novelaction Chapter 186 Good show
Chapter 186 Good show
Emperor Jiayou no longer looked at anything else. This one item alone was enough to make him nod his head.
"The Queen's suggestion is very good. I agree."
When the Queen heard that Emperor Jiayou had agreed, she immediately smiled like a flower and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Her eyes were full of cunning after having succeeded.
Since Emperor Jiayou welcomed her into the family, he had never seen Empress Cao so happy. Her eyes curved into crescent shapes, dimples appeared faintly at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes and eyebrows were filled with an indescribable sweetness that directly dazzled Emperor Jiayou.
It was not until Eunuch Shi came over and reminded him, "Your Majesty, you haven't had dinner yet" that he woke up.
When Empress Cao heard the word "dinner," she thought the Emperor was leaving. Her purpose had been achieved, so his departure was just right. She could have a meal herself. She wondered if the steamed custard Fangruo had prepared was ready. Someone had once said, "One bite of custard melts all worries." So, whenever she was happy, she loved to eat custard, as it doubled her happiness.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Jiayou did not follow the usual rules this time and asked her directly, "Have you had dinner?"
Empress Cao was lost in thought at the moment and was caught off guard by the question. By the time she reacted, the word "never" had already escaped her lips.
Emperor Jiayou, perhaps feeling guilty or having some other mental acuity, brazenly said, "Then I will dine with the Empress."
Queen Cao...
Zhihua was the quickest to react. "Your Majesty, the steamed cheese you arranged for Aunt Fangruo to prepare for His Majesty is ready. I will have the meal served right away."
When Emperor Jiayou heard this, he was delighted. He had a little habit, which was eating desserts. Even Eunuch Shi had never noticed this because he never ate too much. Unexpectedly, the Empress had noticed it, and said, "The Empress is thoughtful."
Empress Cao... I don't have any! My cheese!
After the emperor and empress had dinner, Empress Cao thought, is it time for the emperor to leave?
Unexpectedly, she misjudged him again. Emperor Jiayou had just finished eating some cheese and was in a good mood. Thinking of what he had heard before the wedding, he couldn't help but speak out.
"Before our wedding, I secretly went to see you."
Empress Cao looked at Emperor Jiayou with surprised eyes, "I have never seen Your Majesty."
"That year, my aunt invited you to my grandfather's birthday party."
After being reminded by him, Empress Cao also remembered it, and then looked at Emperor Jiayou, her big eyes seemed to say, what next?
Seeing that she had no recollection of it, Emperor Jiayou couldn't help but get angry. "Do you still remember what you said in front of my cousin?"
Empress Cao's eyes still flickered. "I have never spoken to my cousin."
Emperor Jiayou was really angry this time. He had been brooding over it for so many years, but she didn't even remember it!
"You said Qin Tao is young and promising, and he's bound to become a hero someday! You also said you admire heroes!"
After he reminded her, Empress Cao remembered that this incident seemed to have happened, but there was a slight discrepancy in the words.
She disdained to refute and only asked softly, "Your Majesty, have you been so cold to me all these years, just because of this fabricated statement made by others?"
"It wasn't someone else, I heard it with my own ears, and my cousin also heard it. So in order to avoid suspicion, he asked to go to the border after my grandfather's birthday." He has been guarding the border for all these years.
Empress Cao was amused. "Your Majesty, I am ignorant. May I ask your Majesty, is General Song a hero?"
Emperor Jiayou thought of Song Zhao, "He was the first to contribute to the suppression of the Japanese pirates, of course!"
"Then may I ask, Your Majesty, if a three-year-old child says she admires General Song, does that mean she loves General Song?"
"How is that possible? Admiration is not love."
Emperor Jiayou finally realized what was going on. "Are you saying that you only admire Qin Tao, but you don't love him?"
Empress Cao was speechless and could only explain, "At that time, the daughter of Jiang Jijiu was discussing marriage with General Qin, but she preferred literature to martial arts, saying that he was just a warrior and far less talented than the number one scholar. For her to speak so brazenly in the Qin residence was truly a breach of etiquette."
You and I were already married, and as General Qin's cousin-in-law, I naturally had to speak on his behalf. I don't know how much the emperor has heard, but I have a clear conscience! If General Qin and his fellow generals hadn't been so dedicated to defending the Hunchun River, who knows how many people in Donghua would have been slaughtered.
A great hero deserves the admiration of the world, and I don't see anything wrong with that!"
After listening to Empress Cao's explanation, Emperor Jiayou showed a trace of guilt on his face. He walked forward and gently held Empress Cao's hand. "So this is the reason. I was wrong to blame you."
Empress Cao lowered her eyes slightly but did not struggle to break free.
Seeing that her attitude had softened slightly, Emperor Jiayou continued to coax her, "I have been too cold to you over the years. I will definitely make it up to you in the future."
Empress Cao: "I wonder how the Emperor wishes to compensate me?"
Emperor Jiayou also knew that he had gone too far in recent years and was afraid that she would take the opportunity to leave, so he promised: "As long as I don't let you go, I will agree to your request."
"Okay, three conditions. First, the functional glasses for farsightedness, nearsightedness, and reading spectacles must be sold exclusively by Datong Trading Company."
Emperor Jiayou: "Okay, I agree."
"Second, I must leave the palace once every ten days."
Emperor Jiayou was about to ask, "What are you doing out of the palace?" But then he remembered her Datong Trading Company and held back his anger. He said helplessly, "Ten days is too short. Half a month!"
"Half a month is fine!" Queen Cao was very happy that she could go out of the palace once every half a month.
"What about the third?"
"The third is that I have the final say on when to forgive the emperor. Before I forgive the emperor, the emperor cannot hold my hand." After Queen Cao finished speaking, she pulled her hand away and stayed away from the emperor.
This time it was Emperor Jiayou who was happy. "I promise you." After saying that, he took two steps forward and hugged the person in his arms.
Empress Cao struggled, "You clearly promised me just now that you would not touch me until I forgive you!"
"You only said not to touch your hand, but you didn't say I couldn't touch you. I did as you said!" After saying that, he hugged Queen Cao and walked towards the bed.
Aunt Fangruo and Eunuch Shi, who were waiting outside the inner hall, hurriedly closed the bedroom door upon hearing the sound...
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After the morning court session, Minister Qi trotted over to catch up with Minister Cui. "Old Cui, why are you walking so fast?"
Minister Cui slowed down a bit, "Zhou Dajiang and his men reported to the Ministry of Works today, I'll go back and take a look. Lord Qi, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Minister Qi, besides being a whine-monger, also loves gossip. He pointed upwards and asked, "Did you see that?"
Minister Cui was so sleepy during the court session that he didn't understand anything. He shook his head and said, "I didn't see anything." He was far away, and his eyesight wasn't very good, so even if he tried to look, he wouldn't be able to see anything. But that didn't stop him from gossiping, "What's wrong?"
Minister Li followed from behind, his face beaming with joy.
Minister Qi immediately found his soulmate, "Really? I thought I was seeing things because of my old age."
Turning around, he saw Prime Minister Lin, "Lord Lin, you're in front, do you see?"
"The corner of your mouth seems to be broken." Prime Minister Lin did not stay either. Like Minister Li, he left only a confusing sentence and left.
"Hush! The battle is fierce!" Minister Qi muttered and walked away, leaving Minister Cui alone in the wind. "What good show did I miss?"