Chu Nian said, "Look, even the Grand Tutor has agreed, so His Majesty won't object anymore!"
Jiang Bai said, "Your Majesty, I truly believe that the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty should visit the Marquis of Weiwu's residence at this time. The Empress Dowager is still unaware that the Marquis of Weiwu and his wife already know about your 'background.' She is still waiting to help the Marquis of Weiwu ascend the throne and then marry him as Empress! Therefore, she is certainly more concerned than anyone else about whether he is a cripple or not. Do you think it's reasonable for her to not be sure about this matter?"
Listening to his tireless and earnest persuasion of the young emperor, Chu Nian couldn't help but chuckle: This Grand Tutor now looks exactly like a civil official who governs the country. Who would have thought that he was such a profound and mysterious master?
Moreover, who was responsible for Zhang Lie becoming like this?
What a true scoundrel!
The young emperor asked, "Mother, you're smiling so happily, do you really want to visit Marquis Weiwu?"
Chu Nian: "I think that Grand Tutor Jiang... cough!"
Seeing that she deliberately coughed halfway through her sentence and didn't continue, Jiang Bai asked in confusion, "Empress Dowager, what's wrong?"
The young emperor asked, puzzled, "Grand Tutor? What happened to the Grand Tutor?"
Chu Nian: "Grand Tutor, you're so mean!"
"W-what's wrong?" Jiang Bai asked anxiously. "Did I do something inappropriate?"
"What do you think?" Chu Nian asked casually, but secretly transmitted her voice to him: "You were the one who did Zhang Lie, weren't you? You're amazing. You castrated him and crippled him, and you managed to do all this without anyone noticing."
Jiang Bai's face flushed red. He coughed lightly and said to the young emperor, "Your Majesty, let's set off when we're ready!" After saying that, he turned his head to steal a glance at Chu Nian, only to find that Chu Nian was also looking at him. His face immediately turned even redder, and he lowered his head and secretly smiled.
Chu Nian sighed inwardly: She remembered that this person wasn't so reserved and secretly passionate when he was a ghost immortal!
This time, the group visited the Marquis of Weiwu's residence, bringing a plethora of highly nourishing items to show the Emperor's concern, including three tiger penises. Upon arriving at the Marquis's residence, neither Zhang Lie nor Baili Xi were as arrogant as they had been on their last visit. Zhang Lie, in particular, felt like hanging himself upon seeing the three tiger penises.
Chu Nian and Jiang Bai were both people who had seen it all; just by looking at his expression, you could tell he felt like he wanted to die.
Once everyone was seated, Chu Nian spoke up: "My lord, I have some private matters to discuss with you. Would it be possible to find a secluded room for our private conversation?"
Baili Xi's face immediately darkened, and she said, "Sister, you are already the Empress Dowager. Aren't you afraid that those censors will submit memorials criticizing you for having such private conversations with foreign officials?!"
Chu Nian's face turned cold, and she said, "There are some things I promised you, Lord, under certain conditions. But if you simply cannot meet the conditions I want, then of course I will not keep my promise."
Zhang Lie also spoke coldly, saying, "But I wonder what conditions the Empress Dowager wants me to fulfill?"
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "We've all been through this before, do you really want me to say it in front of everyone?"
Zhang Lie: "I am a minister of the state and Your Majesty, but I have never thought of making any demands on the Empress Dowager."
Chu Nian: "You're really being aloof in front of everyone! Fine, if that's the case, then Lord, take off your clothes here so I can check if you're still a man." She finished speaking with a stern expression.
But the little emperor sitting next to her spat out the mouthful of tea he had just taken a sip of.
Jiang Bai, on the other side of the young emperor, stared at Chu Nian, his eyes and mouth agape in an "O" shape, seemingly having stopped breathing. In his opinion, while the Empress Dowager should indeed confirm whether Zhang Lie had been deposed, this was excessive; did she really need to personally inspect him?
Is it really necessary? Jiang Bai's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot in an instant, but he quickly returned to normal.
Zhang Lie was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged.
Unable to contain herself any longer, Baili Xi pointed at Chu Nian and shouted, "Baili Nian, you're shameless!"
"Insolence!" The young emperor's stern shout made Baili Xi's heart skip a beat.
The young emperor quickly added, "My lord, my lady, I think the Empress Dowager is getting more and more insane. Please don't take offense! Guards, return to the palace!" With that, he got up and stormed out.
Chu Nian also got up and followed the emperor with the original owner's graceful steps, walking past under Jiang Bai's extremely strange gaze.
“Your Majesty,” Zhang Lie caught up and called out to the Emperor, “the Lady was confused with anger just now, which is why she was so disrespectful to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty…”
The Emperor said gently, "My lord, there's no need to say anything. I know that the fault today lies not with the Madam, and I will not blame her. I just really have no face to stay any longer..." As he spoke, he glared resentfully at Chu Nian.
Chu Nian had already started crying, her face streaked with tears, looking pitiful. She said, "I've suffered for so many years, must I continue to suffer in the end?"
Unexpectedly, Jiang Bai's calm voice rang out from behind: "As the Empress Dowager, you should know your responsibilities. Since you enjoy the glory of being the Empress Dowager, you should also endure the hardships that come with it."
This was the first time Jiang Bai had criticized the Empress Dowager, and the Emperor immediately nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice, saying, "The Grand Tutor is right. Mother, you and I should quickly return to the palace... and reflect on this!"
Chu Nian glared speechlessly at Jiang Bai, whose face was frighteningly cold: What are you suddenly angry about?
Wen Wan whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty, what you just said was too... too..." She was still feeling terrified. Could it be that, as the Emperor said, the Empress Dowager had gone mad?
After everyone boarded the carriage, which traveled towards the palace for a while, the emperor said, "Since I've finally managed to leave the palace, why don't we go to the Yun Du Restaurant again..."
Chu Nian nodded and said, "Yes, the dishes there are indeed very much to my liking."
The emperor's eyes darted around, and he said, "Aunt Wen, shout outside: His Majesty is in a bad mood. Let's go to Yundu Restaurant to cheer him up."
Chu Nian asked quietly, "Since Your Majesty is in a bad mood, should I also have a good cry first?"
Everyone stared at her as if she were a ghost.
Chu Nian: ...Is she wrong? The mother and son have had another fight, and the emperor is in a bad mood and wants to relax. If she's in a bad mood, then according to the original owner's personality, she would definitely cry a lot!
Just as Wen Wan was about to shout outside, she suddenly heard Jiang Bai say coldly, "It's getting late, let's go straight back to the palace!"
The words that were about to come out of her mouth got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't make a sound. She looked at Jiang Bai with fear like a frightened deer: This Grand Tutor Jiang is too scary when he gets serious!
Seeing Jiang Bai's behavior, the Emperor dared not act rashly. He had originally been excited to go out to a restaurant, but he didn't dare to utter a single word along the way.
Only Chu Nian said with great regret, "You finally managed to get out of here, and you're already going back to the palace?"
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