The queen was furious.
What does it mean that she raised her son well?
Does that mean Hao'er isn't his son?
Furthermore, Hao'er was still lying in bed, and she could clearly hear his painful cries from outside. As his mother, her heart was breaking. But what about his father? The first thing he said when he came in was to accuse her of not raising her son well and of having a vicious heart.
How could her son be so wicked? He's just spouting nonsense like a little bastard.
Besides, even if that little bastard wasn't lying, and her son really did want to gouge out the little bastard's eyes, so what? Before the new policies, her son would be the legitimate son of the Queen, the undisputed Crown Prince. That little bastard was just the son of some wild woman outside without any official status; it was only because she, the Queen, was so magnanimous that she allowed him to be raised in the palace.
It's just gouging out an eye, it's not like I'm going to kill him!
However, despite her thoughts, the Queen dared not say these words aloud, but that did not stop her from pleading for her son's innocence.
"What are you saying, Your Majesty? It's not the first time these kids have fought. Hao'er almost always wins. I've never seen him get really hurt. It's probably just a joke to scare people. How could you take it seriously?"
"Besides, regardless of whether Hao'er really scared him or not, the fact that he is standing while Hao'er is lying in bed crying out in pain means you can't just listen to one side of the story. Does His Majesty the King usually handle state affairs so arbitrarily?"
His Majesty the King hesitated. He certainly believed that his little Wu'er was telling the truth, but he couldn't say it aloud with certainty. Otherwise, wouldn't it expose his intentions towards Wu'er? That would put his little Wu'er in even greater danger.
Thinking it over, His Majesty the King snorted coldly and said, "Leaving aside whether or not Xiao Si tried to gouge out Xiao Wu's eyes, just the fact that you, a queen, threatened and intimidated a little child like Xiao Wu, forcing him to admit that he was the one who caused Xiao Si to be bitten by poisonous ants, and you still have the nerve to say that?"
Things are different now. China is no longer solely the king's domain. The queen and queen mother are both from the Tang family, the leading families among the four major clans of China, wielding immense power in the military, politics, and business, and holding numerous seats in the Co-Government Council. The king needs the Tang family's support to accomplish anything, so the queen is not afraid of him.
Hearing the king's words, the queen gave a cold laugh and said, "How am I in the wrong? Four children were fighting, and three of them were bitten by poisonous ants, but he's the only one who's perfectly fine. I called him over to ask him what happened."
"I am the Queen, after all, and nominally his mother. What's wrong with me asking about it?"
"I'm not saying it's just for Hao'er, but the two children from the Bai and Fang families were also bitten by poisonous ants in the palace. If anyone from either family comes to ask, as the queen, I have to give them an explanation, don't I?"
"If you want to talk, then go and investigate. Investigate the source of the poisonous ants, check if there are any more poisonous ants in the palace. What's the point of you getting hung up on a little kid like Xiao Wu here?"
"Even if you force him to admit that he brought the poisonous ants into the palace and that he was the one who made them bite people, can anyone else believe him?"
"Yes, he wasn't bitten, which just means the child was lucky. It's not his fault that he was lucky, so what's the point of you making such a fuss about him?"
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