Chapter 698 Xiao Yining: ⊙▽⊙, is this the deep love between mother and son? + Catching Tiger Brother
Chapter 698 Xiao Yining: ⊙▽⊙, is this the deep love between mother and son? + Catching Tiger Brother
But after a moment, Concubine Rou felt the gaze falling on her. She raised her head slightly and met the cold gaze of the Empress Dowager.
Seeing this, she was startled and quickly lowered her head and knelt respectfully.
The Empress Dowager smiled contemptuously and asked in a resounding voice: "Rou Fei, do you admit your guilt?"
Concubine Rou looked up in surprise, and involuntarily glanced at Concubine Nuan who was standing beside her. She replied in fear: "Empress Dowager, I don't know. I hope the Empress Dowager can explain it clearly."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager made a comment with disdain: "He is indeed a blockhead. When choosing a concubine in the future, Your Majesty should find someone who is clear-headed. It's tiring to say so."
"Today, I will deal with this tactless guy for you. In the future, you can find a concubine who can take charge and manage this filthy place."
She glanced at the emperor who was pretending to be weak, and said earnestly: "The harem is related to the previous dynasty. It has been so noisy for so long, it's time to take a break."
Sheng Jingchen glanced at Concubine Rou calmly, then retracted his gaze and agreed respectfully: "I'll trouble you, mother, this time!"
The two of them were talking as if no one was around. The woman on the ground had already lost all her blood. She was panicking and suddenly felt that a disaster was about to happen.
She was smart and began to admit her mistake: "Please forgive me, Empress Dowager. I shouldn't have disturbed the emperor's rest. From now on, I will never set foot in Funing Palace without being summoned. Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, I know I was wrong..."
However, the Empress Dowager sneered and interrupted, "Do you think this is what I am talking about? You are the biological mother of the Third Prince, and the Emperor has compassion for the Third Prince, so he promoted you to be a concubine, intending for you to carefully educate the Third Prince. But now you can't even coax your own child and let him do whatever he wants."
Concubine Rou's face suddenly turned pale. She knelt forward and grabbed the empress dowager's skirt: "Empress Dowager, the third prince is still young. I don't want to be too harsh on him. I will discipline him more in the future and tell him not to disturb the emperor."
The third prince, who had originally calmed down, started crying again at this moment.
The Empress Dowager was annoyed and waved her hand. Immediately, an old maid came forward and forcibly snatched the third prince from Concubine Rou's arms.
She continued mercilessly: "If you can't coax him, there will naturally be someone who can. The emperor has only three princes, and their character is extremely important. If the father and son go against each other, it will endanger the country."
"You said this in front of the prince, which is an attempt to sow discord. He is ignorant and can be taught. If his biological mother is ignorant and confused, there is no need for her to stay in the royal family."
The Empress Dowager's words were cold and resolute, and every word was as sharp as a nail, shaking Concubine Rou's delicate body to the point of collapse.
"Empress Dowager, I don't have it, I don't have it..."
The young woman immediately cried out for justice and changed her target. She grabbed the emperor's sleeve tightly and begged, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please have mercy and don't blame me for bringing the third prince to disturb you. I will never dare to do it again next time. I beg Your Majesty to consider that the third prince is not even two years old and don't separate us mother and son!"
However, what she didn't expect was that what awaited her was only the emperor's cold-hearted behavior.
Sheng Jingchen pulled back his sleeves coldly and kicked her to the ground. "Although I am busy with government affairs, I am not completely ignorant of the affairs of the harem. Concubine Rou, if you behave yourself, I will naturally turn a blind eye to you. But you are vicious and have plotted to murder my offspring, not even my own son. I cannot keep you."
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at the old lady beside him.
The old nanny understood what he meant and immediately rolled up the sleeves of the third prince to check. There were two or three purple-black marks on his chubby lotus-root-like arm.
The Empress Dowager witnessed this scene and glanced at the Emperor with a sidelong glance, feeling even more depressed.
Concubine Rou's pupils suddenly shrank, and she shouted and argued as if she had lost her mind: "Your Majesty, this was not done by me! Someone clearly framed me..."
At this time, the emperor had already issued an order without mercy: "Send the Empress Dowager's decree to demote Concubine Rou to a maid, send her to the laundry department, and drag her away."
Concubine Rou's cries echoed throughout the Funing Palace, and gradually disappeared outside the palace along with the emperor's frosty voice.
Xiao Yining's eyes widened in shock at the scene before him.
Not to mention that Concubine Rou cruelly strangled her own son in public, the fact that the Empress Dowager would take action for her great-uncle was enough to make her dumbfounded. She remembered clearly that the former Crown Prince died at the hands of her great-uncle.
But the drama of "deep love between mother and son" before her did not stop there.
