Chapter 238 Don’t Hate Me

Mo Yunzhu was surprised and asked, "Why did my father mention my marriage to Prince Lan?"

"I'm not sure either. By the way, Prince Lan has also been summoned to the palace, but he hasn't arrived yet. Should we wait for him?"

"No, I've already come in. If you wait here, the old emperor will probably be in an even worse mood if he finds out. Now is not the time to be angry." Mo Yunzhu said, and then raised the scroll in her hand.

"I brought something to honor him, to divert his attention, and to give the Zhao family some eye drops at the same time." Mo Yunzhu smiled.

Lan Yan immediately gave Mo Yunzhu a thumbs up.

"Master, I think that old guy is really determined to get you. If it weren't for his impotence, he would have attacked you out of spite."

"Please don't be hateful to me. I'm about to throw up my breakfast." Mo Yunzhu really wanted to vomit. Thinking of the old emperor's lustful look every time he looked at her, she got goosebumps all over her body.

Am I that good?

There are so many beauties in this old family, why would he fall for me? I’m not the type that is so stunningly beautiful that it would captivate the whole city.

In fact, what Mo Yunzhu didn't know was that the old emperor had seen too many beauties, so he was not very interested in beauty alone.

He liked Mo Yunzhu because he thought she was extremely talented, funny and playful, sometimes aggressive and domineering, but she was also sweet and coaxing.

Every time he looked at Mo Yunzhu, the old emperor felt that he was still very young.

Once he made up his mind to have Mo Yunzhu enter the palace, as the king of a country, he would definitely want her.

He had health problems before and couldn't touch women. When he saw Mo Yunzhu, he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and find another woman to replace her, so he didn't dare to let Mo Yunzhu into the palace too often.

Moreover, it seemed that many people in the court could see his feelings for Mo Yunzhu. Fortunately, Mo Tiancheng didn't know, otherwise he would be embarrassed.

In order to allow Mo Yunzhu to enter the palace smoothly in the future, he also treated Mo Tiancheng with special respect.

The emperor thought that Mo Tiancheng didn't know, but in fact Mo Tiancheng knew it a long time ago and was just pretending to be with him.

Lan Yan looked at his master and laughed, thinking that his master was such an interesting person, no wonder the old emperor also liked him.

In Yu's study, Mo Yunzhu smelled the scent of dessert syrup before she even entered.

"Yunzhu pays respect to the emperor." Mo Yunzhu immediately went in to pay her respects.

"Yun Zhu is here, please sit down. I asked someone to stew almond bird's nest for you to try." The emperor smiled, his face like a blooming chrysanthemum.

But my complexion has improved a lot.

The servants immediately placed the sugar water on the table beside Mo Yunzhu and stepped back.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Yun Zhu brought a painting for Your Majesty this time. Summer is coming soon and the lotus flowers in the Yu Garden will bloom soon. This lotus painting will be presented to Your Majesty for his enjoyment."

Eunuch Gao immediately smiled and handed the scroll to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it is Miss Mo who cares about you." Eunuch Gao's words made the old emperor even happier.

When he saw the painting, his eyes lit up and he said, "Great! It's well drawn. Yun Zhu's painting skills are comparable to those of the imperial court painters."

"Your Majesty has given me a reward. I'm glad that you like it." Mo Yunzhu smiled as she ate.

Lan Yan was sitting next to them, looking very hungry, but it was a pity that there was no share for him.

This stingy old emperor came back to give him some good medicine to try, but he was reluctant to give him a bowl of bird's nest.

After admiring the painting for a while, the emperor asked Eunuch Gao to put it away. Then he sat down and looked at Mo Yunzhu and said, "Yunzhu, your father said that you were assassinated?"

Mo Yunzhu nodded and said, "Yes, I was indeed attacked and my shoulder was injured. Fortunately, it's nothing serious. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

"I heard that two people were captured alive. Was it the former empress who ordered this?" The former empress was the deposed Empress Zhao, Zhao Yanran.

"Those two guys exactly said that. I don't know how I offended the former empress that they want to kill me." Mo Yunzhu said with a wry smile.

The emperor said with a grim face, "This bitch is restless even in the cold palace. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's face, I would give her three feet of white silk."

Mo Yunzhu sneered inwardly, this meant that there was nothing they could do to Queen Zhao.

"Yun Zhu, for the sake of the prince, I will let him keep his mother. But you can't be hurt in vain. I will take over the five shops on Tianwu Street from the Zhao family and give them to you as compensation from the Zhao family. Do you think this is okay?"

Mo Yunzhu widened her eyes. To be honest, she was prepared to cry and make the old emperor feel sorry for her and give her something good. She didn't expect that this old pervert would be so stubborn.

Although Tianwu Street is not the most prosperous commercial street, it is not bad. With five shops, even if they collect rent, it is still a considerable income.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am ashamed to accept it." Mo Yunzhu said immediately.

"Just take it if I give it to you. The Zhao family is worthless. Eunuch Gao, go get the title deed of the Zhao family shop and give it to Yunzhu." The emperor instructed.

Eunuch Gao agreed immediately, and Mo Yunzhu hurriedly thanked him again.

The emperor started chatting with Mo Yunzhu again, asking her what she had been doing in recent months, and Mo Yunzhu answered in a proper manner.

"The fifth child's injury has almost healed. He is now in the Ministry of Personnel. I heard that he is doing quite well. Many senior officials are optimistic about him. It's a pity that his foot can only be like this. Alas. I didn't expect this child to be so promising."

The emperor began to talk about Jun Huolan with a fatherly air.

Mo Yunzhu's mouth twitched slightly, and then she said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking such good care of Prince Lan. He has suffered for ten years. I hope he can live a better life in the future. He told me that he wanted to do more for the people of Qingyun. I hope Your Majesty can give him more opportunities."

The emperor looked up at Mo Yunzhu, then nodded and said, "I will compensate him well. He has this intention, and I will cultivate him well. Although he has no chance of becoming the emperor, he can become an important minister."

"Does the emperor really think so? Didn't he say that the princes cannot serve as officials in the court, or important positions?"

"Haha, I have the final say. Besides, this rule was originally meant to prevent the royal brothers from killing each other, but the fifth brother is different. He no longer has the chance, so I hope that the brothers and sisters can treat him better. The more power he has, the better everyone will treat him."

Mo Yunzhu nodded immediately and said, "Your Majesty is a really good father. This way, Prince Lan can display his talents and do more for the people of Qingyun. Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor nodded, but in his heart he thought that if he had been so kind to the fifth brother, he shouldn't be so angry about stealing his fiancée.

"Yun Zhu, because of the Queen Mother's matter, your wedding with Lao Wu cannot be advanced. Don't blame me, right?"

"How could Yunzhu blame the emperor? I think it's fine. Prince Lan and I are strangers to begin with, and we need to get to know each other slowly." Mo Yunzhu smiled faintly, "A year is about enough."

"If you feel that the fifth brother is not suitable for you, will you cancel the engagement?" The old emperor couldn't wait to ask this question.