Chapter 438: Being criticized by the Queen Mother for shirking responsibility, and being favored was a surprise!

After the Queen Mother finished scolding, she went forward to see Susu.

"Susu, don't cry. Grandma will give you some cakes, okay?"

Susu was crying breathlessly, with tears hanging on her long eyelashes, but that hand was still tightly grasping Chu Lingfeng's clothes.

Chu Lingfeng was only eight years old, and faced with this situation he had no choice but to remain silent.

Concubine Yun helped Yin'er up with heartache, but before she could say a few words of comfort, the empress dowager scolded her harshly. She was naturally dissatisfied.

She looked at Susu who was crying non-stop. It was obvious that Yin'er had fallen down, but she was just sitting on the ground. She must have cried on purpose to make the Queen Mother blame Yin'er.

You're so young and you already know how to act pitiful. What will happen when you grow up?

"Queen Majesty, Yin'er just likes Susu too much. He keeps saying that Susu is so cute and wants to protect her and play with her."

Concubine Yun looked at Chu Lingfeng and deliberately pushed the responsibility onto him, "Yin'er was worried that Prince Chu would push Susu down, so he took the initiative to hug her, but Prince Chu deliberately held Susu tightly, causing her to fall."

This was not the first time that Chu Lingfeng had been wronged. He raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother, explaining, "Queen Mother, I did not push her, nor did I deliberately hold her."

Concubine Yun glared at Chu Lingfeng fiercely, "Queen Mother, this is not the first or second time that Prince Chu has lied. Last time, he even pushed Yin'er down. I scolded him a few times, but he still didn't learn his lesson."

Chu Lingfeng lowered his eyes silently upon hearing this. Last time, Yin'er pushed him on purpose and ended up falling down. Concubine Yun made him hungry for a whole day and also gave him a beating.

The Queen Mother glanced at Chu Lingfeng and saw Susu holding Chu Lingfeng's hand tightly. Even though she was crying so hard, she still refused to let go.

The wet nurse was the first to notice that Susu had been grabbing Chu Lingfeng's clothes, and it was because of that grabbing that she only sat down on the ground instead of falling down.

"Queen Mother, Susu is very smart. She knows that she won't fall if she holds on to Prince Chu. If she hadn't been holding on to Prince Chu, she would have definitely fallen on her head just now."

After hearing what the wet nurse said, Concubine Yun couldn't help but roll her eyes. Wasn't this a slap in her face?

A servant talks so much.

Seeing Susu crying so sadly, the queen mother didn't care how old she was and reached out to hug Susu, "Susu, let grandma hold you."

Susu then let go of Chu Lingfeng's hand and let the Queen Mother hold her, and she stopped crying at this time.

The Queen Mother found that she stopped crying when she held Susu, and she immediately felt it was magical. Looking at the tears still hanging on Susu's pink and tender little face, she felt particularly pitiful.

She looked at Yin'er and saw him staring at Chu Lingfeng.

"Yin'er, don't hug Susu again next time."

Yin'er curled his lips in dissatisfaction.

"Queen Dowager, Yin'er's mistake was unintentional. I won't make the same mistake again next time." Concubine Yun said as she pushed Yin'er, "Yin'er."

Yin'er was unhappy at this time, with his head down and not saying a word.

The Queen Mother glanced at Yin'er and said, "Yin'er is already six years old. You must have learned a lot. How is your handwriting?"

Concubine Yun Gui said as if she was presenting a treasure: "Replying to the Queen Mother, Yin'er is not only good at calligraphy, but also knows how to compose poetry and songs."

The Queen Mother said, "I remember that when the Crown Prince was six years old, he also had a good handwriting. Let me see if he is better than the master."

This was a rare opportunity to show off, and Concubine Yun was eager to seize it. She immediately asked someone to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

After everything was ready, Concubine Yun happily ground the red brush and handed it to Yin'er.

"Yin'er, come and write something for the Queen Mother to see."

The Queen Mother frowned as she watched this scene.

Yin'er took the red pen and started writing in an orderly manner.

When he finished writing, Concubine Yun couldn't wait to take the red brush from his hand and urged happily, "Yin'er, pick it up and show it to the Queen Mother."

Yin'er also obeyed, holding the calligraphy and trotting to the Empress Dowager, saying as if presenting a treasure: "Grandma, please look at the calligraphy written by Yin'er."

The Queen Mother looked down at the words in Yin'er's hand. Perhaps because of Concubine Yun's praise, she had too high expectations. But when she saw that the words were far below her expectations, she was a little disappointed.

"The handwriting is OK, but it's still far from what the prince wrote when he was six years old."