When Concubine Rou's pleas for mercy were no longer audible, the Empress Dowager raised a sarcastic smile and said, "Your Majesty really values your reputation. You are actually waiting for me to deal with Concubine Rou for you."
The emperor thanked him insincerely, "You are so considerate of me, mother."
Queen Mother: ...
Sheng Jingchen responded with a meaningful smile, then cast his gaze to the third prince beside him and called out in a gentle voice: "He'er, come to father!"
However, the Third Prince was still full of resistance to him, and was unwilling to even give him a glance. He just hid in the old nanny's arms and cried non-stop.
Sheng Jingchen: ...
The Queen Mother added fuel to the fire, "Your Majesty, you are not destined to have children, so it is better not to force it!"
Then, she also looked at the little Yining who was held by the "Nuan Fei" and stretched out her hand to her: "I haven't seen Princess Le'an for a few days. She looks more cheerful than ever. Come here and let me take a good look at her."
Unfortunately, the little girl now has an important responsibility. She lowered her eyes and glanced at the normal chest of the "Nuan Fei" and quickly shook her head.
Just as she was trying to find the words to refuse, the emperor had already found a reason for her: "This child has just seen her mother scolding people, and she is afraid in her heart. Mother, please don't embarrass her!"
Queen Mother: ...
The old woman glared at the emperor, stood up, and said with concern, "My son has been tired all day, so I think he should rest early. As for Princess Le'an, she should not stay in the palace for long. Without children to play with her, she will miss the rare time for her family to get together."
After saying this, she was too lazy to stay any longer. She pursed her thin lips, glanced at Xiao Yining again, then left the Third Prince behind and left with her men in a mighty manner.
The Funing Palace was finally empty again, and little Yining was let down by the "Nuan Fei".
As soon as she landed, she ran towards the third prince who had lost his mother, trying to cheer him up.
In fact, the future emperor described in the book also lost his mother early. Although the reason was not written, it is thought that the situation was similar to this time, and the careful uncle found that she abused her own children. However, she was punished to wash clothes at this time, and perhaps she was already in the countdown of her life.
At this moment, the conversation between the only two grown men in the hall floated into her ears.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Concubine Nuan spread out her coat again, leaned on the couch without any image, and said jokingly, "Old man, I thought you would keep Concubine Rou until the second prince grows up, but I didn't expect you to deal with it so quickly!"
Sheng Jingchen didn't raise his eyebrows, picked up the book on the coffee table again, and responded nonchalantly: "Although Pei Dafu has not found out who poisoned He'er, I have already made up my mind. There is no shortage of people in the harem who can sharpen Ah Zhu's character."
He slightly turned his eyes to the side, looking lovingly at San'er who had forgotten his troubles, and began to try patiently for the third time: "He'er, come to father."
This time, the little boy did not resist when led by Xiao Yining. He looked at his father curiously for a moment, then said happily, "Father, He'er wants to pee!"
After saying that, the kid didn't wait for anyone to react and just squatted down, leaving a puddle of water on the ground.
Sheng Jingchen:......
Xiao Yining: (+_+)? The emperor in this book doesn’t seem to be smart!
In the Funing Palace, the emperor's roar was heard, "Pei Dafu, why don't you let me in!"
A flock of birds were startled outside the palace, just like the emperor's fatherly love that had just arisen and dissipated in an instant.
The third prince stayed in Funing Palace for less than an incense stick of time before being sent by his biological father to Concubine Chen, the biological mother of the second prince.
The emperor's favor that Xiao Yining had temporarily given up was returned to her, and she was sent out of the palace by the "Nuan Fei" with rewards for being well behaved.
"Nuan Fei" looked at the gate leading to freedom with a longing look in his eyes, but when he saw the series of rewards behind the little boy and several plates of large gold ingots that blinded his eyes, that look disappeared without a trace.
He secretly swallowed his saliva and said, "Little girl, tell Tian Xianzi that the old man has already said that once I help him find all the traitors, this Medicine Valley will be back."
All the rebels?
This should be a lie to deceive people.
Xiao Yining looked up and met the man's clear and innocent eyes, and saw him touching his hair charmingly and whispering, "It's almost time. I just went to the laundry with you, and someone handed me a note."
As soon as he finished speaking, the little kid received his second "wink" of the day, from a different source, and got goosebumps all over his body.
She endured the chill in her heart, shuddered, stretched out her hand to push the fake woman away, and complained: "You hurt me!"
The "Nuan Fei" lowered her eyes, staring at the chubby little hand on her chest, feeling sullen again, and advised helplessly: "Little girl, you don't know how good your mother's steamed buns are. They don't hurt your hands and you can eat them."
The kid didn't buy it at all and retorted: "You don't eat it!"
“Nuan Fei”: (*  ̄︿ ̄), this naughty girl is getting more competitive!
Xiao Yining: o(一︿一+), wasting food is shameful at any time!
