Chapter 174 It's Their Own Business
In the Queen Mother's Palace at this time.
When the nanny saw the child being taken away by His Majesty, she knelt before the Queen Mother.
"Empress Dowager, you must not be soft-hearted. If the child is not dealt with quickly, and the prince takes him back to the palace to raise him well, then if the prince really wants to take back his throne, then his child will be the only heir to the throne. Unless Your Majesty can let the queen give birth to a child, otherwise, the throne will become the Third Prince and his family."
"I understand this truth, but why should we adults make mistakes and let a child bear the consequences?"
The Empress Dowager was moved with compassion. After all, the child was so young and had just recovered from his illness a few days ago, and they killed him again. It was really unfair to the child.
"Mammy, I don't know what you are thinking when you say these words, but I think there is no need for me to involve a child in our affairs. If the Queen and His Majesty really don't give any instructions in the future, then the throne will still be passed on to that child. If that child is killed, then there will be no one to inherit the country in the future. Even if the father and son want to visit, it is understandable. You don't have to go to great lengths to persuade me to kill that child."
The nanny thought she meant well, but was scolded by the Empress Dowager.
But this is the masters' business, and as a servant she should not say anything more. Forget it, even if this extra meal eventually becomes another master's, it has nothing to do with them, the servants.
The current emperor thought deeply for a while but still did not give in. After all, although he did not like the child very much, he knew that his mother liked the child. If he let his younger brother take the child back, it would be difficult for him to enter the palace again.
"Third brother, I know you can't bear to part with your child, but think about it. The education in the palace is much better than the education you received in the palace. The best teachers are all in the palace. They can teach your son and train him into a talent. Don't worry, I won't deprive you of your child. Besides, that's your child, not mine. I have no right to do that."
The Queen Mother was extremely anxious. If this guy kept the child, she would have to face the child every day and might even have to take care of the child. She didn't want that.
Hum,
Saying that the Queen Mother likes it is nothing more than using her as an excuse.
The Queen Mother knew exactly what the mother and son were planning. They just wanted to keep the child to pressure her and make her give birth to another child as soon as possible.
Even if she was unwilling in her heart, she couldn't show it at this moment. If His Majesty knew her thoughts, she would not be able to stay on the position of Queen for long.
So the Queen turned to Gu Leyou and the Prince for help.
Gu Leyou also didn't want the child to stay in this palace.
What if one day they make these people unhappy and secretly get rid of the child? Then it would be such a pity that the child they have carefully raised for so many years and finally cured his illness would be gone before he could see this world properly.
So she knelt down again.
"Empress, please help persuade His Majesty to let us take the child away. After all, the child has lived with me for so many years. If we keep him in the palace, he will definitely not be familiar with this strange environment. What if he gets sick? We have finally saved the child's life and don't want him to lose his life just like that."
After thinking about it, he felt that what they said was right, and just then His Majesty agreed to return the child to them.
The Empress Dowager and her group of people came in a grand procession.
"What are you doing? You want to return my little grandson, then what else can I do? I've already said that we will take good care of the child here, what are you worried about? You can't give birth to your own children, and I'm taking someone else's child to love, aren't you happy?"
This is not a question of being willing or not. This is originally someone else's child. Although he also calls him grandmother, he is, after all, the prince's flesh and blood, not the current emperor's. There is still a difference.
Gu Leyou wondered what this mother and son were planning. Detaining other people's children in this palace and preventing father and son from being reunited. Is it because this child is Wang Ye’s only heir and he wants to kill him? Or should we keep this child and use it to intimidate the Queen?
It's possible.
After all, if Your Majesty does not give birth to any children, then the prince will be the heir to the throne in the future. After the prince dies a hundred years later, this child will be another heir to the throne, so it is understandable that they are wary.
Despite so many people's pleas, the Queen Mother still refused to give in and insisted on keeping the child in the palace, saying that there was nothing wrong with her cherishing someone else's grandson.
Besides, this child is also a royal relative.
Gu Leyou held the child in her arms and boldly gave a suggestion to those who were unable to persist.
"You all want this child to stay, but have you ever asked this child for his opinion? Only by asking this child for his opinion can you know whether this child is willing to stay."
It was only then that everyone noticed the child in the corner and the prince quickly pulled him over.
The prince knelt down and gently stroked the child's head and asked softly, "Son, tell your father if you want to stay here with your parents and uncle."
After Xiao Yao looked at everyone, he shook his head very seriously.
"I want to be with my mother, is that okay? Then we can live together in the palace, so that our family of four will never be separated."
The prince stood aside and felt extremely awkward. It seemed that they were a family of four and he felt like an outsider.
Everyone was shocked to hear the child say this.
Unexpectedly, the child is so considerate to these outsiders, and doesn't seem to care at all about their closest relatives. It seems that these outsiders are taking good care of the child.
Seeing the child say this, Gu Leyou nodded with relief, but she was not the child's biological mother and could not make decisions for the child.
The Queen Mother heard this harsh sound again and was a little unhappy.
She immediately said to her husband, "Your Majesty, no matter what you say, this child is a royal relative. How can he recognize a commoner as his mother? If this gets out, how can our royal family maintain its reputation? We absolutely cannot let this happen. So, Your Majesty, you must make a decision to let the child stay or go back with his father. You can't delay it any longer. My mother is a woman with a soft heart. As the monarch of this world, you cannot be a woman with a soft heart."
