Chapter 1155 Brothers and Sisters

In Yao Wenqi's bedroom in Yao Hou Mansion, Yao Zheyu had been guarding it all the time. He didn't look at his father who had already taken the medicine and fallen asleep, but looked out the window. It was clearly spring and he could see a little green in the yard, but his heart was cold.

Yao Zheyu finally understood why the emperor ignored him again. It turned out that the reason was in his blood. As long as he had the blood of the Yao family flowing in his body, he would never be reused.

Yao Wenqi had woken up a long time ago. During the morning court session, he did feel dizzy, but he did not pass out. He just went with the flow, went back home to find a doctor, took some medicine, and slept until the afternoon.

Yao Wenqi closed his eyes, he knew that the future was a dead end. The emperor looked at him as if he was a dead object. Yao Wenqi clenched his hands, the road he was holding was blocked. No, it should be that the emperor only gave him one way to go.

Yao Wenqi coughed. The emperor was forcing him. The emperor did not take the first step, but forced the Yao family step by step.

Yao Zheyu turned around and said, "I'm awake."

Yao Wenqi opened his eyes and said, "Water."

Yao Zheyu poured some water and passed it over. When he couldn't wait for more water, he stood up and said, "Since you're awake, I'll go back first."

Yao Wenqi suddenly spoke up, "I know you hate me. I don't know what you found out. I admit that I was not good to you, but don't forget that as long as you have the blood of the Yao family flowing in your veins, you can't escape, haha, you can't escape."

Yao Zheyu walked even faster. He didn't want to listen, even though he knew it was true.

Yao Wenqi waited for his eldest son to go out, squinting his eyes and thinking about his legitimate daughter. He felt disgusted when he thought about the legitimate daughter giving birth to an heir for the Rong family. He knew that his ancestor must be so angry that he would jump to his feet, with red light flashing in his eyes, and then slowly closed his eyes.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back. The Zhou family was bustling with activity. The master and servants were all in high spirits, saying all kinds of free auspicious words.

Zhulan was very tired. She had been busy with too many things today. "I have to go to the palace to thank you tomorrow. I'm going to sleep first."

Zhou Shuren saw his wife lying down neatly and was about to go to sleep. He had to hold back all the words in his heart, feeling very uncomfortable. He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Zhulan stared, "What are you going to do?"

Zhou Shuren smiled, "You haven't slept yet."

This person did it on purpose, "How can I sleep if you keep tossing and turning?"

"I just want to talk to you for a while. I always feel that the emperor has schemed against me. The more I get, the bigger the emperor's schemes are."

Zhulan yawned, "You can't change it either."

Zhou Shuren, "......."

Zhulan patted her husband's shoulder and said, "Don't think about it. Go to sleep quickly."

Zhou Shuren lay straight, still thinking in his heart. After a while, he heard his wife's regular breathing and closed his eyes with a smile.

The next day, Zhulan brought her two daughters-in-law to the palace to thank En. Zhulan also saw Yao Yao, who had several layers of powder on her face.

Yao Yao was relieved when he saw Yang Shuren, "Shuren."

Zhu Lan noticed that Yao Yao was not in high spirits, so she patted Yao Yao's hand and said, "Don't be nervous."

Yao Yao smiled a little reluctantly. She didn't want to enter the palace, but she had to come. She could feel Shu Ren's kindness. "Thank you, Shu Ren."

Zhulan didn't say much. Her friendship with Yao Yao didn't allow her to protect him too much. It was already not easy for her to speak a word.

Zhao and Su Xuan looked at each other. They had discussed for a long time last night. The protagonist was Yao Yao. Well, they were very excited about the discussion yesterday.

Seeing Yao Yao's appearance now, both of them had complicated feelings in their eyes and looked away feeling guilty. They had been arguing quite excessively yesterday, and seeing the haggard Yao Yao, they felt a little uncomfortable.

Soon they arrived at the queen's bedroom, where the queen was already waiting.

Zhulan could still hear the child's laughter. After a moment of distraction, she realized that this was Zhang Yang's son, the child raised in the palace.

The queen frowned, but soon relaxed her brows. The lady-in-waiting had already gone down and taken the child away.

Zhulan brought her two daughters-in-law Xie En, and the Queen said amiably, "Hurry up, our two families are now considered relatives. The Emperor told me that he has always wanted to have a younger brother!"

Zhulan, "......."

The word "brother" scared her!

Zhao and Su Xuan didn't dare to speak even more, and even only took one-third of the seats.

Then it was Yao Yao's turn to thank him. The Queen's expression became indifferent. She raised her hand to signal him to stand up, and then allowed him to sit down.

The difference between the two attitudes was too great. Zhao and Su Xuan tried to minimize their presence as much as possible. Yao Yao felt like a thorn in her back. She had never met the empress before, but now she clearly felt that the empress disliked her.

Yao Yao's back was wet with sweat, and he sat very still, fearing that something might go wrong with his sitting posture.

The Queen held Zhulan's hand affectionately. The court lady had already arrived with the gifts. Zhulan was dazzled by the tray full of various gems and some head ornaments.

The Queen smiled and said, "I don't have anything to give you. These are all things I got in the past two years. I thought they were good, so I chose some."

Zhulan didn't dare to accept it, it was too expensive, she knelt down and said, "It's too expensive."

The Queen pulled Yang aside and said, "The Emperor wants a brother, and I also want a brother-in-law. You have always been in my eyes, and now you are my brother-in-law. As your sister-in-law, I must show my appreciation. Take it, it's not worth anything."

Zhulan felt like she had become rich overnight. She had a mansion and all kinds of gems, but the Empress kept calling her "sister-in-law", which made her feel choked.

The Queen knows the Emperor best. When the Emperor came yesterday, she knew his plan. It is most appropriate for her to call this sister-in-law. Since the Emperor cannot call Zhou Shuren cousin, she will not have so many concerns.

Yao Yao also received a reward, which was also an exquisite piece of jewelry. Even if the empress did not like Yao Yao, she would not be stingy for the sake of the royal family's reputation.

Zhulan left the palace and returned to her carriage, where she looked through the packed rewards and took out a sapphire. It was the first time she had seen such a big sapphire with such good quality in all her years in ancient times. In modern times, these would be treasures collected.

Zhulan is a woman, she likes gems, she looked at them one by one, and said to Mrs. Song, "I have saved all my life, but I still can't get as much as the reward I got today."

Mrs. Song was also dazzled, "Today's reward is too expensive."

Zhulan recalled the words of the Empress. The Empress said that she had gained all these things in the past two years. During these two years, the Crown Prince had been in charge of government affairs, and everyone knew that the Crown Prince would succeed to the throne smoothly. The Empress was naturally flattered, and it seemed that she had gained a lot of good things.

She felt that these rewards were not only for the Empress, but also for the Emperor. Zhulan thought about it for a while and understood that the Emperor wanted to tell Zhou Shuren that he acknowledged this younger brother by giving her the rewards from the Empress!

Mrs. Song saw that her mistress looked relieved, "Did you think of anything?"

Zhulan smiled but didn't answer. She couldn't say it. Could she say that the emperor wanted to recognize his younger brother?