Chapter 375 Zhao Hede 36
"This kite is beautiful. Which child drew it for you?"
Hede waited until Rui'er promised his sister a lot of favors, spending almost all the birthday gifts he had saved up in the past few days, before he walked over leisurely and directly exposed his daughter.
Dangli smiled sweetly: "Nothing can be hidden from the Queen Mother. It's a boy from the Xu family."
"Did someone make this kite for you?"
"That's right. When I mentioned it yesterday, everyone volunteered to help. It was hard to refuse such a kind offer, so I asked them all to help. But I also contributed. Look, it was my daughter who painted the tiger's eyes. Aren't they very vivid?"
"You, little liar."
Hede tapped her nose but said nothing more. Rui'er was naturally gentle, and she loved to give and share with her family and friends. She also had an innate compassion for the world.
This personality is actually more like...the Empress Dowager.
Fortunately, the child was self-aware, knowing that he was easily deceived and that he was too soft-tempered. Therefore, he always kept a straight face and pretended to be silent, and was particularly obedient to his brothers and sisters.
Zhao'er and Dangli also regard taking care of their younger brother as their responsibility, but Dangli's sinister nature always makes her unable to help teasing her stupid brother. It is obvious that she is richer than the two brothers combined, but she likes to cheat her brother's small treasury, and then turns around and invests all the cheated money for her brother.
"Last year, I remember your uncle accidentally discovered a coal mine on the frontier, and you invested quite a bit of money in it for your brother. What are you planning to invest in this year?"
Dangli chuckled and stopped talking.
"Okay, okay, I won't be the kind of mother who always pries into her children's income. Anyway, you should know your limits. We agreed that if you cross the line, everything will be confiscated."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what's going on. Leave your brother's money to me, and I'll be right there!"
Seeing a pretty little girl of six years old patting her chest and making a solemn promise to you, it really makes people laugh. Hede hugged his own Princess Xiangxiang and laughed so hard that her body shook: "Oh, our Dangli is really the most awesome princess in the world~"
"My Queen Mother is also the most awful Queen in the world~"
The mother and daughter exchanged a few pleasantries, causing Feiyan, who had just walked over, to point her finger at them and laugh, "They really are a real mother and daughter."
Dangli emerged from the arms of her graceful mother like a butterfly and threw herself into the arms of her elegant aunt. "Aunt, it's been a long time since we last met. You look even more beautiful now. Do you miss Dangli?"
"My aunt's daughter is getting more and more beautiful."
Feiyan hugged her like she was adoring him, and spoke sourly to Hede with a hint of jealousy: "Alas... After all, Her Majesty the Queen is truly blessed to have such a thoughtful, beautiful, intelligent and lovely daughter. I really don't know how to love her."
"If you like it so much, just give birth to one yourself."
Feiyan smiled but said nothing. She'd been frightened by the birth of Xin'er, and since she'd always had trouble conceiving, and without any elders urging her, and unlike her younger sister, who held a special status, she'd never had another child. Now, even though she envied her younger sister's little girl, asking her to give birth on her own... well, that wasn't necessary.
"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Gong are going to be drunk today and leave the children to us sisters. Men, really..."
Seeing Feiyan change the subject, Hede naturally nodded in agreement: "Forget it, we don't find it interesting to watch men drinking and having fun. If they get drunk and make trouble with the children, it will be even more troublesome for us. It's better for us to have fun on our own."
Seeing that it was getting late, Hede simply called the children back and let them play the Han version of flying chess - Sifang chess in the hall after dinner. He and his sister also called Zhang Zhaoyi and Ban Jieyu, and the four of them played the Han version of mahjong - leaf cards - that Hede had created.
Zhang Zhaoyi's Yilan Palace was farther away, but Ban Tian arrived first. As soon as she entered, she greeted the empress with a smile, then turned to look at the children.
In this life, the gap between her and His Majesty has been formed. Although she has no favor and no children, she does not have to be heartbroken by the emperor as she was in the past, or even lose her life.
She had seen and remembered the performance of the Queen and the Zhao family over the years. Being kind-hearted, she had developed respect for Zhao Hede very early on. After completely letting go of her feelings for His Majesty, she became more relaxed.
Hede would never criticize concubines who were obedient and law-abiding. She had a high position and a good family background, and now the Ban family was using her, so she was living a carefree life in Yongxiang.
As for Zhang Zhaoyi...
"Oh, am I late?"
Zhang Mi walked in hurriedly, with two palace maids behind him each holding a box of shiny copper coins, obviously coming prepared.
"It's not too late, it's just in time."
Ban Jieyu had her back to her. She turned around with a smile when she heard the voice. She couldn't help laughing when she saw the two boxes. "You're really addicted. With two boxes like that, are you planning to play all night?"
"Not much, not much. These two boxes will be enough for me to play with for two hours."
Zhang Mi flung her sleeves, self-aware of her own poor card skills. "If Her Majesty the Queen didn't have to attend to government affairs every day, I'd really like to play all night. The palace maids in my palace are always deliberately trying to trick me into playing. It's boring."
"Who told you to scream and shout when you lose? As servants, they are naturally afraid."
This was also due to Zhang Mi's personality. She would get easily excited while playing cards, but she wouldn't get angry. However, when the palace servants saw how excited she was, they wouldn't dare let her lose.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm going to kill everyone today."
Zhang Mi rubbed her hands and sat down in her seat. Then, as if remembering something, she said to He De on the other side, "By the way, Your Majesty, my sister has been up to something lately. She's been making a lot of small moves. Please don't let her go."
"Your sister is so lucky to have a sister like you." Hede played a leaf card he had picked up. "I'm still thinking about saving her."
Zhang Mi quickly said, "Bang, who cares about her? I don't even have time to bother her. I just want to see the Zhang family fall and see how miserable she is after losing her backing."
Ban Jieyu calmly arranged her cards. After hearing this, she glanced at her with a smile and said, "You say one thing and mean another. Why are you trying to hide it from us? It's a pity that such a smart person like your sister died with the Zhang family."
"Yes, there are many things in this world that are beyond the law. It is rare to see a family like the Wang family that harbors so much filth that it is hard to describe."
"Hey wait, let me touch it again!"
Seeing Hede was about to get the cards, Zhang Mi shouted, frantically taking them out, still mumbling, "Oh, when my mother followed the army all the way and never left her side, but when they were short of food, Zhang Chai killed her and used her to curry favor with his superiors, I knew he was a beast."
"Zhang Zhen's mother married in later. By then, Zhang Chai had already risen to prominence. Although he always treated boys as human beings, he treated girls like us, thinking of giving us away as a gift to gain connections. Naturally, he never treated us harshly. It's not surprising that she still had fantasies in her heart."
Zhang Mi was very calm when talking about these things. He witnessed his mother's death under the swords, watched the soldiers set up the big pot, and smelled the scent of his mother.
Zhang Mi, who was five years old at the time, had already gone crazy at that moment.
Zhang Zhen had always believed that her words about destroying the Zhang family were simply a resentment of their injustice and hatred of their ruthlessness. She didn't think Zhang Mi would really do such a thing, because without the Zhang family, the two sisters would be nothing.
Only the Queen,
Zhang Mi turned her head and looked at the dignified and gentle Queen, who looked so compassionate in the bright candlelight.
Only when the Queen met him for the first time, she looked at him and said in surprise, "I picked up a dagger that I had hidden somewhere and rushed towards her.
"So you entered the palace to destroy the Zhang family?"
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