Chapter 10
"Lan'er reviewed six memorials today, all of which were pretty good." Zhou Xuanqing thought of the six memorials he had read. They were organized but lacked practicality.
"Thank you for the compliment, Imperial Sister," Zhou Erlan replied casually. Judging from her Imperial Sister's expression, she seemed unconcerned about yesterday's assassination attempt. However, who had smeared the arsenic on the arrow feathers still needed to be investigated.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat first." After Zhou Xuanqing finished speaking, he used chopsticks to pick up a piece of pork ribs for Zhou Erlan.
Zhou Erlan lowered his head to eat, but his eyes were filled with gloom. His sister would never discuss these political matters with him… nor did she want to hand over the throne to him.
Since he was little, his sister doted on him. When he did something wrong as a child, his sister would help him. After his father and mother passed away, his sister also took good care of him. But no matter what mistakes he made, his sister would just smile and never scold him, let alone discipline him.
The imperial sister would test Zhou Qiuyu's homework but never his. Even if he handed in a blank paper every time, when the tutor came to see the imperial sister, she would not say a word to him.
Is this good for him? This is flattering him! He also wants to help his sister share these bad things. But his sister would rather handle it herself and won't tell him a word!
Is he a loser? Is he not even as good as that idiot Zhou Qiyu?
They were right. The imperial sister wanted to make him useless so that she could continue to be the emperor with full legitimacy!
"Snap"
Zhou Erlan thought about it and put the chopsticks in her hand on the bowl. The chopsticks rolled around and fell onto the table.
Zhou Erlan stood up and nodded towards Zhou Xuan, saying, "Royal sister...I have something else to do in the palace. I will go back first."
Without waiting for Zhou Xuanqing to answer, Zhou Erlan turned and left, striding forward with his long legs, as if there was some ferocious beast behind him.
Zhou Xuanqing looked at his back and put the meat she was about to pick up for Zhou Erlan on the plate. Her brother was really different. It was time for her to let go.
“Hey~”
“Hey~”
Zhou Xuanqing and Tang Mitang sighed at the same time, like resentful women.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Xuanqing put down his chopsticks and looked at Tang Mitang, asking with disgust.
"It's terrible~ Look at the meal you're eating. It's terrible, so terrible." Tang Mitang sighed regretfully as he looked at the dishes on the table, and these words came out of his mouth.
"How dare you!" Zhou Xuan frowned at her after hearing her say that. Who gave her the courage to say that?
Tang Mitang and Zhou Xuanqing looked into each other's eyes and suddenly came to their senses. She actually said that someone had a bad appetite in front of the Devil Queen Sister!
"Bang" Tang Mitang's knees made intimate contact with the ground. The first rule of office workers is to admit your mistakes and correct them later.
"Your Majesty, it wasn't me who said that. It was my mouth that said that after looking at the dishes." Tang Mitang stretched out three fingers, made an oath, and spoke confidently and righteously, then patted his mouth.
"Your Majesty, I have punished it. You and the prince were having dinner, and I, as a bystander, didn't think anything and wouldn't say anything. Please calm down, Your Majesty, and spare my mouth this time~" Tang Mitang was crying and sobbing, and anyone who heard it was sad, and anyone who saw it cried.
Zhou Xuanqing watched her acting, which was even more exaggerated than that of the actors on the stage, pinched his fingers, and relaxed his slightly frowned brow. A bystander sees more clearly than someone involved. Should I ask Tang Mitang?
No, family disgrace must not be made public. How could she, as the ruler of a country, not even be able to handle her family affairs properly? If the little palace maid knew about this, she wouldn't know how she would laugh at herself!
No. Zhou Xuanqing shook her head and closed her eyes. The scene of Zhou Erlan stabbing her heart with a sword flashed through her mind again. No!
"Hey! Tang Mitang, let me ask you a question. If your answer satisfies me, I will let you go. Otherwise, I will cut off your mouth." Zhou Xuanqing gritted his teeth and spoke word by word, and the fingers of his two hands could not help crossing back and forth.
"Your Majesty, please tell me! I will tell you everything I know!" When Tang Mitang heard that there was a turning point, she raised her head and looked at her with a flattering face, grinning with her teeth bared.
In order to keep her mouth shut, she had to answer properly.
Zhou Xuanqing raised his hand and touched his eyebrows, then bit his lower lip, pulled the corners of his mouth awkwardly, and his expression changed several times before he spoke.
"Well... there's a sister who has a good relationship with her brother, but the brother wants to kill her. How can we smooth things over?"
Tang Mitang's smile froze when she heard this, and the eight teeth she showed looked a little awkward. Ah, this question! Could she just answer it casually? Oh my god, this is a life-threatening question!
The answer is not good, but after hearing the question, I am afraid that you will be silenced!
But how should I answer?
Zhou Xuanqing saw her looking at him in confusion, his eyes dodged for a moment, and he pursed his lips and added, "It's not me, don't look at me like that."
"Oh~" Tang Mitang nodded. Nonsense, if it was you, I wouldn't dare to say it! But this is you!
Why did Zhou Erlan have to take the throne? Tang Mitang tried hard to recall the contents of "The King's Ascension". Why did Zhou Erlan have to kill the emperor's sister?
Oh my god! I only regret not having read enough books when I need them! I was often distracted at that time and didn't read carefully.
That's not right! How could this evil sister know that her brother was going to kill her? Did she know everything?
Tang Mitang felt like she'd discovered something important and swallowed nervously. The King's Ascension was written from the perspective of the male protagonist, Zhou Erlan, with very little detail given to the inner thoughts of the female protagonist, Zhou Xuanqing.
Oh my god! This book is full of pitfalls! The plot she's currently experiencing was all glossed over in the book... What was Zhou Erlan thinking on the way back from her meal with the Imperial Sister? Ah Xi! I can't quite remember.
"Hey! Answer me." Zhou Xuanqing looked at Tang Mitang in a daze and patted her head impatiently.
"Ah? Let me... think about it..." Tang Mitang said in a panic, looking at Zhou Xuanqing cautiously. Seeing her expression change, she suddenly felt weak. Is there anything that can save her?
"Gurgle..."
Zhou Xuanqing was about to speak when she was interrupted by Tang Mitang's stomach growling. She looked at her with dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, I'm hungry and I don't have the brain to think about anything..." Tang Mitang covered his stomach awkwardly, his smile very stiff.
Zhou Xuanqing withdrew his gaze, glanced at the food on the table, handed her his chopsticks, and said coldly: "Hurry and eat."
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