Chapter 985: The Emperor is Jealous and Demands a Gift

Ning Zhixiang frowned, "My sister-in-law's pregnancy looks bad, so it's normal for grandma to be worried. You're also jealous of this."

Yu was so angry that she said, "Am I jealous? I am unwilling to accept this. Just because Song is the eldest grandson's wife, she is always different from him. Now everyone is following Song. How can we, the second branch of the family, have a place?"

Ning Zhixiang was annoyed, "Shut up, if you feel uncomfortable staying in the Duke's Mansion, just go back to your parents' home, no one will stop you."

Yu was stunned. She stared blankly at her husband slamming the door and leaving. Then she covered her face and cried quietly. Even though the Duke's Mansion was strict with the servants, they would still treat people differently based on their status.

Yu could feel the servants' attitude towards her, and she was furious. She just said a few more words. Who was she doing this for? It was for the second wife, and her husband actually hated her!

The Zhou family's guests had all left one after another. After the yard was cleaned up, Yudie and Yuyi both cried.

Zhulan couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard the two little girls say that Huahua was gone, and received accusing looks from the two little girls.

Zhulan pointed to the vase in the room and said, "Now check to see if your flowers are still there?"

Yuyi blinked and pointed at the vase, "Third sister, flowers."

Yudie stopped crying and instead said angrily, "Mom said I can't pick the flowers, or they will die."

Yuyi cried again after hearing this, "Huahua is dead."

Zhulan laughed out loud. These two little girls were so funny that the Li family members couldn't help laughing out loud.

Yu Die was anxious. Every time she wanted to pick the flowers, her mother would not let her. "My flowers, wuwu."

Zhulan laughed enough, "Okay, okay, grandma will buy you new ones, lots of them."

Yudie opened her eyes and said, "I want to pick flowers too."

Zhao glared, "No."

Yudie sniffed again, "Grandma can pick flowers, and she picked so many that all the flowers in the garden are gone."

Zhulan retorted, "Grandma didn't pick these. Your grandfather picked them and gave them to grandma."

Little girl, stop crying. Did grandpa pick them for you?

Yuyi pulled her sister's sleeve, and her heart was tangled. Her mother kept saying that Grandpa was the head of the family, and the head of the family was the most important. She also said that Grandpa worked very hard and asked her to be obedient. "Forget about Grandpa picking the flowers. Mother said that the whole family belongs to Grandpa, and Grandpa works hard to support the family."

Yuyi raised her little hand, "My dad said that, too. He also said that grandpa is very fierce and will spank daddy to stop me from making trouble."

Zhao's face was blushing at first, and she was thinking that she must not tell everything in front of Yudie in the future, as this child is very good at learning to talk.

Mrs. Dong couldn't help but laugh secretly. Yuyi and Yudie were getting more and more naughty together. Her husband said privately that Yuyi was almost as naughty as the boy. Last time, she even dared to use her father-in-law's brush to paint everywhere. Her husband just tried to scare the concubine, and now the concubine has told everything.

When Yudie heard this, she wanted to continue speaking, but Mingrui covered her mouth with his hand.

Zhulan couldn't help laughing, and said to Yuyi, "Tell your father that if he doesn't obey, everything he said will come true."

Yuyi nodded her head, "Yuyi will tell Daddy."

Everyone in the room laughed, and Mrs. Dong laughed so hard that tears were about to come out.

The next day, in the palace, Rongchuan was a little confused. The emperor asked him for a gift?

If Rongchuan remembered correctly, "Your Majesty, your birthday is in two months."

The emperor was very happy to hear this, "Not bad, you still remember my birthday."

The prince rolled his eyes in his heart. Who wouldn't remember the emperor's birthday? Look at his youngest son who remembered to make his father happy. Why did his father want a gift? It was because of the Zhou couple's birthdays that caused trouble. I first carefully prepared a gift for Zhou Shuren, and then prepared one for Zhou Shuren's wife.

My father is jealous this time, and this doesn't even include the gift from my third uncle.

The prince was very regretful that his birthday had passed, otherwise he would have been able to have it.

My younger brother is really generous with his money, and my third uncle is also used to it. Everything he takes out is good stuff, and he loves them all!

Rongchuan had been in the palace for a long time, so it was natural for him to ask, "Is the emperor planning a big event this year?"

The emperor shook his head, "I'm not going to hold a big event this year. Money is needed everywhere now. I want to lead the way in saving money. I plan to just have a meal with my family."

Rongchuan was stunned. Last year, the emperor did not make a big fuss. He thought to himself that even if the emperor holds the throne, he cannot act arbitrarily. Now the emperor is very popular among the people. Uncle Zhou said that the emperor is a wise ruler. "Your Majesty, you have worked really hard."

The emperor laughed out loud. He liked what his youngest son said. This child really loved him. He was indeed his son.

In fact, he knew that someone was targeting his younger son, and he had been waiting for his younger son to complain, and then he would go and deal with it, letting him experience the thrill of being a father.

As a result, the younger son never complained when he entered the palace. He solved the problems he could solve by himself, and told Ning Wei about the grievances he couldn't solve. Ning Wei was a very sensitive father. He looked at him with envy and arranged to handle the problems secretly, but he didn't get any admiring look from his son.

In the Hanlin Academy, Chang Lian heard the sound of a teacup breaking. He turned around and saw Shi Qing lowering his head to pick up the teacup. "What's wrong with you? You've been absent-minded lately."

He also hadn't heard the news that Shi Qing's son An'er was ill.

Shi Qing used too much force and cut his hand. Chang Lian quickly held up Shi Qing's hand and said, "You are too careless."

Shi Qing came back to his senses, "I'm fine."

Chang Lian didn't believe it. Shi Qing was obviously worried. "Although we are estranged, I still know you a little bit. You are obviously worried."

Shi Qing was indeed in trouble, but he could not say it. He was indeed poisoned. Although the poison was mild, it would still affect his offspring. Who doesn't want to have many children? But he still had to follow Zhang Yang and pretend that he didn't know. He didn't want his wife to worry about him, so he kept it a secret.

In addition, there have been too many things going on recently, and his mentality is a little bad.

Chang Lian silently put away the teacups. He didn't know what Shi Qing was trying to do. He could only chat with Shi Qing when no one was paying attention. He couldn't understand Shi Qing's situation, so he had no right to say anything. He could only give Shi Qing some comfort by chatting with him.

Chang Lian felt that Shi Qing's state was not right. "My mother said that smashing things is a way to vent. Many people like to smash tea sets. She strongly discourages it because tea sets are very expensive. My mother told me that if I feel uncomfortable, I can pick some cheap ones to smash."

Shi Qing's lips curled up, and it was indeed something Yang Shuren could say, "Tea sets are indeed very expensive, especially the tea sets in your house."

Tea sets are a symbol of face. Whether used to entertain guests or at home, we always choose the best ones. It would be painful to spend money on a set.

When Chang Lian heard someone coming, he shut up, took his teacup and walked out.

At Zhou's house, Xue Han came back from outside, "Mom, I saw a joke today."

"What jokes can you see when you go to the Zhong family today?"

Xue Han sat down next to her mother. "The Fifth Prince's Mansion has taken in a few concubines in recent days. Today, Miss Qi and Miss Liu had a quarrel. Then Miss Liu got angry and said that the wedding date hasn't been set yet. Miss Qi might become the mother right after she gets married. Miss Qi was so angry that she wanted to hit someone, but she fell down."

(End of this chapter)