The smile on Concubine Yun's lips froze. She walked over and looked down at the handwriting of Yin'er. It was obviously well-written and so neat, so why was it not as good as the handwriting of the prince?

The Queen Mother saw Concubine Yun's face full of disbelief, and she said quietly, "Concubine Yun can go to Wanbao Tower to take a look. The calligraphy written by the Crown Prince when he was six years old was so good that even the late Emperor praised it."

After saying that, he carried Susu out of the pavilion.

Susu lay on the Queen Mother's shoulder, looking at the little brother kneeling on the ground, waving her chubby little hands at him.

When Chu Lingfeng raised his head, he could see Susu was looking at him, but he had his head lowered because he was hungry again after returning home because of what happened today.

I don’t know when days like this will end.

Concubine Yun was somewhat unconvinced, so she took Yin'er to Wanbao Tower and saw the handwriting that the prince had written when he was six years old. Then she looked at Yin'er's handwriting and could tell the difference at a glance without comparing them.

Concubine Yun was determined to teach her grandson well.

"Yin'er, do you want to work hard on your calligraphy? You'll be better than them all."

Yin'er nodded, "Got it, grandma."

Later, Taotao's handwriting when she was five years old was more beautiful than Yin'er's.

As for Susu, she is only responsible for eating delicious food and being pampered by a group of people.

If Susu could write, the emperor would be the first one to praise Susu for her good handwriting.

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The sun was at its highest point at noon.

The queen rode for a long time and came to a cliff. Looking at the waterfall not far away, she suddenly felt refreshed.

I haven't ridden a horse for a long time. After riding for a while, I felt a little tired and my thighs were also sore.

But it's worth it to see such a beautiful view.

Thinking back to when I entered the palace at the age of fifteen, I never had the opportunity to enjoy such a free and unrestrained life.

It wasn't the palace that trapped her, but...

The emperor followed the empress here from a distance. He tightened the reins and stopped dozens of feet away. His eyes fell on the empress, and for a moment he couldn't bear to go forward and disturb her.

The intense movement while riding caused the wound to open again, and it was now bleeding.

The emperor didn't notice anything, his eyes were fixed on the red figure in the distance.

Having just seen the queen riding her horse at full speed, he knew that the queen must be happy at this moment. Nothing can make people feel more comfortable than riding a horse at full speed.

The queen sat on the horse and stared at the waterfall in front of her for a long time. The horse lowered its head to eat grass. Feeling that the time was about up, she tightened the reins and turned back.

As a result, when she turned around, she saw the Dog Emperor standing there in the distance, looking in her direction.

I don’t know how long the Dog Emperor has been here?

You've come, but you haven't said a word.

The queen thought of the dog emperor's injuries and hurried over on her horse.

When the emperor saw that the empress was finally willing to turn back, he thought that she would stay until the afternoon.

"Why is the emperor here? Aren't you afraid of your wound opening?"

The emperor said, "How can I feel at ease if you come out alone? It has been a long time since I last rode with you. Today I finally got my wish. Your Majesty is a very good horseman."

The queen snorted, "The emperor is still injured. If something really happens, you will still need me to protect him."

The emperor chuckled: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even if I am injured, I will protect you and make you safe and sound."

"..." The Queen: "I dare not."

The emperor asked: "Are you feeling better now?"

The queen did not deny it either: "It is a little better."

The emperor smiled and said, "From now on, I will bring you to the autumn hunting every year."

The Queen was stunned when she heard this, because autumn hunting was an activity for the princes and ministers, and had nothing to do with the women in the palace. It was quite unexpected that she was brought out this time.

I am naturally happy that I can come here every year in the future.

"Why did the emperor suddenly become so nice?"

The emperor said, "When I saw the empress riding a horse just now, I thought of how she looked before she entered the palace. It must be boring for her to stay in the deep palace. It's good for her to come out and get some fresh air."

Although the Queen was happy that she could come out to the enclosure and stay for half a month every year, she couldn't help feeling depressed when she thought about how the Dog Emperor had never thought of taking her out in the past years.

She thought she couldn't come, but when she came this time, she found that it was not that she couldn't come, but that it depended on whether the Dog Emperor was ready.

It's all just a matter of a word from the dog emperor.

The emperor saw that the queen, who was happy just a few seconds ago, was now a little unhappy. He hurried his horse closer to the queen.

"Why, the Queen is unhappy?"

The Queen said quietly, "I am naturally happy to be able to leave the palace, but the Emperor has suddenly become so nice that I am a little overwhelmed by his favor."

The emperor thought for a long time after hearing this, "It's not that I didn't want to bring the empress out before, but..."

The queen could not help but ask, "But what?"

She wanted to know what excuse the Dog Emperor was trying to find.

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