Chapter 429: Strong outside and infatuated inside male protagonist x beautiful and cruel reborn female protagonist 23
The Queen Mother thought she had Xie Anhuai's marriage under control, but an imperial decree from the Emperor broke the Queen Mother's original plan.
The Queen Mother angrily threw the teacup, her chest heaving with anger. This was the first time in his life that the Emperor had disobeyed her.
"How could His Majesty..."
The nanny stroked the Queen Mother's back soothingly, frowned, and asked, "Queen Mother, Yan Xiaoxiao has been married to the general's son, so it is absolutely impossible for her to become the Princess of Zhao."
The Queen Mother changed her usual kind face and turned fierce. "If Yan Xiaoxiao can't do it, find someone else. Prince Zhao's mansion must have someone like me."
The emperor knew that the queen mother would not let it go, so he wanted to give her one last chance. If she still did not repent, the emperor would not mind being an unfilial person. He had already let his wife and son down.
The Emperor is prepared to have a good talk with the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager can convince them, that would be great. If not, he has already tried his best to dissuade them. Then don't blame him for being an unfilial son.
"Empress Dowager, the Emperor is here"
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, changed her sitting position, and looked like she had a headache.
"The son pays respects to the queen mother"
The Queen Mother waved her hands and said, "My son, please get up quickly. How can you have time to come to my palace today?"
The emperor sat on the couch next to the empress dowager, took the tea handed over by the maid and said, "Are you feeling unwell, mother? Have you asked a doctor to come and take a look?"
The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead and said, "I am fine, it's just an old illness."
The emperor took a sip of tea, lowered his eyes and said, "Mother, we should not interfere too much in Huai'er's marriage. Whether he is willing to take a concubine is his business. Why should mother worry about his affairs?"
"Ah," the Queen Mother sighed, and said helplessly, "But Huai'er is a prince after all. How can it be proper for him to have only one principal wife? I am doing this for his own good."
"Huai'er is going to be the emperor in the future, so there can't be only one empress in the harem. What Huai'er needs to do now is to take in more concubines to expand the family."
A cold light flashed in the emperor's eyes. The empress dowager had used this set of words to convince him at the beginning, but over the years, he had regretted it more than once.
"Mother, even if Huai'er doesn't want to, can you force him?"
"Why not?" The Queen Mother glanced at the Emperor and said, "I have plenty of ways to help him consummate his marriage."
The emperor had never expected that the empress dowager would actually want to use the dirty tricks she used in the harem on her own son, so needless to say he was very disappointed.
The emperor put away the smile on his face and became ready to go. "Mother, I will say this for the last time, do not interfere in Huai'er's affairs."
The emperor flicked his sleeves and left without even looking at the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother slapped the table vigorously and said, "Mammy, look at him. When has the Emperor ever treated me like this?"
The nanny said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, why don't we stop? It won't do you any good if we continue like this."
"Impossible," the Queen Mother said in a clean and tidy refusal, without giving it any time to think. "Isn't Princess Zhao pregnant? Nanny, pass on my imperial decree to have the daughter of the left leader enter the Zhao Palace to serve Princess Zhao until she gives birth."
The nanny sighed helplessly. To be honest, as a nanny, she felt that the Queen Mother was a little obsessed. Why was she so obsessed with destroying the relationship between her son and grandson? But as a servant, she could not make decisions for her master.
"Your Highness, the daughter of the Left Lord, Yue Fei'er, is here."
"The Queen Mother ordered Yue Fei'er to serve the Princess until she gave birth."
Xie Anhuai drooped his lips. He could no longer tolerate the Queen Mother. Since he was a child, the Queen Mother had disliked him because of his mother. Now she wanted to control his emotions. This was simply unforgivable.
"Your servant Yue Feier pays respect to His Majesty Prince Zhao"
Xie Anhuai just sat on the chair, looking down at Yue Feier with an expressionless face.
"I will give you one chance. Leave Prince Zhao's Mansion now. I don't need you to serve me in my mansion."
Yue Fei'er's face was full of grievance, and she looked at Xie Anhuai with a look of reluctance and acceptance. "Your Majesty, I am also following the arrangements of the Queen Mother. I dare not disobey the Queen Mother's orders."
Xie Anhuai sneered, "I am talking to you now. If you still don't leave, don't blame me for not reminding you. You won't be able to leave when the time comes."
Yue Fei'er burst into tears, showing the true nature of green tea, but Xie Anhuai didn't buy it. "Someone come here!"
"Send her to Leng Ning Courtyard. She is not allowed to leave Leng Ning Courtyard without my order."
Yue Feier looked up in disbelief, with a tear in the corner of her eye. She really felt sorry for me. "My Lord, the Queen Mother asked me to serve the Princess. You can't lock me up."
Xie Anhuai waved his hands impatiently and didn't even look at Yue Feier.
When Aunt Qiao arrived at Xie Anhuai's study, she saw Yue Feier being dragged away and tilted her head in confusion.
"Ah Huai, who is she? What happened?"
Xie Anhuai reached out and pulled Aunt Qiao over, gently touching her slightly bulging belly. "Let's forget about the unimportant people."
"The child is obedient"
Aunt Qiao smiled and said, "The child is very obedient and doesn't make trouble at all."
"Ah Huai, has the Queen Mother taken action again?"
Xie Anhuai responded softly, "Well, father will give the royal grandmother one last chance. If the royal grandmother still behaves like this, father may not be able to bear it anymore."
Aunt Qiao didn't say anything. The emperor's words of being reluctant simply meant sending the empress dowager to the royal temple or confining her to Cishou Palace.
Aunt Qiao could never figure out why the Queen Mother was so determined to destroy the relationship between her son and grandson. Was it really because she herself was unhappy and didn't want others to be happy?
Yue Fei'er was locked up in Leng Ning Yuan. No messages could be sent out or in. Apart from someone bringing her food and drinks, there was not even a maid to serve her.
Yue Fei'er felt very aggrieved. She thought that she would be a concubine for sure after entering Prince Zhao's Mansion. If she used some tricks to get the princess to give up the mother and keep the son, she might be the next Princess Zhao. However, Prince Zhao did not give her any face at all and completely ignored the Queen Mother's decree.
Yue Fei'er was so anxious that she was running around in circles. She couldn't stay locked up in Leng Ningyuan for the rest of her life.
The Queen Mother lost contact with Yue Fei'er and immediately realized that the situation was beyond her expectations.
"Mammy, help me change my clothes. I need to go to Prince Zhao's mansion."
"Empress Dowager..." The nanny was hesitant to speak, not knowing how to persuade her.
The empress dowager was wearing casual clothes and walked out with three or five maids and eunuchs, but she found two guards with swords guarding the door of Cishou Palace.
Just as the Queen Mother was about to step over the doorstep, she was stopped by the guards.
"The Emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to enter or leave Cishou Palace."
"How dare you!" The Queen Mother said with a stern face, "I am the Queen Mother, how dare you stop me?"