Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 370: The Furious Supreme

Everyone stared at the Third Prince with their mouths open, unable to speak!

Even the Queen Mother and others who were sitting in the back hall, silently listening to the princes talking outside, were stunned.

The Empress Dowager, Daiyu, and Tanchun, who had already changed into their regular clothes, Hongchang who had nothing to change into, and everyone else all looked at the Third Prince's mother: Concubine Dou.

Dou Jieyu's face turned red, and she knelt down from the round stool, but she dared not say a word. She had to follow Jia Yuanchun's example, prostrating herself on the ground and knelt in silence.

In the main hall, the emperor's deep laughter rang out softly: "Okay! Xiaosan, I will see your father next afternoon and scold him in person!"

The Third Prince shuddered, then realized that he was criticizing Emperor Zhaoming, and hurriedly got up from the mat and knelt on the ground:

"My grandson is wrong! How dare I criticize my father?!"

As he spoke, sweat broke out on his forehead from anxiety and fear, and he gritted his teeth and started crying:

"My fourth brother just said that those servants shouldn't presume to guess the emperor's intentions, but I made the same mistake as them!

"Please ask Grandpa Emperor to punish your grandson!"

Tai Shang heard this and actually laughed out loud. He stretched out his hand and pulled him up, and pushed him to sit next to him. He touched his head and said with a smile:

"Great! He has his own ideas, but he can also react in time to the boundaries of his fantasies. That's great."

As he spoke, he put his arm around the Third Prince's shoulders and smiled at the increasingly confused Seventh Prince on the ground, "Little Seven, how much did you understand from your brothers' words?"

The Seventh Prince hesitated for a long time before lowering his head and saying, "More than half..."

The Supreme looked at him lovingly and said softly, "Xiao Qi, your biological mother is gone, and it is only right for your father to find someone else to take care of you.

"But your biological mother is a noble concubine. If you marry someone of a lower rank than her, your status will not be as noble as before, as the mother's status is the son's.

“That’s why your father chose Concubine Jia.

"This is not something Concubine Jia asked for, but your father racked his brains to do this for you.

"Now you and Concubine Jia have almost become enemies. If you refuse to be with her, what will you do in the future?

"The queen is young and will have her own children in the future. It would be unfair to her and your brothers to keep you under her name.

"Then there is no one else. Are you going to live on your own from now on, with only a wet nurse who has to kneel down and kowtow to everyone she sees?"

The Seventh Prince suddenly raised his head and said innocently, "But I still have my aunt! She loves me so much!

"Father, you can bring my aunt into the palace, make her a noble concubine, and let her be my mother, right?!"

The smile on Tai Shang's face gradually faded. He sat up straight, raised his head and looked into the distance. After a while, he sneered.

The hand that had been resting on her knees once again grasped the Third Prince's shoulders and said calmly:

"Your third brother is right. Your wet nurse is a nuisance."

In the back hall, the Queen Mother's expression also turned cold.

The Wu family is really capable of doing such a stupid thing!

I’m afraid that Tai Shang is so angry that he is about to explode!

Daiyu looked at Hongchang and blinked gently.

Both of them sighed softly at the same time.

The Queen Mother ignored Concubine Dou who was still kneeling on the ground and raised her hand.

Daiyu quickly reached out to support him and asked in a low voice, "Can we go out now?"

"Yes." The Queen Mother stood up with her help and said lightly, "You guys come with me."

Then he walked out gracefully.

Kou Zhaorong hurriedly reached out to support Dou Jieyu.

Concubine Yang Lifei didn't care about the two of them. She followed the Queen Mother out with a beaming face.

The Wu family is stupid, the Dou family is taboo, and the Kou family is timid! It’s still the teaching of my own Xiao Si, who neither makes mistakes nor stands out, just right!

"Are you done with the lesson?" The Queen Mother walked into the main hall and immediately smiled. "After all this talk, are you thirsty?"

