Chapter 637 The dog emperor made the queen angry again. She is not worthy of Song Tanhua

"Mommy." Susu threw herself into Feng Wuyou's arms, and her little hands couldn't wait to take the candied haws in her hand.

Feng Wuyou looked at her daughter's expression and reminded her, "Be careful, don't let the bamboo stick poke your mouth."

"I know it's spicy." Susu opened her mouth and took a bite of the candied haws. It was sweet and a little sour. She hadn't eaten candied haws for some time, so she was particularly happy to eat it now.

Feng Wuyou looked at her daughter's greedy appearance and didn't blame Xiao Jinyan for saying that her daughter was like her. It was just like that. There was nothing wrong with being greedy. Being happy was the most important thing.

Susu ate the candied haws and asked, "Mom, when will grandpa and grandma come back?"

Feng Wuyou also found out that his father and mother had been gone for quite some time, and he didn't know if they had returned with Mo'e.

"I don't know either. They will be back after they finish dealing with their business. Maybe they can make it to your uncle's wedding banquet."

When Susu heard the word "banquet", her eyes lit up. She had attended several banquets before.

I ate it not long ago.

“Isn’t that a lot of delicious food?”

Feng Wuyou couldn't help laughing when he heard this. His daughter was the same as himself. When she heard about the banquet, she thought about eating.

"Yeah, there are lots and lots of delicious food."

Susu said happily: "Then mommy, remember to take me with you then."

Feng Wuyou nodded, "Yes, I will definitely take you there."

Susu happily held the candied haws in her hand, holding Feng Wuyou's hand with one hand, and asked expectantly, "Mom, what kind of meat do you want tonight?"

Feng Wuyou saw that it was not dark yet, and his daughter was wondering what kind of meat to eat in the evening.

"Crystal pork elbow, braised spareribs."

Susu heard this and her eyebrows curved: "It's all because of you."

Feng Wuyou smiled. This was also her favorite.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the queen was too lazy to go out, so she sat on the couch with the heater in her arms, read a book for a while, and felt a little drowsy.

Qingying opened the curtain and walked in, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess sent some food from outside the palace."

The queen was dozing off, but she woke up a little when she heard the food. In winter, her mouth became even more dry.

"Really? Let her in."

"Yes." Qingying walked out and came in again, followed by Chunxi.

Chunxi stepped forward and saluted, "May the Empress be blessed with good health and longevity."

The queen said, "Get up."

"Thank you, Her Majesty." Chunxi stood up and handed the packages in her hand to Qingying.

Qingying took a few packages and placed them on the low table. She opened them and placed them in front of the Empress.

As soon as the package was opened, the fragrance wafted out.

The queen took a few glances and the first thing she saw was the bright red candied haws. She hadn't eaten them for a long time. She picked up a string of candied haws and put it to her mouth and took a bite. It was sweet and sour, and it was the taste in her memory.

She said with a satisfied look on her face: "It's because the Crown Princess still cares about me. Go back and tell her that I like him very much."

"I obey your command. I'll take my leave." Chunxi lowered her head and nodded, then slowly walked out.

After the queen finished eating a string of candied haws, she saw the tea fruit and knew at a glance that it was the same one she used to eat. She picked up a piece of the tea fruit, put it in her mouth, took a bite, and tasted it.

“It still tastes the same as before.”

Qingying has been with the Empress for so many years, so she naturally understands the Empress's preferences. These are what the Empress usually likes to eat.

"The Empress likes to eat it, and the Crown Princess is also thoughtful."

The Queen sighed, "Yes, the Crown Princess is thoughtful. The Crown Prince has been busy recently, and Yu'er has moved out of the palace with the Princess, so she didn't even come to the palace to take a look."

Qingying comforted her, "The princess was seriously ill this time and almost died. Prince Yu was frightened. Now that the princess is weak, Prince Yu must want to be with her all the time."

The queen felt better after hearing this. "That's true. You should love your own wife. If you don't love her yourself, who will? Both of my sons know how to love their wives and are very loyal to them. Maybe they inherited my genes. They are not like the emperor at all."

Qingying said: "The Queen has always been devoted to the Emperor and has supported him with all her heart. The Crown Prince and Prince Yu have indeed taken after the Queen."

The queen sighed. If the dog emperor could be like this, she would have no regrets in her life.

She ate two pieces of tea fruit in a row. The sweetness was just right and it relieved her depression.

Night

The emperor arrived just as the empress finished her bath.

The emperor was a little surprised when he saw that the queen had already gone to bed, "Ling'er went to bed so early?"

The Queen said, "It's so cold, and there's nothing important to do. Why don't you take a rest early? Are you going to sit there and freeze?"

