The Queen Mother politely invited Wang Yiyao to take a seat, and while drinking tea, she glanced at her from the corner of her eye.
Wang Yiyao sat gently on the chair. She was not used to the hard chairs of the ancients. She felt that the sofas invented by modern people were more comfortable, with soft backrests and cushions.
This ancient chair is really torturous, especially for someone like me with a bruise on my butt, it's so unfriendly.
Wang Yiyao knew that the Queen Mother came to her this time to ask about cooperation with them. Although she was beaten like this, she was still not ready to compromise.
After taking a few sips of tea, the Queen Mother asked, "How is it? Have you thought clearly about what Ai Jia told you before?"
Wang Yiyao looked at the Queen Mother and was about to explain what she meant. Suddenly, a cry of a child came to Wang Yiyao's ears.
Then a palace maid hurriedly ran in and said, "Queen Mother, please go and see the Emperor. The Emperor..."
The maid was about to continue, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother, "Okay, stop talking and let's go over and take a look. You can sit here for a while, and I will come back when I go."
Wang Yiyao nodded and continued to drink his tea.
But the crying outside became louder and louder. Wang Yiyao quietly came to the courtyard and looked towards the backyard. It was the little emperor who was crying, and he was crying very hard.
"Jingyang, you are becoming less and less obedient to your mother. Why are you so ignorant?"
Wang Yiyao saw the little emperor standing tremblingly in the courtyard with tears on his face. The queen mother had a stern look on her face. She didn't know what made her angry.
The maids next to her also seemed to be very afraid of the Queen Mother, and they did not dare to raise their heads.
"Mother, I don't want to see the emperor's uncle, and I don't want him to teach me martial arts and reading."
Although there were tears on the little emperor's face, his expression at the moment was very stubborn. He obviously knew about the adultery between the queen mother and the regent, so he was very disgusted with the regent.
When the Queen Mother heard what the little emperor said, her inner anger suddenly rose. She went up and slapped her son on the face. Instantly, there were slap marks on the tender little face. Wang Yiyao almost felt a little nervous.
Unable to control myself, I stepped forward.
She thought of her son. He should be studying and practicing boxing at this time. His little face was very cute, similar to Feng Minyi's.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please calm down, the Emperor is still young and ignorant."
One of the older palace maids quickly stepped forward to persuade the Queen Mother and protected the little emperor behind her.
"Mother, please beat me, beat me to death. I don't like the emperor's uncle either. I just hate him."
"Your Majesty, I beg you, please stop talking, otherwise the Queen Mother will be really angry."
This time, the Queen Mother was completely annoyed. She snatched the broom from the hand of the maid sweeping the floor, then pulled the older maid aside, and then beat the little emperor violently.
"You child, you are so unruly. You actually said such rebellious words. If it hadn't been for your uncle all these years, would we, mother and son, be where we are today?"
While fighting, the Queen Mother interceded for the Prince Regent, but the little Emperor remained stubborn and refused to give in.
The maids couldn't stand it any longer, so they all knelt on the ground, "Queen Mother, please stop beating me. Your Majesty is still young and immature, please spare Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother was so angry that she didn't pay attention to the words of the maids.
Wang Yiyao looked on and felt very distressed. For such a young child to be so severely beaten and abused by the Queen Mother, if she had called the police now, it was nothing like what a biological mother would do.
After a while, the Queen Mother seemed to be a little tired from the beating. The palace maid serving beside her was very knowledgeable and moved a chair. "Queen Mother, please sit down and calm down."
But the little emperor in front of the Queen Mother, even though he was severely beaten by his mother, had no intention of surrendering. His little face turned red with anger, and tears kept falling from his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please admit your mistake to the Queen Mother quickly."
The maid next to the little emperor kept trying to persuade him, but unexpectedly, the little emperor simply turned his head to the side and completely ignored the maid's words.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Don't worry about her. The Ai family must teach her a lesson today until she admits her mistakes and begs for mercy."
"Queen Mother, please take a sip of tea first."
While the Queen Mother took the tea, she glanced sideways at the little emperor and said, "Humph!"
After drinking tea, the Queen Mother glared at the young emperor angrily, "Do you know you were wrong?"
The little emperor didn't answer. The queen mother picked up the broom and was about to hit him again. At this time, a nun next to her stopped her and said, "Your Majesty, why don't we find another way to persuade the emperor? Just hitting the child will definitely not work."
"Do you have any good ideas?" The Queen Mother looked at the nanny with a suspicious look.
Mammy leaned close to the Queen Mother's ear with a flattering look on her face, and she didn't know what she said.
The anger on the Queen Mother's face obviously dissipated a lot, "Come here, go get some snacks."
The maid next to her heard the order and immediately left for the room. The nun stood up and stopped the maid, saying a few words in her ear, and the maid nodded quickly.
After a while, the palace maid brought many exquisite snacks, "Your Majesty, take a look, these are what you like to eat."
At this time, the Queen Mother also changed her expression, "Eat, the Queen Mother was a little angry and hit you a few times. Does it still hurt?"
As she spoke, the Queen Mother stood up and came to the little emperor, gently touching his little face with her hands.
Wang Yiyao couldn't help but sneered. This mother was giving a sweet date with a beating. She obviously felt that beating and abuse would not work, so she began to change her strategy.
The little emperor immediately took the queen mother's hand away, glanced at the snacks brought by the palace maid, and swallowed, but he did not pick it up. The queen mother looked at his greedy look and smiled.
"Come, eat." The Queen Mother picked up a piece of pineapple cake and gave it to the little emperor. After all, he was young and couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food. The little emperor took the pineapple cake and ate it.
Mammy and the Queen Mother looked at each other and smiled, feeling that their plan was about to succeed.
"Jingyang, you heard my mother say that your imperial uncle has no bad intentions. He is doing everything for the good of you and my mother. He lets you practice martial arts and study because he wants you to grow up and become powerful and invincible."
The little emperor glanced at the Queen Mother, said nothing, and continued to eat his own food. Seeing that he did not refute, the Queen Mother began to brainwash her son again.
"You are young now, and you still need your uncle to help with the affairs of the government. Otherwise, how would the two of us be able to deal with those ministers? So when you grow up, you must not forget your uncle's kindness."