Chapter 28 The Celebrity in Front of the Empress Dowager
Chapter 28 The celebrity in front of the Queen Mother
Li Zimo lived in the side hall next to the Queen Mother. He always served him delicious food and drinks, and he didn't dare to neglect anyone.
Even the emperor couldn't say "no" to Li Zimo.
But Li Zimo did not become arrogant because of his favor. On the contrary, he was exceptionally knowledgeable and sensible.
But He Yanyan could feel that behind such a gentle and innocent surface, there must be a strong ambition.
"Concubine, my son likes riding and shooting, but there is no room in the palace, so the empress dowager demolished this palace courtyard and turned it into a place for my son to ride horses, which is quite spacious!"
Seeing the Empress Dowager's generosity, He Yanyan nodded: "The Empress Dowager loves Zimo, and Zimo should not make the Empress Dowager sad."
"Zimo doesn't want to make the Queen Mother sad, but he doesn't want to make his mother-in-law sad either."
"Why?"
He Yanyan was a little surprised by Li Zimo's words: "What does Zimo mean?"
Getting off the horse and walking up to He Yanyan, Li Zimo looked into her eyes seriously:
"Although the mother-in-law has no nurturing kindness for the son-in-law, the mother-in-law is the mother-in-law after all. The son-in-law has not felt maternal love, so I hope that the son-in-law will respect the mother-in-law and the mother-in-law can treat the son-in-law as her own."
"That's natural."
He Yanyan reached out and gently stroked Li Zimo's head.
The warmth in the woman's palm made Li Zimo feel nostalgic, and he suddenly suggested: "Mother and concubine, I want to go back to the palace to stay for two days, is that okay?"
"Go back to the palace?" He Yanyan realized that she couldn't make the decision in this kind of matter, so she still had to look at Bian Xiao's wishes. "It would be better to ask the king what he meant."
Li Zimo disagreed——
He knew very well that Bian Xiao was a filial son, treating the nanny who was so kind to him, and treating the Queen Mother who was kind and supportive.
Therefore, Bian Xiao only needs to ask the Queen Mother.
However, Bian Xiao did not express his thoughts on his face, he just nodded obediently and said, "Okay, I'll go ask my adoptive father."
"The auspicious time is coming soon, Zimo, come with me to the palace banquet!"
By the time He Yanyan arrived at the palace banquet, Bian Xiao and Ye Siying had already sat down.
The latter looked proud when he saw He Yanyan, but the former patted the place next to him and mouthed:
"Sit next to me."
He Yanyan didn't want to sit still while eating, so she pretended not to see it and turned around to refuse.
Bian Xiao:......
Seeing the woman and Li Zimo sitting next to him, Bian Xiao felt that his teeth were about to break——
Why is she willing to get close to anyone but not this king!
Why did this king treat her badly?
Just as I was thinking about it, the Queen Mother finally arrived.
This time she was the protagonist of the palace banquet. After sitting down, she glanced at everyone, including civil and military officials, and relatives of the emperor. When her eyes fell on Li Zimo, she was involuntarily attracted to the face of He Yanyan next to her:
"What happened to the Princess Regent's face? Why is her face covered with a gauze?"
He Yanyan stood up and saluted: "When I return to the Queen Mother, I have contracted a stubborn disease on my face and may not be able to see people. But today is the Queen Mother's birthday, and I miss the Queen Mother, so I cover my face with a gauze scarf to pay homage to the Queen Mother!"
"Stubborn disease?" The Queen Mother wondered, "The imperial doctors in the palace have superb medical skills, so we might as well let them take a look."
Perhaps the Queen Mother saw herself and Li Zimo sitting together, and she was so happy that she actually asked the imperial doctor to treat her.
He Yanyan saluted and thanked her: "Thank you, Queen Mother!"
As soon as the Queen Mother finished greetings, she turned around and saw Bian Xiao and Ye Siying beside her.
Her brows furrowed even more tightly. The Queen Mother did not expect that the Regent's family was acting strangely——
The princess's face was covered with gauze, and the regent actually sat with his concubine?
Why don't you sit with the princess and Zimo?
Do you think Zimo is not your biological son and dislike him?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The Queen Mother stared straight at Bian Xiao: "Prince Regent, are you feeling better after coming back from the battlefield?"
Deliberately not mentioning Ye Siying beside her, the Queen Mother expressed her dissatisfaction with her neglect.
Bian Xiao naturally understood what the Empress Dowager meant, and saluted, "My brother has ordered me to be treated, and my injury has improved a lot."
He almost fell down when he stood up, which was a way to show that he was not yet healthy.
The Queen Mother nodded, and just when she was about to look at the next table, Ye Siying stood up and saluted:
"I am Ye Siying, the concubine of the regent, and I am here to see the Queen Mother! May the Queen Mother be blessed forever!"
"..."
She originally wanted to pretend she didn't see it, but she didn't expect this woman to get up on her own. The Queen Mother looked unhappy:
"Concubine? When did the regent have a concubine? Why didn't he tell the Ai family?"
Feeling bad, Bian Xiao quickly pulled Ye Siying to sit down and stood up to apologize:
"She's just a little girl who doesn't understand the rules and made everyone laugh! Please forgive me!"
Unexpectedly, she would embarrass Bian Xiao. Ye Siying glanced at He Yanyan next to her. She had no idea where she fell short of this ugly girl, so she added:
"Back to the Queen Mother, because the princess was disfigured, it was really not suitable to serve her, so I married into the palace."
"Destroyed... disfigured?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother stood up and looked at He Yanyan: "Princess, is this the case?"
He Yanyan knew that there were no good words coming out of Ye Siying's mouth. She stood up with some embarrassment:
"When I return to the Queen Mother, what Miss Ye said is true."
Hearing what He Yanyan had to admit, Ye Siying raised her head proudly: "Queen Mother, it is really inappropriate for the princess to see you now. It is better to invite the princess back to the house first, so as not to offend others."
When Bian Xiao was about to ask what Ye Siying was, Li Zimo stood up:
"Miss Ye is just a concubine, how can she say such things to the real wife? Queen Mother, in my grandson's humble opinion, this kind of person is really not suitable to serve the adoptive father. You should advise the adoptive father!"
Although Li Zimo said what Bian Xiao wanted to say, Ye Siying was a smoke bomb used by Bian Xiao to protect He Yanyan, and he could not let Ye Siying go.
Just when Bian Xiao was hesitating whether to say a few words to Ye Siying, Ye Siying herself began to commit suicide again:
"Queen Mother, the princess's face is really terrifying, and I also feel sorry for the king, so there is no harm in being a concubine."
Seeing Ye Siying becoming more and more evil as she spoke, the Queen Mother wanted to see how disfigured He Yanyan was:
"Princess, take off your veil and let Aijia see!"
He Yanyan was stunned and hesitated. She looked at Li Zimo and took this opportunity to see if Li Zimo would speak to her.
And the latter really stepped forward:
"Queen Mother, today is your birthday. If I really scare you, the princess will feel guilty. It's better to wait until after the banquet. Do you think that's okay?"
But as soon as Li Zimo said his words, the people below were not happy.
