"Get up. I know you are filial. Your mother doesn't need you to come and pay respects every day."
"In reply to your Majesty, I haven't seen you for a few days and couldn't help but come to visit you.
The queen's temper softened and she let him get up.
"Come and sit down. I have some newly-delivered lychees. They are perfect for eating in this weather."
The emperor walked over, took one out symbolically and put it in his mouth.
I had other ideas in mind.
"Mother, I have seen famines all over the country, but the Ministry of Revenue has not opened its warehouses to release grain. I don't think you know about this, do you? The weather is hot, so let me handle this matter for you, okay?"
The queen felt upset and looked at Fu Mochen with suspicion.
"What do you mean? Are you accusing my mother of not paying attention to state affairs? My mother is in charge of so many state affairs all day long. Occasionally there are one or two mistakes, but it is not worth it for you to come and check for me. You are still young, and the courses that the prince should learn have not been completed. Why don't you come with the teacher today, but come to me to talk about state affairs? Don't worry, I won't leave it alone. You go down first, I'm tired."
Fu Mochen suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart. He hated the Queen's expression the most. She easily took the lives of tens of thousands of people. Did she know that those were the people that his father had taken care of diligently when he was in power
"Mother, I am not a child anymore. My teacher taught me to be diligent in government affairs and not to retreat in the face of difficulties. I have kept it in mind. The people in the north are in dire straits. They have no food and no hope of survival. Can you bear to watch them die one after another? If my father were still alive, he would definitely not sit idly by!"
"Shut up!"
The Queen was so enraged by his last words that she would not allow her son to mention the man in her presence.
"Your father is a thing of the past. You are now the king of the entire Daliang Kingdom. Don't talk about him in front of me again. I don't want to hear it a second time."
"But what my minister said is the truth! What do you want with this world? Could it be that, like people outside say, you want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor and watch it fall?"
"Asshole!"
The queen stood up and the teacups and tea bowls were swept to the ground.
"I gave birth to you and raised you just to make me angry by saying these things? Fu Mochen, without me, you would never have achieved this position in your life! When have I never cared about the people? If the royal family has to deal with any problem, what are the officials there for? Are they just taking salaries for nothing and living out their lives? Those rich and powerful people should at least do something at this time, right? They are the ones who are really plundering the people's blood and sweat, not me!"
"But they can't wait any longer! The teacher said that one more day of delay means one more day of destruction. I don't want so many lives to be lost on the throne. I would rather not ascend the throne!"
As he spoke, the emperor, who had grown into a young man, began to cry out of anxiety.
"Mother, have we done something wrong? Tell me, is Father still alive?"
The queen scolded, "How did you get to the throne when your father was still alive? Don't let me hear such words a second time, or I won't forgive you."
Fu Mochen said: "Mother, we really did something wrong. If I had been able to find Father in time, and trained with him for a few more years, the result would never be what it is now."
The queen swallowed back the words she was about to say. She couldn't say that.
"My son, let bygones be bygones. Wouldn't it be nice for your mother to help you manage state affairs for a while? Your mother has said these things to you more than once. What exactly are you dissatisfied with?"
Fu Mochen was silent for a while, then said, "Mother, don't you want to give up your power?"
The queen was stunned and of course would not admit it.
"Why do you think so? Mother has never said such a thing."
"Your Majesty Queen Mother never said that, but your actions made me think that was what she meant."
"Is it okay for me to just let you handle the government affairs by yourself?"
Fu Mochen: "I have grown a lot during this period of time and am no longer as naive as before. Mother, please don't lie to me. If you really want me to rule the country, why wouldn't you teach me how to handle government affairs?"
It would be too much to say any further, so Fu Mochen stopped here, he didn't know what to do.
The queen was speechless.
Shen Qingwan hid at the door of the Queen's bedroom. All the slaves and servants did not dare to approach within ten feet of the door. No one knew what kind of terrifying rules the Queen had set.
There was a rift between mother and son over the throne, and Shen Qingwan felt deeply disgusted.
It's a pity that Fu Mochen is a little domineering with such a smooth and snobbish mother.
She was very happy.
After leaving the palace, Shen Qingwan returned to the imperial kitchen, where what awaited her was the ruthless punishment from the head nanny.
This time she was not given a chance to explain.
"What good thing did you do to make the Queen call you over to talk?"
Shen Qingwan still answered calmly: "Mammy, I was kidnapped while shopping. I managed to escape with great difficulty. The eunuch also knew about it."
The housekeeper sent someone to ask, and the result she got was exactly the same as what Shen Qingwan said.
She calmed down a little.
"Even if that's the case, why didn't you tell me when you came back?"
Shen Qingwan put on an aggrieved look.
"Mammy, this is too embarrassing. Fortunately, nothing happened. If something happened, my innocence would be ruined. Of course, I don't want to mention it to anyone. I hope you can forgive me."
The nanny's eyes twitched, and she glanced at her mediocre face without commenting.
"You should leave now. Next time you provoke an honorable person, don't cause trouble for my imperial kitchen."
"yes."
Shen Qingwan got up and left the housekeeper's room, heading towards where she lived.
At the end of the day, I still gained something.
The nanny thought that she would be completely dealt with and the tasks in her hands would be assigned to other people, so that she could lie peacefully in bed and enjoy a rest comfortably.
Secondly, I got to see the conflict between the Crown Prince and the Queen, which was a huge gain.
I have to find a way to talk to Fu Yuheng and ask someone to do something in the court, so as to take the opportunity to eliminate the forces that do not belong to me.
good.
Shen Qingwan fell into a deep dream.
Many days passed like this, and finally another big shopping spree came. The little eunuch came to Shen Qingwan with a bitter face to complain: "Sister, the old nanny asked me to keep an eye on you. You are such a good person, how could you cause trouble? Wasn't it the damn bastard who did it last time? Not only did the nanny not think of asking the queen to seek justice for you, but she suspected that you were restless. What kind of logic is this?"
Shen Qingwan smiled calmly.
"Don't say that. It's one thing to have written regulations, but we are slaves. How can we expect the Queen to judge justice? If we can avoid getting into trouble, we'd better burn incense and pray to Buddha."
The young eunuch hung his head dejectedly.