After the emperor came in, Qingying helped him take off his fox fur coat and hang it on the hanger, and then helped him put on his clothes.

After taking off her outer clothes, Qingying left.

The emperor sat down beside the bed, lifted the quilt and sat down, with a soft pillow behind his back, looking down at the queen.

The queen raised her head and saw the emperor looking at her. She asked, "Is the emperor not going to sleep?"

The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something to tell you."

The Queen said, "Then your Majesty, please speak. I am listening."

The emperor slowly said four words: "I want to abdicate."

The queen thought she had misheard, "What did the emperor say?"

The emperor repeated: "I want to abdicate and let the prince take over."

The queen was stunned when she heard this. Abdication was a big deal, and the emperor would definitely not joke about abdication, so it must be true.

Throughout history, which emperor abdicated when he was in good health?

The queen sat up and found that she was a little cold, so she wrapped herself in the quilt again and asked, "Your Majesty is so young, why do you want to abdicate?"

The emperor said quietly, "Being an emperor is too busy."

The Queen said, "Isn't this nonsense? Being an emperor must be very busy. Your Majesty has been the emperor for decades, so how could he not have realized this?"

The emperor stared at the queen without blinking, and sighed: "It is because I have been the emperor for decades and have been too busy that I have neglected you."

The queen felt a little uncomfortable, "Your Majesty is very busy. I have never complained."

The emperor nodded. "Well, you only complained a few times when you were the Crown Princess. At that time, I didn't have the awareness I have now, so I ignored you."

The Queen snorted, "How many years have passed since I was the Crown Princess? Why is Your Majesty still bringing it up? Everyone has their own temper when they were young."

The emperor smiled and said, "I know that you were very temperamental at that time, and you wanted to go back to your parents' home at any time."

Queen: “…” You still mention it!!!

The emperor sighed again, "Ling'er, time flies so fast. Several decades have passed just like that."

The queen snorted again: "Well, Your Majesty, you don't need to remind me. I know that I am old and ugly."

She remembered that the dog emperor said she had crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, that her skin was not as good as when she was a teenager, and that her lips were not as tender as when she was a teenager...

The emperor explained: "I don't think so. It's just the aging of beauty. It's also a process. It's this process that has proved that we have been together for so many years and are still together happily."

The queen touched her face and said with some dissatisfaction: "Is this what you call being together peacefully? The emperor must have forgotten the time when he hugged her left and right?"

The emperor saw that the empress was angry, so he stretched out his arms and hugged her into his arms, saying gently, "Ling'er, don't mention those things anymore. If I hadn't been born in an imperial family, I wouldn't have done this."

The Queen said, "Your Majesty, look at Yan'er and Yu'er. They don't look like you at all."

emperor:"……"

"Can things be the same now as they were before? Was the situation as stable as it is now?"

"Whatever the emperor says is what it is. I dare not say anything irresponsible." The queen yawned and lay back in the quilt, ready to go to sleep.

When the emperor saw the empress lying down to sleep, he asked anxiously, "I haven't even finished talking yet, and you're already asleep?"

The queen said lazily, "Then your Majesty, I will listen to you."

When the emperor saw the queen's nonchalant attitude, he instantly lost the desire to speak. He had originally thought that he could have a good talk with the queen tonight.

As a result, we haven't even said a few words yet and that's it?

The emperor sighed and lay down as well. Seeing that the empress had closed her eyes, he no longer had the desire to say anything.

Forget it, let’s talk about it in a few days.

The next morning, Feng Wuyou reluctantly came out of the quilt and dressed and washed up with the help of Chunxi.

Chunxi said, "Master, it's been cold these past two days. I think it's going to snow. Dress warmly and don't catch a cold."

Feng Wuyou glanced out the window and saw the tree beside the window swaying left and right in the wind. He could feel the chill of deep winter before he even went out.

"You need to dress warmly."

After breakfast, Feng Wuyou held the heater and glanced at the next room. "Chunxi, is Song Tanhua here today?"

"I'll go and ask." Chunxi trotted out the back door and went to the next room.

After a while, Chunxi came back again.

"Master, Mr. Song asked for leave, saying he had caught a cold."

"What a coincidence? You didn't go to the appointment yesterday, and today you asked for leave because you caught a cold?" Feng Wuyou's eyes were full of confusion, and he didn't know whether it was really a cold or an excuse.

Chunxi reminded: "Master, please go in first, it's windy outside."

Feng Wuyou turned on the heater and waited for Chunxi to open the curtain before walking in.

Susu was wearing a bright red cotton coat made by the queen herself, with a circle of snow-white fox fur on the collar and cuffs.

Holding a candied haws in his hand, he walked towards the next door with his short legs.

She had walked this path to the study countless times and soon arrived at the study.

