Chapter 250 The Queen Mother and the Regent Who Became a Cat 11
Xiao Wei said with an embarrassed look: "Zhili is smart and beautiful. If she can enter the palace to become a queen, she will surely be able to help the prince in the palace in the future."
If Cha Jiu hadn't turned into a cat, he would have laughed out loud on the spot.
Zong Yue did not allow the Wei family to enter the court or the capital, simply because he wanted them to stay away from the center of power and live a peaceful life as slightly wealthy invisible people in Jiangnan.
In this way, when Zong Yue returns the government and power in the future and the young emperor purges the forces around him, the Wei family will not be implicated in any way.
But Xiao Wei couldn't see this clearly.
Not only did she not keep a low profile, she also sent both her sons and daughters to the emperor.
It's extremely stupid.
Zong Yue put down his teacup and said coldly, "I am not yet at the point where I would use a woman as my helper. If you are smart, you should return to Jiangnan as soon as possible and live a peaceful life."
Xiao Wei wanted to say something else.
Song Zhili suddenly said, "I don't want to enter the palace either. Inside the palace walls, everyone loves me. Such glory is like hiding lice in a fancy dress. It is meaningless to me. I would rather stay with my beloved until old age. It doesn't matter if I live a simple life."
When she spoke this, her voice was pure and noble, like a lotus flower that is not stained by mud.
Sure enough, Zong Yue raised his eyes and finally gave her a straight look: "You are a smart person."
When the two men made eye contact, Cha Jiu snorted coldly and couldn't help but run to Zong Yue's feet and gave him a nudge.
"What's wrong?"
Zong Yue picked her up and completely withdrew his gaze from Song Zhili.
The cold breath turned into tenderness in an instant.
Song Zhili's eyes darkened slightly.
This cat is... in trouble.
"Meow!" Cha Jiu retracted his sharp claws and patted Zong Yue's face with his paw pads.
You idiot, they are taking a step back to advance, you don't understand
Zong Yue was slapped in the face by a cat, but he was not angry. Instead, he patiently asked: "Are you bored here? Do you want someone to accompany you to the garden to play for a while?"
Cha Jiu didn't want to stay here anymore, so she jumped out of his arms without mercy and walked slowly towards the door.
What a proud look.
Zong Yue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He picked up two gold-thread Cuju balls and asked his servant to take them and play with Cha Jiu for a while.
He also reminded me: "You have to come back after playing for half an hour, understand?"
Xiao Wei and his men all looked strange.
Talk to an animal and it will understand
When Cha Jiu passed by Song Zhili, he deliberately stepped on the hem of her skirt.
There is a faint gray plum blossom print on the pear blossom white skirt.
Song Zhili was so distressed that she blurted out, "Oh, this dress of mine is made of real silk brocade."
The Wei family was not a wealthy family, and Song Zhili only had one such rare and precious dress.
She wore it today specifically to make the Regent take a liking to her.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Zong Yue was a sharp-sighted person. Seeing that Song Zhili cared so much about the noble dress, he knew that the noble demeanor she had just displayed, which showed that "money was nothing but dirt", was probably an act.
His eyes turned cold.
When Song Zhili once again pretended to be indifferent and looked at Zong Yue, the other party no longer bothered to even look at her.
Cha Jiu, who had exposed other people's masks, strolled out leisurely.
Song Hui, who was standing aside, saw the Cuju for Cha Jiu to play with and the various expensive things on her body, and his eyes flashed with excitement.
"Mother, I want to go out for a walk." He said to Mrs. Xiao Wei.
"Go ahead, Zhili can go with you." Xiao Wei also wanted to send the two children away, so she used her past friendship with her sister to continue begging Zong Yue.
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The palace's garden is huge, with waterside pavilions, terraces, rockery and winding corridors.
Among the ever-blooming flower trees, a few bare pear trees with almost all their leaves falling off are very conspicuous.
Cha Jiu was a little curious and stopped under the pear tree to look around.
Rich and powerful people seldom plant pear trees in prominent places in their homes, because the word "pear" has the same pronunciation as "li", which means "leave", and is not a good omen.
But Zong Yue planted several trees here.
The maid who accompanies Cha Jiu is named Xiao Yun. She is a little silly, but very kind and patient.
Seeing that Cha Jiu was curious about the pear trees, she explained, regardless of whether the other party could understand her or not, "Our prince takes good care of these pear trees. It is said that the prince's mother loved pear blossoms when she was alive, and her nickname was also Li'er."
Xiaoyun was outspoken and only realized after he had finished speaking that he had addressed the noble man by his name.
She was so scared that she covered her mouth and looked left and right, luckily there was no one there.
Cha Jiu seemed to be thinking about something.
It seems that Zong Yue has deep feelings for his mother.
"Young master, let's play Cuju." Xiaoyun rolled the Cuju on the grass and looked expectantly at Chajiu who ran over to pick it up.
Chajiu is not a real cat, so naturally he has no interest in this kind of game.
She lay lazily on the grass, squinting her eyes in the sun.
Xiaoyun didn't give up. She came over and pushed Chajiu's butt, signaling her not to be so lazy and to move quickly.
Cha Jiu had no choice but to stretch out his claws and kick the other Cuju far away until it rolled into the bushes.
The innocent Xiaoyun's eyes lit up: "You mean, you kick and I pick it up, right?"
Cha Jiu meowed.
Yes, Xiaoyun, go and play.
Xiaoyun happily ran behind the bushes to pick up the Cuju.
At this moment, a hand grabbed Cha Jiu from behind, roughly stuffed her into the smelly outer robe, and pinched her mouth through the robe.
Cha Jiu's eyes went dark, and he struggled desperately, but was met with a heavy palm strike.
"Stinky cat, don't move, or I'll strangle you to death!" The person who spoke was Song Hui.
While Xiaoyun was away, Song Hui took the golden football that had fallen not far away, and secretly took Chajiu to a deserted waterside pavilion.
Song Zhili was also there, sitting by the railing, venting out her frustration at the defeat she had received from Zong Yue.
She looked at the tea in her brother's hand and frowned, "Why did you catch this little beast?"
"Of course I want the treasure on her body." Song Hui was not satisfied with taking the golden football, and he also wanted to figure out how to unlock the amber gem on Cha Jiu's neck.
If he could exchange these things for money, he would be able to squander them in Jiangnan for a long time.
Song Zhili looked down on this short-sighted brother and sneered, "If I could become the Regent Princess, would you get more than this? Hurry up and put this little beast back before anyone finds out and ruins my good deeds."
Song Hui disagreed: "The Regent King likes you. He looked at you a few times in the side hall just now, but his attitude towards you is not even one ten-thousandth of that towards this cat!"
"She has clothes made of silk and satin, and toys made of gems and gold. Each of them is much more valuable than what you have on you. I just saw her drinking water from the prince's cup, and the prince didn't even show any dislike for it."
"I think even if you marry into the palace, you may not have a cat to pet you in the future, let alone help me."
It would be better for him to get some benefits from the cat now and exchange them for real money.
I don’t know which words completely pierced Song Zhili’s self-esteem. She was a little angry and embarrassed, and she looked at Cha Jiu with even more displeasure.
It even reaches the point of jealousy and disgust.
When Song Hui untied the amber, Song Zhili suddenly said, "Throw it into the lake."
Song Hui was stunned: "What?"
He originally just wanted to take the things, then put the cat in a corner and leave, so that the people in the palace would think that the cat ran around and lost the things.
Who knew that Song Zhili was even more ruthless than him.
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