"Imperial mother, what is the matter?" Seeing the empress dowager come in with a group of people, the empress frowned and asked.
The empress dowager fiercely stared at the empress and snapped, "Where is the tenth prince?" The empress calmly looked at the empress dowager and asked, "The tenth prince? Imperial mother, why are you asking this? "The empress dowager coldly snorted," The tenth prince is about to ascend the throne. Aijia is his imperial grandmother. If I don't teach him, who else can? " The empress calmly refused, "The new emperor has his tutor and court officials to teach him. Imperial mother doesn't need to worry. Besides, the new emperor hasn't been registered yet. Imperial mother is going to be buried with imperial father. It's not appropriate to meet. "
It was clear that the empress dowager had really angered the empress these days. Otherwise, the empress would never have said such a thing with her temperament.
The empress dowager was so angry that her face turned green and white. Her hand trembled as she pointed at the empress, "Presumptuous! Hua shi, even though you are the empress, you didn't leave behind a prince for the emperor. Aijia thinks that the person who should be buried with him is you! "The empress dowager was very jealous of the leisurely and graceful empress in front of her. Even though the empress didn't have a son, and even her only daughter was missing. But on the surface, no one could touch her. Not only because she was the daughter of the Hua family, but also because she was the emperor's first wife. She was the di empress of the Da Chu State and the di mother of all the princes and princesses. No matter which prince ascended the throne, they had to respect her as the empress dowager.
The empress dowager had to admit that even though she looked down on and hated Noble Consort Liu, she was the same as Noble Consort Liu. No matter how favored she was, no matter how many children she had. Without the title of the di wife, they didn't even have the right to refuse to be buried with the emperor.
The empress lowered her eyes and calmly said, "It's a pity that the emperor didn't want I to accompany him before he died. Imperial mother, chenqie thinks that you should go back to the palace to rest. There are many things that chenqie can't decide. Even the new emperor can't decide at this time. If imperial mother has something to say, it's better to go find Li Wang. "
The empress dowager gritted her teeth. Of course she wanted to find Mo Jingli. However, ever since the Emperor passed away, Mo Jingli had never entered the palace to pay his respects to her. Even when he occasionally entered the palace, it was to visit the Empress and discuss the ascension of the new Emperor. By the time she received the news and rushed over, Mo Jingli had already left the palace. Now that the Empress Dowager's power had been stripped clean, it was very inconvenient for her to do anything. The Empress Dowager knew that Mo Jingli was determined to leave her alone.
"Empress, what are you talking about? I just came to see the Tenth Prince. "The Empress Dowager held back her anger and gritted her teeth.
Since Imperial Grandmother wanted to see her grandson, she naturally had to let her see him. It just so happened that the Tenth Prince had also woken up. The Empress could only send someone to invite the Tenth Prince out.
After the Empress gave in, the Empress Dowager sat down with satisfaction and drank the tea brought by the palace maid. Only then did he have the time to see Ye Li sitting beside him. The Empress Dowager didn't have a good impression of Ye Li. It wasn't that she had any opinions about Ye Li. It was that they had different standpoints from the start. And now, her life was hanging by a thread, while Ye Li had become Prince Ding's only wife. Princess Ding's name was as famous as Prince Ding's. How could the Empress Dowager, who had always boasted of being a heroine, feel comfortable?
"Princess Ding?" The Empress Dowager said with a frown.
"Yes. Greetings, Empress Dowager. "Ye Li put down the teacup and gave a faint smile. She was sitting leisurely in the chair to the left of the Empress. She didn't look like a heroine whose name shook the world, but rather like an elegant and quiet lady.
The Empress Dowager knew that there was nothing she could say to Ye Li, so she gave a soft snort and said no more.
After a while, the Tenth Prince walked out after tidying up his clothes. Following behind him was naturally his birth mother. The Tenth Prince's birth mother's surname was Li. After giving birth to the Tenth Prince, she was titled Noble Lady Li. Now, everyone in the palace called her Imperial Concubine Li. Perhaps it was because she had been lowly since she was young, but she suddenly became the noblest woman in the world. Li shi's fear and uneasiness were no less than the Tenth Prince's, so she would often act in a panic and tremble like a frightened bird. This kind of pettiness naturally couldn't enter the Empress Dowager's eyes. Looking at the trembling mother and son in front of her, the Empress Dowager gave a displeased snort.
Li shi jumped in fright and fell to her knees on the ground. "This servant … … this servant greets Empress Dowager." Li shi had only seen the Empress Dowager a few times before, and she had only kowtowed from a distance. The Empress Dowager's status was noble, so she naturally wasn't someone a low ranking concubine like her could come into contact with. When she suddenly heard the Empress Dowager's cold snort, she unconsciously knelt down.
The Empress frowned in displeasure, but she was also very helpless. Li shi's cowardice couldn't be blamed on her, but the new Emperor's birth mother being so unpresentable was really a headache. When the Tenth Prince saw his mother suddenly kneel, he was also frightened and wanted to kneel as well.
A lily-white hand gently supported his arm. Even if it was a woman's hand, the strength was not something a seven year old child could contend against. The Tenth Prince naturally couldn't continue kneeling. He couldn't help but look in panic at the person holding him. Ye Li sat in the chair and looked with a smile at the frightened child in front of her. She smiled slightly and said, "A man has gold under his knees. As a man, you can't casually kneel."
The child, who had tears in his eyes and wanted to cry, stared blankly at the woman with a gentle smile in front of him. For a moment, he forgot to cry. He only felt that the blue-clothed woman in front of him was very gentle and kind. She made him feel more comfortable and at ease than staying by his mother's side. It seemed that his frightened heart gradually calmed down and he couldn't help but quietly lean toward Ye Li.
The Empress let out a sigh of relief. She looked at Li shi and said, "Younger sister, what are you doing? Why aren't you getting up? Hurry up and help Niangniang Li up. "
The palace maids serving around them quickly helped Li shi up and sat down in a chair on the side. Li shi looked uneasily at the Empress and Empress Dowager. Then she looked at Ye Li, who was smiling at her son. She helplessly twisted the corners of her gorgeous gold-embroidered clothes.
At this time, the Empress Dowager's face had already sunk. She slammed the table and said sternly, "Princess Ding, what do you mean by this? Aijia is the Tenth Prince's grandmother. Could it be that aijia can't accept this bow? "
Ye Li smiled but didn't say anything. She lowered her head and comforted the frightened Tenth Prince. The Empress calmly said, "Mother, Mother, are you sure you want to accept this bow?" Although the Tenth Prince hadn't officially ascended the throne, from the moment the edict was issued, he was already the Emperor of the Da Chu State. As the Emperor, even if it was his mother, he didn't need to bow. Moreover, was that bow just now? It was clearly the Tenth Prince and Li shi kneeling because they were scared by the Empress Dowager. If he really knelt down, he would become a huge laughingstock.
The Empress Dowager suppressed her anger and squeezed out a smile at the Tenth Prince, saying, "Su Yun, come here and let Imperial Grandmother take a look."
The Tenth Prince had never seen an Imperial Grandmother. He only felt that the fierce old woman in front of him was very terrifying. He quickly hid behind Ye Li. The Empress Dowager's eyes darkened, but she didn't get angry. She took out a jade pendant and shook it, saying, "Come, let Imperial Grandmother take a look. This is Imperial Grandmother's gift to you."
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