Song Tanhua did not come to teach, so Chu Lingfeng took Taotao to read books and practice calligraphy.

Susu leaned on the door frame, poked her head in, saw the pots and the small pot, she let go of the door frame and ran in happily.

"Pot, small pot."

Taotao saw her sister, put down the pen in her hand, and walked over, "Susu, why are you here?"

"Come and play with the pots."

Susu secretly took out the candied haws from behind and handed one of the bunches to Taotao.

Tao Tao held the candied haws and turned to look at Chu Lingfeng, "Prince Chu, why don't you take a day off today?"

Chu Lingfeng stood up and walked over, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Susu passed another string to Chu Lingfeng, "Xiao Guoguo, have some candied haws."

Chu Lingfeng took the candied haws from her hand and said, "Thank you, Susu."

Susu said with a smile: "Let's go out and play."

Taotao nodded, "Okay."

Chu Lingfeng was originally a reading companion, and since Taotao agreed, he naturally couldn't object.

*

Tao Min'er stayed in the guest room for most of the day. Wang came over and knocked on the door several times, and finally the door opened.

Wang looked at her daughter with a worried look on her face, "Min'er, what's wrong with you?"

Tao Miner shook her head, "Mom, I'm fine, I just wanted to sleep."

"That's good." Wang breathed a sigh of relief. She almost thought her daughter had given up.

"Then come out for lunch. I made your favorite red-roasted lion's head."

Tao Miner nodded, "Okay."

When they got to the dining table, the family sat down at it and had lunch.

Tao Min'er ate a few mouthfuls and heard her father say, "I asked the matchmaker to find a matchmaker. She said the Chen family, a rice merchant, has a son who is still unmarried. Min'er, do you want to go and meet him?"

Tao Miner paused while eating. Things were bound to happen and there was no way to avoid it.

She raised her head and looked at Father Tao, "Dad, just make the arrangements."

Father Tao nodded happily and said, "Okay, I'll have someone notify the matchmaker and let her make the arrangements."

"Yeah." Tao Miner lowered her head and continued eating the food in the bowl.

After lunch, Tao's father couldn't wait to ask someone to find a matchmaker.

The matchmaker is 45 years old and has been doing matchmaking for decades. She is very efficient.

The time is scheduled for tomorrow morning, in a private room in Wuzixuan.

Early in the morning, Dingxiang dressed up her daughter.

Tao Min'er stared at herself in the mirror somewhat absentmindedly. In terms of appearance, she was not as good as the Crown Princess, and in terms of family background, she was not as good as Xu Qingqing.

There is really nothing in her family except money.

She was twenty years old and an old maid.

She is indeed not worthy of Song Tanhua. The reason why Song Tanhua can talk to her is because he is a polite person.

Dingxiang has been following the young lady since she was a child, and it is no secret that she likes Song Tanhua.

"Miss, are you unhappy today?"

"How can there be any happiness or unhappiness? Although the love in the storybook is good, it is not something that everyone can encounter. The Crown Princess and Qingqing did not have a smooth sailing life either. They also went through a lot to get to the current result."

Ding Xiang advised: "Miss, don't be sad. Maybe this Mr. Chen is also a good person."

Tao Min'er said, "Who knows what it's like? Let's go and see it first."

After everything was ready, Tao Min'er took a sedan chair to Wuzixuan.

It was morning and there were not many people in the teahouse.

Accompanied by Dingxiang, Tao Min'er walked into Wuzixuan and arrived at the agreed private room, where she saw the matchmaker already waiting.

There was a man sitting next to the matchmaker. He was wearing a navy blue brocade robe and had a handsome face. He looked to be about 23 years old, about the same age as the matchmaker said.

"Miss Tao, come here, sit down first." The matchmaker greeted warmly.

Tao Miner nodded and slowly walked to the table and sat down.

The matchmaker had already explained the background of both families and their ages.

"Ms. Tao, this is Master Chen."

Tao Miner greeted politely, "Hello, Mr. Chen."

Master Chen greeted her politely, "Hello, Miss Tao."

The embarrassing blind date scene is here.

After a moment of silence, the matchmaker smiled and said, "You two can chat as you please. I, the matchmaker, will go out for a walk first."

The matchmaker said this and walked out waving her handkerchief.

Only Mr. Chen and Tao Min'er were left in the private room.

After another moment of silence, Master Chen asked gently, "What kind of cakes does Miss Tao like to eat?"

Tao Miner was stunned for a moment, then casually said the names of two cakes, "Date Mud Cake, Tea Cake."

Master Chen nodded, turned around and ordered, "Prepare some jujube paste cakes and tea cakes."

The attendant guarding the door immediately went to prepare upon hearing this.