In Yao Wenqi's bedroom in Yao Hou Mansion, Yao Zheyu had been guarding it. He didn't look at his father who had already taken the medicine and fell asleep, but looked out the window. It was clearly spring and he could see a little green in the yard, but his heart was cold.
Yao Zheyu finally understood why the emperor ignored him again. It turned out that the root cause was his blood. As long as he had the blood of the Yao family flowing in his body, he would never be reused.
Yao Wenqi had woken up a long time ago. During the morning court session, he did feel dizzy, but he did not faint. He just went with the flow, went back home to see a doctor, took some medicine, and slept until the afternoon.
Yao Wenqi closed his eyes, he knew that the future was a dead end. The emperor looked at him as if he was a dead object. Yao Wenqi clenched his hands, the path he was shrinking was blocked. No, it should be that the emperor only gave him one way to go.
Yao Wenqi coughed. The emperor was forcing him. The emperor did not take action first, but forced the Yao family step by step.
Yao Zheyu turned around and said, "Awake."
Yao Wenqi opened his eyes, "Water."
Yao Zheyu poured some water and handed it over. He stood up without waiting for more water and said, "Since you are awake, my son will go back first."
Yao Wenqi suddenly spoke up, "I know you hate me. I don't know what you found out. I admit that I was not good to you, but don't forget that as long as you have the blood of the Yao family flowing in your veins, you can't escape, haha, you can't escape."
Yao Zheyu walked even faster. He didn't want to listen, even though he knew it was true.
Yao Wenqi waited for his eldest son to go out, squinting his eyes and thinking about the legitimate daughter. He felt sick when he thought about the legitimate daughter giving birth to an heir for the Rong family. He knew that his ancestor must be so angry that he would jump to his feet. With red light flashing in his eyes, he slowly closed his eyes.
In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back. The Zhou family was in a lively mood. The master and servants were all in high spirits, and all kinds of free auspicious words were said repeatedly.
Zhulan was very tired. She had been busy with too many things today. "I have to go to the palace to express my gratitude tomorrow. I'm going to sleep first."
Zhou Shuren saw his wife lying down neatly and going to sleep. He had to hold back all the words in his heart, feeling very uncomfortable and tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
Zhulan stared, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "You haven't slept yet."
This person did it on purpose, "How can I sleep if you keep tossing and turning?"
"I just want to talk to you. I always feel that the emperor has schemed against me. The more I get, the bigger the emperor's schemes are."
Zhulan yawned, "You can't change it."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
Zhulan patted her husband's shoulder and said, "Don't think about it. Go to sleep."
Zhou Shuren lay straight, still thinking in his mind. After a while, he heard his wife's even breathing and closed his eyes with a smile.
The next day, Zhulan brought her two daughters-in-law to the palace to express her gratitude. Zhulan also saw Yao Yao, who had several layers of powder on her face.
Yao Yao felt relieved when she saw Yang Shuren, "Shuren."
Zhulan observed that Yaoyao was not in high spirits, so she patted Yaoyao's hand and said, "Don't be nervous."
Yao Yao's smile was a little forced. She didn't want to enter the palace, but she had to come. She could feel Shu Ren's kindness. "Thank you, Shu Ren."
Zhulan didn't say much. Her friendship with Yao Yao didn't allow her to protect her too much. It was already not easy for her to say a word.
Zhao and Su Xuan looked at each other. They had discussed for a long time last night. The protagonist was Yao Yao. Well, they were very excited during the discussion yesterday.
Seeing Yao Yao's appearance now, the two had complicated expressions in their eyes and looked away guiltily. They had discussed something quite excessive yesterday, and seeing the haggard Yao Yao, they felt a little uncomfortable.
Soon they arrived at the queen's bedroom, where the queen was already waiting.
Zhulan could still hear the child's laughter. After a moment of distraction, she remembered that this was Zhang Yang's son, a child raised in the palace.
The queen frowned, but soon relaxed her brows. The lady-in-waiting had already gone down and taken the child away.
Zhulan brought her two daughters-in-law to thank the Queen, and the Queen said kindly: "Hurry up, our two families are now relatives. The Emperor told me that he has always wanted to have a younger brother!"
Zhulan, "... ..."
The word "brother" scared her!
Zhao and Su Xuan didn't dare to speak anymore, and only one-third of the seats were occupied.
Then it was Yao Yao's turn to express her gratitude. The Queen's expression became indifferent. She raised her hand to signal her to stand up, and then allowed her to sit down.
The two attitudes were so different that Zhao and Su Xuan tried to reduce their presence as much as possible. Yao Yao felt like a thorn in her back. She had never met the queen before, but now she could clearly feel that the queen disliked her.
Yao Yao's back was wet with sweat. She sat there motionless, fearing that something might go wrong with her sitting posture.
The queen held Zhulan's hand affectionately. The lady-in-waiting had already arrived with rewards. Zhulan was dazzled by the tray of various gemstones and some head jewelry.
The Queen smiled and said, "I don't have anything to give you. These are all things I got in the past two years. I think they are good, so I chose some."
Zhulan didn't dare to accept it, it was too expensive, she knelt down and said, "It's too expensive."
The Queen took Yang's hand and said, "The Emperor wants a brother, and I also want a sister-in-law. You have always been my favorite, and now you are my sister-in-law. As your sister-in-law, I must show my appreciation. Take it. It's not expensive or not."
Zhulan felt like she had become rich overnight. She had a mansion and all kinds of jewels. However, the Queen Mother kept calling her "sister-in-law", which made her feel choked.
The Queen knows the Emperor best. When the Emperor came yesterday, she knew his plan. It would be most appropriate for her to call this sister-in-law. Since the Emperor is not comfortable calling Zhou Shuren cousin, she does not have so many concerns.
Yao Yao also received rewards, which were also expensive jewelry and head ornaments. Even if the queen did not like Yao Yao, she would not be stingy for the sake of the royal family's reputation.
Zhulan left the palace and returned to her carriage, then she looked through the packed rewards and took out a sapphire. It was the first time she had seen such a big sapphire with such good quality in all her years in ancient times. In modern times, these were all collected treasures.
Zhulan is a woman, she likes gems, she looked at them one by one, and said to Mrs. Song: "I have saved all my life, but I still can't get as much as the reward I got today."
Mrs. Song also blinked, "Today's reward is too expensive."
Zhulan recalled the words of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother said that these were the things she gained in the past two years. In the past two years, the Crown Prince has been in charge of government affairs. Everyone knows that the Crown Prince will succeed to the throne smoothly, so the Queen Mother was naturally flattered. It seems that she has gained a lot of good things.
She felt that these rewards were not only from the Queen Mother, but also from the Emperor. Zhulan thought about it for a while and understood that the Emperor wanted to tell Zhou Shuren that he acknowledged his younger brother by giving her the Queen's rewards!
Mrs. Song saw that her mistress looked relieved and asked, "Madam, have you thought of anything?"
Zhulan smiled but didn't answer. She couldn't say it. Could she say that the emperor wanted to recognize his younger brother