The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said, "She is very sharp-tongued."
There wasn't much anger in these four words, just the tone of an elder who was being contradicted by a younger person and didn't care.
She continued, "I have a nephew who works in the Imperial Academy. Have you two ever met him?"
"Not really," Jiang Zhiyu said directly, ignoring the empress dowager's unpleasant expression.
The Queen Mother: “…”
The corner of her mouth twitched, and her armored fingers moved slightly. "It doesn't matter if you haven't met him. An Hong has a very good temper. If you meet him, you will definitely fall in love with him. Since you are here today, why don't I call An Hong over, and you two can meet and finalize the marriage. What do you think?"
What she meant was that she wanted to force the marriage.
The emperor's expression changed, and he could not help but say, "Marriage is not a joke. How can it be decided so easily?"
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong," the Empress Dowager stared at Jiang Zhiyu. "How can this be a joke? Doesn't the Emperor trust my nephew?"
Well, I saved her life out of kindness, but she didn't appreciate it.
The emperor looked at Jiang Zhiyu. As long as she didn't take action in public, he could cover up for her no matter what she said.
"Zhiyu, why aren't you speaking?" the Queen Mother asked with concern.
"You never seem to think before you ask a question. I'm giving you a chance to make amends." The Queen Mother was slightly stunned. Before she could get angry, Jiang Zhiyu said, "I think you could open a cellar to grow mushrooms, but it seems you don't have one."
It took the Queen Mother several seconds to realize what she meant.
He immediately stood up in a rage, pointing his index finger at Jiang Zhiyu: "How dare you! Who gave you the courage to speak to me like that?"
She was about to call for help when she heard a slight noise and the emperor's stern voice rang out, "Mother, Zhiyu is still young and speaks without restraint. Why should you bother with her?"
The Empress Dowager's eyes were filled with surprise. "Your Majesty, she is committing a crime of insubordination! She speaks so rudely, and you tell me not to bother with her?"
The emperor's expression remained unchanged: "I have already said that she is still young, mother, I don't want to say it a third time."
The Queen Mother suddenly stopped talking and became speechless.
A hint of deep thought flashed across Xiao Lingyu's eyes.
Song Shiwei on the side was full of disappointment. Judging from their interactions just now, the emperor should be tolerant towards the empress dowager. Why did the emperor become so tough when it came to Jiang Zhiyu?
But if the empress dowager is tougher than the emperor, will the emperor take a step back first?
Song Shiwei looked at the empress dowager with a hint of hope in his eyes.
The Queen Mother seemed to have restrained her emotions in an instant. Although her smile was a little stiff, her tone was much softer: "Forget it, he is just a child after all. I won't mind it." She stroked her brow with her armored hand.
Jiang Zhiyu also silently withdrew his hand that was spread out in his sleeve.
[Giving too many smiles will only make you sick.]
[Didn't you say you have trouble falling asleep? Then don't sleep.]
emperor:"……"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
"The Queen Mother seems unwell. Should we call the imperial physician?"
The Queen Mother waved her hand.
The emperor stopped trying to persuade her. He stood up, bowed, looked at Jiang Zhiyu, and walked out. Jiang Zhiyu followed closely behind him, and Xiao Lingyu also followed.
After leaving the palace, Jiang Zhiyu was still angry.
[I didn't want to bother with her, but she had to jump in front of me. If you can get this third place winner in the imperial examination someday, I'll take your surname!]
emperor:"……"
Tanhualang? What Tanhualang?
Xiao Lingyu's pupils trembled slightly.
What does this mean? Does she already know the people from this high school?
If we can get someone out of her, we can contact them first...
[And this emperor! Why does he always indulge her? Which queen mother would dare to openly express her murderous intentions towards the emperor?]
The emperor who was suddenly shot: "..."
Feeling innocent and wronged, I wanted to explain but didn't know how to tell her.
[You've been fooled around like this. How can you be an emperor? The Queen Mother has been plotting against you. Why don't you investigate?]
The emperor looked slightly surprised and said nothing.
[It's not you who killed her child, she did it herself!]
emperor:"!!!"
Xiao Lingyu: “!!!”
The emperor's pupils trembled as if there was a magnitude 10 earthquake.
The empress dowager was not the emperor's biological mother. After the emperor's biological mother died, the late emperor gave the emperor to the imperial concubine at that time, who is now the empress dowager.
At that time, the empress dowager was pregnant and about to give birth, but she still took care of him personally. The emperor saw it and kept it in mind.
However, the day before the empress dowager was due to give birth, she came to see him in the palace. He didn't know what was wrong with him that day, but he was very irritated by everything he saw. He couldn't remember what happened exactly at that time. He only remembered that after a scream, he came to his senses and saw himself with his arms stretched forward, as if pushing someone, and the empress dowager fell to the ground, looking at him in shock.
In the end, the child was not saved.
He felt guilty towards the Queen Mother, who had always wanted to kill him to avenge her unborn child.
But she was only ruthless in words and never put it into action.
Over time, the emperor got used to her behavior, and out of guilt, he went along with her most of the time.
But now, Jiang Zhiyu actually said that she did it herself?
Was all this a trap set by her?
The emperor clenched his fingers into fists, and murderous intent coiled in his eyes like a poisonous snake.
How can I remind the Emperor? I need to think of a way.
…
Three days passed in a flash.
Today is Xiao Qingwu's wedding day.
Xiao Qingwu was wearing a bright red wedding dress, the hem of which flowed to the ground.
Because the ceremony was short, although the Minister of Works tried his best to prepare it, it still seemed very shabby compared to the wedding of an ordinary princess.
The dowry and servants the emperor provided her were also pitifully few.
When the other princesses got married, the empress saw them off and the crown prince rode a horse, but Xiao Qingwu did not see the emperor and the empress until he left the palace.
She dug her nails deep into her palms, and blood dripped onto her wedding dress, disappearing into it.
Xiao Lingyu rode his horse to the sedan chair and whispered, "Royal sister, stop looking, it's time to go."
Xiao Qingwu's grip on the curtain tightened, and just when Xiao Lingyu thought she was going to lose her temper regardless of the occasion, Xiao Qingwu loosened her grip and lowered the curtain: "Thank you, Prince."
The arrogance in her tone was gone. Xiao Lingyu sighed lightly and rode forward.
There were joyful music and dancing along the way, but there was not much smile on the face of the Third Assistant Minister Qu Xingchun. He performed the ceremony that all grooms would do at the wedding with an expressionless face, and welcomed Xiao Qingwu out of the sedan chair, and walked towards the hall together.
There were many guests, all vying to congratulate him. The Minister of Works did not see the Emperor and the Empress, and his eyes paused slightly. Only after seeing Xiao Lingyu did he smile again.
"Your Highness..."
Xiao Lingyu helped him up personally: "No need to be so polite today. Qingwu will be left in your care from now on."
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