klisemfg Chapter 372 Match
Chapter 372 Match
The emperor walked away swaying and striding.
Daiyu stood there for a while, looking at the rising sun. She felt cold all over and touched her neck quietly. It turned out that her back was already wet.
There was total silence in the main hall of Yanjia Palace. The empress dowager stared straight at the palace door, quietly waiting for Daiyu to come back.
Suddenly, a cheerful voice rang out from outside the door: "Queen Dowager! Queen Dowager, please come quickly! The sun is out! Come and see, come and see the sunrise!"
The Queen Mother's tense expression finally relaxed, a hazy gleam appeared in her eyes, and she smiled. She supported Tanchun and Hongchang's hands and really stood up:
"Oh?! Let me see!"
The little princes rushed forward, and several concubines surrounded the empress dowager. As expected, a group of people walked out of the Yanjia Palace and stood on the steps looking to the east.
"Hmm! A good sign! The sun is rising, warm and bright!"
The sun was already a little high and the sunlight was a little dazzling.
The Queen Mother covered her face with a handkerchief and smiled as if nothing had happened.
After breakfast, the concubines and princes took their leave.
Emperor Zhaoming's people also brought a message at the right time: The Eastern Palace is very busy today, so let the Seventh Prince stay with the Second Prince for a few days.
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and then smiled and told Kou Zhaorong: "I know that you are a straightforward person, and you will never tolerate anything that hides its head and reveals its tail.
“It’s just that today is the first day of the new year, so some things can’t be done for the time being.
"Take Xiaoqi back first and arrange his food, clothing, shelter and transportation. You don't have to worry about the rest.
"The emperor and his father will have their own ideas later."
Kou Zhaorong agreed respectfully, without asking too many questions or saying too much. She just glanced at her son and said, "Take care of your seventh brother and don't let anyone bully him."
The second prince agreed and took the seventh prince's hand.
The seventh prince was very intelligent. Although he was taught to be very cunning, he was still only a child of six or seven years old.
I had been frightened by the emperor before, and I was frozen. Now I suddenly held my second brother's warm and strong hand, and I felt like I had found my last support. I immediately reached out with both hands to hold him, and my nose felt sore, and tears fell.
The second prince hesitated for a moment, then simply bent down and picked him up.
"He's different when he grows up." The Queen Mother looked at the Second Prince's sturdy body with a kind face, praised him to Cheng Qian, and then asked quietly, "Has the Emperor not found a marriage partner for this child yet?"
The second prince clearly heard it, and his face immediately turned red. He had originally intended to be gentle and not scare the younger brother in his arms. How could he care about this?
He hugged the Seventh Prince tightly, ran out of the Yanjia Palace with big strides!
Hong Chang burst into laughter: "Oh! The Second Prince is shy!"
However, Kou Zhaorong did not want to discuss her son's marriage in such an occasion, so she just bowed to the empress dowager again, smiled gently, and walked out with Dou Jieyu and the third prince.
When Concubine Yang Life saw Jia Yuanchun also bowed and left, she rolled her eyes and forcibly grabbed the Fourth Prince, making him the last one to come.
Seeing Jia Yuanchun leaving the Yanjia Palace, he smiled and said to the empress dowager: "Excuse me, mother, Your Majesty has been too busy this year and has no time to take care of anything in the palace.
"I originally wanted to ask the Queen Mother for help. But the Queen Mother didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the princes, so she turned them all down.
"Today, taking advantage of this opportunity, I shamelessly beg you to find a suitable girl for our little fourth child?"
The Queen Mother looked at this fool helplessly and asked her, “Your son is only ten years old, why are you in such a hurry?
"His second and third brothers are fifteen and thirteen respectively, and they are not anxious. Why are you anxious?"
Concubine Yang Lifei pouted: "How are they the same?
"Although the Second Prince has not yet started to look for a girl, Kou Zhaorong is from the west, and the Emperor has long intended to pick a girl from the west for her. Maybe he will marry a barbarian.
"As for Concubine Dou, what is her position? Is she worthy of being anxious?
"Besides, you just heard it, Xiao San is a bad kid. She usually doesn't say a word, but once she opens her mouth, even the emperor wants to bite her!
"How can he compare with our Xiao Si?! Zhongzheng and Heping..."
The Queen Mother was so noisy that she could not bear it any longer and stopped them with a single shout: "Enough! Apart from Xiao Qi, among these three children, Xiao Si, who you taught, is the most tactless!
"You are a concubine, and the queen is the empress. No matter what Zhu Ying is, she is still someone close to my stepmother. No matter how many things she has done wrong, the queen should deal with her.
“Even the Emperor and I have to avoid suspicion.
"The East Palace is even more so!
"That is the only bloodline left by the Emperor and Empress. They grew up in fear and trembling, and have never crossed the line.
"Besides, he is the crown prince. To your son, he is the king and your son is the subject!
“The affairs of his palace should be left to him and the Crown Princess to decide.
"Only if he knew about this and was foolish enough to protect her, would the emperor come forward to teach her.
"Second Prince, Third Prince, who doesn't know that those gossiping slaves deserve to be killed? Did they say so?
“Don’t they say they are just doing their duty as sons and subjects?
"Only your son is making such a loud noise!
"This shows that you have never taught your son these things!
"You still have the nerve to talk about other people's status!
"Go back to your own palace immediately and reflect on your actions!
"If you continue to act like a demon, I will give you ten female commandments!"
After the scolding, Concubine Yang Li was so ashamed that she covered her face with her sleeves and ran away with the Fourth Prince.
Only then did the Yanjia Palace become quiet.
The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead tiredly.
Seeing this, Tanchun stepped forward and stood behind the empress dowager. She stretched out her hands to massage her temples and neck, and said slowly, "Mother, please lean forward and close your eyes."
"No need for you." The Queen Mother smiled and pulled her hand down, looking up at her, then at Princess Hongchang, "Go and pick out some clothes for Hongchang to wear.
"You and your sister Zhaoqing are both dressed so casually, but hers is too formal."
Tanchun understood that the Queen Mother wanted to have a private conversation with Daiyu, so she agreed with a smile and took Hongchang to her own bedroom.
Everyone here wisely moved away.
The Queen Mother waved to Daiyu and said, "Come here and sit here."
Daiyu pursed her lips, smiled, walked over, sat on the empress dowager's footstool, and gently rested her head on her lap.
"The Empress Dowager..."
Before he could finish his words, tears started to fall.
The Queen Mother sighed, put her hand on her bun, and whispered, "There is no other way. This is the only way."
"Yes. I know." Daiyu turned her neck, leaned on the Queen Mother's lap, tears streaming down her face.
“They have themselves to blame.
“The Supreme Lord and His Majesty have given them countless chances, but they just don’t cherish them.
"No matter what happens to them tomorrow, it's because they betrayed the Emperor's grace first!"
The Empress Dowager looked down at Daiyu, whose shoulders were shaking from crying. After a while, she whispered, "Let your grandmother write a letter of apology."