Chapter 412 The Emperor Arrives When
Concubine Hui heard this response, she was already smiling, and there was not a single wrinkle on her well-maintained face.
"You are still able to please your aunt, unlike that bad boy who only knows how to complain about the taste of my food all day long." When Concubine Hui said this, she glanced at Chu Yunzhao.
Chu Yunzhao sighed immediately, he felt that it should not be late autumn now, but midsummer, the kind of midsummer with heavy snow.
He is more wronged than Dou E!
How could he complain about the bad food here? It was just that time, after being dragged away by several princes for lunch, Concubine Hui invited him here to have lunch with him. He really couldn't eat much, so he only ate a bite of honeydew melon.
As a result, that day Imperial Concubine Hui was extremely disgusted with him, saying that he was too fussy and even his taste had become more and more picky. She also said that he had grown strong and only wanted to go out into the wild, and didn't even want to give her, his mother, any face.
I feel so sad!
Chu Yunzhao held his forehead helplessly. In order to gain favor with Concubine Hui, he simply did not open his mouth to explain. He just picked up various dishes with chopsticks to prove that he really liked the food here.
"You haven't eaten all day? Why are you so hungry?" Concubine Hui spoke again, "Leave some for Jinnian."
Well, eating too much is not good, and eating too little is not good either.
If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have brought Chu Jinnian with me. As long as he was around, Concubine Hui would always dislike her son and find fault with him in every way.
Isn't this asking for trouble? Chu Yunzhao sighed again in his heart and slowed down his eating speed so as not to attract Concubine Hui's attention.
As for Concubine Hui, she was also worried about Chu Jinnian not coming to the palace for a long time, so she just pulled him aside to chat, "You went to Qingzhu Garden some time ago. How is Jinzhou now? Is everything okay?"
"Don't worry, auntie. Jinzhou is doing fine. He has a teacher who is teaching him carefully. He has also recently found a suitable study partner for Jinzhou." Chu Jinnian answered happily, but did not mention that Chu Jinzhou's teacher was Fan Wenxuan.
"That's good." Concubine Hui smiled, "Now the weather is getting colder, and it's not convenient to travel back and forth. When next spring comes, bring Jin Zhou back and let me see him?"
"Come to think of it, I don't think I've even seen that kid Jin Zhou."
This is her sister's biological son. It doesn't matter whether he is the King of Qi's or not, as long as she recognizes this nephew.
With his aunt around, no one would bully him.
"I understand Auntie's intentions, and I thank you on behalf of Jinzhou." Chu Jinnian said, "It's just that there are so many people in the capital, and I really don't want Jinzhou to come back and listen to those unpleasant words."
"I know that my aunt is willing to support Jin Zhou, and his background means that he can't avoid these things, but since I placed him there, I wanted him to live a quiet life. The more quiet he can be, the better."
If possible, it's best to be an ordinary person.
As for the capital, having him here is enough.
Concubine Hui pursed her lips, looked at Chu Jinnian and finally sighed, "I understand what you are thinking. Since my aunt cannot leave the palace, I can only wait for Yun Zhao to be free to go out of the palace and go see Jin Zhou for me."
"I recently got a jade ruyi, which was awarded by the emperor. I will give it to Jinzhou as a pillow. It is also a small token of my appreciation as an aunt."
Over the years, ever since she knew Chu Jinzhou, whether Chu Jinzhou was in the Qiao family or in Qingzhu Garden, Concubine Hui sent him gifts like flowing water, without interruption every year.
Chu Jinnian could feel the love that Concubine Hui had for him and Chu Jinzhou.
"I'd like to thank my aunt on behalf of Jinzhou." Chu Jinnian said with a smile.
"You rascal, why are you being so polite in front of your aunt?" Concubine Hui said with a smile, "But speaking of which, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, you came to my palace to ask for that jade disk, and you even said that you would give me good news soon."
"Then can you tell me now what the good news is?"
Concubine Hui looked at Chu Jinnian with anticipation.
This jade disk was a dowry and was used by women, but Chu Jinnian wanted to take it away. His purpose was self-evident.
By arranging Chu Jinnian's lifelong affairs early on, Concubine Hui felt that her sister in heaven could feel more at ease.
"This..." Chu Jinnian hesitated.
"What's going on? Tell me quickly." Chu Yunzhao urged.
For such a shocking event, Chu Yunzhao felt that he must not be missing from the crowd of onlookers.
Unfortunately, before Chu Jinnian could open his mouth again, a loud shout came from outside, "The Emperor has arrived."
Why is the Emperor here at this hour?
The three people present were all a little surprised, but they quickly put down their chopsticks and went out of the hall to welcome the emperor.
A moment later, the group arrived at the palace gate in a mighty procession.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Your Highness, your son is here to see you."
"Your humble servant greets the Emperor."
The three of them knelt down to greet him.
"No need to be polite, just stand up." Chu Shengrui raised his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The three men stood up, stepped back a bit, and invited the emperor into the hall.
"Jinnian also came to the palace today." Chu Shengrui glanced at Chu Jinnian with a smile on his face, "It's been a while since I saw you paying respects to Concubine Hui."
"Yes, I am busy with daily affairs and have no time to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. Today is my day off, and I happened to bring some specialties back from Qingzhu Garden, so I came to the palace specially to pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine." Chu Jinnian answered truthfully.
Chu Shengrui had no good feelings towards Chu Jinzhou because of the matter of King Qi, and he was even a little annoyed by the matter of Qingzhu Garden, but Chu Jinnian said it so frankly without hiding anything, which made him not angry at all.
To be precise, whether it was in this matter, or in the intimacy between Chu Jinnian, Concubine Hui and Chu Yunzhao, or even Chu Jinnian's resentment towards the King of Qi, he could be said to have done it all out in the open.
Such openness is rare in the world. Chu Shengrui sometimes feels a headache about the rebelliousness of his nephew and niece, but he also appreciates his way of doing things.
No matter what, it is much better than some people with ulterior motives, who appear to be flawless on the surface but act cautiously behind the scenes.
The daily state affairs are worrying enough, and Chu Shengrui is really too lazy to use his brain to guess what each of these real blood descendants is thinking.
Chu Jinnian is a cautious person who doesn't like to cause trouble behind people's backs, which really makes people feel at ease.
"It's amazing that you are so filial." Chu Shengrui smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, father is really biased. Ever since he entered the palace, he has only been staring at Jinnian and has not even noticed his son." Chu Yunzhao curled his lips.
Such a childish and coquettish look immediately made Chu Shengrui laugh.
Although he loved each of his sons dearly, he didn't know whether it was because of their mother and teacher's teachings, or because they were afraid of him as an emperor, but most of them respected him but were not close to him.
(End of this chapter)
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