day."

Yun Ting looked like he was about to cry.

The emperor laughed and scolded, "When I was your age, I already had a son. You're still treating yourself like a child. There's no point crying. You should try harder. While I'm still around, I'll arrange a job for you. You have to be good enough, not too bad. I have to save my face."

Yun Ting squeezed out two tears and said, "Uncle, you don't know the bad things that happened to me when I went home for the New Year."

"What's the matter?" The emperor really didn't know.

Yun Ting then told the whole story, choking up as he said, "My father and I had a falling out over this. You said it was so obvious, why did he try to smooth things over?"

The emperor thought of the Lantern Festival and couldn't help but sigh, "Ting'er, what do you want your father to do? Kill his nephew and avenge that maid? You have to know that when your uncle was alive, he took good care of your father. Now that he is gone, your father's feelings for him are all placed on your two cousins."

Yun Rui did something wrong, and everyone knows it.

But Duke Yun couldn't bear to do it when he thought of his deceased brother.

The most he could do was secretly warn Yun Rui a few things, and in the future he would probably have to be on guard against him while supporting him to go further in his official career.

This would probably make up for some of the injustice he felt for not being able to obtain the Duke's Mansion.

"But right is right, and wrong is wrong. He allowed me to be harmed by his brothers out of consideration for their brotherly love? He thought he was warning Yun Rui, but in reality, wasn't that just condoning me?"

"Ting'er——"

"Uncle, I don't want to go back to that home anymore. At least not until I can protect myself and not bring trouble to others." Yun Ting said, "I've made up my mind. I want to study."

"You want me to invite a gentleman for you?"

"Don't bother me, old man. I'll find a teacher myself."

"How can you find a good teacher without your father's help and without my help?"

"The teacher of the third-place scholar can teach a third-place scholar, but can't he teach me, a playboy?"

It turned out that Yun Ting learned that after the Fifth Young Master studied with Mr. Liu, he had been eager to become his disciple.

"That's fine," the emperor said. "Is it settled?"

"No," Yun Ting said, "I mentioned it to Lord Zhou, and he agreed to speak for me. But Mr. Liu has a bit of an eccentric personality and hates playboys, so he probably won't accept me. But I thought, since I'm determined to study hard, I should give something in return. It's my fault for being so unruly before, so I deserve a lesson."

He decided to keep pestering Mr. Liu.

I will cherish the learning opportunities I get on my own more.

The emperor nodded. "Good, you have a bright future. To study, one must have an indomitable spirit. You should give it a try first. If it doesn't work, don't waste too much time. I will help you solve it. Ting'er, as long as you are eager to learn, I will cover anything you need. As for the Duke's Mansion, you don't have to go back for now. However, I will test your knowledge in the future, and if you don't learn well, I will punish you."

"Don't worry, uncle. I will study hard and will not bring shame to you!" Yun Ting made a solemn statement, making the emperor smile.

When people get older, isn’t it that what they most want to see is the younger generation in their family working hard to make progress?

During the meal, Lu Qiniang asked the emperor why he didn't bring the prince with him.

"I think the prince is too thin," she said, "perhaps if he comes to my house and eats some simple food, he will improve his appetite."

Xiao Yan quietly pulled her sleeve under the table.

Although Lu Qiniang was puzzled, the tacit understanding they had gained from living together for a long time made her understand what Xiao Yan meant.

Don't mention the prince.

The Emperor said, "He is busy copying scriptures for his mother, the Queen Mother, and has not left the Eastern Palace recently."

"Oh oh oh."

Lu Qinniang didn't dare to bring up this topic again.

After the emperor left, when they went to bed at night, Xiao Yan told Lu Qiniang about the Lantern Festival.

After hearing this, Lu Qi's mother sat up suddenly, "My son is trying to harm me? Is he mentally ill?"

The emperor treats the prince so well.

I didn't realize before that the prince is such a naughty child.

"I didn't want to tell you at first, for fear you'd overthink it. But after hearing you mention the Crown Prince today, I'm afraid you'll become less wary of him in the future." Xiao Yan said, "The Crown Prince is a very unreliable person."

"If he becomes the emperor, won't the people of the world be miserable?" Lu Qiniang has already begun to worry about the country and the people.

"Don't even mention that he hasn't become the emperor yet. Even if he did, it's not impossible for someone else to sit on the throne."

"Xiao Yan, you can't say that!"

Xiao Yan nodded, but what he was thinking was, no need to say anything, he would just do it.