Li Nanzhi put the food box on the table.
Liu Ruyan did not move, but said calmly: "The fish soup is greasy and hard to swallow."
Li Nanzhi wanted to say that the fish soup was delicious, but she didn't say it out loud.
In the past few years, Li Nanzhi has been living in the Eastern Palace of the late prince. Later, the prince died, the princess committed suicide for love, and Li Nanzhi was sent back to Liu Ruyan to be raised.
Li Nanzhi thought that she could get belated maternal love. But in fact, in the three years since Li Nanzhi returned to Liu Ruyan, he did not receive much care from his mother.
Liu Ruyan is always sad.
Even if Li Nanzhi tried his best to please, be filial and obedient, he could not get a heartfelt smile from Liu Ruyan.
Liu Ruyan put down the white jade wine glass, she slowly walked towards Li Nanzhi and asked softly: "You went to Yongning Palace?"
Li Nanzhi nodded: "Yes."
Fearing that Liu Ruyan would be angry, Li Nanzhi hurriedly and carefully added: "If mother is unhappy, Nanzhi will not go to Empress Chen in the future."
Perhaps it was the three words "Empress Chen" that aroused Liu Ruyan's emotions. Liu Ruyan smiled sadly, tears falling down her cheeks: "The Concubine... the most beautiful rose in the world, the most respected among all the stars. The title given to her by the Emperor is a mixture of sincerity and falsehood."
There is no such thing as the emperor's true love in this lonely harem. How many women who were once favored ended up becoming lonely souls in the deep palace.
The emperor favored Shen Shi just to win over Shen Mieyue.
Li Nanzhi's face was blank, and her mother was sad for no reason...
"You should go to bed early, and don't send me fish soup in the future. My mother doesn't like to drink it." Liu Ruyan left a word and returned to the attic railing, leaning on the railing to look out at the moonlight at night.
Li Nanzhi turned around silently and walked back to his own cabin up the stairs.
She returned to her little room and lay in the warm bed. Xuemei, the head maid of Yuxiu Palace, came into the room and prepared to extinguish the candles.
"Aunt Xuemei." Li Nanzhi showed a pair of big eyes.
Xuemei came over with a smile: "Young Master, what's wrong?"
Li Nanzhi: "Aunt Xuemei, can Nanzhi wear a pink spring dress tomorrow?"
Li Nanzhi is only in her early teens this year, which is the age when she loves dressing up. However, the clothes that Liu Ruyan prepared for her were all very plain in color.
Xuemei lowered her voice and said, "Of course you can, but we have to be careful and not let the master see us."
Li Nanzhi's eyes curved into crescents: "Okay."
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...
Night falls over Kunning Palace.
In the study, Li Chengzhen sat on a chair. The queen picked up a book and took a test on the knowledge in it. If Li Chengzhen answered incorrectly, the queen would definitely scold her.
Fortunately, Li Chengzhen performed well tonight. The queen finally showed a relieved expression on her face. She patted her youngest son's shoulder and said, "You are my only son. You are the future of my mother and the Tantai family. You must not let down your guard."
Li Chengzhen nodded silently and clenched his fists secretly.
The queen asked the old nanny to take him back to his room to rest.
Li Chengzhen walked to the door of the study and suddenly turned around: "Mother, can you please not turn off the light in my room tonight?"
He is afraid of the dark.
In the past, when Li Chengzhen was in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, a bold concubine kidnapped Li Chengzhen and scratched his face. The concubine was killed on the spot by the guards. Later, the wound on Li Chengzhen's face healed, but a terrible shadow was left in his heart.
He was afraid of the night. Whenever he closed his eyes, the concubine's miserable death would always come into his sight, frightening him to death.
The Queen said in an unhappy tone: "You are twelve years old this year, already half an adult, how can you be afraid of the dark? If your father knew, how would he look at you?"
If word got out that a prince was afraid of the dark, he would definitely be laughed at by outsiders.
Li Chengzhen: "But...But my son always has nightmares."
The queen rebuked him: "You are a man, but you keep saying such useless things!"
Li Chengzhen remained silent, lowered his head, and his eyes were full of annoyance. Led by the palace maid, he returned to his room.
The maid spread out the bedding for him and said in a soft voice, "Young master, if you are afraid, just call me. I have been outside the room——"
Just as she finished her words, a teacup hit the maid's forehead with a bang.
Blood instantly flowed from the palace maid's forehead and she knelt on the ground in fear.
Li Chengzhen's eyes were fierce: "Kneel beside the bed and keep watch! If you dare to run away, I will report to my mother tomorrow and let her kill you!"
There was a fire buried deep in his heart, which was the result of years of accumulated repression and mental torture.
Ever since his brother's sudden death, there was no one in the world who could share his pressure. The fire in Li Chengzhen's heart grew more and more terrifying, eroding his thinking bit by bit, and he became irritable and easily angered.
The palace maid prostrated herself on the ground with tears in her eyes, too frightened to make a sound.
...
In the main bedroom of Kunning Palace, the queen was in a very good mood. Chengzhen has made rapid progress in his studies recently, and his archery and horse riding skills have also shown initial results.
If she continues to make progress like this, her son will surely become the most promising prince and inherit the great cause of the Qing Kingdom.
The Queen changed into her nightgown and asked Aunt Liu, "Is the Emperor staying at Yongning Palace again tonight?"
Aunt Liu said, "Yes."
The Queen sneered, "The Concubine Chen is only proud for a short time. Her two sons have lived in the mountains since they were young and have never been enlightened. Can they compare with my Chengzhen?"
Nanny Liu said nothing.
The queen thought of Li Yao and Li Wan'er who lived in the next courtyard. The queen was very disappointed with her daughter Li Yao, who was an ungrateful person and could never be tamed. As soon as Chen Wei returned to the palace, Li Yao went to Yongning Palace to get close to her.
Bai gave birth to a daughter, and her elbows were all crooked.
But the queen is no longer the same queen she used to be. After many setbacks over the years, she now has her own considerations when doing things.
The Queen ordered, "Madame Liu, do not deduct any more from the allowance for the Pearl Palace. Go to the storehouse and pick out two pieces of new cloth to make a nice dress for the girl."
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