All the concubines watched Concubine Li's miserable appearance with glee, secretly cursing in their hearts that she deserved it. Usually, Concubine Li relied on her noble family background to look down on them and put on a condescending attitude in front of them. They had complaints in their hearts for a long time, but due to their low rank, they did not dare to do anything to her. She was often absent from the usual visits to pay respects to the Queen, saying that the Emperor liked her calligraphy and she had to copy Buddhist scriptures for the Emperor and could not delay copying the scriptures for the Emperor because of paying respects.
They thought the emperor really liked the Buddhist scriptures she wrote. Judging from the emperor's attitude today, if he really liked the Buddhist scriptures she copied, he would not let Prince Chun talk nonsense. Obviously, the emperor did not like the Buddhist scriptures she copied as much as Concubine Li imagined, and perhaps he even disliked them. Let's see if she will be embarrassed to give the Buddhist scriptures she copied to the emperor as an excuse not to come to pay respects to the queen in the future.
The intentional or unintentional sarcastic or complacent looks from the crowd made Concubine Li feel ashamed and angry. Her pretty face no longer had the pride and ease of the past. Instead, because of her annoyance and in front of the emperor, she had to keep smiling, which made her smile seem a little distorted. If she was not afraid that the emperor would be displeased, she would have wanted to turn around and leave.
Of course, Prince Yong's face wasn't looking good either, it was as black as ink, but just like his mother, Concubine Li, he maintained a stiff smile, but in his heart he wished he could eat Han Ze alive. From their expressions, it could be seen that they were mother and son.
The Queen glanced at Concubine Li and her son with a smile on her face and said, "Aze is straightforward and simple. He says whatever he thinks. Concubine Li, please don't be offended."
The emperor patted the queen's hand and said, "Don't worry, Aze is a child, and Concubine Li is an elder. How can an elder argue with a child?"
Concubine Li gritted her teeth secretly. The emperor said she was the elder, so how could she still care
The queen seemed to be relieved and said with a smile: "This makes me feel relieved."
After a pause, she continued, "The prince has been smart and capable since he was young, so I am not worried. The only thing is Aze. I want to consider everything for him, fearing that he has been wronged, but he still suffered for so many years. Among all the children, only Aze has suffered the most. As a mother, I can't help but feel sad when I think about the suffering this child has endured in the past."
The queen wiped her tears and saw that the emperor's eyes were also red. She hurriedly said, "Today is the emperor's birthday. I shouldn't have mentioned these things. Instead, I made the emperor sad."
The emperor waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. You're right. Of all my children, only Aze has suffered the most. I won't let him suffer any more grievances. He can do whatever he wants."
As soon as Emperor Mingzheng finished speaking, the expressions of all the concubines, princes and princesses changed slightly.
Han Ze opened his eyes wide and asked happily, "Mom and Dad, can I really do whatever I want?"
The emperor glared at him angrily: "Don't do bad things."
Han Ze looked unconvinced: "I have never done anything bad, Dad, please don't wrongly accuse me."
Prince Han Wei said, "Father, although Aze behaves like a child, he knows his limits. When have you ever seen him do anything out of line?"
The emperor looked up at the prince. Aze did things without any rules. He did whatever he wanted. Thinking about it carefully, he really had never done anything out of line. He smiled and looked at Han Ze: "Your brother is right. Dad shouldn't doubt Aze."
Han Ze snorted and said, "Today is your birthday. I won't bother with you. I forgive you."
When Prince Yong and Prince Kang saw Prince Chun being so rude to their father, a meaningful smile appeared on their faces. A fool is a fool. Your father is the king of a country. Even if he dotes on you, he cannot allow you to be so rude. Of course, this is also the thought of the other concubines, princes and princesses present.
Emperor Mingzheng laughed loudly: "Then should Dad thank Aze for his forgiveness?"
Prince Yong and Prince Kang looked at each other subconsciously, then looked away silently, but at the same time they were complaining in their hearts, could it be that only Han Ze was the biological son of the emperor, and they were all picked up? Otherwise, why are they both sons, but there is such a big difference
Others: “…”
Prince Chun is almost dominating the palace. If he continues to pamper them like this, will they be able to survive
Han Ze looked helpless and arrogant: "No, no, who made you my dad?"
The emperor smiled again and looked at the queen: "Our Aze has always been filial."
The Queen agreed. Among all the Emperor's sons, Aze was the most filial. She smiled and said, "That's right. The Chen family gave him gold as an apology. He knew you needed gold for disaster relief. He loved gold so much, but he took all the gold into the palace. It shows that in the child's heart, you, as a father, are the most important."
Emperor Mingzheng was very pleased with these words and praised immediately: "This is a true pure heart."
Everyone else was filled with bitterness. In the emperor/father's mind, all children born by the queen were good. Even if the queen was a fool, they were not as good as her. This made them very confused.
Originally, they were jealous of the emperor's favoritism towards the prince. After all, the prince was the eldest son and had followed the emperor in conquering the world since he was young. Even though they were jealous, they also knew that the prince deserved this honor and favor.
But Prince Chun is just a fool, he has no merit, how can he be favored by the emperor? The most hateful thing is that this favor is not even as good as the crown prince, how can they be willing to accept it? There is nothing they can do, the emperor's mind is unpredictable, they dare not speak nonsense.
Prince Yong concealed the surging jealousy in his heart, raised a calculating look in his eyes, looked at Han Ze and asked: "Third brother, the emperor is so good to you, I wonder what birthday gift you have prepared for him?"
The implication is that if the birthday gift is not good enough, you would be letting down your father's love for you.
"Prince Yong!"
Concubine Li frowned and shouted, it was obvious that Prince Yong had lost his mind due to Prince Chun's anger. She hated Prince Chun, but she knew that she could not and dared not do anything in front of the emperor. The emperor was deep-minded, and even her father, Marquis Wu'an, could not guess what he was thinking. Prince Yong's actions were a scheming against Prince Chun, and not only would he not please the emperor, but the emperor would see that he was scheming against his brother, and would dislike him instead.
The emperor was indeed unhappy, but he didn't say anything. No matter what gift Aze sent, he would like it, and even if he didn't send it, he wouldn't blame him.
Prince Yong felt a little regretful after saying that. Prince Chun was a fool. If he argued with a fool, wouldn't he appear to be a fool as well
Han Ze looked at Prince Yong, snorted and said, "You asked me what gift I gave to my father. Are you trying to compete with me to see who gave the most expensive gift?"
Prince Yong choked as he drank some water. "Why do you ask that?"
Han Ze said impatiently: "Then why are you asking me what gift I'm giving to Dad? You're asking me this because I'm sure you want to compare our gifts to see whose is more expensive."
Prince Yong waved his hand: "That's really not what I meant."
Han Ze looked at him with disdain: "I know."
Prince Yong was at a loss: "Know what?"
Han Ze looked at him sarcastically: "Your gift must not be expensive, so you dare not compare with me."
Prince Yong shouted, "Nonsense."
Han Ze looked at him: "Then why don't you compete with me?"
Prince Yong felt that he couldn't let a fool look down on him, so he said, "Let's compete."
The Emperor and Empress: "..."
They didn't know how things had turned out to be like this.
Concubine Li was worried, fearing that the Emperor would blame her, and also that the gift prepared by Prince Yong would not be as good as Prince Chun's. She rubbed her brows in pain, thinking that Prince Yong really shouldn't confront Prince Chun, it was not a wise move.
Even if he defeated the Pure King, what honor would that have if the other party was a fool? It was simply asking for trouble.
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