Zhou Qiongyue looked up and saw the desolation in her aunt's eyes, and she advised, "Aunt, don't worry so much. My second cousin sometimes goes a little too far, but I'm not someone who can suffer any loss.
I don't have any big ambitions. My second cousin will at most disgust me, but he won't do anything to me.
It's good for cousin Yu'er to be a leisurely king now. He should not interfere in other people's affairs. Life is not just about going to the battlefield and killing enemies.
Auntie, just relax and stay with us. Don't think too much."
Zhou Qiongyue believes that life doesn't have to be taken so seriously. If you have the conditions, just enjoy it. Don't take yourself too seriously. The world will function normally without anyone.
The Queen Mother felt better after hearing her niece's words, but not that much better. Yu'er had always followed Chen'er's lead since she was a child, and even then, Yu'er couldn't keep her real power in the army.
Others couldn't see the loneliness in Yu'er's eyes some time ago, but how could she, as a mother, not see it?
Chen'er couldn't even tolerate his younger brother who had been following him around since childhood, so how could she not worry about her own people?
Before Chen'er was a prince, she had hoped very much that her family would be successful and be able to support the Cheng'en Marquisate.
Now that the eldest brother's lineage has risen, the Queen Mother is worried that her son will not be able to tolerate his in-laws.
However, the Queen Mother would not tell her niece what she was thinking. Telling her would not solve anything, and it would only make one more person anxious.
The Queen Mother gently comforted Zhou Qiongyue. She didn't want her niece to worry about her. Yue'er finally got to live the life she loved.
"Don't worry about me. I've been here all these years, and nothing will happen. I haven't even seen Yu'er get married and have children!"
Zhou Qiongyue watched the Queen Mother laugh, but she didn't look very happy. She quickly changed the subject: "I'll tell you secretly, Aunt, that if you choose a princess for your cousin now, he will definitely cooperate. He figured it out at your farm a while ago."
The Queen Mother finally laughed from the bottom of her heart, and was still walking around in the yard, "Really? This is great..."
Afterwards, the Queen Mother and Zhou Qiongyue discussed all the ladies who were suitable for Prince Rong. The Queen Mother waited for Prince Rong to come to the other courtyard to pay his respects and then asked for his opinion.
Although the Queen Mother wanted her son to get married, she still had to respect her son's opinion no matter how much she urged him to. After all, the princess would live with her son, so he had to be satisfied.
Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang, who were chasing the retired emperor, saw the retired emperor, who had left earlier, watching the fish by the lake as soon as they left the Empress Dowager's courtyard.
Yuan Bohua felt that just looking at his back, the emperor looked quite lonely.
Yuan Bohua didn't think much about it and pulled Yuan Chaokang forward.
"Father..."
"Royal Grandfather..."
In fact, the retired emperor had already seen Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang following him out. Originally, the retired emperor was in the empress dowager's courtyard and was quite angry.
But when he came out and felt the cold wind, the emperor was no longer so angry. "Everyone has their own aspirations. Why should he be angry?"
So when he saw Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang coming forward to pay their respects, he gently pointed to the stone bench next to him and said, "Sit down! Let's chat for a while."
After expressing their gratitude, Yuan Bohua and Yuan Chaokang walked over and sat down next to the emperor.
"I lost my composure just now. I hope I didn't scare Kang'er!" said the emperor, reaching out and touching Yuan Chaokang's head.
Yuan Chaokang immediately shook his head. It really didn't scare him, but he wanted to explain on behalf of his mother, "No, Grandfather.
My grandson thinks that neither you nor my mother is wrong, you just have different pursuits.
My mother has always only wanted to live a life of taking care of her husband and children. She is most afraid of trouble. Now she doesn't care about the affairs of the palace.
The Emperor's grandfather was also a good man."
After Yuan Chaokang finished speaking, he pretended to be innocent and nodded solemnly.
When the Emperor heard what Yuan Chaokang said, his interest suddenly piqued. "Oh? Then who is in charge of the affairs of the palace?"
Yuan Chaokang patted his chest vigorously and said proudly, "It's all my grandson who's in charge!"
The retired emperor just thought Yuan Chaokang was naive, but he did not believe what Yuan Chaokang said. He thought Shuxian was just teasing Yuan Chaokang.
So the emperor replied perfunctorily, "Then our Kang'er is really amazing."
Yuan Chaokang nodded innocently, looking naive and proud.
The emperor had no interest in teasing children, especially since they were not his grandson. So after a few words of teasing, he asked his attendants to take Yuan Chaokang away to play.
Yuan Chaokang followed the crowd obediently. Before leaving, he smiled sweetly at the emperor.
As soon as his son left, Yuan Bohua took the initiative to plead guilty, "Father, please forgive me. It is the princess who does not understand your father's painstaking efforts."
No matter how dissatisfied Yuan Bohua was in his heart, he was definitely going to give this step to the emperor.
Yuan Bohua didn't want his princess to be hated by the emperor.
Seeing Yuan Bohua like this, the emperor thought there was still hope, "Can you persuade your princess? She is really talented in business, and Tianyuan Kingdom also needs her."
Yuan Bohua smiled bitterly, "Father, you think too highly of me. Between me and Yue'er, it's Yue'er who can make the decision for me, but I can't make the decision for her.
I have been away from home most of the time these years, and even my two children were raised by Yue'er and my father-in-law and mother-in-law. How can I have the face to do this!
It’s mainly about my princess, the princess. She doesn’t like to take care of these things. She used to be worried about helping the emperor manage his private property.
It was so hard to find someone to take over, and she didn't want to do it anymore. Now the property in the mansion is managed by Kang'er and Erchen."
Yuan Bohua portrayed his henpecked image vividly.
The retired emperor shook his head helplessly after hearing this. He couldn't say anything to persuade him. After all, Yuan Bohua, his father-in-law and his brother-in-law, was a cruel and ruthless person.
If he found out that Zhou Qiongyue had been wronged, who knows what kind of trouble would happen!
Yuan Bohua had saved his life after all, and the emperor didn't want to repay kindness with enmity by sending this adopted son to his father-in-law.
"If Yue'er doesn't want to take care of it, forget it. I'll just find someone else."
The retired emperor knew that he couldn't force it, so he gave up. After all, in the eyes of the retired emperor, women don't like these things.
But the emperor cursed his foolish son again in his heart. He was just unwilling to accept it, and he couldn't say that his son had really done something wrong.
Seeing that the emperor finally gave in, Yuan Bohua smiled widely, "Father is still wise!"
When the emperor saw Yuan Bohua, whose face showed all his emotions, he was extremely satisfied.
As soon as his sanity returned, the Emperor began to excuse himself, "I was just worried that Yue'er would lose control of the Emperor's assets and become depressed and hurt her health. It would be better if she didn't care."
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