Emperor Mingyan took his seat and said calmly, "You should call me father-in-law, right?"
"Don't be impatient," Tang Shiyue said with a smile, "You are still so young. I will call you when you are older."
Emperor Ming Yan smiled and said, "How can a young lady be so slick?"
Tang Shiyue smiled as she poured him tea and brought him snacks, being very warm and considerate.
Emperor Mingyan said bluntly: "You have a good relationship with Sheng Qi? I see that you treat me very attentively."
"It's okay, he's just a little noisy, but he's still quite fun." Tang Shiyue said, "But it has nothing to do with him, I just like good-looking people. I will be more enthusiastic towards good-looking men, women, children, old people and uncles!"
The chief eunuch Gu Jiuxing huddled in the corner of the door, silently holding his forehead.
However, Emperor Ming Yan was obviously pleased. After all, as an emperor, it was rare for him to be praised for his good looks. Even the concubines generally did not dare to make comments about the emperor's appearance.
Then Emperor Mingyan said, "You are so leisurely. You have so many businesses on hand, but you don't take care of them."
Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows: "Is the food not tasty, or is the story not interesting? I obviously have disciples and subordinates, and it's not like there's no one to help me take care of it, so why do I have to work so hard by myself?"
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...
Emperor Mingyan asked, "Are you relieved?"
"What's there to worry about?"
Emperor Mingyan asked, "Aren't you afraid that they might make mistakes?"
"If you make a mistake, it's a mistake, right? If you make a mistake, correct it. If you make a serious mistake, change your business. If you make too many mistakes, change your apprentice or subordinate. What's the big deal?!"
Emperor Ming Yan: "..."
He found it quite interesting: "You are quite open-minded."
Seeing that Tang Shiyue was eating snacks, he also took a piece and ate it. It tasted fragrant. He took another piece and it also tasted good. Here, enjoying the breeze, eating snacks, and reading storybooks, this kind of life... even he was a little jealous.
He took a sip of tea and asked her, "Are you friends with Sheng Qi and Yan Dong?"
“I guess so.”
Emperor Mingyan asked, "What do you think of Yandong?"
She immediately looked at him: "Why should I tell you?"
Emperor Mingyan choked, then smiled: "Don't worry, our two families are related, I know his identity. And it was just a casual chat, do you think I look like a bad person?"
"Not really." Tang Shiyue answered as he wished, and said, "I think he is very good-looking, has a good temper, writes well, and seems to be quite knowledgeable."
Emperor Mingyan frowned: "No more?"
Tang Shiyue continued nonchalantly, "Also, I think he is a man of great vision."
Emperor Mingyan asked, "What does a big pattern mean?"
"Let me give you an example," Tang Shiyue said, "Let's say Zhang San and Li Si are both very wealthy, and their one-year-old son breaks his antique vase that is worth a fortune. Zhang San is furious, cursing the heavens, the earth, and his wife, feeling extremely distressed, while Li Si is able to remain calm and accept that it was an accident. Then Li Si's vision is big. In his heart, he will have countless antique vases in the future, while Zhang San's achievements are usually limited, because his inner world is only this small."
Emperor Mingyan said calmly: "Those who sit in a well and look at the sky and say that the sky is small, it is not that the sky is small."
"That's right! I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable!" She patted his shoulder approvingly.
Gu Jiuxing stood a little further away silently. He was old and really couldn't stand this kind of stimulation.
Emperor Ming Yan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but he was not angry.
Tang Shiyue actually did it on purpose. She continued, "But limited vision is not the same as limited pattern. People who have seen the prosperity of the world may have a narrow pattern, while people with relatively little experience may be able to accept the whole world with an inclusive heart."
Emperor Ming Yan nodded thoughtfully.
Tang Shiyue continued, "Besides, have you ever heard of a saying? 'A full bottle doesn't make a sound, but a half-full bottle makes a noise?' He also has the surname Yan, but look at Yan Dong. He can chat with me, my cooking grandmother, farmers, and children... He never puts on airs, and he always listens to whatever you say to him. He never gets angry when you ask him to help with anything..."
"Look at Yan Liangchou again. He is a grown man, but he brought his sister out. He knew it was wrong but he didn't stop her. It would have been fine if he didn't stop her, but he kept calling her 'Tingyue'! And then he put on a face of enduring humiliation. It's just like writing a line of words on his forehead, 'It's not that I don't care, it's that I can't control it. Don't blame me later.' He doesn't understand the principle of rising together and falling together."
The way she imitated Yan Liangchou was very funny. Emperor Ming Yan wanted to laugh and coughed.
He hadn't even asked her about what happened that day, but she already took the initiative to tell him?
Emperor Ming Yan looked at her calmly.
Tang Shiyue continued, "That Yan Tingyue is even more funny. Not only is she poisonous, she's also stupid. I really don't understand how such a brainless idiot can still live until now? Even if you really don't like someone and want her dead, there are countless ways to deal with her. Why do you have to do it yourself? Moreover, when she did it, she didn't even whitewash it, and she kept shouting that her surname was Yan as if she was afraid that others didn't know... Should I say she is too confident?"
In fact, Emperor Ming Yan thought that what she said was absolutely right!
But when he thought that most of this confidence was related to him, he could no longer laugh and said with a straight face: "It is not a gentleman's behavior to talk about others' shortcomings behind their backs."
"Eh?" Tang Shiyue looked at him: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you ask me first?"
Emperor Ming Yan was choked up for once, then glared at her: "I'm asking about Yan Dong, why are you talking about Yan Liangchou?"
"I have to compare them?" Tang Shiyue said confidently: "Besides, I hate Yan Liangchou and Yan Tingyue, so of course I have to seize every opportunity to speak ill of them in front of everyone!"
Emperor Mingyan snorted, "You are so resentful of me for a beast. It's not enough to have caused such a scene. What else do you want to do?"
Tang Shiyue's face darkened at that moment: "How come you, old man, are so ignorant?"
Gu Jiuxing's legs went limp and he sat on the ground, forgetting even to yell.
Emperor Ming Yan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "How dare you!"
"Why are you so fierce? I'm not wrong." Tang Shiyue disagreed: "No matter how fierce you are, you are still ignorant! You are so fierce without reason, which is called being angry out of shame, do you understand? Even if you are fierce to me, I am still arguing with you! Humph!"
"Fight with reason!" Emperor Ming Yan said, "You really know how to flatter yourself! Where is your reason?"
Tang Shiyue said: "The truth is, this matter is not a dispute between a man and a lynx! The key to this matter is that he is wrong! He killed my lynx for no reason, so he is wrong! Even if he killed an ant, he is still wrong! This is a dispute between right and wrong!"
Emperor Ming Yan had to admit that what she said made sense.
Then he brushed his sleeves and sat down again, and said slowly: "If the lynx just didn't obey orders at that time, and just tried to attack people, and then he shot it to death, would you forgive him?"
"No!" Tang Shiyue said confidently, "I still hate him! At most I won't retaliate against him!"
Emperor Mingyan glared at her: "What about your reasoning?"
Tang Shiyue did not hesitate: "I can make excuses!"
She even looked at him with disdain: "I'm not a man, nor a gentleman, I'm just a little woman, if I don't argue with you, who will? Humph!"
In the end, Emperor Ming Yan left angrily.
After returning, he became angrier and angrier, so he wrote a letter to the prince, scolding him for being careless in choosing friends! What kind of person is this!
Gu Jiuxing came in from outside and reported in a low voice. Emperor Mingyan's expression calmed down. Then, a man in black came in silently, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your servant Jia 11 greets your majesty."
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