The Supreme Lord's eyebrows twitched, and he turned back to look at the female relatives, and smiled: "Well, don't mention it, I'm really thirsty."

Cheng Qian and others hurriedly rearranged the seating arrangements and served hot tea to everyone.

"Bring some hot milk to the children." The Queen Mother laughed, "I remember that when the Emperor was this old, he was stronger than them!"

"How are they the same?" The Emperor smiled as he watched the four princes all sit in their seats in an orderly manner. He then casually said to Jia Yuanchun who was still kneeling below him:

"Jia Shi should go and sit down too."

Then he looked at the Queen Mother and smiled, "When the Emperor was young, the world was just beginning to settle down, and everyone was still worried.

“So they pay equal attention to riding and archery as well as writing, and they have to build up their strength every day!

"When these kids were born, the world was at peace. The martial arts master just went through the motions and made sure the kids were healthier."

As he spoke, he glanced at the concubines and snorted, "Some mothers dote on their children and simply give up their martial arts training because they can't bear to let them go.

"It would be strange if this child could grow strong!"

Jia Yuanchun gritted her teeth and slowly got up, staggering due to the pain in her knees.

But no one in the hall cared about her.

She had no choice but to support her legs and slowly move to her seat, then sat down with her head lowered.

At this moment, when Concubine Yang Life heard what the Supreme said, her face suddenly showed embarrassment. She lowered her head and rubbed her belt shyly.

Kou Zhaorong was sitting below her and was almost so irritated by the scene that she rolled her eyes. But she was afraid that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager would see her distorted expression, so she turned her face away abruptly and almost twisted her neck.

Dou Jieyu just sat there steadily, with her eyes lowered, not looking at anyone, and not moving at all.

Daiyu looked at these four people and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

The various aspects of the harem are so interesting!

The Queen Mother didn't even look at the concubines, let alone the Queen Mother's weirdness. She just smiled at the princes:

"Come, bring some dried meat and custard for the children."

Seeing this, Tanchun laughed and interrupted, "Come to think of it, the Grand His Majesty and the Queen Mother haven't had breakfast yet, and I'm sure the ladies and the princes haven't had breakfast either. Why don't we have it now?"

"Okay." The Queen Mother thought for a moment, then looked at the Supreme Lord, "Would you like to eat with us, or go back to the Ganlu Palace? Or should we wait until the Emperor has finished offering sacrifices to the gods before inviting you?"

"I'm going back to Ganlu Palace." Tai Shang said eagerly, and stood up immediately. "It will be annoying if I'm blocked here by those imperial edicts who come to pay you New Year's greetings!"

Everyone laughed softly and stood up.

The Supreme waved his hand to stop them from moving, paused, and then said, "Zhao Qing will take it for you."

Daiyu's heart moved slightly, and she agreed with a smile, lifting her skirt and following behind the Lord.

"It's fine if you, the Queen Mother, changed your clothes, but no one else did. Why did you change? Your neck is so fragile that you can't even wear a small imperial crown?"

As soon as the Lord walked down the imperial steps, he glanced at Daiyu unhappily and questioned her.

Daiyu smiled sweetly: "Yimin has changed too! We will serve the Queen Mother in a while, we can't let her wear casual clothes while we wear long gowns with wide sleeves, it will be too cumbersome!"

The emperor frowned and looked back at Tanchun, nodding reluctantly: "Forget it, you are so sharp-tongued, I think you have found a good excuse."

Then he asked, "The emperor will definitely send someone to ask about your imperial crown soon. How are you going to fool him?"

fool?!

Daiyu held her forehead helplessly and said, "I will obey the command of the Supreme Lord."

"Well. That's more like it." Tai Shang's expression finally relaxed.

"Oh, and one more thing. Xiao Qi doesn't get along well with your cousin, and now he needs to move to a new place. Which brother do you think is suitable?"

How can you ask me such a thing?!

Daiyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I don't know!"

"What did you say? I didn't hear it clearly!" Tai Shang stopped and looked at her coldly.