Chapter 51 Your Heart, Old Man
Emperor Jin looked at the closed door, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
You scoundrel! You brat! You little bastard!
Go out and ask around, see which family's granddaughter chased her grandfather out in the middle of the night to sleep with her grandmother!
He finally managed to get inside!
This little bastard came over to cause trouble!
He's the emperor!
Does the emperor even understand?
He can be quite fierce when he gets angry!
Caihuan, watching the emperor's fortunes unfold, cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, shall I take you to a side room?"
The emperor immediately said, "Take me there now!"
Caihuan shrank back and led His Majesty to the side room.
After being served and groomed, Qin Jinzhi nuzzled up to the Empress like a puppy.
The Empress patted her lovingly, as if she were a child.
Her hands seemed to have a sleeping spell; as soon as they touched Qin Jinzhi's back, Qin Jinzhi became drowsy.
She asked softly, "Grandmother, was Grandfather really so handsome that you married him even though you were engaged?"
The Empress chuckled lightly, "Of course not. Your grandmother was once a renowned beauty, and I've had countless suitors. I've seen all sorts of handsome men."
Qin Jinzhi's voice trailed off, "Then why did you choose him?"
Upon hearing her words, the Empress's thoughts were also drawn far, far away.
On a hillside where poppies bloom, a spirited young man.
A bold statement, offering the world as a dowry.
"Ah Ying, I will make you the most noble woman in the world!"
Before the Empress could answer, Qin Jinzhi could only breathe softly.
The next day.
Qin Jinzhi slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.
She left the room with her hair down and without washing or combing her hair.
Seeing the bright yellow figure from behind, he was taken aback. "What are you still doing here?"
When the emperor heard Qin Jinzhi's voice, he turned around and said with a look of disgust, "What are you looking like? You don't even comb your hair. You look like a madwoman."
Qin Jinzhi walked into the pavilion, and the emperor was furious when he saw her.
"You're such a big person, why are you still sleeping with your grandmother? Are you afraid that little ghosts will tickle your feet at night?"
Qin Jinzhi was speechless. What kind of grandfather would use ghost stories to scare a three-year-old child?
"Yes, I'm scared. I sleep with my grandmother, unlike some old men who live alone."
The emperor suddenly stood up and was about to slap her. "Hey! You brat, your grandmother finally let me stay the night, and you, you've sent me to sleep in a side room! Go ask around, whose granddaughter would do such a disgraceful thing!"
The emperor was so angry that he stopped using honorifics altogether.
Qin Jinzhi stood up and ran around the table, saying, "I'm all grown up now. If I were three years old, the three of us could still sleep together."
Enraged, the emperor took off his shoe and started hitting her with it.
I'll beat you to death!
Qin Jinzhi dodged them all like a slippery eel.
While dodging, he said, "At your age, you still hit people all the time. Aren't you afraid of hurting your old back?"
The emperor declared emphatically, "Bullshit! I'm still in good shape. If you don't obey, I can whip you for another twenty years!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and stood still. Twenty years, that's good enough.
When the emperor saw Qin Jinzhi standing still, he suddenly stopped just as he was about to strike her with the sole of his shoe.
He suddenly looked around. "Ha! I'm not falling for that. You must have seen your grandmother coming. You think she'll scold me? No way!"
Qin Jinzhi shook her head disapprovingly, "You old man, your heart sees everything as dirty!"
When the emperor saw that the empress was nowhere to be seen, he immediately charged over with renewed vigor.
"What are you doing!"
The emperor had just raised his hand holding the shoe when a chilling voice sounded from behind him.
"Grandma, Grandpa hit me! Did you see that? He hit me with such a thick shoe sole!"
The two looked at the Empress and were both taken aback. The Empress was not wearing a phoenix robe or any hair ornaments.
She was dressed in a light blue outfit, her hair was styled in a common updo for married women, and she wore an apron around her waist.
She strode over and grabbed the emperor's ear, shouting, "You old fool, you hit my precious grandson again!"
The emperor quickly begged for mercy, "I really didn't hit her, I was just trying to scare her!"
The queen glared at him and then said, "You two, come here and help me out."
Qin Jinzhi immediately followed the Empress like a little lackey, "Grandmother, let me help you! I'm the best at assisting, unlike Grandfather, who can't do anything."
Hey! Why was he a step too slow? He should have given her a good beating.
The three of them went to the small kitchen.
The Empress instructed Qin Jinzhi to pick vegetables and the Emperor to chop firewood.
Qin Jinzhi asked uncertainly, "Grandfather, chopping firewood?"
Upon hearing this, the emperor immediately rolled up his sleeves and exclaimed, "What kind of tone is that! Your grandfather once swept through armies and moved mountains and rivers! He was nothing more than a woodcutter!"
"I really can't do this kind of wood chopping."
The emperor sat down next to the empress, picking vegetables while helping her tend the fire.
Qin Jinzhi chopped wood with a speechless expression. Everyone said they couldn't do it, but they wouldn't listen until their backs were twisted.
They're just making things worse!
The Queen personally prepared lunch for the two of them.
A very simple home-style stir-fry.
The palace maids and eunuchs were given a half-day off by the Empress.
There were only the three of them in the entire palace.
The three of them sat around a small table.
The emperor ate to his heart's content.
The Empress looked at Qin Jinzhi, whose hair was tied up haphazardly like a lion dog, and was also annoyed.
She stood up and quickly tied Qin Jinzhi's hair into two buns, making her look very cute and playful.
It's just that when you put it next to Qin Jinzhi's face, there's a strange kind of eeriness to it.
The elderly couple surprisingly agreed, "That's more like a girl!"
They both felt that Qin Jinzhi's hair had turned sour and she wasn't as pretty as she was when she was a child.
She was eight years old when she was as chubby as a New Year's picture doll.
Qin Jinzhi remained silent, focusing solely on eating.
This place looks like a farmhouse, with an elderly couple and their mischievous granddaughter.
Unfortunately, the happy time didn't even last until the meal was finished.
"Father, Mother! What kind of behavior is this!"
The three of them looked at the suddenly appearing crown prince and felt a strange, unanimous urge to swallow.
The emperor snorted coldly, "What I do is none of your business."
The Crown Prince frowned deeply. "Father, how can you, as the Son of Heaven, eat such vulgar food! Mother, as the Empress Dowager, you act like a peasant woman; it is an insult to the dignity of the Empress!"
The emperor slammed his chopsticks on the table. “Vulgar things? When I was conquering the world, I even gnawed on tree bark, let alone something your mother made herself! Your mother is the empress, she can do whatever she wants, and it’s none of your business to interfere!”
The Empress simply turned her face away, refusing to look at him or speak, and said to Qin Jinzhi, "Eat quickly, Grandmother will take you to dig for wine later."
The Crown Prince looked at Qin Jinzhi, who was sitting to the side eating, with even greater disgust in his eyes.
"Princess Jinzhi, why do you not bow to me?"
Before Qin Jinzhi could speak, the Empress slammed the bowl down at the Crown Prince's feet.
"Don't try to act tough in my palace, get out of here!"
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