Chapter 250: The Struggle for the Throne
As expected, Chu Wan's expression immediately darkened when she heard him say that: "Didn't I tell you to stop drawing? You're like you've fallen into a trap all day long, never even lifting your head."
It's one thing to not focus on writing, but what future can one have by spending all day doing these kinds of things?
Yu Hao shook his head disapprovingly: "I think it's quite good. Since he likes it, let him do it. Why restrict him? He's still young."
Chu Wan's hands, hidden in her sleeves, nearly tore the handkerchief to shreds, yet she maintained a gentle smile on her face: "He's not young anymore. His Majesty always knows how to protect him; how can he be so lazy?"
Rong'er is at the age where she should be studying. Even if she doesn't study, learning martial arts would be good too.
What's the point of clinging to those paintings and calligraphy? Are you going to use these masterpieces to fight for the throne later?
Even if the Crown Prince is not the best, he has still become a student of Grand Tutor Shen, and it goes without saying how much he has studied. He has also been sent to the south to inspect the salt production.
Chu Wan suddenly had a bad feeling.
“Your Majesty, I think Rong’er is too childish. Why don’t you let him go out and learn from his experiences? After he has gone through some trials, he will naturally understand my good intentions.”
"this……"
Yu Hao hesitated for a moment, but unable to persuade her otherwise, he could only nod: "Alright, about the southwest..."
"Father, I do not want to go."
These words struck Chu Wan like a thunderbolt. She quickly turned her head and glared at her good-for-nothing son: "What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think you can just disobey your father's will as you please?"
Yu Yuanrong was naturally afraid of that dagger-like gaze, but the thought of being stranded in the capital, enduring wind and rain, alone and helpless, without her mother's protection, made her instinctively afraid.
"Your subject is not like your two imperial brothers, your subject dares not go."
In fact, Yu Hao was also worried about letting Yu Yuanrong go. This refusal was equivalent to giving her a way out. He immediately nodded happily, but still looked a little regretful: "Alright, if she doesn't want to, she doesn't want to. There's no rush. It'll be just right in two or three years."
In two or three years, the crown prince will have ascended the throne!
Chu Wan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, not knowing where to turn. She looked at the emperor's expression but dared not speak rashly, so she could only keep her words to herself.
Yu Hao didn't stay long and soon left, citing the need to give the mother and son some time together.
The door slammed shut, and Chu Wan's face darkened. She turned back and glared angrily at Yu Yuanrong: "You child, are you blinded by greed, or by Yu Shiyan?"
"It's my own fault for not wanting to go. Why is Seventh Brother being dragged into this?"
"Even at a time like this, you're still calling him Seventh Brother?"
Enraged, Chu Wan picked up a cushion and threw it at him: "Who's your seventh brother? I'm still your mother! Why don't you listen to me?"
Yu Yuanrong dodged left and right, avoiding the soft, fluffy white fur cushions. Even when she was hit once or twice, she didn't feel any pain.
Ultimately, although Chu Wan took her anger out on him, she was reluctant to actually hurt him.
"I will listen to what Seventh Brother and Mother Consort have to say. Mother Consort, please calm down and don't throw it away."
Upon hearing this, Chu Wan's anger flared even more. She then swept the teapot and porcelain cups off the table with a flick of her sleeve, saying, "You dare listen to that little bastard? See how I deal with you!"
As she spoke, she started smashing things again, even the perfectly good dishes on the table were not spared.
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