Chapter 166: See the Queen Mother
"Royal brother is always so reasonable, no wonder father likes you."
Prince Ruyang sighed in a sarcastic tone, and the emotions he revealed at this moment were more real than ever before.
He was just jealous of the emperor.
But An Jiu also saw a bit of admiration in this jealousy.
She looked at the Emperor.
The emperor was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a black cloak. Blue veins were faintly visible on his white skin. He was handsome, cold, and without any emotion. He just looked at Prince Ruyang quietly, like a high and mighty god looking down on an ant at his feet.
Such a person...
How could the King of Ruyang not be jealous and worship him?
The emperor asked: "Do you think your father doesn't like you?"
Prince Ruyang looked at the emperor: "I didn't say that..."
"But you think so." The emperor suddenly laughed.
An Jiu felt that there was an indescribable feeling when he smiled, as if the snow accumulated in winter was melted by the warm sun, and everything became bright.
"Your father has given you the title of prince and the largest fiefdom. You don't have to do anything all your life and can enjoy wealth and glory. But you say that your father doesn't like you?" The emperor thought it was ridiculous.
My father is the best father in the world.
He is different from all the cold and selfish kings.
He loves every child.
The emperor would never allow anyone to say anything bad about his father.
Prince Ruyang stared at the emperor, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but said nothing.
At this time, the Queen Mother woke up.
The emperor said coldly: "Let's go in and take a look."
The emperor went in first.
Prince Ruyang paused and glanced at An Jiu.
"It's you again, beautiful sister. You are the maid who has stayed with my brother the longest. You must have something special."
An Jiu lowered his head and did not respond.
Prince Ruyang entered the room.
There was a very unpleasant smell in the room.
The Queen Mother had her hair disheveled, her face was haggard, and her forehead was covered with sweat.
She first saw the emperor, and her expression naturally didn't look very good. Then she saw Prince Ruyang, and her expression eased.
"It's so cold, why did you come all the way here? I'm fine."
King Ruyang said, "I am worried about you."
The Queen Mother was touched, and looked at her son lovingly, then smiled at the Emperor and said hypocritically, "Is the Emperor not busy today?"
The emperor had no expression on his face: "I'm fine, how is the Queen Mother?"
The empress dowager had a forced smile. She had just said that she was fine, but the emperor still asked.
"Not much strength."
The palace servant who was serving beside her said, "Your Majesty doesn't have much appetite, and the food sent by the imperial kitchen is..."
"Caihe, shut up." The Queen Mother stopped her maid from speaking.
The Queen Mother obviously wanted to talk about the Imperial Kitchen, and Caihe was the Queen Mother's substitute, but the Emperor would definitely not ask, so it was time for Prince Ruyang to come on stage.
But before Prince Ruyang could open his mouth, the emperor spoke first: "I know the food sent by the imperial kitchen is light, but they are also for the queen mother's health. I eat the food from the imperial kitchen and my health is getting better and better."
An Jiu "..."
She lowered her head and seemed to want to laugh.
Prince Ruyang said: "But the imperial kitchen is not very sophisticated..."
Before he finished speaking, the emperor frowned and asked, "Isn't there a fire in the kitchen of the Cining Palace?"
He looked at the Queen Mother meaningfully, and An Jiu clearly saw that the Queen Mother's face was distorted.
It's an undisguised distortion.
I guess I can't stand it any longer and can't pretend anymore.
"What if there's another fire?" the emperor taunted, "Who can afford to scare the queen mother again?"
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and managed to refrain from jumping up and cursing at the Emperor.
Prince Ruyang was not affected at all, and said with a smile: "But you can't forget to eat because of choking. Mother is old and sometimes she always wants to eat something special. How about this, I will find a few cooks from outside, so that we won't have to trouble the imperial kitchen in the future."
The emperor snorted coldly: "I can eat the food in the imperial kitchen, and so can the other concubines in the palace. Why can't the empress dowager eat it?"
