Chapter 348 Zhao Hede 9
"My mother is so concerned about my every move that I feel like I'm still a child, even having to report every place I go to the Empress Dowager."
After all, in front of so many female relatives, Liu Ao did not publicly ridicule the five marquises of the Wang family for their arrogant behavior of covering the sky with one hand. He felt that he had been extremely benevolent and filial, but Wang Zhengjun found his words extremely harsh.
It was just a few complaints from her son, but with Wang Zhengjun's current ninjutsu, she was no problem. She had long been accustomed to being misunderstood, insulted, and having her pride trampled upon. Patience was like breathing to her, a state of perfection. She was in the ninjutsu, and she was in the ninjutsu.
In short, although she didn't like the connotation of her son's words, she still maintained her dignity as a queen mother and replied calmly:
"Is the Emperor blaming me?"
[I don't know why, but Wang Zhengjun is always a punching bag to others, but to her son...hiss.]
Zhao Hede poked the "Shi Huanglong" system in her sea of consciousness, glanced at Liu Ao, who was easily provoked to endless anger by the Queen Mother's words and was about to transform into a violent fire-breathing dragon, and directly knelt on one knee between the Queen Mother and the Emperor:
"Empress Dowager, today's fault is all due to my inappropriate words. I angered Madam Xu and disrupted the important farming and beekeeping business. I'm afraid the Emperor was furious after hearing about this incident... In short, today's fault is all mine, and I accept the punishment."
Liu Ao, who had originally been unable to hold back and was about to make sarcastic remarks, suddenly felt distressed and felt that everyone was bullying his poor and innocent Hede.
He even felt that it was because of him that Hede was bullied by the Queen Mother and the Empress today.
"What does this have to do with you? It's clear that Xu Ye had bad intentions and he deserves his own retribution."
Liu Ao helped Hede up with his own hands. He was too lazy to argue with the Queen Mother anymore and said directly: "I think we can't do beekeeping today. Then your son Zhao Zhaoyi and I will take our leave."
After saying this, he bowed, took Zhao Hede and left the bee forest without looking back.
All that was left were the helpless Wang Zhengjun, the lonely Ban Jieyu, and a group of women who didn't even have their names or roles.
After a quick trip back to Zhaoyang Palace, Liu Ao sat on the couch and realized that Hede had disappeared. He was about to send someone to look for her when Hede walked in leisurely.
"Why so slow?"
"Your Majesty was walking too fast. I couldn't keep up with you, so I took Palace Maid Fan to pick some flowers."
Zhao Hede was not afraid of the displeasure on Liu Ao's face at all. She walked in as if nothing had happened and went all the way to the window.
There was a basket of flowers she gave to Liu Ao. Since she entered the palace, Liu Ao had been staying overnight in Zhaoyang Palace and had not taken the basket away. Every day, the two of them would go to the flower beds around Zhaoyang Palace to pick a few flowers, and Hede would personally replace the old flowers in the basket.
I got up early today, and the flowers in the basket were still from yesterday. I didn't have time to change them, so they were already a little wilted.
Seeing this, Liu Ao became even more depressed.
He didn't know whether he was angry that the other party would rather change the flowers than coax him, or that the other party didn't wait for him to pick flowers together today.
But who cares? The emperor wouldn't tolerate being angry anyway, so Liu Ao simply walked over and threw all the flowers out of Hede's hand.
"Hey! Your Majesty, why did you throw away my flowers?"
Hede subconsciously raised his hand to take it, with half of his body leaning out. Liu Ao was so frightened that he pulled him back: "For a few broken flowers, you don't want...!"
He subconsciously covered his mouth with his hands the last word, but still slapped the buttocks twice in annoyance.
Liu Ao had been prepared for the other party to make trouble with him, but he found that there was no response in his arms for a long time. He quickly pulled the person out and saw that someone was leaning in his arms and yawning listlessly.
"Are you sleepy?"
"Well, at midnight this evening, the Fan Palace maid came to call me, waking up my sweet dreams. I tried hard for a long time to get there on time, but ended up being laughed at by that Madam Xu. Your Majesty was even angry with me, so I had to chase you all the way. Worried that you were still angry, I spent a lot of time picking out the best flowers, and you just threw them away."
Zhao Hede counted the things with him one by one with her hands, and after she finished counting, she felt that she had been really miserable today.
"I am really tired."
"You're so ungrateful! As soon as I heard what Palace Lady Yu said today, I rushed over to support you and even argued with the Queen Mother about you, and you're saying you're tired."
Liu Ao spoke with confidence, and then he cut the expenses of the imperial palace. He also issued an edict that from today on, no matter what Zhao Zhaoyi wanted, she could ask the Shaofu directly.
The emperor's obvious favoritism not only attracted the attention of the harem, but also caused headaches for the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun.
But she herself has always only known how to preach to the emperor, and always protected him when he encountered difficulties. Now she is being put on the defensive by Wang, and her own standing may not be right. Naturally, the emperor is even less willing to listen to her.
So even though she was worried that Zhao Zhaoyi would become another Fu Yao in the future, she was still helpless, just like when she was the queen before.
Empress Xu's situation in the palace became increasingly awkward. She had been taught by the Empress Dowager and had become accustomed to being weak and not fighting or competing. However, she could not get rid of her desire for the emperor's love, and her heart became increasingly depressed.
When Xu Ye recovered from his illness and entered the palace, he almost didn't recognize his sister. He hugged Queen Xu and cried bitterly. His hatred for Zhao Zhaoyi had reached its peak.
"Sister, you can't just sit there and wait for death. I've heard rumors outside. That Zhao Zhaoyi is just a concubine of the royal family. You are the Empress of the Han Dynasty. If she steps over you, she's breaking the rules. If you continue to tolerate her, I'm afraid this harem will truly become her world."
Although Xu Ye was certainly a traitor to her sister, it was also because her words always struck a chord with Empress Xu. Empress Xu, who had been secretly weeping, was provoked by her sister's words and could no longer suppress her resentment. She actually agreed with her sister's idea and ran to find Ban Jieyu, asking her to write a memorial on her behalf and present it to His Majesty with great fanfare.
When Liu Ao received such a heartfelt memorial, he was furious. The queen's actions were undoubtedly tearing off his face. She even threw it on the ground in front of outsiders, stepped on it, and spat on it three times.
They were just short of pointing at his nose and calling him a tyrant.
Although he was not a good person to begin with, it was not the Queen's turn to speak.
When she thought about how close she was to the Queen Mother, her resentment towards her mother grew even deeper.
Liu Ao threw the memorial to the palace attendant beside him. Although he was extremely angry, he became calmer:
"Go and present this memorial to the Empress Dowager, and tell her that the Empress was chosen by her, and I dare not take the initiative. Now that the Empress has made such a gesture, I ask the Empress Dowager if I should issue a confession of guilt."
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