There was a moment of silence in the main hall. Then Qu Qing Ju heard Qing De Emperor sigh.
"If that's the case, zhen will allow you to separate from the Count of Bei Lu. As to your children, you will raise them. Have your didi take care of them," Finishing, Qing De Emperor looked at He Heng and his brothers, "Do you have any objections?"
He Qi and He Yuan expressed that they had no objections. He Heng stood to ask: "Fuhuang, after the separation, zhangjie will raise two children by herself. Even with us brothers to look after them, wouldn't it be difficult? Why doesn't fuhuang bestow a title of nobility on your nephew and niece?"
When Qing De Emperor saw He Heng stand, his expression wasn't very good. After He Heng finished, a smile appeared on his face, "Lao er is right, it should be so. Since that's the case, then make an exception and bestow upon Cheng'er the Marquis of Ding Zhong, Xuan'er the Ruyi Junzhu, and change to their mother's surname. When they grow up, we will reward them. "
This was a true gift. He Heng's nephew and niece didn't just change their surname from Cao to He, they also received a title of nobility. In the future, no one in Jing would dare to mistreat them because they didn't have a father. As long as they had the imperial surname, their status would be greatly different.
Jin An Princess Royal hadn't thought that things would go so smoothly. She stood with tears in her eyes as she thanked Qing De Emperor for his favor. She glanced obscurely at He Heng. Qu Qing Ju noticed the gaze and knew that the other would remember He Heng's great favor.
As to He Qi and He Yuan, they didn't have any objections this time. They just hated He Heng for receiving this favor. Even if this nephew changed his surname to He, it wouldn't affect their fight for the throne. It wasn't of any benefit to them. It was better to follow fuhuang's heart and get a benefit.
The expression of the Empress, who had been sitting at the side without speaking, changed slightly. Jin An Princess might not be her own but she had been raised by her side for many years. Naturally, there was a deep mother-daughter bond. When Jin An was wronged, the one who felt the most pain was her as a mother. But she wasn't favored by the Emperor and could only sit. Hearing that the Emperor was going to bestow two grandsons, the last bit of worry she had for Jin An Princess and the separation disappeared.
After the matter was settled, Qing De Emperor stood, declaring: "Zhen still has other matters and will leave first. If that boy from the Cao Family comes, you don't have to be courteous to him. Zhen's decree for him will be passed down tomorrow."
Does this mean that you can play with the men who bully my daughter, and I will take care of them?
Qu Qing Ju silently shed two crocodile tears for the Count of Bei Lu. Landing on the hands of the He Family brothers, even if he didn't die, he would fall.
After Qing De Emperor left, the atmosphere in the main hall seemed to lighten slightly. Qu Qing Ju took a piece of sugar cane that had been cut into small pieces and put it in her mouth. After chewing it noisily, she covered her mouth and spat out the crumbs onto the small porcelain plate that a palace maid was holding. She ate a few more pieces before wiping her mouth clean. She felt slightly dissatisfied. Sugar cane had to be eaten with a "kacha" bite before chewing again. It was more interesting. This way of eating, there wasn't the satisfaction of biting off a piece of sugar cane, but the way she ate was much better.
Wei Qing E couldn't believe her eyes. Qu Qing Ju dared to eat sugar cane in front of others, wasn't she afraid of her table manners? She watched as Qu Qing Ju crisply chewed on a few pieces of sugar cane before wiping the corners of her mouth. Strangely, the corners of her mouth jerked, "Dimei has a good appetite."
Qu Qing Ju smiled, "Sweet things make one feel good when eaten." She handed the wiped handkerchief to Yu Zan behind her and took the clean handkerchief that Mu Jin handed, "Da sao, you can try sometime."
Wei Qing E laughed dryly, "I don't like to use these snacks."
"For me, in life, it's eating and drinking. Da sao, please don't laugh," Qu Qing Ju smiled unconcernedly.
When He Heng heard this, he only smiled. Clearly, he didn't feel that Qu Qing Ju's words were too tasty. Instead, he felt that his wang fei was a bit more straightforward.
Of course, this was probably due to the fact that when a person found another person pleasing to the eye, whatever that person did was good.
He Qi raised his head just in time to see the smile on He Heng's face. He took a breath and felt his teeth ache.
"Er sao is very attentive to food and clothing," Qin Bai Lu smiled as she looked at Qu Qing Ju. The other's clothing was exquisite and beautiful.
"This kind of sugar cane is really sweet and crisp. I like to eat this in the winter," Jin An Princess took a piece of sugar cane into her mouth. After spitting out the crumbs, she commented, "It seems that er dimei has the same tastes as me." Finishing, she smiled at Qu Qing Ju.
Qu Qing Ju returned a smile, "That's good. In the future, if I find something good to eat, I can find someone to share it with me."
Hearing this, Jin An Princess looked at He Heng and teased: "This is er di's fault. How can you let dimei enjoy good food alone?" When she finished, she saw Qu Qing Ju's face turn red. For a moment, Jin An Princess laughed out loud.
"Jiejie, don't tease," He Heng bowed, "Otherwise, someone's face can be a monkey's butt."