The Queen Mother always thought that her daughter-in-law was respectful and polite, but she didn't expect that she would say such outrageous words today.
"How dare you, Queen, do you take me seriously? As my daughter-in-law, you can't give me a grandson, but you actually want to influence my son's decision. Do you think you are the master of this world?"
"Mother, please don't be angry. This is not my intention. I just think that it is beneath the dignity of the royal family for a relative of the royal family to call a commoner "mother", so I would like to ask Your Majesty to make a decision as soon as possible."
The Queen Mother was moved with compassion.
"Queen, you are jealous of her having a child. Besides, she has raised the child for the prince for so many years and has developed feelings for him. What's wrong with the child calling her mother? If you have the ability, you can also give birth to a child and show it to me. If you don't have the ability, why are you jealous of her?"
The queen was scolded so badly that she couldn't even raise her head. She hated Gu Leyou so much.
At this time, Xiao Yao suddenly shouted.
"Enough, enough, you guys are too noisy. It's not right for me to stay, and it's not right for me not to stay. If I had known I shouldn't have come back, then you wouldn't be annoyed."
The Queen Mother looked at such a small person and felt that this harem was meaningless. She quickly walked up to the child and comforted him, "My dear grandson, do you want to follow me back to my palace? I will prepare food for you."
Xiao Yao shook his head.
"I don't want to. I want to go back to the palace with my father and them. That's my home. I hope grandma won't stop me. I know I live in this palace. Maybe someone doesn't welcome me. Then I should go back to the place where I am welcomed."
Since the child said so, they as adults did not stop him and let the child go back with them.
Only after leaving the Queen's palace did the prince breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law, are you okay? I was scared to death just now. In fact, I have been worried about you these days, especially my son. You said before that he had just recovered from his illness and was called away by the Queen Mother a few days ago. I am afraid that the Queen Mother will harm him. After all, I am the real heir to the throne. Now I have given it to the child's uncle. If the Queen Mother has bad intentions at that time, it will not be good."
"Although I have lived and ate with the palace maids for a few days, I have not heard any rumors from them that the Queen Mother would harm the child, so we can rest assured for the time being. But now that we have taken the child out, Your Majesty, what are your plans next? Are you going to take the child and run away?"
"I have no plans to run away with the child at the moment. After all, the court has just stabilized. If I leave with the child, the ministers will start to speculate. So I can only stay in the palace for a few days. When things are calm, we will consider whether to leave the capital. As for you, your family of three has to discuss any plans you want. Although your husband and I are sworn brothers, I cannot make decisions for you."
Hearing what the prince said made sense, after all, the child was the most important thing now that he had been rescued, so they could settle down temporarily.
After the four people returned to the palace, they had a brief reunion and had a meal. After the meal, several of them sat down in the yard and had a good chat.
As for the two children, they had to coax them to sleep first so that they could talk about their own things without worry.
"You three should live in this palace first and accompany my son. After all, my son has been with you for so many years. If we separate like this, my son will not be willing to let you go. If there are any problems at that time, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
"Your Highness, my husband and I have the mission of helping you raise this child and take good care of him. Now that the child has been successfully sent to you, we can agree to your request to stay for a while, but we will leave when the time comes. Maybe we will leave without telling the child and return to the village that originally belonged to us. After everything is back on track, you and the child will have to survive well."
After staying there for a few days, they left a letter one morning, hired a carriage and left the capital with their daughter.
And the current emperor in the palace had his trusted subordinates come to report again.
"Your Majesty, the general left the capital with his wife and daughter. Should we send someone to keep an eye on them to see if they are planning anything?"
"No need, let them go. I've already taken the position I wanted. As for them, they should live a peaceful life. After all, those adults don't want to be involved with a child. Just let them go. You don't have to send anyone to follow them, lest you alert the enemy and make them think I want to kill them all."
The family of three was on the road, Gu Leyou was holding the child in her arms, not knowing what to do.
"If we go back like this, how are we going to explain to our family? And what will the people in the village think of us? They have always believed that the child is your biological son. Now that we have sent the child back, people in the village will probably gossip about him behind our backs, especially my uncle's family. They are eager to see us make a fool of ourselves."
"There's no rush for this matter. I guess the prince must have been to that village and learned some of the situation, but he didn't tell the truth. When the time comes, we can go to our parents to test the waters and then talk about it. Anyway, that child is someone's biological son, and we can't just monopolize him."
"Then let's go sightseeing. Anyway, it's still several days away from here, so let's have some fun first. Anyway, when we send the child back this time, the child will be healthy and there won't be any problems."
"It's better to be safe than sorry. We have left the capital anyway, so let's go to the manor outside the city and take a look. After all, we have lived there for a few days, so we have to give an explanation to them. We can't just leave like this. Now that the prince's affairs have been arranged, it's our own business from now on."
What the couple said was right. This was indeed their own business that they had to deal with. After all, if they sent the child back to someone else, they didn't know what kind of rumors they would have to face when they returned.
Not long after they left, the child woke up and looked for his father and mother.
This made the prince very worried.
Gu Leyou and his wife returned to the farm outside the city and met the couple.
The couple expressed their happiness and pleasure at their return.
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