As their eyes met, "Nuan Fei" was the first to be defeated.
He coughed lightly and said in a nonchalant way, "This is not the old man. He only eats a few bites of each dish, which is really a waste. I couldn't bear to see him finish it, so I put the steamed bun aside. Don't worry, little girl, I won't do this again in the future."
When little Yining heard this perfunctory assurance, he immediately showed an angry expression as if to say "you are lying to a child".
The two, one big and one small, were once again deadlocked over a steamed bun near the palace gate.
At this moment, a team of guards appeared at the palace gate and approached them from far away. The leader was Xiao Yining's old acquaintance Wu Shaoming.
As if she had seen a savior, Concubine Nuan shouted helplessly, "Commander Wu, come and help me escort Princess Le'an out of the palace. This little girl actually wanted to eat my steamed buns."
Xiao Yining: ...
Wu Shaoming: ...
A huge pot fell from the sky and hit the little girl on the head. She pouted and turned to look at the head guard. She saw his eyes twitching violently, and his gaze fell on her chubby little hands, or the fake chest of the disguised woman.
Xiao Yining immediately pointed with her little hand and threw the pot over: "Nuan Fei, he is staring at you!"
Wu Shaoming quickly retracted his gaze and respectfully responded with a cupped hand: "Yes, Madam Nuanfei."
However, at this moment, the "Nuan Fei" also wanted to tease the little girl and said to her, "Little girl, you don't understand. This man just likes this."
As he spoke, he put the baby back on the ground, straightened his chest, and said with emotion: "Thanks to the emperor, I can change a lot!"
Little Yining looked up at the uncoordinated chest and nodded seriously, "That's right!"
Wu Shaoming looked away awkwardly, stepped forward and saluted the little boy, saying, "Princess, I will escort you out of the palace."
"Nuan Fei" turned on the charming concubine mode again, holding the silk handkerchief and waving it at Wu Shaoming, and a gust of intoxicating fragrance blew towards him.
She thanked him softly in a charming voice: "Thank you so much, Commander Wu. I will definitely speak well of you in front of the Emperor."
Then, she bent down slightly and poked the little kid's round face irritatingly: "See you later, little girl!"
Xiao Yining: →_→, I’m really addicted to acting!
After performing this series of actions, "Nuan Fei" ignored the little kid's angry and accusing face, turned to give Wu Shaoming a charming smile, then twisted her slender waist and left in a graceful posture.
During the whole process, Wu Shaoming kept his eyes lowered, not daring to look up easily, but when "Nuan Fei" was about to turn around and disappear around the corner of the palace wall, he suddenly side-glanced at the person's back.
At this moment, a thunder suddenly sounded in his ears.
Seeing this, the little kid who had been paying attention to him asked innocently, "Commander Wu, do you like Concubine Nuan?"
Wu Shaoming's heart suddenly trembled, and he quickly replied: "I dare not!"
Xiao Yining nodded, not quite understanding, "Oh, I don't dare like it!"
Wu Shaoming: ...
The man's face turned dark, and just as he was about to explain, the annoying little girl in front of him had already run towards the palace gate.
She shouted happily: "Uncle..."
After Wang Cheng dealt with Tianshan's affairs, he took his niece's carriage and waited at the palace gate early.
He looked at the little kid running towards him, raised a gentle smile like a spring breeze, slowly squatted down, spread his arms, and reminded him in a gentle voice: "Qingjie, go slower, don't fall!"
Little Yining threw herself into the old man's arms, then pointed to the series of rewards behind her and said proudly, "Uncle, Sister Qing has money to take you to eat delicious food! The Queen Mother rewarded Sister Qing with a lot of gold ingots!"
Wang Cheng:......
The old man's smile froze. He looked at the little girl in his arms speechlessly and called out helplessly, "Qingjie, your uncle has money. You don't need to use your money."
When the little girl heard this, she changed the subject. She smiled brightly and replied in a baby voice, "Sister Keqing wants to honor her uncle!"
Wang Cheng's heart was instantly captured by the little girl's sweet words.
He picked up the little girl with a smile, looked at her with sidelong glances, and pretended to ponder: "Well... then uncle will wait for Sister Qing's filial piety, but in the next few days, uncle will take Sister Qing to eat delicious food first."
Then, he changed the subject, frowned and said regretfully: "It's just that today, Sister Qing has something going on at home, so your uncle can't take you and your mother out to play."
Something?
Could it be that Lin Yishi came to visit?
Xiao Yining looked up in surprise, asking silently with her eyes.
The old man gave her a helpless smile, then glanced at the carriage, "My uncle just picked up someone."
The little girl followed his gaze and saw a young boy's head sticking out of the carriage and smiling at her innocently.
Xiao Yining: ⊙▽⊙
"Brother Hu, why did you leave the palace?"
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