Yan Shiyue held his forehead, Xu Wenqu smiled and apologized, then Emperor Mingyan sat down and asked Jiaozi again: "Did Jiaozi listen to what the master said?"
Jiaozi said: "I heard it."
"What did the gentleman say?"
Jiaozi said with a silly look on his face: "The relationship between the king and his subjects is more important than that between superiors and subordinates! The relationship between superiors and subordinates is more important than personal relationships!"
Everyone was shocked! No one expected him to say something like this. It was so insightful!
Even Emperor Mingyan was very interested, and asked Xu Wenqu to repeat his original words again, and nodded: "Jiaozi is a child with a clear mind and a good grasp of the axis and balance. He will surely become a great man."
What can a little brat see? But I am still happy to be praised.
The queen smiled and picked up the rice cake: "Our Gao Gao is also very good! We were originally talking about swearing. Mr. Xu said so much, but Gao Gao is the only one who still remembers what he said before. Right?"
That's true!
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Yes! Gaogao is also smart!"
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Emperor Ming Yan and the Empress brought children nine and ten. The four children were already familiar with each other, so they got together to play.
The empress hugged the four children one by one, and Emperor Ming Yan said to Huo Qijing, "Don't rush over, go after the New Year!"
Huo Qijing nodded: "Thank you, Aye."
Emperor Mingyan said to Yan Shiyue again: "You don't have to rush out. There is always a lot to do."
Yan Shiyue said, "I just discussed it with A Jing. After the New Year, we will renovate the martial arts training ground and make a courtyard. When I want to make something, I can just move the craftsmen over. They don't have to go far, and it's convenient to call them when I need something."
Emperor Ming Yan sighed silently and nodded.
Emperor Ming Yan and the Empress had dinner here before leaving.
Emperor Ming Yan never asked her to see the Empress Dowager, which shows that he could really "feel the same" as she was experiencing.
But after she carried the person on her back, the queen whispered to her, "You can go now. Give me enough face, and we'll settle the bill slowly."
Yan Shiyue nodded silently.
Actually, this is true.
Now, Emperor Ming Yan feels sorry for her. If she continues to be stubborn, the balance in Emperor Ming Yan's heart will slowly tilt towards the Empress Dowager.
Even if we don't consider this point, this is a world of filial piety after all, and it is necessary to occupy the moral high ground.
Now that the two little ones are finally getting better, she can calm down and weigh all these things.
If she had some affection for the Queen Mother before, plus some love for her, now she has no affection at all. But she can still endure it for a strategic trip. It's just acting, she is a professional!
Yan Shiyue drank some water that night, stayed up all night, then put on some lipstick to cover up her appearance and went into the palace, specifically waiting for the time when the concubines came to pay their respects.
What can I say about these women in the palace? More than 80% of them are thousand-year-old foxes. If she puts on white face paint or something like that, she can never beat them. But she has really lost a lot of weight, and her face is really pale, but she even deliberately put on a lipstick that is not too red... It is more real than real gold.
When the Queen Mother heard that she had arrived, she hurriedly called her in.
Yan Shiyue had only bowed halfway when the empress dowager embraced her.
The Queen Mother hugged her and cried, "My darling! My Yue'er, how come you have become so thin... Isn't this like using a knife to cut out my heart?"
Yan Shiyue was moved to tears, but she was still thinking coldly in her heart:
Wow, the old lady acted well too!
If there were only the two of them, it would have been extremely awkward, but fortunately there were audiences. The concubines all wiped their tears and tried to persuade her. The empress dowager even held her and cried for a long time before she gradually stopped crying.
Yan Shiyue has always been very dedicated in acting. He stepped back and shook himself, as if he was a little dizzy. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the Queen Mother's complicated look.
How to say it, if she revealed her true emotions at this moment, it would probably be a look like this, the kind... where she doesn't want to bow her head, but has to, with a somewhat impatient look.
Yan Shiyue sneered inwardly.
Look at you, you are such a jerk for doing something nice, aren't you? I'm just asking you if you are a jerk! You still find it troublesome? You asked for this!
But no matter what, after this trip, the matter was resolved "successfully".
Yan Shiyue did not have lunch in the palace and went straight back to the Duke's Mansion.
She really feels like she is afraid of ropes for ten years now, and she gets panicky when she doesn't see her child for a while.
After returning home, she looked at the child, and then Aunt Fu was brought over, fell to the ground, and kowtowed deeply.
In fact, Nanny Fu's injury had healed a month ago, and she wanted to come and see her, but Yan Shiyue was not free at that time.
But Linlang took some time to come and see her.
Linlang had been following the queen and was familiar with Aunt Fu. Aunt Fu thought she was going to ask her something, but unexpectedly, Linlang advised her as soon as they met: "Don't worry about anything, just live peacefully. Our master is different from other masters."
She brought her some clothes and daily necessities, and even considerately brought her some silk thread, telling her to make silk threads to pass the time when she had nothing to do. She comforted her with a few words and then left.
Nanny Fu has been waiting until now.
Yan Shiyue asked her: "What are your plans for the future?"
Even Aunt Fu's questions confused her.
She asked her what her plans were? Didn't she even need to ask what the Queen Mother had done?
Yan Shiyue thought she didn't understand, and explained: "I heard that you all like to adopt godparents to take care of you in your old age. After this matter is settled, I can give you some silver and send you to where you want to go."
Mammy Fu opened her mouth and said, "Your Highness, I, this old slave... am ashamed of you and the two young masters."
Yan Shiyue frowned, and after a while she said, "Yes, you are an accomplice, but because of your message, my mother was able to save my child in time, so your merits and demerits are offset."
She looked at her, her eyes clear: "Don't you understand? To me, she has done harm, it doesn't matter why she did it, whether it was intentional or unintentional... As for you, being loyal is not wrong, and being kind is not wrong. At the critical moment of life and death, when there is no other choice, I will definitely force you, but when I can be more relaxed, I don't have to force you to violate your principles."
Aunt Fu was speechless for a long time.
She suddenly understood why Linlang said that our master is different from other masters.
Madam Fu whispered, "Your Highness, I have followed the Queen Mother for decades... But Changfu is dead. Now, my life was saved by the Queen. As long as Your Highness doesn't mind, I will use this second life of mine to take care of the two young masters and atone for my sins."
She kowtowed and said, "I have taken care of people all my life, and I can't do anything else, but I swear that I will take good care of the two young masters with all my heart."
Yan Shiyue frowned.
She couldn't understand why someone had to be a slave even though he had the chance to not be one. But she still respected him and said, "Okay."
Aunt Fu was overjoyed and kowtowed heavily.
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