"Greetings to grandmother, greetings to the Queen." Jing Chen arched his hand in greeting.
When the Empress Dowager saw Jing Chen, the smile on her face became more genuine and she said: "Chen'er, you're here, please bring me a cup of jam tea."
When the Queen heard Jing Chen address her, she clenched the handkerchief a little tighter, but the expression on her face was naturally smiling.
Then another figure walked in: "The grandson wishes to express his regards to his grandmother, and to express his regards to his mother."
When the Queen saw this man, she immediately smiled and said: "Yu'er you came around the same time as Chen'er, they are indeed brothers, they all have the same style of doing things!"
The visitor was Ye Feiyu, the emperor's eldest son and the biological son of the current queen.
"Mother, I encountered the Third Imperial Brother at the entrance of the Shoukang Palace, and I wanted to come in with him to greet grandmother, but I didn't expect the Third Imperial Brother to be one step ahead of me." Ye Feiyu said with a gentle smile.
Anyone who could survive in the palace could hear it, this was obviously giving Jing Chen an eyeful, meaning that Jing Chen didn't respect him as his royal brother and rushed ahead of him in terms of everything, and is eager to show off.
The Queen smiled and said: "Your Third Imperial Brother he was raised at your grandmother's lap since he was a child, and the urgency is understandable, you brothers must help each other in order to relieve your father's problems."
The Empress Dowager sat aside with a smile on her face, quietly listening to the conversation between mother and son, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
The Queen saw that the Empress Dowager looked gentle from beginning to end and did not say a word. She knew that it would be boring to continue the performance. She also knew in her heart that the Empress Dowager was partial to Jing Chen, so she was willing to talk again and said: "Empress Dowager, this jam tea of yours just tastes really good, it's just right for Yu'er's taste, why don't you have your grandma give Yu'er a cup as well."
The Empress Dowager then said: "Right, right, if you didn't remind me, I almost forgot, Grandma Gui, go and bring another drink up to Yu'er."
"Thank you, grandma." Ye Feiyu stood up and saluted.
The Empress Dowagerr smiled and said: "There's no such thing as so many courtesies to perform with grandmother, it would seem like a stranger."
"Yes, grandson remembered."
After quickly bringing strawberry-flavored jam tea and bending to set it down, Grandma Gui returned to stand by the Empress Dowager's side.
"Yu'er, you are in great luck today. Not everyone can drink your grandmother's jam tea, even your father can rarely drink it!" the Queen said with a smile.
Ye Feiyu said: "Grandmother is fond of her grandchildren, and Grandmother has been known to send a cup to me on occasion, all at Grandmother's behest as well."
However, apart from Jing Chen, not even the Empress Dowager knew the origin of this jam, let alone anyone else in the palace.
The Empress Dowager said: "Next time you want to drink, just come to grandma's place."
"Thank you grandmother, grandson will come often to ask for respect in the future, grandmother don't mind if I'm annoying you." Ye Feiyu smiled and said, glancing at Jing Chen intentionally or unintentionally, telling him that his eyes had not even fallen on him. He felt that Jing Chen didn't take him seriously, and he felt a bit more resentful in his heart.
"No, it's just as well that I have someone to talk to, Grandmother couldn't be happier!"
"Mother, I heard that Prince Su's grandson got some good wine called Jade Liquid, concubine was lucky enough to taste a cup at the Emperor's place, that flavor is something that made me nostalgic for a long time! I see that Chen'er and Young Master Su have a close relationship. Why don't I give Chen'er, some money and help me find Young Master Su to buy a few bottles?"
Jing Chen said calmly: "Why don't you let the eldest brother buy it? Besides, the eldest brother is always filial, so I guess he won't refuse, right?"
When Ye Feiyu saw that the topic was about him, he did not dare to refuse and immediately said: "Of course imperial brother won't refuse, this is originally what being a son should do, since Queen Mother likes it, I'll look for Duke Su to buy some more of them."
This means that the Queen is also Jing Chen's aunt, and as a son she should be filial, but Jing Chen has no filial piety towards his aunt.
Of course Jing Chen also heard the meaning of his words, he was just too lazy to fight with this pair of mother and son, he had never taken this queen as his mother since the beginning, and don't think that he didn't know what they did behind his back.
After all, the Empress Dowager had lived to this age in the palace, how could she not see through this trick, so she said: "This body and bones of the mourning family are just easily tired, and at this time of the year it is a bit tedious." After saying that, she raised her hand and rubbed the corner of her forehead.
The meaning of this can be heard by all present, this is to rest, if nothing happens, you can retire.
"Since the Empress Dowager is tired, Yu'er and I will not disturb the Empress Dowager's rest. I will leave."
"Grandma, take care of yourself and your grandson won't disturb you."
The two of them left Shoukang Palace with a group of palace maids and eunuchs.
After seeing the people leave, the Empress Dowager touched Jing Chen's head and said: "Even if you don't like them any more, superficial efforts must be made, it's inevitable that they will be angered and it won't be good for you. Your Imperial Brother still took care of you when you were a child, but nowadays he is being raised by the Queen to become more and more ambitious, and he fights with you every step of the way."
"Grandma, your grandson won't act out of trouble. -They can't do anything to me. Grandma, you don't have to worry about me."
The Empress Dowager sighed and said: "It's okay, you are still young, so I can still live for a few more years in this body, and I can still make more plans for you. In Grandmother's heart, what I can't let go of the most is you, and I hope that my Chen'er can be safe and successful in the future."
"Grandma..." Jing Chen felt soft in his heart, hugging his grandmother and pressing his face into her arms.
The Empress Dowager tenderly stroked Jing Chen's back and forth, her eyes full of love.
The mother and son who walked out of Shoukang Palace looked a little unhappy, and the Queen said bitterly: "The Empress Dowager only has that Jing Chen in her eyes, and your father has some favoritism towards him, Yu'er you need to perform well, try to make your father look at you, and you need to pave the way for your path to becoming the Crown Prince."
"Yes, Queen Mother, I will remember this. I will go to my father for advice soon and show my face to him more often." Ye Feiyu said.
"Mother knows that Yu'er is aware of progress, you are after all the grand prince of the Dragon Soul Kingdom, and a full-blooded prince at that, your status is much more noble than Jing Chen, and you are targeting that seat, do you understand? Don't let Queen Mother Disappointed!" The Queen said softly.
"Your son understands." Ye Feiyu replied.
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Xujia village
Today is the day for her brothers and the others to rest, but a guest came to the house. It is Qian Xuedong, the eldest son of Mr. Qian.
"You have a nice home! The environment here is really nice." Qian Xuedong spoke.
Xu Wenwu said: "Well, the air here is also very good. It's rare for Brother Qian to visit today, how about I take you around?"
"Okay, that's what I meant." Qian Xuedong said with a smile.
Several of the brothers also went along, and Qibao, feeling bored, also followed her brother and the others out.
"Up ahead is our family's orchard, I'll bring Brother Qian to try my family's fruits."
"Okay, that's great. I haven't fallen in love with fresh ones. I used to eat jam-flavored smoothies at your barbecue restaurant. Today I can actually see what these things look like growing in the ground!"
Qian Xuedong picked up a strawberry, which was bright red, and bit into it. The juice splashed in his mouth, and the sweet and sour taste conquered him.
After swallowing the strawberries in his mouth, he said: "I didn't expect these freshly picked strawberries to taste so delicious. I really envy you for being able to eat these every day."