“My father will also feel sorry for me, and his concerns about marrying into a powerful minister will lessen. He will bestow the Zhao family girl upon me as his principal wife.”
After learning about her son's scheme, Consort Zheng broke out in a cold sweat. She never expected that her simple-minded son would have so many secret methods.
She felt a pang of sadness: "Lu'er, you...you are truly a master strategist. Your mother underestimated you before."
"Is Mother afraid of me?" Jing Lu stared into his mother's eyes, like a child yearning for a response from his mother.
Consort Zheng shook her head without thinking: "No, you are the flesh of my flesh. I would never be afraid of my own son."
Jing Lu smiled and buried his head in Consort Zheng's arms, saying coquettishly, "Mother, only you know this secret."
***
"Yan'er, are you still angry with your father?"
In the Jiaofang Palace, Jing Huaixu felt deeply guilty about what happened at Liushang Pavilion, so he prepared a family banquet in the name of Empress Ye and invited Jing Yan and Yue Jiang, so that the four of them could reunite.
Jing Huaixu took the initiative to raise his glass, hoping to put aside his estrangement with his son and reconcile.
Jing Huaixu raised his wine glass for a long time, but Jing Yan remained unmoved. Jing Huaixu looked somewhat embarrassed and glanced at Empress Ye and Yue Jiang, hinting that he should say something nice.
Empress Ye gave Yue Jiang a look, and Yue Jiang gently tugged at Jing Yan's sleeve under the table, whispering, "Your Highness, after you finish this cup of wine with Father, please remove the wine pot. I really can't stand the smell, and I can't afford to upset my baby."
Jing Yan really didn't want to drink this cup of wine, after all, his father's purpose was just to make him let the matter drop, not to give him a proper explanation.
But he still understood one thing: they were not only father and son, but also ruler and subject.
Jing Yan sighed, raised his wine cup, and toasted Jing Huaixu: "Father..."
Before Jing Yan could finish speaking, a eunuch from Changshou Palace rushed in from outside Jiaofang Palace and knelt down as soon as he entered.
"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager Zheng has fainted. When she woke up, she was crying uncontrollably, saying that it wasn't worth it at all. Your Majesty, please go and see her!"
Upon hearing that Empress Dowager Zheng had encountered this matter, Jing Huaixu hurriedly put down his wine cup and left, saying, "I'll go and see for myself."
Jing Huaixu quickly passed in front of Jing Yan, causing Jing Yan's raised hand to stop in mid-air. Jing Yan sighed deeply, turned his wrist, and splashed the wine away.
Empress Ye, as a daughter-in-law, could not wait idly. She stood up and said, "Your imperial grandmother is in trouble. Come with me to see her."
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