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Jin Country, Palace of Benevolence and Peace.
After the Empress Dowager heard the news that the Emperor had returned to the palace, she couldn't hide the smile on her face. She quickly ordered Cheng Gugu to tell the Imperial Kitchen to prepare more dishes that the Emperor liked to eat tonight.
Cheng Gugu smiled and promised, turning to personally go to the Imperial Kitchen to give instructions.
Not long after, Mo Rongzhan walked in from outside. His tall figure added a dignified atmosphere to the main hall.
"Imperial Mother, zhen is back." Mo Rongzhan bowed to the Empress Dowager and looked at her with a smile.
The Empress Dowager glared at him, "You finally came back. You said you were going to personally lead the army but you left without giving aijia a chance to catch a breath. Aijia has been worried about you every night."
Mo Rongzhan sat down next to the Empress Dowager, "Imperial Mother, aren't zhen back safe and sound?"
"Why were you delayed on the road for so long? The news of victory has been back for several days." The Empress Dowager looked at him suspiciously.
"There were some delays on the road." Mo Rongzhan naturally wouldn't say it was because of Ye Rou. He looked at the Empress Dowager, "Imperial Mother, how have you been while zhen was not in the palace? Are your body and bones okay? "
The Empress Dowager said with a smile, "Nothing happened in the palace and there are several officials from the cabinet assisting outside. It can be said to be peaceful, but …"
Hearing the Empress Dowager's sigh, Mo Rongzhan raised his eyes slightly, "But what?"
"Not long after you left the capital, Yao Guiren became seriously ill. Aijia was afraid that her illness would infect others, so she was sent to a nunnery outside the palace. I heard that she passed away after a few days. Aijia didn't spread the news and waited for you to come back to deal with it. Your Majesty, what do you think?" The Empress Dowager asked in a low voice.
"Since she died of an illness, there's nothing we can do. Since her loyal father was wronged, let her be buried with the title of an imperial concubine." Mo Rongzhan said lightly. He knew very well how Ye Yaoyao died. In any case, the title after death was not important. He was also trying to please the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager had already guessed that the Emperor would say this, "Then everything will be as Your Majesty says."
"There's one more thing I want to discuss with Imperial Mother." Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice, "That is the matter of the Empress."
"Your Majesty, the most important thing for you now is to spread your family." The Empress Dowager couldn't help reminding. How could she not know that Mo Rongzhan had asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare for the wedding not long ago? After thinking about it carefully, she realized that Lu Yaoyao's mourning period had come.
Other than Lu Yaoyao, who else would the emperor appoint as empress?
In the past, she liked Lu Yaoyao very much. Later, when she learned that Lu Yaoyao was Ye Zhen's sister, and saw the emperor grieving for her, he went out of the palace several times for her. Not only was she ungrateful, but she also failed to live up to the emperor's affection. She did not really want to stay with the emperor at all …
Just as Yao Guiren had said before, if Lu Yaoyao stayed in the palace, sooner or later she would avenge the Ye Clan, and wasn't the enemy who had destroyed the Ye Clan the Emperor?
"Once I've chosen an empress, I'll naturally start to spread my branches and leaves." Thinking of how cute his and Ye Zhen's children would be, Mo Rongzhan could not hide the smile on the corner of his mouth.
The Empress Dowager glanced at him and snorted in annoyance. "I'm afraid no one can compare to Yaoyao in the Emperor's heart."
Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly. "Mother, isn't it a matter of course that I value the empress?"
"Except for her, is no one worthy of being your empress?" The Empress Dowager frowned. She was very unhappy in her heart. She was not afraid of anything else, but she was afraid that Lu Yaoyao would hurt the emperor more deeply in the future.
"Mother, I remember that you used to like Yaoyao very much. Why do you seem to have a lot of doubts about her now?" The smile in Mo Rongzhan's eyes gradually faded. He looked at the Empress Dowager with some suspicion. He was clearly aware of the Empress Dowager's dislike of Ye Zhen, which made him very puzzled. Didn't the Empress Dowager like Ye Zhen the most in the past? She even made her a princess. Because of this, he had a hard time turning her from a princess to a princess.
The Empress Dowager sighed. "How can it be that Ai Jia doesn't like Yaoyao? It's just … Ai Jia is afraid that she doesn't really want to stay by your side at all."
Mo Rongzhan smiled when he heard this. "Mother, you think too much. Yaoyao is sincere to me."
"It's useless for Ai Jia to say anything now. Even if I don't agree, you will only marry her. Forget it, Ai Jia doesn't want to meddle in your affairs." The Empress Dowager said helplessly, "Well, let's not talk about this anymore. It's not long before your wedding. It's time to prepare."
"Yes, Mother." Mo Rongzhan nodded with a smile. "I've been back for so long. Why haven't I seen Yi yet?"
"Imperial Brother hasn't seen me for many days. Do you miss me so much?" Just as Mo Rongzhan's words were finished, a clear voice came from outside, and a slender figure appeared outside the hall.
Mo Rongzhan squinted slightly at the boy who walked in from outside the hall. He didn't expect that his younger brother had grown taller in such a short time.
"This son greets Imperial Mother and Imperial Brother." Mo Rongyi looked at his mother and brother with a smile.
"You only know how to play around all day." The Empress Dowager glanced at him, but her eyes were full of smiles. She reached out and pulled Mo Rongyi to sit beside her.
Mo Rongyi cried out that he was wronged. "Imperial Mother, I study in the Upper Study every day."
"You only study in the morning. We don't think you need to go to the Upper Study anymore. We should give you an errand," Mo Rongzhan said.
The Empress Dowager said, "He's not even fifteen yet. There's no need to give him an errand so urgently."
Mo Rongyi cried out, "Imperial Brother, what errand are you giving me? I've already grown up. I don't need to go to the Upper Study every day. "
"You still have to go to the Upper Study," Mo Rongzhan said lightly. "But it's time to learn how to do things."
"Imperial Brother, let me leave the capital to do things." Mo Rongyi looked at Mo Rongzhan eagerly. "I haven't really left the capital since I was young. The furthest I've gone is to Chengde Villa."
The Empress Dowager immediately objected. "Where do you want to go? Where do you want to go if you stay in the capital? Ai Jia doesn't agree. "
"Mother, I'm a man. How can I stay in the capital for the rest of my life? I'm going out to experience the world. I'll come back once I'm done," Mo Rongyi said.
Mo Rongzhan glanced at him with a smile. "It's not bad that you still think of going out to broaden your horizons. Don't even think about it this year. We will let you go out next year."
"Imperial Brother, do you also think that my idea is correct?" Mo Rongyi's eyes lit up. As long as someone supported him, it would be fine.
The Empress Dowager snorted unhappily. "You've all grown up. I can't control you anymore."
Mo Rongyi put his arm around the Empress Dowager's shoulder. "How could that be? Imperial Mother, won't you have Imperial Older Brother's son to play with soon?"
"You really know how to talk." The Empress Dowager tapped Mo Rongyi's forehead and finally showed a relieved smile.
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