Prince Liang's nose felt sour for no reason. He leaned on the Queen Mother's knees like he did when he was a child, "My grandson feels very happy. It's so good to have a royal grandmother."
God was always kind to him. At least, he still had an imperial grandmother.
"Look at you, silly boy. You are still the same as when you were little!" The Queen Mother smiled lovingly and stroked his head. "Grandmother is old and in poor health in recent years. She hopes to make the best arrangements for you while she is still alive. Since you like Miss Lin so much, bring her to me."
"Okay, if the Empress Dowager wants to see her, I will bring her to the palace in a few days." Prince Liang said quietly.
"Okay, grandma will try her best to like her, and I hope she will know how to cherish you." The Queen Mother said, "Okay, accompany me for a walk."
But King Liang refused to get up. "No, I will just lie there like this and never get up again in my life."
The Queen Mother laughed, "You are so childish! You are already grown up and about to get married. It would be a joke if people saw you!"
"Whoever wants to laugh may laugh!" King Liang snorted.
"Okay, okay, just lie there like this for the rest of your life!" The Queen Mother had a loving smile on her face, but she sighed softly. This child has suffered so much!
Prince Liang had lunch in Shouning Palace before leaving. He was reluctant to leave, but Eunuch Sun said that the Queen Mother wanted to take a nap, so he left.
As soon as he left Shouning Palace, he saw Aunt Cui from the Queen's Palace coming over and said, "Your Highness Prince Liang, the Queen wants you to come over."
"Did you say anything?" King Liang asked indifferently.
"The Queen said she made some clothes for you and asked you to go over and try them on!"
"No need, just send it directly to the mansion!"
"No, the Queen has something else to say to the Prince." Nanny Cui stopped him.
King Liang stared at her, with a hint of anger between his brows, but he quickly calmed down and said, "Let's go."
"Your Highness, please!" said Nanny Cui with a smile.
Arriving at Jingning Palace, the queen smiled and took his arm, "Here you are!"
"Greetings, mother!" Prince Liang broke free from her hand imperceptibly and bowed slightly.
"There's no need to be so formal between mother and son!" The Queen smiled at him, "Did you meet your grandmother just now? What did she say to you?"
"Just ask if I like Miss Lin!" King Liang did not hide it, but he could not hide the boredom in his eyes.
The Queen looked at him nervously, "So what do you say?"
King Liang looked at her and asked, "What does your Majesty wish me to say?"
The queen held her breath for a long time before she whispered, "You hate mother, don't you?"
King Liang turned his face away and said, "No!"
"You have, but don't say one thing and mean another. Mother knows that she has gone too far." The Queen smiled sadly, "Not to mention you, even Mother herself finds herself disgusting, but what can I do? You were born into the royal family, and your fate is already determined."
King Liang didn't look at her, but his heart ached sharply. Fate? Was this his fate
He never thought about gaining anything, he just wanted to avoid losing anything.
"So, how do you answer your grandmother?" the queen asked again.
King Liang took a deep breath and said, "I like Miss Lin very much and hope to marry her."
The queen breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace, and hugged him gently, "I'm sorry for wronging you. Mother will compensate you."
King Liang allowed him to hold him in his arms. His body was very stiff and the lines on his face became increasingly cold and hard.
After a long while, the Queen finally let her go. "Don't worry, Queen Mother won't touch Yi'er. She will even send someone to give her some money so that she can marry into a good family."
"No need!" King Liang looked at her, "Not disturbing her is the best compensation you can give me."
The queen was a little sad. She stared at him blankly, and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay, okay!"
Not long after King Liang left, the Crown Prince arrived.
The prince entered the palace, sat down, and said indignantly, "Mother, please do something for me. The Grand Tutor is not satisfied with me, and Murong Jie is not satisfied with me either. It's so annoying."
The queen sighed softly, "You really should improve yourself. Your grandmother asked you to learn how to govern a country from your uncle."
"What is there to learn from him?" The prince snorted. "What is there to learn? There is no one in the court who doesn't hate him."
"You are wrong," the queen said solemnly, "How long has Murong Jie been in power? Most of the court officials have already turned to him. The hatred you see is just the wrong information given to you by the people around your grandfather."
"You can't not believe what Grandfather said, right?"
The queen was a little stunned. Thinking of what Xia Zian said, she always felt something strange in her heart.
"Mother, do you really think Murong Jie will hand over power? My grandfather said that he might make my brother the crown prince. Is this true?" asked the crown prince.
The queen was suddenly shocked. "Nonsense, how could he tell you such nonsense? It's not true at all. Your brother can't possibly be the crown prince."
"Why not? Is it because he doesn't want to?" The prince sneered.
"Don't speak rudely to your royal brother. He has suffered a lot because of you." The queen scolded.
The prince looked at her, "Mother, what do you mean by that? Are you wronging him? How did you wrong him? Did he give up the position of crown prince to me?"
The Queen said coldly: "Don't think I don't know what you did behind my back. If you continue to mess around like this, you will regret it one day."
The prince was shocked, "What did I do behind your back?"
"You know it in your heart!"
The prince rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe sometimes I say something a little too much, but I have no bad intentions. Don't you trust me, mother?"
"I don't trust you. In short, don't provoke your royal brother." The queen warned.
The prince replied: "Yes, I understand."
He left Jingning Palace and told the people around him, "Go and find out who the Queen Mother has met recently."
"Yes!" the servant responded and left.
Not long after, the attendant came back and said, "Your Highness, the Regent and his wife and His Highness Prince Liang have all come to the palace to see the Queen these past two days."
"I hate these three people the most. I wish I could chop them into meat paste and throw them out to feed the dogs." The prince said coldly.
The attendant said, "Your Highness, you must not offend King Liang again. Didn't you hear what the Queen said? If even the Queen doesn't support you, your situation will be really precarious."
The prince snorted, "I don't want to dirty my hands with that crippled thing. As for Murong Jie, he is now at the peak of his career and cannot be touched. But Xia Zian, I can tease him a little."
After saying that, he raised his hand and said, "Let's go to Yilan Palace to pay respects to Concubine Yi."
The prince came to Yilan Palace, and Concubine Mei was there too. Seeing the prince coming, Concubine Mei stood up with a smile, "Your Highness, are you so busy to come and pay your respects to Concubine Yi? I remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Concubine Yi did not try to persuade her to stay, "Goodbye, Concubine Mei!"
The prince turned slightly and said, "When I came, Concubine Mei wanted to leave. Does this mean she doesn't want to see me?"
Mei Fei smiled and said, "What are you talking about, Your Highness? It's just that it's time for me to go to the study to pick up the Third Prince."
"Then let's not keep Mother Mei here, and go pick up our third brother!" said the prince.
(End of this chapter)