Hongzhou sighed inwardly at his elder brother's ruthless move; he had no choice but to accept it! "How can I let those old fogies gossip about you, Your Majesty? Tomorrow I will set off for Changchun Garden and will definitely bring the Empress Dowager back!"
Hongli coaxed and tricked Hongzhou into accepting the job, but the current situation is giving Hongli a headache. He doesn't want to see the Empress Dowager, but he has to invite her back for his son's marriage. He is truly helpless.
The most aggrieved was Hongzhou. He went to Changchun Garden with a heavy heart, and as he expected, as soon as he arrived, before he could even drink a sip of tea, the Empress Dowager seized him and poured out her grievances, accusing Hongli of his terrible behavior. She even cried very sadly at the end.
"Can you believe there's any son like him in the world? What empress dowager would be driven out of the palace by her own son? Now that his grandson is getting married, he only remembers that he has me as his mother. Why would he take me back? Don't take me! He should set a good example for his son, let his son see how he mistreats his mother, so that Yonghuang will follow suit and treat his parents so harshly in the future!"
Hongzhou thought to himself: As long as Consort Chun doesn't mistreat her daughter-in-law, there won't be any conflict between them. In the end, it's because you're meddling too much that you've displeased my brother.
But he only dared to grumble in his heart and dared not speak it out. He knew that the Empress Dowager was not one to listen to the truth. Otherwise, he would not have stayed away for three years without understanding who the root of the conflict was.
But he knew he was there to ask the Empress Dowager to go back, not to argue with her, so Hongzhou could only smile apologetically and keep reassuring her, explaining the situation to her.
“Your Majesty, His Majesty has indeed acted improperly, but the First Prince is innocent! He is the eldest grandson of the royal family. You must be present for his wedding. Please, for the sake of the First Prince, come back to the palace with me!”
Despite Hongzhou's best efforts to persuade her, the Empress Dowager remained unconvinced, saying that the Emperor's absence showed a lack of sincerity and that she would not return to the palace.
"His Majesty is very busy with state affairs. If he leaves the palace, the scene will be quite chaotic. Your Majesty, please understand my brother's difficulties and reprimand him when he returns to the palace."
The Empress Dowager sneered, "The Emperor is busy? Then the Imperial Noble Consort is not busy, is she? Have Su Yushan come and fetch me personally, and I will return to the palace."
Hongzhou thought to himself, "Isn't the Empress Dowager just being delusional? The Imperial Noble Consort is the Emperor's darling, how could he possibly let her come to Changchun Garden to be at the mercy of the Empress Dowager?"
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