Zhou Qiongyue looked at Yuan Bohua, his son and his two sons with a lost look. After staying in Yuan'an City for so long, Zhou Qiongyue was injured?
Yuan Chaokang actively picked up some food for his mother and coaxed her, "Mother, you've just recovered from your illness and are still quite weak. You should stay in Yuan'an to recuperate this year. It's not as convenient to find an imperial physician on the farm as in the palace.
Next year, wherever you want to go, your son and I will accompany you."
Two people were dissatisfied with Yuan Chaokang's statement. One of them was Yuan Chaochang, who looked at his second brother with disbelief and asked, "What should I do then?"
Yuan Chaochang didn't want to stay in Yuan'an to study alone, he also wanted to go with them.
Zhou Qiongyue was also quite dissatisfied. "It's so hot in the palace in the summer, but it's cooler here at the manor! It will be summer in a few months."
Yuan Chaokang looked at his mother, then at his eldest brother, and sighed helplessly, "Let's discuss this issue again in the summer. Do you and I think this is feasible?"
Yuan Chaokang's words meant that there was still room for negotiation, and Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaochang were both satisfied.
Yuan Bohua watched the discussion between the mother and his two sons throughout the whole process. He actually agreed with his youngest son's words. If they wanted to stay in Yuan'an, it would be more convenient to go to the palace to invite the imperial physician.
Zhou Qiongyue's illness this time really scared Yuan Bohua. Yuan Bohua really didn't want Zhou Qiongyue to leave Yuan'an in the short term.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Chaochang were both satisfied, and the meal was extremely harmonious.
After Zhou Qiongyue and her companions finished their lunch, Zhou Qiongyue took the initiative to suggest that she wanted to go fishing and read some storybooks by the lake. She hadn't fished for a long time.
Yuan Chaokang is now basically Zhou Qiongyue's fishing partner. As long as he has time, he will basically accompany his mother to fish.
So Yuan Chaokang also ordered the servants around him to prepare things, as he wanted to go fishing with his mother.
Yuan Bohua was going to the front yard to take care of some things. Although he had retired from the army, he still had some chores to deal with.
Yuan Chaochang also followed Yuan Bohua to the front yard. He went to the study in the front yard to read.
Although Yuan Chaochang often said that he didn't want to study, the fact was that he never had any intention of slacking off.
Yuan Chaochang still insisted on his original idea. He wanted to take part in the imperial examination, and it would be even better if he could pass the first place.
Even if he can't get the first place, it's okay to get the second place. At that time, he will have a greater chance of getting into real power.
Yuan Chaochang had been a companion reader in the palace for these years, and he had developed some ambitions. He didn't want to be a prince without real power in the future, but perhaps a duke.
My father was the first generation to hold the title of Prince Fu'an. Whether it would be downgraded when it came to him depended on what the emperor at that time thought.
Yuan Chaochang still wanted to try his best to keep his title so that at least his generation would not have to be demoted.
When Zhou Qiongyue and her son Yuan Chaokang were sitting in the place where they usually fished, Zhou Qiongyue not only did not let anyone around her serve her, but also looked at Yuan Chaokang from time to time.
In the end, Yuan Chaokang couldn't help but speak up and asked, "Just ask whatever you want to ask, mother! There's no one around here, not even the secret guards."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiongyue immediately forgot her original purpose. She became interested in the secret guard her son mentioned again: "You can still sense the secret guard? You are just bragging!"
If the secret guards got too close, Yuan Chaokang could indeed sense it. It wasn't a special ability, but in his previous life, he was afraid of death and took strict precautions, often surrounded by secret guards.
Over time, he became incredibly familiar with that aura. The imperial guards of every dynasty all had the same goal.
So when the Royal Guards were too close to Yuan Chaokang, he could sense it, but he couldn't explain this feeling to anyone else.
Yuan Chaokang didn't want to discuss the matter of secret guards with his mother. Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.
So Yuan Chaokang brought the topic back to the previous one: "Mother, just treat it as your son bragging! Mother was hesitant just now, what did you want to ask your son?"
Zhou Qiongyue replied truthfully, "There's one thing I've been thinking about for a long time, and I'm afraid I might be wrong, so I wanted to ask for your opinion."
Zhou Qiongyue didn't think there was anything wrong with her, as a mother, asking for advice or discussing things with her son. She always believed that the wisest person should be the best teacher.
Yuan Chaokang's interest was piqued when he heard his mother say this. In Yuan Chaokang's mind, his mother was the most talented woman he had ever met. Even many officials in his previous life were not as talented as his mother.
Yuan Chaokang was naturally interested in anything that could make Mother hesitate. He changed into a more comfortable sitting position and urged, "Anything else that could make Mother feel awkward? Tell me now."
Although Yuan Chaokang said that there was no one else around except them, mother and son, Zhou Qiongyue was cautious and lowered her voice before saying:
"After the death of the retired emperor, the empress dowager's hair turned one-third white. In my mind, the empress dowager is not a woman trapped by love. Why do you think that is?"
Yuan Chaokang was silent for a moment. He had never seen the Empress Dowager before or after the Emperor's death. He knew very little, so he could only continue to confirm, "Mother, are you sure that the Empress's hair turned white after the Emperor's death?"
Zhou Qiongyue was sure of this, so she nodded firmly.
"This is the first time Mother has seen the Empress Dowager since the death of the Grand Emperor. How is the Empress Dowager doing?"
Yuan Chaokang felt that anyone with a keen eye could tell whether a person was truly sad.
Zhou Qiongyue recalled the empress dowager she saw at that time. "I felt that the empress dowager had a sense of disappointment or despair. What could have caused the empress dowager to be in such a state? Or maybe I was wrong."
Zhou Qiongyue had originally planned to ask her youngest son after the emperor's funeral, but she fell ill right after the funeral and didn't have time to ask.
Anyway, every time she thought about it by herself, she felt anxious.
After hearing what his mother said, Yuan Chaokang had already figured it out. He looked up at her and said, "My son has a guess. Do you want to know?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her youngest son's smiling face and felt relieved, thinking that it was not something scary.
Of course Zhou Qiongyue wanted to know: "Tell me! Even if you don't tell me, I'm still thinking about it every day, which is very tiring."
Yuan Chaokang used the gentlest expression and said the most frightening words: "The matter of the retired emperor was caused by someone, and the Empress Dowager guessed it."
Yuan Chaokang originally thought that his mother would be extremely surprised when she heard what he said, or at least would stand up in surprise.
In the end, his mother just remained silent, and Yuan Chaokang thought to himself, "As expected of his mother, her ability to accept things is better than that of ordinary people."
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