Prince Ruyang refused to give in: "My mother is old..."
The emperor looked at him coldly: "Big? I think the queen mother is as fierce as a wolf."
The Queen Mother angrily asked, "Emperor, what did you say?"
The emperor turned around and said, "The Queen Mother did it, so why can't I say anything?"
The Queen Mother's chest heaved.
She knew that the emperor did it on purpose.
He deliberately pissed her off and stabbed her in the wound.
This bastard.
Prince Ruyang knew that the emperor was humiliating them, but he could only endure it.
The emperor sneered, with a kind of madness that showed he didn't care about anything, and he stared at the empress dowager.
"My father, the Emperor, is the best father in the world, the King..."
"But you brought shame upon him after his death."
[I wish I could kill you.]
【Damn whore.】
[Show off your might to me again...]
The emperor's eyes frightened the empress dowager, and she stopped talking.
The emperor looked at Prince Ruyang coldly.
"The small kitchen is too dangerous. For the sake of the Queen Mother's health, we'd better not use it."
He paused and said, "Oh right, Wang Decai is dead, and the Queen Mother doesn't have enough people around her. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a few people over."
The Queen Mother said coldly: "No need, I am not used to using outsiders. Wang Decai's apprentice Xiao Jizi is good. I have already made him the chief steward of the Cining Palace."
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, the Emperor returned to his usual demeanor. He frowned, "How can this be possible? As the saying goes, a red plum becomes red, a black plum becomes black. Wang Decai has bad intentions towards the Queen Mother. How can he teach a good disciple? Maybe this little Jizi still has a grudge against the Queen Mother because of his master's death. What will he do to seek revenge in the future?"
Queen Mother: "..."
Prince Ruyang: "..."
An Jiu looked at the emperor in surprise.
That’s awesome.
Listen to what he said, it was like stabbing the Queen Mother and Prince Ruyang in the heart again and again...
The Queen Mother is almost dying.
She took several deep breaths before saying, "I want Xiao Jizi to serve me. No one else needs me. I appreciate the emperor's kindness. I am tired and want to rest."
Prince Ruyang wanted to stay and talk to the Queen Mother, but the Emperor smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "We haven't seen each other for a while. Go and have a drink with your brother."
Prince Ruyang: “…”
God damn, I haven’t seen you for a while.
Just saw it a few days ago.
And...I don't want to see you now!!!
The emperor looked at the queen mother again and said, "The queen mother said she is tired, so let's not disturb her rest."
Prince Ruyang had no choice but to leave.
Before they left the house, there was a crackling sound in the house, as if something was smashing.
The emperor laughed and said, "Although the queen mother is old, her temper is still so strong."
Prince Ruyang: "..."
An Jiu "..."
Well, although Prince Ruyang is not an easy person to deal with, the emperor really needs his help.
Prince Ruyang didn't have a good appetite, but the emperor ate a lot. He even asked Prince Ruyang casually, "By the way, I have something to ask you. I heard there is a Yun family in the northwest?"
Prince Ruyang nodded: "Yes, the local famous family, there are also people from the Yun family in the court. Why do you ask this, my brother?"
The emperor said: "There was a noble lady named Mei in the palace who tried to assassinate me, but I killed her. This noble lady Mei was sent by the Yun family."
Prince Ruyang was surprised: "Ah? There is such a thing?"
Prince Ruyang acted like a brother who truly cared about the emperor and told him everything about the Yun family.
"To put it bluntly, the Yun family is the local tyrant of the northwest. They are all-powerful and the entire Rongcheng is their territory. Local officials have to visit the Yun family during festivals and holidays."
Prince Ruyang smiled sarcastically: "But it's not just in the northwest, the powerful families in other places are similar."
Prince Ruyang patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot to tell you, my brother. The county you and I wanted is between the Yun family and my fiefdom. They only listen to the Yun family and don't take me or my brother seriously."
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