"Nonsense, nonsense. How can there be such a beautiful monkey's butt in this world? Of all the words, you have to use such inelegant words," The Empress smiled as she examined Qu Qing Ju's face, "Ben gong looks, it's more similar to the Heavenly Peach of the Queen Mother of the West." Finishing, she smiled herself.
Qu Qing Ju, with a face full of bashfulness, tilted her head to glare at He Heng before burying her head to drink tea.
He Heng's bones softened under her glare. He stood to beg for mercy from the two. He was teased again and it made him understand another truth. Men couldn't participate in the world of women.
When He Yuan had lowered his head, he had coincidentally seen Qu Qing Ju glare at He Heng. It really was a bit flirtatious. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at He Heng who was smiling bitterly and begging for mercy, his eyes probing.
Just as everyone was laughing, a taijian came in to report that the Count of Bei Lu was asking for an audience.
The smile on Jin An Princess' face retreated like the tide. She straightened her clothing and coldly raised her teacup.
The Empress' face turned cold as she ordered in a heavy voice: "Let him get in."
In this instant, Qu Qing Ju felt that the Empress had the air of a royal sister. She tilted her head to look at the door and saw a very scholarly looking man slightly bowing as he walked in. Just from his appearance, he really was a man that women would easily have good feelings about. So, the world had invented a phrase to describe this kind of man. That was, a beast in human clothing.
"Xiao son-in-law greets muhou, greets didi."
"Who's your didi? Is ben wang someone that anyone can call didi?" He Yuan snorted and lazily leaned against the back of the chair, looking indolent, "Don't put gold on your face. You don't find it embarrassing, but I find it blinding."
Qu Qing Ju silently swallowed a mouthful of tea. This He Yuan's mouth was a knife, and this knife was coated with poison.
The Count of Bei Lu hadn't thought that he would be attacked the moment he came in. But the other was a wang ye so he could only endure.
"With this cowardly appearance, he dares to flirt outside. Looking at him dirties ye's eyes." He Qi happily added another knife.
"Da ge's words are wrong. When didi saw the Count of Bei Lu a few years ago, he was still handsome and could barely match up to zhangjie," He Heng blew on the stem of the tea in the teacup and said slowly, "Only now do I know that the Count of Bei Lu is a good actor. I'm afraid that even the famous actors in Jing can't compare to him. Otherwise, how dare he deceive our Imperial House for so many years?"
Comparing an actor to the Count of Bei Lu, Qu Qing Ju felt that He Heng had stabbed a good knife. It was lucky that when he had first spoken, the Count of Bei Lu had given him a hopeful gaze.
In reality, these brothers were all good at stabbing without seeing blood. Qu Qing Ju coughed dryly and looked at Jin An Princess to say, "Zhangjie, don't be sad. Who doesn't encounter one or two disgusting things in life. Don't let these things affect your mood and dirty your eyes." She felt that at this time, if she didn't add another knife, it would be slightly unsociable.
Even Wei Qing E and Qin Bai Lu started to stand together against the outside world.
"Improper, improper conduct, it really is unbearable," Qin Bai Lu disdainfully moved her gaze away, an expression as though she didn't want to see something disgusting.
Wei Qing E's words were more gentle. She said expressionlessly: "When the Count of Bei Lu daren did these things, did he think of Princess and your child? Now that Princess' heart is cold, he wants to remedy it. Does he think that the people of the Imperial House are easy to bully?"
The people who spoke were all of higher status than the Count of Bei Lu. The Count of Bei Lu heard these words and felt insulted, and even felt hatred towards Jin An Princess, but he could only kneel in the middle of the hall and beg for forgiveness.
Jin An Princess looked at the cowardly man in front of her. In Jing Zhou, she hadn't seen him so sincerely repent. He had even turned against her for that woman. Now that he was scared, he put on such an appearance. Why had she liked a man like this in the beginning?
Moving her gaze away in disgust, Jin An Princess stood and said: "Muhou, this daughter is tired and will first return to the rear hall to rest." Finishing, she didn't look at the Count of Bei Lu anymore. Holding the hand of a palace maid, she turned and left the hall.
The Count of Bei Lu's heart froze. He knew that this matter couldn't be resolved so he could only kowtow heavily to the Empress, describing how regretful he was, how he wanted to turn over a new leaf. He also talked about how good the princess was and how he missed the time when the two of them had a good relationship.
"Ben gong feels that lao er isn't right. This Count of Bei Lu isn't a famous actor, he's a storyteller in a tea house. Look at his words, if one doesn't know, they would think that our Imperial House is making a mountain out of a molehill," The Empress gave a cold laugh, "You don't have to kowtow, don't spill blood on the ground of my Kui Yuan Palace. Get out, ben gong is irritated seeing you. "
No mother could have a good expression towards a son-in-law that had an affair. The Empress' conduct was already very good. If it was in a normal family, the Count of Bei Lu would have been beaten so badly his mother wouldn't have recognized him.
Qu Qing Ju watched as the Count of Bei Lu was forcefully dragged out by the taijian. She said disdainfully: "Luckily, my nephew and niece didn't see him like this."
He Heng heard the words and thought of the two children that weren't even ten years old. He sighed, "Separation is good. It's better than having a father like this." For some reason, he thought of Chang De Gong Fu and his brows unconsciously furrowed.
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